marisa yerace
@marisaey.bsky.social
doctor why 🏳️🌈 she/her | kentuckyfried assprof in utah | composition, rhetoric, technical communication | mostly outdoorsy | goofy goober | union member | myerace.com
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marisa yerace
@marisaey.bsky.social
· Nov 21
okay... I think I'm gonna do this.
I'm Marisa. I like hiking, teaching writing, trivia nights, reading with my cat, tweeting silly things, and having bad opinions my employer would disagree with.
Previously I've lived in Indiana, Oregon, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia. I now live in Utah! 🏔️
I'm Marisa. I like hiking, teaching writing, trivia nights, reading with my cat, tweeting silly things, and having bad opinions my employer would disagree with.
Previously I've lived in Indiana, Oregon, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia. I now live in Utah! 🏔️
one small satisfaction when flying is not paying to check a bag and then at the gate being begged to check it for free and a cookie or upgrade to make space like yes. I have successfully scammed the scammer. it's a small win
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
one small satisfaction when flying is not paying to check a bag and then at the gate being begged to check it for free and a cookie or upgrade to make space like yes. I have successfully scammed the scammer. it's a small win
workflows? oh do you mean my little army of robots that I give cute names to
September 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
workflows? oh do you mean my little army of robots that I give cute names to
on one hand, making online course videos feels very cringe (playing back your face, expressions, hand gestures, voice, etc). on the other hand, as an english professor I already embrace The Cringe
August 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
on one hand, making online course videos feels very cringe (playing back your face, expressions, hand gestures, voice, etc). on the other hand, as an english professor I already embrace The Cringe
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Hi. Hello. GRAMMARLY IS NOT A WRITING TOOL. IT IS SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM AND LINGUISTIC HOMOGENIZATION IN A TRENCHCOAT.
August 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hi. Hello. GRAMMARLY IS NOT A WRITING TOOL. IT IS SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM AND LINGUISTIC HOMOGENIZATION IN A TRENCHCOAT.
"gen AI can write your lesson plan!" that's what my PhD is for. can genAI make my hand-me-down pdfs cleaner and more accessible instead
August 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"gen AI can write your lesson plan!" that's what my PhD is for. can genAI make my hand-me-down pdfs cleaner and more accessible instead
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Some nerds and I wrote about our experiences with mentorship for Rhetoric Review, and it's available now! "Recursive, horizontal, distributed, networked: Iterating transdisciplinary models of mentorship in the humanities" on pgs 18-27. doi.org/10.1080/0735...
Symposium on Intergenerational Graduate Mentorship
Published in Rhetoric Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
August 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Some nerds and I wrote about our experiences with mentorship for Rhetoric Review, and it's available now! "Recursive, horizontal, distributed, networked: Iterating transdisciplinary models of mentorship in the humanities" on pgs 18-27. doi.org/10.1080/0735...
I, too, love semicolons, but have you met my good friend... the colon
June 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I, too, love semicolons, but have you met my good friend... the colon
ya gotta love the way ancestry dot com is like "we found a yearbook photo of your beloved dead family member... and put it behind a paywall 🥰"
June 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ya gotta love the way ancestry dot com is like "we found a yearbook photo of your beloved dead family member... and put it behind a paywall 🥰"
FYI I could be posting so many peaceful paddleboarding pics this summer if only I weren't too nervous to bring my phone onboard
June 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
FYI I could be posting so many peaceful paddleboarding pics this summer if only I weren't too nervous to bring my phone onboard
spotify replaces human playlist curators with AI and the "160 BPM" playlist is all 140 BPM or lower. "mellow cello" has songs with no cello anywhere to be seen. I'm so sick of this, man
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
spotify replaces human playlist curators with AI and the "160 BPM" playlist is all 140 BPM or lower. "mellow cello" has songs with no cello anywhere to be seen. I'm so sick of this, man
added some forbidden flags & forbidden words to this semester's medieval cosplay
April 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
added some forbidden flags & forbidden words to this semester's medieval cosplay
ah, academia... how many other non-theatre/renfaire jobs expect you to wear medieval robes a couple times a year?
April 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ah, academia... how many other non-theatre/renfaire jobs expect you to wear medieval robes a couple times a year?
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From my work with @nobugsnous.bsky.social and @jsanofranchini.bsky.social
GenAI hype is...
*Speculative, not specific
*Future-oriented without attention the present (in terms of both harm and capabilities)
*Relies on and/or furthers dubious narratives of inevitable technological progress
GenAI hype is...
*Speculative, not specific
*Future-oriented without attention the present (in terms of both harm and capabilities)
*Relies on and/or furthers dubious narratives of inevitable technological progress
April 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
From my work with @nobugsnous.bsky.social and @jsanofranchini.bsky.social
GenAI hype is...
