Letta Page
@lettapage.bsky.social
(all pronouns welcome, but please don’t ma’am me)
Disarmingly earnest independent sociology editor. pagesmithing.com
@contexts.org
@standuprecords.bsky.social
Disarmingly earnest independent sociology editor. pagesmithing.com
@contexts.org
@standuprecords.bsky.social
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Letta Page
@lettapage.bsky.social
· Jan 4
For folks who don’t know all the things an editor does, when do you typically get involved in the process?
Excellent #askaneditor question! I’ll answer in a few replies, focusing on what I (try to) do and knowing that you’ll get slightly different answers from different editors, editrixes, and word-nerds of all sorts.
Off to buy my first pair of hockey skates. This is happening!
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Off to buy my first pair of hockey skates. This is happening!
This week, thanks to @navajoprof.bsky.social, I learned of the life and work of Dr. Dwanna McKay, whose legacy of scholarship, advocacy, mentorship, and deep commitment to making the world better will sure carry forward for generations. Read more! www.integrityfuneralservice.com/obituaries/d...
Dr. Dwanna McKay Obituary November 11, 2025 - Integrity Funeral Service
View Dr. Dwanna McKay's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
www.integrityfuneralservice.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This week, thanks to @navajoprof.bsky.social, I learned of the life and work of Dr. Dwanna McKay, whose legacy of scholarship, advocacy, mentorship, and deep commitment to making the world better will sure carry forward for generations. Read more! www.integrityfuneralservice.com/obituaries/d...
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Fourteen suburban mothers formed a silent circle outside the Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until the deputies forcibly removed them.
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fourteen suburban mothers formed a silent circle outside the Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until the deputies forcibly removed them.
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
Donated today to Farmlink's project to deliver 10 million pounds of fresh food to communities in need by the end of the month--with #SNAP on the line and foodbanks stressed, these deliveries are crucial to fighting hunger! Want to join me? Check out www.farmlinkproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Donated today to Farmlink's project to deliver 10 million pounds of fresh food to communities in need by the end of the month--with #SNAP on the line and foodbanks stressed, these deliveries are crucial to fighting hunger! Want to join me? Check out www.farmlinkproject.org
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A letter from the editorial team: contexts.org/articles/a-n...
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A letter from the editorial team: contexts.org/articles/a-n...
Strawberry rhubarb milkshake. That’s really it. Just wanted to make sure you knew about this possibility. It’s bringing me joy, filling my cup, and all the other word-art gerunds, even in the midst of *waves hands* everything.
September 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Strawberry rhubarb milkshake. That’s really it. Just wanted to make sure you knew about this possibility. It’s bringing me joy, filling my cup, and all the other word-art gerunds, even in the midst of *waves hands* everything.
🚨Academic friends: My editing schedule in October has opened up--and I have room for 3 journal article edits this month! Let me know if you or a colleague is in need of my services 📝
September 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨Academic friends: My editing schedule in October has opened up--and I have room for 3 journal article edits this month! Let me know if you or a colleague is in need of my services 📝
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For those of you that like free samples, we put a track from our recent Dick Davy release up on our #soundcloud page (produced by @jasonklamm.com). We're particularly proud of this record, and hope that you pick up a digital, or even better, a #vinyl copy.
Look to comments for guidance.
Look to comments for guidance.
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
For those of you that like free samples, we put a track from our recent Dick Davy release up on our #soundcloud page (produced by @jasonklamm.com). We're particularly proud of this record, and hope that you pick up a digital, or even better, a #vinyl copy.
Look to comments for guidance.
Look to comments for guidance.
Donated today to @ienearth.bsky.social in honor of Simone Senogles, Indigenous climate justice and #MMIW activist. Founded in 1990, the IEN works on environmental and EJ issues; it'll make good use of your $ if you want to join me! www.ienearth.org
www.startribune.com/simone-senog...
www.startribune.com/simone-senog...
