Lisa Jacobson
@lisawj.bsky.social
TV scholar/enthusiast and Georgia Tech postdoc. Always happy to talk about: historical fiction, Cold War, seriality, ungrading, Bluey.
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Lisa Jacobson
@lisawj.bsky.social
· May 10
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Part II of our JCMS teaching dossier on ungrading is here! Check out my intro, "Risky Business." Thanks, as ever, to my wonderful co-editor @jennblaylock.bsky.social! I'll shout out some of our terrific contributors in the comments below.
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#ungrading #teaching
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#ungrading #teaching
More Fairuza Balk appreciation: there's something about how she moves her mouth that reminds me of Cole Escola. Now I really want to see them together in a stage production of The Craft—and maybe also Return to Oz!
#spookyseason #Halloween #witchy
#spookyseason #Halloween #witchy
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
More Fairuza Balk appreciation: there's something about how she moves her mouth that reminds me of Cole Escola. Now I really want to see them together in a stage production of The Craft—and maybe also Return to Oz!
#spookyseason #Halloween #witchy
#spookyseason #Halloween #witchy
Just rewatched The Craft. Can we get Fairuza Balk on Yellowjackets ASAP? @emilystjams.bsky.social?
October 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just rewatched The Craft. Can we get Fairuza Balk on Yellowjackets ASAP? @emilystjams.bsky.social?
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"Color Protocols," edited by Carolyn L. Kane and @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social, explores how color intersects with problematic histories of racial encoding in linguistic, visual, and algorithmic media: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255350...
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Color Protocols," edited by Carolyn L. Kane and @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social, explores how color intersects with problematic histories of racial encoding in linguistic, visual, and algorithmic media: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255350...
Pop Quiz: Is this a photo from The Guardian or a still from One Battle After Another?
#PTA #OneBattleAfterAnother
#PTA #OneBattleAfterAnother
October 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Pop Quiz: Is this a photo from The Guardian or a still from One Battle After Another?
#PTA #OneBattleAfterAnother
#PTA #OneBattleAfterAnother
In lighter news, is this The Guardian or The Onion?
California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn
San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn’t issued, as ‘our citation books don’t have a box for “robot”’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In lighter news, is this The Guardian or The Onion?
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When they said small government, I didn't think they meant autocracy.
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
When they said small government, I didn't think they meant autocracy.
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They are literally canceling culture
September 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
They are literally canceling culture
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condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
My favorite thing about Georgia Tech students might be how they give each other feedback. There's a consistently high level of honesty, sincerity, and mutual respect. It gives me a much-needed spark of hope for the future.
#teaching #peerreview #GATech
#teaching #peerreview #GATech
September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My favorite thing about Georgia Tech students might be how they give each other feedback. There's a consistently high level of honesty, sincerity, and mutual respect. It gives me a much-needed spark of hope for the future.
#teaching #peerreview #GATech
#teaching #peerreview #GATech
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Margarita Vaysman & I have been working on this for the past 5 (!) years, but it's finally done- the online version is up and the hardcover should be out later this month! Welcome to the Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms, feat. 41 chapters and beautiful cover art: academic.oup.com/edited-volum... 🎉
The Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms
Abstract. Realism is an artistic practice that aims to faithfully represent reality. Historically, it has been practiced across different media, from early
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September 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Margarita Vaysman & I have been working on this for the past 5 (!) years, but it's finally done- the online version is up and the hardcover should be out later this month! Welcome to the Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms, feat. 41 chapters and beautiful cover art: academic.oup.com/edited-volum... 🎉
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Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.
August 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
If you had "deploying military forces against civilians in your own country" on your authoritarianism bingo card, well, go get your dauber.
What's that, LA? You already marked that square in June?
#WashingtonDC
What's that, LA? You already marked that square in June?
#WashingtonDC
August 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you had "deploying military forces against civilians in your own country" on your authoritarianism bingo card, well, go get your dauber.
What's that, LA? You already marked that square in June?
#WashingtonDC
What's that, LA? You already marked that square in June?
#WashingtonDC
Reading about Columbia's capitulation to the current regime....
a man wearing a hat and a suit is smiling and looking at the camera .
Alt: Lakeith Stanfield's smile starts to curdle in Get Out
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July 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reading about Columbia's capitulation to the current regime....
Now he's actually tilting at windmills. The absurdity would be funny, if it weren't coupled with egomaniacal cruelty.
Trump news at a glance: president tells Europe to ‘stop the windmills’ ahead of EU and UK trade talks
Donald Trump also criticises European leaders on immigration ahead of crunch meeting with Ursula von der Leyen. Key US politics stories from 26 July 2025
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Now he's actually tilting at windmills. The absurdity would be funny, if it weren't coupled with egomaniacal cruelty.
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An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
Serena is the undisputed GOAT, but never underestimate Venus, who continues to do things in her own time, on her own terms. I have been awed by her for 30 years and counting.
#tennis #Venus #WilliamsSisters
#tennis #Venus #WilliamsSisters
Venus Williams becomes oldest WTA winner since Martina Navratilova
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, 45, beats Peyton Stearns - 22 years her junior - in the first round of the Washington Open.
www.bbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Serena is the undisputed GOAT, but never underestimate Venus, who continues to do things in her own time, on her own terms. I have been awed by her for 30 years and counting.
#tennis #Venus #WilliamsSisters
#tennis #Venus #WilliamsSisters
For my fall course prep, I've been rereading our teaching dossier on ungrading. Let me shout out Part I again, edited primarily by @jennblaylock.bsky.social and secondarily by me. We really wanted to make something thoughtful, honest, and above all USEFUL—so please read and share with abandon!
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July 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
For my fall course prep, I've been rereading our teaching dossier on ungrading. Let me shout out Part I again, edited primarily by @jennblaylock.bsky.social and secondarily by me. We really wanted to make something thoughtful, honest, and above all USEFUL—so please read and share with abandon!
Spending this 4th of July traveling between Germany and the Netherlands, two countries I once called home and gladly would again.
July 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Spending this 4th of July traveling between Germany and the Netherlands, two countries I once called home and gladly would again.
Still thinking about #NECS2025 in Lisbon last week. It was an honor to present on the panel "Socialism Goes Global: Cold War Geopolitics Beyond Europe" with @cheryldueck.bsky.social, Deniz Göktürk, and Balázs Varga. More in Montpellier? [Photo credit: @nwbaer.bsky.social]
June 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Still thinking about #NECS2025 in Lisbon last week. It was an honor to present on the panel "Socialism Goes Global: Cold War Geopolitics Beyond Europe" with @cheryldueck.bsky.social, Deniz Göktürk, and Balázs Varga. More in Montpellier? [Photo credit: @nwbaer.bsky.social]
After exploring the beautiful city of Lisbon with Maggie @hennefem.bsky.social, I'm ready for #NECS2025 to begin!
June 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
After exploring the beautiful city of Lisbon with Maggie @hennefem.bsky.social, I'm ready for #NECS2025 to begin!
This is a longshot, but: @inkookang.bsky.social, I'm a TV scholar writing about The Americans, and I'm trying to locate a terrific article you wrote in 2016 about the 4th season for the now defunct MTV News. Any chance you (or someone else) could send it to me?
June 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is a longshot, but: @inkookang.bsky.social, I'm a TV scholar writing about The Americans, and I'm trying to locate a terrific article you wrote in 2016 about the 4th season for the now defunct MTV News. Any chance you (or someone else) could send it to me?