Devina Sarwatay
@devinasarwatay.bsky.social
I study young people and digital cultures
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It's syllabus season & I'm shamelessly plugging some of my work for your consideration.
If you teach:
Communication
Media studies
Digital sociology
Media anthropology
Youth digital cultures
so courses at the intersection of media, technology & society, include in readings...
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If you teach:
Communication
Media studies
Digital sociology
Media anthropology
Youth digital cultures
so courses at the intersection of media, technology & society, include in readings...
1/
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"Most (air)controllers are working mandatory overtime six days a week during the shutdown w/out pay, & some are taking second jobs to pay their bills, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has said." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nearly 1,500 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown
Charlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effects
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"Most (air)controllers are working mandatory overtime six days a week during the shutdown w/out pay, & some are taking second jobs to pay their bills, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has said." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🚨Special Issue Alert: Platforms, Publics, and Anti-Publics
(1/9) Introduction from our guest editors Zoetanya Sujon, Harry Dyer and Felipe Bonow Soares. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#academicsky #socialmediasky
(1/9) Introduction from our guest editors Zoetanya Sujon, Harry Dyer and Felipe Bonow Soares. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#academicsky #socialmediasky
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🚨Special Issue Alert: Platforms, Publics, and Anti-Publics
(1/9) Introduction from our guest editors Zoetanya Sujon, Harry Dyer and Felipe Bonow Soares. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#academicsky #socialmediasky
(1/9) Introduction from our guest editors Zoetanya Sujon, Harry Dyer and Felipe Bonow Soares. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#academicsky #socialmediasky
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this is objectively hilarious
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this is objectively hilarious
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All I want is one single reporter to ask him if he thinks people seeking asylum = means from insane asylums
O'DONNELL: Are we going to war against Venezuela?
TRUMP: I doubt it. They emptied their mental institutions and insane asylums into the United States of America
TRUMP: I doubt it. They emptied their mental institutions and insane asylums into the United States of America
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
All I want is one single reporter to ask him if he thinks people seeking asylum = means from insane asylums
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Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.
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My paper was turned into a comic according to their email - what????
November 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My paper was turned into a comic according to their email - what????
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A group of Jewish grandmas, or bubbes, have been offering advice and comfort to anxious D.C. residents.
The ‘What Would Bubbe Do?’ sessions give people the chance to ask a bubbe about issues ranging from job loss to relationship struggles.
The ‘What Would Bubbe Do?’ sessions give people the chance to ask a bubbe about issues ranging from job loss to relationship struggles.
Bubbes volunteer to do what they do best: Counsel troubled souls
Why crowds of young professionals have been lining up to get advice — and hugs — from other people’s bubbes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A group of Jewish grandmas, or bubbes, have been offering advice and comfort to anxious D.C. residents.
The ‘What Would Bubbe Do?’ sessions give people the chance to ask a bubbe about issues ranging from job loss to relationship struggles.
The ‘What Would Bubbe Do?’ sessions give people the chance to ask a bubbe about issues ranging from job loss to relationship struggles.
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uh, that’s not “reimagining” the novel. that’s…the novel.
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains. n.pr/3L5exuu
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
n.pr
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
uh, that’s not “reimagining” the novel. that’s…the novel.
#MCCIConnect is off with a powerful seminar by @aronczyk.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social on A Strategic Nature
Hosted by @citystgeorges.bsky.social (Carolina Matos, Raluca Moise & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social)
Next: Graphic Refuge 19 Nov 5 pm
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#CityStGSCC
Hosted by @citystgeorges.bsky.social (Carolina Matos, Raluca Moise & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social)
Next: Graphic Refuge 19 Nov 5 pm
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#CityStGSCC
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#MCCIConnect is off with a powerful seminar by @aronczyk.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social on A Strategic Nature
Hosted by @citystgeorges.bsky.social (Carolina Matos, Raluca Moise & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social)
Next: Graphic Refuge 19 Nov 5 pm
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#CityStGSCC
Hosted by @citystgeorges.bsky.social (Carolina Matos, Raluca Moise & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social)
Next: Graphic Refuge 19 Nov 5 pm
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#CityStGSCC
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Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
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Libraries have been moving to rely more on networks to fill the gaps of austerity, and now they are unraveling.
