AmandaRose V. PhD
@amandarosevphd.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Performance & Pedagogy. I think of myself as an Ethical Paladin but am known for intimacy choreography, larp, immersive theatre, laughing loudly, teaching teachers, adopting dogs, & editing the Journal of Consent-Based Performance
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Firstgen academic researching the intersection of consent, games, pedagogy, & performance.
Proud poster of pup pictures.
PhD—Performance Studies, working largely in theatre & intimacy choreography.
Big bi lefty nerd.
I’m a…
Firstgen academic researching the intersection of consent, games, pedagogy, & performance.
Proud poster of pup pictures.
PhD—Performance Studies, working largely in theatre & intimacy choreography.
Big bi lefty nerd.
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Rob Reiner would want you to make art about everything that is happening
in whatever voice you have
in whatever way you can
in whatever voice you have
in whatever way you can
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Rob Reiner would want you to make art about everything that is happening
in whatever voice you have
in whatever way you can
in whatever voice you have
in whatever way you can
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Just in time for my birthday!
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
December 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just in time for my birthday!
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
Just in time for my birthday!
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
December 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just in time for my birthday!
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
Acknowledging theatre education’s loaded inheritance & building on neuroscience to argue why teaching & directing through shock & manipulation cannot continue, we posit a framework for Consent-Based Pedagogy.
#theatresky #teachersky #highered
It has been seen.
It’s aliiiive!
(Thanks so much to my friend Ed for sharing, since I still have yet to see her in real life!)
It’s aliiiive!
(Thanks so much to my friend Ed for sharing, since I still have yet to see her in real life!)
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It has been seen.
It’s aliiiive!
(Thanks so much to my friend Ed for sharing, since I still have yet to see her in real life!)
It’s aliiiive!
(Thanks so much to my friend Ed for sharing, since I still have yet to see her in real life!)
Newsom out here preaching bias, then telling those he’s judging not to hold it against him. Conform, embrace enforced waspiness, and smile about it.
He’s so inauthentic and absolutely is NOT the future of a party with any ethics. Living in CA I don’t know how to convince the rest of the US of this.
He’s so inauthentic and absolutely is NOT the future of a party with any ethics. Living in CA I don’t know how to convince the rest of the US of this.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Newsom out here preaching bias, then telling those he’s judging not to hold it against him. Conform, embrace enforced waspiness, and smile about it.
He’s so inauthentic and absolutely is NOT the future of a party with any ethics. Living in CA I don’t know how to convince the rest of the US of this.
He’s so inauthentic and absolutely is NOT the future of a party with any ethics. Living in CA I don’t know how to convince the rest of the US of this.
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Sure. Or grill them harder. Question their competence. “You’re a US Senator. How can you not know about this? This is a big deal. So are you genuinely ignorant or are you lying about being ignorant? Which do you think is worse for your constituents and American democracy?”
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sure. Or grill them harder. Question their competence. “You’re a US Senator. How can you not know about this? This is a big deal. So are you genuinely ignorant or are you lying about being ignorant? Which do you think is worse for your constituents and American democracy?”
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
It is abhorrent how much of our populace just gets off on imagining themselves on the distributing end of extrajudicial violence & crimes against humanity at home and abroad.
What the fuck.
What the fuck.
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It is abhorrent how much of our populace just gets off on imagining themselves on the distributing end of extrajudicial violence & crimes against humanity at home and abroad.
What the fuck.
What the fuck.
Today a colleague argued that actor-consent has no place in university settings because it erases faculty’s academic freedom.
And others agreed.
WHY are we pretending that art necessitates control and manipulation, or that artist-educators have no ethical responsibilities to our student-artists?
And others agreed.
WHY are we pretending that art necessitates control and manipulation, or that artist-educators have no ethical responsibilities to our student-artists?
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Today a colleague argued that actor-consent has no place in university settings because it erases faculty’s academic freedom.
And others agreed.
WHY are we pretending that art necessitates control and manipulation, or that artist-educators have no ethical responsibilities to our student-artists?
And others agreed.
WHY are we pretending that art necessitates control and manipulation, or that artist-educators have no ethical responsibilities to our student-artists?
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“In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties.”
-1984, George Orwell
-1984, George Orwell
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
“In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties.”
-1984, George Orwell
-1984, George Orwell
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Bottom line:
ALL of the strikes are extrajudicial killings under international law, murder under domestic law.
That's true of a first strike on any of these boats, & also of Sept 2 strike killing shipwrecked survivors (which would *also* be illegal in an armed conflict, but the US isn't in one).
ALL of the strikes are extrajudicial killings under international law, murder under domestic law.
That's true of a first strike on any of these boats, & also of Sept 2 strike killing shipwrecked survivors (which would *also* be illegal in an armed conflict, but the US isn't in one).
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Bottom line:
ALL of the strikes are extrajudicial killings under international law, murder under domestic law.
