Mel Stanfill
@melstanfill.bsky.social
Associate Professor, UCF T&T and English. Opinions mine. Bringing Foucault to fandom since 2006.
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Our last information session for the T&T PhD is in ONE WEEK on Thursday, November 20. Be sure to sign up to learn more about our program! applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id...
Texts and Technology November Virtual Open House
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our last information session for the T&T PhD is in ONE WEEK on Thursday, November 20. Be sure to sign up to learn more about our program! applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id...
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switcheroo alert‼️question and reading* are staying the same this afternoon, but we're playing Tavern Keeper by @greenheartgames.bsky.social 💚
*Crafting is So Hardcore: Masculinized Making in Gaming Representations of Labor, c/o @annetropy.bsky.social @anasalter.bsky.social @melstanfill.bsky.social
*Crafting is So Hardcore: Masculinized Making in Gaming Representations of Labor, c/o @annetropy.bsky.social @anasalter.bsky.social @melstanfill.bsky.social
Tune in this Thursday as we ask: what's your favorite crafting mechanic in a game? We'll discuss gendered labor, optimizing creations and, of course, running our own small business. At 15:00, as always on www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
switcheroo alert‼️question and reading* are staying the same this afternoon, but we're playing Tavern Keeper by @greenheartgames.bsky.social 💚
*Crafting is So Hardcore: Masculinized Making in Gaming Representations of Labor, c/o @annetropy.bsky.social @anasalter.bsky.social @melstanfill.bsky.social
*Crafting is So Hardcore: Masculinized Making in Gaming Representations of Labor, c/o @annetropy.bsky.social @anasalter.bsky.social @melstanfill.bsky.social
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
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They're really having fun with it on tiktok.
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
They're really having fun with it on tiktok.
this is kind of what it comes down to. Democrats are never going to be willing to kill the hostages. that's a basic moral orientation that people like about them, but it also makes them vulnerable to hostage-taking as a tactic.
That's not what I wanted. I wanted them to make Republicans pay politically for their hostage taking, even if that means some hostages die. I wanted this because the Republicans are killing hostages already, and the longer they're in power the larger the total number will be.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this is kind of what it comes down to. Democrats are never going to be willing to kill the hostages. that's a basic moral orientation that people like about them, but it also makes them vulnerable to hostage-taking as a tactic.
ooh, right on time to teach in the grad gender course in the fall . . .
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ooh, right on time to teach in the grad gender course in the fall . . .
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Gotta say, I’m not so confident that you do
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gotta say, I’m not so confident that you do
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Rosalind Franklin
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Rosalind Franklin
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
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Re-upping this! Get your applications in soon!
✨UCF is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Technical Communication!✨ Teach upper-level undergrad & grad courses; oversee Writing for the Technical Professional. Happy to answer questions (email is best: ekj@ucf.edu)!
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Assistant Professor, Technical Communication - Orlando, Florida, United States
The OpportunityThe Department of English in the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-earning faculty position in T...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Re-upping this! Get your applications in soon!
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
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Together, we will support initiatives to empower our leadership team with more Associate Vice Provosts.
November 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Together, we will support initiatives to empower our leadership team with more Associate Vice Provosts.
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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In these difficult times, it is vital to disrupt our stakeholders.
November 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
In these difficult times, it is vital to disrupt our stakeholders.
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Taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to share some horror-related articles from our Archive!
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to share some horror-related articles from our Archive!
that's my student!
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Demagio Mansell, who successfully defended his dissertation, "It Goes Down in the Valley: The Resonance of Black Queer Authenticity and Fan Engagement in Black Television," today!
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
that's my student!
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Local friends and #murdershewrote fans, after you vote on Tuesday, please join me at the Troy Public Library for a conversation about what makes MSW such a beloved and enduring TV show.
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The Enduring Popularity of "Murder, She Wrote" and Cozy Mysteries | Troy Public Library
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October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Local friends and #murdershewrote fans, after you vote on Tuesday, please join me at the Troy Public Library for a conversation about what makes MSW such a beloved and enduring TV show.
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The Walton family surely does
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Walton family surely does
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In these trying times, it is vital to disrupt our principles.
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In these trying times, it is vital to disrupt our principles.
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Together, we will establish goals to maximize our leadership team with more Associate Vice Provosts.
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Together, we will establish goals to maximize our leadership team with more Associate Vice Provosts.
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We live in an episode of Veep
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We live in an episode of Veep