VAP of Spanish at Kenyon College | Currently writing about rurality, industrialization, and labor in Asturias under Franco.https://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3mmczssewgk2aA thoughtful meditation on what comes after coal, in words and images. 📷 Lys Arango 🖋️ Paul Reyes 📕 @vqr.bsky.social Gracias por la recomendación @aitanacd.bsky.social https://www.vqronline.org/winter-2025/photography-portfolios/last-days-and-afterlife-san-nicolas-mine20 May 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmczssewgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3ml7mpvasqs2sLove seeing this in print! Thank you to @mlnjournal.bsky.social @becquer.bsky.social and especially @victoriajane.bsky.social for getting this out into the world [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mpvasqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3mkaxehysic2bTook my Spanish Lit and Pop Culture class to the Kenyon Farm today to cap off our unit on food studies. So cool to think through comparative notions of culture, identity, and rurality here in Ohio and in the Spanish context we’ve been studying all semester.24 Apr 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaxehysic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3mf7zgpscm226CFP for MLA 2027 Come think about Green Spain with us in Los Angeles next year! Excited to see what comparative conversations come out of this roundtable.19 Feb 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7zgpscm226https://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3mf6dcs4ews2mHappy to share that my research on the fitful reconstruction of Tarna, an Asturian mountain village destroyed in the Spanish Civil War, has been awarded the Watt Prize by ALBA @lincolnbrigade.bsky.social. It’s an honor to contribute to their antifascist legacy. https://albavolunteer.org/2026/02/alba-awards-six-watt-essay-prizes/19 Feb 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6dcs4ews2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lxs2anige22j“Blackface y otras vergüenzas” es una obra fenomenal, y Silvia una fuerza. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxs2anige22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lxcufgk7d22fEntering my Midwest emo phase as I start as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College. So excited to teach courses here on Spanish language, culture, film, comics, music, and everything else I can cram in. 🌽👨🏻‍🏫26 Aug 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcufgk7d22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lsfnjrcmms2aWhat a night for New Yorkers!25 Jun 2025 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsfnjrcmms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lnw4dfbtek2m@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social opening for @mjlenderman.bsky.social is peak Brooklyn 👏🏻29 Apr 2025 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnw4dfbtek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lnntskuvps2jYesterday I defended my dissertation “Mythologized Modernization: Asturias and the Construction of Franco’s Spain” and passed with distinction. So grateful to my committee for all the guidance along the way and a fantastic conversation to map the road ahead!25 Apr 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnntskuvps2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lmhyfxlnss2hA picture is worth (7)1,000words, they say. What a time to finish writing—for now—about authoritarianism, labor, extraction, and the mythologies of nation.10 Apr 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhyfxlnss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lkswad4kas2uWorking on exciting classroom initiatives? Harnessing new technologies? Collaborating with colleagues or across disciplines? Showcase your pedagogical and curricular developments at the #MLA26 Innovation Room! Apply by April 15. @modernlanguage.bsky.social @lydiatang.bsky.social shorturl.at/QE2u020 Mar 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkswad4kas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lko2dovzls2nI participated in a seminar this year on mining and extractivism in Spain and Latin America. Working intensively across several days with a diverse group of scholars was a fantastic way to share work, learn about the field, and forge connections for future collaboration. Highly recommended! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lko2dovzls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3ljic5x2tbs2dMeca meca qué ye esto?? 📍Greenwich Village NYC03 Mar 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljic5x2tbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3ljajcnj5322r¡Ampliación de plazo hasta el 1 de abril! https://encuentrofranquismo2025.com/2024/12/10/callforpapers/28 Feb 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljajcnj5322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3li677f3qys2bCFP: XII Encuentro Internacional Sobre Investigaciones del Franquismo, 5-7 nov de 2025 en la Universidad de Oviedo. Abierto hasta el 1 de marzo. https://encuentrofranquismo2025.com/2024/12/10/callforpapers/14 Feb 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3li677f3qys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lmbowe.bsky.social/post/3lhwrj6ox3k2yNo smoking in the library, por favor 🚭📖11 Feb 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:ozfctmsgl24mwmxpkg53ui5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwrj6ox3k2y