Rebecca Scales
@rebeccapscales
Historian; Rutgers Ph.D.; thinking about radio, listening, & sound; empire; tech, medicine, & disability; now writing about #polio in France. Baker & dog parent. Tired of sitting still.
Finally got my hands on Tirailleurs to consider for my WWI/Film course this fall. Didn't love the film, but thought it raised some interesting historical questions to debate/discuss. Curious whether anyone else has taught it to undergrads. How did they react? What reading(s) did you pair it with?
I am coming here to brag about my exploding peonies and lilac, neither of which I am in any way responsible for.
I do not drink Starbucks coffee. But the fact that someone thinks the is clever or "the future" is deeply disturbing.
Please appreciate this beautiful tree from the Olmstead park just around the corner.
WHAT? Our spring break is the week after the conference. But also ...
seen today in Western NY. Would love to know how these got here ...
This is what happens when university presses outsource your copyediting or maybe don't do it all. For shame, @oxfordunipress.bsky.social.
Working on designing my students' research project for next semester. Suburbs perennially exercised about the "city" it seems
@richardivanjobs.bsky.social is apparently dropping into everyone's mailbox today! Love that radio made it into this history!
everything about this story feels Weimar-y, but I was struck by this particular observation: www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
Meta used my entire book, as well as three of my articles, to train its AI machines. Where's my check? I didn't give permission for this!https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/
Jonathyne Briggs & I are editing a special issue of French Politics, Culture, and Society focused on #disability in French society. Proposals for articles in English or French due on Jan 15. See the original call on H-France or here (in tiny print). Merci à partager l'appel dans vos réseaux.
What does the aftermath of Helene look like, you wonder? Here’s my parents’ neighborhood…
There were quite a number of record and “sound” shops in this same quartier a century ago
We're excited to be hosting this NEH-funded conference on Radio & Decolonization in just 3 weeks! Check out this array of brilliant scholars and come join us if you are in the Denver area: sites.google.com/view/radioan...
if only 15% or less of your article is plagiarized, publish with us!
Things did not go as planned on the archives today but I did find this poster from 1953, the design & theme of which aligns perfectly with something I’m writing about French poster children. Stay tuned …