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Thanks @alexcorbitt.bsky.social for hosting tonight's #literacies chats! In addition to being a brilliant educator, Alex is also a really great person to play tabletop games with! He practices what he preaches in scholarship and friendship! 🤓

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A6: I see children reimagining and revising the media, stories, and situations they are surrounded with as "materials" to play with. This is why I love family #literacies work as well, to connect and engage with children's social worlds, as they reimagine them through their play practices.

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Kyle P. Smith @kpsinedu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A6. The history of drag and its current practices show us how play can inform a world with less violence, less oppression, less strictness! A forever favorite article on the topic: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #literacies

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A6: Returning to Toy Story 5 because it's still on my mind. The film emphasized the importance of togetherness in imaginative play. With the rise of tools that limit the expanse of our imaginations (e.g., AI), collaborative play feels more important than ever. #literacies

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Jon M. Wargo (he/him/his) @wargojon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

exactly!! and with that framing, it becomes really natural to think about how props, lighting, and the space are also collaborating as part of the overall effect of the play. I thought about this during our last performance, which the children performed outside as an immersive "stage" #literacies.

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A5: Play has a politics. Name it. It's important to provide non-examples of what harmful play might look like, feel like, and sound like. Of course, do this with participants' consent, but make it collaborative. What might seem playful for some might be precarious for others #literacies

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Nicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A5. I think the rise of calling things "cringe" has made being playful and taking risks more challenging (as Ocean Vuong has argued). I do wonder if the seeming online shift to "whimsy" is in part a move away from the self-consciousness and fear of being seen as "cringe"? #literacies

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Some ways I do this is through cultivating a classroom where multilingual is normative by including multilingual texts and honoring people's full language repertoires! #literacies

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Kyle P. Smith @kpsinedu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A4: I learn most when in community with others. It's important for me to construct learning around group activities within my teaching. Whether posing imaginary scenarios to PSTs or asking students to take the perspective of a literary character, I find most comfort in collaboration. #literacies

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Jon M. Wargo (he/him/his) @wargojon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A3: From creating playlists, rewriting endings, designing "aura" photographs, and improvising in character, these practices not only helped young people understand complex texts like Shakespeare's Hamlet but also cultivated a shared vision of collaborative composing. (2/2🧵) #literacies

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A4: I think this is really the power of arts-based research and pedagogy. Of course theater isn't free from individualism, but it has offered me and my participants a powerful language to talk about the impacts of different ways of working and playing together as an ensemble #literacies

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A1. I've also been curious about the more playful turn in pop. We went through a various serious, introspective phase (post-Lorde, post-Billie) of pop. We seem to be in a bit more playful era (Sabrina, Chappell, Olivia to a degree). #literacies

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Nicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A2. "Try things out!" tends the guide my classroom, esp in methods courses. I can't remember/find the meme but it was something like, "sometimes you're a flop and sometimes you're a slay." I always want to make room for the flops and the slays b/c life and teaching is a mixture of both! #literacies

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A2: My dissertation is about how multilingual teachers and students bring their full language selves to the learning process. Multilingual people are often very creative and play with language, especially through translanguaging. Languages mixing (Hinglish, Spanglish) still follow rules. #literacies

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Q2: Playful and game-based spaces are often informed by rules and norms. Though rules can be constraining, they can also create new opportunities for innovation and interaction. What are the “rules of composing” or “rules of interaction” that shape your teaching context? #literacies

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Thank you for being so supportive of the project! The youth have now finished up their theater projects and are making films about their artistic processes, inspired by @rabani.bsky.social and @amystorn.bsky.social's "data reels"! Really exciting stuff! #literacies

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Lexi K Woodward @lexikwoodward.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A1. I was playing Cozy Stickerville and eating homemade pizza with @alexcorbitt.bsky.social on Saturday night, which was lovely! And speaks to how I normally incorporate play in life: board games, D&D, trivia, etc. #literacies

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My personal and professional life have been upended lately. I’ve found tapping into my inner child and teaching kiddos how to play Pokemon TCG at one of my local card shops to be a powerful outlet for #literacies play and brevity. ❤️‍🩹

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Kyle P. Smith @kpsinedu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A1: The first thing I thought of when reading this question was seeing Toy Story 5 yesterday. Beyond evoking nostalgia of days when play felt so central to life, it also made me question how we even think of the term and how the movie positioned the importance of collaborative play. #literacies

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A1: My whole dissertation is rooted in a children's theater space, so playfulness feels woven into everything I'm working on right now. It is truly such a privilege and often does not feel like "work" to be in that space #literacies!

