Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026My department is fundraising! If you're an alum, former faculty member, or friend of the Dept. of Media Studies at the University of CO Boulder, we'd be grateful for your support of faculty + students working together to understand—and where needed, change—the world's media & technological systems. 020
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 05/05/2026…in other news, Columbia Sportswear is suing Columbia University over use of the name “Columbia” on apparel… Source: OregonLive.com share.google/2PL7b4gfAsdh...oregonlive.comOregon Local News, Breaking News, Sports & WeatherGet the latest Oregon local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on oregonlive.com 030
Reposted by Ted StriphasRaymond Williams Society @r-williams-soc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026🚨🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨🚨Fancy contributing to a special issue on Cultural Materialism, Fascism and the Far Right, edited by @elinormtaylor.bsky.social? Look no further... Details, including the deadline, at the link: raymondwilliams.co.uk/2026/01/28/c...raymondwilliams.co.ukCall for Papers: Cultural Materialism, Fascism and the Far Right, A Special Issue of Key Words: A Journal of Cultural MaterialismSpeaking in 1980 amid the New Right upsurge, Raymond Williams noted that ‘cultural struggle is absolutely crucial, because this is the terrain on which the interpretation of the crisis had to be es… 055
Reposted by Ted StriphasJulie Curry @curryj.bsky.social · 12/12/2025War is peace. Calibri is helvetica. 05312
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A very happy National Dewey Decimal System Day to all who celebrate. (Story in post 2/2.) 110
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Calibri may be more screen readable than Times New Roman, but really, sometimes a font is…just a font. 160
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 01/12/2025It’s “Word of the Year” time again. Oxford seems a bit late to the 2025 party with “rage bait”: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...nytimes.comThe Oxford 2025 Word of the Year Is ‘Rage Bait’ 030
Reposted by Ted StriphasMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 07/10/2025Mars was the Roman god of war. That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.' Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices. That’s why we have Marshall’s. 793596653
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 21/07/2025"If reviewers are merely skimming papers & relying on LLMs to generate substantive reviews...it opens the door for a new cheating method...which involves inserting hidden white text... that tells AI tools to give a research paper favorable reviews." www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...insidehighered.comAI-Enabled Cheating Points to ‘Untenable’ Peer Review SystemIt’s not clear how widespread the new cheating strategy is, but it’s highlighting longstanding drivers of the peer review crisis some reviewers are now trying to alleviate with AI. 040
Reposted by Ted StriphasPhaedra C. Pezzullo @phaedra.bsky.social · 22/05/2025One of the best written essays I've read in awhile. Clever, researched, clear. We all need well cited and insightful voices on wellness these days, especially. Follow 👀 042
Reposted by Ted StriphasSubjectivity Journal @j4subjectivity.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Before and After the Internet. We have just published a review of two recent books on #AlgorithmicCulture and #PlatformCapitalism by @striphas.bsky.social and @synthesiastica.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comBefore and after the internet - SubjectivitySubjectivity - 164
Reposted by Ted StriphasPhaedra C. Pezzullo @phaedra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Rally today at NOAA building in Boulder, Colorado to stand up for federal workers, particularly scientists 04516
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 25/02/2025*Please share widely (deadline Mar 5):* The Dept of Media Studies at the Univ of CO Boulder is searching for 2 Assistant Teaching Profs. If you're passionate about higher-ed instruction, invested in media literacy, & have a background in global media, apply: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...jobs.colorado.eduAssistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies 084
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 17/02/2025The app deadline for the Assistant Teaching Professor opening in my department (Media Studies, U of CO Boulder) is less than 2 weeks away! This is a contracted/renewable, non-tenure-track faculty line. Read on for additional information about the position: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...jobs.colorado.eduAssistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies 045
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 22/01/2025PLEASE SHARE: The Dept. of Media Studies at the University of CO Boulder is hiring TWO assistant teaching professors. These are renewable, non-tenure track positions for which we're using a single job ad: lnkd.in/gHXdMqUw Deadline is February 28, 2025.lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 062
