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Jonaya Kemper @violetriotgames.bsky.social · 3d

Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games

recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998

Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)

University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucsc.edu

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · 19d

Deleted my account. What an outrageous move from academia.edu.

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 22d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · 27d

Made my reservations at last. See you Houston between October 23-26!

Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · 29d

Who is attending ASAP Conference? Trying to decide on travel dates. It's tricky to find flights from Santa Cruz with the added complexity of shuttle arrangements and transport time to nearby airports.

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · 29d

Stellar opportunity for a sound scholar at UofT.

Assistant Professor - Sound in Cinema and Media / Experiential Learning

jobs.utoronto.ca

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Sep 10

The undergrad went well last year! We'll see how the grad one goes. So far only 2 students are enrolled. :)

Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Sep 10

Worked a full day on my new course on media in the Anthropocene and it's slowly coming together. I imagine that I'm quite lucky to be assigned two eco-media courses (one undergrad and one grad) in a year.

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · May 15

Yay, time for celebration!

Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · May 1

Emailed!

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · May 1

You can teach it better! Btw, Steve Shaviro taught a vampire class. I can send you his list of films (posted on fb) if you are thinking of putting together a course.

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · May 1

I can take the quarter that features animals or animalistic creatures as monsters in that rotation.

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · May 1

Malcolm X and Deja Vu (I might be partial to the audiovisual aesthetic of Tony Scott).

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Apr 28

Waiting for the Canadian election results in anticipation. Strange to be in the diaspora of both of my countries of citizenship at times like this.

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Apr 20

Wowsa!

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Apr 17

Those of you at UCSC or around Santa Cruz, please feel free to join us for a great book talk on May 6th:

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are so excited about your upcoming visit, Ben!

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Selmin Kara @selminimal.bsky.social · Apr 16

A film that takes place where you’re from...

Two iconic ones that I can think of: