Reposted by sr_toliverBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854413350
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I am all for this one. I loved the books and appreciated the cultural commentary in it. Definitely didn’t know she started in fanfiction! 130
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I didn’t know about this, but I’m so glad she was responsive!! 130
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026And I don’t say that with many literary works. But I’m always on board with excerpting Eurocentrified classics rather than asking young people to read them so we can prepare mini English majors. So, with that, I’m gonna use my veto power. 150
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was trying to figure out why I have the ick for this, and I think it’s because the argument is always to keep Shakespeare in and connect it to contemporary times, and yet, the bard left so many folks out and temporally re-situating it doesn’t help that. I think excerpts of Shakespeare are fine 230
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ten years ago, I made a website to house my lists of Black SFFH books. It’s archived now, but today, I’m super excited to share that I have a new professional website up and running!!!! StephanieToliver.comstephanietoliver.comDr. Stephanie Toliver, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAssociate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research and teaching ask what becomes possible when we treat the speculative as a way of knowing. 000
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Make Education Great Again" asks us to return to a time when American schools were great. I went looking for it and found boarding schools, Lost Cause textbooks and segregation academies, each echoed in current education policy. thefulcrum.us/education/ma... 051
Reposted by sr_toliverPL Thomas EdD @plthomasedd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Moats did not win the reading war but certainly scammed a ton of people fo a great deal of $$$ paulthomas701128.substack.com/p/research-c... 121
Reposted by sr_toliverSeth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is a big one: Brown University is searching for the next director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future. Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.networks.h-net.orgBrown University - Professor and Director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice | H-Net1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown. 2275235
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is one I can get behind! I forgot we had veto power because I didn’t want to vote yes for JC lol 120
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There comes a time when you feel like you've done something extraordinary. This is that time, y'all. My book about New Castle, Black literacies, & home is officially available for preorder! Enjoy this beautiful art from DeAnn Wiley while you wait for more. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 0143
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I’ve never read this one, but I’ve added it to the list! I love getting new book recs. I think another thing I love is that people are choosing books without trying to find those that “everyone” has read. It’s amazing 130
Reposted by sr_toliverDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 26/08/2026God FUCKING DAMMIT, Tim Curry, too??? Us freaks and weirdos are losing too many patron saints 😔 620326
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Darius Williams went viral about the literacy crisis. Teachers have been living this literacy crisis for years. My latest for @thefulcrum.us on why the real fix won’t go viral. thefulcrum.us/education/li...thefulcrum.usA teacher cried on camera about his students' literacy skills and it went viral. A literacy professor says that's exactly the problem.On his second day of teaching at Wheatley High School in Houston, former food influencer Darius Williams faced a problem that has plagued U.S. classrooms for decades: his students couldn’t read or wri... 011
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Here’s the article I wrote, too: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...thefulcrum.usHow comic books can help us understand this political momentToliver is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a public voices fellow with The OpEd Project. Recently, a group of comic book writer... 010
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Two years ago, I wrote about Stop Project 2025, a comic book project where folks creatively showed the complexity of project 2025. If you haven’t had a chance to do so, please check it out. It’s brilliant. It’s also really necessary. stopproject2025comic.orgstopproject2025comic.orgStop Project 2025 ComicTrump's Project 2025 is a detailed plan to shut you up, and shut you out. Don’t let it do either. Read on, then vote. 31211
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 21/08/2026You ever scroll through stock photos and find THEE cover of your book just staring back at you? Reimagining ELA is up for preorder on Amazon and B&N now!! Amazon: shorturl.at/77XRz B&N: shorturl.at/H5Vgf Thrift Books: shorturl.at/nCmtr #EnglishTeacher #TeacherEd #ELAchat #BookLaunch 141
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I think that’s part of the reason why I chose it. I wanted to pick a good book, and I also wanted that book to move away from some of the books I was assigned in school. 140
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I think what makes this fun is that there will probably be several books that are new for folks. I’ve loved most of Bayron’s books (only one I was so-so on) 030
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Yes! I’ve been really thinking about adaptations and remixes and how they’re challenging the ground upon which history and legacy stand 110
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 06/08/2026So, I realize I have way too many favorites, but my pick is going to be Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron bc it fits several categories: (1) it’s a standalone, (2) it’s fantasy, (3) its representation of Black and queer folks, (4) it’s an adaptation of a fairy tale, and I’ve been really into those 251
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026It’s out!! The free link is here and can be used up to 50 times. After that, just email or text me, and I’ll send!! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/7PG9D... 033
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Curious how others have navigated the shift after promotion. What did “what comes next” look like for you? 100
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I’m used to writing all the time. But right now, writing more feels like overkill, and I’m sitting with the fact that I don’t actually know how to not be in that mode. How do you train yourself out of a fear of failure that’s been driving the pace for years? 100