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Solid piece on the thinking behind the Broligarchy: “The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term,” via Vox - apple.news/A5jGJAukoSGK...apple.newsThe broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think. — VoxThe real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump. There’s a dominant narrative in the media about why tech billionaires are sucking up to Donald Trump: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and... 030
Reposted by Ted StriphasSiva @sivav.bsky.social · 20/12/2024At some point I would like to ignore Elon Musk. Sadly, that time is not now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comElon Musk is the ultimate chaos agent | Siva VaidhyanathanWith one post on X, Musk has the power to shut down the government of the most powerful nation in world history 511028
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Public Domain Day is coming soon. Get ready to party like it's 1929! web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...web.law.duke.eduPublic Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of LawTweet January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle Directors, Duke Center for the Study of the Public D... 062
Reposted by Ted StriphasMedia Theory @meejatheory.bsky.social · 13/12/2024"The combination of Blackness and Twitter represents a paradigm shift from modernity’s materialist “existence in Black” to a Black technoculture afforded by the digital’s capacities for virtuality, simulation, and interactivity." André Brockbuff.lyANDRÉ BROCK: The Illumination of Black TwitterThe Illumination of Black Twitter: Charles Mills, Race, and Digital Media Theory ANDRÉ BROCK Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 086
Reposted by Ted StriphasMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21/11/2024‘Phonetic’ is not. ‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters. ‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym. Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor. 21667165
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Did y'all see this? The university of WI system is proposing a policy change so that the system would now assert and control copyright over professors' lecture notes, syllabi, articles, & more. VERY concerning: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...insidehighered.comWisconsin professors worry AI could replace themFaculty say a proposed policy change could lead to AI-run classes at the Universities of Wisconsin System. University officials say their fears are overblown. 812070
Reposted by Ted StriphasCultural Studies - Published by Routledge @culturalstudies.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Cultural Studies is officially returning to Bluesky—but before we begin sharing details about our final issue of Volume 37, we first wanted to let you know that we also post on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn and wanted to invite you to follow us wherever else you might also be. 194
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Oxford English Dictionary word of the year: "brain rot." Fitting… corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...corp.oup.comOxford Word of the Year 2024 - Oxford University PressVoting has closed and we'll be revealing the official Word of the Year 2024 shortly. Discover more about our shortlist and the past 20 years of Word of the Year. 020
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Dictionary [dot] com's word of the year is "demure." What's your pick? www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-th...dictionary.comDictionary.com's 2024 Word of the Year is...Each year, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year and short-listed nominees capture pivotal moments in language and culture. Find out which word had people searching for it 200 times more than normal on ou... 120
Reposted by Ted StriphasMelissa Florer-Bixler @melissaf-b.bsky.social · 23/11/2024A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano) 146154563265
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 21/11/2024(1/2) Just learned that the Italian translation of Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet was just published earlier this month by Mimesis. I knew it was in the works but wasn't aware that it was out. Exciting! 🇮🇹 www.mimesisedizioni.it/libro/979122...mimesisedizioni.itLa cultura algoritmica prima di Internet - Ted StriphasLa cultura algoritmica prima di Internet analizza in chiave storico-genealogica la condizione di vita umana e sociale caratterizzata dall’intreccio tra computing e cultura. 3172
Reposted by Ted StriphasPhaedra C. Pezzullo @phaedra.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Grateful to @archive.org for downloading climate & environmental data as we re-enter an era of censorship & climate denial: www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/s...cnn.comScientists fear Trump will erase public research, here’s what they are doing | CNNThe Environmental Data and Governance Initiative is working to preserve scientific data and research on public government websites amid fears that topics like climate change and green energy will be r... 0165
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 20/11/2024What a beautiful thing to see this community forming here. My biggest concern about leaving the-platform-that-must-not-be-named was saying goodbye to the folks I followed. Great to see so many of you here -- and so many new folks I should have known about. 1100
