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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
@aketchum22.bsky.social
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PhD in History, professor of Feminist + Social Justice Studies; food, environmental, gender, +tech history, queer, founder of Disrupting Disruptions
https://www.alexketchum.ca/
https://linktr.ee/aketchum
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In honor of Queer History Month, we are soft launching Cafe Queer Montreal

This website showcases Montréal's 2SLGBTQ+ food and drink history, including everything from restaurants, bars, cafes, bake sales, parties, bakeries, potlucks, and more!

www.cafequeermontreal.com
@mcgillarts.bsky.social
photo of zines
October 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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and recent newsletter coverage from my former high school and @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Some recent media pieces about my research/ publications!
thank you @xtramagazine.com and @autostraddle.bsky.social

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www.autostraddle.com/our-most-ant...

@concordiapress.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Upcoming November events!
www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...

@arsenalpulp.bsky.social @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social @benglishhh.bsky.social
list of the events, but the link is better https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional-events.html on orange background
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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asapjournal.com/node/cyber-s...

and of course there is a brief discussion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

and also the exhibition I curated “From Tech Wizard to Cyber Witch: Invocations of Computing Technologies as Magic, 40+ Years of Magic on the Web”
buffy image and screenshot of exhibition on green
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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My article “Cyber Spell Books: From Techno Pagans to AI Grimoires” discusses AI grimoires within a larger historical context of digital technology, magic practitioners, and popular culture.
asapjournal.com/node/cyber-s...

@asapjournal.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social @jeffreymoro.com
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October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Thanks to everyone who came to our Montreal book launch party last night!! Over 50 people came out to L'Euguélionne feminist bookstore!

arsenalpulp.com/Books/Q/Quee...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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And here were the books we discussed with the authors!
pile of books
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Thank you to everyone who came to our event last night!!!

Join us for more upcoming books on queer food -- info at:
www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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The deadline to apply to present at the Queer Food Conference has been extended to October 15!!!

www.queerfoodconference.com/p/cfp-2026.h...
text: The deadline to apply to present at the Queer Food Conference has been extended to October 15!!! and the link with a bunch of fruit images
September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Thank you to everyone who came to our Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy event!
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screenshot of zoom group and the title! Thank you to our contributors and facilitators plus screenshot of the zoom screen and the book cover.
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Join us for our upcoming free and virtual events on queer food!
Register online at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...
September queer food events: free and virtual September 23, 2025: Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy 6:00-7:30 PM ET September 30, 2025: New Books on Queer Food 6:00-7:30 PM ET https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional-events.html blue background and rainbows blue background and images of book covers September queer food events: free and virtual September 23, 2025: Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy 6:00-7:30 PM ET September 30, 2025: New Books on Queer Food 6:00-7:30 PM ET https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional-events.html blue background and rainbows
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Thanks to everyone who came to today's event!
More events at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...

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September 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Excited to share that I am an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada: College of New Scholars (Class of 2025)

rsc-src.ca/sites/defaul...

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text says that "Excited to share that I am an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada: College of New Scholars (Class of 2025)" and then there is an image of my face with my bio (in small unreadable text) french version of bio from other slide and my photo
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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So lucky to have gotten with 2 great presses!! @arsenalpulp.bsky.social and @concordiapress.bsky.social !! dreams to work with
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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So excited to be holding Queers at the Table!!! @arsenalpulp.bsky.social

YAYYYYYYYYY I am so overwhelmed with emotion! The book has 38 contributors! It has been so wonderful to work with you all!

arsenalpulp.com/Books/Q/Quee...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Has anyone else been getting emails like these? "An AI wrote a review of your paper" and "An AI created a podcast of your paper" from academia .edu ?

@hypervisible.bsky.social
"An AI wrote a review of your paper" An AI created a podcast of your paper
July 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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For those in Montreal in October!

www.eventbrite.com/e/1428017782...
book cover and dates october 9, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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On September 23, a free, virtual event on Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy!!

www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-food...
pride flag and text that says: Free, Virtual Event This event will consist of a roundtable discussion about queer food and queer and trans joy! This discussion will be followed by a period of audience Q and A. Queer food nourishes queer and trans joy. Join contributors to Queers at the Table, Tara Madison Avery, Rani Som, Aino Pihlak, and Tobi Abdul, alongside Queers at the Table editors Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias, as they discuss queer food and queer and trans joy. How does food nourish queer and trans joy? How have the contributors celebrated queer and trans joy through their essays, comics, and recipes in Queers at the Table? The conversation will be facilitated by JJ Wright and Casey Burkholder. This event is part of a series of events celebrating the topic of queer food, the release of Queers at the Table, and the upcoming second Queer Food Conference (www.queerfoodconference.com) from May 1-3, 2026. This event is co-sponsored by Queer & Joyful Worldmaking Lab and the Queer Joy Lab. Get free tickets at: queerfoodconference.com under the additional events tab.
June 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Is Pride making you hungry? Join us in the fall for our event on New Books on Queer Food (free, virtual)

www.eventbrite.com/e/new-books-...

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new books on queer food covers photo of a pile of queer food books just links to queerfoodconference.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Images from last week's event with @haimson.bsky.social for Disrupting Disruptions! Part short talk, part fireside chat, and part audience q+a @mcgillarts.bsky.social
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June 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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inspirational image on my wall by @liberaljane.bsky.social
image of don't burn out superstar and I had this piece of art by Liberal Jane on my wall/white board for the past 22 months that I have been tenure track.
June 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Excited to share that I am now tenured and today is my first official day as an Associate Professor at @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social ! Thank you everyone for all of your support over the years.
Excited to share that I am now tenured and today is my first official day as an Associate Professor on yellow with multi-coloured writing It has been quite a journey to get to this point. I am very grateful for the amazing people that have supported me along the way. THANK YOU. (on yellow background) screenshot of document that says tenured THE JOURNEY I was a non-tenure track Faculty Lecturer (basically another name for a VAP) from July 2018-July 2023. I was converted to a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Summer 2023. June 1, 2025 is my first official day as a tenured, Associate Professor. ___ Before that--- I was an adjunct professor every summer semester between May 2014 until June 2018 (5 years). I was 23 the first time I was an adjunct professor (course lecturer) for a course at McGill ( after the first year of my PhD). The first time I got to guest lecture a class was in the first semester of my MA at McGill (fall 2012). [I also TA’d 13 courses across 2 departments during grad school]. I started pre-preschool at age 2 (1992). I finished my PhD in June 2018 (age 27). At 34 (a few weeks before my 35th birthday), I now have tenure. I am so grateful to the people that have supported me through the many ups and downs.
June 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Pre-order your copy of Queers at the Table for 30% off with free shipping during the month of June! (details below) @arsenalpulp.bsky.social
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May 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Thank you to everyone who came to @shannonmattern.bsky.social 's talk last night! Thank you to the 73 people who registered for the talk!
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May 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM