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Robin James

@robinjames.bsky.social

editor & scholar. Pop music, gender, philosophy. Books: GOOD VIBES ONLY; THE FUTURE OF ROCK & ROLL; THE SONIC EPISTEME; RESILIENCE & MELANCHOLY. Writing a 33 1/3 on The Breeders. Bylines all over, views could only be mine lol. its-her-factory.com

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If we know now that this is the bad way to grow food, why wouldn't it be obvious that this is the bad way to create culture?

08.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Today! Who cares about football, support indie media!

08.02.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not as bad as the version I recently saw that was topped with cilantro and red onions

07.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love you @americastestkitchen.com but this is not how you eat a five way (don’t mix it together like that!)

07.02.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"I'm writing with a peer review request for..."

07.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm good question…for me it’s prob ex-Sussex and ex-Roehampton philosophers.

The VP could in theory have listened to WOXY and that always saddens me, but then I think if any white teen in the listening area would have been unaware of the coolest thing around, it’s him.

07.02.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.

Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

07.02.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4278    πŸ” 1845    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 19
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it’s just like, a vibes thing. you know? #vibes #poppipartner @drinkpoppi TikTok video by Charli XCX

Charli did you make this for meeee lol

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh5LBE8j/

07.02.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For context, Cincinnati is where Bush 2 went to make his Iraq War speech bc the area was perceived to be most friendly audience for the GOP. If the Enquirer is saying this, it means something.

06.02.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 'poor people need AI to make art' line is about as opposite of this as you can get

nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art

06.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
Editing, Workshops, & Writing Services

My spouse is between jobs rn so I am looking to pick up some freelance developmental editing gigs or workshops, info here: www.its-her-factory.com/editing-work...

05.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

seems like we are moving into a world where "indie" will basically mean "not slop"

06.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

If I was still teaching I'd teach this clip and then a clip of JD alongside Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals & Deleuze's "Active & Reactive" essay bc they are each great examples of those two types, active & reactive. one creates from and with confidence, the other merely negates what the one creates

06.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance by Vanessa DΓ­az and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau. The title is in large white and yellow letters against a background featuring the Puerto Rican flag colorsβ€”red, white, and blue. The subtitle reads is highlighted in a black and yellow box. An illustration of Bad Bunny wearing a yellow outfit and a large straw hat, holding a microphone with yellow lightning bolts emanating from it is in the lower half. The authors' names are displayed at the bottom in red and blue text.

Cover of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance by Vanessa DΓ­az and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau. The title is in large white and yellow letters against a background featuring the Puerto Rican flag colorsβ€”red, white, and blue. The subtitle reads is highlighted in a black and yellow box. An illustration of Bad Bunny wearing a yellow outfit and a large straw hat, holding a microphone with yellow lightning bolts emanating from it is in the lower half. The authors' names are displayed at the bottom in red and blue text.

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05.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inhailer Radio | Cincinnati | Independent Radio | Indie Music Inhailer Radio is Cincinnati independent radio. Founded in 2017 to fill the void left by beloved radio station WNKU.

SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the β€œsecond summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend

04.02.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

tbh I never thought I would see such a brutally literal example of Rubin's "The Traffic in Women" but that's what it is.

06.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can also do a β€œphilosophy read” of your manuscript to help scholars who aren’t philosophers but use philosophical texts and concepts make sure they are using them correctly and to their fullest extent.

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Editing, Workshops, & Writing Services

My spouse is between jobs rn so I am looking to pick up some freelance developmental editing gigs or workshops, info here: www.its-her-factory.com/editing-work...

05.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Resilience & Melancholy Following the first edition’s breakthrough study of popular feminism in 2010s popular music, this new edition of Resilience & Melancholy expands its original analysis into the 2020s. Robin James reads...

You will be able to pre-order the new expanded edition here press.umich.edu/Books/R/Resi...

05.02.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TikTok Feminism is Not Your Friend
YouTube video by Broey Deschanel TikTok Feminism is Not Your Friend

Apparently this video discusses Resilience & Melancholy! Which is great! But it is out of print in preparation for the release of the second edition next spring

youtu.be/A_C-G9M_0NI?...

05.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I find it HILARIOUS that they're reading The Genealogy of Morals bc the main point of the first essay is a takedown of reactionary thought as unoriginal and lazy and if you don't understand that then, well, you clearly aren't qualified to be teaching it lol

05.02.2026 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New entry in the regional pizza superiority debate

04.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Is the β€œalt-” in alt rock the β€œalt-” in alt-right?

Actually Theo Cateforis is the go-to here, which I talk about here www.its-her-factory.com/2024/12/is-t...

04.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"you have a degree but there are no jobs so like 500+ applicants for every opening" was what the philosophy job market was like in 2006

04.02.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

or put differently the precaritization that hit academia decades ago is now spreading across to other white-collar sectors

04.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry - you did such great work there. Looking forward to seeing your newsletter!

04.02.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

aw Garrett thank YOU so much for teaching my work and letting me know :)

04.02.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the one philosopher I thought most likely to appear in JE’s emails is in fact there

04.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inhailer Radio | Cincinnati | Independent Radio | Indie Music Inhailer Radio is Cincinnati independent radio. Founded in 2017 to fill the void left by beloved radio station WNKU.

SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the β€œsecond summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend

04.02.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I mean the "postdemocracy" chapter of Ranciere's "Disagreement" is kind of about this even tho it was written in 1996.

04.02.2026 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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