Robert Stilling
@rstilling.bsky.social
Decadence, Modernism, Poetry, some politics. Book: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674984431
This is a personal account. The views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my employer.
This is a personal account. The views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my employer.
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The English department at Reed College—my department—is hiring a TT prof in post-45 US fiction and/or narrative. This position includes teaching in the interdisciplinary humanities program (mostly the freshman core course) as well as possibly contributing to upper level interdisciplinary programs.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship in Post-1945 Fiction and/or Narrative of the United States - Office of the Dean of the Faculty - Reed C...
www.reed.edu
September 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The English department at Reed College—my department—is hiring a TT prof in post-45 US fiction and/or narrative. This position includes teaching in the interdisciplinary humanities program (mostly the freshman core course) as well as possibly contributing to upper level interdisciplinary programs.
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My book is among all the good things in the U Toronoto Press back to school sale! Code: B2School2026
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Watching Women - University of Toronto Press
Militant Suffragists Write the British Surveillance State, 1905–1924
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September 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
My book is among all the good things in the U Toronoto Press back to school sale! Code: B2School2026
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
www.netflix.com/title/82955937
Finished watching this fantastic show on Netflix. Set in Bangkok in 1969, it’s a mix of steamy gay romance, political unrest, tragedy, grief, love, and iconic soap opera moments. Many layers, lots of drama, retro vibe. Recommend.
Finished watching this fantastic show on Netflix. Set in Bangkok in 1969, it’s a mix of steamy gay romance, political unrest, tragedy, grief, love, and iconic soap opera moments. Many layers, lots of drama, retro vibe. Recommend.
Watch Shine | Netflix
In 1969 Bangkok, idealistic economist Trin meets carefree musician Tanwa amid political unrest, sparking a forbidden romance that tests their beliefs.
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August 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
www.netflix.com/title/82955937
Finished watching this fantastic show on Netflix. Set in Bangkok in 1969, it’s a mix of steamy gay romance, political unrest, tragedy, grief, love, and iconic soap opera moments. Many layers, lots of drama, retro vibe. Recommend.
Finished watching this fantastic show on Netflix. Set in Bangkok in 1969, it’s a mix of steamy gay romance, political unrest, tragedy, grief, love, and iconic soap opera moments. Many layers, lots of drama, retro vibe. Recommend.
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I'm so excited for Brian Glavey's new book, "Relatability: Sharing and Oversharing with the New York School Poets," to be out in the world! @glavey.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social
July 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I'm so excited for Brian Glavey's new book, "Relatability: Sharing and Oversharing with the New York School Poets," to be out in the world! @glavey.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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"Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder."
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
#poetry #literature #OldEnglish #English
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
#poetry #literature #OldEnglish #English
April 29, 2026 at 6:24 AM
"Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder."
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
#poetry #literature #OldEnglish #English
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
#poetry #literature #OldEnglish #English
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1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics.
The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
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The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics
The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics.
The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves.
It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward.
They are using AI to scan everything.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Looking forward to this.
Cover drop! Extremely excited to have this incredible sculpture, Marisol’s Love (1962), on the cover of Relatability, out later this year press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Relatability
An engaging account of how the New York School poets used art to imagine their queerness as something that might be shared with other people.How did Frank O’Hara and other New York School poets—a smal...
press.uchicago.edu
April 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Looking forward to this.
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I said this privately to friends but I like it well enough to thread it here: Palm Sunday is Jesus anticipating 2000 years of narrative theory and observing that any story can be both comic and tragic, any moment within any story can contain ambiguities too complex to allow for resolution,
March 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I said this privately to friends but I like it well enough to thread it here: Palm Sunday is Jesus anticipating 2000 years of narrative theory and observing that any story can be both comic and tragic, any moment within any story can contain ambiguities too complex to allow for resolution,
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“The presumption created by the surrounding evidence is that this war could very well be about (1) subverting US democracy, (2) enriching the president, or both. These presumptions, while not proof, provide solid lines of inquiry as we learn more about the war.”
