Lida Zeitlin-Wu
@lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social
Chicago-based interdisciplinary media scholar writing about color, technocapitalism, and the senses 🌈 🎨 👁️| Assistant Prof at Notre Dame
Excited to see Color Protocols made this list. We absolutely do judge a book by its cover. spinemagazine.co/articles/uni...
SPINE-University Press Week 2025: Special Coverage
The Uni Press round-up is back! We welcome you to our ongoing feature, now penned by designer and photographer Giles Hoover , in which we periodically highlight a selection of recent university press...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Excited to see Color Protocols made this list. We absolutely do judge a book by its cover. spinemagazine.co/articles/uni...
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Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
Toolkit_Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)! Sign-on Letter to protect PPFP Individual Sign-On Form Link | Organizational Sign-On Form Link UC System Provost Katherine Newman h...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
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This is unbearably funny
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is unbearably funny
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This is why I love going to the stacks (how was I not aware of kimchiology till now?).
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is why I love going to the stacks (how was I not aware of kimchiology till now?).
sproutstack.substack.com/p/is-mike-wa...
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Is Mike Wazowski Jewish or Polish?
A deep inquiry into a pressing question
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November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Just awful. I know so many people whose careers were launched by this program. Continually disappointed by my alma mater. Do better, UC.
This is horrible news. This program is a huge success, identifies brilliant scholars and gives them a transitional landing place that can help them land a tenure track job in the system. It’s a win for students, their programs, and all the schools in the system. Why end it?
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just awful. I know so many people whose careers were launched by this program. Continually disappointed by my alma mater. Do better, UC.
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Recording: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding (MIT 2025) book launch & seminar is online! Thanks to the amazing authors & presenters @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social @atambersweat.bsky.social Aileen Robinson & Carolyn L Kane! @mitpress.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
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Color Protocols Book Launch and Seminar HD 1080p
YouTube video by Liz Watkins
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Recording: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding (MIT 2025) book launch & seminar is online! Thanks to the amazing authors & presenters @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social @atambersweat.bsky.social Aileen Robinson & Carolyn L Kane! @mitpress.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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We are seeking a new editor-in-chief for ASAP/Journal—could it be you?? (Deadline will be extended!)
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers - ASAP/Review
asapjournal.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We are seeking a new editor-in-chief for ASAP/Journal—could it be you?? (Deadline will be extended!)
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
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Chicago ppls- my friend Raffi & I will converse abt my recent book on the American Jewish left & anti-Zionism, & what if anything it has to say abt the current conjuncture, American & Jewish Studies, literature, social movements, empire & sundry things at UIC 11/6 huminst.uic.edu/events/benja...
Benjamin Balthaser on the Memory and History of the Jewish Left, in conversation with Raffi Magarik | Institute for the Humanities | University of Illinois Chicago
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November 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Chicago ppls- my friend Raffi & I will converse abt my recent book on the American Jewish left & anti-Zionism, & what if anything it has to say abt the current conjuncture, American & Jewish Studies, literature, social movements, empire & sundry things at UIC 11/6 huminst.uic.edu/events/benja...
Was just made aware of this incredibly sinister initiative through the Harvard Asia Center in collaboration with JSTOR. Notice that if you don't "opt out" in 10 days, your work gets used to train LLMs, with zero compensation. I spy a class action lawsuit...
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Was just made aware of this incredibly sinister initiative through the Harvard Asia Center in collaboration with JSTOR. Notice that if you don't "opt out" in 10 days, your work gets used to train LLMs, with zero compensation. I spy a class action lawsuit...
Sharing this exciting-looking CFP- abstracts are due 11/15. Minerals and media! mediaenviron.org/post/3478-ca...
Call For Papers: Critical Minerals and Media Technologies | Published by Media+Environment
We invite contributions for a forthcoming stream of the UC Press open access journal Media+Environment entitled “Critical Minerals and Media Technologies,” edited by Siobhan Angus and Gustave Lester.
mediaenviron.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sharing this exciting-looking CFP- abstracts are due 11/15. Minerals and media! mediaenviron.org/post/3478-ca...
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I urge everyone to stay safe, stay vigilant, record any activity you see from a distance, and call the @icirr.bsky.social Family Support Network hotline at 855-435-7693 if you spot ICE, CBP, or other federal agents, or if you are in need of assistance.
