Victoria Livingstone
@victoriajane.bsky.social
Writer | Mother | Immigrant | Managing Editor @mlnjournal.bsky.social | PhD Hispanic Lit | Fulbright (Brazil) | Bylines WaPo, Time, Guernica, etc. (she/her)
Book forthcoming w Bloomsbury Academic
Human Generated: https://victorialivingstone.substack.com/
Book forthcoming w Bloomsbury Academic
Human Generated: https://victorialivingstone.substack.com/
Looking good!
She's wiping the floor with Ciattarelli in my county
She's wiping the floor with Ciattarelli in my county
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Looking good!
She's wiping the floor with Ciattarelli in my county
She's wiping the floor with Ciattarelli in my county
Why, yes, my talk tomorrow (on AI and education) does include a reference to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
teachonline.ca/webinars/wha...
teachonline.ca/webinars/wha...
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Why, yes, my talk tomorrow (on AI and education) does include a reference to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
teachonline.ca/webinars/wha...
teachonline.ca/webinars/wha...
Tomorrow 7 p.m. ET! I don't have answers but hoping for a good discussion those in attendance (via Zoom)
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tomorrow 7 p.m. ET! I don't have answers but hoping for a good discussion those in attendance (via Zoom)
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
That nightmare relationship has been partly formed by $ + ed tech. I keep thinking about this (esp. after hearing from my daughter's kindergarten teachers about why they are obligated to use Chromebooks in class). I was also thinking about this (from @nplusonemag.com)
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
That nightmare relationship has been partly formed by $ + ed tech. I keep thinking about this (esp. after hearing from my daughter's kindergarten teachers about why they are obligated to use Chromebooks in class). I was also thinking about this (from @nplusonemag.com)
Really enjoyed this essay by the editors of @nplusonemag.com www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
September 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Really enjoyed this essay by the editors of @nplusonemag.com www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
Putting my PhD in Hispanic literature to good use :)
Also-- I am kind of fascinated by Margaux Blanchard and plan to expand these reflections at some point.
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
Also-- I am kind of fascinated by Margaux Blanchard and plan to expand these reflections at some point.
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
September 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Putting my PhD in Hispanic literature to good use :)
Also-- I am kind of fascinated by Margaux Blanchard and plan to expand these reflections at some point.
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
Also-- I am kind of fascinated by Margaux Blanchard and plan to expand these reflections at some point.
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
I feel so official! Also: new cards to reflect that @mlnjournal.bsky.social will be introducing a new issue (Jewish Languages and Literatures) + we will be officially adding Lusophone literature (we already publish some articles in Portuguese, but we are expanding that).
September 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I feel so official! Also: new cards to reflect that @mlnjournal.bsky.social will be introducing a new issue (Jewish Languages and Literatures) + we will be officially adding Lusophone literature (we already publish some articles in Portuguese, but we are expanding that).
I'd love to know how this company (ProRata) "measures the value" of the content (from which it profits)
The argument is that it's ethical because publishers get a cut, but this company is still profiting from content they did not produce.
www.universalmusic.com/prorata-inve...
The argument is that it's ethical because publishers get a cut, but this company is still profiting from content they did not produce.
www.universalmusic.com/prorata-inve...
September 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'd love to know how this company (ProRata) "measures the value" of the content (from which it profits)
The argument is that it's ethical because publishers get a cut, but this company is still profiting from content they did not produce.
www.universalmusic.com/prorata-inve...
The argument is that it's ethical because publishers get a cut, but this company is still profiting from content they did not produce.
www.universalmusic.com/prorata-inve...
Flight to Toronto booked! I'll be chairing this roundtable on journal publishing with editors from Critical Inquiry, Modern Language Studies, and Hispanófila.
September 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Flight to Toronto booked! I'll be chairing this roundtable on journal publishing with editors from Critical Inquiry, Modern Language Studies, and Hispanófila.
This morning on Substack, I wrote about content creators (a term I despise) and writing as a product:
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
August 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This morning on Substack, I wrote about content creators (a term I despise) and writing as a product:
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
I am chairing a roundtable at the MLA on journal publishing-- and one thing we will discuss is the shortage of peer reviewers.
Here is my attempt to find 2 external readers for one article.
Here is my attempt to find 2 external readers for one article.
August 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I am chairing a roundtable at the MLA on journal publishing-- and one thing we will discuss is the shortage of peer reviewers.
Here is my attempt to find 2 external readers for one article.
Here is my attempt to find 2 external readers for one article.
How I'm currently managing the week of no camp and no school (for my daugther) when I have to work.
Thank god for flexible, remote work + my public library.
Thank god for flexible, remote work + my public library.
