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Mitch R. Murray

@mitchrmurray.bsky.social

Literature and sci fi scholar Contributing editor, ASAP/Review Host, Less Worse podcast, https://tinyurl.com/lessworse

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Mitch R. Murray@mitchrmurray.bsky.social · last mo.

I wrote this for my students at an overwhelmingly STEM-focused school. With a little nod to @annakornbluh.bsky.social and @isanchezprado.bsky.social: up with the humanities!

Study the humanities to make the most of your STEM education

Dr. Mitch R. Murray is a scholar who teaches literature, culture, and media in the School of HASS at RPI. In this article, he shares his thoughts on the importance of the arts now, more than ever, in ...

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Mitch R. Murray@mitchrmurray.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And I’ve more episodes coming this fall on platform publishing, deliteracy, and close reading for the present!

William Callison@williamcallison.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It was a joy to be on "Less Worse", alongside @aprilanson.bsky.social, to discuss what's bad at present and speculative futures in which things might be less... bad. (Ecofascism and fossil fascism are... bad!) Many thanks to @mitchrmurray.bsky.social and Andrew Fitzgerald for hosting us at RPI!

Mitch R. Murray@mitchrmurray.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nietzsche's ascetic priests' private dissatisfactions lead to their vocations as political militants (Jameson). But also, in our dumbass world, these same anti-intellectual intellectuals occupy the highest echelons of academe/cultural institutions and still just cannot be content and shut up.

Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just read some comments on Nathan Cofnas’s substack, which I don’t recommend, except for this one… substack.com/@eprice31/no...

Mitch R. Murray@mitchrmurray.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks, everyone who attended this! I hope it was helpful, and DM or email me if you have follow up questions

Mid Theory Collective@mid-theory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks to @mitchrmurray.bsky.social for a truly outstanding workshop presentation today and to the 60+ colleagues who attended. The market is bleak but our support & service to one another does not have to be. We will see you in two weeks for the second part of the series. See more at mid-theory.com

Mitch R. Murray@mitchrmurray.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@isanchezprado.bsky.social I’ve been planning a similar notebook method for this fall, but this helps so much and gives me some cool new ideas as well

Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"My students taught me that they are terrified of the deskilling they are experiencing in real time & the relief they feel in an analogical space as the rest of the world forces them into technology." Read this careful reflection by @isanchezprado.bsky.social on his notebook assignment leisurely...