Myrna Moretti
@myrnamoretti.bsky.social
Postdoc @ Western U FIMS + Starling Centre | PhD Screen Cultures @ Northwestern | popular culture, gender, labour, and digital histories | Sometimes filmmaker 📹💾
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My new article on reading Atari marketing through women's domestic labour and the 'second shift' is up: tmgonline.nl/articles/10....
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My faculty is hiring... again! The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure Steam) in Knowledge Systems, Infrastructures, Communities, and Cultures. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My faculty is hiring... again! The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure Steam) in Knowledge Systems, Infrastructures, Communities, and Cultures. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Without humanities studies, I would not have been a very good scientist. My humanities classes were a master class in creativity, envisioning new futures and how to think. The skills we learned in our humanities classes brought creativity to all our endeavors.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Gutting humanities signals the end of innovation in business and STEM
Lose the humanities, and you lose the very ground of science and business that depend on it.
www.deseret.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Without humanities studies, I would not have been a very good scientist. My humanities classes were a master class in creativity, envisioning new futures and how to think. The skills we learned in our humanities classes brought creativity to all our endeavors.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
I never left apple music because it has too much of my lime-wired millennial stuff from like 2007 and couldn't be bothered, but for the rest of you....
August 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I never left apple music because it has too much of my lime-wired millennial stuff from like 2007 and couldn't be bothered, but for the rest of you....
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Hey, hey... @sigcisconf.bsky.social--@shothisttech.bsky.social's Special Interest Group for Computing, Information & Society--is on Bluesky!
Follow them if you're interested in #ComputerHistory or the social & political impact of digital technologies like #AI.
#histsci #histtech #histSTM 🗃️📜📚
Follow them if you're interested in #ComputerHistory or the social & political impact of digital technologies like #AI.
#histsci #histtech #histSTM 🗃️📜📚
a man wearing glasses is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor .
ALT: a man wearing glasses is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor .
media.tenor.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hey, hey... @sigcisconf.bsky.social--@shothisttech.bsky.social's Special Interest Group for Computing, Information & Society--is on Bluesky!
Follow them if you're interested in #ComputerHistory or the social & political impact of digital technologies like #AI.
#histsci #histtech #histSTM 🗃️📜📚
Follow them if you're interested in #ComputerHistory or the social & political impact of digital technologies like #AI.
#histsci #histtech #histSTM 🗃️📜📚
Sharing creative stuff is scarier and more vulnerable than sharing research stuff but I worked with an amazing team to make this queer hopeful weird essay film and it's FINALLY screening online til June 29. Check out the link for details: becomeingotherwise.my.canva.site#screenings
June 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Sharing creative stuff is scarier and more vulnerable than sharing research stuff but I worked with an amazing team to make this queer hopeful weird essay film and it's FINALLY screening online til June 29. Check out the link for details: becomeingotherwise.my.canva.site#screenings
Film + media history folks, I'm early in a new project that covers golden studio era Hollywood (1930-early '50s ish) and the maturing silent era (1910s-ish); what are your recs for labour/contract/women in these eras and/or feminist film history projects that have compelling methods (any era).
May 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Film + media history folks, I'm early in a new project that covers golden studio era Hollywood (1930-early '50s ish) and the maturing silent era (1910s-ish); what are your recs for labour/contract/women in these eras and/or feminist film history projects that have compelling methods (any era).
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“In a world of polycrisis, the #climateemergency must not be neglected. Let’s continue to ensure our children’s future isn’t on the backburner, but front of mind, as we enter the voting booth.”
@forourkidscanada.bsky.social
#CanadaVotes2025
@forourkidscanada.bsky.social
#CanadaVotes2025
I got to write something with the amazing @sethdklein.bsky.social on the need for questions on climate to be asked at the debates tonight and tomorrow.
Please read and share.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Please read and share.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Deafening silence on climate this election
Climate has fallen off the electorate’s radar, now ranking sixth in a list of priority issues in a recent poll.
edmontonjournal.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“In a world of polycrisis, the #climateemergency must not be neglected. Let’s continue to ensure our children’s future isn’t on the backburner, but front of mind, as we enter the voting booth.”
@forourkidscanada.bsky.social
#CanadaVotes2025
@forourkidscanada.bsky.social
#CanadaVotes2025
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Corey Booker is at hour 15 on the senate floor and there are over 36,000 live viewers on YouTube alone right now.
April 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Corey Booker is at hour 15 on the senate floor and there are over 36,000 live viewers on YouTube alone right now.
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
Took me one minute to email congress/senators, add a little note at the beginning. Why do libraries matter to you?
Trump’s Trying to Gut Libraries: Fight Back with ALA
Trump’s Trying to Gut Libraries: Fight Back with ALA
app.oneclickpolitics.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Took me one minute to email congress/senators, add a little note at the beginning. Why do libraries matter to you?
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How did television help to shape early conceptions of personal computing & computer dating? See standout media studies scholar Dr. @myrnamoretti.bsky.social 's insightful (just published) Interfaces essay "Part of Our Lives Now: The Personal Computer on "Family Ties” "!
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
February 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
How did television help to shape early conceptions of personal computing & computer dating? See standout media studies scholar Dr. @myrnamoretti.bsky.social 's insightful (just published) Interfaces essay "Part of Our Lives Now: The Personal Computer on "Family Ties” "!
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
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If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now.
Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November.
If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.
Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November.
If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.
A reminder that there's a big state supreme court race in Wisconsin coming up April 1st.
It's between a progressive who has defended planned parenthood in court, and Wisconsin's former AG who supports archaic abortion laws.