Reposted by Ted StriphasDuke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Our Fall Sale is underway. If you are outside the US & Latin America, shop with our partners, @capacademicbooks.bsky.social and Univ. of Toronto Press for faster & cheaper shipping. www.combinedacademic... utpdistribution.com/... 02211
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Follow this amazing group of Media Studies colleagues from the University of Colorado Boulder! 050
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 19/11/2024(1/3) Honored that Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet has received an Honorable Mention from the DH Caucus of the American Studies Assn for the Ángel David Nieves Book Award. Thanks to the DH community for supporting the book, & to a keen reviewer for urging me to better engage DH! ☺️ 2151
Reposted by Ted StriphasSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee. 764249523414
Reposted by Ted StriphasMike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 18/11/2024The United States now has: • 45,020 reporters • 275,550 public relations specialists For every reporter, there are now six PR people. (data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 42718277
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Fascinating piece (paywall) from the Atlantic on touch in baseball. The really interesting parts explore the implications of literally "losing touch" in the present day (e.g. touchless soap dispensers, etc.) | www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...theatlantic.comA Touch Revolution Could Transform PitchingA revolution in the science of touch could unlock the mystery of “feel” in pitching. 010
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Rereading a selection from García-Canclini's Hybrid Cultures (1989/1995) this morning was like peering back into a lost world. 0120
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Delighted to share the 2nd of 3 faculty openings in the Dept. of Media Studies, Univ. of Colorado Boulder. If you're focusing on ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA, please consider applying. It's a tenured or tenure-track OPEN-RANK search. Deadline: Dec. 10 | jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...jobs.colorado.eduProfessor in Environmental Media Studies 07151
Reposted by Ted StriphasAssociation of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 21/10/2024go.bsky.app/7p95p7B 13255121
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 15/11/2024(1/2) I had a pinned post about my latest book, Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet, over on the platform-that-must-not-be-named. Figured there should be something here about the book, too: cup.columbia.edu/book/algorit...cup.columbia.eduAlgorithmic Culture Before the Internet | Columbia University PressToday, algorithms exercise outsize influence on cultural decision-making, shaping and even reshaping the concept of culture. How were automated, computationa... | CUP 1140
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 14/11/2024A helpful guide if you're just starting out here (and, presumably, moving over from the platform-that-must-not-be-named). The starter packs have been a real help, too—and thanks to those of you who've included me in your lists. 130
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 13/11/2024I've gotten used to emails ending with disclaimers, but this was a new one: "No AI assistance was used in the writing of this email. I am the sole author and am responsible for every word." 070
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Higher ed is increasingly under attack, so now is the time to re-invest in these extraordinary institutions. To wit: it's University Press week! Celebrate & support the inestimable role UPs play in advancing knowledge & supporting higher ed. upweek.up.hcommons.org/celebrate/un...upweek.up.hcommons.orgUniversity Press Week 2024 – University Press Week 051
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 11/11/2024(1/2) Haymarket Books has made 10 key antifascist ebooks free to download, but just for a few days: titles by Angela Y. Davis, Mariame Kaba, Rebecca Solnit, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, & more | www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...haymarketbooks.orgTen Free Ebooks for Getting Free“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to ... 150
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 08/11/2024Congratulations @drariahalliday.bsky.social on the impending publication of Black Girls & How We Fail Them. An important and ++timely++ book. Pre-order now! 162
Ted Striphas @striphas.bsky.social · 07/11/2024If you you're in higher ed and wondering what could be heading down the pipeline over the next 4 years… www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...insidehighered.comWhat Trump’s victory means for higher edDonald Trump’s first term shined a political spotlight on higher ed that has only grown more glaring since. A second could bring more sweeping changes. 053
Reposted by Ted StriphasNathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 07/11/2024Neighborhood assemblies, not one-day marches. Durable networks, not ephemeral signals. Governable spaces, not viral moments. 13510