Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 10hI got off the plane and the airport music was Rush-- I am in Toronto and this is happening on Thursday! 1120
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonRobbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Registration for in-person and virtual attendance is here:uc.utoronto.ca2026-27 W. J. Alexander Lecture in English Literature | University College U of T 32813
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonCritical Inquiry @criticalinquiry.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now open access! 054
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I love that Anne Carson wrote a review of a Rosalía concert and then won the Nobel Prize for Literature a few weeks later. 2112
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonRachael King @rscar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Cover reveal! The keywords I sent the press were “historical,” “natural,” and “multimedia” and I’d say they nailed it. Featuring my (book’s) main man Humphry Repton on the left there. Coming from Yale University Press this fall. 813224
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Calton Books, one of Glasgow’s finest radical book stores. 281
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Registration for in-person and virtual attendance is here:uc.utoronto.ca2026-27 W. J. Alexander Lecture in English Literature | University College U of T 32813
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Amazing to see my pal and former colleague Liz Ellis win this- she’s awesome! 1144
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day? 10717409
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I just gave a lecture on the French and Haitian Revolutions and got to use this amazing 1948 painting by the Haitian artist Dieudonné Cedor depicting the 1791 Vodou gathering in the forest of Bois Caïman, the pivotal ceremony that ignited the revolution. 26018
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Loved seeing this c.1654 painting by Jacobus Vrel known as “The Little Nurse”; Vrel has often been confused with Vermeer, and I thought of John Berger’s words when I saw this very human scene: “What was it that he wanted to say in the stillness of his rooms which the light fills like water a tank?” 1215
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A poster for my October lecture in Toronto! 47622
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonSuzanne Conklin Akbari @sakbari.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Toronto friends, this lecture is not to be missed ⬇️🔥 0102
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm very excited to be giving the 2026-27 W.J. Alexander Lecture in English Literature on October 15th at University College, University of Toronto! It will be called "Joseph Brant's Unwritten History: Towards an Indigenous Antiquarianism."uc.utoronto.caJoseph Brant’s Unwritten History: Towards an Indigenous Antiquarianism | University College U of T 34613
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A clip of the opera in Mi'kmaq, with komqwejwi'kasikl (Mi'kmaq hieroglyphics) captions- excited to see this tonight!youtube.comRafael Payare and Emma Pennell performs "You can die properly now" — with the OSMYouTube video by medici.tv 34219
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Currently looking for a portal to another dimension in this used bookshop in Glasgow. 7332
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 18/08/2026What a beautiful teepee cover, whose memory was kept alive by family and community for a century. Glad to see it’s returning home.cbc.caTeepee cover stolen 100 years ago finally being repatriated to Sask. | CBC NewsA teepee cover was stolen from Kawacatoose First Nation in 1926 and housed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for a century. It will now finally return to the original owner's descend... 113037
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026IDF marks Palestinian detainees with numbers as it expands northern West Bank operations. “An image reminiscent of dark periods, and one that should shock everyone” MK Ahmad Tibi Jack Khoury www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...haaretz.comIDF marks detained Palestinians with numbers as northern West Bank raids expandAfter a West Bank raid the IDF said targeted Palestinians involved in planning attacks, several Palestinians were released with numbers written in marker on their face or bodies 0231141
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/08/2026You don't say... www.ms.now/news/frame-u...ms.nowWhistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millionsA former Justice Department lawyer says the Trump investigations squeezed Ivy League universities for millions before they were even concluded. A top Democrat is demanding answers. 361294383
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If you are producing scholarship with AI and your work could plausibly be accessed in the EU, you are now legally compelled to disclose the nature and extent of your AI use. A tremendous win for scholarly integrity. www.lexacademic.com/blog/the-sta...lexacademic.comThe Stamp of Shame: What Claude’s New Legal Watermark Means for your Research - Lex Academic® 8717207
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17/08/2026“The report raised concerns about the enormous amounts of energy and water these facilities can consume, as well as their potential impacts on air quality, cultural resources, and noise and light pollution.”gizmodo.comCherokee Nation Bans Hyperscale Data Center Projects on Tribal-Owned LandsThe tribe cited concerns over energy, water use, and the relatively small number of permanent jobs these massive facilities create. 2597192
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I just heard from the publisher that my first book will finally be coming out in a softcover edition so soon it will be much cheaper to buy!utppublishing.comThe Savage and Modern Self - University of Toronto PressNorth American Indians in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture 25213
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Reminder for those who might not remember that a scholar in my subfield was, c2013, credibly accused of plagiarism, found guilty by an independent committee, had the book revoked by the press—& was not fired or dragged in the press but (over objections from 13 of her own colleagues) made into a deanbrowndailyherald.comAfter plagiarism allegations, prof. was named deanServing the Brown University community since 1891 22495202
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026the concern with the Arday story isn’t the fact of the media coverage, it’s the volume. it’s perfectly reasonable that there would be some coverage of the story, and basically indefensible that there was as much as there was. 352374236
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A tiny forest toad on Algonquin territory at Pikwàkanagàn First Nation 841438
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The Wisdom of the Universe, by Métis artist Christi Belcourt. 26627
