iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Johanna Winant @johannawinant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

it's not the main thing we need, but we do need a David Lodge style Changing Places exchange program so that professors realize the way their institution does things is not standard nor inevitable

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I would honestly be a much bigger X-Men fan if this were the case.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Too soon to say I’ve committed, but next steps have been taken.

Paperback edition of The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog, fourth edition, by William Allin Storrer.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Easily one of the most forgettable seasons in all my years of Mariners fandom.

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Modernist Studies Association (MSA) @moderniststudies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The winner of the 2026 MSA Translation Prize (for a translation published in 2024 or 2025) is Marta Figlerowicz, for her translation of Maria Janion’s <The Bad Child: A Maria Janion Reader> with @uminnpress.bsky.social

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The Bad Child

Collected writings from a visionary thinker about the perilous edge between patriotism and fascism How do nationalism and patriotism shape our understand...

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good news for your Thursday morning.

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Modernism/modernity @mmodernity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Attention: Call for Co-editor of Modernism/modernity Due Date: November 16, 2026. Please see attached image for further details.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Bad AI art has rapidly taken over the food advertising at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, but at least a few places still know how it’s done.

Huge painted wooden sign, featuring a clown holding a hamburger, sitting on top of a food stand. The business’s sign reads “Bimbo’s Burgers with Seasoned Onions.”

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Cat owners like me: you need this advice.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just informed about the existence of this one, and not sure what to make of it.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is the news I needed this Friday afternoon.

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Marc Singer @theothermarcsinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

There's one other aspect to this: most long-running franchises have faltered because the writers think they are supposed to write grand story arcs that cater to the fans instead of the formulaic adventure stories that made people fans in the first place. Never bet against Umberto Eco!

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Both kids survived their first days at new schools, so finally I can exhale.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There is truly no better model for how to live your life than her.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Maybe an obvious one, but it immediately and completely changed the way I thought about modernism:

Cover of READING 1922: A RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE MODERN, by Michael North

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Okay, now the book marketing scam emails are just being rude.

A February 2019 modernist literary study with 0 reviews at #5,424,106.

Dear Professor Levay.

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Modernist Studies Association (MSA) @moderniststudies.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Modernism/modernity is looking for a new co-editor! Could this be you? If you're interested, applications are due Nov. 16. It's a four-year term, and you'll be working with one of the current editors. More info about how to apply here: @mmodernity.bsky.social

moderniststudies.org

The Modernist Studies Association is devoted to the study of the arts in their social, political, cultural, and intellectual contexts from the later nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century. The o...

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I think it’s safe to say that my new Mariners hat has not been the good luck charm for which I had hoped.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Maybe my favorite kind of book review: one that alerts me to a book I didn’t know existed, and now definitely want.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Late summer vacations are perfect but also dangerous for someone like me, who loves to cultivate a new interest. Seriously considering how long it might take me to visit every publicly accessible Frank Lloyd Wright building in America.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Spent some time with an old friend today.

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Journal of Modern Literature @journalofmodlit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

BOOK NEWS Examining anachronism in contemporary comics *The New Old Style: Anachronism in Contemporary Comics* By Matthew Levay #comics #AcademicSky journalofmodernliterature.blogspot.com/2026/08/book...

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A great thread on the value of doing the work.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It’s been available for a little while now, but today is the official publication day for THE NEW OLD STYLE: ANACHRONISM IN CONTEMPORARY COMICS! I’m proud of this book, and hope you’ll consider purchasing it or recommending it to your local or campus library.

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The New Old Style - Nebraska Press

The New Old Style explores how the deliberate use of cartooning styles that mimic those of the early twentieth century has paradoxically become one of the mo...

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The New Old Style - Nebraska Press

The New Old Style explores how the deliberate use of cartooning styles that mimic those of the early twentieth century has paradoxically become one of the mo...

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Automatic for the People, though I think I could also do a credible job on Fables of the Reconstruction.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The daily book club/marketing scam emails mostly depress me, with their expert tailoring to creative/academic insecurities, but this line truly made me laugh.

“The modernist studies and crime fiction market is significant”

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Before I moved to ISU I taught for Expos, where I recommended that all my students visit the Writing Center. Many did, and all had excellent experiences. So much of that is due to Jane, an incredible teacher and mentor. All Harvard students deserve the opportunity to learn from her.

thecrimson.com

Harvard College Lays Off Writing Center Director, Consolidates Center | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Harvard College Writing Center will no longer operate as a standalone unit after its director was laid off and its functions were consolidated as part of a restructuring in the Faculty of Arts and...

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Breaking our long-running streak of watching the film-of-the-moment five years after everyone else, or never, @rlevay.bsky.social and I went to the movies.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Reposting this announcement, which I missed last week: my piece on Patricia Highsmith’s writing advice manual is out now in NLH!

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW New Literary History 57.1, Winter 2026 tiny.one/2p948z5e CONTRIBUTORS Joshua Barnes Sara Crangle Philip Dickinson Graham Huggan Matthew Levay Carmen Faye Mathes Jahan Ramazani Matthew Sussman

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
New Literary History
57.1, Winter 2026

CONTRIBUTORS
Joshua Barnes
Sara Crangle
Philip Dickinson
Graham Huggan
Matthew Levay
Carmen Faye Mathes
Jahan Ramazani
Matthew Sussman

HOPKINS PRESS JOURNALS
www.press.jhu.edu/journals/new-literary-history

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I started following MLS about a decade ago, developing a local rooting interest (we’re here for RSL) and connecting with friends who also kept up with the league. If I were just starting now, I’m honestly not sure what I’d do.

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here’s to more paratext in comics!

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Excited to share my new piece on Patricia Highsmith’s weirdly productive how-to writing manual, published today at New Literary History!

muse.jhu.edu

Project MUSE -- Verification required!

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The Space Between Journal: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945 @spacebjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Space Between Journal is establishing a "centenary celebration of literature" as part of the Book Reviews section! We are currently collecting short 1926 reading recommendations for the November issue. If you are interested in writing a contribution, please contact us for more details!

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Shawn Gilmore @gipperfish.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

For those interested in the early labor struggles of the Golden Age of American comics, check out "Captain Marvel and the Revolt of the Comics" from Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (Fawcett, 26 March 1943). Some selected pages. #marvelman

"Captain Marvel and the Revolt of the Comics" from Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (Fawcett, 26 March 1943)

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Some of the most beautiful album art of all time, no question.

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British Association for Modernist Studies (BAMS) @modernistudies.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

And that's a wrap on #WeirdModernisms! Thank you so much to everyone who took part and especially to all from @moderniststudies.bsky.social, @modernistudies.bsky.social, and the Loughborough local organising committee for their hard work to produce this wonderfully weird conference! 💐

Conference poster for 'Weird Modernisms', featuring an illustration of The Empress by Pamela Coleman Smith and the text 'Weird Modernisms, BAMS/MSA 26, 1-4 July 2026, Loughborough University, UK'.

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Modernist Studies Association (MSA) @moderniststudies.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Save the date! MSA 27 in Tallahassee, FL, December 2- 5. Details forthcoming!

MSA 2027 Modernism, Expanded Universe Tallahassee, Florida. Black and white images of expanding folded sheets.

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Thomas Ragon @thomasragon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Saul Steinberg, 1952

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Help widen the knowledge and understanding of newspapers in our collection from Commonwealth countries in this funded fellowship Apply by 15 July link.bl.uk/jy5

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