Iván Chaar López & @erinmcel.bsky.social respond to Kahlenberg & Lin’s critique “The Distortion of American Studies.” Their “‘study’ questions the contributions and merits of a whole scholarly field without the rigor of engaging its insights.”
For those in Montreal!
@erinmcel.bsky.social , co-founder of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and author of Silicon Valley Imperialism, will be speaking as a part of our Data Activism in the Age of Trump webinar on April 28. Register at the link below.
Thank you so so much to @muybarra.bsky.social, @desireefields.bsky.social, @liviu-chelcea.bsky.social, Ananya Roy, and Magie Ramirez for their generous reflections on Silicon Valley Imperialism! @dukepress.bsky.social
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Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel.
King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.
While we can’t levy sanctions as individuals, we can try to make US tech companies feel the pain a bit
The U. of Washington stripped its Director of Middle East Studies of his position for writing an email that said “Israeli actions tell us that they seek the destruction of the state, not just its ruling class” and that Iran had not been pursuing nuclear weapons.
In other words, for stating facts.
“Otherwise, we should rename the field to ‘American exceptionalism studies.’ And not be ambivalent about it. ”
New at PB: Iván Chaar López & @erinmcel.bsky.social take on recent critiques of American studies.
Excited for this to be out in the world!
University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war
“There is a movement undermining, constraining, and eradicating those who document, understand, and name the experiences of systematically marginalized communities in US history.”
“There is a movement undermining, constraining, and eradicating those who document, understand, and name the experiences of systematically marginalized communities in US history.”
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Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US university
Iván Chaar López & @erinmcel.bsky.social respond to Kahlenberg & Lin’s critique “The Distortion of American Studies.” Their “‘study’ questions the contributions and merits of a whole scholarly field without the rigor of engaging its insights.”
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Erin McElroy
Erin McElroy
Erin McElroy
Thank you so so much to @muybarra.bsky.social, @desireefields.bsky.social, @liviu-chelcea.bsky.social, Ananya Roy, and Magie Ramirez for their generous reflections on Silicon Valley Imperialism! @dukepress.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/2325...
Public Books
Public Books
“There is a movement undermining, constraining, and eradicating those who document, understand, and name the experiences of systematically marginalized communities in US history.”
www.publicbooks.org
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
