I write about media, race, rights, Chicago, other stuff. Author of 5 books of varying quality. I like fixed gear bikes and being outside.https://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mu2zfcau4s2vLabor Day sale for "A Full Measure of Freedom" and other JHUP books - 30 percent off through Sept. 9 and free shipping on orders over $50 with code HLAB26 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2zfcau4s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mtvxywclkk25Starting walking this legend, called Clyde. More evidence for my working theory that it's impossible to give a Rottie a bad name.25 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvxywclkk25https://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mtvnkw2d6s2pInterested in watching the new BBC "Hercule" miniseries only if it embraces Poirot's primary identity as a Regina George-level mean girl who just happens to be a brilliant detective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5AHf-sdis25 Aug 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvnkw2d6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mt7s6qs2lc2pIf I was a eugenicist, and I looked this, I would be too embarrassed to ever leave the house. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7s6qs2lc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3msgteaqnns23Palate Cleanse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJyBZO6xhw06 Aug 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgteaqnns23https://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3ms7fm5qtvc2q"Oh you're sitting a Mastiff-Rottweiler cross? Are they hard dogs to handle?" The dog:03 Aug 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7fm5qtvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mruy5e7j2c2z25 percent off and free shipping through August 6 at @hopkinspress.bsky.social with code HSUM26 - never been a better time to pre-order "A Full Measure of Freedom: The Black Press at 200" ! https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/54143/full-measure-freedom30 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruy5e7j2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mrnh73aafc2mCongrats to Lydia and Megan, who have a cool new collection out on teaching American Studies in Britain with @edinburghup.bsky.social. I have an chapter on spatial literacy and disciplinary identity, lots of other great contributions too! https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-teaching-american-studies-in-britain.html27 Jul 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnh73aafc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mrlaogo6es2yI LOVE MATHIEU VAN DER POEL.26 Jul 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlaogo6es2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mrftppuihk2wWorking on proofs for a new piece I'm excited to get out, exploring the creation of Black History Month in Britain, transnational activism, and political blackness in the 1980s24 Jul 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrftppuihk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mr3dk6b64k2iBeen meaning to recommend Amani's wonderful new book on kitchenettes and the Great Migration in Chicago - wonderful to see this important project develop over the years and a fantastic contribution to urban studies, literary studies, and histories of Black Chicago, https://nyupress.org/9781479840885/a-kitchenette-to-fit-your-needs/20 Jul 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3dk6b64k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mqr67emkhs2yEvelyn Welch, what the fuck are you talking about? You're pushing through a voluntary redundancy scheme in the humanities at Bristol right now! This is just the hotdog guy meme but with actual stakes. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/15/prof-evelyn-welch-arts-humanities-cuts-absolutely-tragic16 Jul 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr67emkhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mq2wsutghc2sCautiously excited for new Ali miniseries on Amazon Prime, and a good moment to reflect on Michael Mann's 2001 biopic - a wildly flawed film with some transcendent moments, including the opening scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAx02ml3Tjo07 Jul 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2wsutghc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3moiidqd5oc2eRead Saima, always excellent! ♥️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jun 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiidqd5oc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mnw4r5unnc2xI don't know if Berger has a direct email, but the Office of the Provost is provost@saic.edu if anyone wants to express their thoughts about this abject cowardice from SAIC and Berger's "leadership and vision"... [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnw4r5unnc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mnfkatifh22nTwo exciting Black Press opportunities - an early career workshop and publishing opportunity on the Global Black Press at Brown University (July 1 deadline), and a two-day symposium in March 2027 at Howard University to mark the Bicentennial of the Black Press (September 18 deadline).03 Jun 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfkatifh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mmtbynmigk2wIt's "stick your whole head inside a frozen Greek yoghurt pot" hot for Ernie.27 May 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtbynmigk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mmjcbk2oms2rLet's fucking gooooo23 May 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjcbk2oms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mltgxnopsk23820 EBONY/JET Really pleased to see this come together for Barbara, who has been working on this project for more than a decade. Text by Deb Willis, Brenna Greer, Carla Williams, myself and others, available to pre-order for SEP '26 release. https://www.artbook.com/9781969303043.html14 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltgxnopsk23https://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mltffsijc225God forbid I have a private life.14 May 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltffsijc225https://bsky.app/profile/ejwestuk.bsky.social/post/3mk6m5v7zbs26Registration now open for the BMRC 20th anniversary symposium, Chicago, June 17-18 - join us! Full line-up here: https://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/events/bmrc-20th-anniversary-symposium-on-black-chicago-june-17-18-2026/23 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:o7gxpfgyoxhe3rivjvp3sfdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6m5v7zbs26