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Archer Porter
@archerporter.bsky.social
Scholar of performance in digital culture. Especially interested in body-centric media

https://press.umich.edu/Books/H/Homebodies2

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/archerporter
Woohoo! Homebodies, my forthcoming book, has a cover design 🎉

press.umich.edu/Books/H/Home...
Homebodies
Homebodies: Performance and Intimacy in the Age of New Media sheds light on a fascinating yet often overlooked phenomenon: how ordinary people transform their private lives into captivating performanc...
press.umich.edu
August 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My 5 year old niece is in her technique era 🖌️✨
May 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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🫤 "This is because all of the programs from the Office of Digital Humanities are currently cancelled."
April 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
My digital clutter index is directly proportional to the number of Google Docs I have with the name “Untitled document” 😆
April 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Working on a theory involving “Finst@” accounts on Inst@gram (subterranean accounts intended for a select audience), but reaching a conundrum of research design. How do you study that which escapes visibility?
April 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pleased to share my new essay, part of a special issue of communication +1 on "Media Aesthetics." In it, I describe my theory of intimaesthetics, or the aestheticization of intimacy. Shout out to editors @hankg.bsky.social and Zachary McDowell
openpublishing.library.umass.edu/cpo/article/...
Choreographies of the Digital Everyday: Intimacy and the Aesthetics of Home Dance Productions
Bodies are central to new media and its corollary repository of images. Not only do bodies produce media through their engagements with technology, but they also help define the composition of a produ...
openpublishing.library.umass.edu
March 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Excited to share the release of my article in the special issue of Documenta. My essay considers the phenomenon of dance on the blockchain, evaluating both the novelty of collectability and the historical extensions of commodification. Check it out:

documenta.ugent.be/article/id/9...
Sitting Here, Collecting Dance. Choreography’s affect and value in the Crypto Landscape
This essay explores the emerging phenomenon of dance as a collectible within the crypto landscape, exploring how blockchain technology is reshaping the way dance is valued and experienced. Through the...
documenta.ugent.be
January 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just saw a few of the hand-drawn illustrations that will appear in my book. Super excited about this aspect of Homebodies. So much better than screenshots of Instagram videos!

Shout out to the artist, Meagan Willoughby 🤘
January 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Publishing my first book and trying to do the index myself. So time-consuming! Curious how AI will change that profession.
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Bulletin board poetry
August 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
A multi-million $$ deal for Taylor & Francis, $0 for authors, no notice of the sale, no permission granted

www.thebookseller.com/news/academi...
Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI
Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.
www.thebookseller.com
July 20, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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Received event emails today from Jacob's Pillow and Issue Project Room, which led me to their websites, which prompted my renewed appreciation for their digital archives

archives.jacobspillow.org + watch.jacobspillow.org

issueprojectroom.org/media
Trailer: Hip Hop Across the Pillow Documentary
Enjoy the magic of Jacob's Pillow from the comfort of your home with full-length presentations from select performances from past Festivals, Inside the Pillow Lab Film Series, virtual commissions, and...
watch.jacobspillow.org
July 9, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Found this on my dining room table and have no idea where it came from.
April 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Grading papers before chatGPT: “oh there’s a word choice issue. I should point that out to the student”

Grading papers after chatGPT: “a word choice issue! ChatGPT wouldn’t dare, but a mere human inadvertently shows that they care. Warms my heart!”
April 22, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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just thought I'd pop in to say: in 1964 you could use a Picturephone booth in New York, Chicago, or D.C. and spend about $160 (in 2024 dollars) on a three minute conversation 😬 #othernetworks
February 13, 2024 at 8:52 PM
After listening to the latest episode of Hard Fork, I decided to check out bsky. Super impressed with the customizable feed. A win for decentralization!
February 10, 2024 at 11:02 PM