J Barts, PhD (he/him/his)
@jbartashius.bsky.social
religion & film/gender/migration. pubs on stranger things/lady bird/fight club. bylines: @japantimes@kyotojournal@civilbeat
@religiondispatches@deepkyoto
https://buymeacoffee.com/jbartashius
@religiondispatches@deepkyoto
https://buymeacoffee.com/jbartashius
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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Can you imagine going to the police station seeking help bc your partner beats you only to get kidnapped by this guy???
Layers upon layers of trauma is what these monsters are inflicting on this woman and so many more every single day.
Please share bc her family needs to find her.
#OnYourSide
Layers upon layers of trauma is what these monsters are inflicting on this woman and so many more every single day.
Please share bc her family needs to find her.
#OnYourSide
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can you imagine going to the police station seeking help bc your partner beats you only to get kidnapped by this guy???
Layers upon layers of trauma is what these monsters are inflicting on this woman and so many more every single day.
Please share bc her family needs to find her.
#OnYourSide
Layers upon layers of trauma is what these monsters are inflicting on this woman and so many more every single day.
Please share bc her family needs to find her.
#OnYourSide
Looking forward to presenting this Friday at the 6th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture. Hope to see you there!
kyoto-amc.iafor.org/presentation...
kyoto-amc.iafor.org/presentation...
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Looking forward to presenting this Friday at the 6th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture. Hope to see you there!
kyoto-amc.iafor.org/presentation...
kyoto-amc.iafor.org/presentation...
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LA County declares a state of emergency as a direct result of the federal government’s raids…
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
LA County declares a state of emergency as a direct result of the federal government’s raids…
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If you happen to be in Nijmegen...
October 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you happen to be in Nijmegen...
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Great opportunities for #publichistory !
4x4-year, fully-funded PhD opportunities to work with an interdisciplinary group at Trinity College Dublin 2026-2030.
One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.
www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.
www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
PhD Opportunity - Trinity East - Graduate Studies | Trinity College Dublin
Professor Timothy Stott and his team are inviting applications to doctoral research on the heritage of Trinity East in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin.
www.tcd.ie
October 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Great opportunities for #publichistory !
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UVA's Sociology department is looking to hire a tenured sociologist of religion at the Associate or Full level. Here is the advertisement. @sssreligion.bsky.social @asareligion.bsky.social
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
UVA's Sociology department is looking to hire a tenured sociologist of religion at the Associate or Full level. Here is the advertisement. @sssreligion.bsky.social @asareligion.bsky.social
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
Write your alma mater!
Tell them to endorse this AAC&U statement.
Tell them to endorse this AAC&U statement.
1400 colleges and universities large and small spoke out together on this coercive power grab. 10/ www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for… | AAC&U
AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
www.aacu.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Write your alma mater!
Tell them to endorse this AAC&U statement.
Tell them to endorse this AAC&U statement.
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud was a computer engineer doing web development before this. He’s lost his job and home (and many coworkers) and is in a tent with his family including his children Zeina, 6 and Zane, 2. His wife Malak is 7 months pregnant.
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud was a computer engineer doing web development before this. He’s lost his job and home (and many coworkers) and is in a tent with his family including his children Zeina, 6 and Zane, 2. His wife Malak is 7 months pregnant.
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Every creative film person who is like "AI is here to stay", I am gonna make their work a low priority to check out. Sorry that I'm not sorry about deprioritizing or boycotting anything by George Miller and Jason Blum, but that's just too bad. My decision is here to stay and change things. 🖕
‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia
There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.
And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Every creative film person who is like "AI is here to stay", I am gonna make their work a low priority to check out. Sorry that I'm not sorry about deprioritizing or boycotting anything by George Miller and Jason Blum, but that's just too bad. My decision is here to stay and change things. 🖕
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I cannot stress how important Rebecca has been for trans gamedevs. I wouldn't be here if not for her and her wife.
Help if you can.
Help if you can.
Rebecca is a legend and needs some help. Consider donating if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...?
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...?
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I cannot stress how important Rebecca has been for trans gamedevs. I wouldn't be here if not for her and her wife.
Help if you can.
Help if you can.
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Job alert ➡️ Assistant Professor of Religion,Medicine, & Healing @utoronto.ca (tenure stream).Research/teaching of religion, medicine, & healing in cultural/political contexts using historical, ethnographic, and/or textual/media studies methods, Apply by Nov 6, 2025. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
October 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Job alert ➡️ Assistant Professor of Religion,Medicine, & Healing @utoronto.ca (tenure stream).Research/teaching of religion, medicine, & healing in cultural/political contexts using historical, ethnographic, and/or textual/media studies methods, Apply by Nov 6, 2025. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Opening here at the LMU: a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion. The position combines research in philosophy with a strong focus on didactics.
Application deadline: 15 November 2025
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...
Application deadline: 15 November 2025
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...
Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education
job-portal.lmu.de
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Opening here at the LMU: a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion. The position combines research in philosophy with a strong focus on didactics.
Application deadline: 15 November 2025
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...
Application deadline: 15 November 2025
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...
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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Rodney Taylor still needs our help!
He’s still locked in an ICE camp.
He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs.
He’s still facing deportation to Liberia.
He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored.
Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!
He’s still locked in an ICE camp.
He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs.
He’s still facing deportation to Liberia.
He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored.
Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Rodney Taylor still needs our help!
He’s still locked in an ICE camp.
He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs.
He’s still facing deportation to Liberia.
He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored.
Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!
He’s still locked in an ICE camp.
He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs.
He’s still facing deportation to Liberia.
He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored.
Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!
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Religious Studies folks: If you know any students thinking about applying for the PhD program at Penn, please send them this invitation to our online information session on Oct. 13!
Interested in applying for the PHD program in Religious Studies at Penn? Join graduate chair Donovan Schaefer and graduate coordinator Katelyn Stoler for this online information session and Q&A on Oct. 13!
No registration required. Details at this link!
rels.sas.upenn.edu/events/2025/...
No registration required. Details at this link!
rels.sas.upenn.edu/events/2025/...
RELS Information Session for Prospective Doctoral Students | Department of Religious Studies
rels.sas.upenn.edu
October 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Religious Studies folks: If you know any students thinking about applying for the PhD program at Penn, please send them this invitation to our online information session on Oct. 13!
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UNC CH Chapter & NC AAUP statement re Prof. Dwayne Dixon: @aaup.org
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
UNC CH Chapter & NC AAUP statement re Prof. Dwayne Dixon: @aaup.org
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
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New job:
Assistant Professor or above in Political Science- full-time, tenure-track faculty position
Lahore University of Management Sciences -LUMS
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69241
Assistant Professor or above in Political Science- full-time, tenure-track faculty position
Lahore University of Management Sciences -LUMS
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69241
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New job:
Assistant Professor or above in Political Science- full-time, tenure-track faculty position
Lahore University of Management Sciences -LUMS
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69241
Assistant Professor or above in Political Science- full-time, tenure-track faculty position
Lahore University of Management Sciences -LUMS
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69241