I am an Assistant Professor of English Literature at Arizona State University who works on book history, premodern critical race studies and early modern English drama. I spend a lot of time with Barnabe, an adorable dog. These posts are my opinion.https://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvupjonds22aNow that this has been proven through DNA testing, it’s time for a reread of William Wells Brown’s novel Clotel. He knew about Thomas Jefferson. A lot of folks knew. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvupjonds22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvrdthbkkc2wI am so tired of seeing this kind of reductive thinking. I majored in English and Classics. All of my friends were employed. We have a literacy crisis because of people like you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrdthbkkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvqk4qrnk22xProbably more confused than disappointed about the living in Phoenix, Arizona part, but super stoked about the having a dog called Barnabe part. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqk4qrnk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvowxx55gs2jThis is colonialism, right? Right? Why does private equity own everything? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvowxx55gs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvnwgzkzds2lHi Friends! Please think about the Stuart Drama Conference in Liverpool. CFP due in October! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnwgzkzds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvnmrgzsgc2lSaying no is always an option. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnmrgzsgc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mvdqor3yns24If you could only teach one film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, what would it be?12 Sep 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdqor3yns24https://bsky.app/profile/bkadams.bsky.social/post/3mtyte7jq5k2dI promise that I don’t have a new job writing pieces for the @folger.edu, but here’s one more and I cite the brilliant @miramiraculous.bsky.social! https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/a-blameable-relish-of-indecency-antony-and-cleopatra-in-1776/26 Aug 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:oh4p26m2rd2cibjqvf2bse54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyte7jq5k2d