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Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe
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    1. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 1 Dec 2019

      Let's honor some #BIWOC that are scholars this month by learning a little about some of their work each day. This is going to be our #Advent2019 project. Bookmark the entire thread at the end of the month. Happy #antiracist learning! #medievaltwitter #shakerace #AdventCalendarpic.twitter.com/jAAR4r3uuz

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    2. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 1 Dec 2019

      Day 1: A fierce Early Modernist scholar, Dr. Margo Hendricks, is a role model for many of us. She gave a talk this year at #raceb4race. Listen to it &/or read the transcript here: https://www.folger.edu/institute/scholarly-programs/race-periodization/margo-hendricks … #medievaltwitter #shakerace #criticalrace #genderstudies #antiracismpic.twitter.com/dGBJRSUHsV

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    3. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 2 Dec 2019

      Day 2: Medievalist, Dr. Carissa Harris writes publicly abt issues like rape & bro culture & the Middle Ages: https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/09/medieval-courts-rape-victims-compensation.html … Her book: Obscene Pedagogies discussing🍆, sex ed & the middle ages is fab: https://amzn.to/33HedH5  #medievaltwitter #shakerace #MeToo #chaucerpic.twitter.com/FKCfxGa7Yu

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    4. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 3 Dec 2019

      Day 3: Reading widely helps us grow. #blackfeminist archeologist, Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste's book 'Black Feminist #Archaeology' shows how theory can enrich our understanding of the past & today. 1/2 https://amzn.to/2sHPk19  #medievaltwitter #criticalracetheory #Adventcalendarpic.twitter.com/A6qXihNvLO

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    5. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 3 Dec 2019

      Day 3 (continued): I am working through her book right now but you can watch/listen to Dr. Battle-Baptiste here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8X7cEQ1uR8 … And read about a new project (with a short video) here: https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/02/21/web-du-bois-infographics-humanity-african-american … 2/2

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    6. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 4 Dec 2019

      Day 4: Today's honor goes to Medical Historian, Prof Monica H. Green. @monicaMedHist's a prolific author &such a role model. Read abt the Justinian Plague here: https://bit.ly/2OMXtKi  Read a useful article on How to Teach the Black Death here: https://bit.ly/2OOq9Cz  #medhistpic.twitter.com/qNry9gObwY

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    7. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 5 Dec 2019

      Day 5: You must have Eng Lit & Africana studies Prof Kim F. Hall's works on your bookshelf. Her 1st book 'Things of Darkness' is a staple: https://amzn.to/2YhOqUP  @ProfKFH has written abt ignoring blk women&girls in #metoo movement here: https://bit.ly/2PhkHas  #shakerace 1/2pic.twitter.com/7JHgy8Ynb7

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    8. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 5 Dec 2019

      Day 5 (cont.) Also an expert in #blackfeminist studies @ProfKFH explains how PoC, especially black ppl aren't welcomed to love #Shakespeare. Applicable to #medievaltwitter, #ClassicsTwitter & beyond. Listen to her here: https://bit.ly/2Rog4he  She's a #hero to many of us. 2/2

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      Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 6 Dec 2019

      Day 6: Historian of Germanic Lang &Lit, Dr. Kira Thurman's essay "Black Venus, White Bayreuth: Race, Sexuality, & Depoliticization of Wagner" has won awards. Read here: https://bit.ly/2LvJx5d  Also a musicologist, hear her speak abt race &music here: https://bit.ly/2OUsfkg  1/2

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        2. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 6 Dec 2019

          Day 6 (cont.) Dr. Thurman has also co-written about Black Europe w/ Historian Dr. Kennetta Hammond Perry @KennettaPerry. Read here: https://bit.ly/2Pgv7Hg  Dr. Thurman is part of a fab project tracing 1000 years of Black ppl in Central Europe: https://blackcentraleurope.com/  2/2 #BLMpic.twitter.com/NcC9MJVTVO

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        3. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Dec 2019

          Day 7: Our next fab scholar, medievalist Prof. Barbara Lalla has contributed so much to Engl Literature. “Postcolonialisms: Caribbean Rereading of Medieval English Discourse” is a must for anyone interested in Engl Lit: https://amzn.to/2OXl0Ii  1/2 #medievaltwitter #shakeracepic.twitter.com/Fj7aAyj1CZ

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        4. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Dec 2019

          Day 7 (cont.). Prof Lalla is also a prolific writer of non-fiction. Her latest novel “Grounds for Tenure” follows a struggling young scholar whose life sucks. She tries to sort through things by seeking comfort, especially from her medievalist friend. https://amzn.to/33ZmIgP  2/2

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        5. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 8 Dec 2019