Simone Senogles, Indigenous feminist and environmental advocate, dies at 54
Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral service Friday in Red Lake.
www.startribune.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Donated today to @ienearth.bsky.social in honor of Simone Senogles, Indigenous climate justice and #MMIW activist. Founded in 1990, the IEN works on environmental and EJ issues; it'll make good use of your $ if you want to join me! www.ienearth.org
www.startribune.com/simone-senog...
www.startribune.com/simone-senog...
Saying “I got so many vaccines both arms hurt” is basically the new “I ate so much shrimp, I got iodine poisoning.”
September 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Saying “I got so many vaccines both arms hurt” is basically the new “I ate so much shrimp, I got iodine poisoning.”
Current projects: @contexts.org’s last 2 print issues, injection assistance providers, Catholic rebels, sovereignty in the Marshall Islands, social media polarization, Chicago and gangs, talking about guns, skulls and statistics. My job keeps it interesting! What are you working on?
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Current projects: @contexts.org’s last 2 print issues, injection assistance providers, Catholic rebels, sovereignty in the Marshall Islands, social media polarization, Chicago and gangs, talking about guns, skulls and statistics. My job keeps it interesting! What are you working on?
Excellent earlybird vibes at Berlin for the Children of Incarcerated Caregivers fall fundraiser! Learn more and, if you’re inspired and able, join us in donating at cicmn.org
September 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excellent earlybird vibes at Berlin for the Children of Incarcerated Caregivers fall fundraiser! Learn more and, if you’re inspired and able, join us in donating at cicmn.org
Tiny writing tip: Avoid starting paragraphs with discounting words like while, although, and despite. They subtly signal that the reader doesn't need to care about the first part of the sentence/entirety of the paragraph, and avoiding them makes your writing more confident. #writeon
August 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Tiny writing tip: Avoid starting paragraphs with discounting words like while, although, and despite. They subtly signal that the reader doesn't need to care about the first part of the sentence/entirety of the paragraph, and avoiding them makes your writing more confident. #writeon
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Human Rights Watch is hiring a senior researcher for its U.S. immigrant rights program.
Not many non-newsroom jobs are this similar to the day to day work of journalism. If you’re a journalist and considering getting out, seriously take a look. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Not many non-newsroom jobs are this similar to the day to day work of journalism. If you’re a journalist and considering getting out, seriously take a look. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Senior Researcher, Immigrants Rights
Multiple Locations Considered
job-boards.greenhouse.io
August 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Human Rights Watch is hiring a senior researcher for its U.S. immigrant rights program.
Not many non-newsroom jobs are this similar to the day to day work of journalism. If you’re a journalist and considering getting out, seriously take a look. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Not many non-newsroom jobs are this similar to the day to day work of journalism. If you’re a journalist and considering getting out, seriously take a look. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
I met my dearest friend Shanna on the first day of the 7th grade. I was wearing a shirt that said, on one side, "Youth Against Fascism," and, on the other, "I Believe Anita Hill." Who ever would have thought the shirt would remain as relevant as the friendship in 2025?
August 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I met my dearest friend Shanna on the first day of the 7th grade. I was wearing a shirt that said, on one side, "Youth Against Fascism," and, on the other, "I Believe Anita Hill." Who ever would have thought the shirt would remain as relevant as the friendship in 2025?
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Hot damn! @uchicagopress.bsky.social is now shipping @joshpage.bsky.social and @joesoss.bsky.social's lively and incisive new book on the reorientation of US policing and punishment toward the relentless extraction of resources from America's most vulnerable. Only $26! tinyurl.com/LegalPlunderBook
July 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hot damn! @uchicagopress.bsky.social is now shipping @joshpage.bsky.social and @joesoss.bsky.social's lively and incisive new book on the reorientation of US policing and punishment toward the relentless extraction of resources from America's most vulnerable. Only $26! tinyurl.com/LegalPlunderBook
What? This is super cool and super timely: on Monday, Trump signed EOs targeting jurisdictions curbing cash bail, a predatory CJ practice that makes billions for private industry but does nothing to increase safety or ensure court appearance. tinyurl.com/BailEO Glad you're running for office, Chris!
