The AIAI Network is hosting journalist and novelist Vauhini Vara on Thursday, October 16. She will give a talk titled “If Computers Can Write, Why Should We?” Her most recent book, Searches, investigates what is at stake—ethically, culturally, and for writing—with the rise of AI.

🚨New publication🚨 Our @salwahoque.bsky.social writes about "Rethinking Marriage: Blurring the 'Legal' and the 'Social'" in @universitypress.cambridge.org www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Excited to share my peer-reviewed article: “Rethinking Marriage: Blurring the ‘Legal’ and the ‘Social’” @lsijournal.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org This article examines alternate legal reasoning to reimagine law and evidentiary protocols from the ground-up. doi.org/10.1017/lsi....

It’s been just over a month since I’ve been in NYC without needing to travel for work-the first time all year I’ve stayed in one place for this long. I really needed this time to feel grounded, to slow-read, to think, and write as much as possible before the Fall semester starts.

Like many writers, I’ve been using em dashes for years, and hate that people now dismiss/identify it as “AI.” My grad school writing coach taught me the value of em dashes and I feel terrible deleting them just to avoid looking like I use AI.

My best friend and I are celebrating our 30-year friendaversary this year. We met in playgroup when we were just 3 or 4 years old, studied together from school through undergrad, and still talk/text every single day. It’s one of the most cherished and meaningful relationships in my life. ❤️

Currently studying the ethical standpoint(s) of the term “al-ma’ruf” that’s often used in (Islamic) legal systems. It’s translated in English court records as “reasonable,” “kind,” “fair,” or “custom,” but I don’t think these interpretations capture the richness of this concept.

Knowing multiple languages is supposed to lead to a broader vocabulary and more expansive thinking. In my case, I’m not fluent in any language and mostly just muddle through using a mixed style. My English vocabulary and grammar are a mess; so is my Bangla. How is this fair!?🥲

Looking back, I’m glad I chose to double major in Communication and English during my undergrad. It taught me to approach questions using both social science and humanities methods, and to recognize where these perspectives align & differ- how methods shape the way we see and make sense of the world

Any recommendations for readings that engage with Nida’s comparison of formal and dynamic equivalence?

This NYC heat and poor air quality are making my eyes burn!

Just received the final proof for my Law & Social Inquiry article! Aaaaaaahhh!! So excited!!!!!

I've been diving into translation theory, (re)reading Asad, Benjamin, Spivak, Apter, Nida, Baker, Venuti, Bassnett, Sakai, Silverstein, Herzfeld, Rubel & Rosman, and Delisle & Woodsworth. It's been incredibly fun and interesting! Welcome more reading suggestions!

Just got the typeset version of my upcoming @lsijournal.bsky.social article on marriage, evidence, & legal reasoning! Excited to publish! This piece holds traces of my early research with Prof Sally Merry when I first started working on legal pluralism #CriticalLegalStudies #LawAndSociety

I won the NYU University-Wide Outstanding Dissertation Award! It’s announced a year after graduation as each department/program nominates one candidate from all the schools/divisions across NYU. So incredibly honored to have won in the Social Sciences category! www.proquest.com/docview/3061...

Join @emoryuniversity.bsky.social postdoc @salwahoque.bsky.social and GSU doctoral fellow Erin Anderson of the @aiainetwork.bsky.social this Friday, Feb 21st for a workshop on systemic bias within AI datasets! Zoom link here: emory.zoom.us/j/93314581879.

It is ridiculous how games can look this good