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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣)

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#firstgen phd 👩🏼‍🏫asst prof @ uc blue ash 📺🤳digital + popular culture 🫆representation + identity 💰production + political economy 🧠mental health + wellness https://krystenstein.com/

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Jun 6

Now that the ink is dry, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially signed the contract for my first academic book with University of California Press!

I feel incredibly lucky and honored that @michellelipinski.bsky.social reached out after encountering my dissertation—we immediately

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · 14d

teaching #OOTD 🌟

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 16d

Universities attempting to stay out of the Trump admin's line of fire by being silent and doing nothing publicly to support faculty, staff, and students are going to find themselves with no faculty, staff, or students. Might as well grow a spine.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · 16d

teaching #OOTD

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · 23d

What happens when therapy slips into the scroll — and care has to go viral?

Read here: open.substack.com/pub/glittera...

Sitting With My Book (and Falling Behind Here)

Notes From the First Chapter

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · 23d

👀 New Substack post is up! I’ve been deep in re-reading my book manuscript (And How Does That Make You Feel? Theratainment and the Digital Commodification of Mental Health, UC Press, 2027). This week I’m sharing a peek at Chapter 1: Out of Network, Into the Algorithm.

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Sep 1

for my media literacy students, we’re digging into her song “fuel”—breaking down how it critiques cultural power, consumerism, and the systems that decide what counts as “good” art. 🎶📚

nothing like blending fangirl joy with teaching practice—when your syllabus meets your soundtrack. 💜

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Sep 1

✨ in honor of seeing one of my all-time faves, ani difranco, this week, i couldn’t resist bringing her into the classroom. ✨

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 29

I’m so stoked to join the incredible folks in the lab and continue building knowledge, community, and care together. Cheers to what’s ahead! 🥂

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 29

Kishonna has been a beacon of light and a true champion of mine ever since we first met back in 2019 at UIC in Chicago. Since then, we’ve published together, worked side by side, and become not just colleagues but friends.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 29

Super pumped to share that I’m now a Research Affiliate in Dr. Kishonna Gray’s @kishonna.bsky.social brilliant Intersectional Tech Lab at the University of Michigan’s School of Information! 💻✨

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · Jun 5

As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · Aug 28

In many places in America, it's easier to buy a gun than it is to adopt a cat from a shelter.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 27

one student told me he loved and appreciated that i asked them and included them in creating this. 💬 that reminder—that learning is co-created—was the best teaching moment of all.

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 27

today one of the most meaningful parts of class was setting our classroom community & culture guidelines together. i simply facilitated, but my students did the work—sharing, listening, and shaping the list we’ll carry with us all semester.

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 27

✨ teaching OOTD ✨

first week back. i am honored to be featured in UC Blue Ash News Notes this week, and even more excited to be in the classroom teaching intro to comm studies and media literacy.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 25

today was my first day of year 14 teaching 🖤 with everything going on federally and here in ohio with sb1, it feels really difficult to show up. but i’m grounding myself in community and care, and doing the best i can for my students and those around me.

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 17

I wrote about the why + the how here:
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Curious—what are y’all trying in your classrooms this fall? 🍎📚

Trying Something New in the Classroom

After 14 years of teaching, I’m centering care, community, and collective rigor.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 17

New semester, new experiment ✨ After 14 years of teaching, I’ve redesigned my courses around what I’m calling the Reflect & Act Model: Mondays = reading & reflection, Wednesdays = action & application.

Trying Something New in the Classroom

After 14 years of teaching, I’m centering care, community, and collective rigor.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 16

📺 Street interviews turning into popular social media trend (NBC News Now)
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Big thanks to @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social for making the connection! 🙂

Street interviews turning into popular social media trend

NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah meets social media stars who found fame via street interviews in cities like New York or Los Angeles.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 16

Excited to share that I got to chat with @nbcnews.com about the rise of man-on-the-street interviews and their transformation into a popular social media trend. The segment went live this summer—check it out here:

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jess rauchberg @jessrauchberg.bsky.social · Aug 15

great new blog post from the brilliant @krystenstein.bsky.social (and a sneak peak about our autoethnographic project about disability and academic labour! 👀)

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

What helped you soften the cost of showing up?

I’d love to hear your thoughts, and you can read the full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/glittera...

Sick Days, Chronic Illness, and Showing Up (Differently)

Reflections on illness, access, and reimagining what it means to “show up” in spaces that were never built for us.

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

What helped you soften the cost of showing up?

I’d love to hear your thoughts, and you can read the full reflection here: open.substack.com/pub/glittera...

Sick Days, Chronic Illness, and Showing Up (Differently)

Reflections on illness, access, and reimagining what it means to “show up” in spaces that were never built for us.

open.substack.com

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

or relentless stamina, but by rhythms of care, rest, and mutual support?

Even if you’ve never been to an academic conference, you’ve likely experienced a space that demanded a version of you that felt unsustainable. How did you navigate it?

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𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

and/or as neurodivergent scholars—from the invisible labor of preparing for travel, to “conference face” masking, to the care networks that keep us afloat.

At its core, the piece asks: what if participation wasn’t measured by constant visibility

𝕕𝕣. 𝕜𝕣𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) @krystenstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

It reminded me of a collaborative autoethnography I’m co-authoring with my dear friend and colleague @jessrauchberg.bsky.social currently under review. We write about what it’s like to attend academic conferences while living with chronic illness

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