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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I'm sincerely grateful to @mltondre.bsky.social, @devingarofalo.bsky.social, @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social, and the peer reviewers for their feedback. Their care and input during drafting and revisions helped me immensely.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

In it I argue that Hood's poem is one of the first, most concrete links between coal-power, Blackness, and enslavement.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I'm so glad that my article "Coal and Anti-Blackness in Thomas Hood's 'The Demon-Ship'" is part of the @victorianreview.bsky.social's special issue on energy. <https://doi.org/10.1353/vcr.2025.a985007>. #envhum

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

It is good! We’re lucky to have had a mild summer thus far. And my book revisions are almost done. Hopefully Georgia has been treating you well?

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Frances Trollope, a genre innovator who often gets overshadowed by folks who iterated on her work.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Congratulations! If anything comes up in Northern AZ (or the CO. Plateau generally), I’d be interested in brainstorming a collaboration!

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Dr. G @coreygoergen.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

Hey, Bluesky: do you have a class policy for LLMs like ChatGPT? Would you be willing to share with my department? We are interested in personal policies, departmental policies, and/or school-wide policies!

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David Pyle @davidmpyle.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Today’s geo-poetry delight - ‘Kjng Coal’s Levee’ by John Scafe, published in 1818, as a ‘jeu d’esprit’ with geological notes. By the 3rd edn (1819), this included a ditty on Baron Basalt’s tour of Albion Via @kentlinthicum.bsky.social and petroaesthetics muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Title page of King Coal’s Levee, a poem and geological commentary published in 1819 (3rd edition) by Northumbrian poet John Scafe

Opening lines of King Coal or Geological Etiquette.. a celebration of ‘King Coal, the mighty hero of the mine’

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Thank you for the mention! What a fascinating poem at such a critical juncture of both the development and public awareness of geology.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

My department is hiring for a NTT Art Historian. Position is full time and renewable; I’m glad to talk about being NTT at NAU. Application is a cover letter, c.v., and list of references by June 4th. Search in the “faculty,library,administrator” section of this website: in.nau.edu/human-resour...

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

While not an #envhum job, we are working to develop our environmental humanities program, so I hope folks who are interested in art history and the environment will apply.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

I’m honored to be featured as ASLE’s ‘scholar of the month’ for February ‘24! www.asle.org/stay-informe...

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ASLE » KENT LINTHICUM: FEBRUARY 2024 SCHOLAR OF THE MONTH

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

What excellent news, NREL is lucky to have you! Congratulations!!

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

I’ve not see them cited in these contexts either. I think I just felt the resonance between parts of their critique and the ‘extractive reading’ critique (as you note).

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

It’s a really interesting text, and one that I think asks good questions about all knowledge-making efforts on Indigenous lands www.dukeupress.edu/pollution-is...

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Duke University Press - Pollution Is Colonialism

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

It certainly seems that the metaphor is a bit much. That said, it feels like there is some relationship to Liboiron’s _ Pollution Is Colonialism_ (2021). They argue for anti-colonial science which sees itself as part of a community/place rather than apart, e.g. sustainable vs. extractive.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

I did have a good conference! Hopefully you did too? I started with Malm’s chapter on anti-steam poems and then used that to identify other writers/collections. I think Malm even cites one of Jones’ anti-steam poems, but I can’t remember.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Had a riveting end to NAVSA—Juliet Shields showing how Black writers repurposed W. Scott; Ella Mershon analyzing the failure of progress in Tennyson; @benjaminmorgan.bsky.social tracing env. ethic in urban cacotopias; and @lizmiller.bsky.social considering the afterlives industrial landscapes.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

A fascinating morning at NAVSA—Mary Bowden critiquing the nativist vegetal resilience in War of the Worlds, Jessica Valdez showing how the Chinese and Chartists were described similarly, and Rachel Teukolsky analyzing the representation of the Haitian revolution in H. Martineau’s work.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Yesterday afternoon at NAVSA was busy for me, so I missed posting about it. Heard a great paper from Jiwon Min on Isabella Bird’s travels in Korea. And I gave my paper on a Chartist poet’s utopian vision of coal and steam.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

First few panels of NAVSA done! I was the most struck by a discussion of environmental gothic and weird fiction led by Jed Mayer and @siobhancarroll.bsky.social — are these genres ‘useful’ for understanding environmental crises past, present, or future?

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

I’m excited to be at NAVSA 2023. Typically, I tweet/skeet/post my way through conferences, but best I can tell that’s not a thing on BlueSky?Regardless, I’ll broadcast what I can and hope that I run into those of you who are here there.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but "Fighting in a World on Fire" was what came to mind first: www.versobooks.com/products/304...

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

I think it says a great deal about *both* generative AI and modern education that students are the main users of ChatGPT.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

"In June and July, the number of active users on ChatGPT dropped by nearly 10% each month but started to stabilize a bit in August, leading experts to think students going on summer vacation contributed to the drop." gizmodo.com/chatgpt-sees...

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

October 18th—I’ll keep my eye out for the special issue as it sounds like a perfect fit!

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

My institution just switched to Canvas and I am so excited for how discussion boards work now! They might not be the best, but at least I can get better feedback to students faster.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

Certainly something I’d like to know about too!

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Prof. Devin gRiff @devo3000.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

Hi everyone: delighted to share that Petrocultures is coming to LA/USC May 11-15. Please share the CFP and consider proposing a paper or panel! We've got all sorts of exciting stuff planned. www.petrocultures2024.com/los-angel…. ****Proposal deadline is Sept. 15****

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

At the moment I'm thinking Daggett's "Petro-masculinity" (2018) and Wilson's "Gendering Oil" (2014) as easier pathways into petroculture. And then maybe pair these with a chapter from Sinclair's _Oil!_ but I'm not certain.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

A question for energy humanities folk out there—I've been invited to offer a lecture on petrocultures for a climate change class and I need to chose media to assign. What are some petroculture media (creative, scholarly, otherwise) you might assign to a general audience of undergraduate students?

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

Thank you! Here's hoping that we both get the time and resources we need!

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

I know there’s little anyone on here can do for me. I just wanted to express my frustrations. I hope though that if you have the power, spare both money and time to NTT faculty so they can complete their work.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

…the coming academic year looks like a grind. I need to finish this book, for so many reasons. I don’t want to miss the aperture where it is relevant. So, I’ll be picking my calendar clean for scraps of writing, editing, and research time.

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

Well, I was rejected from a grant recently. I know this is hardly a surprising outcome; I’m not in shambles from the rejection. Many thoughtful scholars and strong projects (especially in the humanities) don’t get funding. But as non-tenure track faculty...

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

Maybe they needed to review it more B-4 they published it?

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

While I was hardly a good or frequent Twitter user, it certainly did feel like an important space where we could share humor, successes, and challenges. It has been sad to see it disintegrate. www.vox.com/culture/2022/11/22/2346…

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

"More of a comment than a question"

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Kent Linthicum @kentlinthicum.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

Thank you to @nathankhensley.bsky.social for the invitation! I am glad to be here.

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