professor tools for commensality (red scare edition) @inquiline.myatproto.social wrote OIL BEACH (Chicago)| LOW POWER TO THE PEOPLE (MIT) | HACKING DIVERSITY (PUP)
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org We're the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We're a nonprofit that fights for your privacy and free speech online. Find all of EFF's social media accounts at eff.org/social.
Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social NPR White House correspondent. National Murrow Award Winner. Former Vox, USN&WR. Tariff explainer. Masculinity politics expert. Native Iowan. Jesus freak. Girlboss. Real piece of work.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
Society of Architectural Historians @sah1365.bsky.social The Society of Architectural Historians is an international membership organization that promotes the study, interpretation, and conservation of architecture, design, landscapes, and urbanism worldwide for the benefit of all.
Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social Editor, podcaster, script and research consultant at RadioWright.com. Nieman Fellow '24, founding executive editor Pushkin Industries. Newsletter: https://continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/
Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social Sr. acquisitions editor at SUNY Press (gender & queer studies, lit crit, Latin American studies, education, & more); author, Returning the Gift: Modernism and the Thought of Exchange (2018). Screamy about publishing, labor, most things. She/her.
Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social Historian, Hayes Chair @OhioState Mershon Ctr Carnegie Fellow 6 Books: Ideology in US Foreign Relations, Rethinking American Grand Strategy, Promise & Peril. Isolationism, Internationalism, Globalization. ⚾️
Jen @cassiciacum.bsky.social Making Texas higher education great again. Classics/late antiquity/early Christianity. Sports ball fan.
Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social Historian of America's old, weird political economy. Unincorporated but proudly unionized citizen of Delaware. Adding “levity to discussions of financing and high politics” since 2022. Wrote Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America.
Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social Feminist science professor at the University of Illinois. Labor organizer. Author of PERIOD. Out 8/26: PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End. Settler, queer. 🍉
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social Professor of Art History, Hunter College & CUNY Graduate Center. I look at things and then write about them.
Author of Van Gogh and the End of Nature, from Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300274363/van-g
Lisa Kurian Philip @lkpwrites.bsky.social Covering racial inequity in higher education for WBEZ Chicago and Open Campus Media. I love making radio. Like, LOVE it.
Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social W. Ford Schumann Distinguished Visiting Professor in Democratic Studies, Williams College, 2026–2027. Assoc. Professor ArtHist, UMass Amherst. Impressive Politics: Print before the Press in Late Medieval England (UPenn, frthcmng). https://sonjadrimmer.com/
Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker @nomads.bsky.social Posting live from the Most Serene IL-Khanate of the Great Khan JB Pritzker
Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social Stories about the Greatest City in the World. Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts.
Jenifer Barclay @jenbarclay.bsky.social Historian of race and disability at the University at Buffalo. Author of The Mark of Slavery (U Illinois Press).
Architecture Today @architecturetoday.bsky.social Architecture's independent voice.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social Political Communication Prof at GWU. Flaming Hydra.
I write about the history and future of tech and politics. My next book, Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present, arrives on January 12, 2027.
Davekarpf.beehiiv.com
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
www.jessicacalarco.com
Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social | Historian | 📖 "Massive Resistance and Southern Womanhood" | Heart in New Orleans | Personal account
Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by us: billions of ordinary people. https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social Bringing people together through art. Based in Los Angeles, working globally.
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social Historian of #VastEarlyAmerica, gender, family & politics | Director & Librarian @ JCBLibrary | History Prof @ Brown U
#LineageTheBook OUP July, 2025 | On some other platforms and also @ karinwulf.com | Opinions here just mine.
@julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social Women, women’s history, dress history, art history, books, politics, wine…under a French sky.
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Nuno Grancho @nunograncho.bsky.social architect, urbanist & educator
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Lauren Turek @laurenfturek.bsky.social Historian of U.S. foreign relations, human rights, & religion. Associate Professor of History & Director of Museum Studies at Trinity University. Musician and sci fi fan.
Holly Smith @holsmith.bsky.social Research Fellow @ University of Cambridge // My book UP IN THE AIR: A HISTORY OF HIGH-RISE BRITAIN (Verso) is out now 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social I make Dad jokes on NPR and also write books and other things.
Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social Historian of medicine, gender, & politics. Executive Editor Emerita, @nursingclio.
https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-nursing-clio-reader/9781978838598/
Forthcoming Book: Doctoring the West: Women Physicians & the Politics & Practice of Medicine
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Champaign Is Also A Band Podcast @ciabpodcast.bsky.social Podcast about stories & songs of Champaign-Urbana music. In each episode Sven sits down with a person from the C-U music scene to hear the story & the background of a favorite song they've written https://champaignisalsoaband.podbean.com
ICYMI (Law) @icymilaw.org I’m a law-themed discovery bot built by @davidcolarusso.com. Follow me to add a dash of law talk to your timeline—roughly 60 posts/day. Approximate algo: follow law folks; share new & popular posts.
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Finis Dunaway @finisdunaway.bsky.social Historian | Author of DEFENDING THE ARCTIC REFUGE, SEEING GREEN, & NATURAL VISIONS | Environmental History & Visual Culture | North American West, Arctic, & other places
Arctic Refuge Public History site: defendingthearcticrefuge.com
Mike Masnick @masnick.com Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
Eleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social Midwestern prof: Victorian lit & financial crisis. Zeitgeist-seismometer. 75% normcore
Anti-doomer but ☹️☹️ wtf
CHM Archives @chmarchives.bsky.social Unofficial account of the Archives of the Computer History Museum (Mountain View, Calif.). Computers! History! Archives! A Museum!
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Historic Preservation Education Foundation @hpef.bsky.social www.hpef.us
Molly Wood @mollywood.co Tech journalist turned climate tech journalist. Telling stories about solutions to the climate crisis on the Everybody in the Pool podcast. Climate tech investor. mollywood.co
"I hear the jury's still out on science" @robgioielli.bsky.social Environmental history/humanities, urban history, transit, strip mall restaurants, gas station fried chicken, housing, 1970s subway station design, kebab and korv stands. Not necessarily in that order. Director, KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory. VMO
Juan Manuel Heredia @guk-camello.bsky.social Professor and Director - Portland State University School of Architecture - Good vestibules make me happy - Obradorista
Zach Mortice @zachmortice.bsky.social Chicago design journalist and critic, @bloomberg.com and elsewhere. In one of those phases where I can’t decide whether it matters what buildings look like or not.
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author of novels, children’s books, poetry and essays. This account is managed by her estate.
https://www.ursulakleguin.com/
Suzanne Blier @suzanneblier.bsky.social Professor, Author & Civic Activist in Cambridge Ma. Art/Architectural History, African Studies, City Histories, Urban Planning, Museums). Native of Vt. Building communities. Find blogs and more at: suzanneprestonblier.com
Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social The Official Bluesky account for SCMS
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Questions? Don't hesitate to get in touch with the SCMS office via the Contact Us page, and we’ll be happy to respond.
CWA @cwaunion.bsky.social Building a movement for worker power, economic justice, & democracy ✊ CWA.org/Organize
Jérôme Denis @jrmdns.bsky.social electrical native - prof #sociology & #sts - director of the center for the sociology of innovation (mines paris)
New books in 2025: The Care of things (Polity) // Fragilities (MIT Press)
Interested in #maintenance #architecture #data #datalabor #city
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam
Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social Public policy professor at the Hobby School. Enthusiastic about food, dogs, travel, and research. I write books about many failures of local democracy. Bad opinions my own.
Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social Historian of conservatism, media, and the presidency at Vanderbilt. Author of PARTISANS & MESSENGERS OF THE RIGHT. Cohost of @thisdaypod.com from Radiotopia. Frequently posting on IG stories @pastpundit
Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net media studies professor | Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook (Anthology Editions, 2025) | dir. @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social | http://loriemerson.net | Boulder, Colorado | 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🏃♀️🚴♀️ | 📷 Jenna Maurice
Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social History worth reading. Book reviews, publishing news, craft essays, podcast interviews, all about nonfiction books.
National Endowment for the Humanities @nehgov.bsky.social A federal agency, National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, preservation, public programs, and education in the humanities. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Diana Sudyka @tinyaviary.bsky.social Illustrator, author.
Midwest + Great Lakes.
My book: LITTLE LAND
Represented by Andrea Morrison, Writers House Ltd.
www.dianasudyka.com
Christopher Hilton @chilton-bb.bsky.social Head of Archive & Library at The Red House, http://brittenpearsarts.org. Archives, music, metadata; side orders of architecture, landscape history & electronic noise.
Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social Humanities, history of art, architecture & landscape; museums, libraries & collections
Lisa Godson @lisagdub.bsky.social Historian of architecture & material culture; Programme Leader MA Design History Material Culture, NCAD, Dublin. Researching architectural-material history of Royal Hospital Kilmainham [also: tropical modern architecture; Catholicism; medical instruments]
The Journal of Architecture @thejoa.bsky.social The RIBA's peer-reviewed architecture journal. Published by Taylor & Francis |
www.thejournalofarchitecture.com & www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjar20 |
EiC @deljana.bsky.social
Tom Holbrook @thomholbrook.bsky.social Director of @5th_Studio, architect, Professor @RMIT, generalist, sailor.
Sarah Marsom @sarahmarsom.bsky.social ✨ Professional Squeaky Wheel - working in the intersection of historic preservation and public history ✨
https://www.sarahmarsom.com
Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social Sociologist, UIowa Associate Professor. Author of On Critical Race Theory. Past Vice President, American Sociological Association. AAUP/Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom Fellow & Alliance for Higher Education Fellow. Speaking only for myself.
Jordan Hirsch @mrjordanhirsch.bsky.social Freelance writer: https://www.jordan-hirsch.com/
Editor of the interactive map of New Orleans music history at ACloserWalkNola.com
Laura Portwood-Stacer @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social Helping scholars write & publish outstanding books since 2015 📚
Tips at newsletter.manuscriptworks.com & in THE BOOK PROPOSAL BOOK and MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK (Princeton UP)
Courses + free resources at manuscriptworks.com
Knitter, 2X Jeopardy! champ 🤓
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social 🏞️ Protecting America's national parks since 1919
Magdalena Novoa @mnovoae.bsky.social Ass.Profesor in Urban Planning at UIUC. Feminist engaged scholar working on deindustrialization, memory politics, insurgent heritage, arts-based methods and human rights in the Americas. Parte de #MonumentosIncomodos, fundadora #ohstgo en Chile.
Maura Lucking @mauralucking.bsky.social Architectural historian. Assistant Professor UW-Milwaukee. Current fellow Buell Center | SOF Heyman at Columbia GSAPP. Here but skeptical.
JulieBZook @jbzook.bsky.social Architecture is mostly space and relations
Asc prof Illinois School of Architecture
O/a book on hospital design https://uclpress.co.uk/book/the-covert-life-of-hospital-architecture/
Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social Magpie architectural writer and image maker. 'The Matter of Architecture: Geology, Buildings and Us' out soon with Reaktion Books. www.ragpickinghistory.co.uk
Allison C. Meier @allisoncmeier.bsky.social Writer on art, culture, history & other wonders. Editor at Fine Books & Collections. NYC-based, Oklahoma born. 'Grave' book is out now from Bloomsbury! (she/her)
Nicole Belolan she her @nicolebelolan.bsky.social consulting public historian phd | historian of disability & material culture | cat mom & native plant mom | house restorer | local Green Team Chair & Councilperson | antique lover | pro-democracy | resisting fascism | views my own
Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social Federal workers fighting to defend public services and rebuild government for a more democratic, equitable, and just country.
