Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS Graduate Student Organization @scmsgso.bsky.social · 07/09/2026SCMS CAUCUS ON CLASS 2027 Graduate Student and Precarious Scholar Essay Award Submissions due November 15, 2026, 11:59 pm eastern. The winning author will receive a $500 cash prize and mentorship to foster publication in an academic journal. 046
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockTanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Sept 18 @ 1pm ET / 10am PT — join my colleagues and I at this school year's first @scmspedagogy.bsky.social virtual roundtable. Subject: "Pedagogies of Care." Speakers are all contributors to @jcmsjournal.bsky.social Teaching Media dossier on same subject. Sign up ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 075
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSteph Brown @stephbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I’m helping @scmspedagogy.bsky.social crowd source some tips for grad students (and beyond) who struggle start writing a teaching statement. I’d love anyone’s thoughts, especially about biggest mistakes you see. 454
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS Critical Media Pedagogies SIG @scmspedagogy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Please join us for our first virtual roundtable of the school year "Pedagogies of Care" on September 18 @ 1pm ET / 10am PT. This will feature contributors to the JCMS Teaching Media dossier Pedagogies of Care in an Age of Anxiety. Sign up below! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com"Pedagogies of Care" Virtual Roundtable RegistrationPlease join the SCMS Critical Media Pedagogies SIG for a virtual roundtable on "Pedagogies of Care" on September 18 @ 1pm ET / 10am PT. This event brings together contributors to the JCMS Teaching Med... 065
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Great read: a historian’s deconstruction of the voices ingested by various LLM—and the assumptions baked into these tools about the interests of their intended audience. “AI shunts aside problems of how knowledge is formed and communicated;” the author illustrates why we can’t afford to accept that. 12512
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockDamien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My colleague Nimisha Thakur and I wrote a piece for the Society for Cultural Anthropology website. Check it out if you've ever been curious about using digital apps like iNaturalist or Merlin Bird ID in the classroom. We have lesson plans for you! www.culanth.org/fieldsights/... 074
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Picked up some books from Rowan University library and saw this poster behind the counter. I got kinda emotional. 040
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockNontheatrical Film and Media Scholarly Interest Group SCMS @nontheatricalscms.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We are pleased to share CFP for our annual Nontheatrical Student Essay Award. Due Feb 15 2027. Winner’s essay will appear in THE MOVING IMAGE journal. Please share widely! amianet.org/wp-content/u... @scmstudies.bsky.social @necsusjournal.bsky.social @orphanfilm.bsky.social @amianet.bsky.social 21215
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockLibrary of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️ 194335187160
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockKayti Lausch @kaytilausch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026If you are thinking about presenting on reality TV at SCMS in Montreal, please reach out to me! Also, if you're not working in reality TV but know someone who is (especially grad students!!), please send them my way as well. Thanks y'all! 032
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Libraries are amazing! But why libraries are vastly better than data centers is that they have librarians in them. Real people who will talk to you about books, how to find a job, or who will read to children. The librarians are missing in this (AI?) photo. Share real libraries with people in them! 020
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockEric Hayot @ehayot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Penn State Comp Lit departmental statement on in-class tech use (recommended), posting here in case you are working on one of your own or want to use/copy/edit for yourself. 0325
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026it's a monday afternoon at the end of july, of course we're writing syllabi against-a-i.com is here for you! and if you're a humanities teacher who's developed materials you'd like to contribute as we glow up for fall, PLEASE SEND! against-a-i.comagainst-a-i.comAGAINST AI - 09444
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockAssociation of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026How about Emily Wilson talking about Nolan's film with an adaptation scholar? Can we make this happen?? 👀 👀 👀 2168
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Kwame Nkrumah wanted Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940) for his private film library. R.M. Ford was, unfortunately, unable to supply him with a print. 020
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockCriterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Evening viewing recommendation? Watch our BlackStar Film Festival Presents collection! Now in its 15th year, the BlackStar Film Festival was established in 2012 to platform the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists who expand the possibilities of cinematic storytelling. 2427
