Isabela Fraga
@isabelaf.bsky.social
Easily startled. Asst prof at Tufts.
LASA 2027 CFP!
Send proposals roundtable interventions on "Change & Status Quo in the Latin American 19th Century." How does the 19c unsettle, complicate, or deepen our vocabulary of collapse, crisis, reinvention? Case studies, open reflections and questions, and specific examples are welcome!
Send proposals roundtable interventions on "Change & Status Quo in the Latin American 19th Century." How does the 19c unsettle, complicate, or deepen our vocabulary of collapse, crisis, reinvention? Case studies, open reflections and questions, and specific examples are welcome!
July 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
LASA 2027 CFP!
Send proposals roundtable interventions on "Change & Status Quo in the Latin American 19th Century." How does the 19c unsettle, complicate, or deepen our vocabulary of collapse, crisis, reinvention? Case studies, open reflections and questions, and specific examples are welcome!
Send proposals roundtable interventions on "Change & Status Quo in the Latin American 19th Century." How does the 19c unsettle, complicate, or deepen our vocabulary of collapse, crisis, reinvention? Case studies, open reflections and questions, and specific examples are welcome!
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Massacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic
April 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Massacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic
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Friends in the Boston area: I'll be in Tufts in a few weeks for this symposium I organized with @isabelaf.bsky.social and a brilliant group of scholars. We have been engaged in these conversations for a few years and are excited to keep them going.
March 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Friends in the Boston area: I'll be in Tufts in a few weeks for this symposium I organized with @isabelaf.bsky.social and a brilliant group of scholars. We have been engaged in these conversations for a few years and are excited to keep them going.
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to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
¡CFP! The LASA 19th Century Section invites proposals (papers or full panels) for LASA 2026 in Paris. We're casting a wide net to see what work is shaping the field now. Deadline: Aug 22. Email abstracts to [email protected]. Spread the word!
July 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
¡CFP! The LASA 19th Century Section invites proposals (papers or full panels) for LASA 2026 in Paris. We're casting a wide net to see what work is shaping the field now. Deadline: Aug 22. Email abstracts to [email protected]. Spread the word!
Confesso que nunca comprei a premissa do livro, mas o Thomaz articula uma crítica brilhante neste texto que vai bastante além da minha implicância inicial.
Escrevi sobre Guerra - I, primeiro volume da trilogia de Beatriz Bracher sobre a Guerra do Paraguai, e minhas frustrações com esse projeto que parecia promissor.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Confesso que nunca comprei a premissa do livro, mas o Thomaz articula uma crítica brilhante neste texto que vai bastante além da minha implicância inicial.
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Reminder to send an abstract to this panel @isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing. If you need a few more days just let us know!
@isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing this panel for the Luso-Brazilian Section at the 2025 MMLA congress. The panel will be virtual this time. Please share and submit.
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reminder to send an abstract to this panel @isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing. If you need a few more days just let us know!
Watch out for our virtual panel on watching and being watched for the MMLA this year!
(Apologies for the pun...)
(Apologies for the pun...)
@isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing this panel for the Luso-Brazilian Section at the 2025 MMLA congress. The panel will be virtual this time. Please share and submit.
March 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Watch out for our virtual panel on watching and being watched for the MMLA this year!
(Apologies for the pun...)
(Apologies for the pun...)
Boston area people! I'm hosting a reading + conversation (in English) with Dominican writer & artist Rita Indiana on March 12 here at Tufts. Come and spread the word! Everyone is welcome.
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Boston area people! I'm hosting a reading + conversation (in English) with Dominican writer & artist Rita Indiana on March 12 here at Tufts. Come and spread the word! Everyone is welcome.
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good time for academics to join AAUP
When we fight, we win.
Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide
The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy.
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Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide
The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy.
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February 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
good time for academics to join AAUP
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BREAKING: 8 MLA past presidents--incl Judith Butler and Chris Newfield--publicly call on the MLA Executive Council NOT to block a vote on a BDS Resolution. Please read and share their letter today in LitHub. Members deserve to debate and VOTE. lithub.com/8-former-mod...
Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote
In late October, the leadership of the Modern Language Association (MLA)—one of the largest and wealthiest US scholarly organizations in the humanities—refused to allow the organization’s Delegate …
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December 18, 2024 at 3:06 PM
BREAKING: 8 MLA past presidents--incl Judith Butler and Chris Newfield--publicly call on the MLA Executive Council NOT to block a vote on a BDS Resolution. Please read and share their letter today in LitHub. Members deserve to debate and VOTE. lithub.com/8-former-mod...
Only @danielagtzf.bsky.social can bring scholars, chefs, and food justice activists together to talk about how we talk about food––and how we eat it. I'd say run to get your ticket if you are in California, but there are no more tickets left...
This week is the week! ✨
The colloquium I have curated on historical perspectives on food justice is happening this weekend! Proud to see our project featured in the campus newsletter and so excited for our stellar line-up.🍴
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The colloquium I have curated on historical perspectives on food justice is happening this weekend! Proud to see our project featured in the campus newsletter and so excited for our stellar line-up.🍴
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/community/re...
Reimagining the Past Through Food Justice
With flavor and flair, a community of academics, chefs and food justice advocates are sparking conversation at UC Davis and beyond through the new seminar Thinking Food at the Intersections: Justice a...
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December 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Only @danielagtzf.bsky.social can bring scholars, chefs, and food justice activists together to talk about how we talk about food––and how we eat it. I'd say run to get your ticket if you are in California, but there are no more tickets left...