Rachael Mulvihill
@rachaelvm454.bsky.social
PhD candidate at CMU in Literary & Cultural Studies | Critiques of capitalism in contemporary utopian & dystopian fiction & film | she/her
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
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...
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...
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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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...
Opinion | A Coup at Carnegie Mellon?
The university is replacing the humanities with more computers.
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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
Had the pleasure of presenting at CSA last week in California ☀️
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...
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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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...
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...
Is ‘Severance’ a show about unions?
Labor Heritage Power Hour · Episode
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I had an utterly fantastic group of students this year and this means a lot to me 🫶🏻✨
Teaching your own research interests is truly such a delight (especially when you have awesome students like mine) ☺️
Severance did it again. I’m pacing my apartment after just one episode 👏🏻
My first day of the semester outfit is an attempt to match the video game character I created for the course 🍓🌻🥀
Very excited about my Stardew Valley inspired first day of class presentation
230 people in the Jameson reading group it is growing like the blob
ASA was a success — huge thank you to my amazing panelists for giving such an interesting array of papers centered around queer utopian futures!
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" 👏
