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A patched professor in Queen Nature’s granite-founded College. Polar humanities, C19, oceanic studies. Ask me about Moby-Dick. I teach environmental and nineteenth-century American literature at WashU. Protect trans kids. She/her. hesterblum.com
@hesterblum.bsky.socialOf the two movies my oceanic/polar/environmental humanities-ass self will have to see for the good of the discipline which will I be more charmed and annoyed in equal measure by, Digger or Whalefall?
@hellafitzgerald.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.sociallove to see someone admit that they could be killed instantly by a single paragraph from a halfway-decent writer
@hesterblum.bsky.socialMy French-speaking husband informs me that this title translates to “Swallowed Up” which tells me we left a lot of jokes on the table, Rob #whalefallfail
@hesterblum.bsky.socialLook Stubb contains multitudes 
@hesterblum.bsky.socialEveryone do yourselves a favor and read @matjohnson.bsky.social's PYM!
@hesterblum.bsky.socialFleece's (coerced) sermon to the sharks in Moby-Dick is an astonishing moment in long US histories of love and theft; @robdelaney.bsky.social and I try to bring our well-governed selves to sharkish waters. It's been such a gift to be in conversation with Rob and with listeners about M-D's worlds!
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@natewolff.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.social6-8 sperm whales to hate would be a real headache for your classic monomaniac 😞
@hesterblum.bsky.socialRIP to Ahab’s fixed purpose
@robdelaney.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.socialMassive apologies to those affected by our viral marketing stunt gone wrong 😬🐳 exploringthegreats.com/moby-dick @hesterblum.bsky.social
@hesterblum.bsky.socialThursday! Polar STEAM Summit prax.oregonstate.edu/events/creat...
@robdelaney.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.social🐳📖🌊 Ep 9 is up! Chapters 54-58: “The Town-Ho’s Story” to “Brit.” Endless gratitude to everyone reading & listening along.
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@hesterblum.bsky.social“The females’ mother also tried making balls but failed, the researchers said, seemingly because she was drunk.”
@hesterblum.bsky.socialJoin us, fellow lounging gentlefolk of Lima! “Brit” was my favorite chapter when I first read Moby-Dick at age 17. (I went to my 35th high school reunion last weekend and more than one classmate noted that not everyone makes their high school summer reading assignment their entire personality.)
@melville-society.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.socialNo time to lose! We’re less than a month out from our event with @mattkish.bsky.social and @hesterblum.bsky.social
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@hesterblum.bsky.socialEpisode 8 is up! In which @robdelaney.bsky.social and I get into the unexpectedly frequent references to cheese in Moby-Dick (with a sideline in Aubrey & Maturin & toasted cheese)
@rezekjoe.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.socialThis is why I have now embraced my unadulterated, cringe-worthy, faith and belief in the truly unique ability of humans to be humans and to express their humanity in art and self-reflection. And I include all humanities disciplines in the “self-reflection” part.
@stevementz.bsky.socialReposted by @hesterblum.bsky.socialSo exciting to see this big blue fish come closer into view!
@hesterblum.bsky.socialWhiteness of the Whale! Midnight, Forecastle! Wild, mystical, sympathetical feeling! Episode 7, and do listen to Rob as ever, the accompanying blog is great: exploringthegreats.substack.com/p/episode-7-...
@hesterblum.bsky.socialThis was the Chris I knew. He did this in college too 
