Hannah Lukow
@hannahlukow.bsky.social
PhD’ing in Applied Linguistics at Penn State. I research the politics of language learning, Yiddish, language and social movements, queer/trans linguistics
she/they
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Authoritarians love "Gen AI" because it
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
April 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Authoritarians love "Gen AI" because it
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
Reposted by Hannah Lukow
becoming pope 🤝 gender transition:
There are a variety of reasons why I wouldn't want to become Pope, even if I were a Roman Catholic bloke, but I have to admit that "having to choose a name that everyone will regard as hugely significant and read things into, under extreme time pressure" is right up there.
May 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
becoming pope 🤝 gender transition:
Thank you for coming, Juliet!
Highlights from AAAL (Monday only): I attended a talk by @joshuaraclaw.com and @hannahlukow.bsky.social on Queer Yiddish(kayt) and Gender-Justice in Yiddish Language Learning
(hi, cis-het woman sneaking in to your talk. Thank you for the welcome! Also, lovely to meet people off Bluesky!)
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(hi, cis-het woman sneaking in to your talk. Thank you for the welcome! Also, lovely to meet people off Bluesky!)
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March 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Thank you for coming, Juliet!
Reposted by Hannah Lukow
In the face of these assaults on education & civil rights, students & faculty nationwide are organizing in their communities. Join us. The way to confront those intent on dismantling our democracy is to join together in mass action.
Full statement here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
12/12
Full statement here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
12/12
AAUP President: ED's Office of Civil Rights Has Declared War on American Civil Rights in Education
A new statement by AAUP President Todd Wolfson speaks out against the potential elimination of federal funding for schools that support and celebrate students from diverse backgrounds, the latest blat...
www.aaup.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In the face of these assaults on education & civil rights, students & faculty nationwide are organizing in their communities. Join us. The way to confront those intent on dismantling our democracy is to join together in mass action.
Full statement here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
12/12
Full statement here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
12/12
our cohort group chat never misses
July 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
our cohort group chat never misses
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[winces]
![This is not who we are as a campus community. When [NAME OF COLONIAL SLAVE OWNER] founded our college as a [SEMINARY / FARMING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TECHNICAL COLLEGE] in [YEAR OF FOUNDING WHEN NEITHER WOMEN NOR STUDENTS OF COLOR WERE ALLOWED TO ENROLL], he bravely coined our motto: [LATIN PLATITUDE THAT OVER THE YEARS HAS BECOME A RUNNING JOKE AMONG STUDENTS AND FACULTY]. These wise words have guided our mission ever since and rang in my ears as I called in the [CAMPUS POLICE / MUNICIPAL POLICE / NATIONAL GUARD / PRIVATE MILITIA HIGHERED BY BOOSTERS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM] to use [EUPHEMISTIC REFERENCE TO MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONS] on the enemy infiltrators.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kok4aqdr3qnsj6ktfkq76kqz/bafkreifpqotcudffpkjhkzuabvx5regysymk2wdrnknk54invvmefvnjgu@jpeg)
May 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM
[winces]
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TO THE DAY
April 30, 1968: "University Calls in 1,000 Police to End Demonstration As Nearly 700 Are Arrested and 100 Injured;
Violent Solution Follows Failure of Negotiations"
Violent Solution Follows Failure of Negotiations"
May 1, 2024 at 2:25 AM
TO THE DAY
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Are you teaching undergraduate students in a language-related course this semester? Or, do you know some undergraduate students interested in language?
If so, I'd appreciate you sharing some info about a study I'm doing on podcasting and critical language awareness!
bit.ly/psuplp
If so, I'd appreciate you sharing some info about a study I'm doing on podcasting and critical language awareness!
bit.ly/psuplp
April 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
🐦 🐦
Are you teaching undergraduate students in a language-related course this semester? Or, do you know some undergraduate students interested in language?
If so, I'd appreciate you sharing some info about a study I'm doing on podcasting and critical language awareness!
bit.ly/psuplp
If so, I'd appreciate you sharing some info about a study I'm doing on podcasting and critical language awareness!
bit.ly/psuplp
April 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Are you teaching undergraduate students in a language-related course this semester? Or, do you know some undergraduate students interested in language?
If so, I'd appreciate you sharing some info about a study I'm doing on podcasting and critical language awareness!
bit.ly/psuplp
If so, I'd appreciate you sharing some info about a study I'm doing on podcasting and critical language awareness!
bit.ly/psuplp
to me, there is something distinctly unfunny about the “HAHA” react in iMessage
can someone with digital/ internet pragmatics knowledge weigh in on this?? 🐦🐦 #linguistics
can someone with digital/ internet pragmatics knowledge weigh in on this?? 🐦🐦 #linguistics
February 21, 2024 at 4:31 PM
to me, there is something distinctly unfunny about the “HAHA” react in iMessage
can someone with digital/ internet pragmatics knowledge weigh in on this?? 🐦🐦 #linguistics
can someone with digital/ internet pragmatics knowledge weigh in on this?? 🐦🐦 #linguistics
Reposted by Hannah Lukow
we literally had white supremacists chanting "jews will not replace us" on a campus and nothing *close* to this was suggested
December 10, 2023 at 4:03 PM
we literally had white supremacists chanting "jews will not replace us" on a campus and nothing *close* to this was suggested
Fellow adhd and neurodivergent academic folk: how does your neurodivergence make you who you are as a scholar? I always hear about the struggles but I want more stories of our creativity and resistance, too
October 23, 2023 at 10:54 PM
Fellow adhd and neurodivergent academic folk: how does your neurodivergence make you who you are as a scholar? I always hear about the struggles but I want more stories of our creativity and resistance, too
Happy to announce I bought a used DVD player and am joining the resistance
October 12, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Happy to announce I bought a used DVD player and am joining the resistance
Helllloooo out there ~ new to Bluesky and looking to connect with fellow language folks, especially those working in race/language, Yiddish, queer linguistics, linguistic landscape, discourse analysis, and beyond :)
October 7, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Helllloooo out there ~ new to Bluesky and looking to connect with fellow language folks, especially those working in race/language, Yiddish, queer linguistics, linguistic landscape, discourse analysis, and beyond :)