Humanities advocate; narrative, time/history, contemporary arts. Gardener. Dog lover. Latest book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/speculative-light Will not curb my enthusiasm.https://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3mlcdgzritc2jFederal Judge Rules to Restore 
National Endowment for the Humanities Funding In Historic Case https://www.acls.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/291-Memo-opinion-050726.pdf07 May 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcdgzritc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3mawsvxy3bc2zSo good. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE27 Dec 2025 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawsvxy3bc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3magklwm5sc2r_Speculative Light_ makes a great holiday gift! 32 color plates of Beauford Delaney’s work—a great read but also a great coffee table book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3magklwm5sc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m7tsxmydgc2mGrateful and excited to share that "Speculative Light: The Arts of Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin" (#DukeUP, 2025) has been selected by Hyperallergic as one of their "Favorite Books of 2025"! https://hyperallergic.com/our-favorite-art-books-of-2025/13 Dec 2025 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7tsxmydgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m7pcsvm3hk2vNice lineup for spring. All hybrid with webinar livestream—see QR codes for registration or at calendar.utk.edu11 Dec 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pcsvm3hk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m7llwjqbic2yFinally reading Robert Macfarlane and Underland is so good09 Dec 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7llwjqbic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m72eu7lpn22hReally sick of article titles using a colon. When did we get so lemming-like about this?03 Dec 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m72eu7lpn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m544gqlpck2xCan’t even08 Nov 2025 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m544gqlpck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m4euusgh722cWe are hiring! Office Coordinator: Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts! Job posting at https://fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/5615 Come work with a creative, collegial, forward-thinking team at Tennessee’s flagship state university.30 Oct 2025 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4euusgh722chttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m2diktv6gs2yWonderful collaboration this week with Knoxville’s Central Cinema and the #DenboCenter for Humanities & the Arts! We sponsored a $5 public screening of Neptune Frost, dir. by Saul Williams, in conjunction with Monday’s Distinguished Lecture Series talk by C. Riley Snorton. Best kind of synergy!04 Oct 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2diktv6gs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m2difzzit22yJoin us at the #DenboCenter this Monday and Tuesday for our 2-Day Faculty Writing Challenge! Kick off your day with a calming breathing meditation followed by focused writing sessions from 9 am to 1:30 pm. Lunch provided. For dedicated writers, feel free to stay until 4 pm!04 Oct 2025 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2difzzit22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3m26uzp3d322bhttps://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AwmvXBn1x/?mibextid=wwXIfr02 Oct 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26uzp3d322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3lzzfwmmf6s2rFascinating talk by C. Riley Snorton at @uthumanitiesctr.bsky.social today on plants, nonbinary identity, film!30 Sep 2025 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzfwmmf6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3lxyi3qzzjk2o“Can one possess tenure and still say: The cat sat on the mat?” [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyi3qzzjk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amyjelias.bsky.social/post/3lxooem7ovk2rJust got a letter about a “small” breech at a national lab [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2025 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:32gph6p76flcicbegddu3yxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxooem7ovk2r