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Dr. Amanda J Summers

@amandajsummers.bsky.social

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Not aspiring to be humble. Postdoc @ Queen’s University PhD from Temple - History Writes on colonial LatAm/Caribbean/Iberian Atlantic - embodied experiences of incarceration/sex/violence - identity performativity through gender/race/religions.

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 1m

This is my sentiment, but also one going around among grad students and postdocs across universities. So like, what’s going on?

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 2m

So, serious question here.

Is it common for Canadian universities that no one comes in except to teach?

Because there is no department presence here and it’s depressing as hell.

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 1d

Haha, two defeats seems to be enough 😂😂

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 1d

Lol, I'm not sure. I have only heard of it being used to hold (drunk) fans.

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 1d

Hahaha this is true

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 2d

I do not love baseball (thematically) I love the Phillies. My dedication to my city and only my city is well documented 😂😂😂

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 2d

One of the profs at Queens, bless his heart, suggested that even though the Phils won’t be in the Series, the Blue Jays might, and won’t it be exciting to root for them….
Yall I do not understand this proposition from a person who has apparently never been a fan of something?

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 5d

No, as in “hey waiter, can I have a glass of wooder.”

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 5d

Water

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 5d

Wow…
Rough night for Philly

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, I hate it
(the AI, not the book)

The cover of the e-book “Afro-Caribbean Religions” depicting a chicken with red plumage, the bordered are green and read. The left column is the AI assistant summary of the book.

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 6d

I didn’t watch, and we won. You’re welcome Philadelphia.
(It was me, I was the jinx)

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

No it really is though. You’ll have to go see.

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

Not even close dude. Not even close. This ain’t Philly Elmo.

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

Not that I noticed?

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Dr. Allison Beetlejuice (she/her) 🌈 @allisonbetus.bsky.social · 7d

Folks, if ICE shot a pastor in the head with a pepper ball on camera, what do you think they do to people behind closed doors?

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s video of the incident

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

Hahaha it has also occurred to me that I may be the jinx…

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

God bless Portland

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

Im also glad to see it recognize the difference between the Sierra Nevada and Jefferson State, for they are weird neighbors. 😅

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 7d

I am glad to see that this map also does not know which region Tulsa belongs in. After living there, I was always confused because it is soooooo Southern but sooooo Midwest. 🤷🏻‍♀️

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 8d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 7d

Sale ongoing. A $2 book! And it’s good!!! #medievalsky

Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 8d

yoooooooo go get books from @bookshop.org

the ebook of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's THE BRIGHT AGES is $1.99!!!!!!

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 8d

I miss this internet...

Internet Archive @archive.org · 8d

🐹 Before viral videos on TikTok or YouTube, there was Hampsterdance.

Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.

You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...

#Wayback1T

🧵

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 8d

Solidarity, friend.

Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 8d

I sprained my ankle making coffee this morning. And that is what it's like to be in your 40s, I guess.

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