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Lorraine @wolfq4.bsky.social · 3d

Well worth reading this #VanishingCulture report from @archive.org which focuses on our fragile cultural records and how the loss of such items impacts cultural memory
#DigiPres #DigitalPreservation #Archives #preservation #CyberAttack #culture #access #memory
ia800701.us.archive.org/31/items/van...

#VanishingCulture report cover from the internet archive

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Alfonso de Zamora @perurealfonso.bsky.social · 15d

Visioconférence possible 👇 #Philology #BookHistory #TextualCriticism #MaterialTexts

École des chartes | PSL @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social · 16d

📅 Mercredi 1er octobre, 10h : première séance de l’atelier de #philologie et de critique textuelle, coorganisé chaque mois par Elisa Lonati, post-doctorante à l’École, au @campuscondorcet.bsky.social. Consulter le programme des séances et s’inscrire ➡ https://lc.cx/Sx0Q2L
@irht-cnrs.bsky.social

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · 6d

Very, very much looking forward to MIDDLEMEN, Laura! Just a few months to go…

Laura McGrath @lbmcgrath.bsky.social · 13d

Baby’s got a pub date! And some juicy catalog copy. MIDDLEMEN coming your way on April 26!

(Cover reveal soon!)

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JeanMichelCatin @jmcatin.bsky.social · 21d

11 spécificités françaises de l’enseignement supérieur vues par l’OCDE, de la réussite au financement en passant par les compétences et l’insertion professionnelle. La France s’en sort plutôt bien sur quelques sujets, plutôt mal sur d’autres. A lire universites2024.fr/11-specifici...

11 spécificités françaises de l'enseignement supérieur vues par l'OCDE - Universités 2024

Dans un pays où la population, y compris universitaire, déteste ou ignore les comparaisons internationales, sauf si elles vont dans son sens, l’édition 2025 de Regards sur l’éducation (OCDE) soulève d...

universites2024.fr

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · 26d

Our workshop is now over. Thank you to my 2 wonderful co-organizers, Anna Ferrando and @corinnanorue.bsky.social, and to the great scholars who generously shared their knowledge and ideas, making these past 2 days a moment of genuine intellectual exchange.

Poster for the Transnational Perspectives on Literary Agents snd Agencies workshop.

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · 29d

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · 29d

🔔 @lcossubeaumont.bsky.social @sophievallas.bsky.social @johnraimo.bsky.social

cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · 29d

🔔 @lcossubeaumont.bsky.social @sophievallas.bsky.social @johnraimo.bsky.social

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · 29d

“By focusing on independent presses, cultural organizations, and translators, we can better understand—and even anticipate—future trends in global literature.” As noted for German books, Marquez’s success can also possibly be attributed in part to his fabulous agent, Carmen Balcells.

Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 29d

Big essay out by @sdileonardi.bsky.social in @publicbooks.bsky.social today, drawing on 100 years of translations and bestseller data to show that the US has seen three waves of translation: European; Latin American Boom; Nordic Noir. And what this means for us.
www.publicbooks.org/how-translat...

How Translations Sell: Three U.S. Eras of International Bestsellers - Public Books

A translation renaissance in US publishing just ended. And you probably missed it.

www.publicbooks.org

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Ian Bogost 🍔 @ibogost.bsky.social · 29d

In recent weeks, a number of people have mentioned returning to this article of mine from 2021. Here's a gift link.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · Sep 15

Looking for classroom resources for courses in African American history? Check out these videos from The Future of the African American Past, a landmark 2016 conference co-hosted by the AHA & the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture that brought together 60+ scholars. 🗃️

The Future of the African American Past – AHA

The AHA and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture co-hosted The Future of the African American Past, a landmark conference to celebrate the opening of the NMAAHC.

www.historians.org

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Jared Gardner @guttergeek.bsky.social · Sep 15

At Campus Novel-- my jeremiad on the attack on university and faculty senates and why all of higher education—and beyond—stands to lose.

A Crossroads for Shared Governance

I used to like to point out that all top public universities have faculty or university senates. As of September 1, I can no longer make that claim. Over the summer, Texas passed SB 37, which dramati...

campus-novel.ghost.io

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · Sep 15

Notre Dictionnaire des passeurs de la littérature des Etats-Unis vous propose 2 nouvelles notices, rédigées par @sophievallas.bsky.social: André Le Vot et Jean-Jacques Mayoux, 2 universitaires qui ont formé des dizaines d’autres américanistes. dicopalitus.huma-num.fr

dicopalitus.huma-num.fr

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Nick Sturm @nicksturm.bsky.social · Sep 15

no better time to check out Amy Paeth's incredible book on the history of US Poet Laureate & the role of the state in American poetry @columbiaup.bsky.social

cup.columbia.edu/book/the-ame...

