Prof MNP
@nushpowell.bsky.social
Professor of eighteenth-century lit and culture; person who studies pirates; dragon aficionado; proud parliamentarian dork. Opinions are my own and no one else's.
Where is the AI that will mute Tom Brady and only Tom Brady so I can enjoy my fubo?
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Where is the AI that will mute Tom Brady and only Tom Brady so I can enjoy my fubo?
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Everyone else is doing it, so I figure I would too. Black Friday sale! Be the coolest kid in the neighborhood with some Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs gear! 25% off everything.
shop.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/promo/AUTO_G...
shop.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/promo/AUTO_G...
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Everyone else is doing it, so I figure I would too. Black Friday sale! Be the coolest kid in the neighborhood with some Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs gear! 25% off everything.
shop.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/promo/AUTO_G...
shop.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/promo/AUTO_G...
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I gather together with @erikwbarnes.bsky.social to discuss cheesy movies on Thanksgiving Day. It's Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it's called "Turkey Day." www.playtyperguy.com/p/talking-my...
Talking 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Turkey Day With Erik Barnes
JED!
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November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I gather together with @erikwbarnes.bsky.social to discuss cheesy movies on Thanksgiving Day. It's Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it's called "Turkey Day." www.playtyperguy.com/p/talking-my...
Who says we don't do quant in English?
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Who says we don't do quant in English?
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New Publication Alert
Cole, Lucinda. "Journals of the Plague Years: Flesh Markets and Easterly Winds." The Fifth Plague: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. 93-132.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Cole, Lucinda. "Journals of the Plague Years: Flesh Markets and Easterly Winds." The Fifth Plague: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. 93-132.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Journals of the Plague Years: Flesh Markets and Easterly Winds
Between 1711 and 1769, more than 200 million cattle in Western Europe succumbed to a variety of diseases. A growing international cattle trade ensured that pandemics became transnational epidemiologic...
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New Publication Alert
Cole, Lucinda. "Journals of the Plague Years: Flesh Markets and Easterly Winds." The Fifth Plague: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. 93-132.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Cole, Lucinda. "Journals of the Plague Years: Flesh Markets and Easterly Winds." The Fifth Plague: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. 93-132.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
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New Publication Alert
Palmer, Russell, et al. "A Roundtable Discussion of Transnational Crusoe, Illustration and Reading History, 1719–1722." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews (2025): 1-14.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Palmer, Russell, et al. "A Roundtable Discussion of Transnational Crusoe, Illustration and Reading History, 1719–1722." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews (2025): 1-14.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
A Roundtable Discussion of Transnational Crusoe, Illustration and Reading History, 1719–1722
Published in ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New Publication Alert
Palmer, Russell, et al. "A Roundtable Discussion of Transnational Crusoe, Illustration and Reading History, 1719–1722." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews (2025): 1-14.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Palmer, Russell, et al. "A Roundtable Discussion of Transnational Crusoe, Illustration and Reading History, 1719–1722." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews (2025): 1-14.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
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New Publication Alert
Hamlin, Christopher. "Rotten Bodies: Class and Contagion in 18th-Century Britain. By Kevin Siena." The Journal of Modern History, vol. 92, no. 4, 2020, pp. 933–35. JSTOR.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Hamlin, Christopher. "Rotten Bodies: Class and Contagion in 18th-Century Britain. By Kevin Siena." The Journal of Modern History, vol. 92, no. 4, 2020, pp. 933–35. JSTOR.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Review: [Untitled] on JSTOR
Christopher Hamlin, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 92, No. 4 (DECEMBER 2020), pp. 933-935
www.jstor.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New Publication Alert
Hamlin, Christopher. "Rotten Bodies: Class and Contagion in 18th-Century Britain. By Kevin Siena." The Journal of Modern History, vol. 92, no. 4, 2020, pp. 933–35. JSTOR.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
Hamlin, Christopher. "Rotten Bodies: Class and Contagion in 18th-Century Britain. By Kevin Siena." The Journal of Modern History, vol. 92, no. 4, 2020, pp. 933–35. JSTOR.
#danieldefoe #defoe #18thCentury #C18th #18thC
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If you are inclined to read about funny novels in the 18th century, periods, labor and birth, hysteria etc you can pre-order the book! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/delaware/bod...
May 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If you are inclined to read about funny novels in the 18th century, periods, labor and birth, hysteria etc you can pre-order the book! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/delaware/bod...
