Rafael Walker
@rafaelwalker.bsky.social
I write on literature and issues in higher ed || Associate Professor at Baruch College, CUNY || Editor of Nella Larsen’s *Passing* for Broadview Press https://tinyurl.com/2s3kt7w9 || Still fun! 🎡 🌈
baruch.academia.edu/RafaelWalker
baruch.academia.edu/RafaelWalker
Proofs for the Cambridge History of American Gay Autobiography, which includes my essay on Whitman! As niche as the volume sounds, I'm sure it'll appeal widely—because who doesn't wanna read generations of gays talking about themselves, or, in Whitman's case, as I argue, artfully refusing to?!
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Proofs for the Cambridge History of American Gay Autobiography, which includes my essay on Whitman! As niche as the volume sounds, I'm sure it'll appeal widely—because who doesn't wanna read generations of gays talking about themselves, or, in Whitman's case, as I argue, artfully refusing to?!
I am so thrilled—really! But how long do we have to keep saying that it's high time to vote Staten Island *off* the island! We just are not the same.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I am so thrilled—really! But how long do we have to keep saying that it's high time to vote Staten Island *off* the island! We just are not the same.
OMG, Bruce Robbins activates full BEAST mode in this interview!
June 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
OMG, Bruce Robbins activates full BEAST mode in this interview!
Some personal news
February 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Some personal news
And the award for most-disconcerting Google alert goes to . . .
January 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
And the award for most-disconcerting Google alert goes to . . .
If you'll be at MLA, consider stopping by our panel on Louisiana's first famous—and perhaps most famous—writer, Kate Chopin. Saturday at noon!
January 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If you'll be at MLA, consider stopping by our panel on Louisiana's first famous—and perhaps most famous—writer, Kate Chopin. Saturday at noon!
Just realized, at this late hour a day late, that I forgot to wish my dear @devingarofalo.bsky.social a happy birthday! Here's one of us being silly in SF and looking Sag-tastic. xx
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Just realized, at this late hour a day late, that I forgot to wish my dear @devingarofalo.bsky.social a happy birthday! Here's one of us being silly in SF and looking Sag-tastic. xx
Clearly, People Magazine has taken a side on this issue.
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Clearly, People Magazine has taken a side on this issue.
Lol. Never thought I'd see the day when I'd be used to sell products at Target, but here we are!
November 26, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Lol. Never thought I'd see the day when I'd be used to sell products at Target, but here we are!
This is the funniest unironic ad I’ve seen in some time.
November 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM
This is the funniest unironic ad I’ve seen in some time.
I really hope JCO joins us here. I'll never, ever forget this tweet—one of the best moments of my life.
November 13, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I really hope JCO joins us here. I'll never, ever forget this tweet—one of the best moments of my life.
In euphemisms, the English are unmatched.
November 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM
In euphemisms, the English are unmatched.
Had the pleasure of being among the first to screen this very idiosyncratic upcoming film, “The American Society of Magical Negroes.” I’ll say this much: it’s sure to cause a stir among the critics!
March 14, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Had the pleasure of being among the first to screen this very idiosyncratic upcoming film, “The American Society of Magical Negroes.” I’ll say this much: it’s sure to cause a stir among the critics!
The New Yorker celebrating Women’s History Month:
March 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The New Yorker celebrating Women’s History Month:
I'm looking forward to be back at 92nd Street Y this spring! This time, I'll be giving a course on books that changed America.
roundtable.org/live-courses...
roundtable.org/live-courses...
February 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM
I'm looking forward to be back at 92nd Street Y this spring! This time, I'll be giving a course on books that changed America.
roundtable.org/live-courses...
roundtable.org/live-courses...
I have arrived! Finally got a window office at work. Here’s my view. It was fully worth the wait! 🙏🏽🤩
January 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
I have arrived! Finally got a window office at work. Here’s my view. It was fully worth the wait! 🙏🏽🤩
Happy birthday to this icon, @rezekjoe.bsky.social! 🥳🚬🔥
December 20, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Happy birthday to this icon, @rezekjoe.bsky.social! 🥳🚬🔥
Thanks for all the bday wishes! Part one of my bday celebration was wonderful! My friend took me to Mariah Carey’s Xmas concert, which was a blast. See? I’m cheesing with glee.
December 14, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Thanks for all the bday wishes! Part one of my bday celebration was wonderful! My friend took me to Mariah Carey’s Xmas concert, which was a blast. See? I’m cheesing with glee.
My old friend is happy to see me! 🥰😸
December 13, 2023 at 10:22 PM
My old friend is happy to see me! 🥰😸
A student left me this sweet note at the end of her exam. ☺️
December 7, 2023 at 4:26 PM
A student left me this sweet note at the end of her exam. ☺️
OMG finally I can do my laundry! 🙌🏾
December 6, 2023 at 12:30 PM
OMG finally I can do my laundry! 🙌🏾
This really is just perfect song—exactly what your ear imagines when you think of the word *vibe*.
December 5, 2023 at 11:48 PM
This really is just perfect song—exactly what your ear imagines when you think of the word *vibe*.
“Partial gratification is preferable to
a social alternative that indulges what is presumed to be man’s unlimited appetite for
more.” —Nancy Armstrong
a social alternative that indulges what is presumed to be man’s unlimited appetite for
more.” —Nancy Armstrong
December 5, 2023 at 7:41 PM
“Partial gratification is preferable to
a social alternative that indulges what is presumed to be man’s unlimited appetite for
more.” —Nancy Armstrong
a social alternative that indulges what is presumed to be man’s unlimited appetite for
more.” —Nancy Armstrong
The dramatic dash has long been a thing among writers (esp. for forcing a pause), but I think Elizabeth Warren popularized it in politics, for better or worse. (Look at the posts of your politicians, and you'll see them strewn with it.)
Now who will resurrect the semicolon?
Now who will resurrect the semicolon?
December 4, 2023 at 1:43 AM
The dramatic dash has long been a thing among writers (esp. for forcing a pause), but I think Elizabeth Warren popularized it in politics, for better or worse. (Look at the posts of your politicians, and you'll see them strewn with it.)
Now who will resurrect the semicolon?
Now who will resurrect the semicolon?