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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 18h

Just finished Andrea Korda's article "Object Lessons in Victorian Education: Text, Object, Image". I stayed an extra two hours at my desk to finish it - it was that good. Excited to use it (alongside our Materials Collection) for teaching Art & Empire!

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 22h

Finally brewing a cup of the Apfel-Feige (Apple-Fig) tea I bought last summer in Berlin. Still convinced grocery store "souvenirs" are the best souvenirs.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Visited this museum a few years ago. Goth child and I particularly appreciated this hearse and the undertaker's workshop (although the witch's hut was my favorite)! The story here is also interesting, as the cost of funerals continues to be a burden on many families.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026

France's prime minister convened a crisis meeting Thursday and canceled ministers' trips to focus on the nationwide spread of protests, some violent, by high school students venting about under-resourced schools, long hours and other complaints. to.pbs.org/4hZ6ZY8

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Student protests grip France as Prime Minister Lecornu calls crisis meeting

The demonstrations erupted in Paris-region schools last week and have snowballed, with police making hundreds of arrests in clashes with the young protesters.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just finished reading this last week and was struck by how powerfully convincing and original it was - absolutely immerses you in working-class Glasgow of the 1970s, through the eyes of a young girl. A very good read!

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...

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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million

"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My email program just congratulated me for "staying on top of my inbox". I guess you know what that means... yes, I am procrastinating about finishing this chapter. Next I shall scrub all the floors on my hands and knees!

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A bunch of native plants & a pond bring all the birds to the yard (even in the city!). Today: Song Sparrow, American goldfinch, Northern Flicker, Dark-Eyed Junco, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Hairy Woodpecker, Cardinal, House Sparrow, American Robin, Gray Catbird, & Blue Jay. I love migration season!

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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell @hottycouture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is an incredible story, but also a story of how books get written: www.historyinthemargins.com/2026/09/22/a...

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

10 minutes in to GBBO, and Youngest Kiddo already has a favorite! ("the one with the dogs") and also a recipe they'd like for their birthday next year. ;) Welcome to the tent, Nigella!

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wait, WHAT? "In the realm of aesthetics, a similar contradiction arose in the art and life of William Morris, socialist activist and famed wallpaper designer, whose business was built on wealth from Devin Great Consols, a copper mine turned world’s largest arsenic refinery." How did I not know this?

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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I can highly recommend applying for the Rare Books School M.C. Lang Fellowship! It was a boon to my teaching, helped me develop a new area of our curriculum, provided funding for my teaching development. Feel free to DM me if you're interested!

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Well, that seems inevitable. Got a notice that our native grasses are overhanging the alley, and I'm guessing it's because grass=weeds in many people's minds. (The grasses in question are side oats, prairie dropseed, and the like.) I will trim them back, but do I also need a "native plants" sign...?

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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 20/09/2026

Sandra George’s intimate portraits of urban Scottish life during the 1980s and ’90s reveal a world of both resilience and enduring solidarity.

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Sandra George’s Portraits of Working-Class Dignity

The unsung Black British photographer’s work is the complete opposite of so-called poverty porn.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As a non-native Minnesotan, I have taken to the idea of decorating for every holiday with absolute abandon. This weekend, it's time to bring out the Halloween bins. They shall be followed in due course by the Thanksgiving bins, then the *24* bins of Christmas decorations, then...

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hamilton is on constant repeat in this house (typically with all of us singing along at the top of our lungs), and this is just delightful - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWi...

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2026: Time for the Midterms

YouTube video by Hamilton

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If It Gets Too Real, Blue Can Always Turn It Off @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're calling on MCAD to settle a fair contract that: ✅ Provides us with economic stability for faculty through fair pay and job security ✅ Provides us with a stronger voice in campus decisions through shared governance ✅ Protects us from being replaced or harmed by artificial intelligence

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Deep in the weeds with this chapter on the French anatomical modeler Louis-Thomas-Jérôme Auzoux. For some reason my brain decided that we needed to tell the *entire* story of his career and legacy in a single book chapter, so what we may have here is an editing problem in the making. Hmm.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I mean, Nightswimming is good and all, but have you considered Gardening at Night? (says former Southerner who is attempting to cultivate a night garden)

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When I am in writing mode, I often schedule in some "breaks" to rest my mind. Today's "break" is sorting my tights. What does it say about me that I can schedule an entire activity around sorting my (multi-hued) tights? Child of the '80s? Lives in a cold climate? Unrepentant collector of all things?

