Alexis Lothian
Scholar and sometimes practitioner of queer speculation, critical fandom, digital social justice, and feminist world building. Associate Professor in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at University of Maryland.
- I can think of few people whose insights our moment more desperately needs than @lnakamura.bsky.social !
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- Reposted by Alexis LothianThe long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
- Reposted by Alexis LothianMESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine. Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
- Brilliant forthcoming book from my brilliant former advisee! I’m so proud to have been part of the journey that led to this work.
- Reposted by Alexis LothianVery proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵
- Reposted by Alexis LothianThe Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Black Feminisms. Read more about the position and apply at go.umd.edu/WGSSBlackFeminisms🌈🎓 #AcademicSky #Blackademics #PhDSky
- My department is hiring in Black Feminisms! wgss.umd.edu/news/now-hir...
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- Reposted by Alexis LothianDid you used to make LiveJournal icons? Do you still have some of the ones that you made? I'm looking to include more icons in the second print run of my LiveJournal Iconic zine and would love to see yours! Share them here: form.jotform.com/252444103676...
- Reposted by Alexis LothianFinally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n
- Reposted by Alexis LothianThe #OTW is turning 18 this year! Look back with us on some milestones, and participate in our anniversary bingo at otw-news.org/yckwkcuj #18YearsOTW
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My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy... - Reposted by Alexis Lothian[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Alexis LothianHello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
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- Reposted by Alexis Lothianteachers! excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone. take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE against-a-i.com
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- Over and over, the language of “safety” put to work to protect epistemic and material violence. Sickening.
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- Reposted by Alexis LothianWe're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
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- Reposted by Alexis LothianThis is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids
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- Important thread on why we need to invest in (buy) scholarly books if we want university presses’ publishing infrastructure to survive.
- So excited for this amazing issue — and my brilliant former advisee Damien Hagen’s fabulous article on trans rage and t4t love in Gretchen Felker-Martin’s novel Manhunt (trans horror version of feminist sf’s classic chromosome plague trope)
- Reposted by Alexis LothianHere is the grad speech that NYU is now withholding the student's diploma for: "As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."
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- I’ve been looking forward to this book for so long and I know it’s going to teach me even more than I’ve imagined. I can’t wait to read and teach this desperately important work!
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