Sarah Noonan
@sarahloleet.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of English & Coordinator of the Digital and Public Humanities program at Saint Mary's College. Co-PI of the Peripheral MSS Project (peripheralmss.org). Interests: Medieval Lit, Book History, MSS Studies, and DH (she/her)
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Wee Chaucer has been reading some exciting submissions on the culture and writing of late medieval Britain - and he's looking forward to seeing yours!* newchaucersociety.org/page/submiss...
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
October 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wee Chaucer has been reading some exciting submissions on the culture and writing of late medieval Britain - and he's looking forward to seeing yours!* newchaucersociety.org/page/submiss...
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
Excited to be giving a talk about the Peripheral Manuscripts Project @peripheralmss.bsky.social at WashU later in the month! WashU is a round 2 partner, and we are thrilled to have them on board! library.washu.edu/events/medie...
Medieval Manuscripts at WashU - WashU Libraries
Tens of thousands of medieval manuscripts and documents have made their way from Europe to collections across North America. The Peripheral Manuscripts Project (2020-present) seeks to advance the stud...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Excited to be giving a talk about the Peripheral Manuscripts Project @peripheralmss.bsky.social at WashU later in the month! WashU is a round 2 partner, and we are thrilled to have them on board! library.washu.edu/events/medie...
Saint Mary's College is hiring for a 2yr VAP in Global Anglophone Literature! I'm happy to answer any questions about working at SMC via DM. Please share widely! joblist.mla.org/job/2000469/...
English Faculty (Visiting Assistant Professor - 2 Year) job with Saint Mary's College | 2000469
Saint Mary's College invites applications for a 2-yr Visiting Assistant Professor of English (Global Anglophone Lit), with the possibility of renewal.
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October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Saint Mary's College is hiring for a 2yr VAP in Global Anglophone Literature! I'm happy to answer any questions about working at SMC via DM. Please share widely! joblist.mla.org/job/2000469/...
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DS seeks to appoint an early career library professional or postdoctoral researcher with a background in premodern manuscript studies for a full-time, NEH-funded, 22-month Manuscript Data Curation Fellowship. To apply, please follow this link: wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...
Manuscript Data Curation Fellow
University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
DS seeks to appoint an early career library professional or postdoctoral researcher with a background in premodern manuscript studies for a full-time, NEH-funded, 22-month Manuscript Data Curation Fellowship. To apply, please follow this link: wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...
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Calling all Folklore people! Come be my colleague! If anyone knows of people that might be interested, please share widely.
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Assistant Professor - Folklore
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September 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Calling all Folklore people! Come be my colleague! If anyone knows of people that might be interested, please share widely.
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0260...
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0260...
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Thanks for this write up, @rosemccandless.bsky.social ! Happy to work alongside DS to make more North American manuscripts discoverable!! #medievalsky #skystorians #manuscripts
For this month’s blog, DS Graduate Fellow @rosemccandless.bsky.social considers the Peripheral Manuscripts Project, the missions of PMP and DS, and the value of smaller and Midwestern collections: digital-scriptorium.org/about/blog/2...
July 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thanks for this write up, @rosemccandless.bsky.social ! Happy to work alongside DS to make more North American manuscripts discoverable!! #medievalsky #skystorians #manuscripts
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Here's a write-up of my keynote from #DH2025, since academic publishing is slow and this was written for right now. roopikarisam.com/talks-cat/dh...
July 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here's a write-up of my keynote from #DH2025, since academic publishing is slow and this was written for right now. roopikarisam.com/talks-cat/dh...
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We are hiring a tenure track poet! I’m so excited / spread the word… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...
Assistant Professor of English
The Department of English at Wesleyan University seeks a published poet for a tenure-track appointment beginning July 1, 2026. Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester in introductor...
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July 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We are hiring a tenure track poet! I’m so excited / spread the word… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...
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The team is chugging right along with this! We currently have almost 300 items plus another 20 or so contributed via this form. Please submit if you have published something or know of publications and useful resources about LGBTQIA+ #BookHistory!