          Day 8: Prof. Folake Onayemi was the 1st woman to receive a PhD in Classical Studies in Nigeria. She's written extensively abt ethnicity &conflicting concepts of beauty in Classical/African cultures. Lots on gender & cultural studies too. 1/2 #medievaltwitter #classicaltwitterpic.twitter.com/Eu4YAJAHmW

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        6. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 8 Dec 2019

          Day 8 (cont.) Read Prof Onayemi's "Finding a Place: women's struggle for political authority in Classical &Nigerian societies" https://bit.ly/354SeeM  You can also hear her speak abt Homer’s #Iliad w/ other experts, interviewed by @bethanyhughes: https://bbc.in/2YymZ9d  2/2

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        7. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 9 Dec 2019

          Day 9: Today’s honor goes to cultural theorist, Prof. Brittney Cooper who specializes in gender &women studies &Africana studies. For historians, @professorcrunk speaks abt time & how it is both whitewashed & stolen from black ppl. Listen here: https://n.pr/36hHyto  1/2

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        8. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 9 Dec 2019

          Day 9 (cont.): @professorcrunk also speaks/writes abt race, racism & #antiracism. Get her book here to learn abt how black women’s rage has been mischaracterized as ugly. She explains why it's a powerful source of energy & strength. https://amzn.to/36kUe2n  #twitterstorians 2/2pic.twitter.com/cfVtrSDVIm

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        9. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 10 Dec 2019

          Day 10: Medievalist, specializing in Dante Studies, Dr. Catherine Adoyo has an excellent piece on math, patterns & structures in "Dante Decrypted" here: https://bit.ly/2P8mKyM  @CatherineAdoyo is also a novelist. Follow her to find out when her novel comes out. #MedievalTwitterpic.twitter.com/tBBcpzpfM9

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        10. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 11 Dec 2019

          Day 11: Historian Dr. Stephanie Jones-Rogers specializes in Af-Am History, Women’s history & US Slavery history. @sejr_historian's powerful book deals w/ white women’s complicity in slavery: https://amzn.to/2YHCMCW  She gets us thinking 1/2 #BlackLivesMatter #AcademicTwitterpic.twitter.com/14Cj3Bzgac

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        11. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 11 Dec 2019

          Day 11 (cont.): abt white women's historical complicity in #racism against black women--that continues. Difficult but important reading. She writes publicly too. Read here abt #harrietTubman & why using her face on currency shld be given extra thought: https://bit.ly/35aHdbz  2/2

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        12. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 12 Dec 2019

          Day 12: Pillar of Classical &Africana Studies, Classicist Prof. Shelley Haley writes extensively on race &classical lit. Read abt Community, #resistance, Euripides & #tonimorrison’s #beloved here: https://bit.ly/35eRnbn  @reginalatinae is a #hero to many of us. 1/3pic.twitter.com/G9JqFoz1bm

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        13. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 12 Dec 2019

          Day 12 (cont.) @reginalatinae has written on scientific #racism, #genderstudies, women in classics, #latin &greek. She challenges us to examine race in classical studies in “Be Not Afraid of the dark.” Read here: https://bit.ly/2tbMEsP  #BlackLivesMatter #criticalracestudies 2/3

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        14. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 12 Dec 2019

          (Day 12 (cont.) Listen to Prof. Haley's amazing talk here abt being a Black woman in a mostly white, Eurocentric field. She talks abt stereotypes &going against the grain. : https://bit.ly/34jYdew  We could learn so much from her work in our field #medievaltwitter #shakerace 3/3

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        15. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 13 Dec 2019

          Day 13: Early modernist Dr. Ambereen Dadabhoy writes on #shakespeare’s works, race, religion, geography, etc. Start with her piece on early modern religious & racial difference in her analysis of #Obama vs #Othello. “The American Moor” here: https://bit.ly/34jBy1A  1/2pic.twitter.com/ktxU2SGc0q

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        16. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 13 Dec 2019

          Day 13 (cont.) @DrDadabhoy has a fab #Othello piece called ‘what’s race got to do with it’ here: https://bit.ly/2YLNFTX  Check her website: https://bit.ly/2teqqXa  Numerous articles useful in comp lit, gender studies, Eng lit classes & more. #shakerace #medievaltwitter 2/2

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        17. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 14 Dec 2019

          Day 14: Medievalist &Race scholar Dr. Sierra Lomuto coined the term "exotic ally" in @slomuto's latest piece abt white/black, Christian/Muslim binary in a 14th-century Romance called 'King of Tars". Read here: https://bit.ly/2YLUlSa  #shakerace #medievaltwitter #raceb4race 1/2pic.twitter.com/iGWueEPocv

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        18. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 14 Dec 2019

