Steven Attewell
@stevenattewell.bsky.social
Adjunct assistant professor, policy historian, writer about intersection of history, politics, and pop culture.
Finally finished my big round-up post on the history of the United Farm Workers (UFW)!
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thealphapenguin said: OK, I'll bite - what's the deal with the United Farm Workers? What were their strengths and weaknesses compared to other labor unions? Answer: It is not an easy thing to talk...
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April 6, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Finally finished my big round-up post on the history of the United Farm Workers (UFW)!
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On Graphic Policy Radio @stevenattewell.bsky.social & nerd out about #Xmen97. From Henry Gyrich and the Great Replacement Theory to anti-mutant medical discrimination here’s our conversation about the debut of the new X-Men ’97 animated TV series. bit.ly/X97
X-Men ’97 Premiere! Getting Animated with Steven Attewell Phd. - Graphic Policy
“Do not make me let you down” - Magneto
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April 5, 2024 at 3:29 AM
On Graphic Policy Radio @stevenattewell.bsky.social & nerd out about #Xmen97. From Henry Gyrich and the Great Replacement Theory to anti-mutant medical discrimination here’s our conversation about the debut of the new X-Men ’97 animated TV series. bit.ly/X97
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Animated X-Men return! On this @graphicpolicy.bsky.social, @stevenattewell.bsky.social joins @levin.bsky.social to discuss the animated sequel series #XMen97, as well as the collision of its nostalgia-oriented storytelling with its firmly anti-fascist politics!
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April 5, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Animated X-Men return! On this @graphicpolicy.bsky.social, @stevenattewell.bsky.social joins @levin.bsky.social to discuss the animated sequel series #XMen97, as well as the collision of its nostalgia-oriented storytelling with its firmly anti-fascist politics!
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First step to getting there, tho.
Not the same as openly conditioning aid, but this is pretty momentous
Joe Biden calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza
US president also warns Netanyahu that Israel must protect civilians and aid workers or risk losing US support
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April 4, 2024 at 10:49 PM
First step to getting there, tho.
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We answered all the #Xmen97 listener questions. Special shout out to @edidin.bsky.social for many reasons
Podcast with @levin.bsky.social is up! We're talking X-Men '97:
Non-ASOIAF Content: Getting Animated About X-Men ’97
For fans of a certain age, the revamped X-Men cartoon X-Men '97 brings with it a flood of nostalgia. But does the politics of a Saturday morning show for kids hold up in this new incarnation? Settle i...
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April 3, 2024 at 7:43 PM
We answered all the #Xmen97 listener questions. Special shout out to @edidin.bsky.social for many reasons
Podcast with @levin.bsky.social is up! We're talking X-Men '97:
Non-ASOIAF Content: Getting Animated About X-Men ’97
For fans of a certain age, the revamped X-Men cartoon X-Men '97 brings with it a flood of nostalgia. But does the politics of a Saturday morning show for kids hold up in this new incarnation? Settle i...
racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com
April 3, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Podcast with @levin.bsky.social is up! We're talking X-Men '97:
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Someone really should get Elana to write about this stuff. They know music, they know queer culture, they know how to write. If I was doing something more collaborative, I'd definitely get them on board.
No one is gonna run anything I write about anyone from a 60s - 80s guitar rock band and their gender shit. Not even any stories about the members who are literally out as bisexual. And that’s really a shame. Folks should ask me to.
You’re missing out.
You’re missing out.
March 31, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Someone really should get Elana to write about this stuff. They know music, they know queer culture, they know how to write. If I was doing something more collaborative, I'd definitely get them on board.
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Breaking News: Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. nyti.ms/3xmvcTj
March 28, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Breaking News: Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. nyti.ms/3xmvcTj
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So... FUN FACT... Nelson Peltz caused "Racebending" to enter the cultural lexicon because he strong-armed Paramount into casting his daughter as Katara in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbennder...
March 26, 2024 at 2:08 AM
So... FUN FACT... Nelson Peltz caused "Racebending" to enter the cultural lexicon because he strong-armed Paramount into casting his daughter as Katara in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbennder...
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if we stopped paying cops unlimited overtime for this shit we could make the subways free www.amny.com/news/nypd-co...
‘No more freebies!’ Another 800 NYPD cops going into subways to stop fare evaders | amNewYork
Chell made the statement during a press conference at the 125th Street-Lenox Avenue subway station on March 25 as police brass announced a new, week-long
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March 26, 2024 at 1:42 AM
if we stopped paying cops unlimited overtime for this shit we could make the subways free www.amny.com/news/nypd-co...
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Covering X-Men 97 on the podcast with @stevenattewell.bsky.social. Got questions for our resident historian/x-pert?
March 25, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Covering X-Men 97 on the podcast with @stevenattewell.bsky.social. Got questions for our resident historian/x-pert?
