Lorraine Krall McCrary
@lorrainekrall.bsky.social
Political theory--disability, community, care
I teach on Labor Day, but my kids are off, so it's take-your-kid-to-work day, which is my favorite, because my kid always makes up a joke to share with the class.
September 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I teach on Labor Day, but my kids are off, so it's take-your-kid-to-work day, which is my favorite, because my kid always makes up a joke to share with the class.
A ridiculously happy return-to-the-office. So much good reading...
January 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A ridiculously happy return-to-the-office. So much good reading...
My editing at this stage is getting close to done! Next month I send it to the book manuscript workshop members!
January 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My editing at this stage is getting close to done! Next month I send it to the book manuscript workshop members!
I'm late to reading my midterm class evaluations. This one--anonymous--made my day. I have very nice students.
November 8, 2024 at 1:45 PM
I'm late to reading my midterm class evaluations. This one--anonymous--made my day. I have very nice students.
Writing after walking to work.
October 28, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Writing after walking to work.
A wonderful place to work on a lovely fall day.
October 26, 2024 at 2:42 PM
A wonderful place to work on a lovely fall day.
Book status update
September 13, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Book status update
It's picture day at my all-male college, and I love that the school provides blazers for those who need them.
September 4, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It's picture day at my all-male college, and I love that the school provides blazers for those who need them.
Taking my kid to class is the best! (It's play-doh.)
September 3, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Taking my kid to class is the best! (It's play-doh.)
I'm retiring this folder, which has been holding my research for the last six months.
August 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
I'm retiring this folder, which has been holding my research for the last six months.
#writing from the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck (it was nice to have a distraction--and we ultimately made it home safe and sound, though later than we would have liked)
August 2, 2024 at 3:29 AM
#writing from the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck (it was nice to have a distraction--and we ultimately made it home safe and sound, though later than we would have liked)
I was reading my grandmother's journal of a trip she took to the UK in 1987. The cost of hotels amazed me--as low as 7.50 or 10 pounds a night!
July 27, 2024 at 1:56 PM
I was reading my grandmother's journal of a trip she took to the UK in 1987. The cost of hotels amazed me--as low as 7.50 or 10 pounds a night!
At Trump's recent RNC speech, he said, "They’re coming from prisons. They’re coming from jails. They’re coming from mental institutions and insane asylums. I, you know the press is always on because I say this." 1/?
July 24, 2024 at 8:53 PM
At Trump's recent RNC speech, he said, "They’re coming from prisons. They’re coming from jails. They’re coming from mental institutions and insane asylums. I, you know the press is always on because I say this." 1/?
More political theory in the wild: In Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning, the Swedish room has tongue-in-cheek murals--this one shows Justice not blindfolded, but using her handkerchief to hold her scales.
July 12, 2024 at 11:50 PM
More political theory in the wild: In Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning, the Swedish room has tongue-in-cheek murals--this one shows Justice not blindfolded, but using her handkerchief to hold her scales.
Political theory in the wild. (From the Cathedral of Learning's Nationality Rooms.)
July 12, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Political theory in the wild. (From the Cathedral of Learning's Nationality Rooms.)
Duty free in the airport at 8 am--being forced through loud music, strong perfumes, disco lights, and sales people planting themselves in the path--is just so much sensory overload. I'm not sure what the escape lounge is, but I need it
May 24, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Duty free in the airport at 8 am--being forced through loud music, strong perfumes, disco lights, and sales people planting themselves in the path--is just so much sensory overload. I'm not sure what the escape lounge is, but I need it
I found some political theory in the wild at the Royal Academy of Arts today.
May 19, 2024 at 5:47 PM
I found some political theory in the wild at the Royal Academy of Arts today.
Writing outside and loving the smell of jasmine.
May 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Writing outside and loving the smell of jasmine.
Writing outside today.
May 7, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Writing outside today.
What's up with this memorial to The Women of World War II? The women are missing. Is the implication that they've gone back to domestic life after joining the war effort??
April 21, 2024 at 8:37 PM
What's up with this memorial to The Women of World War II? The women are missing. Is the implication that they've gone back to domestic life after joining the war effort??
Oh and we found Sydney and Beatrice Webb (who I've only heard of through H.G. Wells's New Machiavelli) in Westminster Abbey!
April 21, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Oh and we found Sydney and Beatrice Webb (who I've only heard of through H.G. Wells's New Machiavelli) in Westminster Abbey!
We found Abraham Lincoln this weekend near Parliament.
April 21, 2024 at 8:14 PM
We found Abraham Lincoln this weekend near Parliament.
Political theory is everywhere.
(Passing through Lewes)
(Passing through Lewes)
April 7, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Political theory is everywhere.
(Passing through Lewes)
(Passing through Lewes)
I visited Highgate Cemetery's most famous inhabitant.
April 6, 2024 at 10:06 AM
I visited Highgate Cemetery's most famous inhabitant.