@gerrycanavan

Doomsayer, Utopologist. Minor but representative. Professor of 20th- and 21st-Century Literature at Marquette University and Chair @MarquetteENGL.

 Milwaukee, WI
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Joined December 2008
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Context collapse on social media is just a major unsolved problem that bad UI makes a thousand times worse. Sometimes I worry people don’t realize I’m actually a very smart person with impeccably correct opinions who posts bad takes because I think it’s funny
@[email protected]@alexch9 Jun 2022
Twitter threads are so poorly implemented! It often just prunes entire branches, which means readers *can't even see* your elaborations and clarifications to an initial tweet, so they assume you're an ignorant buffoon and react accordingly.
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I'm writing a book and they just... tweeted it out dissentmagazine.org/article/…

Tolkien Against the Grain - Dissent Magazine

The Lord of the Rings is a book obsessed with ruins, bloodlines, and the divine right of aristocrats. Why are so many on the left able to love it?

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U.S. Department of Education
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Literacy starts at home. 📚
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a chilling possibility, but the science is undeniable
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Today!
Marquette English@MarquetteENGLOct 7
talk from Dr. andré m. carrington(UCR): "Audiofuturism: The Black History of Science Fiction Radio Drama" registration not required but preferred! eventbrite.com/manage/events…
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White shirt I was wearing today turned pink after getting wet from the rain. Troubling.
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are you sure? that doesn't sound like the boomers to me
unusual_whales
@unusual_whalesOct 15
US boomers support tax hikes on young workers to keep current Social Security checks, per YF
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I am become Calvin's Dad
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jainormis
@jainormisOct 8
they should add a Not For You tab. i wanna see what the algorithm thinks i’d hate
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DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilmOct 13
‘GIRLS’ is returning for a new revival series in 2027. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke will all reprise their roles.
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SFFTV Call for Reviewers (Fall 2026) gerrycanavan.wordpress.com/2…

SFFTV Call for Reviewers – Fall 2026

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture ind…

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My review of Robert Tally's THE MISMEASURE OF ORCS is up at MYTHLORE: dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol45/…

The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien’s Demonized Creatures by Robert T. Tally...

This is a book review of Robert Tally's The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien’s Demonized Creatures.

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I loved this book. It's great!
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on behalf of this city's beautiful citizenry, I accept
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@SamAdlerBellOct 8
congrats to the deserving people of Milwaukee
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Gerry Canavan (parody) retweeted
Bobby Kogan@BBKoganOct 7
Paul Ryan took debt so seriously that he voted for the tax cuts that did this at only 31 years old, and again at 33 years old, and again at 40 years old, and again at 42 years old, and again at 47 years old. He retired before he could do it yet again at 55 years old.
Justin Stapley
@JustinWStapleyOct 7
FWIW, Paul Ryan is only 56 years old. In our age of absolute fiscal irresponsibility, what if the man who took tackling the debt seriously pulls a Winston Churchill and suddenly comes back onto the scene with serious momentum in 2028?
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Marquette English@MarquetteENGLOct 7
talk from Dr. andré m. carrington(UCR): "Audiofuturism: The Black History of Science Fiction Radio Drama" registration not required but preferred! eventbrite.com/manage/events…
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one must imagine the abd happy
inefficient rhubarb snackowski@snackowskaOct 7
in retrospect, doing a phd was an absurd choice
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my fee for personal mental training starts at $300 an hour
Eminence Blonde@millerlaurac18Oct 6
Jfc they’re going to reinvent the English major from first principles. “What if the brain gym materials were made of complex language yet also revealed fundamental truths about human nature while also being entertaining? People could guide us through them!”
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the bros long for the seminars
Jonathan Fine@jonathanbfineOct 2
what the artificial intelligence consciousness debate shows is that deep down tech bros just want to be humanities graduate students
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greatest city in the world
Dan Shafer
@DanRShaferOct 2
Milwaukee County has the lowest unsheltered homeless population in the country, overdose deaths are down >40% in four years, it is more financially stable than at any point this century, opportunities are popping up everywhere. This is a great time to be in Milwaukee.
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Lord, give me an aligned AI system that makes all my decisions for me with perfect ethics and flawless implementation, but not yet
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Marquette English@MarquetteENGLOct 2
Submit to Marquette Literary Review!
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