Just finished the intro to this book (Legal Plunder) and I can already tell it’s gonna be a good one. @joshpage.bsky.social & @joesoss.bsky.social are diving deep into how the government and businesses use policing, punishment, and immigrant detention to extract revenues from communities.
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What? This is super cool and super timely: on Monday, Trump signed EOs targeting jurisdictions curbing cash bail, a predatory CJ practice that makes billions for private industry but does nothing to increase safety or ensure court appearance. tinyurl.com/BailEO Glad you're running for office, Chris!
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Can you believe there are even more @contexts.org editors ready to talk to prospective authors? And while @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, @lettapage.bsky.social, and @aminghaziani.bsky.social are the “exiting team”, our incoming editor David Grazian is also at #ASA2025 and eager to meet you! #sociology
August 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Can you believe there are even more @contexts.org editors ready to talk to prospective authors? And while @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, @lettapage.bsky.social, and @aminghaziani.bsky.social are the “exiting team”, our incoming editor David Grazian is also at #ASA2025 and eager to meet you! #sociology
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These are the faces of @contextsmag editors who can’t wait to hear your ideas, #ASA2025 @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @lettapage.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
These are the faces of @contextsmag editors who can’t wait to hear your ideas, #ASA2025 @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @lettapage.bsky.social
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the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
August 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that
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Into books about social (in)justice and saying goodbye to landmark bars of Minneapolis's West Bank? Join me to celebrate the release of @joshpage.bsky.social and @joesoss.bsky.social's book Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice at @palmersman.bsky.social! #sociology #booksky
July 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Into books about social (in)justice and saying goodbye to landmark bars of Minneapolis's West Bank? Join me to celebrate the release of @joshpage.bsky.social and @joesoss.bsky.social's book Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice at @palmersman.bsky.social! #sociology #booksky
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Since this was written, the "B" representing bisexual Americans in the remaining "LGB" acronym has also been removed from the national memorial literature. It is difficult to keep up with the damage being done. @dcunningham-stl.bsky.social @contexts.org @lettapage.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Since this was written, the "B" representing bisexual Americans in the remaining "LGB" acronym has also been removed from the national memorial literature. It is difficult to keep up with the damage being done. @dcunningham-stl.bsky.social @contexts.org @lettapage.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social
Into books about social (in)justice and saying goodbye to landmark bars of Minneapolis's West Bank? Join me to celebrate the release of @joshpage.bsky.social and @joesoss.bsky.social's book Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice at @palmersman.bsky.social! #sociology #booksky
July 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Into books about social (in)justice and saying goodbye to landmark bars of Minneapolis's West Bank? Join me to celebrate the release of @joshpage.bsky.social and @joesoss.bsky.social's book Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice at @palmersman.bsky.social! #sociology #booksky
[email protected]'s latest is a novel, not a work of sociology, yet it's undeniably a love letter to the discipline, a Vegas noir about the shadowy dealings of a seemingly leaderless (and possibly rudderless) "marketing" outfit known as The Set Up. Fab summer reading!
tinyurl.com/setupbook
tinyurl.com/setupbook
The Set Up
Ally, an aspiring actress, is about to give up on getting her big break. But then, after another disappointing audition, a charismatic scene partner says he has a fun gig for her. Soon, Ally is making...
tinyurl.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
[email protected]'s latest is a novel, not a work of sociology, yet it's undeniably a love letter to the discipline, a Vegas noir about the shadowy dealings of a seemingly leaderless (and possibly rudderless) "marketing" outfit known as The Set Up. Fab summer reading!
tinyurl.com/setupbook
tinyurl.com/setupbook