Reposted by Emily ElliottHalved Josh Spooky Edition @outerleftfield.net · 30/09/2026Hegseth fighting against the Nazis:static.klipy.comFight Club Scene: Man in White ShirtAlt: Fight Club Scene: Ed Norton punches himself 0571
Reposted by Emily ElliottKevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn. 111797487
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This was my question! Why specifically iced coffee? 000
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026ICYMI on Wednesday, @emily-elliott.bsky.social wrote about novel forms of peer review being used at @h-net-journals.bsky.social. Check it out! 🔗 networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgCapacity: Volume, Speed, and Quality at H-Net Journals | H-NetA post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.Post by Emily Joan Elliott, associate director of research and publications, H-Net. 011
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Question: Why is my state government incompetent? Answer: Myriad reasons, but a recent observational study revealed that many elected officials and their staffers are completely incapable of crossing the street. Don't walk sign? Don't matter! Moving vehicles? Thank god this is a litigious country! 100
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#FeedingTheElephant continues to celebrate #PeerReviewWeek. This morning, @emily-elliott.bsky.social considers how @h-net-journals.bsky.social's embrace of novel forms of peer review and innovative publishing practices has affected volume, speed, and quality. 🔗 networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgCapacity: Volume, Speed, and Quality at H-Net Journals | H-NetA post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.Post by Emily Joan Elliott, associate director of research and publications, H-Net. 054
Reposted by Emily ElliottRebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A book should NOT be req'd for tenure--esp now w/ the inordinate pressures on peer review. It puts untenable demands on scholars & publishers AND enables tenure committees to shirk their duty & blame presses for killing jobs/careers instead of actually engaging scholars' work. It's infuriating. 310513
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Today on #FeedingTheElephant, Minlei Ye describes a distinctive multilingual publishing program at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press that aims to build bridges between China and the West through extensive translation and considerable investment in editorial and production.networks.h-net.orgVarieties of University Press Business Models: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press | H-NetA guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.Guest post by Minlei Ye, assistant director and editorial manager, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. 042
Reposted by Emily ElliottWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 05/06/2026#OtD 5 Jun 1868 Marxist industrial unionist, James Connolly was born in Edinburgh to Irish parents. An advocate of Irish independence and a member of the @IWW Connolly was executed by British authorities following the unsuccessful Easter rising of 1916 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1053... 211661
Reposted by Emily ElliottAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 10/05/2026*laughs in archivist* It always amuses me at how little historical material is actually not only digitized but also made available online compared to what lay people think. 261045208
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 09/05/2026@h-net-journals.bsky.social wouldn't function without Marisa! If you published with one of our journals since May 2024, you can thank Marisa for doing the layout on your piece! 010
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026@emily-elliott.bsky.social focused on two books that explain how AND why history is written and rewritten: Lisa Tetrault on US women's suffrage and Danielle L. McGuire on the US civil rights movement. These books, as one student wrote in a course eval, teach “all of history, the good and the bad.” 064
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Writing about @lifexcode.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social argues that variety of the project components-including reading groups, collectives, workshops, and exhibits-show "the humanistic benefits of putting resources and efforts in conversation and connection with one another." 143
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Focusing on The Penelope Project (University of Iowa Press, 2016), @catherinefte.bsky.social writes that the project "insists that the end of life can be a time of purpose, creativity, and joy. As aging people in an aging society, this is the kind of humanities research we absolutely need more of." 132
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Today, the #FeedingTheElephant team wants to #TalkaboutHumanities and #TalkaboutSocialSciences! @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social share the HSS projects that they find meaningful and important. 🔗 networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgJoin us as we #TalkaboutHumanities and #TalkaboutSocialSciences! | H-NetA post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications 177
Reposted by Emily ElliottCatherine Cocks @catherinefte.bsky.social · 08/04/2026sorry, yes, we still have to talk about AI. Here's what #feedingtheelephant's contributors @jasminemulliken.bsky.social @alanpharvey.bsky.social @rlevay.bsky.social @emily-elliott.bsky.social Marissa Mercurio and Courtney Smotherman are thinking a year later: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgWhere are we now with AI? | H-NetA post from 022
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Check out @rcolesworthy.bsky.social's article in Victorian Poetry: 🔗 muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...muse.jhu.eduProject MUSE -- Verification required! 121
Reposted by Emily ElliottH-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 03/04/2026For nearly seven years, @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social has published #FeedingTheElephant, a forum that puts publishers, scholars, and librarians in conversation with each other about topics related to scholarly communications. The Elephant was cited in a recent academic article! Find out more below ⬇️ 022
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026AI is everywhere, and it's advance into all aspects of our lives feels increasingly inevitable. So what should instructors do? Michael Gifford writes for #FeedingTheElephant about his experiences with AI in the classroom. 🔗 networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgAI in Higher Ed: A View from the STS Classroom | H-NetA guest post from 011
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 09/03/2026The #FeedingTheElephant team (@catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and me) wanted to provide context on how peer review and publishing timelines. We also celebrate Elephant contributors mentioned in the article: Walter Biggins, @rcolesworthy.bsky.social, and @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social. 031
