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Donovan Schaefer

@feelingtheory.bsky.social

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Teaching/writing about emotion, secularism, & power at @upennrels.bsky.social Current projects: Conspiracy theory, secular artifacts, Confederate commemoration 🐱🐱 Brighton & Bristol 🌱 ⓥ food 🏙️ Philly ✍️📚: http://donovanschaefer.com/research

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 27d

Manuscript submitted for review!

95,000 words. 48 chapters. 4 years of work.

Extremely excited to be bringing this into the world with my brilliant collaborators Olivia Haynie and @justinseward.bsky.social!

The False Image of History Project @falseimage.bsky.social · 28d

Coming soon to a library near you: The False Image of History Project book!

We're thrilled to announce that the False Image of History project will be published as a book as part of the Reconstructing America series at Fordham University Press @fordhampress.bsky.social!

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 19m

Was thinking while reading this yesterday we need that Workwear guy to do a rundown on what's going on with the suits here

Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 22m

Philly folks! Go check out Say She Ate, new vegan spot at the location of the old Govinda's.

We talked to the proprietor who said his mission is to bring the style of Mumbai cafes to Philly (while also sprinkling in some Govinda's classics).

Bene dosa and cardamom chai not to be missed!

Vegan chicken cheesesteak with chopped red pepper

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Bench Ansfield @benchansfield.bsky.social · 2h

Join @ceaweaver.bsky.social, Sarah Seidman, and me for a wide-ranging discussion about the fight for housing justice from the '70s to today. This Saturday @museumofcityny.bsky.social 2:30.

Come thru right after the #nokings protest!

DISCOUNT CODE: Students can use code BX10 for 50% off their order

Flyer for the event "Front Tenements to Towers: Redlining, Resilience, and the Burning of the Bronx" at the Museum of the City of New York on 10/18 at 2:30. Features the cover of the book Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City.

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 4h

Pro tip: This also applies to literally everything else produced by AI

Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 8h

A.I. generated videos are like dreams - you find your own fascinating and no one else gives a shit about them

Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 19h

don't forget cheating on term papers

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 23h

Trump has created a political culture in which cruelty is celebrated, rewarded, and admired.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 2d

A man was wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit for more than 40 years. As soon as he was exonerated, ICE picked him up to deport him to a country he has not lived in since he was a baby www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently Drew Struzan passed. I just learned that he basically pulled an all nighter to paint his famous poster for The Thing without seeing the film or reading the script. Can AI do that?
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

The Thing | The story behind Drew Struzan's iconic poster

Artist Drew Struzan created an iconic poster for John Carpenter’s The Thing. Incredibly, it was conceived and painted in a matter of hours…

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 1d

I find undergrads don't seem to know this, either, so I think it's just an area that's being de-emphasized somewhere upstream in their education and it's fallen through the cracks. Not unlike the "everything is a novel now" effect.

Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 1d

Assistant professor of philosophy job at Duke Kunshan University (Kunshan, China). Area of specialization relevant to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.

jobs.chronicle.com/job/37893016...

Assistant Professor of Philosophy - Kunshan, Suzhou job with Duke Kunshan University | 37893016

Duke Kunshan University (DKU) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in philosophy beginning in fall 2026.

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 1d

Science and religion folks: Check out this job posting at one of the most storied religious studies departments in the country--and share with our junior colleagues!

unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Assistant Professor

The Department of Religious Studies is recruiting for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Religion and Science. Candidates should have broad training in their field of expertise, a commitment to int...

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

Biden's numbers had VA and NM on the board. If he stays in we really ran the risk of Trump+5 and close to 60 senate seats

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics are released from plastic when exposed to heat, including leaching from tea bags into hot tea and plastic containers releasing nanoplastics when microwaved. While health effects are still unclear, minimizing heating plastic is a simple way to reduce exposure.

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 1d

"Criminal Offers All People in Park Opportunity to Get Mugged after First Victim Escapes"

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a source

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d

People should spend less time talking about what they (claim to) have read with strangers online and more time reading stuff and discussing it with people they respect, face to face.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 2d

is this how CBS is gonna work now? using bari weiss's personal blog to launder poorly sourced and lightly edited stories (complete with a misspelling of mamdani's name in the headline) that would never pass muster if reported directly by a real news source?

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Penn Religious Studies @upennrels.bsky.social · 2d

Happening today! Please consider attending if you're thinking about applying for our doctoral program.

Penn Religious Studies @upennrels.bsky.social · 13d

Interested in applying for the PHD program in Religious Studies at Penn? Join graduate chair Donovan Schaefer and graduate coordinator Katelyn Stoler for this online information session and Q&A on Oct. 13!

No registration required. Details at this link!

rels.sas.upenn.edu/events/2025/...

RELS Information Session for Prospective Doctoral Students | Department of Religious Studies

rels.sas.upenn.edu

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

Religion scholars: One week left to apply to be my colleague in the small but mighty Religion Department at my small liberal arts college. We are hiring a TT professor of Religion in the US. Right now we have four religion professors, and you could be number five! slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2425

Religion in the United States Tenure Track Position

Sarah Lawrence College seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in Religion in the United States, to begin in fall 2026. We seek scholars from the fields of religious studies, area studies, and hi...

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