Lydia E. Ferguson
@docfergus
Educator in AmLit & Culture working w/ archives, ephemera, and material & ICH preservation. Intersectional Feminism, CRT, Disability Rights—in other words, I’m a hoot at parties.
Stepped out of the shower to see my dress on the floor like this, and now thinking that if I placed a little pyramid of ash in the middle, I could play a funny prank on my small children. #parenthood #spontaneouscombustion
If there aren’t giant tenderloins, Italian and Polish sausages, lemon shake-ups, elephant ears, and funnel cakes, it’s not a fair.
May I suggest an Ombre scavenger hunt while you walk around? We had a blast looking for his stickers and tags.
Coney dogs 😭 Didn’t have Sonic until I was an adult, but B&K (root beer stand) was a favorite growing up.
Calling all #WGS baddies at #RSA2026 in Portland! @wgssouth.bsky.social
Never realized before this game ad that you can’t spell #teacher without the word “ache.”
Neverminding his actual films, this actor was in an episode of Punky Brewster that terrified me as a kid and I’ll always associate him with it.
I taught Norris and Pit this semester in my American Identities class! Here’s a pic from a vintage games event I organized.
Packed lunch for the kids and thought others might appreciate these throwbacks. #vintage #nostalgia #materialculture
A student brought boxes of homemade cinnamon & chocolate rolls to class today. Bless her, her spouse, and their children for this bounty. #teaching Also, the homemade icing is made with homemade butter? Meanwhile, I sent my kids to school yesterday thinking it was “pajama day”—it was not.
Clearly, my liquor shelf and I agree with the love Hendrix is getting in this thread (splurged in duty-free last year). For a cheap gin, I prefer Beefeaters.
#Clue was my favorite game growing up, so taking this rainy Easter to play #Whodunit for the first time. What was your favorite? #vintageboardgames #retrogames #materialculture
Hey now! Some good-looking #studentresearch in this @wgssouth.bsky.social panel! #gamedesign #art #accessibilty #disability #representation #popculture #ethics #edusky #academicsky #wgssouth26
This mural’s been around for years, and unfortunately, it just gets truer with age. #Atlanta #murals #streetart #empathy
As a #19thcentury scholar who regularly makes up songs about her kids and pets, I’m ashamed to say I only began “Maggie, a Girl of the Streets” (about my dog) last night when my son said something similar. #AmLit
Ha! I just made a Dolly cake tonight! And then cut her pic out of the box to use as my person next time my kids want to play Candy Land.