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Jason Mittell

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Media studies professor at Middlebury College; video essayist & author of videographic book on Breaking Bad; author of written books on TV, narrative theory, etc.; journal manager of @intransition.bsky.social . [he/him] https://linktr.ee/jmittell

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · Nov 10

There wasn't a good list of accounts related to video essays - so I made this starter pack! Who did I miss? Who do you know who should join Bluesky to share & talk about video essays?
go.bsky.app/PtthhCc

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 1d

So very excited to announce that as of today the number of Videographic Books in the world has doubled! Check out ADAPTIVE FORMS, Gregory Brophy & Shawn Malley's fabulous new open-access book on contemporary science-fiction - complete with video essays on ARRIVAL, SNOWPIERCER, BLACK PANTHER, etc.!!!

Adaptive Forms: Videographic Criticism and Contemporary Science Fiction Film

An examination of media adaptation in contemporary science fiction film, with 14 video essays <br><i>Part of the <a href="https://www.leverpress.org/videographicbooks/">Videographic Books</a> series</...

www.fulcrum.org

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 1d

A jump to the left and a step to the right indeed!

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d

It’s so fucking funny that we’re still getting five NYT op-eds a week calling for the left to tone down their rhetoric

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 5d

Remember when Hillary Clinton called some Trump supporters “deplorable“?

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 5d

To the concept of "skill"?

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 6d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 8d

Saw The Beths tonight in Paris. IMO they're the tops of any band at that stage in their career. Just incredible at every aspect of their craft: writing perfect songs, playing them flawlessly, and putting on a wide-ranging mesmerizing show—even after having their instruments stolen! Check them out!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9d

NYT headline: Democrats are in crisis. Eat the rich populism is the only answer

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 9d

I spent much of the days listening to The Beths to prep for seeing them tomorrow in Paris. Then just read this on their (fabulous) travel blog: the band's van was broken into and most of their instruments were stolen! Why can't we have nice things?!

Day 13: Travel Day — Breakfast and Travel Updates

Nau mai.

www.breakfastandtravelupdates.com

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 9d

To be fair, NCIS is the best television series of the 21st century!

Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 9d

Yes - and problem is with the politico groupthink where maximizing "ratings/votes" = the best version of "art/civil society"

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 9d

How much do you regard your media criticism as telling producers how to make television?

Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 9d

"Academic levels of discourse" is an anti-intellectual smack against those of us who spend a lot of words to analyze things that normal people find obvious. It's her meta-snobbery against the professional snobs!

Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 10d

If you haven’t heard it yet, the TCW episode of @ifbookspod.bsky.social is a must-listen!

Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 10d

At Cemetery du Père-Lachaise in Paris today, I checked out Pierre Bourdieu's final habitus. Everyone at Père-Lachaise belongs to the elite, but among the thousands of graves there, he's clearly exhibiting middling cultural and economic capital.

Grave of Pierre and Marie Claire Bourdieu at the Cemetery Père-Lachaise in Paris

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 12d

The wealth, fame and respect!

Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 12d

Isn't that what the abstract is for?

Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 14d

Although now in Paris, where you need to buy rides in advance in an app or a card, which is so much less convenient for visitors

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thickamus prime @0hbetave.bsky.social · 15d

Go update your LinkedIn settings.