Esther Peeren

@estherpeeren.bsky.social

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Professor of Cultural Analysis - University of Amsterdam. Intellectual home: Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis. Intellectual hero: Mikhail Bakhtin. Musical hero: Meatloaf. Favorite animal: 🦛

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 2d

Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.

"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · 2d

My all-time favorite X-mas movie:

‘Jingle All the Way,’ and the Super Bad Dad Superhero

www.nytimes.com

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · 2d

Inderdaad - oud & wijs!

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · 3d

Never got rid of my wired headphones - they are not easily lost and require no charging; I’ve even come to enjoy the inevitable need to detangle them whenever I take them out of my bag!

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Striking a cord: the return of wired headphones is restoring friction to our convenience-addled lives

From Zendaya to zoomers, listeners are forgoing the convenience of wireless headphones to plug in again. Is it just a retro affectation – or does this physical connection strengthen our relationship to music?

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Striking a cord: the return of wired headphones is restoring friction to our convenience-addled lives

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Rebecca Tushnet, Katrina Navickas , and 2 more Fabián Muniesa, Rebecca Tushnet, Katrina Navickas, Charles T. Mathewes, Esther Peeren

Kari Maaren @angrykem.bsky.social · 6d

The whole point of being an academic is that you need to be willing to spend three days creating a 700-word footnote that you will later delete. And you need to LIKE IT.

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, John L. Provis, Peter Thorne , and 12 more Richard S.J. Tol, John L. Provis, Peter Thorne, Rosemary A. Joyce, Ian Hall, Shawn Graham, Christine Kooi, Dolly Jørgensen, Erin O’Donnell, Aurélien Mondon, Catherine J. Frieman, Nancy Foasberg, Farah Mendlesohn, Evan Roberts, Esther Peeren

Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 7d

I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite

Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 7d

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals

Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

www.rollingstone.com

Reposted by Matthijs Rooduijn, Esther Peeren

Merijn Oudenampsen @merijnoudenampsen.org · 11d

We have a cover! Will be out with Verso Books in June.

Reposted by Esther Peeren

n+1 @nplusonemag.com · 14d

It’s startling, the velocity with which a decades-long crisis in the humanities has, with the flourish of a few quick Executive Orders, become a crisis of the university, full stop. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Memos of Blood and Fire | Peter Coviello

So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, a...

www.nplusonemag.com

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profchander @profchander.bsky.social · 15d

me to grad students: share your work with each other, talk, exchange ideas!

me to me: no one can ever see this draft it's garbage and they'll think i'm garbage and then i'll have to move into a dumpster where i belong

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Norbert Schwarz, John Horgan , and 7 more Anne Applebaum, Norbert Schwarz, John Horgan, Simon Wren‐Lewis, Juan Cole, Andreas Wagner, Kate Starbird, Juanjo Medina, Jeannette Sutton, Esther Peeren

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19d

Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.

New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 19d

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

Teaching when to trust

As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge

newhumanist.org.uk

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, John Horgan, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 7 more Anne Applebaum, John Horgan, Elizabeth Stokoe, Amy McGovern, Andreas Wagner, Smith, Kate Starbird, Stefan C. Aykut, Jeannette Sutton, Esther Peeren

New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 19d

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

Teaching when to trust

As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge

newhumanist.org.uk

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Nov 18

Miss me? (with Lily Allen) and Rehash (about online culture).

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Nov 12

And if you print it everything is so small it’s unreadable (at least if you’re over 40).

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Nov 11

Making it possible to comment on footnotes in Word.

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Nov 10

no, a more extreme way; it means you (can/will) get used to anything.

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max koss 🦩 @maxkoss.com · Nov 10

I do admire the author for the guts to include this image in his book.

a page from a book showing a self-made meme by the author with the image of a lonely excavator trying free the Ever Given as it got stuck in the Suez Canal, superimposed with text "this book" on the ship and "me trying to write it" on the comparatively small excavator.

