I’ve been thinking about the intellectual and affective labor involved in reading AI Generated student papers. I’m forecasting a little of the proposal that @cnygren.bsky.social and I advance in a piece that’ll be out soon but here’s where I’ve personally landed (o speak for myself not for us both):

This is a very good discussion of the problems we’re facing right now in universities. Also, profoundly depressing!

This will sound weird but love yourself enough to write your own term papers.

My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side. #humanities #highered #neh slate.com/news-and-pol...

Spot-on 2025 Nieman Prediction for Journalism from the brilliant Hafsa Maqsood. I’m lucky I get to supervise her important and timely PhD work! @ucalgary.bsky.social

I can now announce my book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog and Empire is going to be published by University of Chicago Press in Fall 2025.

TT job in Critical and Creative Studies at AUArts, area of expertise open: check it out, folks on the job market!

Call for Papers The journal “photographies” is looking forward to receive proposals for a special issue on “Photography & Memory in the Age of AI” which will be co-edited by Sara Oscar and Cherine Fahd. Submissions are due on January 15, 2025.

Instructions on DIY camera pistol making, via the weird, short-lived Camera Comics (c. 1944-46).