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It's conference season, so I wanted to share the AI refusal statement I put at the end of my presentations and book talks. Feel free to use it! 41175384
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockBenjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I think about this a lot with scientific films. There's so much out there we don't know about. It's like a vast ocean that's mostly been explored by three people in a row boat. 14916
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Thrilled to see Onyeka Igwe featured on Criterion Channel: www.criterionchannel.com/short-films-...criterionchannel.comShort Films by Onyeka Igwe - The Criterion ChannelPlayful, absorbing, and deeply inquisitive, the films of Onyeka Igwe turn to the archives to challenge official narratives and excavate hidden histories. Whether tracing fragments of her own family hi... 051
Reposted by Jennifer Blaylockdr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Film studies job alert apply.interfolio.com/188579?fbcli...apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 086
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockRosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Anthropological research on subsistence is offered in the dangerous and authoritarian “report” on the humanities as a key example of supposed ideological weakening of scholarship. This critique begins to show how the key example cited actually proves the opposite. Let’s go into it in some depth 1/insidehighered.comAcademic Authoritarianism in New Attack on Humanities ScholarsThere is virtually no evidence offered in the report for its sweeping conclusions about the entirety of the humanities. 213471
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I recently joined the editorial advisory board for the new book series Women's Broadcasting Histories at University of Exeter Press. If you or someone you know has a book project in the area, please feel free to reach out to me. I would be more than happy to connect you with the editors. 010
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 23/05/2026AI boom discourse has gotten so out of hand that it’s making the New Yorker relatable🫢 (with alt text) 51420365
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Three things said about AI and social science: it's a topic to study, a thing to critique, a tool to use. My new Daedalus essay argues these aren't three conversations; they're one. A 🧵 on "Field Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object, and Tool." www.amacad.org/publication/...amacad.orgField Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object & ToolUses of advanced artificial intelligence are changing how societies organize labor, govern, produce knowledge, and make meaning. In light of these developments, this essay argues that AI models, tools... 8277127
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 22/05/2026At an exhibit of Sylvia Wynter’s papers at Duke University, I was struck by the presentation of her notes. Not for further insight into her brilliance, but as evidence of the friction of thought. The work of thinking that AI “brainstorming” erases. Scribbles of process that capture our humanity. 020
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Doing research on Ayi Kwei Armah's book "Fragments" and found this advertisement in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University. Armah describes this advertisement in a scene when Baako, Araba, and his mother are discussing when to have an outdooring for Araba's son. 110
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 12/05/2026If you have questions about the position or are interested in nominating yourself, feel free to message me. 010
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockNontheatrical Film and Media Scholarly Interest Group SCMS @nontheatricalscms.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Want periodic updates on new publications and other important announcements and going-sons in our community? Subscribe to Nontheatrical News by emailing nontheatricalnews@listserv.dfn.de Open to all enthusiasts! No SCMS membership required. 034
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS Critical Media Pedagogies SIG @scmspedagogy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Happening later today! 052
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockJennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 11/04/2026NEW POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY will work on the history of Ghanaian postcolonial film and efforts to support its digital restitution. Postdoc is part of a team of scholars, filmmakers, and archivists from Egypt, Ghana, Sudan, UK, and US (including me!). Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...my.corehr.com 072
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Happening tomorrow! Last day to register for this event. 011
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS Critical Media Pedagogies SIG @scmspedagogy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Join us this Friday, April 24th at 1pm ET for a Virtual Roundtable on Teaching Game Studies! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 066
