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Andrew Israel Ross

@aiross.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of History at Loyola University Maryland. History of Sexuality, Modern Europe, Feminist and Queer Studies. www.andrewisraelross.com 🏳️‍🌈

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Emile Chabal @emile-chabal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
...this has been widely discussed in the past and continues today. Explanations are many and varied, see eg. recent literature by Amit Prakash & Danielle Beaujon on historic causes, but also more recent journalistic work on police fatalities: www.liberation.fr/checknews/co...
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Combien la police tue-t-elle de personnes chaque année ?
Les derniers propos de Philippe Poutou ont relancé les questions sur le nombre de victimes tuées par la police. En 2020, l’IGPN indiquait 32 décès, des enquêtes journalistiques et militantes fournies ...
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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And this was after the administration there at Bowie State received tens of millions of dollars from Mackenzie Scott. It’s appalling, and there is not nearly enough accountability in the USM system for how money is spent. Writing as a member of the USM faculty advisory council (CUSF). @aaup.org
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The Banner Prince George's County @bannerpgcounty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now that I'm old, I find myself constantly asking: "Should I buy tickets for this concert or keep my 9p bedtime?"
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I looked forward in my calendar and see empty space. There is hope.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you're going to go to a public lecture and behave like you are smarter than the speaker, please save your money going forward.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That I'm actually only missing one item from this list tells me that I stopped being a Marvel completionist way too late.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Colleague asked if I had this book and is the first thing I noticed about the ToC the same thing you notice? global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 09/09/2026
Charlie Kirk’s nonprofit Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist, which claims it uncovers the most radical left wing professors from universities that are known to suppress the conservative voices and advance the progressive agenda," has been taken down.
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Turning Point USA's Professor Watchlist is down. Instructors describe its impact
This week marks one year since the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While the nonprofit he created, Turning Point USA, is still working to engage young conservative voters ahead of the m...
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Y'all are excited for the new remake but I'm going to finally finish this one. Can't believe this re-release is over 10 years old now.
Legend of Zelda majors mask on 3ds.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is so interesting. I did one TimeLeft dinner after a breakup and it was specifically being advertised as a way to make friends and community. Now three years later they're leaning in to being an alternative to the dating apps.
An Instagram ad for TimeLeft: "Get a date the old school way."
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Eric Brandom @ebrandom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"In its ostensible place of origin, the study of sexuality has become—for many elites—not just irrelevant, but an active threat." @aiross.bsky.social reviews the last decade of writing on the history of sexuality in modern France. doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
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Review article: the history of sexuality in modern France
Sometimes, when I explain that my research expertise lies in the history of sexuality in modern France, the follow-up is some version of a question: ‘so I
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That was fun. Wordle 1,905 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So needless to say I'm very happy about this podcast. I also think I'll finish the rest of the hugos by the end of next year. Have about 7 to go.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So three of these novels won Hugo awards for best novel and I'm on an ongoing quest to read all of the winners in that category. But because I'm a sicko I couldn't just read those three books but rather the whole series up to them. This means I have read 8 of them (plus three novellas).
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem, one of the leaders of second-wave feminism and a feminist thought leader for generations, has died at the age of 92.
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Gloria Steinem, who pushed for gender equality, dies at 92
Steinem was the founder of Ms. Magazine and a tireless champion for the feminist movement.
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Durba Mitra @durba.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The attack and defunding of WGS at Harvard betrays the long tradition of wgs at Harvard’ with profound implications for the future of feminist scholarship @jennifercnash.bsky.social www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Saving this for next time I teach scientific racism
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lol
Screenshot of an Instagram ad from Meta that reads "An open letter to TikTok and YouTube to join us in supporting teens"
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Michèle Plott @micheleplott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
excellent, excellent review article by @aiross.bsky.social, hot off the press from French History!
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Am I dumb or is "Advanced Hindsight" an actual field of inquiry? www.dukechronicle.com/article/554c...
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Duke shutters 3 research centers, including Dan Ariely’s Center for Advanced Hindsight
The timing comes just one week after Ariely was named hundreds of times in connection with Jeffrey Epstein in released documents. However, Duke said the two are unrelated.
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Judith DeGroat @jdegroat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Excellent review essay, @aiross.bsky.social ! Great issue altogether, @eldrclaire.bsky.social et cie.!
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you! Glad to see it in print
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Tom Hamilton @tombhamilton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Review article: the history of sexuality in modern France, by Andrew Israel Ross, doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
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Review article: the history of sexuality in modern France
Sometimes, when I explain that my research expertise lies in the history of sexuality in modern France, the follow-up is some version of a question: ‘so I
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
For fuck's sake. Well done @espn.com Shame on you. www.espn.com/sports-betti...
In a story about gambling addition, ESPN notes that the subject of their story (highlighted): "had one request: no betting ads in a story about him. Some recovering addicts say they're hesitant to watch sports anymore, worried that a sportsbook ad or a reference to betting odds will trigger a relapse."

