Molly Seremet (she/her)
@moxymolly.bsky.social
Assistant Prof & theatremaker. Shax, cyborgs, performing objects. Also Spanish Golden Age obsessed. Producer of Writ in the Margins podcast. Oh, and Coney Island superfan. Opinions mine. Trans rights are human rights. Tell me your fave tarot card!
Spent the morning in the studio because work is heart-achingly depressing right now. I glazed four tiny pieces with a hand-painted leopard spot finish, trimmed a mug and two vases, and threw four olive or pistachio dishes. So I can be productive, jut not about the things that are breaking my heart.
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Spent the morning in the studio because work is heart-achingly depressing right now. I glazed four tiny pieces with a hand-painted leopard spot finish, trimmed a mug and two vases, and threw four olive or pistachio dishes. So I can be productive, jut not about the things that are breaking my heart.
Priority registration with 60+ advisees from damn near every major on the same day as a widespread Canvas outage? Priceless. Pray for me and my poor inbox.
October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Priority registration with 60+ advisees from damn near every major on the same day as a widespread Canvas outage? Priceless. Pray for me and my poor inbox.
Having all the power go out on most of campus during rehearsal was never going to be optimal. But on a day we also got an alert email about an escaped convict? On day 2 of spooky season? Priceless. And yes, I made everyone leave together, & organized walking buddies bc I have seen that movie!
October 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Having all the power go out on most of campus during rehearsal was never going to be optimal. But on a day we also got an alert email about an escaped convict? On day 2 of spooky season? Priceless. And yes, I made everyone leave together, & organized walking buddies bc I have seen that movie!
I had 10 meetings today, taught one class, and am heading in for a three hour rehearsal. Tomorrow, I teach two classes and have -- at current count -- 13 meetings. Cosplaying Ron Swanson to be OOO on Friday for a wee anniversary getaway is more daunting than I expected!
September 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I had 10 meetings today, taught one class, and am heading in for a three hour rehearsal. Tomorrow, I teach two classes and have -- at current count -- 13 meetings. Cosplaying Ron Swanson to be OOO on Friday for a wee anniversary getaway is more daunting than I expected!
Today, I learned that I'm not a natural at teaching a discussion course with a cap of 35 students. Thursday is another day etcetera but woof.
August 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today, I learned that I'm not a natural at teaching a discussion course with a cap of 35 students. Thursday is another day etcetera but woof.
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would love to see more of this, as my sense has been that the grotesque dynamics of academic labor have meant that it is most often precariously positioned colleagues, including non-TL faculty in writing, who are targeted by admins whose goal is to secure “faculty buy-in” for AI mainstreaming
Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies
Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies
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August 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
would love to see more of this, as my sense has been that the grotesque dynamics of academic labor have meant that it is most often precariously positioned colleagues, including non-TL faculty in writing, who are targeted by admins whose goal is to secure “faculty buy-in” for AI mainstreaming
I'm so stressed about the start of term BUT at the same time, so stinking pumped to be teaching Dramaturgy, Communities, and Theatre History I this semester. Despite all The Shit™️ of higher ed in 2025, I continue to be FUCKING AGOG that this is how I get to spend my professional life.
August 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm so stressed about the start of term BUT at the same time, so stinking pumped to be teaching Dramaturgy, Communities, and Theatre History I this semester. Despite all The Shit™️ of higher ed in 2025, I continue to be FUCKING AGOG that this is how I get to spend my professional life.
I took Biomedical Ethics. It was a *lab* course for non-science majors & it rocked. I also took ChinaPop as my freshman sem, which was about intersections bt Chinese pop culture & history/politics. (I was a Theatre/English double major). Take weird classes, kids! Knowledge enriches your life!
What was your favorite early clas NOT in your eventual major. Mine was Ethnomusicology: an introduction to folk music.
I invariably get, "Ooh anthro that was my favorite class/cool professor" from people I meet. I tend to think soms of it is our outré material, being willing to talk "taboo" subjects in a cross-cultural context.
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
July 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I took Biomedical Ethics. It was a *lab* course for non-science majors & it rocked. I also took ChinaPop as my freshman sem, which was about intersections bt Chinese pop culture & history/politics. (I was a Theatre/English double major). Take weird classes, kids! Knowledge enriches your life!
Do you think your feelings? I mean, *think* them instead of just, like, feeling them? If so, may I recommend having a designated Crying Movie™️ to use when you need to force the feeling? Mine never ever fails and it's (my) therapist approved! #sobbing
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Alt: a black background with the words p.s. i love you
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July 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Do you think your feelings? I mean, *think* them instead of just, like, feeling them? If so, may I recommend having a designated Crying Movie™️ to use when you need to force the feeling? Mine never ever fails and it's (my) therapist approved! #sobbing
I'm teaching a Communities class this fall. One facet I'm pumped about is real-life civic participation. Also thinking about a "bingo card" for tangible activities. Get a local library card, obtain absentee ballot, attend a city council mtg etc. What ideas do you have for other fun things? #teaching
July 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm teaching a Communities class this fall. One facet I'm pumped about is real-life civic participation. Also thinking about a "bingo card" for tangible activities. Get a local library card, obtain absentee ballot, attend a city council mtg etc. What ideas do you have for other fun things? #teaching
My sweetest girl. It brightened my heart to see her sweet snoot today on SAA's feed. She casts a long shadow -- and it's not just her ears I'm referring to. 💕🐶🪽🌈🌁
It’s the long-awaited return of the #ShaxPets series! Today, we’re meeting Haggis, who is truly a worthy May-morn chuck. Thank you for welcoming us back into summer Shax Pet fun, Haggis. 11/10.
