Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him)
@mtmiller
Scholar @univofmaryland.bsky.social. Islamicate Affect/Emotion, Sufism, Iran, DH, Academic Labor. Author: Feeling Like Lovers: Affect in Medieval Sufism. President @local6741.bsky.social; Part of @uam-umd.bsky.social, @aaup.org, @aft.org. Piscataway Land.
Extremely proud that my @aaup.org - @aft.org local United Academics @local6741.bsky.social submitted and led the campaign for this resolution from start to finish. I had the extraordinary honor to speak for it from the floor last night, surrounded by our whole United Academics crew!
A truly standing room only AFT Higher Ed division meeting @aft.org convention getting underway with a much deserved tribute to the legendary Bill Herbert. @local6741.bsky.social & @aaup.org repping hard & missing Bill deeply. Now, let’s honor Bill’s incredible legacy by organizing like crazy!!!
Very proud to announce the publication of my first book, "Feeling Like Lovers: Affect in Medieval Sufism." Buy it from @ucpress.bsky.social for 30% discount (use promo code UCPSAVE30) at: www.ucpress.edu/books/feelin... And, its open access! Download for free: webfiles.ucpress.edu/oa/978052042...
Out (with the kids!) at the DC #KillTheCuts protest. We need everyone to get activated. Join your union.
Woot woot! خوش آمدید! Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland is on Bsky! Follow them here: @roshaninstitute.bsky.social
Great event this week on the ways scribes in South Asia represented Sanskrit/Indic sounds in Perso-Arabic-script manuscripts and archival documents with Professor Chander Shekhar @roshaninstitute.bsky.social!
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Chander Shekhar (University of Delhi), titled "Persianisation of Sanskrit/Indic Languages in Pre-Modern India: Survey of Some Indo-Persian Manuscripts." This event is a part of the Roshan Institute for Persian Studies Elahé Mir-Djalali Speaker Series.
Austin O'Malley giving a touching opening tribute to the late Professor Franklin Lewis at the Franklin Lewis Memorial Seminar, happening now at University of Chicago (Saieh Hall 146). Full program: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Ta Nehisi Coates on Palestine/Israel...such clarity. www.democracynow.org/2023/11/2/ta...