Kyra Hunting
@kohunting.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UKY. Children's media scholar, also moonlighting in fandom. Mom of a neurodivergent elementary schooler and general chaser of joy.
Me coming out of the woodwork to
complain again about journalists covering studies about media from non media studies scholars without asking the right questions. (Haven't read the full study so I am reserving judgment on that.) From the jump there are issues, Flintstones is not a kids show.
complain again about journalists covering studies about media from non media studies scholars without asking the right questions. (Haven't read the full study so I am reserving judgment on that.) From the jump there are issues, Flintstones is not a kids show.
Study: For 60 Years, Kids' TV Cast Boys As Doers And Girls As Passive
New research reveals that the language in kid’s TV is reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes, and that little has changed in 60 years. In some cases, it’s getting worse.
www.forbes.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Me coming out of the woodwork to
complain again about journalists covering studies about media from non media studies scholars without asking the right questions. (Haven't read the full study so I am reserving judgment on that.) From the jump there are issues, Flintstones is not a kids show.
complain again about journalists covering studies about media from non media studies scholars without asking the right questions. (Haven't read the full study so I am reserving judgment on that.) From the jump there are issues, Flintstones is not a kids show.
Courses start tomorrow and my pup is quite literally blocking my progress...I will definitely miss this back at the office.
January 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Courses start tomorrow and my pup is quite literally blocking my progress...I will definitely miss this back at the office.
My son decided to dance at the end of the Trolls Band Together movie in front of the screen (we were the only people in the theater). Now he insists we stay until the end of the credits every time so he can dance. I sincerely wonder if this will habituate him as a credit watcher long term.
@alissawilkinson.bsky.social on staying to watch the end credits:
"There’s no right answer here. But in an age in which human labor — especially on movies made by huge corporations — is being systematically devalued, you might want to. You may even want to clap." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/m...
"There’s no right answer here. But in an age in which human labor — especially on movies made by huge corporations — is being systematically devalued, you might want to. You may even want to clap." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/m...
Should I Sit Through the Movie’s Closing Credits?
The film has ended, but the names of the many people who worked on it are rolling across the screen. Do you stick around?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:19 PM
My son decided to dance at the end of the Trolls Band Together movie in front of the screen (we were the only people in the theater). Now he insists we stay until the end of the credits every time so he can dance. I sincerely wonder if this will habituate him as a credit watcher long term.
Can we please just have this pop up every time chatgpt is opened....signed everyone who grades
In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
Don’t know what to buy your loved ones for Christmas? Just ask ChatGPT
November 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Can we please just have this pop up every time chatgpt is opened....signed everyone who grades
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“Critical” will be the next term they go after.
“Her course 'race, gender and class in education' was changed to 'critical inquiry in education,' which she says doesn’t make sense to the course she teaches." Gahhhhhhh, UNT. 😡
‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say
The University of North Texas changed class titles and descriptions with some citing the state’s DEI ban though officials deny that’s the cause.
www.dallasnews.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:56 PM
“Critical” will be the next term they go after.
My Beautiful Wickedness is always one of my favorite readings to assign grad
students. I tend to have a lot of students coming from post-positivist traditions so it is paradigm shifting in many ways. Looking forward to adding this video to the mix.
students. I tend to have a lot of students coming from post-positivist traditions so it is paradigm shifting in many ways. Looking forward to adding this video to the mix.
Feels like a good day to share an earlier video of mine. vimeo.com/47245082
The Beautiful Wickedness of Queer Reading
An audiovisual collage made in memory of Alexander Doty, author of numerous key texts in LGBT and queer film and cultural studies, including the one quoted from…
vimeo.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:54 PM
My Beautiful Wickedness is always one of my favorite readings to assign grad
students. I tend to have a lot of students coming from post-positivist traditions so it is paradigm shifting in many ways. Looking forward to adding this video to the mix.
students. I tend to have a lot of students coming from post-positivist traditions so it is paradigm shifting in many ways. Looking forward to adding this video to the mix.
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
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spoke with Bustle for this excellent essay on tradwives and the political implications of influencing!
www.bustle.com/life/tradwif...
www.bustle.com/life/tradwif...
Are Tradwives Luring Women To The Right?
Much has been made of young men swinging towards Republican — but Gen Z women are growing more conservative, too.
www.bustle.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:13 PM
spoke with Bustle for this excellent essay on tradwives and the political implications of influencing!
www.bustle.com/life/tradwif...
www.bustle.com/life/tradwif...
I can't get over how much voice search adds accessibility to technology for young kids. from upstairs I hear my kid telling the remote to find Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from across our streamers. It gives him, not yet able to really spell, so much media choice independence. Also pts for taste.
a cartoon drawing of a person rollerblading with the letters xxx on their feet
Alt: a cartoon gif animation of Moon Girl rollerskating, feet only against a neon pink and orange backdrop
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I can't get over how much voice search adds accessibility to technology for young kids. from upstairs I hear my kid telling the remote to find Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from across our streamers. It gives him, not yet able to really spell, so much media choice independence. Also pts for taste.
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I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong
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We invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. The award aims to stimulate a new generation of thinkers who can offer original, lively and topical contributions to the lines of political, cultural and educational inquiry which Hall pursued. www.stuarthallfoundation.org/projects/the...
The Stuart Hall Essay Prize - Stuart Hall Foundation
The Stuart Hall Foundation is pleased to invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. Open to submissions from UK-based entrants aged 18 to 30 inclusive, the prize invites new and unpubl...
www.stuarthallfoundation.org
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
We invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. The award aims to stimulate a new generation of thinkers who can offer original, lively and topical contributions to the lines of political, cultural and educational inquiry which Hall pursued. www.stuarthallfoundation.org/projects/the...
My son told my father I liked "smooth jazz" (for the record no - Melody Gardot is not smooth jazz) and he did not because he liked "real jazz." My son is 6.
Okay okay, let’s turn the tables, folks: when were you roasted by your KID for your music taste, rather than your parents? Shared a couple of examples here and there but I’m sure there’s more.
100% this. me trying to play a Redd Kross song for my then 7 yr old "yep that sounds like something YOU would like..."
November 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
My son told my father I liked "smooth jazz" (for the record no - Melody Gardot is not smooth jazz) and he did not because he liked "real jazz." My son is 6.
Leaving work last night I ended up chatting with a group of former students. A terrible film I had seen came up; one student immediately looked up the box office, another replied "I want to know the budget", a 3rd asked how long/where it was out, & wailed its gonna make a profit. So its not all bad
November 20, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Leaving work last night I ended up chatting with a group of former students. A terrible film I had seen came up; one student immediately looked up the box office, another replied "I want to know the budget", a 3rd asked how long/where it was out, & wailed its gonna make a profit. So its not all bad
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“I’ve noticed I’m not in your starter pack. Any particular reason for that?”
November 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
“I’ve noticed I’m not in your starter pack. Any particular reason for that?”