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Rachael Mulvihill

@rachaelvm454.bsky.social
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PhD candidate at CMU in Literary & Cultural Studies | Critiques of capitalism in contemporary utopian & dystopian fiction & film | she/her

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HASTAC @hastac.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Rachael Mulvihill (@rachaelvm454.bsky.social) Rachael V. Mulvihill is a PhD Candidate in the Literary and Cultural Studies program at Carnegie Mellon University. To read more about Rachael, follow this link: tinyurl.com/2ne96cey
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LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Up first is the Arts & Media essay "The Cost of Compliance" by @rachaelvm454.bsky.social which analyzes Apple TV+’s Severance as a critique of how corporate culture strip workers of autonomy and identity while masking exploitation behind the language of purpose and growth. doi.org/10.1215/1547...
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LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Our latest issue (22:4) is now available online! read.dukeupress.edu/labor/issue/...
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
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...
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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...
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Catherine @caevans.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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...
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Opinion | A Coup at Carnegie Mellon?
The university is replacing the humanities with more computers.
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Catherine @caevans.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Had the pleasure of presenting at CSA last week in California ☀️
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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...
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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...
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
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...
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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...
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Is ‘Severance’ a show about unions?
Labor Heritage Power Hour · Episode
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
I had an utterly fantastic group of students this year and this means a lot to me 🫶🏻✨
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Teaching your own research interests is truly such a delight (especially when you have awesome students like mine) ☺️
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Matt Charlton @mattsee.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Happy #severance day to all those who dissociate
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Severance did it again. I’m pacing my apartment after just one episode 👏🏻
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Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · 14/01/2025
Rush hour should be interesting… #Severance
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
My first day of the semester outfit is an attempt to match the video game character I created for the course 🍓🌻🥀
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Very excited about my Stardew Valley inspired first day of class presentation
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matthew ellis @matthiasellis.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
230 people in the Jameson reading group it is growing like the blob
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
ASA was a success — huge thank you to my amazing panelists for giving such an interesting array of papers centered around queer utopian futures!
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Rachael Mulvihill @rachaelvm454.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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" 👏
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