July 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My sweetest girl. It brightened my heart to see her sweet snoot today on SAA's feed. She casts a long shadow -- and it's not just her ears I'm referring to. 💕🐶🪽🌈🌁
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
Of the myriad challenges facing elder millennials, there's a serious one that not enough people are talking about... and it is china sets. Please, we're begging you, do not give us your fine china sets. I am the custodian of SIX SETS already and my MIL is working hard to get me to take a 7th.
June 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Of the myriad challenges facing elder millennials, there's a serious one that not enough people are talking about... and it is china sets. Please, we're begging you, do not give us your fine china sets. I am the custodian of SIX SETS already and my MIL is working hard to get me to take a 7th.
I do not recommend two massive car repairs, a huge vet bill + pet cremation services, a dental issue, and non-negotiable interstate travel for family things in a two week period. My bank account and my will to keep on keepin' on are both approaching negative.
June 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I do not recommend two massive car repairs, a huge vet bill + pet cremation services, a dental issue, and non-negotiable interstate travel for family things in a two week period. My bank account and my will to keep on keepin' on are both approaching negative.
Feeling really smug about already having a ticket for Sunset Boulevard in two weeks. #OutOfTownNewYorker
June 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Feeling really smug about already having a ticket for Sunset Boulevard in two weeks. #OutOfTownNewYorker
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Honestly—as hokey and trivial as this sounds—at a time when individuality and creativity and humanity and the arts are under attack—celebrating all of those things with the Tony awards feels like a very small but meaningful act of resistance.
And all resistance matters.
#TonyAwards
And all resistance matters.
#TonyAwards
June 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Honestly—as hokey and trivial as this sounds—at a time when individuality and creativity and humanity and the arts are under attack—celebrating all of those things with the Tony awards feels like a very small but meaningful act of resistance.
And all resistance matters.
#TonyAwards
And all resistance matters.
#TonyAwards
I don't go in for awards shows generally, but I *live* for the #Tonys. Tony Kushner presenting Harvey Fierstein's lIfetime achievement award? Come the fuck on, Bridget. I love live theatre and love that I get to be a part of it for my own life's work.
June 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I don't go in for awards shows generally, but I *live* for the #Tonys. Tony Kushner presenting Harvey Fierstein's lIfetime achievement award? Come the fuck on, Bridget. I love live theatre and love that I get to be a part of it for my own life's work.
In two weeks, I'm visiting favorite people, favorite places, and favorite housepets. And seeing Death Becomes Her. My heart is SO FULL. 💕
June 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In two weeks, I'm visiting favorite people, favorite places, and favorite housepets. And seeing Death Becomes Her. My heart is SO FULL. 💕
Pleased to shout that S3 of Writ in the Margins starts today! This is a dramaturgy podcast I co-create with the grad students at MBU Shakespeare in Performance. This summer, we're dropping back to back seasons, with new episodes launching every Monday in June and July! #earlymodern #shakespeare
June 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Pleased to shout that S3 of Writ in the Margins starts today! This is a dramaturgy podcast I co-create with the grad students at MBU Shakespeare in Performance. This summer, we're dropping back to back seasons, with new episodes launching every Monday in June and July! #earlymodern #shakespeare
Banana Hypermobility. 🤣
April 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Banana Hypermobility. 🤣
In a rare bit of good news, I learned today that I've been promoted to Associate Professor. This opportunity is not one I take for granted and I am very, very grateful. 💕
April 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In a rare bit of good news, I learned today that I've been promoted to Associate Professor. This opportunity is not one I take for granted and I am very, very grateful. 💕
I got nominated for a thing. This was lovely. The org let me know. I started working through the thing's process. Lots of work, materials, emails. I've just learned that I'm not eligible bc (checks notes) I have an MFA & not a PhD. Which is in my email signature, CV, faculty bio. Barf.
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I got nominated for a thing. This was lovely. The org let me know. I started working through the thing's process. Lots of work, materials, emails. I've just learned that I'm not eligible bc (checks notes) I have an MFA & not a PhD. Which is in my email signature, CV, faculty bio. Barf.
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WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
All power is out in my campus office except for the big light. I don't think I need to tell you that I'll be working in the dark for the foreseeable future. #BigLightNever
March 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
All power is out in my campus office except for the big light. I don't think I need to tell you that I'll be working in the dark for the foreseeable future. #BigLightNever