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Nov 9

Even more useful: “alles went”

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Anna O. Law, Michael Schröder , and 27 more Joanna Bryson, Anna O. Law, Michael Schröder, Peter Thorne, James M. Bullock, Howard Williams, Ian Hall, Laia Balcells, Rebecca Sear, Oliver Marchart, Mary Corcoran, John Clayton, Laurent Pech, Julia Lynch, Margot C. Finn, Julie Cupples, Dolly Jørgensen, Aurélien Mondon, Karen O’Donnell, Mark Rice, Caterina Froio, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Niels Keijzer, Juan Ramón, Frederik Dhondt, Klaus Oschema, David McInnis, Aidan O’Sullivan, Esther Peeren, Elisa Freschi

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · Nov 1

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

www.ru.nl

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Oct 31

Watch it here: www.thebulwark.com/p/heidi-heit...

Heidi Heitkamp: How Trump’s Trade Chaos Hurt Farmers

President Trump meets with Xi Jinping and agrees to an embarrassingly one-sided trade deal, as the “China Hawks” in the administration cower.

www.thebulwark.com

Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson, Sabine Pahl, Aurélien Mondon , and 3 more Cathy N. Davidson, Sabine Pahl, Aurélien Mondon, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Friedemann Vogel, Esther Peeren

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Oct 31

Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.

This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.

Immigration is the most important issue facing your country

Immigration is the 14th most important issue facing you personally

Reposted by Esther Peeren

Roos Vonk @roosvonk.bsky.social · Oct 29

Bij Eva aan tafel vinden drie rechtse duiders het vreemd dat GLPvdA niet veel harder is gegroeid. Ja jongens, hoe zou dat nou toch komen, in een land waar kiezers avond aan avond talkshows zien met overwegend (extreem)rechtse gasten en elke dag wordt gezegd hoe “de mensen thuis” Timmermans haten?🤷🏻‍♀️

Reposted by Esther Peeren

Labor Tech Research Network @labortechresearchnetwork.org · Oct 23

Ghost Workers in the AI Machine

cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...

Ghost Workers in the AI Machine:

U.S. Data Workers Speak Out About Big Tech’s Exploitation

cwa-union.org

Reposted by Gjalt de Graaf, Damian Trilling, Eric Storm , and 2 more Gjalt de Graaf, Damian Trilling, Eric Storm, Esther Peeren, Roos Vonk

Remco Breuker 🟥 @remcobreuker.bsky.social · Oct 16

Analyse van de partijprogramma's van de verschillende politieke partijen aangaande hun plannen met het wetenschappelijk onderwijs.

Maakt het wat makkelijker te besluiten wat te stemmen, wat mij betreft. #WOinActie

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Oct 10

Call for Papers - Cultures of In/Visibility and In/Audibility Amsterdam, 23-24 April 2026. Join us! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) CfP Cultures of InVisibility and InAudibility Conference (Amsterdam, 23-24 April 2026)

PDF | Call for Papers for conference on "Cultures of In/Visibility and In/Audibility", 23-24 April 2026, Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis, deadline... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

www.researchgate.net

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Sep 28

Can you send that to me? I read German even if most of my students don’t!

Esther Peeren @estherpeeren.bsky.social · Sep 27

Good to know! I’m teaching Enter Ghost this block.

Reposted by David M. Farrell, Maarten Vink, Dirk Pilat , and 6 more David M. Farrell, Maarten Vink, Dirk Pilat, Beatrice de Graaf, Tom van der Meer, Adrian Vickers, Alessandro Nai, Tom Louwerse, Esther Peeren

Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · Sep 20

Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets.
nos.nl/artikel/2583...

Anti-immigratie-demonstratie Den Haag escaleert, confrontatie met politie

De actievoerders steken vuurwerk af en zwaaien met Nederlandse vlaggen maar ook met prinsenvlaggen.

nos.nl

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Dr. Thrasher wants you to pre-order The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · Sep 14

Student evals have long been repeatedly shown to be racist and sexist. They expect women profs to be “mommy,” they find Black and Latino men “intimidating” www.google.com/url?q=https:...

Sexism, racism, prejudice, and bias: a literature review and synthesis of research surrounding student evaluations of courses and teaching

This paper analyses the current research regarding student evaluations of courses and teaching. The article argues that student evaluations are influenced by racist, sexist and homophobic prejudice...

www.google.com

Reposted by Leo Lucassen, Esther Peeren

Tijana Stevanović @tijana.bsky.social · Sep 12

here is the job ad in English: vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterda...

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