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ilinca iurascu
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No war. histories of paper. media theory. 19th c German lit. misses Bucharest
a very Vancouver sort of evening
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Today! Register&join us for a talk by @loriemerson.net on alternative and forgotten networks and the futures they might hold.

cenes.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Woke up to that upenn hack email thing. Isn’t it ironic.
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Haven’t these numbers suffered enough?
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
i love playing the AI-overview-quote-guessing game. Enjoying the assertiveness here "this phrase is almost certainly a quote or a strong opinion about xyz" Nope.
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Torn between going as “experience designer” or “judgment coach” this Halloween 🤔
"Restructure faculty roles from content experts to experience designers and judgment coaches." Fuck off.
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Stumbled on this acct on insta: what is this casserole of pseudo-linguistic Romanianist nonsense? I can assure you that “Balkan and Dacian” 🤪 do not in fact “come alive in harmony” when I speak.
October 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Striking that Lindt bunny/ Dieter Roth Karnickel pose
October 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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#litcrit pals, a really interesting question about the history of discipline from a graduate student here, a question that has me totally stumped:
"which journal in literary criticism was the first to implement modern peer review?" (I think he might mean blind review)
Thank you for your suggestions!
October 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
“one and three benches”
Not quite a Joseph Kosuth, but look at the mossy patches underneath this bench, pretending to be a second shadow.
October 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Tell me what you're teaching this/next week.
October 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A couple of years ago, I found toddler Benjamin's hussar outfit in an 1890s toy catalogue (16.50 marks, pricey!) Still best online find ever...
October 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Admin workflow, simplified.
September 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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If there was truly any conviction for the public interest, members of the AI Strategy Task Force would resign in protest for the configuration of their group.
Government of Canada launches AI Strategy Task Force and public engagement on the development of the next AI strategy - Canada.ca
Public feedback and stakeholder engagement will inform strategy for Canada to be an AI leader
www.canada.ca
September 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The world is literally burning and I’ve asked my students to read Derrida. 😑
September 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Hier geht's zur Petition der Studierenden bsky.app/profile/bild...
«We, the students, alumni, staff, and supporters of the Master Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts at ZHdK, … reject the elimination of this unique, socially relevant, and internationally recognized program without transparent procedures, meaningful consultation and evidence-based review.»
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Defend the MTR Program at ZHdK
chng.it
September 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
skies this evening
September 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Oh, the memories
September 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
on this note: has anyone else received emails at their uni address from said producing company inviting us to teach the film?
Quick question: why the hell is Canada funding films serving as propaganda for the Russian army?
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Monday 8 am walking to class vs. Monday 5 pm, leaving campus
September 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Goose x crow crossing
September 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
what a time to be teaching Benjamin’s Thesis IX and picturing ‘piles of debris growing skyward’
September 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly”
Emory University to "promptly and carefully to discontinue current DEI offices and programs"
September 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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And in infinitely happier news on Tucholsky’s legacy in Germany today, best to focus all attention on these excellent writers instead: bsky.app/profile/leil...
A genuine joy to share our shortlist for the Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis 2025. Congratulations to Maryam Aras, Christiane Frohmann, Miedya Mahmod, Manja Präkels, and Ruth-Maria Thomas! tucholsky-gesellschaft.de/kurt-tuchols...
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM