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Lisa Jacobson

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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

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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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · 5d

Pop Quiz: Is this a photo from The Guardian or a still from One Battle After Another?
#PTA #OneBattleAfterAnother

Two people in military gear, one smirking and one with a face covering, while civilians look on from behind

Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · 9d

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”’

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22d

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FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23:

Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · 21d

When they said small government, I didn't think they meant autocracy.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22d

They are literally canceling culture

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29d

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.

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Katherine Bowers 🌻 @katiabowers.bsky.social · Sep 5

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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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yikes, that sounds like a very taxing day! Hope you got some good rest today.

Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Aug 19

My body is like, "Phew, it's been a long semester! When's Thanksgiving break again?" It's Day 2.
#academia #teaching

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · Aug 13

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.

Quote from a story on changes at the U of Chicago that notes they are "pausing" doctoral eduction in Classics, Comp Lit, Germanic studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Romance languages and literatures, and South Asian Studies.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 13

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?

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jul 27

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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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jul 27

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

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Clara Murray @claradoodle.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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.

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jul 12

Part II is still on the main page for now, but this should be the stable link.

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jul 12

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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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jul 4

Spending this 4th of July traveling between Germany and the Netherlands, two countries I once called home and gladly would again.

Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jun 27

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]

Three people in person and one projected onto a large screen engage in discussion in a university seminar room

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jun 19

After exploring the beautiful city of Lisbon with Maggie @hennefem.bsky.social, I'm ready for #NECS2025 to begin!

View of Lisbon with rooftops, waterfront, and bridge

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Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jun 14

Watching #nokings from afar (East Germany) and sending all the love and solidarity 💗

Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jun 13

Update: Success! Major thanks to Inkoo Kang (and to BlueSky) from the bottom of my TV-nerd heart.

Lisa Jacobson @lisawj.bsky.social · Jun 13

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?

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