Laura Kremmel
@lkremmel.bsky.social
Assistant Professor: Medical Gothic/Horror, 18th/19th C Brit Lit, Health Humanities, History of Medicine, Death Studies, Disability Studies | Amateur Artist and cemetery enthusiast
Romantic Medicine and the Gothic Imagination: Morbid Anatomies (2022)
Romantic Medicine and the Gothic Imagination: Morbid Anatomies (2022)
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Laura Kremmel
@lkremmel.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hello, new friends! I'm a teacher of gothic lit, 18th/19th-c Brit lit, health humanities, and generally weird, upsetting, important stuff. Working on the gothic & dementia at the moment. Newly moved to WNY and frequent UK visitor. There will be horror movie, cemetery, academic, and art content here.
Hibernation mode activated
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Hibernation mode activated
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
This is what I said I feared from the beginning... you think he's going to allow any chance he could lose at anything?
Alarm bells sound over Trump’s ‘take over the voting’ call
Democracy experts say there is little doubt about president’s desire to interfere in elections this November
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This is what I said I feared from the beginning... you think he's going to allow any chance he could lose at anything?
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Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor.
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor
AI is reinscribing academic labor in ways that privilege certain economics interests.
www.aaup.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor.
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Looking forward to attending my first @thebsls.bsky.social conference this Spring! Still on my Gothic dementia and eldercare thing.
February 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Looking forward to attending my first @thebsls.bsky.social conference this Spring! Still on my Gothic dementia and eldercare thing.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Suggestions to replace Headspace (but don't use AI)? I really miss it in the dark days of winter?
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Suggestions to replace Headspace (but don't use AI)? I really miss it in the dark days of winter?
More snow today, and I am slowly losing the will to live... so, of course, I'm watching Schitt's Creek for comfort. Thanks, Catherine. 💔
a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt says someone slap me .
ALT: a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt says someone slap me .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM
More snow today, and I am slowly losing the will to live... so, of course, I'm watching Schitt's Creek for comfort. Thanks, Catherine. 💔
Just learned that @officialpanera.bsky.social was involved in a major security breach: names, emails, phone, address, all of it. I have just deleted my account. They have not alerted customers.
a man with glasses and a sweater that says fx
ALT: a man with glasses and a sweater that says fx
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Just learned that @officialpanera.bsky.social was involved in a major security breach: names, emails, phone, address, all of it. I have just deleted my account. They have not alerted customers.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Early Modern Witch Trials
Religions of India
Feminist Science Fiction
Robert Louis Stevenson
Color and 2-D Design
Early Modern Witch Trials
Religions of India
Feminist Science Fiction
Robert Louis Stevenson
Color and 2-D Design
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Introduction to Islamic Studies
2. Introduction to Rock Music
3. African Music
4. Arabic 101
5. Southern Politics
1. Introduction to Islamic Studies
2. Introduction to Rock Music
3. African Music
4. Arabic 101
5. Southern Politics
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Early Modern Witch Trials
Religions of India
Feminist Science Fiction
Robert Louis Stevenson
Color and 2-D Design
Early Modern Witch Trials
Religions of India
Feminist Science Fiction
Robert Louis Stevenson
Color and 2-D Design
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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are YOU a university professor, professor emeriti or associate professor of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 AM
are YOU a university professor, professor emeriti or associate professor of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Taking place today!! Get your tickets at the link below!
Reminder: New BARS Digital Event Announcement: Re-reading the Minerva Press
Taking place 22 Jan 2026, 6pm GMT
For more info and to register for the Zoom link:
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6265
Taking place 22 Jan 2026, 6pm GMT
For more info and to register for the Zoom link:
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6265
January 22, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Taking place today!! Get your tickets at the link below!
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
First day stack! 4 classes but only 2 preps, so it's smaller than usual.
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 PM
First day stack! 4 classes but only 2 preps, so it's smaller than usual.
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Tips For Using AI https://theonion.com/tips-for-using-ai/
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Tips For Using AI https://theonion.com/tips-for-using-ai/
Abstracts due in 10 days! Reposting partially to remind myself!
The next IGA conference will be at the University of Hull, England on 28-31 July 2026!
You can find the CFP and more information at hullgothic.wordpress.com
You can find the CFP and more information at hullgothic.wordpress.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Abstracts due in 10 days! Reposting partially to remind myself!
Someone PLEASE help me turn off "help me write" in gmail. My head has never felt so close to exploding.
January 20, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Someone PLEASE help me turn off "help me write" in gmail. My head has never felt so close to exploding.
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Another guide for turning a lot of AI off in Gmail.
Proton Mail seems to be the thing.
In the interim, here's a guide to turning a lot of this stuff off in Gmail -- ironically, provided by Proton!
proton.me/blog/turn-of...
In the interim, here's a guide to turning a lot of this stuff off in Gmail -- ironically, provided by Proton!
proton.me/blog/turn-of...
How to turn off Gemini in Gmail — and why you should | Proton
New AI features are making their way to your Gmail inbox. Here's how to turn off Gemini in Gmail and why you should.
proton.me
January 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Another guide for turning a lot of AI off in Gmail.
First day of school tomorrow= first snow day. This is why we should just start in February.
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 AM
First day of school tomorrow= first snow day. This is why we should just start in February.
Slowly trying to resurrect art Sundays for my mental health. 🐌
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Slowly trying to resurrect art Sundays for my mental health. 🐌
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📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Getting an academic job following our PhDs is looking scarily slim right now in the UK. So, in the spirit of our rec lists, let's put together a resource list of non-uni based jobs where a Gothic, arts or humanities PhD is still desired!
Leave your suggestions below and share this post!
Leave your suggestions below and share this post!
February 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Getting an academic job following our PhDs is looking scarily slim right now in the UK. So, in the spirit of our rec lists, let's put together a resource list of non-uni based jobs where a Gothic, arts or humanities PhD is still desired!
Leave your suggestions below and share this post!
Leave your suggestions below and share this post!
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It is time to eradicate AI from all educational environments. Find another way. Maybe teach kids about AI like when we learned about drugs in middle school.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It is time to eradicate AI from all educational environments. Find another way. Maybe teach kids about AI like when we learned about drugs in middle school.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.