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Eric Calderwood

@ericcalderwood.bsky.social
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Professor of Comparative Literature at University of Illinois. Interested in al-Andalus, Morocco, Spain, comparative literature, multilingualism, cats, hip hop, and movies.

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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Honored to be on this list! Thanks for reading, @gautambhatia88.bsky.social!
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Congratulations to @rachelschine.bsky.social!
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Congrats to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social!
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Ignacio Sanchez Prado @isanchezprado.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I just learned that my book Taco is now available as an audiobook across all major platforms! Here is a sampling of options!
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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
For The Indian Express Bangalore’s Writer’s Corner, I talked about how my undergraduate years in Bangalore, and the many hours spent in Blossom bookshop, shaped my science fiction writing: indianexpress.com/article/citi...
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Writer’s Corner: Gautam Bhatia looks back at a path straddling law and science fiction
A graduate of Bengaluru's NLSUI, Gautam Bhatia has written 3 sci-fi novels so far -- The Sentence, The Wall, and The Horizon.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Hivemind: I’m sharing an inquiry from a colleague. Can you suggest readings about the attack on Middle East and South Asian Studies programs, post 9/11 and now? Or other readings related to the challenges confronting area studies programs and centers? Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions!
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Kendra Salois @ksalois.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It feels bad, frankly, to ask anyone to pay attention to this right now. But my book is out! www.ucpress.edu/books/values... Proud to say it’s open-access. (But please recommend to your libraries!) If you read any of it, let it be the acknowledgements. None of this was possible without them.
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Values That Pay by Kendra Salois - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
I’m delighted to share my interview with journalist Osama Esber about my latest book, “On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus": www.majalla.com/node/325522/... @harvardpress.bsky.social
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الباحث الأميركي إيريك كالدروود: كلٌ يغني على أندلسه
في كتابه "على الأرض أو في القصائد"، يستكشف إيريك كالدروود الذاكرة الثقافية للأندلس وتأثيرها في تشكيل الهويات السياسية بالمتوسط والعالم العربي.
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La corónica @la-coronica.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
If you are attending #Kzoo2025, please join us at session 404: Queer Theorizing in Medieval Iberian Studies (A Roundtable), Saturday, May 10, at 3:30 pm, Sangren 1310
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
What are your favorite books (or shorter texts) about Cádiz (or about Cádiz province)? I’m going to spend a week in Cádiz in June, and I’d like to bring some reading material!
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Leila Belkora PhD, astrophysics @leilabelkora.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I read this book initially just to better understand the place of al-Andalus in my Moroccan family’s imagination. But it was also very interesting to read about the feminist, Palestinian, and other takes that are important today, including musical! Bravo @ericcalderwood.bsky.social
Orange, black and white cover of the book against a background of a colorful Moroccan rug.
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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Glimpses from today afternoon at the Walkingfairs Bookshop, Cuttack, talking about how science fiction tackles themes of transitional justice and collective memory.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
What a thrill to see that my book, "On Earth or in Poems," has made it to bookstores in India. Thanks for sharing this picture, @gautambhatia88.bsky.social.
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Víctor Sierra Matute @sierramatute.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Updated poster! 🔊 In two weeks. Step outside the usual academic walls and tune into deep listening and critical sound dialogues.
Poster of Speaking Volumes: A Symposium on Sound and Listening.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
On Friday night, I ate dinner at a restaurant in Florida where the waiter told me, without a hint of irony, that the fish I ordered had come "straight from the Gulf of America."
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Víctor Sierra Matute @sierramatute.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Look what just arrived, a modern classic! Feels great to have my own signed copy of Colonial al-Andalus. Big thanks to @ericcalderwood.bsky.social!
Copy of Eric Calderwood's Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture. The book is on a desk near to a Keep Cup and papers.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Congrats @rebeccaoh.bsky.social! Can't wait to read this!
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Jessica Minieri @jessicaminieri.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you so much @ericcalderwood.bsky.social for sending me a copy of your book, Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture. Looking forward to reading and assigning it! 🥳
Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture by Eric Calderwood.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Is there a word for a great show whose weakest episodes are the first and last? If not, may I suggest that we call it a “Shogun”?
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
2025, the year I eat my feelings.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I didn’t watch the Grammys on Sunday, but I was thrilled to read that Doechii won a Grammy for “Alligator Bites Never Heal,” one of my favorite albums from 2024. If you haven’t checked out Doechii yet, you’re in for a treat. I recommend starting with her Tiny Desk Concert: youtu.be/-91vymvIH0c?...
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Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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Albert Lloret @albertlloret.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The Five Colleges will host the 101st meeting of the Medieval Academy of America. 📅 March 19-21, 2026 📍Campuses of UMass Amherst and Amherst College, with events at Mt. Holyoke College and Smith College. maa2026.wordpress.amherst.edu/home/call-fo...
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Seth Kimmel @skimmel.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I think the word you’re all looking for this week is “valido.”
Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, the “valido” of King Philip IV of Spain.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Tchubi’s “Diary of a Dead Men” was one of my favorite albums of 2024. Not content to rest on his laurels, Tchubi has now released a fantastic live version of the album. Make sure you listen to the end to catch Tchubi’s freestyle. youtu.be/f7EP-BCmfx4?...
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Tchubi - DIARY OF A DEAD MAN (ALIVE SESSION)
YouTube video by TCHUBI
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Moroccan hip hop alert: Muslim is dropping a new single and video on Jan. 31! Look forward to checking it out.
