Kayti Lausch
@kaytilausch.bsky.social
TV scholar of conservative media industries, identity, culture and politics. Asst Professor of Film Studies at Montana State. Prepare for random tennis and figure skating likes/posts
DWTS was a travesty tonight and I am upset. Like, season 11 of American Idol levels of upset. WHICH IS THE MOST UPSET I GET ABOUT REALITY COMPETITION SHOWS.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
DWTS was a travesty tonight and I am upset. Like, season 11 of American Idol levels of upset. WHICH IS THE MOST UPSET I GET ABOUT REALITY COMPETITION SHOWS.
Reminder- this is happening on Thursday!
UPCOMING EVENT: Join the SCMS TV SIG, Taylor Cole Miller, and Alfred L. Martin, Jr. for "A Chat About GOLDEN GIRLS: TALES FROM THE LANAI" on Thursday, November 6, at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. Check your email or DM for the event link! #scmstv @scmstudies.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Reminder- this is happening on Thursday!
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UPCOMING EVENT: Join the SCMS TV SIG, Taylor Cole Miller, and Alfred L. Martin, Jr. for "A Chat About GOLDEN GIRLS: TALES FROM THE LANAI" on Thursday, November 6, at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. Check your email or DM for the event link! #scmstv @scmstudies.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
UPCOMING EVENT: Join the SCMS TV SIG, Taylor Cole Miller, and Alfred L. Martin, Jr. for "A Chat About GOLDEN GIRLS: TALES FROM THE LANAI" on Thursday, November 6, at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. Check your email or DM for the event link! #scmstv @scmstudies.bsky.social
THE BILLS OF BUFFALO
September 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
THE BILLS OF BUFFALO
WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW TAYLOR TOWNSEND FANS SOME OF US HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A DECADE BUT WE WELCOME YOU NEVERTHELESS THAT IS MY GIRL 😭😭😭
August 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW TAYLOR TOWNSEND FANS SOME OF US HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A DECADE BUT WE WELCOME YOU NEVERTHELESS THAT IS MY GIRL 😭😭😭
Did a new icebreaker question today (tell us something nature-y you're seen/experienced recently) and one student was almost struck by lightning, one was charged by a moose, one witnessed a landslide (from a safe distance), and one accidentally encountered a mama bear and her cub. Montana is wild.
August 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Did a new icebreaker question today (tell us something nature-y you're seen/experienced recently) and one student was almost struck by lightning, one was charged by a moose, one witnessed a landslide (from a safe distance), and one accidentally encountered a mama bear and her cub. Montana is wild.
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Hello, colleagues! I'm putting together a proposed #SCMS26 panel on Television and Catastrophe. (I know at one of you has to be working on Chernobyl, right?) Hope you'll consider sending me a topic proposal! See my call for panelists here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #SCMSTV #TVSIG
August 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hello, colleagues! I'm putting together a proposed #SCMS26 panel on Television and Catastrophe. (I know at one of you has to be working on Chernobyl, right?) Hope you'll consider sending me a topic proposal! See my call for panelists here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #SCMSTV #TVSIG
Sara Errani the legend that you are!!!
August 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sara Errani the legend that you are!!!
Grigor doesn’t deserve this 😭😭😭
July 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Grigor doesn’t deserve this 😭😭😭
I’m on my last day of archival research trying to beast through as many folders as possible and there’s a fire in the library LOL
June 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I’m on my last day of archival research trying to beast through as many folders as possible and there’s a fire in the library LOL
ABSOLUTE SCENES I LOVE BASKETBALLLLLL
May 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
ABSOLUTE SCENES I LOVE BASKETBALLLLLL
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We are pleased to announce the results of our TV SIG Board election! Our new First Year Board Rep will be Ben Kruger-Robbins. Our new Grad Student Rep will be Olivia Stowell. Congrats to both!
Let's also enthusiastically thank all of our candidates for their willingness to serve. 📺 #SCMSTV #TVSIG
Let's also enthusiastically thank all of our candidates for their willingness to serve. 📺 #SCMSTV #TVSIG
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
AARON GORDON!!!! WHAT FUN
May 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
AARON GORDON!!!! WHAT FUN
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Send me your self-nominations! (Or if you know someone who would make a great board member, encourage them to self-nominate!) #SCMSTV #TVSIG
A reminder that self-nominations are open for our upcoming TV SIG Board Election! We're electing a First Year Rep and a Grad Student Rep. Interested in running? Please send a 100-word bio and a 200ish-word nominating statement to Molly by Friday. (Check your email for details.) #SCMSTV
April 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I got the Wordle in one guess today and since then everything's gone to hell
April 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I got the Wordle in one guess today and since then everything's gone to hell
Starting SCMS right with @theseanmdonovan.bsky.social and @kellydt27.bsky.social 🚢🧊💙
April 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Starting SCMS right with @theseanmdonovan.bsky.social and @kellydt27.bsky.social 🚢🧊💙
For those of you at #scms25, I'm presenting bright and early tomorrow morning on what promises to be a very fun panel!
And don't forget the TV Studies SIG social hour on Friday from 5-7 pm at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub. See you there :-)
And don't forget the TV Studies SIG social hour on Friday from 5-7 pm at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub. See you there :-)
April 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
For those of you at #scms25, I'm presenting bright and early tomorrow morning on what promises to be a very fun panel!
And don't forget the TV Studies SIG social hour on Friday from 5-7 pm at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub. See you there :-)
And don't forget the TV Studies SIG social hour on Friday from 5-7 pm at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub. See you there :-)
I'm just now emerging from midterm grading so if you want to hang out at SCMS this week, lmk!!
Also: TV Studies SIG Happy Hour is at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday April 4th. Come on by and chat with other SIG members and also me!
Also: TV Studies SIG Happy Hour is at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday April 4th. Come on by and chat with other SIG members and also me!
March 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm just now emerging from midterm grading so if you want to hang out at SCMS this week, lmk!!
Also: TV Studies SIG Happy Hour is at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday April 4th. Come on by and chat with other SIG members and also me!
Also: TV Studies SIG Happy Hour is at The Exchequer Restaurant and Pub from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday April 4th. Come on by and chat with other SIG members and also me!
I love figure skating so much, what do you mean the season is over 😭😭😭
March 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I love figure skating so much, what do you mean the season is over 😭😭😭
finally watched MATLOCK and it is so good I have already cried yay I never have and never will leave you broadcast TV!!!!!
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
finally watched MATLOCK and it is so good I have already cried yay I never have and never will leave you broadcast TV!!!!!
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Even if you don’t watch the show English Teacher, hope you'll read this. This is about more than 1 show, 1 guy.
FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...
FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...
FX’s renewal of "English Teacher" sends a dangerous message
FX's decision to look past allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez signals a troubling disregard for survivors.
www.salon.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Even if you don’t watch the show English Teacher, hope you'll read this. This is about more than 1 show, 1 guy.
FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...
FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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bluesky bat signal! anyone interested in joining me & @eleanoir.bsky.social for an ASA panel on mediatization, subjectivity, empire, & capital??
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
bluesky bat signal! anyone interested in joining me & @eleanoir.bsky.social for an ASA panel on mediatization, subjectivity, empire, & capital??
TAYLOR TOWNSEND TWO TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMP WE LOVE TO SEE IT
January 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
TAYLOR TOWNSEND TWO TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMP WE LOVE TO SEE IT