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Gerry Canavan

@gerrycanavan.bsky.social

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Doomsayer, Utopologist. Minor but representative. Professor of 20th- and 21st-Century Literature at Marquette University.

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 2h

never doubt that the heart muscle being either too stiff or too weak to pump blood efficiently can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has

soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 2h

there’s something so beautifully American about our democracy’s last line of defense being coronary artery disease

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 2h

there’s something so beautifully American about our democracy’s last line of defense being coronary artery disease

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3h

well apparently not EVERYTHING is permitted cc:@ckunzelman.bsky.social cc:nobelprizecommittee

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Ondřej Trhoň🐍 @ondrejtrhon.bsky.social · 12h

Uh, something happened. Defence in December.

Also, Game Studies Study Buddies to Dissertation pipeline is real, thanks @ckunzelman.bsky.social & @ztul.bsky.social

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 2d

THE NEWSROOM (2012-2015; 2026-2046 and three Oscar-winning films)

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Reposted by Gerry Canavan, Andrew Jacobs, Michael D. McDonald , and 3 more Gerry Canavan, Andrew Jacobs, Michael D. McDonald, Mark Rice, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d

CFP: SFFTV special issue on Digital Media and New Horror

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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Gerry Canavan, Anastasia Salter , and 3 more Anna O. Law, Gerry Canavan, Anastasia Salter, Lisa Diedrich, Kathleen Kennedy, Farah Mendlesohn

Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 3d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

contingentmagazine.org

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 6d

Of course nothing will ever replace the Trump sandworm video in my heart. www.instagram.com/reel/C4JXmfW...

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 6d

Today's meme discovery: Calvin & Muad'dib. www.tumblr.com/calvinanddune

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 7d

Settlement page for Anthropic book theft settlement is up: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com It's a smaller list than the one the Atlantic was circulating but I still had three books in the list. This is the necessary settlement page; if you filled out one last month that was just for info.

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 7d

you are on this plumbers' council, but we do not grant you the rank of master

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 7d

having seen Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair at one of its rare screenings, this is 100 percent Worth It, and significantly better than the two-part version

‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ Sets First Ever Theatrical Release for December, With 70mm and 35mm Presentations

'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair,' which presents both Quentin Tarantino's 'Vol 1' and 'Vol 2,' is getting its first theatrical release ever.

variety.com

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 8d

INCEPTION (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2010) recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07333

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Higher Education

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9d

BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over Gaza war protests.

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🎃Spooky Emily🎃 @emmy.baby · 9d

Okay, funny bookstore category

Book section labeled "Most Stolen Books"

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 10d

I don’t understand why Democrats would trade anything to keep the government open. If Republicans can’t keep the government open without Democratic votes, they’re the ones who need to give something up. That’s the art of the deal.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 10d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 10d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 10d

you, a child: small acts of love can change the future

me, the Kwisatz Haderach: a million-million futures extend out from this moment, each one modulated by the tiniest variations in my choices and every last one of them drenched in blood

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 10d

I may have found my defining quote.

Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

From a poster called “just shower thoughts“ reading: when people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically, changing the present by doing something small, barely anyone in the present to really thinks that they can radically change the future by doing something small.

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 10d

blast from the past, but this "capitalism as AI" piece I wrote a few years back has been getting a second life for pretty obvious reasons

Livia Gershon @liviagershon.bsky.social · 10d

In one Star Trek ep, a god-computer keeps a society in idyllic conditions. Kirk destroys it, telling the locals that they’ll come to enjoy “what we call freedom.” The moral, per @gerrycanavan.bsky.social: communism “might make you happy, but it won’t make you good.”
daily.jstor.org/the-politics...

The Politics of Our AI Overlords - JSTOR Daily

Fears of AI often focus on domination by algorithm-powered capitalism, but science fiction once used societies ruled by computers as analogs for communism.

daily.jstor.org

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 10d

My Dune class got a little local news coverage this weekend: www.tmj4.com/news/milwauk...

Marquette students pack the classroom for new Dune course, celebrating 60th anniversary of the sci-fi classic

Marquette University students have packed the classroom for the new course on Dune. It celebrates the 60th anniversary of one of the most popular sci-fi series of all time.

www.tmj4.com

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Livia Gershon @liviagershon.bsky.social · 10d

The Politics of Our AI Overlords - JSTOR Daily

Fears of AI often focus on domination by algorithm-powered capitalism, but science fiction once used societies ruled by computers as analogs for communism.

daily.jstor.org

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Ed Hawkins, Gerry Canavan , and 5 more Lisa W. Fazio, Ed Hawkins, Gerry Canavan, Kathleen J. Mullen, Richard Davy, Rebecca M. Bratspies, David Waltner‐Toews, Southern Africa

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 10d

I may have found my defining quote.

Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 12d

you're not wrong

Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 12d

(going to face the Last Judge in Silksong for the ten thousandth time) I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 13d

An employment crisis with this level of digital scamming is going to bring about entirely new forms of human misery. Electronic gambling alone.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13d

They are totally illegal and unconstitutional, they are terrible policy and people hate them.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13d

I don’t think Roberts or ACB (or Kav) will take the off ramp being offered to them but striking down the tariffs is a no-brainer and I think probably a net political winner for the GOP.

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 14d

Today at Marquette!

The 1900s: 1984 and Totalitarianism
Thursday, September 25th, 4:00 - 5:30pm
The Commons, Room 216
Snacks provided!