Baryon Posadas
@baryon.bsky.social
Science Fiction, Empire, Japan
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Baryon Posadas
@baryon.bsky.social
· Jul 29
My copy of Techno-orientalism 2.0, which includes my essay on the animated adaptations of the novels of Project Itoh, arrived today.
Speaks to the ill-advised decision of my university to set up a new program on such a narrow focus as AI art ("machine creativity") specifically when you could easily have had more flexibility with a broader technology media and culture type program and not be so tied to passing academic fads.
‘Flexibility needed’ to keep AI degrees relevant as demand soars
Rapid growth in number of students studying AI courses reflects its cultural prominence but experts warn content could lack rigour and quickly become outdated
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Speaks to the ill-advised decision of my university to set up a new program on such a narrow focus as AI art ("machine creativity") specifically when you could easily have had more flexibility with a broader technology media and culture type program and not be so tied to passing academic fads.
A persistent annoyance I have with the implementation of Canvas in my university is that it appears that they have the option/functionality to have custom preferred names disabled.
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
A persistent annoyance I have with the implementation of Canvas in my university is that it appears that they have the option/functionality to have custom preferred names disabled.
Exhausted from chasing the robot vacuum around the apartment.
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Exhausted from chasing the robot vacuum around the apartment.
It would appear that there is something interesting happening outside the window.
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
It would appear that there is something interesting happening outside the window.
Conspiracy to steal my spot on the couch.
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Conspiracy to steal my spot on the couch.
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The "Oversights" special issue of SFFTV is currently open access!
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/16...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/16...
Contents | Science Fiction Film & Television 16, 1-2
This article covers the ontologico-theoretical groundwork of Andrei Tarkovsky’s film Solaris, articulating the meanings behind the assignment of specific states of being. Following – and ultimately, upending – the philosophical questions of Martin ...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The "Oversights" special issue of SFFTV is currently open access!
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/16...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/16...
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Take a look at the first trailer for the Anime "THE GHOST IN THE SHELL" confirmed for July 2026
Moko-chan directing at Studio Science SARU.
Moko-chan directing at Studio Science SARU.
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Take a look at the first trailer for the Anime "THE GHOST IN THE SHELL" confirmed for July 2026
Moko-chan directing at Studio Science SARU.
Moko-chan directing at Studio Science SARU.
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I promised ducks, quacking: well! @chloroformtea.bsky.social (not a duck) provides Thursday's essay on knowing genre when you see it.
"We need a more expansive approach to any attempt at definition today. The genre can and plainly does sit alongside other genres which operate on different axes."
"We need a more expansive approach to any attempt at definition today. The genre can and plainly does sit alongside other genres which operate on different axes."
Quacking Like A Genre
What is SF? Idk, vibes.
strangehorizons.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I promised ducks, quacking: well! @chloroformtea.bsky.social (not a duck) provides Thursday's essay on knowing genre when you see it.
"We need a more expansive approach to any attempt at definition today. The genre can and plainly does sit alongside other genres which operate on different axes."
"We need a more expansive approach to any attempt at definition today. The genre can and plainly does sit alongside other genres which operate on different axes."
Am I the only one who finds it mildly funny that the browser tab for my university's staff administrative intranet is labeled "HOTLINKS for STAFF"?
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Am I the only one who finds it mildly funny that the browser tab for my university's staff administrative intranet is labeled "HOTLINKS for STAFF"?
Wondering whether I should do a last minute switch out of Blood: the Last Vampire for Jin-roh: the Wolf Brigade for my week on live-action vs. animated postwar historical allegories and the origins of anime as a cultural formation?
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Wondering whether I should do a last minute switch out of Blood: the Last Vampire for Jin-roh: the Wolf Brigade for my week on live-action vs. animated postwar historical allegories and the origins of anime as a cultural formation?
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"Cyborg 009" NEW ANIME "Cyborg 009 Nemesis" Officially Announced!
More details will be revealed at a late date!
Shotaro Ishinomori's classic Sci-Fi Action Manga is celebrating its 61th Anniversary.
