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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, they’re great on this! Wartime material culture in general.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to annademming.bsky.social for this incredibly thoughtful review of Tales of Militant Chemistry!

Anna Demming @annademming.bsky.social · 8d

How do you make a page turner out of industrial chemistry? One way is to mine the rich seam linking movies with weapons of mass destruction as @alicelovejoy.bsky.social demonstrates so successfully in Tales of Militant Chemistry.
www.sciencenews.org/article/tale... @sciencenews.bsky.social

A new book explores the link between film giant Kodak and the atomic bomb

In Tales of Militant Chemistry, Alice Lovejoy traces how film giants Kodak and Agfa helped produce weapons of war during the 20th century.

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Michelle Henning @michellehenning.bsky.social · 10d

Just listened to @alicelovejoy.bsky.social on this podcast and her new book sounds brilliant (and very close to my interests) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

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Podcast Episode · New Books in Photography · 02/09/2025 · 37m

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, Michelle! This is so kind. I'm eagerly awaiting your new book!!

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James Schamus @jamesschamus.bsky.social · 23d

RIP the great filmmaker and teacher Jill Godmilow, one of the all-time originals. vimeo.com/jillgodmilow

The Films of Jill Godmilow

Jill Godmilow, a working independent film and video-maker and Emerita Professor in the Dept. of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · 28d

Friends in Providence! Next Thursday, 9/18, I’ll be in town to talk about Tales of Militant Chemistry at the Brown Bookstore, where I’m honored to be in conversation with filmmaker Leslie Thornton. Please join us if you can!

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The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 29d

Under 30 minutes until I am live with @alicelovejoy.bsky.social on my YouTube channel. Please join us in the live chat!

The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 29d

I'm really looking forward to this event TONIGHT at 8:00 ET. I hope that you will join us in the live chat! www.youtube.com/live/15jqVKA...

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Katherine Groo @katherinegroo.bsky.social · Sep 10

film and media studies friends, we are hiring! we are an inclusive + supportive program, one hour from philly and nyc. position starts end of january; review starts october 17. please spread the word and reach out w/ questions. provost.lafayette.edu/2026-27-film...

2026-27 Film and Media Studies Program, Visiting Assistant Professor · Provost · Lafayette College

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Sep 9

Yes!

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Twin Cities friends! Please join me for the Mpls launch of Tales of Militant Chemistry on 9/14 at 3:00 pm, at the wonderful @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social. I'll be in conversation with photographer Paul Shambroom. Details & registration:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/minneapoli...

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Minneapolis launch of Alice Lovejoy’s Tales of Militant Chemistry

Minneapolis launch of Alice Lovejoy’s book Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Sep 3

It was an honor to discuss Tales of Militant Chemistry with Sasha Lilley on ‪@kpfa.org‬’s extraordinary Against the Grain.

Listen to our conversation here:

kpfa.org/episode/agai...

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Film Making and War Making | KPFA

Film in the 20th century conjures up the glamor of the big screen, as well as the intimacy of family snapshots. According to film historian Alice Lovejoy, celluloid and its successors should also brin...

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Kaunas, Lithuania! (Functionalism & donuts.)

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Sep 1

Such a huge loss.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/b...

Zdena Salivarova, Publisher Who Kept Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91

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Tom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · Aug 27

BTW. Identities and motives of shooters don't matter. They serve two purposes.

1. To distract from action on gun violence.
2. To spread the shooter's messages, increase notoriety, and encourage copycat shooters.

Do not fall into the identity conversation trap. This is about guns, nothing else.

Tom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fuck guns. Fuck this fucked up reality where this continues to happen and we just keep moving on.

I'm so sorry to every victim of today's tragedy. As a Minneapolis family, we are all here for you. I'm so sorry that more wasn't done to prevent this from happening. We must do more, we must do better.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you, Surekha!

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Archival Workers' Collective @archivworkcoll.bsky.social · May 29

AWC ‪solicits your story about the impacts of the Trump Administration on Archives and Archival Workers. Have the dismantling of IMLS, NEH, NPS, & other govt agencies affected you and your institution? Share your story and read submitted stories awefund.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/t....

Survey Launch: Impacts of the Trump Administration on Archives and Archival Workers

Image: Archival Workers Collective – Share your story: Impacts of the Trump Administration on Archives & Archival Workers The Archival Workers Collective (AWC) solicits your story about t…

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you so much, Dani!

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 26

The best kind of pub day notification. So many thanks to @kerriarsenault.bsky.social, who shaped this book in pivotal ways.

@ucpress.bsky.social @sciencehistory.org

Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · Aug 25

Publishing is great, sure, but what's better, at least to me, is seeing friends and colleagues publish their books, ones you talked about in early stages! Congrats to @alicelovejoy.bsky.social on this doozy of a book. H/T @sciencehistory.org www.ucpress.edu/books/tales-...

Tales of Militant Chemistry by Alice Lovejoy - Hardcover

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is wonderful! Thank you, jackelhai.bsky.social.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congratulations on the new position, Peter! Some of the best ceilings in town.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 24

The State Fair chickens *are* pretty great, heavy metal hairstyles and all.

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tales of Militant Chemistry making its way into the world, chez @tanyagoldman.bsky.social! 💚

Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · Aug 20

Niche pro tip for the impatient: preordering books thru @ucpress.bsky.social website often means your copy arrives a few days before official publication date. Anyway excited to read @alicelovejoy.bsky.social’s TALES OF MILITANT CHEMISTRY: THE FILM FACTORY IN A CENTURY OF WAR

Image of cover of book TALES OF MILITANT CHEMISTRY: THE FILM FACTORY IN A CENTURY OF WAR by Alice Lovejoy

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Alice Lovejoy @alicelovejoy.bsky.social · Aug 20

A week (!) away from publication, such a thrill to see Tales of Militant Chemistry in Publishers Weekly

www.publishersweekly.com/9780520402935

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Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War by Alice Lovejoy

This labyrinthine account from media studies scholar Lovejoy (Army Film and the Avant Garde) examines the many ways in which the...

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Veronika Hanakova @veronikahanakova.bsky.social · Jul 16

It’s happening! + @jirianger.bsky.social

CFP for FMH: Feminist Archaeologies of Desktop media is here 🔥

Looking for written articles as well as video essays

Send us your abstracts by October 28, 2025!

🫶 Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 🫡

Feminist Media Histories @femmediahist.bsky.social · Jul 15

We have a new CFP!

A special issue on Feminist Archaeologies of Desktop media, guest edited by Jiří Anger & Veronika Hanáková.

The deadline for proposals is October 28, 2025.

Read the full CFP below:

online.ucpress.edu/fmh/pages/cfp

Call for Papers | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press

Call for Papers | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press CALLS FOR PAPERS Special Issue on the Long 1970s Guest Editors: Navaneetha Mokkil & Nitya Vasudevan Pr...

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Charlotte Abney @abney.bsky.social · Jul 1

Today starts the new fellowship year and I am absolutely delighted to announce the 2025-26 class of Beckman Center Fellows at @sciencehistory.org!!

Science History Institute Welcomes 2025–2026 Beckman Center Fellows

Scholars from around the world will study a wide range of topics in the history and social studies of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences.

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