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Anyway, those early Hickman issues did wonders exhibiting why these three work well together and balance each other out, a shame all this narrative potential was left to die on the vine by people less imaginative.
March 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Anyway, those early Hickman issues did wonders exhibiting why these three work well together and balance each other out, a shame all this narrative potential was left to die on the vine by people less imaginative.
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Separated at birth???
March 25, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Separated at birth???
At the risk of being far too nuanced about a hot button topic, Magneto's politics on this issue are very complicated and do not map neatly onto contemporary debates.
That being said, if there is a group that supports universal disarmament and world peace via threat of volcano machine, let me know.
That being said, if there is a group that supports universal disarmament and world peace via threat of volcano machine, let me know.
March 24, 2024 at 1:39 AM
At the risk of being far too nuanced about a hot button topic, Magneto's politics on this issue are very complicated and do not map neatly onto contemporary debates.
That being said, if there is a group that supports universal disarmament and world peace via threat of volcano machine, let me know.
That being said, if there is a group that supports universal disarmament and world peace via threat of volcano machine, let me know.
Finished my outline for Tyrion IX of ASOS. This is probably going to be a long essay because this is very rich material (the first three days of Tyrion's trial ending in Oberyn's offer), but I'm really looking forward to it.
March 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Finished my outline for Tyrion IX of ASOS. This is probably going to be a long essay because this is very rich material (the first three days of Tyrion's trial ending in Oberyn's offer), but I'm really looking forward to it.
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The biggest failure of analysis here from folks that like to bash on the Fash Capes drum is that they don't realize that the actual superpower that lets Superman or Captain America win is their unshakable moral foundations. Everything else in their stories ends up secondary
March 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
The biggest failure of analysis here from folks that like to bash on the Fash Capes drum is that they don't realize that the actual superpower that lets Superman or Captain America win is their unshakable moral foundations. Everything else in their stories ends up secondary
Slight quibble: Bridgerton is not an example of race neutral casting, it's an example of race conscious casting. It posits an alternate history where Queen Charlotte was black and that she helped to raise a number of black families to the nobility, and those characters discuss race quite a bit.
Similar with why race neutral casting is ok in historically set stuff like BRIDGERTON or THE GREAT but not in the historically-set 12 YEARS A SLAVE. It varies a lot on the context and tone
March 17, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Slight quibble: Bridgerton is not an example of race neutral casting, it's an example of race conscious casting. It posits an alternate history where Queen Charlotte was black and that she helped to raise a number of black families to the nobility, and those characters discuss race quite a bit.
Just had a thought that I'd love some insight from working journalists on: what kind of ethical line would Clark Kent have to draw when it comes to using his "super-hearing" or "x-ray vision" in investigative reporting? What would cross the line into unethical surveillance/hacking?
March 17, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Just had a thought that I'd love some insight from working journalists on: what kind of ethical line would Clark Kent have to draw when it comes to using his "super-hearing" or "x-ray vision" in investigative reporting? What would cross the line into unethical surveillance/hacking?
Exactly. Make Section 8 work like cash. It shouldn't be any of the landlord's business how their tenants pay their rent, as long as they pay what's set down in the lease.
March 17, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Exactly. Make Section 8 work like cash. It shouldn't be any of the landlord's business how their tenants pay their rent, as long as they pay what's set down in the lease.
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March 10, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social: Hi, I'm having a hard time finding any info about digital subscriptions on your website. I picked up a digital copy of issue #0 and would be interested in doing a regular digital subscription.
March 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM
@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social: Hi, I'm having a hard time finding any info about digital subscriptions on your website. I picked up a digital copy of issue #0 and would be interested in doing a regular digital subscription.
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You remember the show a lot better than me (but I guess you are literally watching it now). If you think Wigham is good here check out Perry Mason revamp which is killer
March 1, 2024 at 11:05 PM
You remember the show a lot better than me (but I guess you are literally watching it now). If you think Wigham is good here check out Perry Mason revamp which is killer
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Tho my favorite praise of anyone in that show was my friend @stevenattewell.bsky.social ‘s line re Halley Atwell (no relation) “I could watch her eat soup”
Indeed.
Indeed.
March 1, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Tho my favorite praise of anyone in that show was my friend @stevenattewell.bsky.social ‘s line re Halley Atwell (no relation) “I could watch her eat soup”
Indeed.
Indeed.
This provides a lot of really useful detail and background as to what Starbucks is giving to SWU and why (which is the part of the puzzle I was missing when I did my piece). Great labor reporting by Alex Press!
The Starbucks Workers’ Union Has Finally Broken Through
After years of relentless union busting — costing the company nearly a quarter-billion dollars, in one estimate — Starbucks Workers United has now forced the corporation to negotiate. It may prove the...
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March 1, 2024 at 4:19 PM
This provides a lot of really useful detail and background as to what Starbucks is giving to SWU and why (which is the part of the puzzle I was missing when I did my piece). Great labor reporting by Alex Press!