Liz W Faber, PhD (they/them)
@lizwfab.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of English & Comm
Books:
The Computer’s Voice (U Minn, 2020)
Robot Suicide (Lexington, 2023)
Under the Mistletoe (McFarland, 2024)
Worker Bots (U Minn, in progress)
LizWFaber.com
Books:
The Computer’s Voice (U Minn, 2020)
Robot Suicide (Lexington, 2023)
Under the Mistletoe (McFarland, 2024)
Worker Bots (U Minn, in progress)
LizWFaber.com
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Absolutely WRECKING my students' brains with postmodernism today.
a man in a tuxedo is holding a red cloth with the words my job here is done below him
ALT: a man in a tuxedo is holding a red cloth with the words my job here is done below him
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Absolutely WRECKING my students' brains with postmodernism today.
Did @momebie.bsky.social wrote this?
Sometimes what the doctor ordered is a nice lil beige meal
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Did @momebie.bsky.social wrote this?
sorry I wasn’t listening to what you were saying I was watching the 87 reels you sent me
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
sorry I wasn’t listening to what you were saying I was watching the 87 reels you sent me
INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS
MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS
Anyway here’s some gays in love to brighten your timeline
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Anyway here’s some gays in love to brighten your timeline
Like 90% of first-year classes are just assessing whether students can follow extremely basic instructions, with carefully constructed opportunities to learn and grow in this skill.
AND SO MANY STUDENTS STILL FAIL.
AND SO MANY STUDENTS STILL FAIL.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Like 90% of first-year classes are just assessing whether students can follow extremely basic instructions, with carefully constructed opportunities to learn and grow in this skill.
AND SO MANY STUDENTS STILL FAIL.
AND SO MANY STUDENTS STILL FAIL.
Me: Once I've approved your topic, you may not change it. The point is to learn the full research process: question, sources, draft, revisions. I need to see the process, not just the product.
Students in our draft meeting: So I changed my topic...
Me: *drives into the ocean*
Students in our draft meeting: So I changed my topic...
Me: *drives into the ocean*
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Me: Once I've approved your topic, you may not change it. The point is to learn the full research process: question, sources, draft, revisions. I need to see the process, not just the product.
Students in our draft meeting: So I changed my topic...
Me: *drives into the ocean*
Students in our draft meeting: So I changed my topic...
Me: *drives into the ocean*
Last night I dreamed 3 geese attacked my car, ripped off one windshield wiper, and cracked the moonroof glass. Then I had to teach a class with a bunch of admins wandering in and out, while my students goofed off the whole time, and I was distracted trying to figure out how to get my car repaired.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Last night I dreamed 3 geese attacked my car, ripped off one windshield wiper, and cracked the moonroof glass. Then I had to teach a class with a bunch of admins wandering in and out, while my students goofed off the whole time, and I was distracted trying to figure out how to get my car repaired.
Glad to hear 9 people I’ve never met have decided I can stay married for now. What a cool system we have. 🤬
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Glad to hear 9 people I’ve never met have decided I can stay married for now. What a cool system we have. 🤬
I love meeting online friends! 😍
I know how weird it is to meet online friends. I would fully just fist-bump any of you and then walk the other way, if that’s what works.
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I love meeting online friends! 😍
Me flirting:
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Me flirting:
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Me: I could never live in a city. They’re just so loud and filled with people.
Me in Boston: I love this city.
Me in Boston: I love this city.
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Me: I could never live in a city. They’re just so loud and filled with people.
Me in Boston: I love this city.
Me in Boston: I love this city.
Just your enby butch grandma knitting at a train station, nbd
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just your enby butch grandma knitting at a train station, nbd
AI chatbots didn’t encourage teens to kill themselves. The people at the companies that created the AI chatbots failed to create safety guardrails that adhere to best practices in suicide prevention methods.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
AI chatbots didn’t encourage teens to kill themselves. The people at the companies that created the AI chatbots failed to create safety guardrails that adhere to best practices in suicide prevention methods.
Reposted by Liz W Faber, PhD (they/them)
Excited to be part of this presentation led by @lizwfab.bsky.social about the various contributions to this @mcfarland.bsky.social collection!
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Excited to be part of this presentation led by @lizwfab.bsky.social about the various contributions to this @mcfarland.bsky.social collection!
Typically, I tell students that they get to teach me about their interests and passions through their essays. In hindsight, I probably should've banned AI as a topic for first-year writing, solely because I know waaaaaay too much about it, and my students are getting frustrated with my nit picking.
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Typically, I tell students that they get to teach me about their interests and passions through their essays. In hindsight, I probably should've banned AI as a topic for first-year writing, solely because I know waaaaaay too much about it, and my students are getting frustrated with my nit picking.
OF COURSE my alarm goes off as soon as the cat gets comfy 😔
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
OF COURSE my alarm goes off as soon as the cat gets comfy 😔
Elon Musk now makes $1T a year.
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Elon Musk now makes $1T a year.
Listen, Trump is a horrible, fascist president, but if you watch the whole fainting video, he’s not actually being aloof or uncaring. There were 3 people, including Dr. Oz, immediately helping the fainting guy, so there was nothing for Trump to even do.
Media literacy and accuracy are important.
Media literacy and accuracy are important.
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Listen, Trump is a horrible, fascist president, but if you watch the whole fainting video, he’s not actually being aloof or uncaring. There were 3 people, including Dr. Oz, immediately helping the fainting guy, so there was nothing for Trump to even do.
Media literacy and accuracy are important.
Media literacy and accuracy are important.
Join us Sat. 11/15 for a FREE virtual conference on Christmas in Pop Culture! I'll be moderating a roundtable about my edited collection, Under the Mistletoe: Essays on Holiday Romance (@mcfarland.bsky.social).
And don't miss the keynote from historian @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social!
And don't miss the keynote from historian @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social!
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Join us Sat. 11/15 for a FREE virtual conference on Christmas in Pop Culture! I'll be moderating a roundtable about my edited collection, Under the Mistletoe: Essays on Holiday Romance (@mcfarland.bsky.social).
And don't miss the keynote from historian @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social!
And don't miss the keynote from historian @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social!
OH NO
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
OH NO
straight men
15. What often destroys relationships but is hardly talked about?
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
straight men