A/Prof Jess Carniel
@drjessc.bsky.social
academia | the #humanities | popular culture | other whims. Literally wrote the book on #Eurovision & Australia. I teach politics, IR, and pop culture but still identify as cultural studies. Proud cat lady. Views are her own.
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Personally, my highlight was that HASS disciplines were all Very High Risk. (Mind you, STEM disciplines were still High Risk.) There's just something about axing arts majors left, right, and centre that makes us feel just a tad precarious.
Australian Census on University Staff Wellbeing results are out. Every uni recorded scores indicating high/very high psych risk.
And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."
And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."
February 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Personally, my highlight was that HASS disciplines were all Very High Risk. (Mind you, STEM disciplines were still High Risk.) There's just something about axing arts majors left, right, and centre that makes us feel just a tad precarious.
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Third, this #BadBunny #superbowl #halftime #superbowl2026 was socially GENEROUS. There is give and take, there is gifting, there is joy. There is age inclusion. There is LIGHT. He got it all in there and people came along for the ride. It was so inclusive. So social. Wow.
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Third, this #BadBunny #superbowl #halftime #superbowl2026 was socially GENEROUS. There is give and take, there is gifting, there is joy. There is age inclusion. There is LIGHT. He got it all in there and people came along for the ride. It was so inclusive. So social. Wow.
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It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Question for the people who know more about American football than I do:
I think the 64 on Bad Bunny's jersey is for the Civil Rights Act - but is there a famous footballer with that number?
#BadBunny #SuperBowlLX
I think the 64 on Bad Bunny's jersey is for the Civil Rights Act - but is there a famous footballer with that number?
#BadBunny #SuperBowlLX
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Question for the people who know more about American football than I do:
I think the 64 on Bad Bunny's jersey is for the Civil Rights Act - but is there a famous footballer with that number?
#BadBunny #SuperBowlLX
I think the 64 on Bad Bunny's jersey is for the Civil Rights Act - but is there a famous footballer with that number?
#BadBunny #SuperBowlLX
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Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
This is clickbait, right? Because American Idiot and Holiday are evergreen in their political commentary without changing the lyrics any further (although it's great when t hey do).
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
This is clickbait, right? Because American Idiot and Holiday are evergreen in their political commentary without changing the lyrics any further (although it's great when t hey do).
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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If you live in Victoria, please
1. Fill your bath and sinks with cold water and get some towels
2. Be aware that the power grid may be damaged by fire and/or extreme peak demand (the grid could collapse).
3. Ensure your phone is charged and keep it on charge if possible.
1. Fill your bath and sinks with cold water and get some towels
2. Be aware that the power grid may be damaged by fire and/or extreme peak demand (the grid could collapse).
3. Ensure your phone is charged and keep it on charge if possible.
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
If you live in Victoria, please
1. Fill your bath and sinks with cold water and get some towels
2. Be aware that the power grid may be damaged by fire and/or extreme peak demand (the grid could collapse).
3. Ensure your phone is charged and keep it on charge if possible.
1. Fill your bath and sinks with cold water and get some towels
2. Be aware that the power grid may be damaged by fire and/or extreme peak demand (the grid could collapse).
3. Ensure your phone is charged and keep it on charge if possible.
I'm pleased to report that my local school's bell song* this year is "Golden" from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
*This is a song they play over the PA system instead of a bell.
*This is a song they play over the PA system instead of a bell.
a group of cartoon girls are standing next to each other with their arms in the air .
Alt: a group of cartoon girls are standing next to each other with their arms in the air celebrating enthusiastically
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm pleased to report that my local school's bell song* this year is "Golden" from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
*This is a song they play over the PA system instead of a bell.
*This is a song they play over the PA system instead of a bell.
This is my favourite bit: "When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent. Only after repeated enquiries did a human employee respond..."
(My least favourite bit was feeding in student exam responses - did they consent to that?)
(My least favourite bit was feeding in student exam responses - did they consent to that?)
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
This is my favourite bit: "When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent. Only after repeated enquiries did a human employee respond..."
(My least favourite bit was feeding in student exam responses - did they consent to that?)
(My least favourite bit was feeding in student exam responses - did they consent to that?)
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All this talk of the supposed benefits of AI for drug research, writing, art, music, and more. But with reports suggesting $1.5 trillion or more of investment in AI in the coming years, imagine directly investing a trillion dollars in medical research, writers, artists and musicians.
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
All this talk of the supposed benefits of AI for drug research, writing, art, music, and more. But with reports suggesting $1.5 trillion or more of investment in AI in the coming years, imagine directly investing a trillion dollars in medical research, writers, artists and musicians.
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I actually had a discussion about this yesterday. The hate for fanfiction has 4 components:
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I actually had a discussion about this yesterday. The hate for fanfiction has 4 components:
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
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"Although your paper does not exceed our length requirements, please cut exactly 796 words. At the same time, add significant discussion of Morales’s (2017) argument that Princess Zelda is the superior feminist character when compared to Princess Peach."
Two Reviewers Provide Contradictory Feedback on Your Nietzschean Study of Early Mario Bros. Games
First Submission Reviewer #1 I enjoyed reading your article “Man, Superman, Super Mario,” a Nietzschean study of the early Mario Brothers games. I ...
buff.ly
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
"Although your paper does not exceed our length requirements, please cut exactly 796 words. At the same time, add significant discussion of Morales’s (2017) argument that Princess Zelda is the superior feminist character when compared to Princess Peach."
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Today is the release day for mine and @dramyburge.bsky.social 's new book! The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s is now out with Bloomsbury, focusing on the glitzy, glamorous novels of authors like Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz.