August 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
How I'm currently managing the week of no camp and no school (for my daugther) when I have to work.
Thank god for flexible, remote work + my public library.
Thank god for flexible, remote work + my public library.
5 a.m. train from NJ --> Baltimore.
Best wishes for the start of the semester to all of you who teach and/or study.
Also: Amtrak's quiet car is the best.
Best wishes for the start of the semester to all of you who teach and/or study.
Also: Amtrak's quiet car is the best.
August 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
5 a.m. train from NJ --> Baltimore.
Best wishes for the start of the semester to all of you who teach and/or study.
Also: Amtrak's quiet car is the best.
Best wishes for the start of the semester to all of you who teach and/or study.
Also: Amtrak's quiet car is the best.
At the 2026 @modernlanguage.bsky.social convention:
Roundtable on journal publishing with editors from Critical Inquiry, Modern Language Studies, Hispanófila, and @mlnjournal.bsky.social.
We'll be talking about cuts to research funding, the shortage of peer reviewers, AI, and more.
Roundtable on journal publishing with editors from Critical Inquiry, Modern Language Studies, Hispanófila, and @mlnjournal.bsky.social.
We'll be talking about cuts to research funding, the shortage of peer reviewers, AI, and more.
August 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
At the 2026 @modernlanguage.bsky.social convention:
Roundtable on journal publishing with editors from Critical Inquiry, Modern Language Studies, Hispanófila, and @mlnjournal.bsky.social.
We'll be talking about cuts to research funding, the shortage of peer reviewers, AI, and more.
Roundtable on journal publishing with editors from Critical Inquiry, Modern Language Studies, Hispanófila, and @mlnjournal.bsky.social.
We'll be talking about cuts to research funding, the shortage of peer reviewers, AI, and more.
Working from my local library. They have a native seed library for gardeners, an art room for kids, quiet mtg rooms (where I am now)-- and they're advertising a talk I am giving. Last time I was here they were helping out the unhoused population by giving them space and wifi to apply for jobs etc.
August 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Working from my local library. They have a native seed library for gardeners, an art room for kids, quiet mtg rooms (where I am now)-- and they're advertising a talk I am giving. Last time I was here they were helping out the unhoused population by giving them space and wifi to apply for jobs etc.
I wanted to do a deep dive on copyright law and our evolving understanding of what constitutes plagiarism-- I didn't have time for that today, but here's a start: victorialivingstone.substack.com/p/will-ai-ch...
August 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I wanted to do a deep dive on copyright law and our evolving understanding of what constitutes plagiarism-- I didn't have time for that today, but here's a start: victorialivingstone.substack.com/p/will-ai-ch...
Next month-- via Zoom and free (but you must register). Please share with anyone who may be interested. summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
August 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Next month-- via Zoom and free (but you must register). Please share with anyone who may be interested. summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
Next month I am giving a talk on AI and education (via Zoom) at my local library. Register (free) to attend:
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
August 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Next month I am giving a talk on AI and education (via Zoom) at my local library. Register (free) to attend:
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/14506056
A friend once told me that "scars are evidence of having lived." This scar (where my thyroid-- and malignant tumors-- was removed) has turned out to be minimal. Just over a year cancer free.
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A friend once told me that "scars are evidence of having lived." This scar (where my thyroid-- and malignant tumors-- was removed) has turned out to be minimal. Just over a year cancer free.
Not everything is digitized.
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
August 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Not everything is digitized.
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
Sick today with some rotten virus and my 5 y.o. decided to make me a card to help me feel better. Single parenthood is hard, but then sometimes it's not.
July 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Sick today with some rotten virus and my 5 y.o. decided to make me a card to help me feel better. Single parenthood is hard, but then sometimes it's not.
I agree-- and there is research to back this up. I have written about active rest (a state you cannot achieve while on a cell phone) in at least two of my essays-- here's one: literarymama.com/articles/dep...
July 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I agree-- and there is research to back this up. I have written about active rest (a state you cannot achieve while on a cell phone) in at least two of my essays-- here's one: literarymama.com/articles/dep...
Also in my latest post (which is a reflection on translation and the limits of AI): a discussion of a (likely) new edition of this book I translated years ago.
lnkd.in/eurGnMJM
lnkd.in/eurGnMJM
July 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Also in my latest post (which is a reflection on translation and the limits of AI): a discussion of a (likely) new edition of this book I translated years ago.
lnkd.in/eurGnMJM
lnkd.in/eurGnMJM
My latest: on why I do not want to read AI-generated translations
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
July 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My latest: on why I do not want to read AI-generated translations
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
open.substack.com/pub/victoria...
July 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM