David Low
@dlowliteracy.bsky.social
Ed Professor. Comics, Humor, Critical Literacies.
Hi hi hi #literacies family! It's David Low joining from Fresno, CA. I'm a professor of literacy ed.
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hi hi hi #literacies family! It's David Low joining from Fresno, CA. I'm a professor of literacy ed.
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Jia Tolentino writes about how Donald Trump and “his lieutenant content-generator Elon Musk” harness the internet to damage our sense of the real.
My Brain Finally Broke
Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. More and more of the world is slipping beyond my comprehension.
www.newyorker.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Jia Tolentino writes about how Donald Trump and “his lieutenant content-generator Elon Musk” harness the internet to damage our sense of the real.
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I have a new op-ed out in Visible Magazine…Never thought I’d need to go into my literary dystopian bag, but here we are…
visiblemagazine.com/when-opinion...
visiblemagazine.com/when-opinion...
When Opinions Become Thoughtcrimes by Stephanie R. Toliver - VISIBLE Magazine
What once seemed like literary hyperbole has transformed into pedagogical reality as my students and I navigate an increasingly restricted intellectual landscape.
visiblemagazine.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I have a new op-ed out in Visible Magazine…Never thought I’d need to go into my literary dystopian bag, but here we are…
visiblemagazine.com/when-opinion...
visiblemagazine.com/when-opinion...
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I, for one, very firmly believe that we need more ridicule in the arts and society. Everywhere in the world, too!
Dan Sperrin, State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Dan Sperrin, State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
State of Ridicule
A history of political satire in English literature from its Roman foundations to the present day
press.princeton.edu
March 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I, for one, very firmly believe that we need more ridicule in the arts and society. Everywhere in the world, too!
Dan Sperrin, State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Dan Sperrin, State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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punching up is often a good use of humor
I, for one, very firmly believe that we need more ridicule in the arts and society. Everywhere in the world, too!
Dan Sperrin, State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Dan Sperrin, State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
State of Ridicule
A history of political satire in English literature from its Roman foundations to the present day
press.princeton.edu
March 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
punching up is often a good use of humor
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Yesterday I shared a baker’s dozen books that are helping me make sense of the world. I included a comic on that list, but I decided to do an entire list of #comics that also speak to this moment.
I hope you’ll find something useful here and perhaps you have your own recommendations too! 1/15
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I hope you’ll find something useful here and perhaps you have your own recommendations too! 1/15
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March 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yesterday I shared a baker’s dozen books that are helping me make sense of the world. I included a comic on that list, but I decided to do an entire list of #comics that also speak to this moment.
I hope you’ll find something useful here and perhaps you have your own recommendations too! 1/15
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I hope you’ll find something useful here and perhaps you have your own recommendations too! 1/15
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Foxtrot is part of the Resistance. Good.
March 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Foxtrot is part of the Resistance. Good.
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This is actually the worst thing I’ve seen from federal granting agencies thus far.
This CDC "survey" getting sent to grantees is wild yall.
This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.
This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.
March 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is actually the worst thing I’ve seen from federal granting agencies thus far.
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seeing examples of public opposition also tells people that they are not alone in their dissent—it helps fracture the idea that Trump 2.0 represents some kind of new monothilic common will
There are a lot of people sitting at home in front of their screens, saying “I’m horrified by DOGE and the US descent into fascism, but what can I DO?” Every example of someone fighting back can inspire others. People need to be able to recognize opportunities for political participation.
March 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
seeing examples of public opposition also tells people that they are not alone in their dissent—it helps fracture the idea that Trump 2.0 represents some kind of new monothilic common will
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The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
February 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
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Thorough, written with the care & clarity truthfulness deserves, a reminder that faithfulness to truth is a choice we make.
Heidegger, attributed with remarking, “we are born many people, we die one person”, might have said these 👇🏻, the steps to that one person.
Bravo 👇🏻 well done.
Heidegger, attributed with remarking, “we are born many people, we die one person”, might have said these 👇🏻, the steps to that one person.
Bravo 👇🏻 well done.
I wrote about moral courage, and what those who have it have in common asharangappa.substack.com/p/fearless-s...
Fearless Speech: What Are You Willing to Risk to Speak Out?
The Greek ideal of a truth-teller is a model for all of us.
asharangappa.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thorough, written with the care & clarity truthfulness deserves, a reminder that faithfulness to truth is a choice we make.
Heidegger, attributed with remarking, “we are born many people, we die one person”, might have said these 👇🏻, the steps to that one person.
Bravo 👇🏻 well done.
Heidegger, attributed with remarking, “we are born many people, we die one person”, might have said these 👇🏻, the steps to that one person.
