Richard Branscomb
@drbranscoob.bsky.social
❤️🔥 into cookery and mixology | 🌲 living on unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation in northern BC | 📚 teaching technical communication, rhetoric, sustainability, accessibility in UNBC's School of Engineering; recovering scholar of extremism
Looking forward to presenting at #ATTW25 tomorrow! Shout out to the organizers for committing to hybrid programming for folx unable / choosing not to travel
June 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looking forward to presenting at #ATTW25 tomorrow! Shout out to the organizers for committing to hybrid programming for folx unable / choosing not to travel
experienced the enshittification of telecom customer service today, which now includes reps blaming their internal "AI" for being unable to process account credits because it can't access relevant data on the account?
wtf is this nonsense
wtf is this nonsense
January 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
experienced the enshittification of telecom customer service today, which now includes reps blaming their internal "AI" for being unable to process account credits because it can't access relevant data on the account?
wtf is this nonsense
wtf is this nonsense
Feels like a good day to re-share this article I collaborated on, where we examine what we call "reactive memory" in right-wing rhetoric leading up to the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot
doi.org/10.1080/2767...
doi.org/10.1080/2767...
Reactive Memories of 1776
In this article, we situate the riot at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021, within the longer history of white-led race riots in the United States, as both state and vigilante ac...
doi.org
January 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Feels like a good day to re-share this article I collaborated on, where we examine what we call "reactive memory" in right-wing rhetoric leading up to the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot
doi.org/10.1080/2767...
doi.org/10.1080/2767...
Reposted by Richard Branscomb
If you do business in Canada, you should be aware of these accessibility laws: Accessible Canada Act (ACA), Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA), and Accessible British Columbia Act (ABCA).
www.deque.com/blog/canada-...
www.deque.com/blog/canada-...
What Your Organization Needs to Navigate Canada Digital Accessibility Laws | Deque
In this post, we focus on the different digital accessibility laws in Canada and how to meet digital accessibility compliance requirements.
www.deque.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:30 PM
If you do business in Canada, you should be aware of these accessibility laws: Accessible Canada Act (ACA), Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA), and Accessible British Columbia Act (ABCA).
www.deque.com/blog/canada-...
www.deque.com/blog/canada-...
what's everyone's fave marking music?
December 6, 2024 at 4:14 PM
what's everyone's fave marking music?
the hollow dread of needing to transition to MS Bookings
November 21, 2024 at 8:57 PM
the hollow dread of needing to transition to MS Bookings
Reposted by Richard Branscomb
Did I do this right? Starter pack for folks in rhetoric & writing studies.
#writingstudies #teamrhetoric #genrestudies
go.bsky.app/SCyxbJN
#writingstudies #teamrhetoric #genrestudies
go.bsky.app/SCyxbJN
October 20, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Did I do this right? Starter pack for folks in rhetoric & writing studies.
#writingstudies #teamrhetoric #genrestudies
go.bsky.app/SCyxbJN
#writingstudies #teamrhetoric #genrestudies
go.bsky.app/SCyxbJN
when a service thing has wrapped, but The Drama comes back for more
August 21, 2024 at 6:54 PM
when a service thing has wrapped, but The Drama comes back for more
snagged some fab mushrooms at a local market; made a noodle soup with them; was delicious
July 25, 2024 at 9:09 PM
snagged some fab mushrooms at a local market; made a noodle soup with them; was delicious
seems like a good day to double check our absentee voting registration
July 22, 2024 at 3:33 PM
seems like a good day to double check our absentee voting registration
a sure sign of personal growth is font preferences
June 21, 2024 at 6:39 PM
a sure sign of personal growth is font preferences
huge shout out to our dog who decided to roll around in tree sap (??) this morning--very chill thing to do, buddy
June 7, 2024 at 7:46 PM
huge shout out to our dog who decided to roll around in tree sap (??) this morning--very chill thing to do, buddy
um has anyone taught a M/F class? I get the feeling students will be none too pleased
June 5, 2024 at 6:02 PM
um has anyone taught a M/F class? I get the feeling students will be none too pleased
me, adapting a 17k-word dissertation chapter into a 6500-word chapter for an edited collection
Princessbride Sumup GIF
Alt: Inigo Montoya saying, "Let me explain... No, there is too much. Let me sum up."
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May 30, 2024 at 5:23 PM
me, adapting a 17k-word dissertation chapter into a 6500-word chapter for an edited collection
this week I'm rejecting FOMO and embracing RIMO (revelling in missing out)
May 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM
this week I'm rejecting FOMO and embracing RIMO (revelling in missing out)
I've been pulled back into my dissertation work (on extremism stuff in the US) for a publication, so I'm muddling through while taking careful steps to retain my sanity
May 21, 2024 at 3:35 PM
I've been pulled back into my dissertation work (on extremism stuff in the US) for a publication, so I'm muddling through while taking careful steps to retain my sanity
we inherited a rhubarb plant and I'm keen to make it a problem for whoever comes after us, too
May 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
we inherited a rhubarb plant and I'm keen to make it a problem for whoever comes after us, too
at what point does one stop trying to herd cats and choose instead to join them?
May 3, 2024 at 4:35 PM
at what point does one stop trying to herd cats and choose instead to join them?
Judith Butler on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me sounds like an absolute fever dream (and I'm obviously gonna listen)
April 20, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Judith Butler on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me sounds like an absolute fever dream (and I'm obviously gonna listen)
truly learning a place means being able to accurately estimate a delivery date based on wherever a package happens to be in the world
January 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM
truly learning a place means being able to accurately estimate a delivery date based on wherever a package happens to be in the world
approaching our first subarctic deep-freeze and, well, it should be interesting 🥶
January 9, 2024 at 6:38 PM
approaching our first subarctic deep-freeze and, well, it should be interesting 🥶
it's a distinct privilege to have introduced "yinz" to northern BC
January 5, 2024 at 5:54 PM
it's a distinct privilege to have introduced "yinz" to northern BC
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I'm pleased to be able to share the CFP for the 2024 International Rhetoric Workshop--share far and wide! Proposals due 18 Feb.
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
December 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM
I'm pleased to be able to share the CFP for the 2024 International Rhetoric Workshop--share far and wide! Proposals due 18 Feb.
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
I'm pleased to be able to share the CFP for the 2024 International Rhetoric Workshop--share far and wide! Proposals due 18 Feb.
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
December 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM
I'm pleased to be able to share the CFP for the 2024 International Rhetoric Workshop--share far and wide! Proposals due 18 Feb.
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
Full information available at the IRW website: internationalrhetoric.com/2024
I feel like a mad scientist when redesigning courses in that it requires a lot of energy and might burst into flames at any moment
December 14, 2023 at 8:31 PM
I feel like a mad scientist when redesigning courses in that it requires a lot of energy and might burst into flames at any moment