That's true of a first strike on any of these boats, & also of Sept 2 strike killing shipwrecked survivors (which would *also* be illegal in an armed conflict, but the US isn't in one).
ALL of the strikes are extrajudicial killings under international law, murder under domestic law.
That's true of a first strike on any of these boats, & also of Sept 2 strike killing shipwrecked survivors (which would *also* be illegal in an armed conflict, but the US isn't in one).
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One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
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The thing where conservatives think they should be able to go to college to teach experts instead of to learn from them shows how coddled they have been by society. We need to stop disrespecting them by shielding them with accommodation; let’s respect their beliefs by releasing them to the effects.
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The thing where conservatives think they should be able to go to college to teach experts instead of to learn from them shows how coddled they have been by society. We need to stop disrespecting them by shielding them with accommodation; let’s respect their beliefs by releasing them to the effects.
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someone hep these universities and institutions to the fact paying the government a bribe won't make them stop thinking up new threats to solicit more bribes and in fact has the opposite effect
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
someone hep these universities and institutions to the fact paying the government a bribe won't make them stop thinking up new threats to solicit more bribes and in fact has the opposite effect
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WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
A hugely important thread.
ASU has also been mass-producing online content à la degree/certificate mills rather than focusing on inquiry, challenge, individualized learning. And it’s profited. I fear other unis will follow suit in the continued MBAification and fascism-friendliness of #highered
ASU has also been mass-producing online content à la degree/certificate mills rather than focusing on inquiry, challenge, individualized learning. And it’s profited. I fear other unis will follow suit in the continued MBAification and fascism-friendliness of #highered
Talked about this article somewhere else and someone wanted me to talk a bit more about it so here ya go! First, gift link. Second, my overwhelming takeaway is that, in a world where we rebuild in the coming decades, a good chunk of universities need new leadership.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Arizona State’s President Is Pulling Out All the Stops to Get on Trump’s Good Side
ASU is positioning itself as the anti-Harvard in Trump’s campaign to remake higher education.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A hugely important thread.
ASU has also been mass-producing online content à la degree/certificate mills rather than focusing on inquiry, challenge, individualized learning. And it’s profited. I fear other unis will follow suit in the continued MBAification and fascism-friendliness of #highered
ASU has also been mass-producing online content à la degree/certificate mills rather than focusing on inquiry, challenge, individualized learning. And it’s profited. I fear other unis will follow suit in the continued MBAification and fascism-friendliness of #highered
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This is a lovelly article. Shout out to my mate @eyebright-iris.bsky.social whose primer on bleed from running VTM larps ended up in a bunch of OOC channels around the games midpoint. Expect my own blog going into all the times this game made me cry sometime soon.
"Players reported dreaming about Over/Under, losing sleep, even forgetting to eat."
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
Thirty Days of Bleed
Within a high-pressure, nonstop roleplaying game, denizens of Over/Under found it difficult to extricate their character’s emotions from their own.
www.rascal.news
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is a lovelly article. Shout out to my mate @eyebright-iris.bsky.social whose primer on bleed from running VTM larps ended up in a bunch of OOC channels around the games midpoint. Expect my own blog going into all the times this game made me cry sometime soon.
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
When a topic is banned, we lose the collective capacity to think critically about it, as even the most basic introductions become overwhelmingly revelatory. Unfathomable.
This isn’t how universities function; it’s how parochial schools pursue religious adherence.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
This isn’t how universities function; it’s how parochial schools pursue religious adherence.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When a topic is banned, we lose the collective capacity to think critically about it, as even the most basic introductions become overwhelmingly revelatory. Unfathomable.
This isn’t how universities function; it’s how parochial schools pursue religious adherence.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
This isn’t how universities function; it’s how parochial schools pursue religious adherence.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
Happy Steaksgiving to those who, like us, don’t really celebrate the big holiday, but use this day to annually enjoy something you don’t regularly eat.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Happy Steaksgiving to those who, like us, don’t really celebrate the big holiday, but use this day to annually enjoy something you don’t regularly eat.
🧡💔
The extraordinary theatre maker and political activist Margaretta D'Arcy has died. May her memory be a revolution.
www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--...
www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--...
Obituary: Margaretta D’Arcy – actor, playwright and activist
Irish actor, playwright and peace campaigner whose activism permeated her work in theatre
www.thestage.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
🧡💔
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Yet another corporate giveaway as the oligarchs loot the treasury.
Scoop: Provisions of the NDAA that would ensure military members’ right to repair their own equipment are set to be removed from the funding act, replaced by language that will require the military to pay subscription fees to defense contractors via “data-as-a-service.”
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
The US Military Wants to Fix Its Own Equipment. Defense Contractors Are Trying to Shoot That Down
A push by military contractors could alter pending legislation that would have empowered servicemembers to repair equipment. Lobbyists are pitching a subscription service instead.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Yet another corporate giveaway as the oligarchs loot the treasury.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...