Job opening in the UChicagoPress books division: I'm hiring a Senior Editorial Associate and Acquisitions Department Coordinator to work out of our office in Hyde Park (hybrid OK). Please email with any questions. Details at link: uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…

BREAKING: My fall LGBTQ reporting & virus classes were cancelled & I’m not allowed to teach at Medill while I’m “investigated.” Whatever happens, I’ll be fine— like Medill, I “write boldly & tell the truth fearlessly”— but I’ll neither stay nor go quietly.x.com/democracynow/s…

“The Shadow” 2nd single from my debut LP SONOROUS PRESENT out now, featuring #GRAMMY winner Quetzal Flores & Roger Reeves (Guggenheim Museum Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards Griffin Poetry Prize). I am also happy to share an intimate documentary portrait of the making-of the album: youtu.be/g4NRU3dtE7U?si…

Not another rabbit hole today, Satan!

As folks go on the academic job market, here is a deck on my experience navigating the application, the phone/zoom interview, the campus visit & the offer. It includes my spreadsheet, interview questions, campus itinerary, etc. Take care of yourself! docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Sun Ra’s application to NASA’s art program.

JSAS invites applications for the Colin Murray Award, which supports post-doctoral researchers with up to £2,500 for original ‘engaged field research’ in Southern Africa. Deadline 6 October. More details & application form on jsas.blog.

This is the best speculative design I've seen in ages. futurerack.info/main.php

Have you read the latest issue of CA? 6 new articles on the cosmo-juridical in Kenya, datafication of aid in Syria, Eritrean migrants in northern Italy, tiered labor systems in Mexico, “effective cynicism” in Ulaanbaatar, sustainability+expertise in India. journal.culanth.org/index.php/ca/i…

This is a reminder that both of my books, Bodyminds Reimagined & Black Disability Politics, are available free open access from Duke University Press and both books are also available as audiobooks!

🚨 #Anthro folks, check this out! The September issue of American Anthropologist—THE JOURNAL is live! 🎉 This month, I had an insightful conversation with Bani Gill (Universität Tübingen) on their article, The Social Life of Illegality and it's open access! 🌍📖 👉 americananthropologist.org/online-content… Lab of Spec still masking!

My favorite haiku from Sonia Sanchez for her birthday ✨

Our ESRC Fellow Julia Modern has a guest blog on Oxfam’s From Poverty to Power site, exploring how implicit racist assumptions about expertise undermine deaf people’s inclusion in development spaces in Uganda! Check it out: frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/when-inclusion…

I'm so sad for them. Their schooling has made them hate school.

The truth is, technology is never truly neutral. It’s a reflection of who controls it and whose voices are left out. When Indigenous perspectives are erased from the design of AI, the result is not innovation, but exploitation

it's fellowship szn! I spent *a lot* of time applying for postdocs + independent positions last year, and I want to share my notes. In this doc, I list deadlines, pay, and other 🔑 info on bio/theory positions I considered. DM me for advice anytime. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Nothing like doing a tedious editorial management task that pisses you off for the first couple hours of the day.

I am trying to reorient my PhD teaching away from “find the gap in the literature” to “find your place in the literature” it’s v challenging and rewarding to undo my own conditioning along the way 😵‍💫

Excited to be planning a workshop called "Bad Photogrammetry".

Consider applying as a writing mentor or mentee. This is a fantastic initiative and I hope more editors follow suit.