Peter J. Maurits
@maurits_peter
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Writing a book on African science fiction. 1st book on the Mozambican ghost story. Sub-3h marathon. Likes to run far and up things.
Joined December 2020
And here's me with the actual goods ☺️.
My book, the 𝘔𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, has been published @PeterLangOxford! It's argument is simple: A) I show the genre exists and what it looks like. B) I argue it registers primitive accumulation. Let me unpack (🧵1/17).
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RT @TendaiHuchu: You don't read but you hallucinate your way through Sidi's novel. Ambitious, genre-bending, experimental, digressions, fab…
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RT @IsabellaMWeber: There is a certain irony in this moment. China’s rise began with opening up to the world economy. The collapse of the…
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This, by @NathanTankus, is an extraordinary insightful explantion on what Trump et al. are attempting (and how).
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@ExtrapolationSF @dharlanwilson @LivUniPress Do you have smn for this already? I'd like to do it otherwise.
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RT @ExtrapolationSF: CALL FOR REVIEWER: We’re looking for somebody to review Kate Polak and Ian P. MacDonald’s SF & THE HISTORICAL NOVEL. D…
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Some really good stuff here 👇.
there it is -- the closest thing to a hopeful message that I am able to assimilate into my person at this time
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RT @DukeAAAS: 'In his new book, The Black Utopians, author Aaron Robertson tells the story of how Black folks have created many different…
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Based on recent academic Twitter, it seems I've made the career-endangering mistake of actually reading books.
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Oh dear, that's cool.
In Our Money, @leahroseelydown shows how the creation of money and monetary policy can be more democratic. Out now. Learn more about this brilliant interrogation: #MonetaryPolicy
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Hey @closerisaband. I'm kinda loving _Paris in the Spring_, "Pollyanna" especially. Much more than _Within_ and _All This_ even. Does this mean a new album coming up? (Cause I can't wait!)
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RT @outsidadgitator: I think this is how Marxists should relate to someone like Tooze. If doesn’t like totality that’s fine. Totality still…
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RT @TC_Africa: 6 best African sci-fi and fantasy books to read this holiday #ArtsCultureAndSociety
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Wtaf
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RT @gib_zzz: @TC_Africa asked @BibiBreipen, @drcdeath, @NedineMoonsamy, @ByrneDeirdre, @maurits_peter and l to recommend good speculative a…
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With so much good speculative fiction from Africa out there, it's getting hard to choose! For @TC_Africa we highlight some of the best ones. @gib_zzz, @BibiBreipen, @drcdeath, @NedineMoonsamy, @ByrneDeirdre
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Oh!
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Not a new finding -- people like @LEONCENDIKUMANA have shown this for many years -- but still one that cannot be repeated enough!
“In the years since 1982, developing countries have transferred an estimated $4200 billion in interest payments to their creditors in Europe and North America, far outstripping the official-sector development aid these countries received during the same period.“
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RT @mazinwonwu: It’s been ten years... So we can wait a few more days for our special anniversary edition!
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RT @EmanuelleSantos: 📢My book is finally out!📢 I truly thank everyone who contributed to making it a reality! 🙏🏾🫶🏾 I hope it contributes…
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