Shamira Gelbman
@shamiragelbman.bsky.social
Author of The Civil Rights Lobby http://tinyurl.com/32tzxran
Brooklyn in Indiana 🏙️🌽
Poli Sci Prof at Wabash College 🔔
I tweet solely in my own capacity, not on behalf of the College
Brooklyn in Indiana 🏙️🌽
Poli Sci Prof at Wabash College 🔔
I tweet solely in my own capacity, not on behalf of the College
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The Civil Rights Lobby, published by @templeunivpress.bsky.social in 2021.
It's about the importance of coordination capacity in large/diverse lobbying coalitions, illustrated by the 1950s-60s experience of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Buy it here: tupress.temple.edu/books/the-ci...
It's about the importance of coordination capacity in large/diverse lobbying coalitions, illustrated by the 1950s-60s experience of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Buy it here: tupress.temple.edu/books/the-ci...
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
Michael Bohacek, an Republican state senator in Indiana, says he is a “NO” on Trump’s redistricting push, pointing to the president’s use of a slur
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Michael Bohacek, an Republican state senator in Indiana, says he is a “NO” on Trump’s redistricting push, pointing to the president’s use of a slur
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And Thanksgiving kugel #2 👩🍳
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
And Thanksgiving kugel #2 👩🍳
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Thanksgiving kugel #1 😎
Also, I can't believe I used to make like 25 of these in a day 😳
Also, I can't believe I used to make like 25 of these in a day 😳
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thanksgiving kugel #1 😎
Also, I can't believe I used to make like 25 of these in a day 😳
Also, I can't believe I used to make like 25 of these in a day 😳
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
"This meeting should have been an email," but in 1954👀
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"This meeting should have been an email," but in 1954👀
RSVPed. Who else will be there?
As Hoosiers head into the holiday weekend, lawmakers are lining up for December gerrymandering that no one asked for. Join us 12/1 for a Rally Against Redistricting. Wear purple & make it clear we choose elected officials, not the other way around. RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/acluin/event/868127/
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
RSVPed. Who else will be there?
Indiana is exhausting 😫
Indiana Senate Republicans reversed course on redistricting Tuesday, announcing they will convene Dec. 8 to reach a “final decision” on redrawing the state’s congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Facing Threats and Intimidation, Indiana Republicans Will Vote on Redistricting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Indiana is exhausting 😫
TFW your sabbatical research turns up margarine lobbyist action shots 👀🧈
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
TFW your sabbatical research turns up margarine lobbyist action shots 👀🧈
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
Before marrying V.O. Key, Cora Luella Gettys was one of the first women to receive a PhD in political science. In addition to publications in her own name, she was an RA to many political scientists in the "Chicago School" in the 20s & 30s, and edited without authorship VO's most influential books.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Before marrying V.O. Key, Cora Luella Gettys was one of the first women to receive a PhD in political science. In addition to publications in her own name, she was an RA to many political scientists in the "Chicago School" in the 20s & 30s, and edited without authorship VO's most influential books.
This week's read for next week's book club meet 📚 🍺
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This week's read for next week's book club meet 📚 🍺
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
University students who were provided with a free gym card (in a randomized experiment) exercised more and had a significant improvement in academic performance. The treated students were also less likely to drop out of classes
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
University students who were provided with a free gym card (in a randomized experiment) exercised more and had a significant improvement in academic performance. The treated students were also less likely to drop out of classes
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Makes me nostalgic for the short headlines of yore
Why "in outburst"? Is that supposed to be a sort of excuse?
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Makes me nostalgic for the short headlines of yore
Ooh, I should read this 👀
Henry H. Sapoznik talked with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his new book, The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City. tinyurl.com/43c7pndn
#podcast #ReadUP #nyc #newyorkcity
#podcast #ReadUP #nyc #newyorkcity
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ooh, I should read this 👀
So I'm down this rabbit hole because one of my postwar women lobbyists wrote that Senator Langer "had listened sympathetically to [her] problem [regarding school lunch legislation] and ... pulled [her] top-knot" earlier that same night.
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So I'm down this rabbit hole because one of my postwar women lobbyists wrote that Senator Langer "had listened sympathetically to [her] problem [regarding school lunch legislation] and ... pulled [her] top-knot" earlier that same night.
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Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
Now available for pre-order 👀
My accidental 2nd book: an encyclopedia featuring contributions by ~55 profs, librarians, independent scholars, grad students & undergrads. It's been a wild ride since I joined the project, so it's great to see it come to fruition! www.bloomsbury.com/us/youth-act...
My accidental 2nd book: an encyclopedia featuring contributions by ~55 profs, librarians, independent scholars, grad students & undergrads. It's been a wild ride since I joined the project, so it's great to see it come to fruition! www.bloomsbury.com/us/youth-act...
Youth Activism in America
Explore the past, present, and future of political activism and engagement of American youth in this illuminating encyclopedia. In addition to exploring and exp…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Now available for pre-order 👀
My accidental 2nd book: an encyclopedia featuring contributions by ~55 profs, librarians, independent scholars, grad students & undergrads. It's been a wild ride since I joined the project, so it's great to see it come to fruition! www.bloomsbury.com/us/youth-act...
My accidental 2nd book: an encyclopedia featuring contributions by ~55 profs, librarians, independent scholars, grad students & undergrads. It's been a wild ride since I joined the project, so it's great to see it come to fruition! www.bloomsbury.com/us/youth-act...
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
We're back! Today in The Important Work, Helen Choi and Vance Ricks write about assigning @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI to their students in courses where they had not previously assigned books--and how it went. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/we-made-ou...
We made our students read a book!
And we'd do it again
theimportantwork.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We're back! Today in The Important Work, Helen Choi and Vance Ricks write about assigning @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI to their students in courses where they had not previously assigned books--and how it went. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/we-made-ou...
Many years ago, before I had tenure and when my much-younger brother was about just old enough to read my business card: "It says you're an assistant professor. I thought you were a real one."
What's the most devastating burn you've ever heard from a child?
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Many years ago, before I had tenure and when my much-younger brother was about just old enough to read my business card: "It says you're an assistant professor. I thought you were a real one."
Could be useful in #PSC111
new video up at my youtube page on the history of the filibuster and why it’s Bad. watch/share/subscribe/etc!
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4
What's the deal with the filibuster?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Could be useful in #PSC111
This is a whole mood
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is a whole mood
publish or perish 🤷♀️
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
publish or perish 🤷♀️
Reposted by Shamira Gelbman
Career Advice | A Way to Save the Essay
We can encourage slow thinking by reimagining the essay as a scaffolded, in-class—and AI-free—assignment, Lily Abadal writes. https://bit.ly/3LkPgwH
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
We can encourage slow thinking by reimagining the essay as a scaffolded, in-class—and AI-free—assignment, Lily Abadal writes. https://bit.ly/3LkPgwH
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Career Advice | A Way to Save the Essay
We can encourage slow thinking by reimagining the essay as a scaffolded, in-class—and AI-free—assignment, Lily Abadal writes. https://bit.ly/3LkPgwH
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
We can encourage slow thinking by reimagining the essay as a scaffolded, in-class—and AI-free—assignment, Lily Abadal writes. https://bit.ly/3LkPgwH
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd