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Dr. Stephanie Jones
@professingmagic.bsky.social
Professor. Poet. Princess.
“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave” —Maya Angelou
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🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️We're so excited to share a new book from Jesse Jack, the perfect read for this #PrideMonth! Congrats, @jessemjack.bsky.social, on this fantastic publication!

www.bloomsbury.com/us/mapping-m...

Purchase your copy today, and use code LXFANDF30 for 30% off!

#TeamRhetoric #WritingStudies
June 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ummm… how about Butler’s Fledgling instead?😒
April 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜

The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.

Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten
Residents say that insurance companies might shortchange less affluent households.
www.reuters.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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📣We’re excited to announce our very own Bluesky feed, your destination for everything rhetoric and composition! Use #TeamRhetoric, #RhetComp, #CompRhet, and #WritingStudies to contribute! Give it a follow!

🔗https://bsky.app/profile/constellationsjrnl.bsky.social/feed/aaajhfcyzq6qm

#AcademicSky
December 6, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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I'm the faculty advisor for Missy, the LGBTQ+ literary zine at the University of Mississippi.

We've released the call for submissions for the 2024-2025 volume. (Check out the link for a larger/downloadable version.)
December 2, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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Ever wondered what goes into creating a world where magic meets macabre? Take a deep dive behind the scenes to see how we brought the hauntingly beautiful Southern Gothic world of South of Midnight to life.

Watch 'Weaving Hazel's Journey: A South of Midnight Documentary':
youtu.be/wLBOyKqw58A?...
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM