Clara Abbott
@clarabbott.bsky.social
she/her | literacy studies phd @PennGSE
playful writing, participatory methods, critical youth studies, arts-based research
playful writing, participatory methods, critical youth studies, arts-based research
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Join us for January's #literacies chat where we’ll discuss “Navigating the #literacies Job Market: Sustaining Practices for Academics” with Dr. Hedrick-Shaw (Devon Hedrick-Shaw)
January 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Join us for January's #literacies chat where we’ll discuss “Navigating the #literacies Job Market: Sustaining Practices for Academics” with Dr. Hedrick-Shaw (Devon Hedrick-Shaw)
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Our kids don't deserve to live with gun violence. Neither do yours. Neither do kids anywhere on Earth.
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” Baldwin.
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” Baldwin.
December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Our kids don't deserve to live with gun violence. Neither do yours. Neither do kids anywhere on Earth.
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” Baldwin.
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” Baldwin.
Absolutely loved chairing this #LRA2025 panel - so much powerful child-centered #literacies research happening right now! Thank you @zach-ryan.bsky.social @brownellcassie.bsky.social @wargojon.bsky.social Mandy Shimizu and Haeny Yoon for sharing your brilliance!
Super excited for this afternoon's #literacies session at the Literacy Research Association conference. 1:15-2:45 pm, Mezzanine, Celebrity Ballroom 5! #LRA2025 #Play
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Absolutely loved chairing this #LRA2025 panel - so much powerful child-centered #literacies research happening right now! Thank you @zach-ryan.bsky.social @brownellcassie.bsky.social @wargojon.bsky.social Mandy Shimizu and Haeny Yoon for sharing your brilliance!
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
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November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
There were so many highlights of #NCTE25 but the peak was absolutely presenting alongside my 7th grade English teacher. Here’s to the roots running so deep.
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
There were so many highlights of #NCTE25 but the peak was absolutely presenting alongside my 7th grade English teacher. Here’s to the roots running so deep.
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If you are at #NCTE2025, come join us to talk about Digital Texts and How to Teach Them. And scan QR to join our crowdsourced collection of mentor texts, tools, resources, & academic research on digital media @karismjones.bsky.social @sarahejerasa.bsky.social @mraleosays.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you are at #NCTE2025, come join us to talk about Digital Texts and How to Teach Them. And scan QR to join our crowdsourced collection of mentor texts, tools, resources, & academic research on digital media @karismjones.bsky.social @sarahejerasa.bsky.social @mraleosays.bsky.social
see you there!
Join us for our December slow chat! This will be an informal #literacies touchpoint before the start of the holidays. Let's continue the conversation!
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
see you there!
A6: After doing a photovoice project with my students as an elementary teacher, I learned so much about their #literacies through the images they took (even though this wasn't even the original project aim!). With that in mind, would love to keep experimenting with photo journals in the classroom!
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A6: After doing a photovoice project with my students as an elementary teacher, I learned so much about their #literacies through the images they took (even though this wasn't even the original project aim!). With that in mind, would love to keep experimenting with photo journals in the classroom!
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A3: I asked folks in my English Ed methods class to speculate on the future of literacy education and their role in that future via story. I noticed how the speculative gave them space to really consider not just what they perceive as wrong in the field but also how they challenge them. #literacies
Q3: What critical #literacies have you seen in fandom spaces? Here are some examples of issues we've identified!
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A3: I asked folks in my English Ed methods class to speculate on the future of literacy education and their role in that future via story. I noticed how the speculative gave them space to really consider not just what they perceive as wrong in the field but also how they challenge them. #literacies
A5: I think about this tension so much when thinking about arts-based #literacies more broadly, and I see one path forward as empowering students to lead the design of a unit or activity so they can bring the practice to life in context. I think a plug and play approach can often lead to deadening!
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A5: I think about this tension so much when thinking about arts-based #literacies more broadly, and I see one path forward as empowering students to lead the design of a unit or activity so they can bring the practice to life in context. I think a plug and play approach can often lead to deadening!
A4: I've used a zine fair model with children before and I see lots of cool intersections with this idea! One element I love is how children and youth are framed as experts in their fandoms, and have an authentic audience for sharing their #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A4: I've used a zine fair model with children before and I see lots of cool intersections with this idea! One element I love is how children and youth are framed as experts in their fandoms, and have an authentic audience for sharing their #literacies
A3: On the "fandoms" channel on the Write4Change Discord server, it is so cool to see youth imagining characters in ways that disrupt their representation in the media, especially imagining and drawing characters in queer relationships and gender-bending. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A3: On the "fandoms" channel on the Write4Change Discord server, it is so cool to see youth imagining characters in ways that disrupt their representation in the media, especially imagining and drawing characters in queer relationships and gender-bending. #literacies
A2: I love this question! As a teen, I loved scrolling on arts and creative blogs on Tumblr and Pinterest, and that has no doubt contributed to my interest in the intersections between the arts and the digital and arts based #literacies of youth.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A2: I love this question! As a teen, I loved scrolling on arts and creative blogs on Tumblr and Pinterest, and that has no doubt contributed to my interest in the intersections between the arts and the digital and arts based #literacies of youth.
