Rachael Mulvihill
@rachaelvm454.bsky.social
PhD candidate at CMU in Literary & Cultural Studies | Critiques of capitalism in contemporary utopian & dystopian fiction & film | she/her
I had a lot of fun writing this short piece for @lawcha.bsky.social about Severance! Read it here today: read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
The Cost of Compliance: Unpacking Worker Identity in Severance
Severance, an original series created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, has struck a nerve with audiences by encapsulating what it is like to be a worker under late-stage capitalism. Set against the ba...
read.dukeupress.edu
December 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I had a lot of fun writing this short piece for @lawcha.bsky.social about Severance! Read it here today: read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
Reposted by Rachael Mulvihill
No one wants to watch their PhD program be eliminated. It’s nearly the same story when it’s “innovated” away.
Me & @seeshespeak.bsky.social in the Chronicle. Read it below ⬇️
www.chronicle.com/article/a-co...
Me & @seeshespeak.bsky.social in the Chronicle. Read it below ⬇️
www.chronicle.com/article/a-co...
Opinion | A Coup at Carnegie Mellon?
The university is replacing the humanities with more computers.
www.chronicle.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No one wants to watch their PhD program be eliminated. It’s nearly the same story when it’s “innovated” away.
Me & @seeshespeak.bsky.social in the Chronicle. Read it below ⬇️
www.chronicle.com/article/a-co...
Me & @seeshespeak.bsky.social in the Chronicle. Read it below ⬇️
www.chronicle.com/article/a-co...
Reposted by Rachael Mulvihill
Oh hey. I curated this show all about feminist tshirts at Chatham University. Please come through! Opening reception (Oct 15) will feature a talk by Dawson which will also be live-streamed. Register for the opening here: chatham.edu/events/detai...
Design by the very talented Megan Urban
Design by the very talented Megan Urban
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oh hey. I curated this show all about feminist tshirts at Chatham University. Please come through! Opening reception (Oct 15) will feature a talk by Dawson which will also be live-streamed. Register for the opening here: chatham.edu/events/detai...
Design by the very talented Megan Urban
Design by the very talented Megan Urban
Had the pleasure of presenting at CSA last week in California ☀️
June 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Had the pleasure of presenting at CSA last week in California ☀️
Paws-itively thrilled to share that my review of Marx for Cats is out now in Lateral! @lclaberge.bsky.social’s book is purr-fectly provocative — don’t miss it! csalateral.org/reviews/marx...
Rachael Mulvihill, "Review of Marx for Cats by Leigh Claire La Berge (Duke University Press)" - Lateral
Leigh Claire La Berge’s Marx for Cats reimagines the history of capitalism by analyzing archival documentation about felines. By updating bestiaries to include contemporary criticism of capitalism, La...
csalateral.org
May 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Paws-itively thrilled to share that my review of Marx for Cats is out now in Lateral! @lclaberge.bsky.social’s book is purr-fectly provocative — don’t miss it! csalateral.org/reviews/marx...
I had the pleasure of having Isaac in my dystopian course. Their work is so creative and original — highly recommend checking out their work and attending the Rapid Eye Movement senior thesis show if you’re in Pittsburgh! www.instagram.com/mysteriousbo...
May 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I had the pleasure of having Isaac in my dystopian course. Their work is so creative and original — highly recommend checking out their work and attending the Rapid Eye Movement senior thesis show if you’re in Pittsburgh! www.instagram.com/mysteriousbo...
Excited to share that I had the opportunity to join Chris Garlock and Tabitha Arnold for a great conversation on Apple TV+’s Severance and unions! Tune in here: open.spotify.com/episode/7nR3...
Is ‘Severance’ a show about unions?
Labor Heritage Power Hour · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Excited to share that I had the opportunity to join Chris Garlock and Tabitha Arnold for a great conversation on Apple TV+’s Severance and unions! Tune in here: open.spotify.com/episode/7nR3...
I had an utterly fantastic group of students this year and this means a lot to me 🫶🏻✨
April 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I had an utterly fantastic group of students this year and this means a lot to me 🫶🏻✨
Teaching your own research interests is truly such a delight (especially when you have awesome students like mine) ☺️
January 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Teaching your own research interests is truly such a delight (especially when you have awesome students like mine) ☺️
Reposted by Rachael Mulvihill
Happy #severance day to all those who dissociate
January 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Happy #severance day to all those who dissociate
Severance did it again. I’m pacing my apartment after just one episode 👏🏻
January 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Severance did it again. I’m pacing my apartment after just one episode 👏🏻
Reposted by Rachael Mulvihill
January 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My first day of the semester outfit is an attempt to match the video game character I created for the course 🍓🌻🥀
January 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My first day of the semester outfit is an attempt to match the video game character I created for the course 🍓🌻🥀
Very excited about my Stardew Valley inspired first day of class presentation
January 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Very excited about my Stardew Valley inspired first day of class presentation
Reposted by Rachael Mulvihill
230 people in the Jameson reading group it is growing like the blob
November 24, 2024 at 7:20 PM
230 people in the Jameson reading group it is growing like the blob
ASA was a success — huge thank you to my amazing panelists for giving such an interesting array of papers centered around queer utopian futures!
November 17, 2024 at 9:55 PM
ASA was a success — huge thank you to my amazing panelists for giving such an interesting array of papers centered around queer utopian futures!
First post here has to be the class I'm jazzed about teaching in the spring: "Utopian Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares in Fiction, Film, and Videogames" 👏
November 17, 2024 at 4:42 PM
First post here has to be the class I'm jazzed about teaching in the spring: "Utopian Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares in Fiction, Film, and Videogames" 👏