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Muslim - Berrani | Official Teaser | مسلم ـ برّاني
YouTube video by Muslim مسلم
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Prepping the syllabus for a new course on global hip hop studies. Watching this to get in mood: youtu.be/ByNvjJKrsKw?...
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tigresse flow maghrebya
YouTube video by trediting
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REIM revista @reimrevista.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
📘 En el último número de la REIM Gonzalo Fernández Parrilla reseña "On Earth or in Poems", obra de Eric Calderwood. Puedes acceder a la reseña aquí: revistas.uam.es/reim/article...
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Khalid Lyamlahy @khalidlym.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Looking forward to presenting my book this week in NYC: - Thursday Jan. 23, 5pm: Conversation at @fordham.edu with Barbra Lukunka from @iom.int - hosted by Isaie Dougnon. - Friday Jan. 24, 5pm at the office of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie: conversation about the novel.
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Robert Patrick Newcomb @rpnewcomb.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
My first book, “Nossa and Nuestra América: Inter-American Dialogues” (Purdue, 2011), is now available for free download from Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Check it out!
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Nossa and Nuestra América: Inter-American Dialogues
Is Brazil part of Latin America, or an island unto itself? As Nossa and Nuestra América: Inter-American Dialogues demonstrates, this question has been debated by Brazilian and Spanish American intelle...
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Thank you, @gautambhatia88.bsky.social, for these kind words about my book! @harvardpress.bsky.social
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Christopher Tounsel @ctounsel1.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Humbled to share that "Bounds of Blackness: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity" has received honorable mention for the International Studies Association's Book Award (Diplomatic Studies Section)! Many thanks to the awards committee for this honor 🙏🏾 📚
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Three thoughts on a Sunday morning: 1) It really bothers me when a TV show doesn't have a "previously on" at the beginning of each episode.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Today's the last day to get 40% off on recent titles from @harvardpress.bsky.social, including my book "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus." Browse the sale and use promo code MLA25 here: hup.harvard.edu/mla
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New in Literary Studies - Harvard University Press
Explore the latest scholarship in literary studies, literature, music, and more.
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Ignacio Sanchez Prado @isanchezprado.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
New arrivals for the classics reading project mostly
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New Medieval Books: On Earth or in Poems www.medievalists.net/2024/01/new-me… #BookSky
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New Medieval Books: On Earth or in Poems - Medievalists.net
A look at how al-Andalus - Islamic Iberia - has continued to be an important symbol in today's world.
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Jamie L. Jones @jamieljones.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I'm VERY happy to see this brilliant article in print: from brilliant UIUC PhD student Alexis Schmidt, a history and critique of Change of Air travel--the travel we do for health and relaxation. Alexis brings a fresh energy/environmental humanities lens to leisure 👏 edgeeffects.net/change-of-ai...
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Change of Air Travel & The Commodification of Leisure - Edge Effects
This essay examines “Change of Air,” a form of health travel, ideas of leisure and rest in nature, and their cooptation by capitalist culture.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Does anyone in my network have experience teaching selections from Issa Boullata's translation of Ibn 'Abd Rabbih's "The Unique Necklace": www.ipgbook.com/the-unique-n...? I'm curious to know what you assigned and how the reading went over with students. Thanks!
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The Unique Necklace | Independent Publishers Group
Independent Publishers Group
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
The news outlet al-ʿArabi al-Jadid has published a nice article about my book, “On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus” (@harvardpress.bsky.social). Stay tuned for the Arabic translation, slated for 2026. www.alaraby.co.uk/culture/%D8%...
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إيريك كالدروود: استعارة "الفردوس المفقود" وتجلّياتها
يلفت الباحث الأميركي إلى الكيفية التي وُظِّفت بها الأندلس المتخيّلة في الأدب والفنّ العربيَّين رمزاً للأمل بوحدة ثقافية جامعة، وإشارةً إلى المأساة التاريخية.
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Did we see you at #MLA25 this weekend? Our author @ericcalderwood.bsky.social was there to rep his award-winning book, On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus. Congratulations, Eric! Now through 1/19, save 40% on selected literary studies titles with the code MLA25. Links below.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Prepping for the 2030 World Cup...
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I second this.
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Bécquer Seguín @becquer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Do you want to know what I have in common with Dickinson, Kafka, and Proust? Visit this wonderful @harvardpress.bsky.social website and find out! Hint: #MLA25 Also ➡️ @ericcalderwood.bsky.social @briankgoodman.bsky.social @thesaramarcus.bsky.social @ksgruesz.bsky.social www.hup.harvard.edu/mla
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New in Literary Studies - Harvard University Press
Explore the latest scholarship in literary studies, literature, music, and more.
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow (Jan 10) at #mla25 on the "Iberian Exteriorities" roundtable, with @benitasampedro.bsky.social, @mahanellison.bsky.social, @rpnewcomb.bsky.social, and other colleagues. I'll be talking about the work of Moroccan artists Amine Asselman and Randa Maroufi.
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La corónica @la-coronica.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Reception sponsored by LLC Medieval Iberian, Colonial Latin American, 16th- &17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama, and 16th- &17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose on Friday at 7:15pm, Hilton--Canal (3rd floor). #MLA2025
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Eric Calderwood @ericcalderwood.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
#mla2025 attendees and friends following from home: @harvardpress.bsky.social is having a sale! Use promo code for MLA25 to get 40% off select HUP titles. Might I humbly/shamelessly suggest my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus"?
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Robert Patrick Newcomb @rpnewcomb.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Looking forward to presenting this Friday at #mla2025 at the “Iberian Exteriorities” roundtable, chaired by @benitasampedro.bsky.social, with @ericcalderwood.bsky.social and other colleagues.
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