Odalis Del Carmen

Hello, Immigration scholars:

Do you have references to academic papers/ books that are not about legal status itself but about the *process* of trying to access a more permanent status from a position of legal liminality?

I'm writing on this & found very little. Could that actually be the case?

nuevayol: I’m giving this talk at nyu tisch on March 7th, more info soon 🤓 xx

One of those depts is my dept, American Studies. A whole field which was started AT UT in 1941. These institutions do not matter and do not care for us but this complete disregard for the work and unpaid labor that so many have done for years. This is enraging.

extremely true

we wrote a whole book about it!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757650...

Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”

This is why we need to be telling our stories.

Best way to start Benito Bowl Sunday 🥟 (we need an empanada emoji)

This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.

Killing of Philando Castile - Wikipedia

Today I'm remembering Philando Castile, shot in 2016 by police in the Minneapolis suburbs after being pulled over for a broken brake light. "Sir, I have to tell you that I do have a firearm on me," he said. Ten seconds later one of the cops had shot him five times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...

The world isn't ending. *A* world is ending. And it is imperative it does.

Need to open up a daiso in Miami near me brick by brick 🥲 (the closest is 35 mins away)

Very niche but does anyone have a cute standing calendar they love? Or know of a brand that makes good ones?

On brownie puddings and a simple life Lessons from Ina Garten

Nothing like a 7pm Substack drop. I wrote about Ina Garten, brownie puddings, and what it means to live “simple.”
open.substack.com/pub/subtropi...

The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.

“'Librarians out in our branches are seeing a lot of young people who are really excited by these collections,' Langlais told 404 Media. 'Folks who are coming in just for the games are picking up program flyers and coming back for something like that.'"

’Tis the Season: twenty underseen winter holiday favorites • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine To honor the winter break on the horizon, Letterboxd crew and contributors share twenty underseen holiday favorites: where Christmas and Hanukkah deep cuts and surprisingly festive noir and stop-motio...

Also, for @letterboxd.social I wrote about why you should watch HOLIDAY AFFAIR this month. Robert Mitchum! Janet Leigh! Seals in Central Park! Orphaned squirrels! Sizzling hot chemistry!!!

Mormon Women Are Taking Over Our Screens

this is not a coincidence

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...

Double Features: Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Both films hold faith up to the light and ask: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?

New today on the site:

“Both WAKE UP DEAD MAN and CONCLAVE depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Each film holds faith up to the light and asks: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?”

- @dodgyboffin.com

Anyone know when the AOIR 2026 proposals are due? 👀🫢

Bad Muslim, Good Mayor — Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory over Islamophobic Election Tactics The name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I. You should learn how to say it. Because he won. On November 4, 2025, New York City elected Zohran Kwame Mamdani as its first Muslim mayor. Throughout hi...

the latest from RD: @drdadabhoy.bsky.social on the Mamdani campaign's success in defeating electoral Islamophobia

religiondispatches.org/bad-muslim-g...

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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#ASAP16 starts today and we're joining you in Houston! Check out the blog for the details on our presence and how to save on books and journal issues in #art, #VisualStudies, or any other discipline. buff.ly/JpzNSZW

NEW: 🎶 What if pop music shapes our feelings as much as it reflects them? A new study by Xiaolu Wang of 260k+ Chinese-language songs (1967-2023) finds lyrical sentiments moves in 35-year emotional cycles.

Finding the soundtrack to one of my favorite movies of all time has been a peak moment for me

They’re plotting something

Thank you!!!

Sharing again!

Anyone out here know a scholar working on alt-right meme culture? Would especially be great if they have expertise in DH and/or social media network analysis!

Very excited to be presenting at this year’s @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social conference. Ready to listen and learn from incredible Latinx studies scholars 🙂‍↕️

Tomorrow!!!

ISO freelance/remote work: I recently moved for personal & research reasons and it’s been financially tense, would love and appreciate any leads on work. I’m available to write, edit, transcribe, translate and anything connected to that.

ISO freelance/remote work: I recently moved for personal & research reasons and it’s been financially tense, would love and appreciate any leads on work. I’m available to write, edit, transcribe, translate and anything connected to that.