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I urge everyone to stay safe, stay vigilant, record any activity you see from a distance, and call the @icirr.bsky.social Family Support Network hotline at 855-435-7693 if you spot ICE, CBP, or other federal agents, or if you are in need of assistance.
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proud that Meredith is my neighbor, proud of all of my neighbors, proud of our efforts featured here.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
On the occasion of Halloween, @newrepublic.com asked me to write about what’s going on in Chicago and I wanted you all to know what randomized terror feels like. And also that as the federal government fails our kids, everyday Chicagoans are showing the courage of trying to protect them.
ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloween—and Parents Are Fighting Back
Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged are mobilizing.
newrepublic.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
proud that Meredith is my neighbor, proud of all of my neighbors, proud of our efforts featured here.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
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ICE just rammed a vehicle at Oakton and Asbury in Evanston. They left the damaged car in the middle of the street and appear to have taken the driver. This is less than a block away from Oakton Elementary
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ICE just rammed a vehicle at Oakton and Asbury in Evanston. They left the damaged car in the middle of the street and appear to have taken the driver. This is less than a block away from Oakton Elementary
This virtual event is happening today! All welcome.
Book Launch: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media. Thurs 30th Oct 2025. All Welcome!
Presenters: Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Notre Dame), Carolyn L. Kane (Toronto Met), Amber Sweat (Amherst) & Aileen Robinson (Stanford).
colourandfilm.com/cfps/
Presenters: Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Notre Dame), Carolyn L. Kane (Toronto Met), Amber Sweat (Amherst) & Aileen Robinson (Stanford).
colourandfilm.com/cfps/
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This virtual event is happening today! All welcome.
Hope to see some of you at ASAP in Houston this week!
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hope to see some of you at ASAP in Houston this week!
Thank you so much to @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social for hosting this virtual book launch!
Book Launch: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media. Thurs 30th Oct 2025. All Welcome!
Presenters: Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Notre Dame), Carolyn L. Kane (Toronto Met), Amber Sweat (Amherst) & Aileen Robinson (Stanford).
colourandfilm.com/cfps/
Presenters: Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Notre Dame), Carolyn L. Kane (Toronto Met), Amber Sweat (Amherst) & Aileen Robinson (Stanford).
colourandfilm.com/cfps/
October 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thank you so much to @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social for hosting this virtual book launch!
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NYU-MCC is hiring! Asst. Prof in the area of “Media and Global Cities.” Please help us get the word out.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NYU-MCC is hiring! Asst. Prof in the area of “Media and Global Cities.” Please help us get the word out.
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Color Protocols is out today!
"Color Protocols," edited by Carolyn L. Kane and @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social, explores how color intersects with problematic histories of racial encoding in linguistic, visual, and algorithmic media: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255350...
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Color Protocols is out today!
Goethe (1810): "Skin color directly corresponds to moral character. The Black man is inferior, while the white man is the best and most beautiful."
Google AI summary (2025): "Goethe never wrote about race."
Google AI summary (2025): "Goethe never wrote about race."
September 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Goethe (1810): "Skin color directly corresponds to moral character. The Black man is inferior, while the white man is the best and most beautiful."
Google AI summary (2025): "Goethe never wrote about race."
Google AI summary (2025): "Goethe never wrote about race."
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SCMS congratulates Carolyn L. Kane and Lida Zeitlin-Wu on their edited volume, Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media, out on September 30 from MIT Press and available for pre-order now!
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August 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
SCMS congratulates Carolyn L. Kane and Lida Zeitlin-Wu on their edited volume, Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media, out on September 30 from MIT Press and available for pre-order now!
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Color Protocols is out from @mitpress.bsky.social on 9/30! If you have a US mailing address, you can use the discount codes below on orders placed through Penguin Random House:
a. MITP30: 30% off on publication day
b. READMIT20: 20% off at any time after publication.
a. MITP30: 30% off on publication day
b. READMIT20: 20% off at any time after publication.
August 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Color Protocols is out from @mitpress.bsky.social on 9/30! If you have a US mailing address, you can use the discount codes below on orders placed through Penguin Random House:
a. MITP30: 30% off on publication day
b. READMIT20: 20% off at any time after publication.
a. MITP30: 30% off on publication day
b. READMIT20: 20% off at any time after publication.