valerie gritsch
@valderie.bsky.social
loud disabled academic who’s obsessed with her dog. MA in celebrity & fan studies, currently a MLIS student. creator of spottedhounddesign. suffering mets and destiel fan. she/her.
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valerie gritsch
@valderie.bsky.social
· Oct 3
“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton
Following the death of David Bowie on January 10, 2016, his hometown of Brixton, South London, has become a pilgrimage and tourist destination for fans. On the 11th of January, the world discovered Bo...
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Might as well share my MA thesis on this platform, too!
I’m so proud of ‘“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton.’ It won an award from my department⚡️
Click through to read/download for free from CUNY academic works.
academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
I’m so proud of ‘“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton.’ It won an award from my department⚡️
Click through to read/download for free from CUNY academic works.
academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
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Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
Let’s talk the real #history of #Thanksgiving & the #LostCause history of the #CivilWar Follow @karencoxhistorian “Forgotten America” is available on @thegreatcourses plus & @Audible
TikTok video by PhDRachel
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
Modern day Sherlock Holmes AU that’s funny
Without naming it, what is your favorite TV show of all time?
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Modern day Sherlock Holmes AU that’s funny
#shopsmall this week and let me and Davey send you some stuff! Http://spottedhounddesign.etsy.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#shopsmall this week and let me and Davey send you some stuff! Http://spottedhounddesign.etsy.com
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Can’t read because paywall but I appreciate the sentiment. Hands off my em dash AI!
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Can’t read because paywall but I appreciate the sentiment. Hands off my em dash AI!
ICYMI
The thing I CAN scream about tonight is that we finally found footage from when I was in a ramen noodle eating contest on TRL at age 18 with cobra starship and snoop dogg
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
ICYMI
The thing I CAN scream about tonight is that we finally found footage from when I was in a ramen noodle eating contest on TRL at age 18 with cobra starship and snoop dogg
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The thing I CAN scream about tonight is that we finally found footage from when I was in a ramen noodle eating contest on TRL at age 18 with cobra starship and snoop dogg
This is too much madness to explain in one text
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This is too much madness to explain in one text
Episode 3! Time for New York to fall
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Episode 3! Time for New York to fall
Catching up on the American Revolution cause I thought it was airing weekly not daily. Onto episode two and here’s some photos from bunkers (breeds) hill
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Catching up on the American Revolution cause I thought it was airing weekly not daily. Onto episode two and here’s some photos from bunkers (breeds) hill
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Trump said Mark Kelly should be “hanged.” Senator Mark Kelly told Emily & I what he thinks of Trump.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump said Mark Kelly should be “hanged.” Senator Mark Kelly told Emily & I what he thinks of Trump.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
We love seeing hot girls in dresses! Qtp with you being a hot girl in a dress
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We love seeing hot girls in dresses! Qtp with you being a hot girl in a dress
As we gear up for the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s Blackstar and, come January, the anniversary of his passing, reminder that I wrote my masters thesis on the loss of such an icon and how his fans were remembering / honoring him.
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton
Following the death of David Bowie on January 10, 2016, his hometown of Brixton, South London, has become a pilgrimage and tourist destination for fans. On the 11th of January, the world discovered Bo...
academicworks.cuny.edu
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As we gear up for the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s Blackstar and, come January, the anniversary of his passing, reminder that I wrote my masters thesis on the loss of such an icon and how his fans were remembering / honoring him.
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
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10 Years ago today, David Bowie released the single "Blackstar” - the title track from his 26th and final studio album.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
10 Years ago today, David Bowie released the single "Blackstar” - the title track from his 26th and final studio album.
can a musicologist explain why "semi-charmed life" regulates my emotions so well? i know the doo-doo-doo's do a lot of heavy lifting
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
can a musicologist explain why "semi-charmed life" regulates my emotions so well? i know the doo-doo-doo's do a lot of heavy lifting
and i wish i could get back there, some place, back there, in the place we used to start
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
and i wish i could get back there, some place, back there, in the place we used to start
just wrote my personal statement and am losing it lmao
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
just wrote my personal statement and am losing it lmao
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I think the tarring and feathering scene in HBO's John Adams series does a good job with representing the public violence in places like Boston in the years leading up to independence. #KenBurns #HATM www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMeB...
Tarring and Feathering
YouTube video by William Stuchell (HD)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I think the tarring and feathering scene in HBO's John Adams series does a good job with representing the public violence in places like Boston in the years leading up to independence. #KenBurns #HATM www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMeB...
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The central problem that emerged in Episode 1 of Ken Burns's new documentary about the American Revolution is that while he wants to integrate a wide range of voices and the historians responsible for this broader perspective, he refuses to allow it to disrupt a traditional and familiar narrative. 🗃️
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The central problem that emerged in Episode 1 of Ken Burns's new documentary about the American Revolution is that while he wants to integrate a wide range of voices and the historians responsible for this broader perspective, he refuses to allow it to disrupt a traditional and familiar narrative. 🗃️
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Other things I liked: The inclusion of Native Americans and not just as additions but as the people controlling much of this land.
The inclusion of Phyllis Wheatley voiced by Amanda Gorman.
#HATM
The inclusion of Phyllis Wheatley voiced by Amanda Gorman.
#HATM
a woman wearing a yellow jacket and a red headband stands in front of a microphone with the numbers live at the bottom
Alt: Amanda Gorman wearing a yellow jacket and a red headband stands in front of a microphone at the Biden inauguration
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November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Other things I liked: The inclusion of Native Americans and not just as additions but as the people controlling much of this land.
The inclusion of Phyllis Wheatley voiced by Amanda Gorman.
#HATM
The inclusion of Phyllis Wheatley voiced by Amanda Gorman.
#HATM
im uploading a bunch of past writing and presentations ive done about music, fandom, and celebrity death:
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
im uploading a bunch of past writing and presentations ive done about music, fandom, and celebrity death:
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Hey guys—I rescued this little baby I named Arrow last week, and as such I need to raise some money for his vet bills coming up.
I’ve put together a listing of pins I have left to sell, pls DM me for anything.
Books are also still available on my Ko-Fi, and vinyl on my Discogs!
I’ve put together a listing of pins I have left to sell, pls DM me for anything.
Books are also still available on my Ko-Fi, and vinyl on my Discogs!
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Hey guys—I rescued this little baby I named Arrow last week, and as such I need to raise some money for his vet bills coming up.
I’ve put together a listing of pins I have left to sell, pls DM me for anything.
Books are also still available on my Ko-Fi, and vinyl on my Discogs!
I’ve put together a listing of pins I have left to sell, pls DM me for anything.
Books are also still available on my Ko-Fi, and vinyl on my Discogs!
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To Everyone in every occupied city of America, tonight: Yes, we have been here, before. And yes, we can fight tyranny, again -- and win. If you need inspiration, look no further than our own past.
And heed the words of John Adams.
#TheAmericanRevolution #KenBurns #HATM
#Freedom #Democracy
And heed the words of John Adams.
#TheAmericanRevolution #KenBurns #HATM
#Freedom #Democracy
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
To Everyone in every occupied city of America, tonight: Yes, we have been here, before. And yes, we can fight tyranny, again -- and win. If you need inspiration, look no further than our own past.
And heed the words of John Adams.
#TheAmericanRevolution #KenBurns #HATM
#Freedom #Democracy
And heed the words of John Adams.
#TheAmericanRevolution #KenBurns #HATM
#Freedom #Democracy