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The Twitter Elegies (& Mastodon Scolds) with Rebecca Colesworthy & Jeff Jarvis

The Twitter Elegies (& Mastodon Scolds) with Rebecca Colesworthy & Jeff Jarvis

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 19, 2022 | Social Problems, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 19, 2022 Apple Podcasts Spotify This will be the final 2022 episode of The American Vandal Podcast, but you can expect a special 50th episode shortly after the new year, and much more throughout 2023. As...
Reckless Monetization, Surveillance Kleptocracy, & Olivia Snow’s Villain Origin Story

Reckless Monetization, Surveillance Kleptocracy, & Olivia Snow’s Villain Origin Story

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 7, 2022 | Social Problems, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 7, 2022 Apple Podcasts Spotify Here at Quarry Farm, in 1876, Mark Twain composed and self-published a pornographic farce in mock Elizabethan prose which featured several of the most esteemed literary...
The Plausible End of Social Media, Downscaling, & The Latent Celebrity Mindset with Ian Bogost

The Plausible End of Social Media, Downscaling, & The Latent Celebrity Mindset with Ian Bogost

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Nov 23, 2022 | Social Problems, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on November 23, 2022 Apple Podcasts Spotify Resonant Recordings The seventh season of The American Vandal Podcast, “Social Problems,” focused on potentially epochal changes to mass media, continues with a...
The Collapse of Twitter, Zombie Cyberlibertarianism, & Commercial Content Moderation with Sarah T. Roberts

The Collapse of Twitter, Zombie Cyberlibertarianism, & Commercial Content Moderation with Sarah T. Roberts

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Nov 18, 2022 | Social Problems, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on November 18, 2022 Apple Podcasts Spotify Resonate Recordings The collapse of Twitter seems imminent. For good or ill, the social media platform has become standard, if not essential, to many professions, including...
The Dance of The Cash Dragons with Aaron Bady, Michelle Chihara, & Sarah Mesle

The Dance of The Cash Dragons with Aaron Bady, Michelle Chihara, & Sarah Mesle

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Nov 4, 2022 | HBO, from Pulp to Prestige, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on November 4, 2022 Apple Podcasts Spotify Resonate Recordings From 2014 to 2019, the “Dear Television” section of Los Angeles Review of Books published recap essays for every episode of HBO’s tentpole drama, Game of...
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