Dr. Ishaan
@reluctantmicroblog.bsky.social
Literary scholar for my sins
English and Cultural Studies PhD
Animal studies, Marxism, indie rock, cinema
https://ishaanselby.owlstown.net/
https://bandcamp.com/edsays
https://letterboxd.com/edsays/
English and Cultural Studies PhD
Animal studies, Marxism, indie rock, cinema
https://ishaanselby.owlstown.net/
https://bandcamp.com/edsays
https://letterboxd.com/edsays/
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I write about animals, capitalism, race, and gender& sexuality
I write about animals, capitalism, race, and gender& sexuality
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Few people realize how important it is to write cryptic words on whiteboards with dried-out markers. It makes students pay attention and increases the kind of mystique necessary for true learning to occur.
February 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Few people realize how important it is to write cryptic words on whiteboards with dried-out markers. It makes students pay attention and increases the kind of mystique necessary for true learning to occur.
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Re: the lost dog ad. The family dog has, at least since the late 1940s, occupied an in between space for the American family. It is loved like a child. Or, better, loving it is proof of the child's innocence. But that love carries with it the threat of violence, of the rabid dog and a return to...
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Re: the lost dog ad. The family dog has, at least since the late 1940s, occupied an in between space for the American family. It is loved like a child. Or, better, loving it is proof of the child's innocence. But that love carries with it the threat of violence, of the rabid dog and a return to...
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AI simply cannot stand in front of a classroom, gesticulating wildly and writing semi-illegibly on chalkboards, both of which are key to building rapport and convincing your students you are worth learning from
If people think AI can replace historians and political scientists, I have a bridge on the Thames to sell you.
February 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
AI simply cannot stand in front of a classroom, gesticulating wildly and writing semi-illegibly on chalkboards, both of which are key to building rapport and convincing your students you are worth learning from
When Mr. Wonder Years said "I'm just so tired" I felt that
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
When Mr. Wonder Years said "I'm just so tired" I felt that
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Emerald Fennell they are obliterating your ass on Sesame Street. They're telling kids to eat veggies in the new movie "Wuthering Bites" by Ruby Rutabaga.
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Emerald Fennell they are obliterating your ass on Sesame Street. They're telling kids to eat veggies in the new movie "Wuthering Bites" by Ruby Rutabaga.
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Something interesting in that the dystopian Ring camera is marketed as a tool to find dogs
Playing on the sentimental attachment to dogs in public culture
Playing on the sentimental attachment to dogs in public culture
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Something interesting in that the dystopian Ring camera is marketed as a tool to find dogs
Playing on the sentimental attachment to dogs in public culture
Playing on the sentimental attachment to dogs in public culture
Pub thread:
I write about animals, capitalism, race, and gender& sexuality
I write about animals, capitalism, race, and gender& sexuality
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Pub thread:
I write about animals, capitalism, race, and gender& sexuality
I write about animals, capitalism, race, and gender& sexuality