#BookHistory friends! Work has begun on the LGBTQIA+ Book History bibliography, and the team is looking for you to share your citations! If you know of or have published something on LGBTQIA+ book history, submit it to this Google form! forms.gle/c1pkNBPbbyCF...
SHARP LGBTQIA+ Book History Bibliography
Submit citations for the SHARP LGBTQIA+ Book History Bibliography! We are accepting citations for many different types of resources having to do with LGBTQIA+ book history. There are no restrictions o...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The team is chugging right along with this! We currently have almost 300 items plus another 20 or so contributed via this form. Please submit if you have published something or know of publications and useful resources about LGBTQIA+ #BookHistory!
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Since 1965, the NEH has awarded over $6 billion to support museums, historic sites, universities, teachers, libraries, documentary filmmakers, public TV and radio stations, research institutions, scholars, and local humanities programming. Now its funding is under threat.
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May 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Since 1965, the NEH has awarded over $6 billion to support museums, historic sites, universities, teachers, libraries, documentary filmmakers, public TV and radio stations, research institutions, scholars, and local humanities programming. Now its funding is under threat.
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The recent cancellation of NEH funds has hit the wonderful resource that is the Medieval English Text Series (METS) @urochester.bsky.social, a free online resource that 1000s use for teaching & research.
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
April 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The recent cancellation of NEH funds has hit the wonderful resource that is the Medieval English Text Series (METS) @urochester.bsky.social, a free online resource that 1000s use for teaching & research.
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
Just horrible news. The ODH has been such a catalyst for innovation since its inception. My thoughts go out to all those who work / have worked @neh-odh.bsky.social and provided such generous support to the academic community over the years.
Dissolution of the Office of Digital Humanities is confirmed. #DigitalHumanities
April 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Just horrible news. The ODH has been such a catalyst for innovation since its inception. My thoughts go out to all those who work / have worked @neh-odh.bsky.social and provided such generous support to the academic community over the years.
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Dissolution of the Office of Digital Humanities is confirmed. #DigitalHumanities
April 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dissolution of the Office of Digital Humanities is confirmed. #DigitalHumanities
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This has been a journey. Thanks so much to everyone who made it possible, and couldn't be better timing if I do say so myself :-) Open access here: www.bibliopen.org/9780252048302. Also, we have discount codes use SUIP25 & get 30% off at www.press.uillinois.edu #dh #feministdh #digitalhumanities
April 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This has been a journey. Thanks so much to everyone who made it possible, and couldn't be better timing if I do say so myself :-) Open access here: www.bibliopen.org/9780252048302. Also, we have discount codes use SUIP25 & get 30% off at www.press.uillinois.edu #dh #feministdh #digitalhumanities
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Please read this post that my colleague and collaborator, the amazing @patriciaingham.bsky.social, wrote about our 2024–2027 NEH grant that was terminated by DOGE last week #medievalsky #humanitiesinitiatives
(cc @altnehgov.bsky.social)
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A post on our situation at IU, now up on Dailykos www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
DOGE terminated our NEH project grant, and what that means.
On Thursday evening we received notification that our open 3-year NEH grant, “Establishing an undergraduate Book Studies minor at Indiana University” was terminated, effective immediately. We were one...
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April 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Please read this post that my colleague and collaborator, the amazing @patriciaingham.bsky.social, wrote about our 2024–2027 NEH grant that was terminated by DOGE last week #medievalsky #humanitiesinitiatives
(cc @altnehgov.bsky.social)
(cc @altnehgov.bsky.social)
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“Americans really like book festivals and local history museums…We especially like it when such gifts are available to everyone, and not just to those who can afford the price of a ticket.” Excellent @margaretrenkl.bsky.social on the high ROI of the NEH. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Opinion | Why DOGE Slashed the National Endowment for the Humanities (Gift Article)
Eliminating federal funding for the humanities saves next to no money, but it will cost the American people something precious.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Americans really like book festivals and local history museums…We especially like it when such gifts are available to everyone, and not just to those who can afford the price of a ticket.” Excellent @margaretrenkl.bsky.social on the high ROI of the NEH. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
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An email is on its way out to our members regarding strategies for navigating cuts to federal grant funding. However, we wanted to share that information here as well. We have aggregated information for actions regarding NEH grants, which include broader strategies as well.