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Miniature geese decoys made of beautiful smelling Tamarack twigs bound together by James Bay Cree. Traditionally these were made in life-size versions for hunting but are now also an amazing handicraft (from my sister’s collection). 2334
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonDeidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The latest, heartbreaking casualty of austerity & reorganization at my home institution: Phillips Brooks House was set up 126 years ago, in the recognition that community service could & should be central to undergraduate education. Now it's being dismantled. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...thecrimson.comNearly Half of Phillips Brooks House Staff Positions Impacted by FAS Restructuring | News | The Harvard CrimsonThe Phillips Brooks House was the hardest-hit Harvard College unit by share of staff positions in a recent round of layoffs tied to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ sweeping administrative overhaul, ... 42510
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2timeshighereducation.comArts institutions hit hard as OfS details teaching grant cutsUniversity for the Creative Arts loses more than half of its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero 56458
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I could barely afford vibranium as it was 612834552
Reposted by Robbie Richardsonvictoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 30/07/2026in more fun news: INCREDIBLE INNOVATIONS IN THE WORLD OF SCAMMINGeuronews.comItalian conman jailed for building fake Roman amphitheatreIn Italy, a structure promoted for years as an "ancient Roman amphitheatre" has turned out to be a fake, constructed recently using modern materials. 1049986
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonEric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 30/07/2026"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."theguardian.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceState department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil 1942285806
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026An 1841 drawing of a Mi'kmaq family on a parchment scroll by Henry O'Halloran, a British officer adopted as an honorary chief. The people are identified as Toma Selman and Sosep Mali Itkobej and their children, from what is now known as Listuguj First Nation. 2343
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/07/2026Canadian politician Bill Oliver has gone viral after he appeared to accidentally read AI-generated editing instructions aloud, not once, but twice, during a speech to lawmakers in early June. 1519261
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonRebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Native Americans weren’t US citizens until 1924 and spent generations fighting for ballot access after that. Now, the SAVE Act threatens Native voters again. The act does not allow people to use their tribal IDs to register to vote. nativenewsonline.net/opinion/cong...nativenewsonline.netCongress Must Not Make It Harder For Native Citizens To VoteOverview: The SAVE America Act would impose new proof-of-citizenship requirements that could make it harder for many Native citizens to register and vote. Opinion This past week, House Republicans… 07449
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“Drum Dancer” (1973) by the brilliant Inuk sculptor Karoo Ashevak, who carved figures from stories he heard in his traditional childhood out of weathered old pieces of whalebone left by 19th-century whalers and Inuit ancestors. 18021
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonLauren Working @laurenworking.bsky.social · 04/06/2026✨ Out today! ✨ Happy publication day to #AGoldenWorld @faberbooks.bsky.social 🎉🎉 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-go... 1212534
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonHannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️kcl.ac.ukAHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College LondonThe Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies 0196243
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/07/2026Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the lefttheguardian.comMeet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the leftAnton Jäger has been lauded for his exceptional ability to make sense of these strange political times – and he’s only 32. The writer and academic explains why we’re living in an age of hyperpolitics 137635
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 23/07/2026My family and community are taking part in this important studycbc.caMi'kmaw group to study impact of DDT, glyphosate on N.B. moose | CBC NewsThe North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council is embarking on a study to see if chemicals, such as DDT and glyphosate, are affecting moose, a major part of the Mi'kmaw food system. 0102
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 22/07/2026Nine hundred wildfires are burning across Canada as of Wednesday, with several threatening communities and forcing residents to flee or prepare to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Here’s an overview of the current situation, in maps and charts: bit.ly/can-wildfire... 1191203521
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonDeidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Wollstonecraft on forest fires & climate grief, from 1796: "The devastation must, indeed, be terrible, when this, literally speaking, wild fire, runs along the forest, flying from top to top, & crackling amongst the branches. . . the country, despoiled of beauty & riches, is left to mourn for ages." 28623
Reposted by Robbie Richardsonashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 16/07/2026the community is accepting donations via etransfer to donations@whitesandfirstnation.com you are supposed to put your full name in the comments so they can issue you a reciept. 2328392
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonLaleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Every single paragraph of this peace is deeply lacerating, and incredibly insightful. An extraordinary essay by Abdaljawad Omar about the structure of feeling of Palestinianness: www.equator.org/articles/mor... 14321
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Devastating wildfires in northern Ontario are forcing wide-spread evacuations, including from several First Nations. The fires have also destroyed homes and buildings. www.aptnnews.ca?p=291556aptnnews.caNorthern Ontario fires prompt evacuations, destroy homesForest fires in northwestern Ontario have devastated several communities, forcing widespread evacuations and destroying homes and buildings. 15846
Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This is amazing-- a page of Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs or gomgwejui'gasit, with their meanings in Mi'kmaq and some in English; these were written by a Naskapi-Innu man named Gabriel in the 1790s. 722364
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Go on my son. 191761253
Reposted by Robbie RichardsonMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Advance notice of the British Academy reports published to be tomorrow (Wednesday) and their findings. It does not make happy reading if you value UK higher education and research. 28666