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026So, I was officially promoted (got the BoT letter and everything!!) and now I’m trying to figure out what comes next. I did a lot of writing and publishing pre-tenure. Because of that, I’ve got 3 books on the horizon, all probably out next year plus 3 articles accepted and likely out this year. 180
Reposted by sr_toliverBen Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 02/08/2026August is here, & with it my 287th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...blackwhiteandread.com#ScholarSunday Thread 287 (8/2/26) – Black and White and Read All OverAugust is here, & with it my 287th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely ... 35338
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I can get behind this! I am not a big fan of regular nonfiction, but narrative NF is amazing. No veto from me! 040
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Wrote about stories for The Fulcrum this month My fav line: “The same logic that scrubs people of color from ancient epics is the logic that scrubs us from American history because in both cases, the sanitized version requires our absence.” thefulcrum.us/inclusion-di...thefulcrum.usThe Odyssey Isn’t Real, But American Diversity IsAfter Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was released in theaters, Elon Musk declared he would use Grok to create a more “historically accurate” version of the ancient epic poem. The uproar over the film... 1135
Reposted by sr_toliverAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it. 622127152765
Reposted by sr_toliverMarly Marie @marlymarieport.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Just a reminder—don’t give this speech attention or ratings. Follow @atrupar.com to know what happened. Save yourself while he does the tireless work of documenting everything for us. Subscribe to his work!! 10723100
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I’m in! I’ll try my best to keep up with all the turns and such! 110
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 24/06/2026My latest in the Fulcrum, written after Vance’s terrible interview on The View. thefulcrum.us/inclusion-di...thefulcrum.usThe Feigned Confusion of JD Vance: Erasure by Design"What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?" Whoopi Goldberg asked Vice President JD Vance last week, when he joined The View to discuss h... 120
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This is going to be a thing higher ed will have to grapple with in the coming years. Professors know a lot (usually in a very specific area). That’s valuable. But pontificating about your smartness for 3 hours ain’t gonna cut it anymore. Pedagogy will save us. 0154
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 31/05/2026- The Corruption of Hollis Brown - K. Ancrum - Till the Last Beat of my Heart - Louangie Bou-Montes - Infinity Som - Adam Silvera - Elatsoe - Darcie Little Badger - Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao - Blood Debts - Terry J. Benton-Walker 010
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 31/05/2026It’s Pride Eve, & I have an early present for ya. Books w/ queer protags by authors of color! #Pride Year of the Mer - LD Lewis - Ander & Santi Were Here - jonny garza villa - The Lovers, the Liars and Me - DeAndra Davis - The Dark We Know - Wen-Yi Lee - The Corruption of Hollis Brown - K. Ancrum 120
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 27/05/2026They do! But as a former public school teacher and current teacher educator at a public university, I was focusing on teachers in public schools for this op-ed. 010
Reposted by sr_toliverThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/05/2026The Republican Party quietly deleted their own ad attacking Ken Paxton's record on crime... because Paxton is now the Republican Party's nominee to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Figured if the ad is important enough to delete, it's important enough to see... 9636602106
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 27/05/2026My article in defense of the teachers out here working everyday. I see you even if this administration (and other administrations, too, tbh) refuse to do so. thefulcrum.us/education/te...thefulcrum.usAppreciated in Name, Dishonored in Practice: How the Department of Education is actively undermining our nation's teachers and championing charter schools.Earlier this month, the United States celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week, the one week during the year when a Starbucks discount is supposed to stand in for respect. This week is often filled with c... 7287147
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I feel that. I don’t go on IG much, but I keep it because my cousin sends me stuff through there. Threads reminds me a lot of Twitter, though I’m still learning it. We’ll see how it goes 100
sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I decided to get back on Threads after avoiding it for a while. We can connect here! www.threads.com/@sr.toliver?...threads.comSR_Toliver (@sr.toliver) • Threads, Say more328 Followers • 25 Threads • Asst. Prof. at UIUC who loves speculative fiction. Author and blerd writing about Black literacies and storytelling. Books coming 2027. See the latest conversations with..... 110
Reposted by sr_toliverRev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Evangelical Christian leaders literally gathering around a gold statue of the president and celebrating it, all while raging against any accusation of idolatry. This is what idol worship looks like. 32537221131
Reposted by sr_toliverJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/05/2026So are they gonna rename it Project Freedom Go, then Project Freedom Max, then just Freedom, then back to Project Freedom, then— 1171489176
Reposted by sr_toliverMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 07/05/2026What I wish for everybody to remember when Canvas comes back online: The reason OUR data can be held for ransom is because Instructure, their owners (KKR private equity & Dragoneer venture capital), & our own employers (see ASU Atomic) monetize it. It's Canvas that hacked education & stole our IP. 242050766
Reposted by sr_toliverRaul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I am well aware that across multiple academic communities I have a reputation as someone who works really hard, perhaps bordering on workaholic. My suggestion to anybody entering academia (or already in): don't become a workaholic if you can help it. It's a job, a lovely job, but a job nonetheless 0213
Reposted by sr_toliverve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 08/05/2026It’s straightforwardly the case that “AI” is an excuse to turn every US citizen into a walking networked ring door cam to feed into a privatized national surveillance security state partnered with eugenicist fascists 17727