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J. Bret Maney

@jbretmaney.bsky.social

English Prof at CUNY. Americanist. Literary Translator. Digital Humanist. Writing a book on happiness in US literature. He/him.

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J. Bret Maney @jbretmaney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For those of you interested in the more specialized corners of Fitzgerald studies: my essay “Reclustering Fitzgerald” is now open access. It revisits a particular line of scholarship on Fitzgerald’s short fiction that I’ve been thinking about for a while. bit.ly/4hLueDT

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Reclustering Fitzgerald: A Reappraisal of the Cluster Theory in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Short Fiction

Abstract. This article recovers the history of the cluster theory in Fitzgerald studies. It charts the theory’s rise from its inception in the 1960s to the twenty-first century, by which time it had b...

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GC Digital Humanities @gc-dh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

#Digitalhumanities #DHpraxis #digitalshowcase Congratulations to Professor @jbretmaney.bsky.social and all the students who presented their DH Praxis projects at the annual GC Digital Initiatives Digital Showcase. Stay tuned to see each project in more detail!

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Deep Vellum @deepvellum.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Look at what writers are saying about Fiston Mwanza Mujila's THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF DREAMS! Here are just some of the reviews we've gotten for this book of Congolese praise poems.

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J. Bret Maney @jbretmaney.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Happy publication day to National Book Award finalist Fiston Mwanza Mujila's new poetry collection THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF DREAMS. Immense thanks from this translator to @deepvellum.bsky.social! Hope you’ll support this book! store.deepvellum.org/products/the... 📚✨

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

The project management, teamwork, and grant writing skills Elena Abou Mrad learned as an M.A. student helped her land a job at New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services. See what a master’s degree in Digital Humanities can do for you www.gc.cuny.edu/digital-huma...

“What I value most about the M.A. Program in Digital Humanities are its interdisciplinary and the ‘maker’s attitude’ that values process over product.”
Elena Abou Mrad
M.A. ‘22
Digital humanities

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Wrote about writing about literary translation in this opinion/review for ArtReview

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J. Bret Maney @jbretmaney.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Nimble center, circumference elastic you must have.

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