Ellen Muehlberger
@emuehlbe.bsky.social
Michigander with ideas about ancient history, writing, cats, bikes
I'm probably gonna ask you what you're writing
Things Unseen, available open access from University of California Press: https://luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1525/luminos.253
I'm probably gonna ask you what you're writing
Things Unseen, available open access from University of California Press: https://luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1525/luminos.253
no, no worries---not great but maybe a silver lining in the smaller pool, ie, people make decisions knowing they'll still be there to feel the benefits and/or consequences? unfortunately, there's a whole lot of pie-in-the-sky/cv-polish thinking happening when you don't have to stay to see it through
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
no, no worries---not great but maybe a silver lining in the smaller pool, ie, people make decisions knowing they'll still be there to feel the benefits and/or consequences? unfortunately, there's a whole lot of pie-in-the-sky/cv-polish thinking happening when you don't have to stay to see it through
wait, no, Under*world*
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
wait, no, Under*world*
associate deans, yes, usually but the folks above them---dean of arts and sciences, provost, pres, all tend to move on
part of it is that UM is like the nursery for growing Ivy and Ivy-Plus admins, but that's intersecting with the emerging nomadic class the OP was talking about
part of it is that UM is like the nursery for growing Ivy and Ivy-Plus admins, but that's intersecting with the emerging nomadic class the OP was talking about
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
associate deans, yes, usually but the folks above them---dean of arts and sciences, provost, pres, all tend to move on
part of it is that UM is like the nursery for growing Ivy and Ivy-Plus admins, but that's intersecting with the emerging nomadic class the OP was talking about
part of it is that UM is like the nursery for growing Ivy and Ivy-Plus admins, but that's intersecting with the emerging nomadic class the OP was talking about
when the symbolism is too much: the admin building was literally half-deconstructed for the shiny CV-ballast project as bow tie left town
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
when the symbolism is too much: the admin building was literally half-deconstructed for the shiny CV-ballast project as bow tie left town
I am here putting it online that I'm mad
but it's at myself for not noticing this very obvious aspect of the thing I was writing about, which could have strengthened my argument, ugh
but it's at myself for not noticing this very obvious aspect of the thing I was writing about, which could have strengthened my argument, ugh
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I am here putting it online that I'm mad
but it's at myself for not noticing this very obvious aspect of the thing I was writing about, which could have strengthened my argument, ugh
but it's at myself for not noticing this very obvious aspect of the thing I was writing about, which could have strengthened my argument, ugh
these are my sudafed-and-boredom-fueled thoughts, might delete later
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
these are my sudafed-and-boredom-fueled thoughts, might delete later
fun enough as a boy to talk convincingly, in speech-in- character, as a former sex worker, to the standards held by your teacher and fellow classmates, all male
show up as the girl and do that? hmmmm
no wonder that exercise was a workhorse, as it was doing multiple jobs every time it was performed
show up as the girl and do that? hmmmm
no wonder that exercise was a workhorse, as it was doing multiple jobs every time it was performed
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
fun enough as a boy to talk convincingly, in speech-in- character, as a former sex worker, to the standards held by your teacher and fellow classmates, all male
show up as the girl and do that? hmmmm
no wonder that exercise was a workhorse, as it was doing multiple jobs every time it was performed
show up as the girl and do that? hmmmm
no wonder that exercise was a workhorse, as it was doing multiple jobs every time it was performed
all great, but I missed the obvious angle that Bucknell points out: having that kind of exercise to do as a rhetorical student *already* slants the whole thing against women going through the curriculum
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
all great, but I missed the obvious angle that Bucknell points out: having that kind of exercise to do as a rhetorical student *already* slants the whole thing against women going through the curriculum
having been created by teenaged boy writers, she stays in their minds and is more known to them than actual women---and thus can trap them into not knowing actual women, and thus not being politically or socially responsible to them
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
having been created by teenaged boy writers, she stays in their minds and is more known to them than actual women---and thus can trap them into not knowing actual women, and thus not being politically or socially responsible to them
and I am so, so mad that I did not observe that in my chapter---I start with a ubiquitous rhetorical exercise, answering the question "what would the prostitute come to her senses say?", and I argue that the lasting character it creates, the impossible woman, is part of the persistence of patriarchy
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
and I am so, so mad that I did not observe that in my chapter---I start with a ubiquitous rhetorical exercise, answering the question "what would the prostitute come to her senses say?", and I argue that the lasting character it creates, the impossible woman, is part of the persistence of patriarchy
That is, if you got to study rhetoric, part of what you got to do was to practice writing super-basic stereotypes about women---shrew in the kitchen, ape in the bed type stuff
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
That is, if you got to study rhetoric, part of what you got to do was to practice writing super-basic stereotypes about women---shrew in the kitchen, ape in the bed type stuff
so, our TG guests canceled (illness) and then I also got up sick on Thurs (flu), so I've been ensconced on the couch, reading, and Clare Bucknell has a review of Elizabeth Scott-Bauman's work on women writers in early modern England, where she points out the rote misogyny of rhetorical exercises
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
so, our TG guests canceled (illness) and then I also got up sick on Thurs (flu), so I've been ensconced on the couch, reading, and Clare Bucknell has a review of Elizabeth Scott-Bauman's work on women writers in early modern England, where she points out the rote misogyny of rhetorical exercises
Rob, the one on the left is a part of the Best Jigsaw Puzzle of All Time, the gateway puzzle, the one we do at least once a year!
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Rob, the one on the left is a part of the Best Jigsaw Puzzle of All Time, the gateway puzzle, the one we do at least once a year!
Dove l'hai trovato? c'e` un link?
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Dove l'hai trovato? c'e` un link?
the keyyyyyyssss
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
the keyyyyyyssss
that was the very first session and you went a full three days to the very end---seriously, kudos
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
that was the very first session and you went a full three days to the very end---seriously, kudos