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Berkeley prof and author

Joined May 2022
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this issue is now open access and it's really very very good. brilliant essays by @annashechtman -"the voice" of the internet @kukukadoo -emblems as the ur-meme @immanenceftw -meme as compression @genevieveyue -chatbots +dogs + super intro by @HowManyCooks, @miaminjungyou
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The #WeeklyRead is "Revisiting Postmodernism: An Interview with Fredric Jameson" with Nico Baumbach, Damon R. Young, and Genevieve Yue. The interview was published in a special issue of Social Text (127). Read the interview for free: ow.ly/ajjt50Txxyh @STCollective
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in which they failed to defend crucial values of academic freedom, the police action seems like capitulation to forces outside the university that would like to curtail academic freedom and freedom of expression. (10/16)
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Third, the decision to call the police into campus violated also the important principle of protecting free expression on campus. Coupled with the testimony given by the President Shafik and members of the Board of Trustees in Congress, (9/16)
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As quoted in the Columbia Spectator, the NYPD Chief asserted that “the students that were arrested were peaceful, offered no resistance whatsoever, and were saying what they wanted to say in a peaceful manner.” (5/16)
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i reviewed Doppelgänger by @NaomiAKlein the book has already received a lot of press but i explored the politics of social media in ways i haven’t seen done elsewhere bookforum.com/politics/how-n…
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Critique and the Moving Image I Nico Baumbach discusses interpretations and how, though there are many interpretations of film, not all are equal. mediacommons.org/imr/content…
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Israel claimed there’s a Hamas command and control center under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. US media repeated the claims. Once it was clear this wasn’t true, everyone moved on. Palestinians died based on these lies, including ICU patients. This is akin to Iraq WMDs reporting.
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HAPPENING NOW IN CALIFORNIA More than 700 Bay Area Jews & allies taking over the Oakland federal building, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. We are not leaving, we demand an end to this bloodshed, we will not see Jewish grief used to perpetuate genocide. Stop this now.
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perfect encapsulation of KG's culture that this is what their "most snatched today" ebook list looks like. i hope this place never changes
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We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Film and Moving Image Studies (w/ a focus on race, ethnicity, indigeneity, among other intersectional approaches) concordia.ca/finearts/about/…
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this is tomorrow !!!!
✨🌀Digital Aesthetics Alert🌀✨ Please join us for our next event, "Selfie/Portrait," with @HowManyCooks !! It's finally happening ! May 9, 5-7PM PT Zoom link: tinyurl.com/aty2zf2a (description on the registration page)
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THEME: State of Film Theory Damon R. Young (@HowManyCooks) theorizes about the male gaze in the film "Par le trou de la serrure [Peeping Tom]" (1901). mediacommons.org/imr/content…
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THEME: State of Film Theory In this powerhouse week, Brian Price starts us off with a philosophical approach to examining the state of film theory. mediacommons.org/imr/content…
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Long thread on why @UniCalifornia Senate faculty should join the @uc_faculty #UCFacultySolidarity rallies on their campus at noon tomorrow to support #UAWonStrike #FairUCNow @uaw2865 @sruuaw @UAW5810
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Petition to redefine queer studies as an “essay field”and not a “book field.” The heart of the matter in the field is usually found in essays, or books of essays.
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everyone in Paris next week please come to this conference on digital subjectivity (organized by me + Judith Michalet) with Wendy Chun @whkchun, Damon Young @HowManyCooks, Yves Citton, Tung-Hui Hu, Aria Dean @lol_prosciutto, Jane Gaines, Crista Blümlinger + more
Register now for an Alliance Joint Project Grant-sponsored symposium. "Reshaping our Digital Interactions: Subjectivity in the Post-Cinema Age", which will be held from May 23 and 24, 2022, at the Center Pompidou and Reid Hall in Paris. Register Here ➡️eventbrite.fr/e/billets-coll…
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