“ALL of Florida lost its [interlibrary loan] services as of October 1. This, of course, most harms those in rural communities. That means those with the most to lose and with the weakest access to education and entertainment materials are now wholly dependent on what their own library owns…”
The Current State of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (October 2025 Edition)
Grant money that should be going to library projects is going to state-sponsored propaganda, among other IMLS updates.
buttondown.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Libraries have been moving to rely more on networks to fill the gaps of austerity, and now they are unraveling.
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How can networks help the uncertainty of being a first-gen academic? How did the pandemic impact our attitude towards community? These are just some of the questions discussed in Ep 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Leonie Smith, @claregs.bsky.social & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social.
tinyurl.com/46cp3bjr
tinyurl.com/46cp3bjr
October 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
How can networks help the uncertainty of being a first-gen academic? How did the pandemic impact our attitude towards community? These are just some of the questions discussed in Ep 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Leonie Smith, @claregs.bsky.social & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social.
tinyurl.com/46cp3bjr
tinyurl.com/46cp3bjr
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
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I'm teaching UG Year 1 students 'Researching Media & Communication' & it's their 1st brush with academic research
What are YOUR top 3️⃣ foundational texts to absolutely include in this module to make them fall in love with research?
#RecommendedRead
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
I'm teaching UG Year 1 students 'Researching Media & Communication' & it's their 1st brush with academic research
What are YOUR top 3️⃣ foundational texts to absolutely include in this module to make them fall in love with research?
#RecommendedRead
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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I'm teaching UG Year 1 students 'Researching Media & Communication' & it's their 1st brush with academic research
What are YOUR top 3️⃣ foundational texts to absolutely include in this module to make them fall in love with research?
#RecommendedRead
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
I'm teaching UG Year 1 students 'Researching Media & Communication' & it's their 1st brush with academic research
What are YOUR top 3️⃣ foundational texts to absolutely include in this module to make them fall in love with research?
#RecommendedRead
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
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Over 75% of content removal decisions by platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube were successfully reversed through appeals enabled under the EU’s Digital Services Act. www.euractiv.com/news/tiktok-...
www.euractiv.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Over 75% of content removal decisions by platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube were successfully reversed through appeals enabled under the EU’s Digital Services Act. www.euractiv.com/news/tiktok-...
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COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.
Public backs ‘super ID card’ which could be used to report potholes
Ministers have recently said they are considering introducing a form of digital ID for adults in Britain
www.independent.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.
We're wrapping up welcome week @citystgeorges.bsky.social & these words of kindness from my students popped up in memories. Our school newsletter runs, "Why I do what I do" & my love for research & guiding students in their dissertations is such a massive reason why!
#CityStGSCC
#CityStGSCC
September 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We're wrapping up welcome week @citystgeorges.bsky.social & these words of kindness from my students popped up in memories. Our school newsletter runs, "Why I do what I do" & my love for research & guiding students in their dissertations is such a massive reason why!
#CityStGSCC
#CityStGSCC
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"Study reveals how Black UK postgrad students may experience racial trauma symptoms after repeated exposure to interacting stressors… harmful cultural expectations in education, and racist behaviours in university spaces… maintained by institutional racism."
#OpenAccess #Blackademics #BlackSky
#OpenAccess #Blackademics #BlackSky
July 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"Study reveals how Black UK postgrad students may experience racial trauma symptoms after repeated exposure to interacting stressors… harmful cultural expectations in education, and racist behaviours in university spaces… maintained by institutional racism."
#OpenAccess #Blackademics #BlackSky
#OpenAccess #Blackademics #BlackSky
I have been blessed with some amazing mentors & networks! Here's my bit paying it forward & expressing my gratitude in, "Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A podcast by ECRs, for ECRs" by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I have been blessed with some amazing mentors & networks! Here's my bit paying it forward & expressing my gratitude in, "Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A podcast by ECRs, for ECRs" by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
#CityStGSCC
@citystgeorges.bsky.social
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Looking for some good reading about AI in education? Check out this new special issue "Theorizing the Future of Generative AI in Education" just out @lmt-journal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjem20/5...
Learning, Media and Technology
Theorizing the Future of Generative AI. Guest Editors: Maureen Ebben and Julien Murphy. Volume 50, Issue 3 of Learning, Media and Technology
www.tandfonline.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Looking for some good reading about AI in education? Check out this new special issue "Theorizing the Future of Generative AI in Education" just out @lmt-journal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjem20/5...