Donovan Schaefer
@feelingtheory.bsky.social
West coast soul in Philly. Theory prof teaching/writing about emotion, secularism, & power.
Current projects: Conspiracy theory, secular artifacts, Confederate commemoration.
🐱🐱 Brighton & Bristol
🌱 ⓥ food
📚✍️: http://donovanschaefer.com/research
Current projects: Conspiracy theory, secular artifacts, Confederate commemoration.
🐱🐱 Brighton & Bristol
🌱 ⓥ food
📚✍️: http://donovanschaefer.com/research
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Very excited to have a short chapter out in this just-published edited volume: "Affect as Method: Against the Numb View of Embodiment"! 1/4
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Trapped in a vicious cycle of falling asleep early then waking up at a reasonable hour the next morning
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Trapped in a vicious cycle of falling asleep early then waking up at a reasonable hour the next morning
Trapped in a vicious cycle of falling asleep early then waking up at a reasonable hour the next morning
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Trapped in a vicious cycle of falling asleep early then waking up at a reasonable hour the next morning
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Reminds me of that time three years ago when
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Reminds me of that time three years ago when
Looking forward to this conversation with the esteemed members of The Polanyi Society about my book (in which it is argued that everyone should have listened to Polanyi instead of Kuhn) on Saturday! Tune in if your weekend needs more Polanyi.
polanyisociety.org/passion-know...
polanyisociety.org/passion-know...
Passion, Knowledge and Social Order in Contemporary Society: Michael Polanyi and Donovan Schaefer | The Polanyi Society
polanyisociety.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Looking forward to this conversation with the esteemed members of The Polanyi Society about my book (in which it is argued that everyone should have listened to Polanyi instead of Kuhn) on Saturday! Tune in if your weekend needs more Polanyi.
polanyisociety.org/passion-know...
polanyisociety.org/passion-know...
Killing Eve is such a hot mess of a show. Feel like they completely lose their sense of any kind of plot arc at the beginning of S2 and never got it back.
(Still insanely watchable. You can do a lot with two powerhouse lead actors and some clever, frothy dialogue.)
(Still insanely watchable. You can do a lot with two powerhouse lead actors and some clever, frothy dialogue.)
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Killing Eve is such a hot mess of a show. Feel like they completely lose their sense of any kind of plot arc at the beginning of S2 and never got it back.
(Still insanely watchable. You can do a lot with two powerhouse lead actors and some clever, frothy dialogue.)
(Still insanely watchable. You can do a lot with two powerhouse lead actors and some clever, frothy dialogue.)
when you're rejected from Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" video and you become The Joker
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
when you're rejected from Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" video and you become The Joker
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i'll save you the trouble of clicking through: at no point does the article explain what the hell the guy in this photo is wearing
Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery. n.pr/4qol820
Need a new path in midlife? There's a school for that and a quiz to kickstart it
Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
i'll save you the trouble of clicking through: at no point does the article explain what the hell the guy in this photo is wearing
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As with the historians who advised Ryan Coogler on Sinners, I truly think advising an artist like this is the highest vocation a historian can achieve
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
As with the historians who advised Ryan Coogler on Sinners, I truly think advising an artist like this is the highest vocation a historian can achieve
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Bob Orsi about to drop a whole chapter on this headline
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Bob Orsi about to drop a whole chapter on this headline
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Good thing Virginia Tech ended its religion department! Nothing to see here!
I love that half the ads now are about trying to find meaning in our existential hell world and the product at the end is either AI or Jesus
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Good thing Virginia Tech ended its religion department! Nothing to see here!
Bob Orsi about to drop a whole chapter on this headline
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Bob Orsi about to drop a whole chapter on this headline
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from narrating romance books in the past couple years, it’s that romance fans are loyal, particular, and far smarter than anyone thinks. This is going to feel like they’re being condescended to, because it is. I don’t think they’ll take it well! And they shouldn’t!
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from narrating romance books in the past couple years, it’s that romance fans are loyal, particular, and far smarter than anyone thinks. This is going to feel like they’re being condescended to, because it is. I don’t think they’ll take it well! And they shouldn’t!
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Shammai for my real friends, real AI for my sham friends
It's a mystery why they wouldn't run my Super Bowl commercial for ShammAI, the only LLM that tells you that your question is stupid and you should be able to figure this out yourself
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Shammai for my real friends, real AI for my sham friends
Absolutely! Drop me a line any time.
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Absolutely! Drop me a line any time.
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As a totally anecdotal measure of how normies are fed up: I’m on a peloton Super Bowl ride right now where 80 people are riding with #AbolishICE as their leaderboard tag
February 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
As a totally anecdotal measure of how normies are fed up: I’m on a peloton Super Bowl ride right now where 80 people are riding with #AbolishICE as their leaderboard tag
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Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. Founded in the 6th century, rebuilt in 1120, with significant restoration between 1840 and 1869. Its roof was destroyed during a German air raid in 1941, leading to major restoration. It remains a magnificent example of Norman and Gothic architecture.
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. Founded in the 6th century, rebuilt in 1120, with significant restoration between 1840 and 1869. Its roof was destroyed during a German air raid in 1941, leading to major restoration. It remains a magnificent example of Norman and Gothic architecture.
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"By erasing Black resistance and minimizing slavery, historical writing became, in Woodson’s words, a tool that 'enslaves the mind.' Correcting the record was therefore not merely academic. It was a political and moral necessity."
Carter G. Woodson and the Politics of Civil War Memory #BlackHistoryMonth 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Carter G. Woodson and the Politics of Civil War Memory
His scholarship and understanding of the connection between history and politics has never been more important.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"By erasing Black resistance and minimizing slavery, historical writing became, in Woodson’s words, a tool that 'enslaves the mind.' Correcting the record was therefore not merely academic. It was a political and moral necessity."
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This is a joke, right? This is a joke. There's no way
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 AM
This is a joke, right? This is a joke. There's no way
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Not sure if "dekulakization but for journalists" is more insane than the "I'm in a polycule with Aella" shirt
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Not sure if "dekulakization but for journalists" is more insane than the "I'm in a polycule with Aella" shirt
Good eye! And yes, it was a pleasure to be there and I loved talking with everyone! Sorry we didn't get to connect more but let's stay in touch going forward.
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Good eye! And yes, it was a pleasure to be there and I loved talking with everyone! Sorry we didn't get to connect more but let's stay in touch going forward.
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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yeah for politics posting on bsky we’re not doing outreach we’re doing intellectual ferment stuff
Tbh this website is legit good for high engagement content— why if you're left of center at all you should be posting here
100 followers already??? thank you all so much!!!
@diplomatofnight.com you are the greatest hypewoman of all time
@diplomatofnight.com you are the greatest hypewoman of all time
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 AM
yeah for politics posting on bsky we’re not doing outreach we’re doing intellectual ferment stuff
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Adding to the list of things I'll never forgive RWers for: I've now had to read the lyrics of a bunch of Kid Rock songs.
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Adding to the list of things I'll never forgive RWers for: I've now had to read the lyrics of a bunch of Kid Rock songs.
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People kept telling me this is exactly the old Muppet Show and they were absolutely correct. A pure joy to watch. (And I'm VERY picky about my muppet canon.)
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
People kept telling me this is exactly the old Muppet Show and they were absolutely correct. A pure joy to watch. (And I'm VERY picky about my muppet canon.)