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Jodi A Byrd

@arsavium.bsky.social
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Chickasaw, Professor of Race, Diaspora, Indigeneity at U Chicago, author of Transit of Empire (Minnesota, 2011) and Indigenomicon (Duke, 2025)

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Congratulations to Joseph M. Pierce @pepepierce.bsky.social, whose "Speculative Relations" won the 2026 Best Subsequent Book in Native American and Indigenous Studies Prize, and to Jodi A. Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social and Luis E. Cárcamo-Huechante whose books received honorable mention! #NAISA
Cover of Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair by Joseph Pierce. The background is bright yellow with an artwork by Jeffy Gibson, Chief Pretty Eagle, at its center. Gibson's piece is a colorful, geometric collage composed of repeating, partially obscured portraits of an Indigenous American man. The composition also includes bright chevron patterns, a beaded, reversed American flag, and a red button that reads "Question Reality."
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Intellectual Publics @intellpublics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Now posted on Youtube: Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession A CONVERSATION WITH JODI BYRD (Chickasaw Nation), JOSEPH M. PIERCE (Cherokee Nation), AND AUDRA SIMPSON (Kahnawà:ke Mohawk) Watch at: bit.ly/4e6ygGM
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Congratulations!!
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Event today!
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Thank you, @fhiduke.bsky.social for hosting Dr. Jodi Byrd tonight to talk about INDIGENOMICON: American Indians, Video Games, and Structures of Dispossesion
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Catch authors @pepepierce.bsky.social, @michellehsho.bsky.social, @summerkimlee.bsky.social, and @arsavium.bsky.social at in-person and online events in December! buff.ly/XxR5lqg
Covers of Spoiled, Speculative Relations, South of Pico, Impossible Desires, Indegenomicon, Becoming Trustworthy White Allies, Insurgent Visions, and Emergent Genders, arranged in a 4x4 grid.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We want your articles!!
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kim coles (she / her)💙 @kimcoles.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A special issue of American Quarterly which will appear in September 2027. Myself, Jodi Byrd, Sharon Holland, and Greta LaFleur will be editing an issue which will span the historical periods of the 16th-20th c. Deadline for abstracts is December 15.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Through December 25, save 40% on all books and journal issues when you use code NWSA25 at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #NWSA2025 #WomensStudies #GenderStudies #FeministStudies #SexualityStudies buff.ly/Vvbqfqg
Text reads, "National Women's Studies Association 2025 Conference Exhibit. Use code NWSA25 for 40% off when you order from dukeupress.edu." Background features assorted book and journal covers arranged in columns.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Official release day! 11/11 and I’m so excited this book is finally in the world with help from @dustign.bsky.social Dustin Mater for the beautiful cover and Ideas on Fire for the deep indexing. It’s about video games, and so much more. No spoilers.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Families were "horrified" after a daycare teacher was pulled out of a preschool by armed federal agents. blockclubchi.co/4ooIC70
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We have a terrific slate of #NewBooks coming out this November, including "Indigenomicon" by Jodi A. Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social. See all November titles and save 50% with coupon FALL25 during our fall sale! buff.ly/KsghzeM
Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Save 50% on #NewBook Indigenomicon by Jodi Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social, which brings video game studies and Indigenous studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, and Indigenous feminist critique. buff.ly/FBknSYW
Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Book is really real.
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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW ELH Volume 92, Number 3, Fall 2025 #S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/253d5mh8 CONTRIBUTORS Virginia Jackson Meredith Martin Sonya Posmentier Feisal G. Mohamed Anna Brickhouse Joseph Jonghyun Jeon Jodi A. Byrd Edgar Garcia Jennifer L. Fleissner Karen Tongson & more!
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
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Volume 92, Number 3, Fall 2025
#S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE

CONTRIBUTORS
Virginia Jackson
Meredith Martin
Sonya Posmentier
Feisal G. Mohamed
Anna Brickhouse
Joseph Jonghyun Jeon
Jodi A. Byrd
Edgar Garcia
Jennifer L. Fleissner
Shonni Enelow
Courtney Weiss Smith
Kevin Quashie
Nancy Yousef
Caleb Smith
Karen Tongson
Tina Post
Julie Orlemanski
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
In "Indigenomicon," @arsavium.bsky.social examines the differences between settler colonial studies and Indigenous studies by bringing video game studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, and Indigenous feminist critique. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/RM90jF8
Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Indigenomicon is set to release in November but you can now read the introduction online at Duke University Press: www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
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Indigenomicon
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 04/07/2025
if you are going to quote the declaration of independence today like it is some radical document and rallying cry, please clearly enunciate as you read “merciless Indian savages” stop trying to build a house on a rotten foundation read: indianz.com/News/2018/07...
