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...

www.routledge.com

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 4d

I'm happy to share that our gaming book is finally out. Working with a team of novice researchers to put this together has been a highlight of my career.

Please read, share, and cite this amazing work!

www.routledge.com/Understandin...

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 16d

About that, one of my professors in grad school told me one that "the week cannot last seven days" - I've turned that into a mantra as a professor so I can always have time off to regroup #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 16d

A2: Well, there's my #WorldwideAcademicFam, good friends all over who remind me I'm not alone (even if in a different time zone); there's also my gremlins and my partner; and of course the awesome folks who are part of my Legion! #literacies

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 17d

Good morning, #literacies family! Join us for day 2 of our slow chat by chiming in on Q2 below: be sure to use the #literacies hashtag!

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 17d

Q2: Where are you finding joy to sustain you personally and professionally? #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 16d

A1 - Thinking of this break, I intend to continue going to the gym, enjoy some family time, lots of walks while there's daylight in Trondheim, and finish a Japa Mala I've been thinking about threading. #literacies

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 18d

Q1: How do you take time to care for yourself during breaks in semesters? #literacies

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 17d

Good morning, #literacies family! Join us for day 2 of our slow chat by chiming in on Q2 below: be sure to use the #literacies hashtag!

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 17d

Q2: Where are you finding joy to sustain you personally and professionally? #literacies

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 18d

Q1: How do you take time to care for yourself during breaks in semesters? #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 24d

So, this just happened today... and the countdown to the actual book release begins today!

You can order this epic volume here: www.routledge.com/Understandin...

@writinglit.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social @lrtmp.bsky.social

#gaming
#academicsky

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Nov 12

Just saw this post on Facebook... and I thought that this is an interesting case study for the translanguaging, #literacies and multilingualism crew...

What should the grade really be, 2/5 or 5/5?
Let me hear your thoughts, #WorldwideAcademicFam!

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Oct 29

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

Trending - World @trendingworld.bsky.social · Oct 29

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

Me in Spring 2026... #literacies

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Trending - World @trendingworld.bsky.social · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

Absolutely! Discord opens a lot of options! #literacies

Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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 · Oct 29

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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