The Bonkbuster
What were women reading in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s? This book presents a major study of the “bonkbuster,” an incredibly popular genre of women's fiction in t…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Today is the release day for mine and @dramyburge.bsky.social 's new book! The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s is now out with Bloomsbury, focusing on the glitzy, glamorous novels of authors like Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz.
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As Book Reviews editor of Oral History Australia's journal, Studies in Oral History, I'm looking for reviewers for the following books. DM me.
1. Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History, by Darian-Smith, Turnbull, Khorana and Harvey, 2025.
www.routledge.com/Migrants-Tel...
1. Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History, by Darian-Smith, Turnbull, Khorana and Harvey, 2025.
www.routledge.com/Migrants-Tel...
Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History
This book examines the intertwined histories of television and migration in Australia, told from the perspectives of migrants who worked in the screen industry and the many more who watched television...
www.routledge.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
As Book Reviews editor of Oral History Australia's journal, Studies in Oral History, I'm looking for reviewers for the following books. DM me.
1. Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History, by Darian-Smith, Turnbull, Khorana and Harvey, 2025.
www.routledge.com/Migrants-Tel...
1. Migrants, Television and Australian Stories: A New History, by Darian-Smith, Turnbull, Khorana and Harvey, 2025.
www.routledge.com/Migrants-Tel...
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The Academic Work Tracker spreadsheet is now updated with 2026 dates! If you don't already, 2026 is a great time to start treating your academic work like the wage job where you are paid to work a certain amount of hours that it actually is: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Academic Work Tracker Template v2.3 (2026)
docs.google.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Academic Work Tracker spreadsheet is now updated with 2026 dates! If you don't already, 2026 is a great time to start treating your academic work like the wage job where you are paid to work a certain amount of hours that it actually is: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
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can’t overstate how badly young people have been fucked over by the “digital natives” label. they just don’t get any basic computer skills classes at all, it’s assumed knowledge. the situation is akin to if we abolished English as a subject for the new gen of “native English speakers”
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
can’t overstate how badly young people have been fucked over by the “digital natives” label. they just don’t get any basic computer skills classes at all, it’s assumed knowledge. the situation is akin to if we abolished English as a subject for the new gen of “native English speakers”
N.B. As CarrieLynn notes later in the thread, this is not a drag on students - it's a list of gaps in learning and skills that need to be addressed - and reliance on AI widens these gaps even further.
If I hear one more person refer to Gen Z or Gen Alpha as digital natives when the students do not know:
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
ALT: the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
N.B. As CarrieLynn notes later in the thread, this is not a drag on students - it's a list of gaps in learning and skills that need to be addressed - and reliance on AI widens these gaps even further.
🚨 Job opportunity!! 🚨
UniSQ is hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media Analytics! If you have mad digital media skillz and a cool research profile, please apply!
(Okay, the "cool" part is me editorialising - but still!)
#MediaStudies #AcaJob #AcademicChatter
www.seek.com.au/job/89133650...
UniSQ is hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media Analytics! If you have mad digital media skillz and a cool research profile, please apply!
(Okay, the "cool" part is me editorialising - but still!)
#MediaStudies #AcaJob #AcademicChatter
www.seek.com.au/job/89133650...
Lecturer (Digital Media Analyst) Job in Toowoomba, Toowoomba & Darling Downs QLD - SEEK
Join us to inspire students and unlock the power of data-driven insights in digital media!
www.seek.com.au
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨 Job opportunity!! 🚨
UniSQ is hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media Analytics! If you have mad digital media skillz and a cool research profile, please apply!
(Okay, the "cool" part is me editorialising - but still!)
#MediaStudies #AcaJob #AcademicChatter
www.seek.com.au/job/89133650...
UniSQ is hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media Analytics! If you have mad digital media skillz and a cool research profile, please apply!
(Okay, the "cool" part is me editorialising - but still!)
#MediaStudies #AcaJob #AcademicChatter
www.seek.com.au/job/89133650...
Very sad news. I remember meeting Chris at a morning tea at the OG Australian Centre on Barry Street when I first started my PhD there. He gave me 2 books of his poems, which I still have. Always such a kind figure at the Centre - so humble and unassuming, even with a library named after him! Vale.
Sad to learn that Chris Wallace-Crabbe has joined the majority; here he is with kindergarten friend Ian Donaldson (he still had a bday card from Ian from then; they shared a bday, Chris older by a year). A great loss.
Vale notice from @humanitiesau.bsky.social:
humanities.org.au/our-communit...
Vale notice from @humanitiesau.bsky.social:
humanities.org.au/our-communit...
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Very sad news. I remember meeting Chris at a morning tea at the OG Australian Centre on Barry Street when I first started my PhD there. He gave me 2 books of his poems, which I still have. Always such a kind figure at the Centre - so humble and unassuming, even with a library named after him! Vale.
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@philjdore.bsky.social considers the options for those appalled by the recent EBU decisions regarding the Eurovision Song Contest: whether to boycott, not boycott, partially boycott, or explore alternatives.
So, What Do Eurovision Fans Do Now?
Vienna's Weiner Stadthalle (cc: Wikimedia / Manfred Werner)
escinsight.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@philjdore.bsky.social considers the options for those appalled by the recent EBU decisions regarding the Eurovision Song Contest: whether to boycott, not boycott, partially boycott, or explore alternatives.
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Actually means “don’t email me or invite me to a meeting until February”.
We're now well into the 'have a good Christmas' territory. Crucial turning point of the year.
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Actually means “don’t email me or invite me to a meeting until February”.