declaration of independence with merciless indian savages part hightlighted
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Wrote this piece for Harpers Bazaar about the life, legacy, and hate-induced murder of Jonathan Joss through the eyes of being a Two-Spirit Native person this Pride. I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
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We All Need to Be Talking About the Murder of Jonathan Joss This Pride and Beyond
The actor, who was Comanche and White Mountain Apache, was shot in a targeted hate crime while protecting his husband.
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 18/06/2025
NEW — Alds. Jeanette Taylor and Andre Vasquez were among the Chicago City Council members who are urging their colleagues to vote “no” on a controversial “snap curfew” ordinance. thetriibe.com/2025/06/live...
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Live: Organizers and multiple alders urge City Council to vote 'no' on 'snap curfews' • The TRiiBE
Today, the Chicago City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance that would give the Chicago Police superintendent sole authority to enact a “snap curfew."
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
The George Floyd Uprising started 5 years ago tonight. Nearly 24 hours after Floyd was killed by police, a vigil attended by thousands marched three miles to the 3rd Precinct. Ep. 1 of Reporter Reflection [13-min], highlights Day 1 of the uprising in Minneapolis. unicornriot.ninja/2025/reporte...
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Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising - Episode 1 - UNICORN RIOT
Waves of rage tore through the Twin Cities after Minneapolis police officers mercilessly killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old father of five and security guard on Memorial Day 2020. The historic uprisin...
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Check out our new Fall 2025 catalog, featuring books from @wolffdr.bsky.social , @naylandblake.bsky.social , @bethdrobinson.bsky.social , @arsavium.bsky.social , @pepepierce.bsky.social , & @wazhmah.bsky.social , plus many more titles! bit.ly/3ENyHXd?utm_...
Cover of the Duke University Press Fall and Winter 2025 Catalog.  The cover features a bold, abstract illustration in red, pink, black, and teal tones. Stylized human faces and a human hand overlap with patterned abstract shapes in a collage-like composition. The larger human face is arranged adjacent to and underneath shapes that evoke a brain and spinal column respectively.
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Dustign @dustign.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“The Quest” acrylics on canvas 40x30” in this painting, I wanted to convey a feeling of an early 90s RPG video game cover but with a Muskogean prism.This particular piece was commissioned by Dr Jodi Byrd for her new book “Indigenomicon” #nativeamericanart #indigenousart #seemecommunity
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Duke's page for my book is live with cover art by Chickasaw artist Dustin Mater! Out 11/11: www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
Cover art for Indigenomicon featuring art by Chickasaw artist Dustin Mater.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Fingers crossed for November 11: www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
One of the best explanations I’ve seen of the stakes of the disregard of data laws intended to prevent wholesale surveillance of the US public by its govt. The DOGE one-two punch is to disregard or dissolve the data regulations that protect us and then use AI to consolidate info about each of us.
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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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IllumiNative @illuminative.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
We know recent ICE encounters in urban areas have caused stress & concern. There have been no confirmed detentions, but counseling services available if needed. Carry your driver's license & reach out to local reps for support. www.kunm.org/local-news/2...
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Native American communities concerned for safety with immigration enforcement
Since President Trump issued numerous executive orders last month related to immigration enforcement, some Native American communities have raised concerns over the safety of tribal members, with repo...
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juliet nebolon @julietneb.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
So honored to give this talk on Settler Militarism on 2/28 @ 6pm EST. All proceeds will go to the Sameer Project! Thank you to @workshops4gaza.bsky.social for the invitation and for organizing 💜
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Settler Militarism — Workshops 4 Gaza
Step 1: Donate to Sameer Project here (sugg. donation $50). Step 2: Register for “Settler Militarism” here . In this workshop, Juliet Nebolon will discuss how settler colonialism and ...
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
It is amazing what universities will stand up for and against when there’s money involved. Land-grant Us have their own association because of course they do. They will stand up for each other to keep NIH. It’s a matter of law and civility in the settler imperium.