Guess which one Musk is supporting?
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
It's between a progressive who has defended planned parenthood in court, and Wisconsin's former AG who supports archaic abortion laws.
Guess which one Musk is supporting?
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
January 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now.
Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November.
If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.
Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November.
If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.
A snowy day out canvassing with Eglinton Lawrence’s liberal candidate Vince Gasparro @vgasparro.bsky.social #onpoli #toronto
February 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A snowy day out canvassing with Eglinton Lawrence’s liberal candidate Vince Gasparro @vgasparro.bsky.social #onpoli #toronto
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Excited to announce that we're looking for a tenure-track hire in Game Studies! Our department is home to two fantastic undergraduate programs in games/interactive media, and Canada's first MA in Game Studies program. Please share!
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/brocku...
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Assistant Professor, Tenure-track Game Studies
This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is one of Canada’s leading comprehensive universities, a Top Employer in Hamilton-Niagara, ranked #3 as Canada’s Best Employers and ...
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January 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to announce that we're looking for a tenure-track hire in Game Studies! Our department is home to two fantastic undergraduate programs in games/interactive media, and Canada's first MA in Game Studies program. Please share!
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/brocku...
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/brocku...
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Beware fake X ads pretending to be from the CBC #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source | CBC News
X users have been subjected to a flood of ads that feature fake CBC headlines, leading to fake CBC-style articles. In the end, it’s part of an international investment scheme.
www.cbc.ca
January 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Beware fake X ads pretending to be from the CBC #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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All right, Ontario! With the next provincial election expected for February 27, it's time to #UniteTheVote to #VoteFordOut! A new initiative called "Common Ground Ontario" is recruiting volunteers to help in targeted ridings. You can sign up at commongroundon.blogspot.com. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli
Common Ground Ontario
Take Action for a Better Ontario -
Empowering Communities, Supporting Progress, Driving Change
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January 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
All right, Ontario! With the next provincial election expected for February 27, it's time to #UniteTheVote to #VoteFordOut! A new initiative called "Common Ground Ontario" is recruiting volunteers to help in targeted ridings. You can sign up at commongroundon.blogspot.com. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli
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Interesting piece on the responsibility private universities have in this time of targeting public universities. At my press, we publish sometimes controversial books that the public one down the road could not.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
A troubling moment for public higher ed (opinion)
Jay Hartzell’s planned move from the UT Austin presidency to Southern Methodist demands attention from all who care about public higher ed, Michael S. Harris writes.
www.insidehighered.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Interesting piece on the responsibility private universities have in this time of targeting public universities. At my press, we publish sometimes controversial books that the public one down the road could not.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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It's monkey see, monkey do with these MAGA wannabes. #canqueer
Pierre Poilievre says he is ‘only aware’ of two genders
The Conservative leader was responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's first actions since his swearing-in, which included changes to Washington's gender policies.
www.thestar.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It's monkey see, monkey do with these MAGA wannabes. #canqueer
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Authoritarianism wants you to feel like you’re drowning in chaos — headlines of breaking news, after breaking news. Here are 4️⃣ questions you can ask yourself to help spot genuine threats to our democracy.
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
![Is the action tangible, actionable, and detailed? Or intangible, abstract, and vague?
When [Trump] leaves the details vague, we, collectively, cannot help ourselves. We try to fill them in. But — if Trump’s past promises are any guide — intangibility is a pretty good indicator that a proposal is a less-than-pressing concern.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fvbdr5zqt7b74qllyg2vdit/bafkreibvgyxmsqaz6lk5lwbxd747jhmbphuj6j3zhwfyttnhvrkh53snva@jpeg)
![Does this action target the opposition in a way that may cause anticipatory obedience?
By targeting individual politicians, companies, civil servants, nonprofits, donors, media outlets, and journalists, [Trump] can cow hundreds or thousands of others into a more submissive and defensive posture.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fvbdr5zqt7b74qllyg2vdit/bafkreid7mpvpd6vghi3e2dbmkzcrkmden3lg5vvfan6ckt7affhn5dg7o4@jpeg)
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Authoritarianism wants you to feel like you’re drowning in chaos — headlines of breaking news, after breaking news. Here are 4️⃣ questions you can ask yourself to help spot genuine threats to our democracy.
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
What a week to be teaching Rubin's "Thinking Sex." Cannot wait to dig into this bs with my undergrads tomorrow
Rubin in 1984: "It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about sexuality."
Rubin in 1984: "It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about sexuality."
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
What a week to be teaching Rubin's "Thinking Sex." Cannot wait to dig into this bs with my undergrads tomorrow
Rubin in 1984: "It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about sexuality."
Rubin in 1984: "It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about sexuality."
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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Finally, on Friday, Feb 7, it’s the For Viola presentation of NO OTHER LAND.
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally, on Friday, Feb 7, it’s the For Viola presentation of NO OTHER LAND.
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉
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Not only did Zuck sign off on using copyrighted works, Meta “wrote a script to remove copyright info, including the word ‘copyright’ and ‘acknowledgments,’ from e-books in LibGen…”
… Meta actively tried to conceal it.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
… Meta actively tried to conceal it.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims | TechCrunch
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team approval to train on copyrighted documents, according to a new court filing.
techcrunch.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Not only did Zuck sign off on using copyrighted works, Meta “wrote a script to remove copyright info, including the word ‘copyright’ and ‘acknowledgments,’ from e-books in LibGen…”
… Meta actively tried to conceal it.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...
… Meta actively tried to conceal it.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...