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My pioneer find today in #outlier. I thought the comp/rhet folks would be amused. #writingstudies #rhetoric
October 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM
katjathieme.bsky.social
Everyone in #writingstudies, #rhetcomp, #cdnwrds should read this piece.
October 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Please see this call for chapter proposals for an edited collection called Critical Slowness in an Age of Crisis.

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CFP for Critical Slowness in an Age of Crisis Collection Editors Kathleen Dillon, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Timothy Oleksiak, University of Massachusetts Boston Tl;dr: We want compositions t...
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October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM
professormarine.bsky.social
Does the journal Present Tense still exist? Their last issue appears to be from 2022?

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October 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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look what I made, everyone!
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mobile display probably needs some work. please feel free to find all the mistakes and areas for improvement in it and send me feedback. we can call this the beta test
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Bad Ideas About Writing, Chapter by Chapter
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September 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
drjags.bsky.social
CFP: Documenting a Moment of Change. #rhetcomp #writingstudies #wpalife #CCCC docs.google.com/document/d/1...
CFP: Documenting a Moment of Change
Documenting a Moment of Change We left CCCC 2026 anticipating CCCC 2027. It wasn’t until proposals were in and peer reviews being conducted on them that NCTE pulled out the rug from under us by annou...
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August 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
upcolorado.bsky.social
"Writing Studies in Latin America" points to future directions for #writingstudies, integrating theoretical traditions like #discoursestudies, #language #pedagogy, #educationalpsychology, #educationalmanagement, and critical #sociolinguistics
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The field of writing studies, with its deep engagement in the power of language, is uniquely positioned to open new pathways for international scholarly dialogue in writing studies and beyond. Books cover image on background of a mountain top reads Writing Studies in Latin America Seminal Works edited by Federico Navarro, Valentina Fahler, and Jonathan Marine
August 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
constellationsjrnl.bsky.social
📣We hope you are all having a wonderful start to the fall semester! If you are looking for an inspiring read to kick of the academic year, check out our latest article by Mariam Mohammed!

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A colorful postcard advertising a new article. The title and author of the article are listed along with a quote: Negotiating for Space: Pushing Boundaries and Settling in New Spaces by Mariam Mohammed. “I realized that navigating new academic and cultural landscapes as an international student often means confronting vulnerabilities that challenge both personal and academic boundaries. For me, pushing boundaries goes beyond leaving my comfort zone: it connects to how much I am willing to learn, unlearn, and relearn about myself.” There is a photo of Mariam in graduation attire, smiling at the camera surrounded by academic achievements.
August 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️June may be ending, but there is plenty of #Pride to celebrate! In another great #bookreview for #PrideMonth, @megan-simmer.bsky.social dives into the themes of V. Jo Hsu's Constellating Home!

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A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and author of a book review are listed, along with a quote: “Creating Home through Narrative: A Review of V. Jo Hsu’s Constellating Home: Trans and Queer Asian American Rhetorics by Megan Simmermeyer. ‘In their book, Hsu examines three distinct, yet interconnected projects that center around stories: the Dragon Fruit Project, the Visibility Project, and the Queer Ancestors Project…Across these chapters, Hsu focuses on themes of love, resilience, and ancestry.’” The cover of the book is featured, with the title in white thin font over a dark background. There are shimmering stars across the cover.
June 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️Another fantastic read in honor of #PrideMonth! Check out this #bookreview by Vee Lawson and add Queer Appalachia to your reading list!

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A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and author of a book review are featured: Send My Love to the Family: A Review of Glasby, Gradin, and Ryerson’s Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other by Vee Lawson. There is also a quote featured that reads: “This collection of eleven essays looks through singular narratives of a homogenous Appalachia—white, cisgendered or heteronormative, solely masculine, repressive, or backwards—to see many experiences of Appalachian queer identity, engaging narratives of exile, return, and liminality as the writers demonstrate that Appalachia itself is ‘a little bit quare.'” The cover of the book is featured, a rainbow background with the title in black text over a white text bubble.
June 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️We hope your month has been full of #pride! If you're looking for a good read, this fantastic and important conversation is perfect for #PrideMonth!

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A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and contributors of a conversation are featured: Recovering What’s “Swept Under the Rug”: Embodied Academic Experiences as Cultural Rhetorics. With Jo Hsu, Alexandria Lockett, Sophia Angela Maier, and Bernice Olivas. Moderated by Alex Jennings and Ada Hubrig. There is also a quote featured that reads: “While academia often downplays material conditions and the very real, lived, embodied experiences, we envision a cultural rhetorics that embraces embodiment as a methodology, drawing on embodied knowledge to recover the very stories that powerful institutions—including academic institutions—sweep under the rug.” There is a photo of a person with long purple hair, wrapped in a trans flag, and standing amongst a protest crowd.
June 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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📣We have a new #bookreview by Tomas Maldonado! Give it a read to learn more about Mónica Reyes' 'shelter rhetorics' in the US asylum process.