          Day 14 (cont.): @slomuto does extensive public writing on white-washing history, #antiracism & #whitesupremacy. Read "A White Canon in a World of Color": https://bit.ly/2YOn6xN  Read abt antiracism in academia here: https://bit.ly/2PLKGH3  #classicaltwitter #medievaltwitter 2/2

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        19. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 15 Dec 2019

          Day 15: Today is devoted to fab Cultural historian Dr. Surekha Davies. She's a wealth of knowledge &covers medieval, early modern &enlightenment themes. Read her article on “Science, the New Worlds &the Classical Tradition” here: https://bit.ly/2EiGZ6r  #classicaltwitter 1/3pic.twitter.com/lLg2RJhgpB

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        20. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 15 Dec 2019

          Day 15 (cont.) @sourdoughchef also works on monster studies, so cool! She talks abt ‘others’ like Shakespeare’s character ‘Caliban’ here: https://bit.ly/2PMo1KR  She's a prolific writer &public speaker. Listen here: https://bit.ly/2LXBqi1  #medievaltwitter #twitterstorians 2/3

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        21. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 15 Dec 2019

          Day 15 (cont.) @sourdoughchef has 2 new book projects. One book is on the cultural history of monsters! Follow her &stay tuned for updates. Visit her great website for more videos, podcasts & publications: http://www.surekhadavies.org/  #shakerace #monsterstudies #medievaltwitter 3/3

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        22. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 16 Dec 2019

          Day 16: Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Adia Benton is amazing. Read @ethnography911’s powerful essay on global health crises discussing exploitation across spatial &racial lines here: https://bit.ly/2rG48NJ  This type of work contextualizes history &helps us understand 1/3 #malcolmxpic.twitter.com/Nds7p94HmW

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        23. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 16 Dec 2019

          Day 16 (cont.). the world better. @ethnography911’s award winning book tackles HIV exceptionalism & how exceptional treatment of #AIDS takes care away from other health challenges in developing countries. https://amzn.to/38JO2mA  2/3 #medievaltwitter #twitterstorians #BlackHistory

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        24. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 16 Dec 2019

          Day 16 (cont). Writings by @ethnography911 give insights into how the world has developed & what Eurocentric ideas play into what we view as important. We learn how from the 16th cent on 'shit' has a contradictory discourse. Watch here: https://bit.ly/2LZvV2h  #shakerace 3/3

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        25. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 17 Dec 2019

          Day 17: Today’s honor needs no intro! Post-colonialist scholar Dr. Priyamvada Gopal is a fierce #antiracist academic. @PriyamvadaGopal’s latest book examines how British critics of empire were influenced by colonial rebels & #resistance. Buy here: https://bit.ly/2PthoOI  1/4pic.twitter.com/9pixuvcVRD

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        26. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 17 Dec 2019

          Day 17 (cont): @PriyamvadaGopal’s historical analyses has helped shape the field of #pocostudies. Her work impacts how we see pre-modern periods & Eurocentrism as well. Read abt reparative #history here: https://bit.ly/2PSLRoq  She also fiercely advocates against #racism 2/4

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        27. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 17 Dec 2019

          Day 17 (cont): in #academia, especially in the UK. Many of us aspire to be as badass as her. Read here: https://bit.ly/2LYLibt  @PriyamvadaGopal’s public writing is a wealth of info. She writes regularly for @guardian. Check out her other brill pieces. 3/4 #shakerace #racestudies

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        28. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 17 Dec 2019

          Day 17 (cont): Just like term “Anglo-Saxon” is misused &modern use developed via myth, @priyamvadygopal writes how Britain’s story of empire is based on myth: https://bit.ly/2Q0up1o  Watch her speak abt what Intellectuals are for here: https://bit.ly/2qZU7dI  #medievaltwitter 4/4

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        29. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 18 Dec 2019

          Day 18: Remarkable Medievalist Dr. Seeta Chaganti specializes in Old &Middle English poetry. Her award-winning latest book ‘Strange Footing’ explores medieval poetic form & its complex relationship with medieval dance. Buy here: https://amzn.to/2Z2KaIV  1/3 #medievaltwitterpic.twitter.com/XyuwExnZOn

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        30. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 18 Dec 2019

          Day 18 (cont.): @seetachaganti has written abt the OE ‘Dream of the Rood’ here: https://bit.ly/2Px1kve  She writes publicly abt the Middle Ages & #whitesupremacy too. Read abt #Chaucer & confederate statues here: https://bit.ly/2ErkmNp  & here: https://bit.ly/2r8MnpW  2/3

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        31. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 18 Dec 2019

          Day 18 (cont.):@seetachaganti’s breadth of knowledge of the medieval period is second to none. She does amazing public outreach. Listen to a fab podcast where she encourages the public to not feel alienated from medieval poetry: https://bit.ly/2PxL9h8  3/3 #medievaltwitter

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