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Tim Groenland @groenbot.bsky.social · Sep 13

"One easy thing that I believe all book reviewers should do is to always refer to the author and translator with an ampersand within the review itself..." @chadwpost.bsky.social on reviewing translated books
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...

Reviewing Literature in Translation: A Flowchart of Complications, by Chad W. Post

A longtime publisher of books in translation—and reviewer of translations who reads some one hundred translations a year—offers some best practices for reviewing literary translations.

worldliteraturetoday.org

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · Sep 11

Wait did we all know about this like that includes all the academic books you could find when the Atlantic article on this came out?!

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.

arstechnica.com

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John Garcia @jgarc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Please spread the word—The Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print at AAS Jan. 12-15, 2026. A writing workshop and intro to archives for junior scholars working on the dissertation or first book. Fully funded. Apply by Oct. 15 2025. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · Sep 8

A great opportunity to hear a group of wonderful scholars discuss their research: Virna Brigatti, Irene Piazzoni, Monica Zanardo, Daniela La Penna, David Gedin, Karin Hoff, @lcossubeaumont.bsky.social , @anna-lanfranchi.bsky.social , @lisejaillant.bsky.social , and @lbmcgrath.bsky.social

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cecilecottenet.bsky.social @cecilecottenet.bsky.social · Sep 8

18-19 September. Very much looking forward to hosting a workshop on Literary agents and circulation of texts: research perspectives, organized with @corinnanorue.bsky.social and Anna Ferrando (U. of Pavia) in Aix-en-Provence.
@lerma.bsky.social @univ-amu.fr
#BookHistory
@sharpnews.bsky.social

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Anne Besson @annebesson.bsky.social · Sep 5

L'appel est lancé !
Premier colloque de l'ANR PASSIM, à venir à Arras en mars, sur l'usage et les mélanges de périodes historiques ds les fictions populaires et médiatiques.
Réponses avant le 15/11
www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

Périodisations historiques et synchronies imaginaires ANR PASSIM (Arras)

Périodisations historiques et synchronies imaginaires 1er colloque de l’ANR PASSIM 12-13 mars 2026, Université d’Artois, Arras Coordonné par Anne Besson et Justine Breton Date limite de réception de...

www.fabula.org

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Alex @alexsippel.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Jean-Charles Geslot @jcgeslot.bsky.social · Sep 3

Une publication majeure, sur la presse anglophone... hors des pays anglophones. 📰🇬🇧

CHCSC @chcscuvsq.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Edinburgh History of the Transnational British Press in Non-Anglophone Countries, 1800–1914

tinyurl.com/36s7c99p

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.

www.weherepress.org

Book cover. The top of the image is covered in overlapping black&white and sepia photographs of Black pas from the early to mid 20th century. Below that, against a seafoam green or robin's egg blue (depends on your view I suppose!), the book's title "The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is printed in black. There is a small white rectangle inset that reads "Dorothy Berry"

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · Aug 15

** Attention all authors whose books may have been trained on by AI **

Attorneys are collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class action lawsuit.

Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser

www.lieffcabraser.com

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Liette Gidlow @profgidlow.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Colleen [Redacted] @librarycolleen.bsky.social · Jul 5

Centering Black Female Activists and Writers: Black Women’s Organizing Archive at Pennsylvania State University | Archives Deep Dive 📜
www.libraryjournal.com/story/center...

Centering Black Female Activists and Writers: Black Women's Organizing Archive at Pennsylvania State University l Archives Deep Dive

The mission of the Black Women’s Organizing Archive (BWOA) is to gather the papers and ephemera of 19th- and 20th-century Black female activists and intellectuals. The digital and community-centered a...

www.libraryjournal.com

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Zachary Lesser @zacharylesser.bsky.social · Jul 4

Just out/appena uscita! JEMS 14 (OA from Firenze UP), with 12 terrific articles on "The Politics of Book History--Then and Now". A great pleasure to edit this issue with @georginaemw.bsky.social, a brilliant collaborator (whose book, Paper and the Making of Early Modern Literature, is out soon!)

Vol. 14 (2025): The Politics of Book History: Then and Now | Journal of Early Modern Studies

oajournals.fupress.net

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