Christian Haines
@cphiliphaines.bsky.social
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English Prof at Penn State University. Wrote a book on utopia and politics, A Desire Called America (Fordham UP, 2019). Writing on Marxism, lit theory, speculative fiction (SFF), contemp novels & poetry. Assoc Editor of Utopian Studies. Views my own.
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The most productive 18/19 year old Marxist ever, that's for sure.
Giving a talk next week, first one at Penn State since I got the job, here.
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I've decided that whilst critical success is lovely, I'd like to sell some books.

If you liked EXTREMOPHILE, recommend it to a pal! (If your pal is fucking COOL and not a narc)

Eco-terrorism biohacking body horror, smart shit with dumb characters. Your new favourite book
'A visceral, doesn't-give-a-damn biopunk thriller that treats the "punk" part of that subgenre not as mere window-dressing but as an antifascist shriek... vital and urgent SF that reaches places realist writing never could' ― @interzone.press

If you like cool shit get this 🕶️

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Extremophile
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Geoff Hattersley’s Collected Poems brings together over three decades of work, mapping a singular voice grounded in working-class experience, dark wit, and sharply observed detail.
They really do great reviews.
If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?

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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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Cover art is in! Wastelands and Wonderlands coming in April. Massive thanks to the creative team at SUNY for another brilliant cover! This has some amazing contribs and I can't wait for you to read their work!
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Worker's Planet this wkend in Brighton has an amazing line-up. If you're coming, I'll be talking on this session - come say hi!

Pay Up: Who should pay for the crisis and how can we make them?

⏰ Time: 5pm - 6:30pm

🎟️ Get your ticket workersplanet.org/2mworkers_pl...
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🎧 New Critical Friends for your listening devices!

This month, Sneha Pathak and @tansyg.bsky.social talk to me about texts often dismissed as too slight to review - books, films, genres with which we might be accused of merely passing time.

How should critics approach this sort of work? And why?
Critical Friends Episode 15: On Time-Pass
Dan Hartland is joined by Sneha Pathak and Tansy Gardam to discuss the kinds of text which many don’t find worthy of criticism at all.
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It’s outrageous that Sec. Kennedy is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines.

The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible.

Vaccines save lives. Period.
Been thinking about playing this or Metaphor ReFantazio. Looking forward to your posts about playing!
Great choices! Are there secondary or supplementary sources, too? Would love to know if you have any favorite essays on the topic that you're assigning.
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In case you missed it, you can now catch @kathunfeld.bsky.social and Andreas Malm discussing *Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature* with author Alyssa Battistoni on the Historical Materialism YouTube channel.
K Pop Demon Hunters has a killer soundtrack for running(and I assume high intensity workouts). My actual knowledge of the film is limited, as it's mostly just by osmosis from my kid watching it. But it seems fun and funny!
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ALT: a woman with pink hair is wearing a teddy bear sweater and making a funny face
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Very excited for this-i hope games journalists, as well as game studies and indigenous studies folks, read it! #gamestudies
Indigenomicon is set to release in November but you can now read the introduction online at Duke University Press: www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon
Indigenomicon
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