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Huge congrats to two members of the ASU English community: Alum Chris Hoshnic and Professor Emeritus Laura Tohe, for winning 2025 Poetry Magazine Awards!
Learn more via the Poetry Foundation: ow.ly/aljJ50Xx0Xs #ASUHumanities
Learn more via the Poetry Foundation: ow.ly/aljJ50Xx0Xs #ASUHumanities
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Huge congrats to two members of the ASU English community: Alum Chris Hoshnic and Professor Emeritus Laura Tohe, for winning 2025 Poetry Magazine Awards!
Learn more via the Poetry Foundation: ow.ly/aljJ50Xx0Xs #ASUHumanities
Learn more via the Poetry Foundation: ow.ly/aljJ50Xx0Xs #ASUHumanities
I take my hat off to Stephenson, I really do, but this used to be just how you did. E.g., Richardson wrote Pamela at an astonishing pace with a quill pen. Then a bunch of poor saps typeset it by hand.
And if you're already quite mad, like Neal Stephenson, you might write upwards of 3500 pages with a fountain pen.
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I take my hat off to Stephenson, I really do, but this used to be just how you did. E.g., Richardson wrote Pamela at an astonishing pace with a quill pen. Then a bunch of poor saps typeset it by hand.
A pademelon is round.
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A pademelon is round.
Christmas is coming up if anyone wants to send me a stocking stuffer.
The WORLD by ADAM FITZ-ADAM 1755-57 EDWARD MOORE 6v GEORGIAN PERIODICAL SOCIETY
#books #antiquarian #18thcentury #Georgian #periodical #society #bookauction #Walpole #bookauction
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#books #antiquarian #18thcentury #Georgian #periodical #society #bookauction #Walpole #bookauction
bit.ly/3Xe5RF0
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Christmas is coming up if anyone wants to send me a stocking stuffer.
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JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
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Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
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This was a GOOD DAY with @zugenia.bsky.social as we talked about our new books, wonder, wit, research, pedagogy, and friendship.
Enjoying @titachico.bsky.social and @zugenia.bsky.social in conversation here at @umdenglish.bsky.social about their new books, on wonder and wit.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This was a GOOD DAY with @zugenia.bsky.social as we talked about our new books, wonder, wit, research, pedagogy, and friendship.
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My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - History of Art & Architecture | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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And here is the page with the dragon in full glory:
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And here is the page with the dragon in full glory:
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They keep putting the Raiders on TV at nighttime and the so-called government does nothing about it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
They keep putting the Raiders on TV at nighttime and the so-called government does nothing about it.
Whomst among us & etc.
"She is a godless woman of the world," would Mr Crawley say; "she lives with atheists and Frenchmen."
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Whomst among us & etc.
Happy "I Don't Care if it's Cold, I'm Wearing Shorts to School" Day to all who celebrate.
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy "I Don't Care if it's Cold, I'm Wearing Shorts to School" Day to all who celebrate.
@friede.bsky.social My daughter (11) is preparing to DM her first game on Thanksgiving. What have we wrought.
November 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@friede.bsky.social My daughter (11) is preparing to DM her first game on Thanksgiving. What have we wrought.
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Here is a cute happy dragon to brighten your day
(floor-tile, early 13th century)
(floor-tile, early 13th century)
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here is a cute happy dragon to brighten your day
(floor-tile, early 13th century)
(floor-tile, early 13th century)
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"I bet now you’d kill for a senior thesis based on my free, multilingual, publicly cited, text-based articles, motherfucker."
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"I bet now you’d kill for a senior thesis based on my free, multilingual, publicly cited, text-based articles, motherfucker."
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My book A FUNNY THING: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE UNDISCIPLINED is now available for pre-order in a paperback priced for humans! Go get it!
A Funny Thing | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My book A FUNNY THING: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE UNDISCIPLINED is now available for pre-order in a paperback priced for humans! Go get it!
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This is out today in open access, and while it's very much a methodology piece, I think it's really important to building the foundation for how we move forward with understanding the role of gender in politics.
#OpenAccess from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social -
Longitudinal Measures of Masculinity and Femininity: Stability, Change, and Trump - https://cup.org/43ycndo
- @dancassino.bsky.social
#FirstView
Longitudinal Measures of Masculinity and Femininity: Stability, Change, and Trump - https://cup.org/43ycndo
- @dancassino.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is out today in open access, and while it's very much a methodology piece, I think it's really important to building the foundation for how we move forward with understanding the role of gender in politics.