This is a very writing studies-centered skeet, but… the way that some in the field are tying themselves into knots to advocate for some “ethical uses” of GenAI really emphasizes the field’s shallow investment in anything like “justice” or “decolonization” or “abolition.”

Any Writing Studies folks thinking about CCCC 2026? I want to do a panel about teaching in the South amid... all this.

What's the longest a journal has sat on one of your submissions?

(trying to decide if it's time to email the editors)

👀
Enduring Digital Damage
Rhetorical Reckonings for Planetary Survival
by Dustin Edwards

www.uapress.ua.edu/978081736219...

Everyday there’s some new report that AI is further consolidating wealth and control, procuring energy development and steering energy policy, and using non-transparent and non-consensual training data. And university admins are like “make sure your students are ethical users of AI” 🤠

Give me your spiciest takes on The Rhetorical Tradition. I've assigned it for my grad class but want them to understand exactly why people hate it so much.

I am happy to write letters of recommendation but can we PLEASE stop with these godawful submission portals that ask me to quantify someone's "personal ethics" and "motivation"?!

Hey Rhet/Comp Grad Students (and the folks who support them. We're hosting two, virtual grad student open houses for the CFSHRC next week. Spread the word. It's super casual, but you have to register to get the link. Here's the info: cfshrc.org/youre-invite...

Writing Studies friends: where might I direct a MA student to find sample personal statements for PhD apps?

Good morning! The West Alabama Women’s Center provides much-needed health care services to low income and uninsured Alabamians. If they don’t raise $50K they will close their doors at the end of May.

More info from clinic director Robin Marty in the 🧵and a donation link here

AUBURN!

What are your favorite resources for graduate student writing/research in Writing Studies?

well shit, this should've been the cover for my book.

why does every online academic submission portal suck so much butt

Just asked ChatGPT to summarize an article I wrote. It did a pretty great job. Writing my annual review just got that much easier!