A1: I am continually inspired by Dr. Grace D Player's work with the Simmering Spices art collective, thinking about the relational, curatorial and imaginative #literacies of Girls of Color. As an arts-based scholar, this is the kind of meaningful participatory work I really aspire to.
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A1: I am continually inspired by Dr. Grace D Player's work with the Simmering Spices art collective, thinking about the relational, curatorial and imaginative #literacies of Girls of Color. As an arts-based scholar, this is the kind of meaningful participatory work I really aspire to.
Hi everyone! My name is Clara Abbott (she/her) - I am a 3rd year doctoral candidate (🥳 ) at University of Pennsylvania & a graduate student board member of @writinglit.bsky.social. Excited to take part in this #literacies chat!
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hi everyone! My name is Clara Abbott (she/her) - I am a 3rd year doctoral candidate (🥳 ) at University of Pennsylvania & a graduate student board member of @writinglit.bsky.social. Excited to take part in this #literacies chat!
Me! See you there
Who will we see at next week's #literacies chat? Join @scottstorm.bsky.social and @karismjones.bsky.social in discussing their new book, Fandoms in the Classroom!
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Me! See you there
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Our team met this morning to discuss and plan ways we can move forward the ideas from the #Literacies homecoming chat. We've got some exciting things in the works! @clarabbott.bsky.social @lexikwoodward.bsky.social @nicolermisra.bsky.social @carolinebr.bsky.social @kpsinedu.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our team met this morning to discuss and plan ways we can move forward the ideas from the #Literacies homecoming chat. We've got some exciting things in the works! @clarabbott.bsky.social @lexikwoodward.bsky.social @nicolermisra.bsky.social @carolinebr.bsky.social @kpsinedu.bsky.social
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A6: Finding the play all around us in everyday literacies and sparking more joy out there!
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A6: Finding the play all around us in everyday literacies and sparking more joy out there!
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A6: For this question, I return to the Bell quote that @anna-phd.bsky.social and @esp-phd.bsky.social evoked to start the chat: "We exist only in relation." In this moment, those relations are vital to our survival. I look forward to a continued #literacies community that exists far into the future.
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A6: For this question, I return to the Bell quote that @anna-phd.bsky.social and @esp-phd.bsky.social evoked to start the chat: "We exist only in relation." In this moment, those relations are vital to our survival. I look forward to a continued #literacies community that exists far into the future.
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A6. Subversive, transgressive, fugitive, and joyful world-building #literacies
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A6. Subversive, transgressive, fugitive, and joyful world-building #literacies
A6: As an arts-based researcher interested in digital #literacies, I am super interested in a #literacies future that uses art as a way to critique and imagine the relationships we have with tech. As an extension, curious about how making/sharing artwork could make its way into #literacies chats!
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A6: As an arts-based researcher interested in digital #literacies, I am super interested in a #literacies future that uses art as a way to critique and imagine the relationships we have with tech. As an extension, curious about how making/sharing artwork could make its way into #literacies chats!
A5: I always love when these chats can bring together scholars and practitioners/K-12 educators to discuss a shared interest. AI #literacies immediately comes to mind, but there are so many other topics which might bring together emerging research as well as useful classroom resources!
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A5: I always love when these chats can bring together scholars and practitioners/K-12 educators to discuss a shared interest. AI #literacies immediately comes to mind, but there are so many other topics which might bring together emerging research as well as useful classroom resources!
A4: I think the biggest challenge is getting more people on this platform for the chat because it is still relatively new. It makes me think of the "bring a friend" idea at gyms, classes, etc. We could try that here! This month's chat has been a great step in that direction. #literacies
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A4: I think the biggest challenge is getting more people on this platform for the chat because it is still relatively new. It makes me think of the "bring a friend" idea at gyms, classes, etc. We could try that here! This month's chat has been a great step in that direction. #literacies
A3: I have loved learning from @anna-phd.bsky.social about the first #literacies chats, and the seminal papers and ideas that have come out of this space. Here's to many more to come!
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A3: I have loved learning from @anna-phd.bsky.social about the first #literacies chats, and the seminal papers and ideas that have come out of this space. Here's to many more to come!
A2: I am newer to these, so it was the most recent chat for me! After discussing censorship with other scholars, as well as literacy practitioners, I have been seeing it everywhere and considering its applications on digital platforms. Loved that discussion with @drannd.bsky.social! #literacies
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A2: I am newer to these, so it was the most recent chat for me! After discussing censorship with other scholars, as well as literacy practitioners, I have been seeing it everywhere and considering its applications on digital platforms. Loved that discussion with @drannd.bsky.social! #literacies