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Why Attack Iran?
Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption
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February 28, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“The presumption created by the surrounding evidence is that this war could very well be about (1) subverting US democracy, (2) enriching the president, or both. These presumptions, while not proof, provide solid lines of inquiry as we learn more about the war.”
snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack...
snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack...
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ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank, a former ICE instructor and attorney, testifies that agents were trained to disregard constitutional rights.
February 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank, a former ICE instructor and attorney, testifies that agents were trained to disregard constitutional rights.
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Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
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We are excited to join forces with the Australasian Modernist Studies Network for:
"Toxic Modernism / Modernist Intoxication"
Hosted at U Adelaide, Nov 19-21; proposals due 24 July. Please spread the word and join us!
"Toxic Modernism / Modernist Intoxication"
Hosted at U Adelaide, Nov 19-21; proposals due 24 July. Please spread the word and join us!
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 AM
We are excited to join forces with the Australasian Modernist Studies Network for:
"Toxic Modernism / Modernist Intoxication"
Hosted at U Adelaide, Nov 19-21; proposals due 24 July. Please spread the word and join us!
"Toxic Modernism / Modernist Intoxication"
Hosted at U Adelaide, Nov 19-21; proposals due 24 July. Please spread the word and join us!
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Father of the 6-month-old being taken to the hospital because of flashbang ICE threw at his car. From Instagram.
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Father of the 6-month-old being taken to the hospital because of flashbang ICE threw at his car. From Instagram.
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Would be nice if every single Democrats who is in Congress or wants to in Congress - especially everyone from California - spoke with clarity and moral conviction like Matt.
As a candidate for Congress in #CA14, my full statement on the illegal U.S. strike against Venezuela. It's imperialism. It's colonialism. It's illegal. Congress must act now.
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Would be nice if every single Democrats who is in Congress or wants to in Congress - especially everyone from California - spoke with clarity and moral conviction like Matt.
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Would like to see some JAG officers on the news talking about whether these military strikes are technically legal and, if not, what sort of liability commanders have incurred by carrying them out.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Would like to see some JAG officers on the news talking about whether these military strikes are technically legal and, if not, what sort of liability commanders have incurred by carrying them out.
Good thread here.
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Good thread here.
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Does anyone doubt Bari Weiss spiked the story to kowtow to Trump? What a disgrace. At a network that once knew its duty to speak truth to power.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Does anyone doubt Bari Weiss spiked the story to kowtow to Trump? What a disgrace. At a network that once knew its duty to speak truth to power.
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This is straight-up authoritarian media capture. Allies of the regime purchase major media corporations and install new leadership. Media organization ceases to report critically on the regime.
It's that simple.
This is happening now. (Along with over 100 murders in the Caribbean and Pacific.)
It's that simple.
This is happening now. (Along with over 100 murders in the Caribbean and Pacific.)
Hmmm
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is straight-up authoritarian media capture. Allies of the regime purchase major media corporations and install new leadership. Media organization ceases to report critically on the regime.
It's that simple.
This is happening now. (Along with over 100 murders in the Caribbean and Pacific.)
It's that simple.
This is happening now. (Along with over 100 murders in the Caribbean and Pacific.)
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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Finally, it couldn't be more fitting to have Alison Sperling, Assistant Professor of Literature, Media, and Culture at Florida State University, give a keynote talk.
December 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Finally, it couldn't be more fitting to have Alison Sperling, Assistant Professor of Literature, Media, and Culture at Florida State University, give a keynote talk.
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The wonderful Laura Wheeler Waring's cover for the December 1928 Christmas issue of The Crisis. Full issue online here: archive.org/details/sim_...
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The wonderful Laura Wheeler Waring's cover for the December 1928 Christmas issue of The Crisis. Full issue online here: archive.org/details/sim_...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.