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Data centers are a physical manifestation of AI infrastructure and they've become a flashpoint precisely because they're tractable. They exist in specific places, consume specific resources, can be seen and pointed to. I spoke with @lorenaoneil.com @rollingstone.com about our urgent AI reckoning. 134899
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 11/04/2026NEW POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY will work on the history of Ghanaian postcolonial film and efforts to support its digital restitution. Postdoc is part of a team of scholars, filmmakers, and archivists from Egypt, Ghana, Sudan, UK, and US (including me!). Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...my.corehr.com 072
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 06/04/2026My print copy of the new issue of Discourse just arrived over the weekend! I'm excited to read the other articles published alongside my piece, especially Lani Akande's piece on Nigerian realist cinema. Check out the whole issue here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56665 050
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The digital version is finally up! If you don't have institutional access but would like to read it, please reach out to me. I can send you a PDF. muse.jhu.edu/pub/27/artic...muse.jhu.eduProject MUSE -- Verification required! 060
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS TV & Radio History SIG @tv-radio-history.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Following the conclusion of #SCMS26 in Chicago, the TV & Radio History SIG is pleased to share recent and forthcoming publications from our members. Featured books include recent/future work by Jason Loviglio, Cynthia Meyers, and Amanda Keeler. #MediaStudies #TVHistory #RadioHistory #SCMS2026 084
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockTanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Following @jenniferpete.bsky.social's lead, here’s my blog post on film I’m presenting in just over a week at the Orphan Film Symposium in Ohio. I’m on a mission for everyone in the world to see the joyous SUNDAY ON THE RIVER (1961) #Orphans2026 @orphanfilm.bsky.social wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/2... 1103
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSteph Brown @stephbrown.bsky.social · 27/03/2026If you missed our #SCMS26 workshop on writing in the media studies classroom - you can check out our handout complete with keywords, slides, and assignment shares! Thanks to everyone who came for a wonderful discussion (and sometimes vent session). docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comMaking Writing Matter in the Media ClassroomMaking Writing Matter in the Media Studies Classroom SCMS 2026 Workshop leaders: Stephanie Brown, Washington College Peggy Davis, UCLA Lisa Wells Jacobson, Georgia Tech Laurel Westrup, UCLA Vocabula... 0236
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockAca-Media @aca-media.bsky.social · 25/03/2026We're helping to kick off #SCMS26 tonight -- and you can help too! Come record a short chat about any new publications with @chrisbecker.bsky.social and @stephbrown.bsky.social, and it will appear in a future episode! (If you don't arrive in time but still want to participate, just reach out.) 083
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS TV & Radio History SIG @tv-radio-history.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Also, check out the excellent individual papers related to TV/Radio History: 032
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockPT Klein @ptklein.com · 25/03/2026If you’re headed to the @scmstudies.bsky.social conference in Chicago this week, I’ve put together this feed that pulls in every post tagged with #SCMS26 to make it easy to connect and follow along! Say hey if I’ll see you there! ✌️ 44610
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockSCMS TV & Radio History SIG @tv-radio-history.bsky.social · 24/03/2026We are thrilled to share the remarkable TV/Radio History panels at #SCMS2026 in Chicago. Check out the linked flyer to see the SIG's sponsored and recommended panels. See you all there! #SCMS26 193
Reposted by Jennifer BlaylockFeminist Killjoy @saranahmed.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Calling all killjoys in Boston, NYC, Philly and DC. Come along and say no loudly and together to the abusers and the harassers and the fascists and the systems they create that create them 🔥🔥 25218
Jennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I'm so excited! My new article just came out with Discourse. This has been a labor of love and I am so thrilled to have it out in the world. In it I follow the Ghanaian adaptation of Hamlet, (Hamile) across media to challenge "the medium is the message." digitalcommons.wayne.edu/discourse/vo...digitalcommons.wayne.edu"The Bard Wouldn’t Recognize Hamlet": On Medium Specificity and Shakespeare in AfricaBy Jennifer Blaylock, Published on 03/19/26 1133
Reposted by Jennifer Blaylockana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Very interesting essay (as always) by @melhogan.bsky.social on "The Ends of AI: Sycophancy and psychosis": "The rage against DEI and the humanities is part of the ongoing project of building up the logics of AI and metrics as the great authority." disjunctionsmag.com/articles/end...disjunctionsmag.comThe Ends of AISycophancy and psychosis 0158