Krysten Stein, PhD
@krystenstein.bsky.social
#firstgen phd
👩🏼🏫asst prof @ uc blue ash
📺🤳digital + popular culture
representation + identity
💰production + political economy
🧠mental health + wellness
https://krystenstein.com/
👩🏼🏫asst prof @ uc blue ash
📺🤳digital + popular culture
representation + identity
💰production + political economy
🧠mental health + wellness
https://krystenstein.com/
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Now that the ink is dry, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially signed the contract for my first academic book with University of California Press!
I feel incredibly lucky and honored that @michellelipinski.bsky.social reached out after encountering my dissertation—we immediately
I feel incredibly lucky and honored that @michellelipinski.bsky.social reached out after encountering my dissertation—we immediately
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
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There are so many families in this city who are now one to two months behind on rent. We are trying our best with gofundme’s and various pooled resources but this would be so helpful, especially for the many families who don’t know who to ask or how to find the resources that are out there
We need an EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW.
Our neighbors risk being separated from their families when they go to work. They also run the risk of being displaced if they don’t.
Sadly, Mayor Frey refused to sign the resolution calling on the Governor to enact this moratorium.
Our neighbors risk being separated from their families when they go to work. They also run the risk of being displaced if they don’t.
Sadly, Mayor Frey refused to sign the resolution calling on the Governor to enact this moratorium.
January 26, 2026 at 5:31 AM
There are so many families in this city who are now one to two months behind on rent. We are trying our best with gofundme’s and various pooled resources but this would be so helpful, especially for the many families who don’t know who to ask or how to find the resources that are out there
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Just so we’re clear!
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Just so we’re clear!
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Freeze Funding for ICE!. Write one here: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
Tell Congress: Freeze Funding for ICE!
Congress has a critical government funding deadline on January 30th. It’s up to them to use it for good—by opposing additional funding for DHS without safeguards that rein in violent and lawless agent...
act.standupamerica.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Freeze Funding for ICE!. Write one here: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
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Over 60 students protested the presence of Customs and Border Protection at the OSU career fair today. CBP, an agency of the Dept of Homeland Security, is closely associated with ICE. Three students were arrested.
Photo credit: Kyle Roberston, Columbus Dispatch. Link below.
Photo credit: Kyle Roberston, Columbus Dispatch. Link below.
January 20, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Over 60 students protested the presence of Customs and Border Protection at the OSU career fair today. CBP, an agency of the Dept of Homeland Security, is closely associated with ICE. Three students were arrested.
Photo credit: Kyle Roberston, Columbus Dispatch. Link below.
Photo credit: Kyle Roberston, Columbus Dispatch. Link below.
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Calling all humilitainment scholars:
I'm putting together a panel for the Canadian Communication Association's 2026 conference on humilitainment, pleasure, & media industries with @krystenstein.bsky.social and @jessmaddox.bsky.social.
We need 1 more panelist. Is this you? DM me by 11/24!
I'm putting together a panel for the Canadian Communication Association's 2026 conference on humilitainment, pleasure, & media industries with @krystenstein.bsky.social and @jessmaddox.bsky.social.
We need 1 more panelist. Is this you? DM me by 11/24!
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Calling all humilitainment scholars:
I'm putting together a panel for the Canadian Communication Association's 2026 conference on humilitainment, pleasure, & media industries with @krystenstein.bsky.social and @jessmaddox.bsky.social.
We need 1 more panelist. Is this you? DM me by 11/24!
I'm putting together a panel for the Canadian Communication Association's 2026 conference on humilitainment, pleasure, & media industries with @krystenstein.bsky.social and @jessmaddox.bsky.social.
We need 1 more panelist. Is this you? DM me by 11/24!
Academic freedom and democracy go hand in hand. The Trump “Loyalty Oath” Compact threatens both. UC must lead with integrity, not ideology—standing for inquiry, truth, and independence.
Sign and share! actionnetwork.org/petitions/9c...
#UCChooseIntegrity #DefendDemocracy #RejectTheCompact
Sign and share! actionnetwork.org/petitions/9c...
#UCChooseIntegrity #DefendDemocracy #RejectTheCompact
Say No to Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” Compact!
Leaders at UC and across the country are facing federal interference that undermines the mission of higher education. Institutions of higher learning in the United States have been offered Trump’s “Co...
actionnetwork.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Academic freedom and democracy go hand in hand. The Trump “Loyalty Oath” Compact threatens both. UC must lead with integrity, not ideology—standing for inquiry, truth, and independence.
Sign and share! actionnetwork.org/petitions/9c...
#UCChooseIntegrity #DefendDemocracy #RejectTheCompact
Sign and share! actionnetwork.org/petitions/9c...
#UCChooseIntegrity #DefendDemocracy #RejectTheCompact
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Universities attempting to stay out of the Trump admin's line of fire by being silent and doing nothing publicly to support faculty, staff, and students are going to find themselves with no faculty, staff, or students. Might as well grow a spine.
September 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Universities attempting to stay out of the Trump admin's line of fire by being silent and doing nothing publicly to support faculty, staff, and students are going to find themselves with no faculty, staff, or students. Might as well grow a spine.
👀 New Substack post is up! I’ve been deep in re-reading my book manuscript (And How Does That Make You Feel? Theratainment and the Digital Commodification of Mental Health, UC Press, 2027). This week I’m sharing a peek at Chapter 1: Out of Network, Into the Algorithm.
September 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
👀 New Substack post is up! I’ve been deep in re-reading my book manuscript (And How Does That Make You Feel? Theratainment and the Digital Commodification of Mental Health, UC Press, 2027). This week I’m sharing a peek at Chapter 1: Out of Network, Into the Algorithm.
✨ in honor of seeing one of my all-time faves, ani difranco, this week, i couldn’t resist bringing her into the classroom. ✨
September 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
✨ in honor of seeing one of my all-time faves, ani difranco, this week, i couldn’t resist bringing her into the classroom. ✨
Super pumped to share that I’m now a Research Affiliate in Dr. Kishonna Gray’s @kishonna.bsky.social brilliant Intersectional Tech Lab at the University of Michigan’s School of Information! 💻✨
August 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Super pumped to share that I’m now a Research Affiliate in Dr. Kishonna Gray’s @kishonna.bsky.social brilliant Intersectional Tech Lab at the University of Michigan’s School of Information! 💻✨
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As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.
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In many places in America, it's easier to buy a gun than it is to adopt a cat from a shelter.
August 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In many places in America, it's easier to buy a gun than it is to adopt a cat from a shelter.
✨ teaching OOTD ✨
first week back. i am honored to be featured in UC Blue Ash News Notes this week, and even more excited to be in the classroom teaching intro to comm studies and media literacy.
first week back. i am honored to be featured in UC Blue Ash News Notes this week, and even more excited to be in the classroom teaching intro to comm studies and media literacy.
August 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
✨ teaching OOTD ✨
first week back. i am honored to be featured in UC Blue Ash News Notes this week, and even more excited to be in the classroom teaching intro to comm studies and media literacy.
first week back. i am honored to be featured in UC Blue Ash News Notes this week, and even more excited to be in the classroom teaching intro to comm studies and media literacy.
today was my first day of year 14 teaching 🖤 with everything going on federally and here in ohio with sb1, it feels really difficult to show up. but i’m grounding myself in community and care, and doing the best i can for my students and those around me.
August 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
today was my first day of year 14 teaching 🖤 with everything going on federally and here in ohio with sb1, it feels really difficult to show up. but i’m grounding myself in community and care, and doing the best i can for my students and those around me.
New semester, new experiment ✨ After 14 years of teaching, I’ve redesigned my courses around what I’m calling the Reflect & Act Model: Mondays = reading & reflection, Wednesdays = action & application.
Trying Something New in the Classroom
After 14 years of teaching, I’m centering care, community, and collective rigor.
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August 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
New semester, new experiment ✨ After 14 years of teaching, I’ve redesigned my courses around what I’m calling the Reflect & Act Model: Mondays = reading & reflection, Wednesdays = action & application.
Excited to share that I got to chat with @nbcnews.com about the rise of man-on-the-street interviews and their transformation into a popular social media trend. The segment went live this summer—check it out here:
August 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Excited to share that I got to chat with @nbcnews.com about the rise of man-on-the-street interviews and their transformation into a popular social media trend. The segment went live this summer—check it out here:
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great new blog post from the brilliant @krystenstein.bsky.social (and a sneak peak about our autoethnographic project about disability and academic labour! 👀)
What helped you soften the cost of showing up?
I’d love to hear your thoughts, and you can read the full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/glittera...
I’d love to hear your thoughts, and you can read the full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/glittera...
Sick Days, Chronic Illness, and Showing Up (Differently)
Reflections on illness, access, and reimagining what it means to “show up” in spaces that were never built for us.
open.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
great new blog post from the brilliant @krystenstein.bsky.social (and a sneak peak about our autoethnographic project about disability and academic labour! 👀)