Image © Akita Shoten, Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Pro (Anime Title Visual)
More details will be revealed at a late date!
Shotaro Ishinomori's classic Sci-Fi Action Manga is celebrating its 61th Anniversary.
Image © Akita Shoten, Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Pro (Anime Title Visual)
July 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"Cyborg 009" NEW ANIME "Cyborg 009 Nemesis" Officially Announced!
More details will be revealed at a late date!
Shotaro Ishinomori's classic Sci-Fi Action Manga is celebrating its 61th Anniversary.
Image © Akita Shoten, Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Pro (Anime Title Visual)
More details will be revealed at a late date!
Shotaro Ishinomori's classic Sci-Fi Action Manga is celebrating its 61th Anniversary.
Image © Akita Shoten, Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Pro (Anime Title Visual)
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"Land of the Lustrous - Houseki no Kuni" by Haruko Ichikawa won the prestigious Seiun Sci-Fi Literature Award in the Manga Category!
The series has already won the 45th Japanese SF Award earlier this year.
The series has already won the 45th Japanese SF Award earlier this year.
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Land of the Lustrous - Houseki no Kuni" by Haruko Ichikawa won the prestigious Seiun Sci-Fi Literature Award in the Manga Category!
The series has already won the 45th Japanese SF Award earlier this year.
The series has already won the 45th Japanese SF Award earlier this year.
Provisional syllabi for my Spring 2026 teaching, an undergrad course on Japanese animation and a postgrad seminar on film and media theory:
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
January 21, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Provisional syllabi for my Spring 2026 teaching, an undergrad course on Japanese animation and a postgrad seminar on film and media theory:
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
huma.hkust.edu.hk/sites/defaul...
This pan-cooked satay recipe is certainly unorthodox, but somehow, it mostly works.
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This pan-cooked satay recipe is certainly unorthodox, but somehow, it mostly works.
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First trailer for "Patlabor EZY" new anime series directed by Yutaka Izubuchi at JC Staff studio (feat. Akemi Takada & Kenji Kawai).
8 episodes, also coming as 3 feature films starting in May.
ezy.patlabor.tokyo
8 episodes, also coming as 3 feature films starting in May.
ezy.patlabor.tokyo
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM
First trailer for "Patlabor EZY" new anime series directed by Yutaka Izubuchi at JC Staff studio (feat. Akemi Takada & Kenji Kawai).
8 episodes, also coming as 3 feature films starting in May.
ezy.patlabor.tokyo
8 episodes, also coming as 3 feature films starting in May.
ezy.patlabor.tokyo
Out and about in central again.
January 19, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Out and about in central again.
Can't decide between Bigelow's Strange Days, Cuaron's Children of Men, or Assayas' Boarding Gate for my week on cinematic/post-cinematic affect and bodies in my film/media theory grad seminar.
January 19, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Can't decide between Bigelow's Strange Days, Cuaron's Children of Men, or Assayas' Boarding Gate for my week on cinematic/post-cinematic affect and bodies in my film/media theory grad seminar.
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Mecha fans! Mamoru Oshii directs a new Armored Trooper Votoms anime at Sunrise and Production I․G!
Mamoru Oshii Directs New Armored Trooper Votoms Anime
Sunrise, Production I․G's Sōkō Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe marks Sunrise's 50th anniversary
www.animenewsnetwork.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Mecha fans! Mamoru Oshii directs a new Armored Trooper Votoms anime at Sunrise and Production I․G!
Made some Korean fire chicken. Unfortunately, I didn't quite have as much cheese as I needed.
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Made some Korean fire chicken. Unfortunately, I didn't quite have as much cheese as I needed.
Cloud of cat hair with Enterprise-A to scale.
January 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Cloud of cat hair with Enterprise-A to scale.
The never-ending feline occupation of my home office.
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The never-ending feline occupation of my home office.
She seemed to be plotting something last night.
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
She seemed to be plotting something last night.
Went to a Filipino restaurant for anniversary dinner.
January 10, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Went to a Filipino restaurant for anniversary dinner.