Florian Fuchs
@fuchsflrn.bsky.social
literature, media, phil at Princeton German / projects: socionarratology . theory films . pre-Grimm folklore . early modern personal devices / books: “Civic Storytelling“ . “Hans Blumenberg Reader” . “Affordances of Short Forms” / fuchsflorian.com
Great, curious in what context did you see it? Will think of more recommendations…
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Great, curious in what context did you see it? Will think of more recommendations…
and 2) "Indoctrination" about managerial/neoliberal rehearsing and affect suppression in 1986 West Germany – The first longer of F's "observational films" (filmed in the murkily famed because Nazi-founded "Harzburger Akademie für Führungskräfte"). Might also interest you @quinnslobodian.com…
Harun Farocki: Indoctrination
This film is about a five-day seminar designed to teach executives how to 'sell themselves' better. This course, designed for managers, teaches the basic rules of dialectics and rhetoric and provides ...
www.harunfarocki.de
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
and 2) "Indoctrination" about managerial/neoliberal rehearsing and affect suppression in 1986 West Germany – The first longer of F's "observational films" (filmed in the murkily famed because Nazi-founded "Harzburger Akademie für Führungskräfte"). Might also interest you @quinnslobodian.com…
Indeed. Currently starting my Farocki-focused writing semester, i.e. the "theory film" project. Looking forward to reading your thoughts @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social.
And to recommend two HF things out of the ordinary, if I may: 1) www.harun-farocki-institut.org/en/2022/05/1...
And to recommend two HF things out of the ordinary, if I may: 1) www.harun-farocki-institut.org/en/2022/05/1...
Telecritique: About “Song of Ceylon” by Basil Wright / assemblage / 04 / Rosa Mercedes / Harun Farocki Institut
www.harun-farocki-institut.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Indeed. Currently starting my Farocki-focused writing semester, i.e. the "theory film" project. Looking forward to reading your thoughts @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social.
And to recommend two HF things out of the ordinary, if I may: 1) www.harun-farocki-institut.org/en/2022/05/1...
And to recommend two HF things out of the ordinary, if I may: 1) www.harun-farocki-institut.org/en/2022/05/1...
🎉 Ich würde sagen, du machst einen Oral History Stand beim nächsten Wurstfest in New Braunfels und bei Uwe's Bakery ebenda (wo ich tatsächlich mal die besten Brezeln meines Lebens gegessen habe)?
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
🎉 Ich würde sagen, du machst einen Oral History Stand beim nächsten Wurstfest in New Braunfels und bei Uwe's Bakery ebenda (wo ich tatsächlich mal die besten Brezeln meines Lebens gegessen habe)?
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Finde das eine gute Frage. Ich hoffe, es trauen sich Redaktionen, neue Wege und echte Versuche mit Autor:innen zu gehen, um Transatlantismus neu zu denken. Wäre schade, wenn es nur zu Präsentistisches und daher Erwartbares zu lesen und hören gäbe.
January 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Finde das eine gute Frage. Ich hoffe, es trauen sich Redaktionen, neue Wege und echte Versuche mit Autor:innen zu gehen, um Transatlantismus neu zu denken. Wäre schade, wenn es nur zu Präsentistisches und daher Erwartbares zu lesen und hören gäbe.
especially after @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social wrote about his successfull recent move to on-the-go multi-device writing with Google Docs instead of Word (can't find his post atm).
January 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
especially after @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social wrote about his successfull recent move to on-the-go multi-device writing with Google Docs instead of Word (can't find his post atm).
Yes, I also wanted to try Open/Libre O again at some point, having had the same buggy experience some years ago; am also hoping to skip out on the forced AI implementation. And Re: Cloud-based: I was even thinking about paying for the Collabora Suite on the Nextcloud that I use,
January 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Yes, I also wanted to try Open/Libre O again at some point, having had the same buggy experience some years ago; am also hoping to skip out on the forced AI implementation. And Re: Cloud-based: I was even thinking about paying for the Collabora Suite on the Nextcloud that I use,
"Im verlinkten Video sehen Sie, wie unser Robo-Gremium die Details ihrer KI-generierten Ablehnung tanzt."
January 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"Im verlinkten Video sehen Sie, wie unser Robo-Gremium die Details ihrer KI-generierten Ablehnung tanzt."
time to try an open source alternative?
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
time to try an open source alternative?
Glückwunsch, looking forward to what's coming!
January 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Glückwunsch, looking forward to what's coming!
"Linguisticism: Then and Now"
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"Linguisticism: Then and Now"
Wünsche mir einen Essay von dir: "Linguistizismus"!
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Wünsche mir einen Essay von dir: "Linguistizismus"!
Brunch hang on a weekend instead of dinner party worked better: less formal, more easy going, no alcohol or long cooking prep necessary, parents can bring kids, people can go & come a bit more spontaneously, etc. Give it a try…
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Brunch hang on a weekend instead of dinner party worked better: less formal, more easy going, no alcohol or long cooking prep necessary, parents can bring kids, people can go & come a bit more spontaneously, etc. Give it a try…
Erinnert mich an diese Stelle bei Goethe (bei Blumenberg); frage mich, ob diese Anwendung sehr ähnlicher Metaphorik trotz ganz anderer – gegenläufiger? – Logik hier etwas bedeuten könnte… Yet, and probably, I just read too much Blumenberg.
January 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Erinnert mich an diese Stelle bei Goethe (bei Blumenberg); frage mich, ob diese Anwendung sehr ähnlicher Metaphorik trotz ganz anderer – gegenläufiger? – Logik hier etwas bedeuten könnte… Yet, and probably, I just read too much Blumenberg.
grossartiger summery Kitsch
January 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM
grossartiger summery Kitsch
Das hätte dein Vortrag für den 39C3 sein können.
December 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Das hätte dein Vortrag für den 39C3 sein können.
Warum heisst es Lobotomie und nicht Sinnabschnitte?
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Warum heisst es Lobotomie und nicht Sinnabschnitte?
… genieße an dieser Stelle besonders die hier extra verwirrenden deutschen Anführungszeichen. My kind of thrill.
December 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
… genieße an dieser Stelle besonders die hier extra verwirrenden deutschen Anführungszeichen. My kind of thrill.