Josie
@jotorresbarth.bsky.social
Asst. prof of TV/media studies. Current book project: US radio + TV horror anthologies 1940s-1960s, gender/domestic space + media technology, the uncanny. #FirstGen. She/her.
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Josie
@jotorresbarth.bsky.social
· Jul 21
The voice of the woman in the wall: uncanny narration as domestic critique in the Suspense radio adaptation of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1948)
Abstract. This article argues for the significance of radio drama to studies of adaptation and gender through analysis of the Suspense radio play ‘The Yell
academic.oup.com
My new article is out today in Adaptation!
"The Voice of the Woman in the Wall: Uncanny Narration as Domestic Critique in the Suspense Radio Adaptation of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1948)"
academic.oup.com/adaptation/a...
"The Voice of the Woman in the Wall: Uncanny Narration as Domestic Critique in the Suspense Radio Adaptation of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1948)"
academic.oup.com/adaptation/a...
I may live in the middle of nowhere but it’s walking distance from an Art Deco single-screen repertory theater that hosts a yearly festival of horror shorts
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I may live in the middle of nowhere but it’s walking distance from an Art Deco single-screen repertory theater that hosts a yearly festival of horror shorts
read a review of the new Luca Guadagnino movie and………the Julia Roberts character is supposed to be pre-tenure??
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
read a review of the new Luca Guadagnino movie and………the Julia Roberts character is supposed to be pre-tenure??
if you are anywhere within the last twenty minutes of a class and say the words “next week,” that class is now over
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
if you are anywhere within the last twenty minutes of a class and say the words “next week,” that class is now over
looks like the back row of the second section of my Intro class
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
looks like the back row of the second section of my Intro class
ok who punked me by giving my email address to the Daily Wire and the Babylon Bee
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ok who punked me by giving my email address to the Daily Wire and the Babylon Bee
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hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn
watching a panel about a TV history topic featuring several historians and a TV critic and…I am surprised at the things that the critic is surprised by
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
watching a panel about a TV history topic featuring several historians and a TV critic and…I am surprised at the things that the critic is surprised by
about to find out what students hated more: having to watch a feature-length silent experimental Soviet montage documentary or having to watch Real Housewives of New York
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
about to find out what students hated more: having to watch a feature-length silent experimental Soviet montage documentary or having to watch Real Housewives of New York
admissions has asked whether a potential student can sit in on my Intro class....little do they know that's political economy day on the syllabus
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
admissions has asked whether a potential student can sit in on my Intro class....little do they know that's political economy day on the syllabus
but New Yorkers love hating their mayor
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
but New Yorkers love hating their mayor
finished teaching my second back-to-back class and, too tired to get my things together and leave, I stood at the podium until the motion-activated lights shut off
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
finished teaching my second back-to-back class and, too tired to get my things together and leave, I stood at the podium until the motion-activated lights shut off
once again mad at myself for not being born into generational wealth
November 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
once again mad at myself for not being born into generational wealth
daylight savings ending means an extra hour for grading !!!
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
daylight savings ending means an extra hour for grading !!!
!!! assigning this when I teach Gaslight next semester in Gender in Film and Media
In our time of the Gaslighter in Chief, the term “gaslighting” is nearly ubiquitous. Its origins in the film and stage versions are well known; but a recently uncovered lost version sheds new light on the meaning of the term, and what we should take away from it.
The Lost Ending of “Gaslight” That You Didn’t Know You Needed - Public Books
The only way to really understand the term is to sit down and watch the harrowing psychological film from which it got its name.
www.publicbooks.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
!!! assigning this when I teach Gaslight next semester in Gender in Film and Media
went to look at the Duke UP 50% off sale and saw all the books I bought in the last sale and haven't read
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
went to look at the Duke UP 50% off sale and saw all the books I bought in the last sale and haven't read
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If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
boltsmag.org
October 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
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TWO great opportunities for graduate students in post45 literary studies in 2026! The Post45 Graduate Symposium @ Duke and @post45data.bsky.social’s virtual workshop for research with their data sets.
We're excited to host a virtual workshop where graduate students can present work-in-progress that engages with data from the Post45 Data Collective in some way.
Editors from the P45DC, Public Books, Post45, and the 19th Century DC will be there to offer feedback.
Proposals are due December 1!
Editors from the P45DC, Public Books, Post45, and the 19th Century DC will be there to offer feedback.
Proposals are due December 1!
DEAR GRAD STUDENTS,
This March @post45data.bsky.social will be holding a free, online mini-workshop for grads working in the fields of contemporary literature and culture.
More info / abstract submission here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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This March @post45data.bsky.social will be holding a free, online mini-workshop for grads working in the fields of contemporary literature and culture.
More info / abstract submission here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
TWO great opportunities for graduate students in post45 literary studies in 2026! The Post45 Graduate Symposium @ Duke and @post45data.bsky.social’s virtual workshop for research with their data sets.
the sequence of words in this title triggered me like an indie rock sleeper agent
hello friends, loved ones, and haters, I wrote a long piece about the last 25 or so years of "indie," inspired by @chrisdeville.bsky.social's fine new book
open.substack.com/pub/ericdhar...
open.substack.com/pub/ericdhar...
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
the sequence of words in this title triggered me like an indie rock sleeper agent
Good explanation of a confusing issue in this article
To my friends who also live in PA: please make sure to vote YES on judicial retention next Tuesday. It's really crucial we keep the state Supreme Court in safe hands. Abortion access, fair elections, and LGBTQ rights are at stake.
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09...
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09...
How does judicial retention work in Pennsylvania?
On Nov. 4, three Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges are running in yes-or-no retention elections for another 10-year term.
www.spotlightpa.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Good explanation of a confusing issue in this article
me and a bunch of senior citizens seated for the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera with live musical accompaniment
October 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
me and a bunch of senior citizens seated for the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera with live musical accompaniment
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Oh look, another “All fans of (insert franchise) are dudes” clickbait article has dropped, which means it’s time to give away a couple of copies of my book “Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry.”
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
a woman with glasses is holding a cell phone and saying nerd raaaaage .
ALT: a woman with glasses is holding a cell phone and saying nerd raaaaage .
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Oh look, another “All fans of (insert franchise) are dudes” clickbait article has dropped, which means it’s time to give away a couple of copies of my book “Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry.”
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
a colleague pointed out recently that the university sees faculty time as an infinite resource, and that fact has popped into my head at least once a day since
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
a colleague pointed out recently that the university sees faculty time as an infinite resource, and that fact has popped into my head at least once a day since
sometimes I listen to the NPR Politics podcast and wonder what they actually say as soon as the recorders are off
they find so many ways to say things that are technically true and yet dramatically understate our actual reality
they find so many ways to say things that are technically true and yet dramatically understate our actual reality
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
sometimes I listen to the NPR Politics podcast and wonder what they actually say as soon as the recorders are off
they find so many ways to say things that are technically true and yet dramatically understate our actual reality
they find so many ways to say things that are technically true and yet dramatically understate our actual reality
the French journalists are talking about ICE raids and federalization of the national guard and Trump’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act with a degree of alarm in their voices that makes me feel like the frog has already been boiled
I’ve been listening to more French podcasts recently, including one on current events called Letter from America, and let me tell you our situation sounds even stupider in French
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
the French journalists are talking about ICE raids and federalization of the national guard and Trump’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act with a degree of alarm in their voices that makes me feel like the frog has already been boiled