Video of my book talk at the People's Forum →
Event at the People's Forum on October 25th →
New interview with Rev Left Radio
My latest guest appearance on the always-fun podcast, Revolutionary Left Radio
Amazing time at the inaugural Maine Lit Fest!
I had such a wonderful time in Portland, Maine at the inaugural Maine Lit Fest. I got to see Brandon Taylor in conversation with Lily King and Susan Conley interviewing Keri Arsenault and the ever-amazing Rebecca Traister.
The leaves they are a'changin'
Beautiful autumn visions in mid-coast Maine. I really miss this time of year up here.
Back in Maine for Fall Break
What a glorious place to be at this time of year.
Me and my daughter
We went to a wedding together in New York City last weekend and got this lovely fashion drawing of the two of us as a souvenir.
The economic case against unpaid domestic work →
A very thoughtful article on a real problem in our society.
A new newsletter for the Autumnal Equinox! →
September brings new beginnings.
It’s harvest season and the start of a new school year. Where I used to live in Maine, it’s when the “leaf peeping” tourists flood the state to spy the spectacular fall foliage. In Germany, Oktoberfest actually begins in this month, and in Japan the major national breweries (Kirin, Asahi, Suntory, and Sapporo) replace the light, effervescent beers of summer with their darker and heavier autumn ales. In Bulgaria, the 9th of September is either celebrated as the glorious launch of the country’s post-WWII socialist era or mourned as the commencement of its ignominious descent into totalitarian hell. It depends whom you ask and how drunk they are when you ask them. Read more here
It's decorative gourd season, Motherf....
It's been one year since my grandmother passed away
I still miss her and hope she is in a better place.
It's official! →
I have been elected as a Member-at-Large to the Board of Directors for the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES).
So fun to see my book on David Shor's bookshelf →
A student of mine spotted my book in a photo for a recent New York Times article!
It feels so weird to be back...
I’m on campus again and teaching in person without masks. Although I know that there are students still getting sick with the virus, it seems as if everyone has forgotten about the pandemic. My classes have started and I am now chair of my department, which comes with more responsibility than I counted on. But at least Philadelphia is really beautiful this time of the year.
Sheesh, this is exactly how I feel right now
As of July 1, I became the new chair of Russian and East European Studies at Penn, but the workload and responsibility of this position has only really kicked into gear in the last week. That facial expression says it all!
A lovely review by Oana Uiorean in Liber →
“The political moment is again open to systemic change, after decades of fragmentation of the struggle. Who are today’s Red Valkyries? Some of them are in the US, fighting for racial justice in the streets or doing squad work in Congress on behalf of exploited populations. Others are in Latin America, mobilizing people for feminist strikes, for safe and legal abortion, and against the violence of international finance institutions. In Europe, they lead struggles for housing justice. In occupied Palestine, they stand up to apartheid. We may not know their names, but we don’t need to. One doesn’t have to be a communist to understand that no individual brings about fundamental changes alone. Successful revolutions are the sum of collectives coming together and doing the work”
Chanticleer Garden in Late August
I love the lotuses and the lush greenery of the end of summer.
The video from my event at City Lights with Professor Page Herrlinger →
City Lights Live!