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Giving Voice and Listening to the Asylee: A Review of Mónica Reyes’s Rhetoric and Storytelling within the U.S. Asylum Process: Shelter Rhetorics By Tomas Maldonado. “Relying on what she identifies as ‘shelter rhetorics’—idiosyncratic, everyday rhetorical practices that protect people’s vulnerabilities while also giving them agency in unstable situations—as presented in audio-recorded interviews, resident drawings, and photos, Reyes conducts a thorough case study of what asylees endure through the asylum process.” The book cover is featured, a pink and purple background with the title over a white text box.
June 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️We're so excited to share a new book from Jesse Jack, the perfect read for this #PrideMonth! Congrats, @jessemjack.bsky.social, on this fantastic publication!

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Purchase your copy today, and use code LXFANDF30 for 30% off!

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A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and author of a book are listed along with a description: Mapping Multi-Genre Literary Frameworks for Trans* Studies: Without Permanence By Jesse Jack. “Mapping Multi-Genre Literary Frameworks for Trans* Studies: Without Permanence examines the socio-political contexts that have necessitated new, twenty-first century methods in transgender (trans*) counter-storytelling, such as: archival constraints, medical rubrics, policy decisions, and surveillance. The author’s cross-disciplinary approach to literary analysis critiques narratives of gender permanence to reveal the fungible possibilities of subjective and structural ambiguity.” The book cover is featured, a purple and blue watercolor of a naked body with long purple hair and pink flowers.
June 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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@the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social @megan-simmer.bsky.social @nataliedc.bsky.social @valyrina.bsky.social #CompRhet #AcademicSky #WritingStudies #BookSky #WritingSky
June 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #AcademicSky #WritingStudies #QueerStudies #QueerLit @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social @megan-simmer.bsky.social @nataliedc.bsky.social @anamilenaribero.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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#TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #WritingStudies #RhetComp #Rhetoric #Art #AcademicChatter @anamilenaribero.bsky.social @valyrina.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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@the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social @nataliedc.bsky.social @anamilenaribero.bsky.social @valyrina.bsky.social #RhetComp #AcademicSky #WritingStudies
May 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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📣Graduation season is upon us, and constellations' editorial assistant @nataliedc.bsky.social has some inspiring words to share about her bright future in an uncertain time!

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A colorful postcard advertising a new Substack post. The title and author of the post are listed alongside a quote: “One Pitt Graduate's Dreams In an Impossible World” by Natalie Cohen. “I hope that, by spending these next few months applying to work for projects—from indie presses to literary nonprofits in my community and beyond—that value and uplift marginalized voices, like constellations, I can be the change I want to see—I can create possibility in an impossible world.” There is a photo of the Pitt graduation stage.
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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📣Need some more reading in honor of #Moms? We've got you covered! Check out Joselyne Tellez-Cardenas' review of Violent Exceptions by Wendy Hesford!

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A colorful postcard that says “May 2025. Celebrating Mothers!” The title and author of a book review are listed, along with the book cover and quote: “‘Who is Worthy of Childhood?’: A Review of Wendy Hesford’s Violent Exceptions: Children’s Human Rights and Humanitarian Rhetorics. A book review by Joselyne Tellez-Cardenas. ‘In Violent Exceptions: Children’s Human Rights and Humanitarian Rhetorics, Hesford identifies and examines various international children’s humanitarian cases, in order to inspect how visual and political rhetorics are employed to mark children as “exceptional,” a process that has violent repercussions for those not considered worthy of exceptionalism.’” The book cover features a blue and black patterned background with the title in white font. A drawing of pair of children’s shoes are in the foreground.
May 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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May 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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📣Mother's Day is past, but our celebration of #moms doesn't end there! Check out this great book review by Alexandria Hansen and add Optimal Motherhood to your reading list!

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A colorful postcard that says “May 2025. Celebrating Mothers!” The title and author of a book review are listed, along with the book cover and quote: “‘Building a Better Future for Mothers: A Review of Jessica Clements and Kari Nixon’s Optimal Motherhood and Other Lies Facebook Told Us: Assembling Networked Ethos of Contemporary Maternity Advice”’ a book review by Alexandria Hanson. ‘’Throughout Optimal Motherhood, Clements and Nixon intertwine their parenting experiences with rhetorical analyses of digital media and multimethod research. Their research considers the experiences of mothers and alcohol consumption, labor and delivery, postpartum medical diagnoses, breast and bottle feeding, infant sleep, and interpreting at-home pregnancy tests.’ The book cover is a light blue background with white text displaying the title.
May 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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May 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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May 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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April 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM