Lida Zeitlin-Wu
@lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social
Chicago-based interdisciplinary media scholar writing about color, technocapitalism, and the senses 🌈 🎨 👁️ 👃 👅 | Assistant Prof at Notre Dame
Made it through the crapshoot #scms2025 acceptance process this year! Looking forward to talking "precarity media" with Laurie Ouellette, Anna Watkins Fisher, and Roopali Mukherjee.
if you want Chicago food/drink/other recommendations as the conference approaches, hit me up.
if you want Chicago food/drink/other recommendations as the conference approaches, hit me up.
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Made it through the crapshoot #scms2025 acceptance process this year! Looking forward to talking "precarity media" with Laurie Ouellette, Anna Watkins Fisher, and Roopali Mukherjee.
if you want Chicago food/drink/other recommendations as the conference approaches, hit me up.
if you want Chicago food/drink/other recommendations as the conference approaches, hit me up.
"An AI-assembled version of Gargano’s Christmas cake, for instance, would have people cooking a 6-inch cake for 3 to 4 hours at 320°F (160°C)." Enjoy your charred dust!
my unifying theory of AI is that the people in Silicon Valley with the most concentration of wealth and power have never done real human activities. They've never written a note. They've never tried to cook. So they think this shit is both a miracle and something everyone who does things desires.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"An AI-assembled version of Gargano’s Christmas cake, for instance, would have people cooking a 6-inch cake for 3 to 4 hours at 320°F (160°C)." Enjoy your charred dust!
Nothing like "thick, viscous ectoplasm" to stimulate the appetite! But reading @kwazana.bsky.social 's Deviant Matter: Ferment, Intoxicants, Jelly, Rot has me pausing to reflect on the visceral disgust that comes from certain textures and consistencies.
Hardee’s Slimer Sundae (1989-1989): Vanilla soft-serve topped with a green, bubblegum-flavored sauce. This sundae was released as part of a massive promotion for "Ghostbusters II", and the sauce was meant to evoke the thick, viscous ectoplasm from the film
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Nothing like "thick, viscous ectoplasm" to stimulate the appetite! But reading @kwazana.bsky.social 's Deviant Matter: Ferment, Intoxicants, Jelly, Rot has me pausing to reflect on the visceral disgust that comes from certain textures and consistencies.
"For more than forty years, the word foodie has functioned as an inescapable shorthand for 'someone who cares about food.' The shape that care takes is the real question."
This week, you may find yourself around at least one self-proclaimed “foodie.” @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social asks what, if anything, that word still means. yalereview.org/article/alic...
Alicia Kennedy: “Who Was the Foodie?”
Alicia Kennedy on Ruby Tandoh’s All Consuming , Marion Nestle’s What to Eat Now , and the evolution of the foodie
yalereview.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"For more than forty years, the word foodie has functioned as an inescapable shorthand for 'someone who cares about food.' The shape that care takes is the real question."
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Proposals due next Monday, December 1st! If you are (or know) a graduate student working on 20th/21st century literature and culture, this is a great, free, low-stakes, no-travel-required way to workshop a project with scholars and editors in the field!
DEAR GRAD STUDENTS,
This March @post45data.bsky.social will be holding a free, online mini-workshop for grads working in the fields of contemporary literature and culture.
More info / abstract submission here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
1/4
This March @post45data.bsky.social will be holding a free, online mini-workshop for grads working in the fields of contemporary literature and culture.
More info / abstract submission here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
1/4
CFP: The Data of Post45 Literature and Culture (Online Graduate Workshop)
How has encroaching climate disaster impacted how the future is imagined in science fiction novels? What can a century of NYT bestsellers lists tell us about trends in mainstream publishing? And how c...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Proposals due next Monday, December 1st! If you are (or know) a graduate student working on 20th/21st century literature and culture, this is a great, free, low-stakes, no-travel-required way to workshop a project with scholars and editors in the field!
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Same for literary studies. Non-tenure-track lit studies scholars I know you're out there and publishing articles and books. And if you're tenure-track and know NTT authors, let me know about their work! I can reach out and confirm that they're cool with being listed.
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Same for literary studies. Non-tenure-track lit studies scholars I know you're out there and publishing articles and books. And if you're tenure-track and know NTT authors, let me know about their work! I can reach out and confirm that they're cool with being listed.
I've been waiting for this issue to come out for years, and so happy that my smell-oriented friends have finally been given a space to publish things they were once told were too niche 👃. @daveparisi.bsky.social , we need to do a "sensory studies meets media studies" special issue next.
The new JCMS issue "Is it media?" is pushing exactly the right borders of the term IMO, especially excited for KC Forcier's "Digitizing Scent: What Vaporwave Can Teach Us About the Limits of Mediation".
quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/issues/
quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/issues/
Journal of Cinema and Media Studies - Issues
quod.lib.umich.edu
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I've been waiting for this issue to come out for years, and so happy that my smell-oriented friends have finally been given a space to publish things they were once told were too niche 👃. @daveparisi.bsky.social , we need to do a "sensory studies meets media studies" special issue next.
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Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Excited to see Color Protocols made this list. We absolutely do judge a book by its cover. spinemagazine.co/articles/uni...
SPINE-University Press Week 2025: Special Coverage
The Uni Press round-up is back! We welcome you to our ongoing feature, now penned by designer and photographer Giles Hoover , in which we periodically highlight a selection of recent university press...
spinemagazine.co
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Excited to see Color Protocols made this list. We absolutely do judge a book by its cover. spinemagazine.co/articles/uni...
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Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
Toolkit_Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)! Sign-on Letter to protect PPFP Individual Sign-On Form Link | Organizational Sign-On Form Link UC System Provost Katherine Newman h...
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
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This is unbearably funny
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is unbearably funny
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This is why I love going to the stacks (how was I not aware of kimchiology till now?).
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is why I love going to the stacks (how was I not aware of kimchiology till now?).
sproutstack.substack.com/p/is-mike-wa...
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Is Mike Wazowski Jewish or Polish?
A deep inquiry into a pressing question
sproutstack.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
sproutstack.substack.com/p/is-mike-wa...
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Honestly, a model of close reading and using textual evidence
Just awful. I know so many people whose careers were launched by this program. Continually disappointed by my alma mater. Do better, UC.
This is horrible news. This program is a huge success, identifies brilliant scholars and gives them a transitional landing place that can help them land a tenure track job in the system. It’s a win for students, their programs, and all the schools in the system. Why end it?
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just awful. I know so many people whose careers were launched by this program. Continually disappointed by my alma mater. Do better, UC.
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Recording: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding (MIT 2025) book launch & seminar is online! Thanks to the amazing authors & presenters @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social @atambersweat.bsky.social Aileen Robinson & Carolyn L Kane! @mitpress.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
Color Protocols Book Launch and Seminar HD 1080p
YouTube video by Liz Watkins
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Recording: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding (MIT 2025) book launch & seminar is online! Thanks to the amazing authors & presenters @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social @atambersweat.bsky.social Aileen Robinson & Carolyn L Kane! @mitpress.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
youtu.be/ZmPnT676GMc
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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We are seeking a new editor-in-chief for ASAP/Journal—could it be you?? (Deadline will be extended!)
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers - ASAP/Review
asapjournal.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We are seeking a new editor-in-chief for ASAP/Journal—could it be you?? (Deadline will be extended!)
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
We’re also seeking innovative reviews of scholarly & artistic works (all genres) for ASAP/Review. Check out our calls for Provocations & Uncanny Juxtapositions!
asapjournal.com/call-for-pap...
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Chicago ppls- my friend Raffi & I will converse abt my recent book on the American Jewish left & anti-Zionism, & what if anything it has to say abt the current conjuncture, American & Jewish Studies, literature, social movements, empire & sundry things at UIC 11/6 huminst.uic.edu/events/benja...
Benjamin Balthaser on the Memory and History of the Jewish Left, in conversation with Raffi Magarik | Institute for the Humanities | University of Illinois Chicago
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huminst.uic.edu
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Chicago ppls- my friend Raffi & I will converse abt my recent book on the American Jewish left & anti-Zionism, & what if anything it has to say abt the current conjuncture, American & Jewish Studies, literature, social movements, empire & sundry things at UIC 11/6 huminst.uic.edu/events/benja...
Was just made aware of this incredibly sinister initiative through the Harvard Asia Center in collaboration with JSTOR. Notice that if you don't "opt out" in 10 days, your work gets used to train LLMs, with zero compensation. I spy a class action lawsuit...
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Was just made aware of this incredibly sinister initiative through the Harvard Asia Center in collaboration with JSTOR. Notice that if you don't "opt out" in 10 days, your work gets used to train LLMs, with zero compensation. I spy a class action lawsuit...
Sharing this exciting-looking CFP- abstracts are due 11/15. Minerals and media! mediaenviron.org/post/3478-ca...
Call For Papers: Critical Minerals and Media Technologies | Published by Media+Environment
We invite contributions for a forthcoming stream of the UC Press open access journal Media+Environment entitled “Critical Minerals and Media Technologies,” edited by Siobhan Angus and Gustave Lester.
mediaenviron.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sharing this exciting-looking CFP- abstracts are due 11/15. Minerals and media! mediaenviron.org/post/3478-ca...
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I urge everyone to stay safe, stay vigilant, record any activity you see from a distance, and call the @icirr.bsky.social Family Support Network hotline at 855-435-7693 if you spot ICE, CBP, or other federal agents, or if you are in need of assistance.
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I urge everyone to stay safe, stay vigilant, record any activity you see from a distance, and call the @icirr.bsky.social Family Support Network hotline at 855-435-7693 if you spot ICE, CBP, or other federal agents, or if you are in need of assistance.
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proud that Meredith is my neighbor, proud of all of my neighbors, proud of our efforts featured here.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
On the occasion of Halloween, @newrepublic.com asked me to write about what’s going on in Chicago and I wanted you all to know what randomized terror feels like. And also that as the federal government fails our kids, everyday Chicagoans are showing the courage of trying to protect them.
ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloween—and Parents Are Fighting Back
Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged are mobilizing.
newrepublic.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
proud that Meredith is my neighbor, proud of all of my neighbors, proud of our efforts featured here.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
we are trying, and uplifting these efforts is crucial to counter the terror content.
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ICE just rammed a vehicle at Oakton and Asbury in Evanston. They left the damaged car in the middle of the street and appear to have taken the driver. This is less than a block away from Oakton Elementary
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ICE just rammed a vehicle at Oakton and Asbury in Evanston. They left the damaged car in the middle of the street and appear to have taken the driver. This is less than a block away from Oakton Elementary
This virtual event is happening today! All welcome.
Book Launch: Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media. Thurs 30th Oct 2025. All Welcome!
Presenters: Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Notre Dame), Carolyn L. Kane (Toronto Met), Amber Sweat (Amherst) & Aileen Robinson (Stanford).
colourandfilm.com/cfps/
Presenters: Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Notre Dame), Carolyn L. Kane (Toronto Met), Amber Sweat (Amherst) & Aileen Robinson (Stanford).
colourandfilm.com/cfps/
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This virtual event is happening today! All welcome.