The #WeeklyRead is “‘If You’re Going to Be Beautiful, You Better Be Dangerous’: Sex Worker Community Defense” by Heather Berg. The article appears in a recent special issue of Radical History Review.

Read it for free through May 18: ow.ly/YwYE50RkeOn

Such a great response to these books, and a preview of Banu's wonderful forthcoming book, out in May: uwapress.uw.edu/book/978029575…

Banu Subramaniam's essay 'In the Dark Shadows of the Tree of Life: Sexuality, Race, and Reproduction in the Botanical Imagination' contributes to the three-book symposium on Race and Reproduction.
Sara Matthiesen, Jennifer C. Nash, Weighing the Future by Natali Valdez
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Come to our LSA session Saturday @ 10a if you’re interested in hearing about our new Duke UP book series

So excited that this is finally rolling out-- such smart books, so many smart writers/feminist thinkers

New this week on Syndicate: Rana Marie Jaleel kicks off our symposium on three books by Sara Matthiesen Jennifer C. Nash Weighing the Future by Natali Valdez with her response, 'Be Gay, Do Crime.'
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Race and Reproduction: A Symposium on 3 urgent 🔥 books by Sara Matthiesen Jennifer C. Nash Weighing the Future by Natali Valdez. Org'd & intro'd by Samantha Pinto via Syndicate syndicate.network/symposia/liter…

Join us Friday, April 12th for our annual research showcase! This year’s showcase will include a new feature: a flash funding session in the morning. For details and registration, visit bit.ly/48JIwOJ

Just a few days left for submitting to the third APT symposium pocothought.com/desireandcolle…

One of my students founded UT Austin's first undergraduate humanities research journal, The Searcher: thesearcherjournal.com I am so proud to be their faculty advisor! UT Austin humanities profs, please encourage your students to submit!

Hello! I direct a great institute at Notre Dame for the humanities, social sciences, and arts. We are hiring a recent PhD to run our student grants program (graduate and undergraduate funding). Good office, a lot of good news to deliver, and a good town. jobs.nd.edu/postings/33993…

The South Atlantic Quarterly is accepting proposals for thematic special issues through April 15, 2024. View the full Call for Proposals here: ow.ly/usWP50QAntQ

SAQ provides bold analyses of the current intellectual scene. Learn more: ow.ly/VUgf50QAntS

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'Transnational Queer Materialism,' a new special issue of SAQ (123:1), is now available. Read the editors' introduction and view the full TOC: ow.ly/J2Va50QSGjq

Buy this special issue: ow.ly/60tH50QSGjr

Today!

🎉 Dive into the digital frontier with us on April 19th!

🚀 Join our electrifying celebration of Digital Humanities, featuring captivating keynote panels, innovative project poster presentations, and endless inspiration!

Don't miss out on this groundbreaking event! 💻✨

Join us for the Eric Williams Memorial Lecture featuring Danez Smith! 📚✨ Dive into the powerful poetry of Danez Smith at this inspiring event. Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage with profound literary insights. ow.ly/sYvE50R18pc

📅 MARCH 27! 📅

Join us for the Center’s next distinguished lecture from Christoph Hanssmann focusing on his recent book, _Care without Pathology: How Trans- Health Activists Are Changing Medicine_, 12pm-1pm CDT.

Register at: cats.events/hanssmann

If you're in or near Austin, come check this event with Stephen Satterfield on May 1.

Please join us for CONTESTED DISCOURSE TODAY at 12PM in the Gordon-White Building Multipurpose Room, 2.206.

Congratulations to Professors Donna Kornhaber (UT English) and Leonard Moore (@UT_HistDept), who have been inducted into UT Austin's prestigious Academy of Distinguished Teachers!

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