Bravo 👇🏻 well done.
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These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...
No One Knows How This Will End (But I Do Not Think It Will End Well for Them)
I can sum up the Trump/Musk/Vance theory of power in five words: "We have power; you don't." Alternative version in six words: "we can do anything we want." They seem to believe that nothing is really...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...
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the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
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YES x 10000 I am ALWAYS happy to answer questions. Never hesitate to connect with me friends. Here to help you - do something. Also always @heykellyjensen.bsky.social ALWAYS has answers. I wish more journalists would do the work and connect with her. bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025
Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.
bookriot.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
YES x 10000 I am ALWAYS happy to answer questions. Never hesitate to connect with me friends. Here to help you - do something. Also always @heykellyjensen.bsky.social ALWAYS has answers. I wish more journalists would do the work and connect with her. bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
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"It’s not enough to be afraid of the laws and rules we don’t want to see in schools. We have to clarify our visions of what, how, where and with whom we want our beloveds to learn."
New from @eveewing.bsky.social.
New from @eveewing.bsky.social.
Trump’s Reign of Terror on Schools—and How We Fight Back
It’s not enough to be afraid of the laws and rules we don’t want to see in schools. We have to clarify our visions of what we are fighting for.
inthesetimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"It’s not enough to be afraid of the laws and rules we don’t want to see in schools. We have to clarify our visions of what, how, where and with whom we want our beloveds to learn."
New from @eveewing.bsky.social.
New from @eveewing.bsky.social.
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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The opposite of diversity is segregation.
The opposite of equity is hoarding resources.
The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.
We need to name that these are segregationists who are excluding to hoard resources.
The opposite of equity is hoarding resources.
The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.
We need to name that these are segregationists who are excluding to hoard resources.
One of the real problems is that too many people conveniently believe the opposite of diversity is merit, and the opposite of inclusion is high standards.
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
January 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The opposite of diversity is segregation.
The opposite of equity is hoarding resources.
The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.
We need to name that these are segregationists who are excluding to hoard resources.
The opposite of equity is hoarding resources.
The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.
We need to name that these are segregationists who are excluding to hoard resources.
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One of the real problems is that too many people conveniently believe the opposite of diversity is merit, and the opposite of inclusion is high standards.
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
One of the real problems is that too many people conveniently believe the opposite of diversity is merit, and the opposite of inclusion is high standards.
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
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One of my favorite genius Marvel girlies (besides Ironheart) is turning 10 years old this year!!! I can not wait to pick up this 10th anniversary one shot!
Also working on a special Moon Girl centered project, so this is right on time! 💜💙💛
www.marvel.com/articles/com...
Also working on a special Moon Girl centered project, so this is right on time! 💜💙💛
www.marvel.com/articles/com...
Marvel Comics Celebrates a Moon Girl Milestone in 'Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur 10th Anniversary Special' #1
This April, Moon Girl co-creators Brandon Montclare and Natacha Bustos reunite in 'Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur 10th Anniversary Special' #1.
www.marvel.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
One of my favorite genius Marvel girlies (besides Ironheart) is turning 10 years old this year!!! I can not wait to pick up this 10th anniversary one shot!
Also working on a special Moon Girl centered project, so this is right on time! 💜💙💛
www.marvel.com/articles/com...
Also working on a special Moon Girl centered project, so this is right on time! 💜💙💛
www.marvel.com/articles/com...
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As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education.
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www.aaup.org/news/against...
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www.aaup.org/news/against...
Against Anticipatory Obedience
While administrators and faculty members may have to comply with legislation and court orders, even where these run counter to our values and to professional and constitutional principles, we are free...
www.aaup.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education.
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www.aaup.org/news/against...
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www.aaup.org/news/against...
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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I wrote about the importance of not getting caught up in useless conflicts. Some fights are so big and decisive that they demand our focus and participation. So, choosing what's worth our time and what isn't will make all the difference in these moments. prismreports.org/2025/01/23/f...
Another way out: In fighting fascism, we must choose wisely
If we plan to defy the order of the day, we must decide between what’s worth fighting about and what’s not the best use of our time
prismreports.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I wrote about the importance of not getting caught up in useless conflicts. Some fights are so big and decisive that they demand our focus and participation. So, choosing what's worth our time and what isn't will make all the difference in these moments. prismreports.org/2025/01/23/f...
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way too many people still see follower count as a status symbol of prestige or importance when it's really better understood as the unfortunate, burdensome side effect of trying too hard to make like 8 specific people laugh
January 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
way too many people still see follower count as a status symbol of prestige or importance when it's really better understood as the unfortunate, burdensome side effect of trying too hard to make like 8 specific people laugh