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Shifra Diamond
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Freelance editor of scholarly nonfiction. Humanities, critical theory, cultural studies, interdisciplinarity. Member @efafreelancers.bsky.social. Education chair for EFA/Editors Canada Academic Editing Chapter.
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Happening tonight (Tues 6/24): Save Our Science, a national panel on current times in science & research! Hosted by @biotechnetworks.bsky.social and moderated by @ellenkuwana.bsky.social‬, followed by mentoring & networking. Registration & info: conta.cc/3HRl8ah #StandUpForScience #AcademicEditors
June 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Excellent move by the MLA, AHA, and ACLS.
May 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Tonight! Join me at the Academic Editing chapter’s Coffee Chat to discuss the impact of the current political climate on our editing practices and businesses. 7 p.m. EDT. Open to all editors. To register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Register to join the Academic Editing chapter’s April Coffee Chat on Wednesday, April 23 at 4 p.m. PTD / 7 p.m. ETD to talk about how the current US administration’s executive orders are affecting aca...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Academic Publishers Braced for Slowdown as Trump DEI Purge Bites

Defunding of diversity-related research may deter American university libraries from buying titles in contentious topic areas, publishers fear. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iMLCag
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March 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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The top trending word search on merriam-webster.com right now is "petrified" and the next is "fascism."
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February 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Tomorrow (Feb 20 at 6:00pm ET): A Candid Conversation on "Everyday Language's Ableist Origins" with Dayna Reidenouer, editor, book coach, and ghostwriter (@yourpublishingbff). Presented by EFA's EDIT committee. All are welcome. RSVP and details: www.the-efa.org/event/edit-p...

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February 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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darioll.bsky.social Dario Llinares @darioll.bsky.social · Feb 8
The new episode of the Cinematologists is a collaboration with the BFI Chantal Akerman retrospective - Adventures in Perception. We discuss the impact of @sightsoundmag.bsky.social poll result but reflect on her legacy beyond the groundbreaking Jeanne Dielman:

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February 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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I got mad at the New York Times after their editorial board released an opinion piece condemning Trump's anti-trans EOs and I decided to write about how the paper of record laundered transphobia into the mainstream and paved the road for Trump's transphobia. www.patreon.com/posts/nyt-ed...
The NYT Editorial Board's Shameless Pro-Trans Stance | Katelyn Burns
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February 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Glad to see this CFP: Women Studies Quarterly (WSQ) is looking for essays and researched articles on the "social, affective, and political consequences of living with chronic illness." Deadline March 14. #chronicillness, #humanities, #feministtheory, #feministwriting, @feministpress.bsky.social
WSQ Call for Papers: Living with Chronic Illness - Center for the Humanities
As a partner of Women Studies Quarterly (WSQ), the Center for the Humanities is excited to share this call for papers for a spring 2026 special WSQ issue Living with Chronic Illness which will be co-e...
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February 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.

We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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@lizsaila.bsky.social
A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives. A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.
January 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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New on here: follow @whpt.bsky.social for updates on women in the history of political thought & an upcoming conference in May 2025! Share widely and consider adding to your starter packs!
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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What does it mean to write a book as a contingent scholar? It means to do something that's already hard enough on its own, but also to do it without the (admittedly eroding) supports of full-time tenure-track employment--time, funding, library access, and a steady job.

Recognize this work. 🗃️
2024 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
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European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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If you’re working on a topic related to academic publishing and might be interested in writing a short-from monograph like Matt’s, I’d be very happy to discuss a proposal with you (as editor of the academic strand in the CUP Publishing and Book Culture series). In the meantime do read Matt’s book!
matthewshaw.bsky.social Matt Shaw @matthewshaw.bsky.social · Dec 2
Hurrah! It's made it through the cyberattack and out into the (digital world)! Libraries and the Academic Book - bit.ly/3Zj9OZA
Libraries and the Academic Book
Cambridge Core - Printing and Publishing History - Libraries and the Academic Book
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December 2, 2024 at 9:44 AM
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FYI for my fellow #copyeditors: if you've been waiting to buy the printed version of #CMOS18, it's included in the new Reading Catalog from U of Chicago Press. Get a 30% discount with code READING24. buff.ly/3OiJiud

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uchicagopress.bsky.social The University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · Dec 1
Looking for holiday gifts for the readers, history buffs, art lovers, foodies, or philosophers in your life? Place your orders by December 4 for holiday delivery, and enjoy 30% off all books in the Reading Catalog when you use code READING24 at checkout on our site.
https://buff.ly/3OiJiud
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December 2, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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I love this!
"Keep your grubby politician hands off my freakin books." Sticker sales benefit @everylibrary.bsky.social.

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everylibrary.bsky.social EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Nov 22
FROM NOW THROUGH 12/25, $1 from every Grubby Politician Hands sticker sold here will be donated to EveryLibrary to help support libraries and fight book bans.

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November 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Interested in what's going on at the academic editing chapter of @efafreelancers.bsky.social and @editorscanada.bsky.social? Check out our November newsletter, with details on our Dec 20 coffee chat, new editing courses, a report on AI in scholarly publishing, and more.
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et al.: The Academic Editing Chapter's Newsletter November 2024
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November 22, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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Want to join me at Emerson College?

They're hiring an Editor-in-Chief for Ploughshares, the literary journal. It's a faculty position, and we've got a great faculty union.

#WritingCommunity #AmEditing #Publishing #PublishingJobs

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Editor-in-Chief of Ploughshares | Open-Rank Faculty Position in Writing, Literature and Publishing
Join our community and experience Emerson College! The Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing invites applications for an Editor-in-Chief for the literary journal Ploughshares / open-rank (t...
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November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom?

@transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:
Trans Journalists Association
Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their careers.
www.transjournalists.org
November 21, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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How does your press #StepUP? There are a multitude of ways that university presses StepUP. Today on our blog we delve into how we take action.
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#UPWeek
How We #StepUP
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November 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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🗃️The JWH has been migrating from that other site to this one. Could you please give us a boost here (and there) to move our followers to this more pleasant place? Thank you!
November 1, 2023 at 12:44 PM