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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Jan 28

geared toward raising public awareness and algorithmic literacy. if you are interested in knowing more about how generative AI is informing and is being informed by violent cultural narratives around immigration and asylum, you may consider looking at the chapter. DM me for more info.

Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Jan 28

over the last 1.5 years, I have been studying the incorporation of AI (specifically, large language models & natural language processing algorithms) in immigration-related discourses in the US. my first publication on the topic is out now and, its insights are

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Jan 11

Today at #mla2025
Join @arnabdr.bsky.social & me at 1:45.

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Oct 13

so happy to have hosted a reading by my favorite
@lydiakiesling on campus @sacstate. lydia read from her new novel #Mobility which is a feat of imagination & research. she also has a gift for connecting with the audience. our students had so many questions!!! ❤️

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Oct 12

looking forward to welcoming Lydia Kiesling to Cal State tomorrow ☺️

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Sep 26

for The Millions, i spoke with the brilliant Vauhini Vara about her approach to the short story form, how humor works in her writing, & the many iterations of her brand new short story collection THIS IS SALVAGED 🔥. get her book NOW!!

themillions.com/2023/09/vauh...

Vauhini Vara Doesn't Know How She Does It

"So much of the process of writing remains mysterious to me."

themillions.com

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Sep 21

friends, what’s the most reliable messaging app that works in both china and india?
i assumed whatsapp or telegram would do the job but that’s not working…alternatives?

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felix lecocq @felixlecocq.bsky.social · Sep 20

i started looking at applications for the @tinhouse.bsky.social winter workshops today & i'm already so delighted + excited by the stories i've been reading :,) you still have a day to apply!!

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Sep 3

i used Libby a lot during the first year of the pandemic!

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 31

i’m usually on top of my emails at the beginning of a semester but most of my messages to other people seem to be floating in some kind of ether. response may or may not come. this keeps happening. i lose heart. i become other people 😬

Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 29

@torsa.bsky.social is ready for the first class of the semester 😀

Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

desi approach to moon landing is the same as desi approach to grocery shopping. don’t waste money—you can always jugaad cheaper alternatives

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tenure track assistant professorship in media studies 👇🏼

Bilge Yesil @bilgeyesil.bsky.social · Aug 21

TT positions at University of Copenhagen https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=159745

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

ToC 👇🏼

Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

honestly, the writing is straightforward enough for a non-academic/non-specialist audience as well—anyone interested in digital lit, check it out 🙂 7/7

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

sites & cultures. i can say with some confidence that currently this book is one of its kind. the contributors have written for both undergrad & grad students—so, consider adopting the title for your courses. 6/7

Global Perspectives on Digital Literature: A Critical Introduction for the Twenty-First Century

Global Perspectives on Digital Literature: A Critical Introduction for the Twenty-First Century explores how digital literary forms shape and are shaped by aesthetic and political exchanges happening ...

www.routledge.com

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

wrt the choice of topics, regions & textual practices represented, & so on. not every one of my ideas could be realized in this one volume—this is not an encyclopedic book but one that tracks conversations & tensions about ‘what is (digital) literature’ happening across… 5/7

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

any book with the word “global” in its title has to tackle the social & political implications of such a burdensome concept. as editor, i tried to not only discuss these implications in the intro but also display awareness about the possibilities & limitations throughout, 4/7

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

i learned as much about digital literature in the process as i did about people management & time management & expectations management (if any peer/junior scholar wants to know more about my takeaways, DM & i’ll get into the details).
the book was published this summer. 3/7

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

editing the volume turned out to be fun, yes, but also challenging for many reasons, especially the fact that i was working with scholars based in different corners of the world (india, ghana, hong kong, australia, norway, for example) during a global pandemic. 2/7

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 23

i started working on the edited volume, GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DIGITAL LITERATURE, soon after submitting the full draft of my monograph OUT OF MIND for peer review, imagining that it would be exciting to collaborate with scholars/writers creating & critiquing digital texts.🧵 1/7

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R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · Aug 21

visited Seoul & got to write about it! & looking at these pictures I am once again so hungry 🫶🏻

Author R.O. Kwon’s Guide to Seoul — Where She Loves to Eat, Drink, and Shop

Over the past few years, Korean culture has been captivating every corner of the globe. Here's how Korean-born author R.O. Kwon visits her home city.

www.travelandleisure.com

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 20

before submitting an abstract to an international conference, i have to check whether vfs handles their visas & how bad the wait times are. as someone with an indian passport, the amount of time, energy, money i have spent on visas & immigration to keep my academic career going is … 😢😪

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · Aug 19

My department (NYU English) is hiring in environmental lit/environmental humanities, part of a multidepartment hiring initiative. Please share! More here: https://apply.interfolio.com/129779

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Torsa Ghosal @torsa.bsky.social · Aug 16

looking forward to our conversation on writing against state violence at #awp24

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