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Campaign for Southern Equality @southernequality.bsky.social · 3h

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a trailblazing trans rights advocate who shaped our movement for the better. Thank you, Miss Major, for spending your life fighting for a world where Black trans people can live, thrive, and find rest. buff.ly/xuAitgj

Trailblazing trans activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy has died - Arkansas Times

Transgender elder, activist and icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy died Monday at her home in Little Rock. She was 78. Her life was a careening history lesson in oppression and defiance.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3h

An excellent collection!

Hand holding a copy of the book Nameless Woman: an anthology of fiction by trans women of color. The face of a woman is on the cover.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 4h

Taboo with Tom Hardy and Deadwood

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 4h

I read a good portion of my exam list while walking on a treadmill

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 7h

Woop! My next book, HOT TYPE, a cultural history of the Linotype and the arc of mass media, is available for preorder & 25% off at Waterstones, for my UK friends. (I'm still editing it!) It's a fascinating & epic tale. Preorders are much-appreciated: www.waterstones.com/book/hot-typ...

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Joseph Howley @illdottore.bsky.social · 9h

This fellowship changed the trajectory of my career and my time on its committees is the most worthwhile professional service I have ever done. Please apply and help us spread the word

Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 13d

The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at RBS invites applicants to its 2025 cohort of Junior Fellows.

Applications are due 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

For details about this & other RBS scholarships & fellowships, visit tinyurl.com/Apply-SoFCB-2025

A vertically oriented rectangular graphic is split into an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper half shows a photo of a woman with pulled-back dark brown hair wearing a dark dress jacket and scarf. To her left, bold black text reads “I feel no hesitation saying that joining the SoFCB fully transformed my academic life and research.” Below the woman, smaller text in white reads, “Elizaveta Strakhov, Past President, Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB)”. The lower portion of the graphic has a mostly white background with a couple of horizontal bars in gray and black. Text in white, black, red, and yellow reads, “Apply now! The SoFCB Junior Fellows Program. Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 November 2025. Learn more & apply at tinyurl.com/Apply-SoFCB-2025.”

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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 13d

The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at RBS invites applicants to its 2025 cohort of Junior Fellows.

Applications are due 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

For details about this & other RBS scholarships & fellowships, visit tinyurl.com/Apply-SoFCB-2025

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Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 21h

Found a type specimen sheet scan I liked online, so I Photoshopped some improvements 🌈 for now (want to recreate if w/letterpress & a more-colors rainbow gradient, if I ever have access to the right sizes of Bernhard Gothic Medium type...) #letterpress

A historical American Type Founders brochure spread that's been digitally edited to make it queer. It uses Bernhard Gothic Medium type and says in red, small, all caps: "Bernhard Gothic Medium Queer". Large type that's dark charcoal over an offset olive edge, with the 3 queerest words having a red-orange-purple gradient offset edge instead, says "Queer Type is the Product of Queer Craftsmen Who Take Great Pride in Doing Their Work WELL!" Small type at the bottom, all caps, red, says "American Type Founders Company Improved". The page has been digital edited to remove some of the noise from the see-through type on the page backs visible in the original (next image).

Original scan of a historical American Type Founders brochure spread. It uses Bernhard Gothic Medium type and says in red, small, all caps: "Bernhard Gothic Medium" (missing the final word "queer" that I added in my Photoshopped image). Large type that's dark charcoal over an offset olive edge says "American Type is the Product of American Craftsmen Who Take Great Pride in Doing Their Work WELL!" Small type at the bottom, all caps, red, says "American Type Founders Company" ("American" instead of "Queer" as photoshopped in the previous image, and without the added final word "improved". The image hasn't been cleaned in Photoshop, so more noise from the pages being mildly transparent and having dark type on their backs is visible.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta get me some of those!

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Penn Material Texts @pennmaterialtexts.bsky.social · 2d

Previous talks from this semester and earlier can be accessed on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@pennsworksh...

Penn's Workshop in the History of Material Texts

Founded by Peter Stallybrass in 1993, the Workshop in the History of Material Texts has been influential in its broad approach to the topic. We are interested in all aspects of how texts take material...