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The @h-net-humanities.bsky.social office has a mystery that involves @columbiaup.bsky.social and @uspostal.bsky.social. I assume packages were damaged in transit. When trying to sort it out, I assume USPS put a grandma’s care package in our envelope and sent the CUP books to grandma or grandchild. 100
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 04/03/2026This morning, I reflect for #FeedingTheElephant on my work co-editing a volume as an early career academic specialist. "If you are an academic specialist or otherwise on the fringes of academia like me, editing a volume is a labor of love with little impact on your future promotions." 010
Reposted by Emily ElliottH-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The #humanities thrive through collaboration, dialogue, and exploration 💞 That’s why H-Net matters! We connect scholars, foster academic conversations, and support humanities research 💗 Homepage ⬇️ networks.h-net.orgnetworks.h-net.orgH-Net Commons Homepage | H-NetH-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online is dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Our edited networks publish peer reviewed essays, multi... 065
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 22/02/2026My favorite part of women’s bobsled is how many of the competitors are 40-something year old moms. 010
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 14/02/2026The guy asked me where I was on 9/11. I said I was a kid in NYC and could see the smoke plume if I walked to the end of my street. He then proceeded, for 20 minutes, to just say how he slept through it. That was the high point of our conversation. 021
Reposted by Emily ElliottKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out! 94117916198
Reposted by Emily Elliott🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Today is day 20 (depending on when incarceration countdown begins) of Diana Crespo Gonzales’ incarceration in an ICE prison in Texas. Children are not allowed to legally be detained for more than 20 days. 313694
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Douglas Hildebrand of @ubcpress.bsky.social provides an overview of the UP landscape in Canada for #FeedingTheElephant. "It’s a business that makes absolutely no business sense but is crucial to national conversations on various subjects and in exporting Canadian ideas to the world," he writes.networks.h-net.orgVarieties of University Press Business Models: Canadian Presses | H-NetA guest post from 000
Reposted by Emily Elliottdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 02/02/2026ten years ago today no one clapped 9480212139
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A deal that would make even Neville Chamberlain blush 000
Reposted by Emily ElliottHal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 25/01/2026If your response to these events it that "they shouldn't be blocking ICE from doing its job", please read "Letters from a Birmingham Jail". It's specifically addressed to people who think change can be brought about by obedience. 04512
Reposted by Emily ElliottÉireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 24/01/2026remain surprised. the killing of human beings and the devaluation of human life (in killer and killed human) should remain a shock 110426
Reposted by Emily ElliottSarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.inthesetimes.com“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICEExtreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis. 168134183153
Reposted by Emily ElliottWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today 9534967314279
Reposted by Emily Elliottfloating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 18/01/2026If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/ 6375013015
Reposted by Emily ElliottStacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Coming to #AHA26? Historians 4 Palestine invite you to MAKE NOISE & TAKE UP SPACE! 1. Wear your kuffiyehs! 2. Read this H4P script during your panel! 3. Pick up HPAD flyers and have some conversations with your peers! 4. ATTEND THE BUSINESS MEETING on Saturday, 5:15pm. Bring a friend! 073
Reposted by Emily ElliottH-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We're ready for #AHA26! @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social will chair “An Evolution of Digital Research: Methods, Limitations, and Dissemination,” where @emily-elliott.bsky.social will present, “A Search for Research: Mapping Archives in a Time of War.” 🕜Thurs 1:30PM 📍Salon C6, Hilton Chicago #highered 143
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 21/12/2025An uncomfortable number of Americans speak like Potter from It’s a Wonderful Life, but would barely be able to scrape by in Bailey Park and currently live in a Potter’s Field. 000
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 05/12/2025In a Larry David-esque sequence, I received an email from Michigan State Parking that a hold has been put on my student account and said hold "will prevent registering for classes, adding/dropping classes and receiving your diploma." I run my vehicle to check if I have a ticket. Nothing shows up. 120
Reposted by Emily ElliottH-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"We're all in this together!" You've heard it, you've likely said it, but how do we realize this optimistic solidarity when the funding for our work in higher education has been so dramatically reduced across the board? networks.h-net.org/group/discus... 132
Reposted by Emily ElliottCatherine Cocks @catherinefte.bsky.social · 26/11/2025The #feedingtheelephant team @emily-elliott.bsky.social and @dawnd.bsky.social and I are grateful to @h-net-humanities.bsky.social and @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social for giving us--and so many others--a platform! If you can, help support H-Net's work: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgThe Elephant Roundup (November 2025) | H-NetA monthly newsletter from Feeding the Elephant 053
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Proud to have done my small part in facilitating the publication of this volume! 020
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 12/11/2025In our quest to demystify scholarly publishing, #FeedingTheElephant invited @leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands? networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgEverything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask | H-NetA guest post from 061
Reposted by Emily ElliottEric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract *** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY*** Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy 17872425
Reposted by Emily ElliottThe H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Join the #FeedingTheElephant team as we #TeamUP to celebrate #UPWeek! networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgIt's University Press Week! #TeamUP | H-NetA guest post from 021
Reposted by Emily ElliottAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 11/11/2025So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards. Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them. forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...forms.gleMy Health Care Horror StoryProvide info, vent! 15474247
Emily Elliott @emily-elliott.bsky.social · 11/11/2025OPE! Not gone in multiple senses & still not forgotten! (h/t to a coworker for the video) 100