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I’m Kyle P. Smith Kyle P. Smith, a graduate student board member of @writinglit.bsky.social. I’ll be moderating tonight’s #literacies chat. I want to make a S/O to Clara Abbott, Nicole R. Misra she/her, and Lexi K Woodward, for their work on the W&L SIG Bsky team.

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Alex Corbitt @alexcorbitt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hi everyone, my name is Clara Abbott! I am a PhD candidate in Literacy Studies at Penn GSE and @writinglit.bsky.social Graduate Student Board member with my amazing colleagues, @nicolermisra.bsky.social @lexikwoodward.bsky.social and @kpsinedu.bsky.social! Excited for the chat tonight! #literacies

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Hi, @writinglit.bsky.social and #literacies friends! I am so excited for tonight’s chat! I am Alex Corbitt, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at @syracuseu.bsky.social. Joining tonight from Central New York :)

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Play and Interaction in Literacy Learning is just 2 days away 6/30 at 8-9:00pm EST/ 6-7pm PST! We hope you will add your voice to the conversation! #literacies

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Tomorrow’s #literacies chat Play and Interaction in Literacy Learning will take place on 6/30 at 8-9:00pm EST/ 6:00-7:00pm PST!. Join us!

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Join #literacies chat at 8-9:00PM/5-6pm PST tonight as we discuss Play and Interaction in Literacy Learning.

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Nicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

So excited to get to participate in tonight's conversation with @alexcorbitt.bsky.social! #literacoes

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Clara Abbott @clarabbott.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Gah, I need to run to a meeting! Thank you for organizing an amazing #literacies chat with Dr. Mora, @writinglit.bsky.social team 🙌🏼🎉

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The relational aspect you raise makes me think about the role of power in victorious moments as well. For some reason I often associate victory with an "underdog" narrative, but watching students play games IRL, I've observed them as spaces where power is negotiated, and in complex ways #literacies

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Raúl Alberto Mora, Ph.D. (Dr. Berry) [él|he|han|ele|il|on] @elpatronhimself.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

In our case, the very definition of victory has evolved, based on what every gamer that has entered our project brings to the table. So, just bring it to the Round Table and let your Knights decide with you! #literacies

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Clara Abbott @clarabbott.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Q3: In my experiences researching online communities, language, access, and power are always in some way mediating the literate activities taking place (e.g., digital writers drafting in different languages to reach different audiences). As #literacies researchers, it's our job to follow that.

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Spoiler alert for Dr. Berry’s upcoming book, but brilliant and enticing point to ponder. We’re excited to learn more! #literacies #victory

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A3. I love how Raúl and his team are working to center languages and linguistic repertoires beyond the primacy of English in gaming spaces. It’s important to interrogate how English is reified through the private, monetized corporate infrastructure of popular gaming! #literacies

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Lexi K Woodward @lexikwoodward.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A2. I’m interested in how asymmetric games - games in which players have different roles, objectives, and mechanics (i.e., Netrunner, MtG, Root) - might illuminate ways that people can compose together in community through processes that are both unique AND congruent. #literacies

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A1: Over the last few years, I have been working to intentionally reframe "victory" as focusing on being present in the moment as opposed to being fully focused on just trying to 'achieve' the next new thing, step, etc. #literacies

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Kyle P. Smith @kpsinedu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A1. I think about how “victory” can signify many different things depending on the context. Victory can suggest a binary between winners/losers in competitive gaming. I’m curious how cooperative gaming methods might help redefine how “victory” can look in learning environments. #literacies

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Hey, #literacies community! I’m Kyle Smith, a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. I'll be monitoring tonight's chat. I've been a fan of board games since my Candy Land days as a kid. Lately, my evenings are often spent playing multiplayer video games w/ my husband.

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Lexi K Woodward @lexikwoodward.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

@writinglit.bsky.social Hello everyone! My name is Lexi Woodward. I am a PhD student studying at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR! #literacies

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Clara Abbott @clarabbott.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Hi! My name is Clara Abbott (she/her) and I am a 3rd year doctoral candidate in Literacy Studies at Penn GSE. I have never identified as a gamer per se, but have fond memories designing Wii characters (Mii, right?) and playing hours of Mariocart as a kid, so excited for this #literacies chat!

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