Props to anyone able to approach a Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis property with an open heart
Cory Barker 🆗
@corybarker.bsky.social
Media studies researcher, Penn State professor, past and future television blogger.
Proud to say today that I had Taco Bell last night and feel great
Well, at least they had the best kit of the tournament.
You don't simply defeat a squad with the former MLS defensive player of the year!
AI image generators cannot get enough of the paintbrush swipe design. This ugly shit is everywhere!
Will be easier than ever to hallucinate about a USC playoff bid
USC, Lincoln Riley to become first college football program to hire director of AI
According to On3's Pete Nakos and Wilson Alexander, the USC Trojans and Lincoln Riley are set to hire a director of AI.
on3.com
I'm waiting for "prominent campus leaders" to study the "deterioration in scholarly standards" in business schools
Has the Left Ruined the Humanities?
A group of well-known scholars convened by two prominent campus leaders studied the question and found “a deterioration in scholarly standards” across several disciplines.
chronicle.com
University BoTs have decided they don't even have to pretend to 'allow' faculty governance
Auburn U. Is Upending Faculty Governance and Curriculum Even Though It’s Not Required
Despite an exemption in state law, Auburn University’s board will consider proposals Friday to eliminate the central faculty-governance body and grant trustees authority over course decisions.
chronicle.com
Random FB post tells me that the #Community series finale 'aired' today in 2015. I think it holds up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5X...
"I Love That I Got To Be With You Guys" | Community
YouTube video by Community
youtube.com
OK, a few more days to submit!
Cory Barker 🆗@corybarker.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe've decided to extend the proposal deadline for this fall's Midwest Popular Culture Association conference to *next Monday*. More time for those of you who were bogged down in grading last week! www.mpcaaca.org/submit-panels
Stanford graduate
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoIn @nytopinion.nytimes.com The problem on college campuses is not just that students lack civility, Michal Leibowitz writes, but that “our college education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.”
The NYT running a positive review for Theo Baker's book *and* giving him an opinion slot about "what A.I. did to my college class" is probably not the worst thing it's done this week. But it is really,
Opinion | What A.I. Did to My College Class
nytimes.com
We've decided to extend the proposal deadline for this fall's Midwest Popular Culture Association conference to *next Monday*. More time for those of you who were bogged down in grading last week! www.mpcaaca.org/submit-panels
Submit Papers & Panels | Midwest Popular Cult
The Midwest Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association welcomes you to submit your paper or panel to the 2023 Annual Conference!
mpcaaca.org
Pleased to share this new article on Meet Cute, a rom-com podcast company that has tried to build a multi-platform community around genre appreciation. I listened to several pods but also examined the company's experiments with social, newsletters, digital events, and its own award show.
An all-time performance from the faculty listserv in the last 20 hours. Thank you, Instructure.