I'm not new to mastodon but I am new to this server so perhaps an(other) introduction is in order? I teach #Victorian literature and detective fiction at #Dalhousie. My research interests include ethical criticism; historiography; and 19th- and 20th-C women writers of 'novels of purpose' (which is what I am focusing on in my current projects).

I've been writing my blog Novel Readings since 2007. I post there about things I read, about my teaching, about academia and criticism more generally, and sometimes about personal things.

When I'm not reading, I like to crochet and do cross-stitch, both of which are good ways to keep the hands busy while listening to bookish podcasts.

If the bird site really does implode, I'll miss it a lot, but it's the community I've found there that matters to me, and maybe it will survive in new spaces - like this one!

#Halifax Police release photo of suspect in stabbing during #Dalhousie homecoming party
https://halifax.citynews.ca/police-beat/police-release-photo-of-suspect-in-stabbing-during-dalhousie-homecoming-party-6361606 via #CityNewsHFX #News #Crime #Local
Between 3,000 & 4,000 people gathered on Oct 1 in the area of Larch, Preston & Jennings streets for the unsanctioned Dalhousie University #homecoming bash.

Suspect described as a man with shoulder-length brown hair and tattoos on his right arm.

He had been wearing a dark shirt with a white pattern across the back, white pants and white sneakers.

Two young men are facing criminal charges in the investigation into a violent street party in the city's south end earlier this fall. #Dalhousie #Halifax
https://halifax.citynews.ca/police-beat/two-facing-criminal-charges-related-to-violent-dalhousie-homecoming-party-6189835?utm_source=Villager&utm_campaign=Content&utm_medium=Mastodon

HRP are still investigating a stabbing that took place at the party. They've said officers had to take the 19-year-old male victim to hospital in a police cruiser because paramedics couldn't reach the area.

Hello Mastodon! 🔬🧬 #introduction

I'm Karissa, a #molecular #biologist with a background in model organism #genetics (specifically #brewing #yeast). I did my undergrad at #dalhousie, & then a PhD at #ubc focusing on #chromosome instability mechanisms in #cancer. I then spent a couple years postdoc'ing & exploring the wild world of #microbial #biodiversity & #screening thru #highthroughput #automation.

I'm keeping this pseudonym from Twitter but everyone knows it's me at this point. 😁

The #Chemistry Building (including MacDonald Building & Chemical Stores) #Dalhousie is currently being evacuated. This is a pre-cautionary measure while Facilities Management addresses an air handling issue. Building will be closed this morning with an update by noon. Please #evacuate immediately in an orderly fashion. Security personnel are on-scene assisting with the evacuation. https://dal.apparmor.ca/notifications/CAP/?id=110983&t=73302250 #Halifax #Hazmat #Evacuation #University #Chemicals

RT @DALBSSC@twitter.com

The BSSC is now offering #MMI style interview appointments to all #Dalhousie students looking to prep for medical school applications! Book an appointment with us now at 902 494-3077 or advising@dal.ca

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DALBSSC/status/1592589475649318912

RT @BigJMcC
Collective action works.

Agreement includes a 23.3% raise for part-time academics, a 23.1% raise for- teaching assistants, and a 44.5% raise for demonstrators and markers by September 2023. #Dalhousie #CUPE3912 #postsecondary @CUPE3912 @cupenovascotia https://globalnews.ca/news/9273615/dalhousie-cupe-3912-strike-ends/

I have to bitch about #Dalhousie University a bit. My wife applied for a job there a while ago. She had to make an account to submit the application. Didn't end up getting it, but ever since then she's been getting unsolicited calls to take part in surveys from--you guessed it--Dalhousie University.

That's not ok.

Happy to hear thar #CUPE3912 have reached a tentative agreement with #Dalhousie as of this 21st day of their strike action. More info on their website: cupe3912.ca

#solidarity #academicworkers

Are you a mountain person or beach person? (In pic: Chamera Dam Lake, #Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IncredibleIndia/comments/fhvwau/are_you_a_mountain_person_or_beach_person_in_pic/

#HimachalPradesh #India