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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · 2d

I am looking for recommendations for recent scholarship about the English Civil War from a literary historical perspective, what have you got? Realizing that both my knowledge and confidence in that knowledge crater c. 1640.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

How’s your dissertation going?

Eric Bellmore @bellmore.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Fall semester starts tomorrow..."

N.J. Gallegos @drspookyer.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“It sure is quiet…”

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Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 2d

. @mikevdsanden.bsky.social: "What melodies can be found in typography?" Uses Processing+VCV Rack to treat digital font characters as piano rolls, generate viz+sound files from "playing" over them:

mikevdsanden on Instagram: "What melodies can be found in typography? (🔊 SOUND ON)The question popped into my head while I was experimenting with audio in VCV…"

What melodies can be found in typography? (🔊 SOUND ON)The question popped into my head while I was experimenting with audio in VCV Rack. I imagined characters becoming a piano roll. Could I connect Processing? Once I had a proof of concept, I was hooked. Over the past few weeks, I built it out, adding features as I went.Processing sends MIDI note data — pitch, velocity, and gate — to VCV Rack. The tool is built on layered tracks: each track can be routed to its own channel and has tweakable options. You can change the character sequence, typeface, and clock speed. I’ve added multiple scales. Currently all in C, but I can imagine the system could grow into a full instrument. To prevent floods of notes, each track has a range control on the right: drag the top or bottom rows to set the active band.I had a lot of fun building this tool. It gave me a chance to combine my love for music with coding. For context, I’m a beginner in VCV Rack: most of my patches came from tutorials. If you’re experienced with VCV Rack, I’d love to see what you can make with it. There’s a download link on my website.➡️ I added a small tutorial in the last slide to get you started.Typefaces from the The font starter pack by @pangram.pangram. #vcvrack #processing #graphicdesign #creativecoding #genartclub #procedual #coding #motiongraphics #newmedia #new_media_art #digitalart #modernart #computerart #processing #contemporarytype #type01 #modularsynth #webgl #typespire #posterdesign #typedesign #typedaily #showusyourtype #kinetictypography #interactiondesign

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

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Walt Whitman @skeetsofgrass.bsky.social · 2d

My left hand hooks you round the waist,

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

I think it was @kennedyprints.bsky.social who said cooper black is the typeface of the revolution. I’d wear the heck out of this shirt.

Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social · 2d

Not in all caps, but I have that shirt. I'd buy it again to give PBS money though, and I get comments every time I wear it.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously. It's my favorite conference every year.

J.D. Sargan @jdsargan.bsky.social · 3d

Your challenge for this weekend is to put in an abstract for Queer Bibliography 2026. It's what all the cool kids are doing.

The theme is Space, Place, Community (widely understood, certainly not limited to the South). CFP: shorturl.at/XAVJ0; Submit: forms.gle/XD7FgrrStp3j...

Athens GA and online

Poster reads: March 12–14, 2026; Queer Bibliography in the South: Space, Place, Community; University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

👀👀

Walt Whitman @skeetsofgrass.bsky.social · 3d

Our rendezvous is fitly appointed .... God will be there and wait till we come.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Also, if you don't know about it yet there is often really good advice on briarpress.org if you have the patience to wade through a lot of differing opinions.

Briar Press | A letterpress community

Briar Press: A letterpress community. Museum of Printing Presses, Letterpress Classifieds, Printer's Yellow Pages, and vintage postscript artwork for download.

briarpress.org

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

a thin layer of kerosene I think is the best. Also, as a general rule, you should oil the press every time you use it to keep it in the best working order. Some might say this is over kill but that's how I was trained.

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Or use a more gentle scotchbrite scrubber instead of steel wool.

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

I think you can still use the 50/50 lemon and vinegar and very fine steel wool. I will admit that I keep the ink disk on my C&P maintained by wiping it down with kerosene after every cleaning.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

you can probably use a 50/50 lemon juice and vinegar solution in a spray bottle with very fine steel wool. Dry thoroughly and then seal with paste wax.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

love the table tops. I have several Kelseys which are even more like your Adana.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

I recommend Johnson's Paste Wax if you can get it there.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 3d

you don't need to repaint it. You can take the current paint and rust off and the use a wax to seal the original iron black patina.

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