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How did television help to shape early conceptions of personal computing & computer dating? See standout media studies scholar Dr. @myrnamoretti.bsky.social 's insightful (just published) Interfaces essay "Part of Our Lives Now: The Personal Computer on "Family Ties” "! cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces

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If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now. Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November. If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.

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A snowy day out canvassing with Eglinton Lawrence’s liberal candidate Vince Gasparro @vgasparro.bsky.social #onpoli #toronto

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Excited to announce that we're looking for a tenure-track hire in Game Studies! Our department is home to two fantastic undergraduate programs in games/interactive media, and Canada's first MA in Game Studies program. Please share! brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/brocku...

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Beware fake X ads pretending to be from the CBC #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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All right, Ontario! With the next provincial election expected for February 27, it's time to #UniteTheVote to #VoteFordOut! A new initiative called "Common Ground Ontario" is recruiting volunteers to help in targeted ridings. You can sign up at commongroundon.blogspot.com. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli

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Interesting piece on the responsibility private universities have in this time of targeting public universities. At my press, we publish sometimes controversial books that the public one down the road could not. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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It's monkey see, monkey do with these MAGA wannabes. #canqueer

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Authoritarianism wants you to feel like you’re drowning in chaos — headlines of breaking news, after breaking news. Here are 4️⃣ questions you can ask yourself to help spot genuine threats to our democracy. Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...

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What a week to be teaching Rubin's "Thinking Sex." Cannot wait to dig into this bs with my undergrads tomorrow Rubin in 1984: "It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about sexuality."

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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

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Not only did Zuck sign off on using copyrighted works, Meta “wrote a script to remove copyright info, including the word ‘copyright’ and ‘acknowledgments,’ from e-books in LibGen…” … Meta actively tried to conceal it. techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...

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How adding names to archival images has been healing for people of We'koqma'q First Nation 📜

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NEW: Meta changed its Community Guidelines today to permit "allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality" @knibbs.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

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JUST IN: Trudeau's decision after almost a decade in power, sets the stage for a succession fight to select a new prime minister.

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📰 We've got so much going on over the next few months—workshops, lectures, discussion panels and more—and all of them free! Sign up for our newsletter so you don't miss out. Next issue comes out January 9. Subscribe http://ow.ly/zWwp50C...

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On the side of the wall at the Golden Globes there’s a studio leaderboard, lest things become too classy

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Yes Demi Moore!!!

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Seen on fbook this afternoon Zann Zsuzsannika writes "This is the cartoon WaPo refused to publish.The group in the cartoon included Mark Zuckerberg Meta founder & CEO, Sam Altman/AI CEO, Patrick Soon-Shiong/LA Times publisher, the Walt Disney Company/ABC News, & Jeff Bezos/Washington Post owner"

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"I'm already behind for the year!!" - every academic on Jan 2nd

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NYE miracle: Northern Exposure is back on Canadian amazon prime video 🙏💙

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BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now. The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country. The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.

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I wrote about the narrative that AI will create an energy crisis: a great way to build unnecessary fossil fuel infrastructure & cement the market share of a few big companies w/o stopping to ask if that’s necessary ft. @jgkoomey.bsky.social & @smw.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1894...

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Toronto artist creates Loser Lane an unwinnable video game to protest bike lane removal. momentummag.com/toronto-arti...

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Skrmetti oral arguments live thread. First question is from Justice Thomas asks why it's not an age based classification rather than sex based classification.

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Does anyone work on/know of citations on micro/mini/personal computer rentals to individuals/families (ie, not to businesses) in the 1980s in the US? Or was alive then and had personal experience of such a phenomenon?? #historiesoftechnology #computerhistory

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What's UP beautiful SCOTUS watchers? Assigned is going to DC, and YOU sent us. Our crack team of trans journalists will report on US vs Skrmetti, and the response of a community under siege as a fascist movement threatens to take their rights away. To kick things off, we've got a basic explainer.

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The bike lane ban and rip out bill has passed. The fight on our streets starts now! See you this Friday. #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

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ACLU is hiring an Algorithmic Justice Fellow to work on cutting edge projects focused on digital rights — the work will interrogate how automated systems are being used in high stakes areas. www.aclu.org/careers/appl...

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Good turnout for today’s Bike Lane Protest against Doug Ford's Bill 212. Safe streets save lives. #bikeTO youtu.be/K9_LaXOsGW0?...

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The world watches incredulously as our Premier puts people who bike’s lives at risk for no good reason except to start a culture war. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

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I am recruiting a post-doc to work with me at UVA on a project about youth (18-25) financial cultures, literacies, and well-being in the digital environment. Please share widely! Deadline is rolling. virginia.phenompro.com/us/en/job/R0...

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🚨 Deadline Alert! Are you our next New Media #PublicHumanities Postdoctoral Fellow? You might be, if you are: ✔️A recent PhD ✔️Engaged in new media/other journalism ✔️Doing public-facing humanities research 1/3

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For all the feminist media scholars who just joined Bluesky...consider submitting a proposal to Console-ing Passions 2025! We're hosting it at Georgia State University and we're looking forward to lively conversations! fmt.gsu.edu/console-ing-...

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Teaching tomorrow on 'Intersectional Data' with Beth Coleman's "Data Colonialism" chapter + Neptune Frost feels both more vital than ever and incredibly painful. Will be starting the class with an open floor for the students.

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Excited to present on Family Ties, thirtysomething, Roseanne and computers (yup!) at 12:15 on panel O26: Foregrounding Motherhood I #scms24

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My new article on reading Atari marketing through women's domestic labour and the 'second shift' is up: tmgonline.nl/articles/10....

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Apply by this Sunday Jan 14 to have your panel sponsored but the MST SIG at SCMS24. Check your email for more details or comment here. See you in Boston!

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Nominations are open until Friday December 8 to be one of our SIG grad reps! DM for more details, come work with a great exec team!

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Join us this Saturday December 2 for our virtual SIG meeting. We will be catching up and chatting about the upcoming elections for new grad reps. Check your email or DM for more info!

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The NEH has just announced a major new initiative, "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence." It specifically focuses on encouraging humanistic research about the potential ethical, legal, cultural, and societal impacts of AI. www.neh.gov/AI

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Sexualities Project at Northwestern is recruiting TWO postdocs for 2024-2026. Take a look at the details here and please share with anyone that would be interested. A great fit for humanities/social sci + sexuality studies: www.sexualities.northwestern.edu/funding-oppo...

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