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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
One of our brilliant students wrote an analysis of how Universities laid the groundwork for Trump's repressive policies. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Universities Have Been Doing Trump’s Work for Him
The University of Chicago, despite its free speech reputation, has laid the groundwork for the president's threats against students who protest for Palestine.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
www.nativenewsonline.net/education/ch...
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Chickasaw Student Accepted to MIT
WENATCHEE, Wash. – A dream of attending the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology turned into reality for Chickasaw citizen James Eric Byrd.
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Native Americans and Immigration Enforcement -- Know Your Rights! Share! narf.org/citizenship-...
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Native Americans and Immigration Enforcement — Know Your Rights - Native American Rights Fund
Native Americans born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, and ICE cannot detain or deport them for immigration violations. Since 1924, federal law has guaranteed Native American citizenship. A 2025 Executi...
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Connie Walker @conniewalker.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Trump is not joking about making Canada the 51st state, Justin Trudeau warns in hot mic comments www.thestar.com/politics/don...
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Because in this moment, with H5N1 and egg shortages among all the other attacks on life, this is the story NY Times runs. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/s...
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How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.
Their new method takes 32 minutes.
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Miriam Goldstein @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
Update: They were removed from our reviewer assignments completely. I'm so sorry to all those graduate students. 

Anonymous to protect the identity of the NIH employee I spoke to...I am on study section next month to discuss F awards. We were just instructed to put the F31-Diversity applications on the bottom of our priority list for review because there is a chance we may not be able to review them. My heart is breaking for the grad students and their mentors that put so much work into these just for them to be disqualified and thrown out.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I hope every Indigenous artist proposes a celebration of "Merciless Indian Savages" for the semiquincentinnial. America250! Amazing.
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Sarah Jane Cervenak @sjcerv.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
3 weeks away and I’ll be doing weekly countdowns 😍😍😍
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you haven't ever read it, here's President Andrew Jackson's December 6, 1830 speech "On Indian Removal." Worth a read. Jackson posits 12 million happy people against a few thousand savages. It's a fitting tribute to the US's glorious law abiding presidency: www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
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President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830)
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress "On Indian Removal"; 12/6/1830; Presidential Messages, 1789 - 1875; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National ...
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Jackson just announced the removal of Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations. What’s a few thousand savages to 12,000,000 shiny happy people?
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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Students and faculty got arrested and put their careers on the line protesting genocide. I want to see some Democratic officials getting arrested to protect democracy.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead was an apocalyptic road map vision for where we are now as billionaire oligarch destroyers imagine leaving us the ruins as they ascend to Mars.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
My dad who was Chickasaw would always tell me, why would you want to go to Europe? There's a reason those people left.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
jewishinsider.com/2025/02/depa...
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Department of Education launches antisemitism investigations into five universities
Columbia University; the University of California, Berkeley; Portland State University; Northwestern University and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are the first targets of the new Department of ...
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Where are folks getting reliable news? Any recommended podcasts, etc? Who is holding the intersections that attacks on trans kids in k-12 happened in a simultaneous EO attack on Black and Indigenous histories toward a celebration of 1776 in 2026? If I hear 1940s one more time as the frame, I will 🤮.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
It’s precious that so many on the left and right feel the US was at some point a great nation of laws that has now been betrayed. Andrew Jackson didn’t abide by Supreme Court rulings, Indian removal is precedence as much as the global 1940s. George Washington is Town Destroyer.
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
People are understandably feeling scared as Trump unleashes his torrent of attacks on vulnerable populations. But some in the grassroots are fighting back, piece by piece. @rebeccaburns.bsky.social burns and I documented one such effort in Chicago disrupting Trump’s mass deportation plans.
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“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear
Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.
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Jodi A Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
New EO mandates patriotic k-12 pedagogy aligned with a year long celebration of 1776 in 2026 as the 250 year anniversary. Is settler colonialism a factual description or a discriminatory description of US history? Asking for a friend.
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Robert Jago @rjjago.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
There's one episode of Pretendians I'm now SUPER thankful we didn't do. It's on this guy in Texas who created a fake Native American Tribe and sold memberships to undocumented Mexican migrants, telling them that it would give them the right to stay in the US. 1 www.ice.gov/news/release...
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Fake tribal chief sentenced to nearly 3 years in federal prison for selling membership to non-recognized Native American tribe
Humberto Reveles, 61, was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen. Judge Hanen also ordered Reveles to serve three years of supervised release. He was further ordere...
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