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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

what a surprise this man is a philosopher

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

same! I won't be able to catch it until winter but I'm super excited to see.

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Vogue doesn't mention that AMR ART in Brooklyn is showing the first ever exhibition of Andrea Modica’s incredible 1984 series, Catholic Girl and it's up for a few more weeks: artindumbo.com/event/andrea...

Andrea Modica, Brooklyn, 1984, Platinum Print, 8×10, a black and white photograph of two young women wearing Catholic school uniforms of short sleeve button down shirts and plaid skirts that hit above the knee, standing against a wall.

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Academic life PSA: In case your doctor doesn’t believe you could have the flu this early, ask for the respiratory panel anyway. Partying over here with Influenza A six days into the new school year 🎉🤒

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One of our seniors found this site last year and wrote a terrific senior seminar paper on the history of the toy kitchen!

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The Crossroads Project @xroadproj.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We are excited to announce the new projects added to SPIRIT HOUSE, @xroadproj.bsky.social's gallery of work by Crossroads Project Fellows exploring Black religious histories, communities and cultures. The site, designed by @mpgphd.bsky.social, now hosts 48 projects. A thread of what's new:

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home. | SPIRIT HOUSE

SPIRIT HOUSE invests in and celebrates the richness and abundance of Black religions as they manifest through scholarly research, artistic expression, and community building.

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"To understand Dolly, you have to read her as a writer. Writing her own story was the most radical, precise way to define herself in a world that kept trying to fit her into a box." -- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

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Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself

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

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Mark Alan Mattes + Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I've been quiet here about my continuing work for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library-Louisville, but if anybody is interested in supporting, about a month ago I agreed to do another run of the posters from last spring: www.etsy.com/listing/4528... Rest in power.

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Letterpress Show Poster - Etsy

This Letterpress Prints item by HotBrownPress has 9 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Louisville, KY. Listed on Aug 25, 2026

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Bonus: coming back to the office to start thinking about the new semester and getting GREAT MAIL! thanks Miriam 💌

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I could add up those two grants of six million to the western civ programs funded in the January announcement and then I'd have...still no millions for the work we went to grad school to do

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

...just sitting here trying to do my work and filled with rage all over again that the administration's July 4 report criticizing NMAH includes 30+ references to the "Girlhood (it's complicated...)" exhibition for all the reasons you might guess

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

There is one grant on this list of 81 projects that specifically focuses on the history of women and girls and that is just my tiny sigh for the day.

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"I'm in a very mixed parish, lots of Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Ecuadorians, Mexicans," explained Houlihan. "They all have sodalities and spiritual groups, and I knew their literature was not covering Mary Magdalene. I wanted to have an ethnically rich portrayal." www.ncronline.org/culture/mary...

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Mary Magdalene exhibit at Catholic girls school helps students 'see themselves'

New York City is known for its exceptional art shows. Yet an exhibit depicting the Resurrection from Mary Magdalene's point of view is on display not at any of the city's great galleries, but in a Cat...

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"The Temple of Time" (1846) by Emma Willard.⠀ From our essay by Susan Schulten exploring the pioneering work of Emma Willard (1787–1870), a leading feminist educator whose innovative maps of time laid the groundwork for the charts and graphics of today: publicdomainreview.org/essay/e...

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

sure kind of does!!! (but wonderful to see this award for Olivia!)

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

An iconic print! Still hangs in a friend's house 🌭

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A thread with an ask: comments due today 🗃️

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

yes, Ella! Looking forward to reading 🗃️

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 05/07/2026

where is the nun who saged MSG

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

have you seen a Swedish elevator sign (Klämrisk!!)

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s very confusing to me the museum and funders’ role in this too…what’s wrong with calling something an adaptation? Appreciate your musings on this! 2/2

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

at this point it feels like citation (www.comicsbeat.com/professor-ra...) is just 1 issue; I’m still scratching my head at the media blitz where Cleves’ book drops out including the Shelden Museum’s own exhibition video of Walden with VT humanities and Mellon Foundation logos on it. 1/2

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[UPDATED] Professor Rachel Hope Cleves wants Walden's CHARITY & SYLVIA licensed as an adaptation

Professor Rachel Hope Cleves, who wrote the 2014 biography Charity & Sylvia, wrote an open letter about Tillie Walden's new graphic novel.

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The Crossroads Project @xroadproj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The Crossroads Project invites proposals for American Crossroads Fellows Grants (up to $15,000) to create interpretive material about African American religious history and provide opportunities for community engagement. Deadline: September 1, 2026 crossroads.princeton.edu/grant-progra...

Grants for Artists, Teachers, Scholars, Activists, Community Leaders

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The Crossroads Project @xroadproj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We are grateful to the Henry Luce Foundation, @princetonccsr.bsky.social, and @princeton.edu for support of @xroadproj.bsky.social. We are also excited to have Vaughn A. Booker, @aejohnsonphd.bsky.social and @monicalmercado.bsky.social join the Crossroads Project's Advisory Board.

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Yes! Everyone’s delighted you’re coming up. Hope it’s a great event!

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Monica L. Mercado @monicalmercado.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

So bummed I'm heading out of town, just missing you!

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

look I realize I’m a New Yorker but separately on a deep spiritual level I also understand futzing around for the first three quarters and realizing all of a sudden you have to show up for the fourth

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/06/2026

From Washington Heights to the Lower East Side, Nuyoricans have defined this city for generations. Here's to celebrating their contributions, their history and the future of our city.