Dr. Abbie DeCamp

Literally going to drag you to my parent's house

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“Can an AI writer do this?”

*opens Word doc and screams*

Shade from the group chat

Some days teaching is hard and the academy sucks and then a student says they liked learning with me and everything feels worth it in that moment

Nothing gets me in my feelings like the reflections my students turn in with their final revision portfolios. You met learning goals? And see the importance of revising? You expressed your unique voice? You feel more comfortable and empowered as a writer? I'm crying I love this job 😭

I'm being convinced, it's going on the watchlist

Take him home, he can be Bill's new friend (one is a Bill and one has a bill)

I have GOT to stop having major medical events this term jfc

The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.

Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.

If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.

When I go in to teach intro to rhetoric on Wednesday we're FOR SURE starting class with those two tiktok messages about Trump

What an absolutely wild time to be someone who studies social media and composition

Brb screaming that I landed a parser game about chronic pain and intergenerational trauma and torture and gaming and writing and academic racism and ableism anywhere let alone in @kairosrtp.bsky.social

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PROUD OF YOU BABYGIRL 🥹

Reading an article with my technical writing classes about the environmental impact and water usage of AI while also reading headlines about the Cali wildfires is.... A sobering combo to say the least.

Depending on how cold, open cabinets and drip faucets to prevent frozen pipes.

Shovel in short bursts and don't overextend yourself doing it.
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Mostly though eat snacks on the couch and maybe get a nice bottle of wine if that's your thing

Make sure to have candles/flashlights. If power goes, keep fridge & freezer closed. A small bowl of solid ice with a coin on top in the freezer can track whether it stayed safely frozen during an outage. Keep phone charged, charge a power bank if you have one.

The upside I guess is that this will make a really good office story on Monday.

It's wild how my body shuts down while I'm getting work done. I'm in the home stretch on some edits and I went into full blown ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK today, had a hypotensive crisis from in and spent all afternoon and evening in the ER.

My brain is oatmeal at this point, just absolutely nothing coherent happening up there since Friday when final portfolios were due

What is it about end of semester grading in particular that leaves me with just the absolute worst burnout. It is the same amount of papers all semester but for some reason final grades are so much more work

My new symposium piece, “‘Missandei Deserves Better:’ A Case Study on Loving Blackness through Critical Fanfiction” is live, part of TWC special issue on Centering Blackness in Fan Studies. So honored to be part of this incredible issue!

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The only thing I care about in this world right now is this knockoff squishmallow Santa penguin

In a follow up they did badger me into showing my Spotify wrapped in class, to which a student (in what I can only describe as an insultingly surprised tone) said I listened to "cool music." So. My cool cred it at an all-time high.

I keep a little bluetooth radio in my office and I play my Spotify in the background during office hours. And today as she was leaving a student said she liked my playlist. I think I will be riding this "I'm a COOL teacher" high for the rest of my career.

Ask a Feminist: Patricia Williams Discusses Rage and Humor as an Act of Disobedience with Carla Kaplan and Durba Mitra Patricia Williams discusses Trump’s racist and misogynist legacy, the COVID crisis, and more, with Carla Kaplan and Durba Mitra.

Signs did a special issue on Rage and with it, this interview with Patricia Williams. Not super rhetoric-y but still sticks with me: signsjournal.org/williams/