Sean Saxon
saxonsean.bsky.social
Sean Saxon
@saxonsean.bsky.social
Ph.D. Student at the University of Pennsylvania studying 20th Century Spanish Politics, Food and their Intersections
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After some MIT students publish an opinion piece in the campus paper criticizing a professor's work with the Israeli military, the paper stops publishing op-eds entirely. A perfect example of how campus speech works in 2024. mondoweiss.net/2024/12/desp...
December 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
I had coffee with a former undergrad student of mine who asked for reading recommendations for a project. I suggesting he read María Lugones’ work on the overlap between gender, colonialism and capitalism he asked me, “now that I’ve read this, where do I go from here?” What a great question to ask
December 17, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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I've put together a starter pack of PhD students working in sustainable food systems, food justice, and environmental sciences, for anyone that would like to connect with fellow PhD students.

Let me know if you would like to be added!

#academicsky #foodstudies
go.bsky.app/Rh1AvK5
November 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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Good evening #foodstudies community. Gastronomica is now on Bluesky and excited to connect with readers, scholars, professionals, and enthusiasts. We will no longer be using our Twitter account, so follow us here for updates and news.
November 30, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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If you're an academic author who's new to BlueSky, I just created a starter pack for University Press book publishers in the social sciences and humanities.

Which am I missing? Let me know!

go.bsky.app/4BhtcHF
November 30, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Hoy, en su quiosco, la UTE de El País Semanal y EL PAÍS Gastro lanza su especial de otoño. Y con una portada maravillosa de Cristina Daura #papelfenomenal #foodie #platodecuchara
November 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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Here’s a collection of over 140 syllabus statements on AI, collected by @leaton01.bsky.social: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-syllabi...
AI Syllabi Policies - A Look at the Collection
Over 140 submissions to the crowd-source document and so much to learn from!
aiedusimplified.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Fascinating and timely read
November 26, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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This just out:
'The Politics of Food and Hunger in Spanish Literature, 1945–2015', by Deborah Madden at Lancaster University www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Politics of Food and Hunger in Spanish Literature, 1945–2015
In Francoist Spain, food and hunger were empathically politicized and, though conspicuously absent from State discourses, Spain’s infamous ‘hunger years’ (1939–1952) pervade Spanish fiction. Litera...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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I know we've had many convos on here + 🐦site over the yrs abt the academic language of "filling holes" + "making interventions," and I've been ✨ to see how much this critique has resonated for my methods students. Rather than feigning novelty, we can make CONTRIBUTIONS + BUILD ON others' work 🪴
November 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM