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Brian T. Edwards

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Dean, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University | Author of After the American Century (Columbia) | literary and cultural critic

New Orleans, LA
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@briantedwards
Brian T. Edwards
4 years
“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets." In honor of the #WorldSeries, @sewaneereview lifted the paywall on my essay "Last At Bat" till Nov 7. It's about baseball, toxic parenting & aging w cameo by Covid https://t.co/5Ucmg40Jor
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Brian T. Edwards
2 years
Job alert in New Orleans: combines research, grant writing, and administrative work - perfect for PhDs/ABDs in hum/soc sci w lang skills (Arabic, French, Wolof, Vietnamese esp welcome), research experience, grant writing, public humanities @tulanesla #job
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Brian T. Edwards
3 years
Happy Juneteenth! There is a lot of learning and unlearning still to be done. For #highered that includes re-examining the #liberalarts disciplines we teach and that organize our knowledge. Check out Hortense Spillers’ brilliant lecture, personal and provocative. Not to be missed
@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
We created a bonus episode of our #AntiRacism & the Disciplines #podcast for #Juneteenth, featuring the remarkable final symposium keynote address by Hortense Spillers, #BlackStudies #feminist icon and @VanderbiltU prof. Listen at https://t.co/shuKItXTce with Dean @briantedwards.
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
The #Classics are the oldest subject of study, but how are they applied today? Tune in to hear Dan-el Padilla Peralta (@platanoclassics), Associate Professor @Princeton, address how texts from 2,000 years ago can inform #antiracist action: https://t.co/DDelyaGEQW. @briantedwards
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
How did #politicalscience come to be a discipline? Listen to the #AnitRacismAndTheDisciplines #podcast episode with expert @AlvinBTilleryJr, Professor @NorthwesternU, to hear how African Americans made waves in the pre #CivilRights era: https://t.co/DDelyaHcGu. @briantedwards
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
As technology evolves, Dean @BrianTEdwards & Associate Professor Kim Gallon (@BlackDigitalHum), #africanastudies @BrownUniversity, discuss the impact of #antiracist work in the #digitalhumanities & #highered. Episode: https://t.co/shuKItYr1M #AntiRacismAndTheDisciplines #podcast
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
In a discipline that studies human society, how is #sociology related to #antiracism? Where do problems appear? @NorthwesternU Professor Mary Pattillo discusses this and more in #podcast episode 4 with Dean @BrianTEdwards. Listen: https://t.co/shuKItXTce #TulaneARD #highered
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Brian T. Edwards
3 years
Baseball school…. Congrats @GreenWaveBSB!! #AAC baseball champions!! #tulane #baseball #ncaabaseball #RollWave
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
How can #portcities mobilize their creative economy for positive change? Join #TulaneLiberalArts Dean @briantedwards as he discusses the Global Port Cities initiative on the latest episode of @Tulane's On Good Authority #podcast: https://t.co/POwROz9K7Y. #TheMagicOfPortCities
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@Tulane
Tulane University
3 years
Brian Edwards, dean of @TulaneSLA, is leading an initiative exploring the idea that port cities are centers for creativity, culture, and vibrancy. 🎙️ Listen here: https://t.co/dqsEmYmh9u
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
Ever wanted to challenge Dean @briantedwards to a cornhole match? Now's your chance! He'll be on the JL Quad tomorrow afternoon playing yard games & answering questions from students & faculty. Come enjoy a sweet treat & take a mini break before spring break. #CatchUpWithTheDean
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@douglasharris99
Douglas N. Harris
3 years
Some great & thoughtful conversations here, across disciplines #AcademicTwitter
@briantedwards
Brian T. Edwards
3 years
Anti-Racism & the Disciplines is now live! I interviewed leading Black scholars about the vexed histories of the liberal arts—to imagine better educational futures #antiracism @sjjphd @BlackDigitalHum @PlatanoClassics @AlvinBTilleryJr @GaryAHoover @tulane
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Brian T. Edwards
3 years
Anti-Racism & the Disciplines is now live! I interviewed leading Black scholars about the vexed histories of the liberal arts—to imagine better educational futures #antiracism @sjjphd @BlackDigitalHum @PlatanoClassics @AlvinBTilleryJr @GaryAHoover @tulane
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liberalarts.tulane.edu
Anti-Racism and the Disciplines is a podcast miniseries exploring how more equitable and welcoming practices in higher education can help shape the liberal arts
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@Tulane
Tulane University
3 years
.@TulaneSLA, helmed by Dean @briantedwards, has released a new podcast miniseries, Anti-Racism & the Disciplines. The podcast explores the complex histories of liberal arts majors with the aim of identifying more effective practices in higher education. https://t.co/GXy5C5hCl6
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
Thrilled to announce our new #podcast, #AntiRacism & the Disciplines. Host @BrianTEdwards invites top Black scholars to explore the complex histories of #liberalarts majors. All 8 episodes drop Tuesday, 3/21/23 ➡️ https://t.co/DkPaRNvbZK. @Tulane #TulaneLiberalArts #FightRacism
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@briantedwards
Brian T. Edwards
3 years
Tulane’s location in New Orleans—a global port city where humanities and arts thrive on the highest levels—fuels our commitment to affecting positive social change through liberal arts education. Honored to join the @ACLS1919 consortium! #highered
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Tulane University News and Press Releases
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Brian T. Edwards
3 years
A global liberal arts education is the best preparation for the challenges of a complex international landscape. I am proud that @TulaneSLA is taking the lead in bringing these at-risk scholars from #Afghanistan and #Egypt to #Tulane
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Tulane University News and Press Releases
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
Thrilled to introduce our new Sr. Dir. of Development, Miles Garrett, in a newly elevated role reflective of his #fundraising experience and @briantedwards vision for enhanced #alumni #engagement & expansion within #tulaneliberalarts. Meet Miles via 📹 at https://t.co/y4aEnyf92q!
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
Global Port Cities—a panel & roundtable hosted by #TulaneLiberalArts Dean @briantedwards & @ksikes11—will focus on creating multinational, intersectional networks to find creative solutions for challenges common in #portcities. Speakers + Registration: https://t.co/qyUHtIhKty 🎟️
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
#ICYMI, today's November Newsletter featured several #TulaneLiberalArts updates from Dean @BrianTEdwards, from #Wave22 to the Bobby Yan Lectureship in Media & Social Change. A fall semester to be thankful for! @FrederickBell @Tulane @tulanealumni https://t.co/19ilcOVJbQ
liberalarts.tulane.edu
Thankful ReflectionsTuesday, November 22, 2022Dear Liberal Arts Community,
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@TulaneSLA
Tulane School of Liberal Arts
3 years
Calling all alums, parents, students + friends of #tulaneliberalarts: come by the quad outside Newcomb Hall tomorrow from 2-3pm to Play Ball (or cornhole) with @briantedwards, ask him questions, enjoy some frozen drinks & get in the #gameday spirit with us! #RollWave #wave22
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