Circled in red is a menu bar featuring "Today's Top Odds, Odds, and Beginner's Betting Guide."
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Going to be so confusing when every body of water is named something something America
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is hilarious
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Maybe!
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I love this game so much
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Think I'll give it a listen now. 99 songs from across her career basically in order. open.spotify.com/album/3QmIn4...
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Dolly - Compilation by Dolly Parton | Spotify
Dolly Parton · compilation · 2009 · 99 songs
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Rip dolly Parton. In the era of emusic I used my credits to get the four disc Dolly! Box set and listened so many times to her career from basically beginning to end. What a legend.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You could tell by the header
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
For fucks sake www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You will recognize some of these names! Steven pinkers appearance was overdetermined...
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Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My campus opens on Monday and I have staff who haven’t had power in 12 days and counting #PowerToGary
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In other words actually doing history
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Good news everyone he looks terrible
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
as I understand it from my reading and research, those promoting ai labor as the future of work (with caveats that it might not be a useful moniker) explicitly promise that ai workers won’t become a professional class. that is the selling point. Expertise with labor power.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
RIP www.thebanner.com/culture/humb...
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Humble, the dog who greeted Charles Theatre moviegoers, dies at 10
Humble, the dog featured in Charles Theatre’s cute clip of a determined pup’s quest to reach the Station North cineplex, died earlier this month.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Anyone in DC can see me give my Profs and Pints talk closer to home in Arlington on September 20 at 6:00p at Highline RxR events.ticketleap.com/tickets/prof...
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Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Victorians' Sexual Underworld
Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Victorians' Sexual Underworld,” on sex workers and queer communities in nineteenth century cities, with Andrew Israel Ross, associate professor and cha...
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Lol
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
With disrespect Ms. Maxwell doesn't know fuck all about what education actually is www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
Jenny Maxwell, general manager for education at Superhuman, the A.I. company that makes the popular writing app Grammarly, told me that we are living through a “burn it down” moment for teaching and learning. *Educators who try to withhold A.I. writing tools are essentially announcing to their students — “consumers,” she called them — that their coursework is irrelevant to the job market.*

She did acknowledge that some basic, human writing skills remain valuable. Students need to write well enough to have a sense of which A.I. text suggestions to accept and which to reject, she said. Ms. Maxwell also insisted that creativity in writing would persist, because people would still want to express their personal voice and style.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Getting back on my bullshit in #baltimore on Saturday, September 13 at Guilford Hall. Same talk as a year ago, but would love to see some familiar faces! #histsex Going to be doing this in Arlington a week later; will post when that event is up. events.ticketleap.com/tickets/prof...
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Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Victorians' Sexual Underworld
Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Victorians' Sexual Underworld,” on sex workers and queer communities in nineteenth century cities, with Andrew Israel Ross, associate professor and chair of hi...
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Loved the most recent season of For All Mankind but just made me want to reread the entire Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Not your point, but I don't understand this graphic even on its own terms. Are books like Dune disappearing?
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Going to be a beautiful set: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cultural-...
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Thanks so much for the kind words Nancy
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Please consider asking your library to purchase the set and/or assign individual chapters. Each of them would do well in European history courses that touch on the relevant themes. My introduction would work well for units on prostitution itself.
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Andrew Israel Ross @aiross.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This project was a real struggle to bring over the finish line (we began it before Covid), but thanks to my amazing contributors, most of whom aren't on here but @hannahfrydman.bsky.social @nmw1.bsky.social are!
Table of contents of A Cultural History of Prostitution in the Age of Empire:

Introduction by Andrew Israel Ross
1. Prostitution and the State by Philip Howell
2. Prostitution and Identity by Sandy F. Chang
3 Prostitution and the Market by Hannah Frydman
4 Prostitution Religion and Morality by Sara E. Lampert and Andrew Israel Ross
5 Prostitution, Medicine, Health and the Body by Nancy Wingfield
6 Prostitution and the Visual and Performing Arts by Sara E. Lampert
7 Prostitution and Literature by Jacob Meister
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