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tahneeroksman.bsky.social
Associate professor of writing, literature, and journalism; writes about comics, Jewish lit and culture, feminism, for NPR and others; some books on some things; Brooklyn, NY. Illustration by L. Finck. More at tahneeroksman.com
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"Will Writing Survive A.I?" is one of the more terrible headlines I've read recently (NYT, "Will Writing Survive A.I.? The Media Startup Every Is Betting on It," May 21, 2025).

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For @npr.org's summer book list, I recommended an upcoming graphic novel, The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond by Jean Zeid, illustrated by Emilie Rouge, translated by Jen Vaughn. The full list is here: www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...

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Did you know platforms where AI "helpers" are popping up are very likely using documents you open/create in order to train AI? Yep, it's often an automated setting. Go into Adobe, for ex., and check out your privacy and data settings. You can turn this setting off, but it might take a few minutes.

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I have an essay in this collection! Coming to bookstores in July. www.publishersweekly.com/9781668078334

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For WaPo, I wrote about the new Crumb biography: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

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NBCC member @tahneeroksman.bsky.social was part of an initiative of scholars, teachers, and critics recording videos about the 8 most banned books. Tahneer discussed The "Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel," written by Margaret Atwood and adapted and illustrated by Renée Nault:

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On Right to Read Day, help me spread the word about this wonderful new initiative, Banned Books: Why Young People Need The,. You'll find eight videos by scholars and teachers explaining the value of eight of the most frequently banned books in America: lsa.umich.edu/social-solut...

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I received my copy of @zarielle.bsky.social's Twelve Stories by American Women, out with @penguinclassicsusa.bsky.social. It looks amazing! I'm looking forward to an opportunity to teach this entire collection. Order it here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743329...

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Amazing starred review for Abortion Stories from @libraryjournal.bsky.social! They write: "It’s hard to imagine a public library that shouldn’t have a copy." I couldn't imagine a better endorsement! Read their blurb here: www.libraryjournal.com/review/abort...

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

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This event is next Tuesday! If you're in NYC, please join me, Renee Bracy Sherman, Rebecca Traister, and Vanessa Perez-Rosario. I'll share stories about some of my favorite pieces in the book and what they taught me about the history of abortion. We need abortion stories now more than ever.

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

Shameless promotion time for me! Over at #rutgers we've put together a great panel for late April on the future of #journalism featuring some great minds (RU grads, natch) from across the industry. I'll keep putting details out there.

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

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Read @hartmann-villalta.bsky.social's introduction for a powerful explanation of why we need writing about feminist pedagogy now more than ever.

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Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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JWA's new Online History Course on "Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Global Jewish Experience" starts this Thursday! Please join us!

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Glad to see this CFP: Women Studies Quarterly (WSQ) is looking for essays and researched articles on the "social, affective, and political consequences of living with chronic illness." Deadline March 14. #chronicillness, #humanities, #feministtheory, #feministwriting, @feministpress.bsky.social

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NBCC member @tahneeroksman.bsky.social reviewed Kay Sohini's "This Beautiful, Ridiculous City" for The Washington Post:

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I was asked to reflect on my experience writing Pregnancy Test, and if I had more space I would have added that this book was just so enjoyable to research and write. The history and technology of the pregnancy test was more surprising than I could have imagined: www.bloomsbury.com/us/pregnancy...

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For The Washington Post, I reviewed Kay Sohini's THIS BEAUTIFUL, RIDICULOUS CITY: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0... It's paywalled but here's a snippet: “'Leaving is not always an exercise in sadness,' Sohini declares late in the book...

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We made a Jewish feminist starter pack for our great new community here! Who should we add? go.bsky.app/MNtodjs

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