*Speculative, not specific
*Future-oriented without attention the present (in terms of both harm and capabilities)
*Relies on and/or furthers dubious narratives of inevitable technological progress
GenAI hype is...
*Speculative, not specific
*Future-oriented without attention the present (in terms of both harm and capabilities)
*Relies on and/or furthers dubious narratives of inevitable technological progress
lost a bet with my students so we're spending the last class meeting watching SpongeBob
April 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
lost a bet with my students so we're spending the last class meeting watching SpongeBob
he's been yelling at me for the last thirty minutes straight
April 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
he's been yelling at me for the last thirty minutes straight
ahhh, being young enough to be mistaken for a student when you are a faculty member 💀
April 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
ahhh, being young enough to be mistaken for a student when you are a faculty member 💀
before spring break: frustrated, angry over small things, overwhelmed by post-spring break deadlines
after some time with extra sleep, getting lost in some canyons, avoiding my work laptop, and getting knocked on my butt a few days by illness: same number of deadlines, WAY more pleasant about it
after some time with extra sleep, getting lost in some canyons, avoiding my work laptop, and getting knocked on my butt a few days by illness: same number of deadlines, WAY more pleasant about it
March 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
before spring break: frustrated, angry over small things, overwhelmed by post-spring break deadlines
after some time with extra sleep, getting lost in some canyons, avoiding my work laptop, and getting knocked on my butt a few days by illness: same number of deadlines, WAY more pleasant about it
after some time with extra sleep, getting lost in some canyons, avoiding my work laptop, and getting knocked on my butt a few days by illness: same number of deadlines, WAY more pleasant about it
me at the start of the day: oof. too many deadlines. a little worried
me at the end of the day: has somehow jumped on board another thing because it would be soooo coooooooool
me at the end of the day: has somehow jumped on board another thing because it would be soooo coooooooool
February 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
me at the start of the day: oof. too many deadlines. a little worried
me at the end of the day: has somehow jumped on board another thing because it would be soooo coooooooool
me at the end of the day: has somehow jumped on board another thing because it would be soooo coooooooool
the most contented person in the world is actually just a girl with a good book some blankets and a cat on her lap
February 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
the most contented person in the world is actually just a girl with a good book some blankets and a cat on her lap
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For the love of audiobooks...it's time for a reading challenge! 😍
Between now and 2/15, if you read 10+ hours on audio, you'll earn a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! Plus, new members that sign up w/ code FORTHELOVE will get 3 audiobook credits for the price of 1.
Learn more: blog.libro.fm/love/
Between now and 2/15, if you read 10+ hours on audio, you'll earn a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! Plus, new members that sign up w/ code FORTHELOVE will get 3 audiobook credits for the price of 1.
Learn more: blog.libro.fm/love/
February 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For the love of audiobooks...it's time for a reading challenge! 😍
Between now and 2/15, if you read 10+ hours on audio, you'll earn a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! Plus, new members that sign up w/ code FORTHELOVE will get 3 audiobook credits for the price of 1.
Learn more: blog.libro.fm/love/
Between now and 2/15, if you read 10+ hours on audio, you'll earn a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! Plus, new members that sign up w/ code FORTHELOVE will get 3 audiobook credits for the price of 1.
Learn more: blog.libro.fm/love/
the upcharge on nonstop flights will never not make me angry. taking one plane should be cheaper than taking two planes full stop
February 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
the upcharge on nonstop flights will never not make me angry. taking one plane should be cheaper than taking two planes full stop
three weeks in, my second semester as a faculty member seems to only have two moods:
1. how does this work? why don't i know this yet? i'm so frustrated i've been here six months i should know this (continues to be frustrated with self/world)
2. i think i actually know what I'm doing?? this rules!
1. how does this work? why don't i know this yet? i'm so frustrated i've been here six months i should know this (continues to be frustrated with self/world)
2. i think i actually know what I'm doing?? this rules!
January 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
three weeks in, my second semester as a faculty member seems to only have two moods:
1. how does this work? why don't i know this yet? i'm so frustrated i've been here six months i should know this (continues to be frustrated with self/world)
2. i think i actually know what I'm doing?? this rules!
1. how does this work? why don't i know this yet? i'm so frustrated i've been here six months i should know this (continues to be frustrated with self/world)
2. i think i actually know what I'm doing?? this rules!
in 2024 I got a tenureline job, moved cross-country, defended my dissertation, walked across scotland, took too many planes, and assembled a lot of furniture.
I think in 2025 I'm just gonna chill for a sec
I think in 2025 I'm just gonna chill for a sec
January 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
in 2024 I got a tenureline job, moved cross-country, defended my dissertation, walked across scotland, took too many planes, and assembled a lot of furniture.
I think in 2025 I'm just gonna chill for a sec
I think in 2025 I'm just gonna chill for a sec