Tenure and bullying
There’s an op-ed in the chronicle about tenure sustaining intimidation and harassment that is worth reading. This particular part got to me: The cynical...
Remember the veterans by consuming media
Just a dispatch from this long holiday weekend, in which you are forced to “relax” and consume. Here’s what I’ve consumed! The podcast Running From Cops....
Toward a definition of Ugly Studies
I’ve been thinking about ugliness a lot lately. Not that it hasn’t been a part of my life forever: as a woman growing up in America I have been socialized to...
To the surprise of no one...
Tony Robbins is a scam artist, abuser, and horrible person. The first paper I wrote when I returned to graduate school three years ago was about Robbins, and...
This poetry professor is a monster
There’s a poetry professor at Wayne State who has been terrorizing students and faculty for years and people put up with it. Now, many have come together to...
Stuff to read this week (special people only)
Don’t Let People Enjoy Things Inside Google's Civil War Writing essays by formula teaches students how to not think (Warning! Hot take!) In the Era of...
This Game of Thrones hot take destroyed the internet
I don’t watch Game of Thrones. Not because I am trying to be edgy. Because it’s not for me. Fantasy is not my jam, nor are shows that are about big battles...
Every grad student's summer to-do list
Read for fun!Read for a dissertationRead the classicsself-careme timetravelstart a journal articleread more journalslearn to kayakeat bettersleep betterapply...
This month in university atrocities
The academy is on a quick path to self-destruction. There is so much to fix with so little people who have the time and money to fix it. I haven’t had time...
Poor? Just learn to code
Did anyone catch this tragedy in the New York Times? The hubris of the start-up culture extends to Appalachia. Yes, coding is a skill, but it’s not a...
I take camp very seriously
So camp is on everyone’s minds because of the yearly Met Gala where celebs come and try to get the most attention. In other words, the most important event...
Episode 10 Postmoderism
https://canistealyouforasec.tumblr.com/post/184015158386/episode-10-postmodernism
The lovable bigot is just a bigot
I’ve been struggling to write a project this whole Spring break, a historiography of All in the Family, the 1970s show that if you ask anyone over 50 about...
Episode 9: Psychoanalysis
Fantasy suites, daddy issues, The "Real" Show notes: https://canistealyouforasec.tumblr.com/post/183461003416/episode-9-psychoanalysis
Episode 8: Feminist & Postfeminist Theory
https://canistealyouforasec.tumblr.com/post/183222849106/episde-8-feminist-postfeminist-theory
Special people only
I’ve been sick with the flu all week and missed all my classes, and missing class is really anxiety-producing. Why is that? Because many grad school...
My official statement on the Baby-Sitters Club show on Netflix
Not here for it. Netflix is banking on the wave of buying properties based solely on nostalgia. The true form was something special and very specific in...
Ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore?
Glenn Close, reacting to Billy Porter: Vauxhall_Tavern @thervtWhen Glenn Close saw Billy Potter at the #oscars. She is all of us! 😍...
Oscar Prep
The Oscars are tonight, which I do care about, but also they don’t matter. It’s a chance for me to annoy by friends with my commentary about hot celebs and...
Episode 7: Queer Theory
https://canistealyouforasec.tumblr.com/post/182978993981/episode-seven-queer-theory