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Thomas Leslie, FAIA @twleslie.bsky.social Architect, Author, Educator. Professor, Illinois School of Architecture.
Matt Goodman @goodmoine.bsky.social Co-founder and editor of The Lab Report Dallas, independent journalism from the Child Poverty Action Lab. Previously @dmagazine.bsky.social. On notepads I scribble. matt(at)labreportdallas.com
Smile Politely @smilepolitely.com Champaign-Urbana’s Culture Magazine
Logan Jaffe @loganjaffe.bsky.social Newsletter Editor and Writer @ProPublica.org. Public History grad student. Floridian in the Midwest.
P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social Literary historian. Poet’s daughter. MacArthur Fellow. Archives builder working collectively at @CCP_org and @DigBlk.
Reimagining the Civic Commons @civiccommonsus.bsky.social An ambitious national initiative demonstrating that strategic investments in public spaces can connect people of all backgrounds, cultivate trust and create more resilient communities. https://civiccommons.us/
Feminist City @feministcity.bsky.social Femme the city! Exploring the (re)production/labor/work/care in/of/for/as the city
[PhD in progress on 1970s feminist spatial politics in London + NYC]
Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social Chicago's neighborhood news source.
David Fahrenthold @fahrenthold.bsky.social New York Times investigative reporter, writing about the world of nonprofits. CNN political analyst. Please send story tips! daf@nytimes.com
Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social features writer, Chicago Reader: harm reduction, homelessness, and chicago/rust belt history.
proud member, Reader Union
kprout@chicagoreader.com; signal katie.507
https://www.katieprout.com/
Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler @jkbuhler.bsky.social Design Historian and author of Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office (Bloomsbury, 2021).
Tupur Chatterjee @tupur.bsky.social Asst Prof | Dept of Communication | Tulane University. Media Industries/Feminist Media Studies/Architecture + Design/Material Cultures. Book Review Editor, JCMS. Author: Projecting Desire https://tinyurl.com/mrx58k https://www.tupurchatterjee.com/
Klaus @klaustoon.bsky.social Architectural cartoonist, PhD, MDesS, aging Professor of Architectural Theory and History. Bourgeois anarcho-syndicalist https://klaustoon.wordpress.com/
Peter Coffman @petercoffman.bsky.social Retired 🇨🇦 architectural historian. https://carleton.ca/aah/people/peter-coffman/ Photographer. Pilgrim. Occasionally a writer. Chief of Staff to two cats. Photos mine unless otherwise credited.
Champaign Showers @champaignshowers.com C-U Blog + Podcasts // Like a local radio station and editorial page for the 21st century // Newsletter: http://champaignshowers.com/newsletter
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PLATFORM @platformspace.bsky.social
Timothy J Lombardo @timothyjlombardo.bsky.social Historian. Professional and personal interests in cities, politics, labor, punk rock, beer, higher ed, and all things Philadelphia. Author, Blue-Collar Conservatism (https://tinyurl.com/4kspr3ds) Other projects in the works, probably
Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com Tired person, fighter. Labor, data, DH, obsolete software, database history, etc. Seeing Like a Supply Chain out Oct 2026: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300251449/seeing-like-a-supply-chain/. Speaking for myself, not my employer.
John Hill @archidose.bsky.social Architect, editor in chief at World-Architects, architectural tour guide, author of 7 books including "Buildings in Print," and I have a weekly newsletter about architecture books: https://archidose.substack.com/
Saving Places @savingplaces.bsky.social The National Trust for Historic Preservation is leading the movement to save places where history happened. We're #SavingPlaces and working to #TellTheFullStory
M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska @mjrp.bsky.social a historian currently writing a book about how we do history now and another book about how visitors, newcomers, and outsiders came to dominate Washington, DC
http://mjrymszapawlowska.com/