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Allie Alvis (on 💙sky too) Profile picture
Allie Alvis (on 💙sky too)
@book_historia
Book historian, medieval manuscript liker, Vibe Curator. Curator of Special Collections @winterthurmuse. She/they. Views my own. book-historia on B’sky
Mar 10, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Self-promotional thread time! Like what I do On Here about book history and material culture? I would love to talk to your class or event about it! 📖 I’ve published on topics including the history of book conservation, the social significance of bookshelf organization, and the depiction of books in Magic the Gathering, and I would LOVE to write something for your publication!
Aug 10, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Books are cool, but there's this whole weird culture of Performative Book Loving that makes me grit my teeth. It's been around for centuries (see: rich folks decking out their stately homes in books they never read), but social media has made it particularly insufferable I do think it's at least partly a reaction to the Rise And Grind attitude of late stage capitalism – who wouldn't just want to lay around and read all day rather than working themselves to death? – but it's also clout-chasing
Aug 10, 2021 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
The “o no a library weeded their collection! :’( what is this world coming to?” post has a similar vibe as that cop publicity stunt Little Free Library thing a few months ago. Both are manufactured emotional manipulation based on the IDEA of books rather than the REALITY of books With the cop LFL incident, the idea of people taking books to sell was treated as abhorrent, immoral. The practice of weeding is seen in the same way. Neither view considers the people actually DOING the thing (taking books, weeding)
Jun 14, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Newwww acquisition… with a CURSE! 😱 “Mr Henry Martin’s book December 1854——Don’t steal this book my honest friend, for fear the gallos will be your end. For above you see the owner’s name”
Jun 11, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Well this is an interesting outreach predicament… I’ll admit, some cutesy animal talk makes me cringe, but it’s usefulness in scicomm CANNOT be denied. Making a topic silly or cute can make it accessible Particularly when you’re talking about snakes and spiders and other phobia-inducing animals that are (often) not looking for a fight and/or harmless, this cute-ification can help reduce the intimidation factor