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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds

@jlphistory.bsky.social

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Disability-based historian. I defended my dissertation and now I'm not sure what to do with myself. I guess publish it. Ask me about my dogs.

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · Jun 15

Why do historians buy so many books? Is there an "end" to Canadian history? What does it mean to "do history" and why are edited collections an important part of that? What my first book haul video and find out!

#History #c19th #HistoryBookChat #disHist #HistChild 🗃️📚💙

Teenagers, Deaf People, & Archives! - A Book Haul for Teaching History (I know ALL the historians)

YouTube video by Joanna Loves History Books!

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 3h

Important addition: We were walking in the woods. The stars were so bright that I thought Cthulu might be looking for me.

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 3h

honestly pretty tired of seeing man-made horrors beyond my comprehension

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 3h

If you're wondering "how creepy is it to walk your dogs when it's very dark out and there are bunnies you can't see that your dogs can see and some strange noises are coming from the street because of the street cleaners and also you've been re-reading Frankenstein" the answer is "very".

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 17h

Alright, I'm going to prove once and for all that I'm the good child even if I didn't join the military like my brother by making an offer unhealthy salad and butter dipped buns! Right??? That'll do it????

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 17h

I would love to hear more about this class if you have the time.

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 18h

Dogs!

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 19h

It's musical theatre about not telling the cops anything

Make the Revolution Irresistible

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 21h

I do keep thinking a small dog because easier but sometimes I think about how much Footnote likes the giant horse dogs.

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 21h

It's amazing how much I just want the lives of people who go by me on my phone to have happiness and also how much I want a third dog and the means to support that dog in finding happiness.

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 22h

In my book on the history of Witchcraft trials the devil has (allegedly) draped himself across the lectern and i am thinking of @notpodium.bsky.social

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 23h

Friends, I am so tired and I have so much grading to do and I do have to deal with the hated email and burn everything to the ground but the lecture is posted and the reading questions are available and now I can at least have that bit of peace of mind.

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no, I had no idea! D: Thank you for telling me. I'm not as connected with pop culture things like that. :(

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Jealous!!!

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

True! But they are not in classrooms anymore.

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my lord. I mean, I used to live there so I'm not surprised but still

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

I actually don't think that was a great lecture but it's a done lecture! Now video is rendering and I am going to bed. The posting can happen when morale improves.

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

I record my lectures at night which means I'm incredibly tired & know I'm super funny. since it's about being a ~~~star~~~ in the 1910s I decided to wear my sparkly star dress and this is the only way I could think for you to see it and tell me I'm very witty and deserve to get paid for being so.

This is not actually a sexy view of me flopped on the bed because I'm too tired but I'm flopped on my bed wearing a serious expression and a dress made of stars.

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yay! [email protected] Thank you!!

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Russ! I will try to be funny & smart in the lecture.

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! You're kind to say so and it will give me strength through this recording.

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to hear more about your research!

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

I have seen the argument on reddit that it's "too many immigrants" but no one seems able to explain how this is still a problem when it's stopped being the issue with the colleges in Ontario - to the point where they're now struggling to stay afloat. Maybe it's not immigrants?

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

I was wondering about this framing considered @edzitron.com's reporting but then I got to "(OpenAI has a corporate partnership with The Atlantic)" and it makes sense why they're calling reality "doomsayers".
Yeah, be like WeWork. Please be like WeWork.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

The AI doomsayers are warning of a bubble, but—at least for now—that doesn't seem to matter to AI’s biggest investors, Will Gottsegen writes in The Atlantic Daily.

The AI Money Vortex

OpenAI is worth $500 billion now. What are its investors getting back?

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Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, it's me. Well, right now the dye has come out but it's me, I'm the blue-haired weirdo on campus. But I lack nose rings.

Dr. Joanna and her Evil Hellhounds @jlphistory.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sitting here imagining my lecture on fan culture in the 1920s and it's great. I hit every point in my mind.