Emmy Waldman

MELUS Conf. Doc MELUS 2026: Speculation on the Margins Austin, TX | April 3-6 Speculation, in modern finance, is a high-risk, high-reward endeavor. Does this apply also to science fiction? If, as Gloria Anzaldua cl...

Friends, @emmywaldman.bsky.social and I are chairing a panel at MELUS in Austin next year. The name of the panel is called “Speculation on the Margins.” We’d love to read your abstracts! Please share widely! Here’s the link to the CFP:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Ooohh I might have an idea for lore!!!

@adrienneresha.bsky.social !!!

@michaeldango.bsky.social rereading crisis style today in prep for some new work and feeling inspired/enlightened! Thinking about style and repair w/r/t Kayla e’s new graphic memoir, precious rubbish…

Well if you ever want to discuss your work, I’m all ears! Also, fwiw the book that’s got me thinking about cuteness and serial form and subversive appropriations is Kayla E’s Precious Rubbish (2025)

@jezzbah.bsky.social I am rereading your essay on Nancy and the queer adorable and it’s really helping me out! Have you done more with your comics and avant-garde poetry project??? 👀

I have some pdf chapters of Kate Crawford’s book Atlas of AI (intro, data, labor, and affect chs). Do you want me to send?

Using!!!!

AGAINST AI

teachers!

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

Lemme know if you want me to review it for somewhere!!!

We should chat too about ink blots and Spiegelman!!!

Awesome thank u!! I’m at emmy.waldman@gmail.com

This essay is freaking incredible. I’m buying your book now!

Thank you!!! I’m really excited for you to see what became of the draft you read!! Ps will send you the epilogue now in case it’s useful for teaching purposes this fall!

This looks absolutely incredible. Downloading and saving for future reading and use! Ps I wrote the epilogue to my book on Feeding Ghosts!!!!! Love it so much. Teaching it this term as well!

Awww thanks Shawn!!! What high praise! I’m honored :)

Also, feeling very lucky to have benefited from the keen suggestions, editorial wizardry, and hard labor of the journal team and anonymous reviewer!

The publication of this issue also marks the end of @anniemcc.bsky.social's distinguished five-year term as Co-Editor of the journal. Our new Co-Editor is @jdconnor.bsky.social. Congratulations to Annie and J.D.!

Screenshot of the special issue's web page, with articles displayed in a grid format.

Issue 10 of Post45 Journal is here! THE INAUGURAL PRIZE ISSUE features winners & honorable mentions for the Mary Esteve Emerging Scholar Essay Prize & the Post45 Prize for Contingent Scholars, post45.org/sections/iss...

Joining yr religion

Omgggg thanks for sharing !

LOL

What happens when your dog uses the internet Imagine this: you walk into a room, and your dog is on a video call with their fellow canine friends. Computer scientist Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas thinks the notion of a social internet for animals is no...

In her TEDx talk, UofG's Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas reveals what happens when animals control their own technology. From parrots choosing their online friends to dogs scheduling video calls!

Learn about her groundbreaking research ⬇️

www.ted.com/talks/ilyena...

We’ve seen a few in Blacksburg but never mother and cub!

Oh my gosh!!!!! Glad you’re safe!

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Hope to see you there, Boston!!!

Yay!!! Who do you work with?? Has it been helpful?

🥳💍

Ha I know the feeling! But you moved very quickly, in my opinion! Can’t wait to read :)

Yay congrats!!!!!