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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them)

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Assoc. Prof. of English & Comm Books: The Computer’s Voice (U Minn, 2020) Robot Suicide (Lexington, 2023) Under the Mistletoe (McFarland, 2024) Worker Bots (U Minn, in progress) LizWFaber.com

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · Jun 17

Reminder: I do freelance editing! I can proofread, edit, and format anything from a CV to an entire thesis or dissertation in any discipline. I even do indexing. Pricing and details are on my website. Please share with your grad students and colleagues!

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, absolutely, we have to call out the racism loudly and publicly! We’re definitely on the same page about it.

Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 10h

Interrogating why certain films are held up as classics is an important part of studying film history. The key question is: if it wasn’t pioneering, what industry and cultural mechanisms created the illusion of it? Why did a racist, boring film hold so firm in the canon? And how do we avoid that?

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 11h

I tend to lean towards contextualizing the racism of the film within the canon, rather than throwing it out altogether. For example, I like to pair Birth of a Nation with Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates to talk about the cultural construction of racism and Black artists who pushed back.

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 12h

Working from home with a cold, and Regina refuses to teach my classes. So rude. #whatprofessorswear

A selfie of a white nonbinary person giving the thumbs down sign

An orange cat laying on her side on a pile of pillows

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

Ayup

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

She said MEOWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEE

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · Oct 31

Book cover for Pet Cemetery featuring an angry cat’s face hissing as a silhouette of a man stares off. Text and title read:

I just
FED YOU
Stop yelling at me...

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

I went on our honeymoon, and all I got was a bunch of wonderful memories…and a head cold 🤧🥰

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a toss-up between “All along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix and “With a Little Help from My Friends” by Joe Cocker.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

Most things written before 1800 are boring.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

It’s still Indigenous Peoples Day in many places, including Boston!

www.newsweek.com/full-list-st...

Full list of states that celebrate Indigenous People’s Day 2025

A total of 17 states and Washington, D.C., honor Indigenous people on the second Monday in October.

www.newsweek.com

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

Some Very Good Creatures I Saw in Paintings Yesterday

Black Cat on Orange Background by Alex Katz (a painting of a black cat loafing against an orange background)

The lower-right corner of Confidences by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, which features a fluffy white dog

Close-up of the hare in Hare and Tortoise by Margeurite Thompson Zorach. The hare has its eyes closed and looks very pleased with itself.

Close up of a horse in Union Square Fire Brigade by Samuel Wood Gaylor, Jr. The horse is in a stable that says SPARK PLUG in blue letters

Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 1d

Hello I am on honeymoon with the love of my life, and we saw this disco deer at an art museum, and it brought us both joy. Also pictured: us in the museum elevator.

A mounted deer head covered in disco mirror things to make it shiny and silver

A selfie of me and KL, two white nonbinary people

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 2d

A rare romantic dinner for us 🥰

KL and me, two white nonbinary people, holding hands across a restaurant table

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 2d

Somebody hire David Tenant to play Robert Bloch

Nat Cassidy @natcassidy.bsky.social · 3d

This photo of Robert Bloch is the most writer photo to have ever writer photo’d. It is Pure Writer Photo.

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Eric Bellmore @bellmore.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Fall semester starts tomorrow..."

N.J. Gallegos @drspookyer.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“It sure is quiet…”

Nathaniel J.Darkish @njdarkish.bsky.social · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Parent Teacher conference week"

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Guilherme Nunes - Commissions Open!! @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 3d

the chosen capybara

Painting, in a forest at night in a field of flowers a capybara is abducted by an alien ship while two other capybaras celebrate.

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 3d

STILL ADORABLE

KL and me (2 white nonbinary people) pointing at the sign foe the International Cryptozoology Museum

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 3d

This is the way.

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 3d

So Allagash Brewery has the best gender-neutral bathroom setup, where it’s one room with fully enclosed toilet stalls and a row of sinks at the front.

But unfortunately that does mean that we were able to count the number of men who didn’t wash their hands after peeing.