JSA Lowe
@jsalowe.com
she/her | just another poet with a cat | teaches film and literature | studies danmei and fanfic | masterless ronin, island dweller, matcha enjoyer | "it wasn't always like this, of course. on occasion it's been worse." | http://jsalowe.com
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Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
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If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
rb.gy
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
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New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Alfred W T Lo, Culture travellers: Theorizing transculturing through transcultural fandom in the GenAI age, Applied Linguistics, 2025.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1093/appl...
Alfred W T Lo, Culture travellers: Theorizing transculturing through transcultural fandom in the GenAI age, Applied Linguistics, 2025.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1093/appl...
Culture travellers: Theorizing transculturing through transcultural fandom in the GenAI age
Abstract. This paper develops transculturing as a new theoretical–analytical approach for understanding how culture is creatively, critically, and imaginat
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Alfred W T Lo, Culture travellers: Theorizing transculturing through transcultural fandom in the GenAI age, Applied Linguistics, 2025.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1093/appl...
Alfred W T Lo, Culture travellers: Theorizing transculturing through transcultural fandom in the GenAI age, Applied Linguistics, 2025.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1093/appl...
we need this man on here NOW #academicsky
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
we need this man on here NOW #academicsky
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Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) - ARU
Join us online on 5 December for a symposium investigating the recent phenomena of Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the so-called 'great Internet let down'.
www.aru.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
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Join us for our first event of 25-26! A discussion of Fandom for Us, by Us by @alfredmartin.bsky.social, on Friday, Nov. 14 on Zoom. More info and registration: tinyurl.com/fandomforus
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us for our first event of 25-26! A discussion of Fandom for Us, by Us by @alfredmartin.bsky.social, on Friday, Nov. 14 on Zoom. More info and registration: tinyurl.com/fandomforus
four by jean valentine [via sean singer]
October 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
four by jean valentine [via sean singer]
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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘KILL BILL’ movies will be released in theaters as one complete movie on December 5.
• Will include a never-before-seen 7-minute animated sequence
• Select presentations will be in 70mm and 35mm
• Will include a never-before-seen 7-minute animated sequence
• Select presentations will be in 70mm and 35mm
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘KILL BILL’ movies will be released in theaters as one complete movie on December 5.
• Will include a never-before-seen 7-minute animated sequence
• Select presentations will be in 70mm and 35mm
• Will include a never-before-seen 7-minute animated sequence
• Select presentations will be in 70mm and 35mm
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if you're thinking about coming to do a #fanstudies PhD with me, here's your chance to learn more.
Thinking about pursuing a PhD with T&T? We've got TWO upcoming information sessions. The first will be Wednesday, October 15 at 6pm. Sign up here! applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id...
Texts & Technology PhD October Open House
applynow.graduate.ucf.edu
September 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
if you're thinking about coming to do a #fanstudies PhD with me, here's your chance to learn more.
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Here's a diversion for you all: contributors to @ebertvoices.bsky.social wrote about 11 of the late, great Robert Redford's performances. My pick is Sneakers. Everybody else's entries are fantastic, and there are some surprises. www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
The Golden Boy: 11 of Our Favorite Robert Redford Performances | Features | Roger Ebert
The staff picks some of our favorite performances from the late screen legend, from "Barefoot in the Park" to "All the President's Men."
www.rogerebert.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Here's a diversion for you all: contributors to @ebertvoices.bsky.social wrote about 11 of the late, great Robert Redford's performances. My pick is Sneakers. Everybody else's entries are fantastic, and there are some surprises. www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
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If professors can be fired for discussing topics not explicitly mentioned in the course description and/or not toeing the ideological line of elected political leaders, there is no academic freedom in Texas.
September 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If professors can be fired for discussing topics not explicitly mentioned in the course description and/or not toeing the ideological line of elected political leaders, there is no academic freedom in Texas.
was anyone going to TELL ME that kahlo and o'keeffe partied together in new york, visited each other afterwards, and kahlo at least seems to have had a pretty intense crush on o'keeffe, or did i really have to find that out myself today via A FB POST
August 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
was anyone going to TELL ME that kahlo and o'keeffe partied together in new york, visited each other afterwards, and kahlo at least seems to have had a pretty intense crush on o'keeffe, or did i really have to find that out myself today via A FB POST
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honestly thought it would be kimmel but in the end stephen was much more dangerous. poets and comedians are the canaries down the mine shaft, pay attention to who is next
July 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
honestly thought it would be kimmel but in the end stephen was much more dangerous. poets and comedians are the canaries down the mine shaft, pay attention to who is next
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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I don't think there should be any question that Colbert is the most brilliant man ever to sit behind a desk at a late night talk show.
Seriously, watch this clip. As an extemporaneous speaker, he can't be beat. And the depth of his intellect is undeniable.
Seriously, watch this clip. As an extemporaneous speaker, he can't be beat. And the depth of his intellect is undeniable.
Pumping my fist in the air when he makes that Robert Hayden pull
July 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I don't think there should be any question that Colbert is the most brilliant man ever to sit behind a desk at a late night talk show.
Seriously, watch this clip. As an extemporaneous speaker, he can't be beat. And the depth of his intellect is undeniable.
Seriously, watch this clip. As an extemporaneous speaker, he can't be beat. And the depth of his intellect is undeniable.
so few perfect things in the world but Blue is one
One of my favorite albums was released on this date in 1971. Blue by Joni Mitchell. It soared opened with this song, and never came back down.
Joni Mitchell - California (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
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June 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
so few perfect things in the world but Blue is one
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Happy Pride Month! We got y'all a gift. It's Issue 20 & you'll love it. 🌈
www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/
www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/
June 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy Pride Month! We got y'all a gift. It's Issue 20 & you'll love it. 🌈
www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/
www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/
whoa, i'm in here too! honestly kinda sorta hyped about it bc these are three new poems i thought no one would love, but these nice queer southern folks did. they're my favorite, give them some love? 🏳️🌈 💕 🌈 (thank u screen door i love y'all)
Happy Pride Month! We got y'all a gift. It's Issue 20 & you'll love it. 🌈
www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/
www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
whoa, i'm in here too! honestly kinda sorta hyped about it bc these are three new poems i thought no one would love, but these nice queer southern folks did. they're my favorite, give them some love? 🏳️🌈 💕 🌈 (thank u screen door i love y'all)
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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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Another shoe drops.
May 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Another shoe drops.
I thought your approbation Fame – and it's withdrawal Infamy.
[E. Dickinson to T.W. Higginson, 1877]
[E. Dickinson to T.W. Higginson, 1877]
May 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I thought your approbation Fame – and it's withdrawal Infamy.
[E. Dickinson to T.W. Higginson, 1877]
[E. Dickinson to T.W. Higginson, 1877]
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The New York Times has announced an agreement with Amazon that allows the company to use the newspaper's content to develop its artificial intelligence models. Until now, the newspaper has consistently refused to allow its content to be used for generative AI.
Le New York Times a annoncé un accord avec Amazon qui autorise le groupe à utiliser les contenus du quotidien pour développer ses modèles d'intelligence artificielle. Jusqu'ici le journal a toujours refusé de laisser ses contenus nourrir l'IA générative #AFP
➡️ u.afp.com/Spaj
➡️ u.afp.com/Spaj
May 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The New York Times has announced an agreement with Amazon that allows the company to use the newspaper's content to develop its artificial intelligence models. Until now, the newspaper has consistently refused to allow its content to be used for generative AI.