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is so satisfying to watch. Perked me right up this morning!

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Littles started school today, after a long and lazy summer. It is *such* a relief not to have to worry about lunch (breakfast and lunch are free here in MN for all K-12 students). Why is this not a nation-wide policy?!

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I gave guided tours of a French château - and led wine tastings afterwards - in FRENCH, for French folks, as an undergrad who wasn't old enough to drink wine in my own country. Oh, and I lived in the château with le Comte, la Comtesse, and their children.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Well, I think we all know where I'll be heading! Right after I find the poutine, that is.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, an Agatha Christie novel, a pouring rain, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, a raven keeping watch, and a basket of emotional support scones,

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

We’re out with the Strib Taste Team at the Minnesota State Fair trying all the new foods 😋 Follow along here for updates throughout our odyssey 🫡

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Dolly Parton “didn’t see herself as a saint,” our columnist, Tressie McMillan Cottom, writes. “She identified as something we needed even more: a writer.”

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Opinion | Loving Dolly Parton Was Easy. Understanding Her Was Hard.

She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A thoughtful tribute to Dolly by Kathryn Schulz (incidentally, a college dorm-mate of mine and an amazing writer), worth a read for its insight into why we love Dolly so very much: www.newyorker.com/culture/post...

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Dolly Parton for the People

She was commonly called the Queen of Country Music, but that is exactly wrong: she was democratic to her bones.

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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 26/08/2026

The Department of State removed Kehinde Wiley’s 2015 commissioned painting from the United States embassy in the Dominican Republic this month, claiming it was too “woke.”

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US State Department Takes Down “Woke” Kehinde Wiley Painting

“Young Artists After Siamesa 1960” (2015) was removed from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic and could be sold.

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Dr. Implorable @drimplorable.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Want to keep her memory alive? Do a lot of kind things, for a lot of people, no matter who they are. And do it with a happy and humble heart.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Anne of Green Gables - the sense of an enchanted world has never left me, and my heart still thrills to see white birches, lilacs, and apple blossoms.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I hereby call for a national day of mourning. Rest In Peace, Dolly. youtu.be/UbxUSsFXYo4?...

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Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video)

YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We (the fabulous Science & Technology department @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social) are looking for a FT fixed-term Assistant Curator. Details here: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/936922 Deadline: 6 September

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Assistant Curator, Technology

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Back to school. ❤️

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MaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🪣 Please share💧 I'm calling on every resident of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to select one or more boulevard trees and to give them a big, slow drink of water today via jars, buckets or hoses. Our trees are in crisis and you can make a huge difference. ❤️👍🌳🌲🍁

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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#JOB ALERT: Carleton College is hiring a TT Assistant Professor in African History. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2026; start date for the job will be September 1, 2027. More information here ⬇️. 🗃️ #EduSky #HigherEd #Blackademics

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Social historian of art: the cup is the deposit of a social relationship Feminist historian of art: the cup is a minor art because institutions elevated only those arts in which men received training Vienna School historian of art: the cup is the materialization of an autonomous will to form

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

(This meme seems to be going around. I hereby submit my contribution). Optimist: The glass is half full. Pessimist: The glass is half empty. Art historian: Ceci n'est pas un verre.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Again I must remind you that we are still living in the 1890s (apparently).

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you work on the 19th-c press and are looking at bills for travel, repro fees, etc., applying for a Curran Fellowship should be a no-brainer. Not a lot of hoops to jump through, and the folks making the decisions are researchers just like you. These are open to anybody, of any age, anywhere. #C19

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The names of the flowers are so old-fashioned and evocative - this was a joy to peruse.

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Jessica M. Dandona @marquisedusud.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

For the Month of Cake (four birthdays), youngest kiddo has requested, and I quote, "caramel with nine kinds of chocolate and peanut butter chips." I've translated this to mean: chocolate cake & peanut butter icing, topped with peanut butter cups, chopped peanuts, and drizzled caramel. Wish me luck!

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Surgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We are looking for a Provenance Researcher to improve what the Museum knows about the Human Remains Collection. Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here: cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p... Applications close 14th of September.

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