Raúl Alberto Mora

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on]

@elpatronhimself.bsky.social

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Professor, writer, researcher, mentor, advocate, dog pawrent, Dr. of Patronomics, literacy scholar, proud coffee-drinking Colombian, agent provocateur

and certified KUNG-FRO JEDI MASTER

Happy to see a lot of my #WorldwideAcademicFam right here and now! .. more

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Oct 8

Oh... while I was away from Bluesky, we got this ball rolling:

www.routledge.com/Understandin...

(and yes, #TeamLaV and I are happy to fix a webinar to talk to you, your colleagues, your students, etc., about this thing of beauty in spring 2026! DM me and let's work something out!)

Understanding Second Language Users as Gamers: Language as Victory

Featuring #TeamLaV from the Literacies in Second Languages Project. This volume documents how gamers use second languages in games and gaming communities, and how gaming interacts with literacy and la...

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Indeed... on and btw, we've been mentioning your work a lot in my lab recently. Some of my student are exploring playful literacies in their work and our projects!

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Even when half-awake, Karis?

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, I SO needed this moment! Cup is full and I'm so glad I reconnected with the #literacies community across the time zones! Totally worth staying up till 2:00 am! Thank you all for the life boost that this chat became!

Anna Smith @anna-phd.bsky.social · 13d

Is the #literacies chat hour over? It went by so fast! Thank you to everyone who came out to #literacies Homecoming. Expect my posts to keep coming as I revisit what I missed. And let's keep collaborating & building collective responses to the now that move us toward the futures envisioned tonight!

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Anna Smith @anna-phd.bsky.social · 13d

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

@writinglit.bsky.social DID YOU SEE THIS!!!! We're trending worldwide baby!!!! #literacies

Trending - World @trendingworld.bsky.social · 13d

Tags from the last 30 minutes 🧭:

1. #dwts
2. #WorldSeries
3. #literacies
4. #art
5. #BlueJays
6. #RHOSLC
7. #digitalart
8. #WWENXT
9. #TrêsGraças
10. #Dodgers

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you my friend! #literacies

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Me in Spring 2026... #literacies

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Trending - World @trendingworld.bsky.social · 13d

Tags from the last 30 minutes 🧭:

1. #dwts
2. #WorldSeries
3. #literacies
4. #art
5. #BlueJays
6. #RHOSLC
7. #digitalart
8. #WWENXT
9. #TrêsGraças
10. #Dodgers

Ad: @terraprotege.bsky.social.

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Slow chats with good (read: Colombian) coffee should always be on the to-do list! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

You don't need to sell me on the transnational! I think I'm one of the OGs in that conversation! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Nights like these it's worth staying up late to remember that #WeAreInThisTogether <3 #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Time for grassroots and guerrilla style ... that's music to my (and my Legion's) ears! #litreracies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Anything we can do to rebuild and reload our #literacies community is welcome. We need to disrupt the siloes and traverse time zones and geographies!

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

A6: I think a renewed vision of #globalliteracies will need to be part of the future(s) of our field. We have the human and technical tools to get there, so let's get to work! #literacies

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 13d

Q6: What #literacies futures are you envisioning that we can work toward in the present?

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 13d

Q6: What #literacies futures are you envisioning that we can work toward in the present?

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

and I'll miss you all for sure!!!

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

I look forward to seeing the posts about that one, Jon! #literacies (this year I'm staying in Norway come LRA time)

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Absolutely! Discord opens a lot of options! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

I see what you did there David... LRA being in Vegas and all... #literacies

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

The #LSLPLegion moved there in 2020 and we haven't looked back! That's our server, our sanctuary, our situation room all in one place! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Yes to all of this! FYI: Discord servers are amazing for this kind of stuff if you're willing to give that app a try! #literacies

Nicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 13d

Q4 1/2: I would really love to connect with some folks and do (a)synchronous reading groups over #literacies articles or books. I’d love to be more intentional about building community in this way.

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

Here's a very selfish one: Can we diversify the time zones? This is my first #literacies chat in 4 years!!!!! And I miss the connections, sometimes isolation across time zones hits hard, let me tell you!

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 13d

Q4: A community now is more important than ever. What ideas do you have for ways we can support and build the #literacies community through this chat?

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Nicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 13d

Q4 1/2: I would really love to connect with some folks and do (a)synchronous reading groups over #literacies articles or books. I’d love to be more intentional about building community in this way.

Reposted by Raúl Alberto Mora

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 13d

Q4: A community now is more important than ever. What ideas do you have for ways we can support and build the #literacies community through this chat?

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

As someone whose career is basically a Venn Diagram, I totally resonate with this idea, Betina!!!! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

No kidding! That was an amazing night, with an all-star cast of speakers top to bottom! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

A3: The #literacies chat (at least till I couldn't join due to time zone issues in Norway) became a place where I could stay connected with so many literacy scholars. It was a nice way to keep the fellowship in between conferences.

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 13d

Q3: The #literacies chat began in 2012 with a Derrick Bell quote, "However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation..." What connections have you made with others through the chat?

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 13d

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

A2: But let me also take a moment and get a bit emotional and appreciate @writinglit.bsky.social as one of the first places that welcome @lslplegion.bsky.social and our research. That 2015 Pecha Kucha and the 2016 #literacies chat helped put us on the map! THANK YOU!

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 13d

I'm gonna go on a limb here and say that at least from the #literacies ones I've hosted, the one I did with @jaynelammers.bsky.social had a huge impact. I got to work with a world-class scholar and amazing person, and doing this actually solidified our friendship!

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