April 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
An email is on its way out to our members regarding strategies for navigating cuts to federal grant funding. However, we wanted to share that information here as well. We have aggregated information for actions regarding NEH grants, which include broader strategies as well.
Received a notification of termination for my Humanities Connections grant last night. Heartbreaking. Had to let student workers go this morning and inform others that their research funding was canceled. Thank you, ACH, for supporting us all right now in this tumultuous moment @ach.bsky.social
ACH is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) work has been impacted, or if you anticipate future impacts, let us know.
Digital Humanities Funding Impacts
The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library…
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April 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Received a notification of termination for my Humanities Connections grant last night. Heartbreaking. Had to let student workers go this morning and inform others that their research funding was canceled. Thank you, ACH, for supporting us all right now in this tumultuous moment @ach.bsky.social
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ACH is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) work has been impacted, or if you anticipate future impacts, let us know.
Digital Humanities Funding Impacts
The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library…
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
ACH is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) work has been impacted, or if you anticipate future impacts, let us know.
State humanities councils preserve local and regional histories, foster curiosity and civic-mindedness, and bring people together. We need to fight to preserve them.
"The loss of NEH funding to humanities councils will decimate the ability of these nonprofits to serve communities in their states, eliminating programs that are essential to each state’s cultural infrastructure." bit.ly/3Y5JwKP
Action Alert: NEH Targeted by DOGE - Federation of State Humanities Councils
Save Our Humanities Councils: DOGE Cuts to NEH will Damage Cultural Organizations in Every State On Monday, March 31, the Federation of State Humanities Councils learned that DOGE (Department of … Rea...
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April 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
State humanities councils preserve local and regional histories, foster curiosity and civic-mindedness, and bring people together. We need to fight to preserve them.
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URGENT: Take Action to Defend the NEH
To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America:
As a service to our members, we will occasionally share with you calls to action from organizations with whom we are affiliated.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/urgent-take-...
To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America:
As a service to our members, we will occasionally share with you calls to action from organizations with whom we are affiliated.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/urgent-take-...
April 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
URGENT: Take Action to Defend the NEH
To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America:
As a service to our members, we will occasionally share with you calls to action from organizations with whom we are affiliated.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/urgent-take-...
To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America:
As a service to our members, we will occasionally share with you calls to action from organizations with whom we are affiliated.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/urgent-take-...
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The NEH is one of the humanities few federal funding sources; it drives individual/institutional/community research/programming and provides economic stimulus to urban/rural areas in red/blue states alike. Reach out to your reps and instill in them the vitality of the NEH. p2a.co/Oi2HjiV?fbcl...
URGENT: Save the NEH
I just took action to oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Join me and take action here.
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April 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The NEH is one of the humanities few federal funding sources; it drives individual/institutional/community research/programming and provides economic stimulus to urban/rural areas in red/blue states alike. Reach out to your reps and instill in them the vitality of the NEH. p2a.co/Oi2HjiV?fbcl...
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April 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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This #ManuscriptMonday we have a fifteenth-century Dutch Book of Hours in the translation of Geert Grote! Full-page miniatures depict the Annunciation and souls in the bosom of Abraham (pictured here). Held at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. #medievalsky #medievalmss #midwestmss
March 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This #ManuscriptMonday we have a fifteenth-century Dutch Book of Hours in the translation of Geert Grote! Full-page miniatures depict the Annunciation and souls in the bosom of Abraham (pictured here). Held at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. #medievalsky #medievalmss #midwestmss
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Love to get an email from my professional org @ach.bsky.social within hours of it surfacing that DOGE had come for NEH, with specific steps people can take, a form to collect info on research impacts, and a commitment to further advocacy. Keep it up, ACH.
MLA, AHA & friends should take note.
MLA, AHA & friends should take note.
March 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Love to get an email from my professional org @ach.bsky.social within hours of it surfacing that DOGE had come for NEH, with specific steps people can take, a form to collect info on research impacts, and a commitment to further advocacy. Keep it up, ACH.
MLA, AHA & friends should take note.
MLA, AHA & friends should take note.