K. Morrissey
@katiedidnt.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at ASU. Research/Teach: Media studies, digital culture, and female desire in pop-media. (She/Her.)
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Everyone always proposes this as the answer without understanding that an oral exam requires very different skills than a closely argued research-driven essay. If you want to argue those skills don’t matter, then fine, argue that, but don’t pretend that oral argumentation is identical.
Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT.
To AI-proof exams, professors turn to the oldest technique of all
A small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful AI platforms.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Everyone always proposes this as the answer without understanding that an oral exam requires very different skills than a closely argued research-driven essay. If you want to argue those skills don’t matter, then fine, argue that, but don’t pretend that oral argumentation is identical.
“The increasing interest in oral exams transcends disciplines and class sizes. Although some educators say the technique is better suited to smaller courses, professors at Canada’s University of Western Ontario have conducted oral exams for an undergraduate business class of 600.“
Professors are turning to this old-school method to stop AI use on exams
A small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful AI platforms.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“The increasing interest in oral exams transcends disciplines and class sizes. Although some educators say the technique is better suited to smaller courses, professors at Canada’s University of Western Ontario have conducted oral exams for an undergraduate business class of 600.“
This article would be great for teaching in intro classes.
Are you in TikTok’s cat niche? What 121,000 videos reveal
We re-created TikTok’s algorithm based on 1,100 users’ feeds. Explore which topics are in your feed and see what the algorithm is least likely to show you.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This article would be great for teaching in intro classes.
“Roughly 1 in 5 U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about 3 in 10 who do so daily”
Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025
Roughly one-in-five U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about three-in-ten who do so daily.
www.pewresearch.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Roughly 1 in 5 U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about 3 in 10 who do so daily”
Oh, I’m dreading this. People’s monthly payments are going to go up so much. My budget is going to be wrecked.
Trump administration strikes deal to end Biden’s student loan repayment plan
A settlement between the Trump administration and seven states could soon end the Save program that lowered payments and offered quicker loan cancellation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oh, I’m dreading this. People’s monthly payments are going to go up so much. My budget is going to be wrecked.
That’s me!
For #TWC46, @katiedidnt.bsky.social reviewed @tbaudinette.bsky.social's "Boys love media in Thailand"! Morrissey states that Baudinette "asks [us] to problematize [our] assumptions about queer media, embrace ambiguity, & resist older theoretical frameworks". Read the review here:
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That’s me!
This looks so so pretty. And weird. I can't wait.
Mother Mary | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This looks so so pretty. And weird. I can't wait.
lol. I accidentally posted the same article twice, sorry. But, in my defense, I’m pretty sure they changed the headline and added in new information. 🤦♀️
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
lol. I accidentally posted the same article twice, sorry. But, in my defense, I’m pretty sure they changed the headline and added in new information. 🤦♀️
Can I just revise the end of my chapter to say:
“So, as this chapter clearly predicted, the HBO brand was never going to functionally transition into a major streaming platform. Now, instead of making me revise this again, please just give me tenure??”
😭😭😬😬🙏🙏
“So, as this chapter clearly predicted, the HBO brand was never going to functionally transition into a major streaming platform. Now, instead of making me revise this again, please just give me tenure??”
😭😭😬😬🙏🙏
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $83 Billion Deal to Create a Streaming Giant
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Can I just revise the end of my chapter to say:
“So, as this chapter clearly predicted, the HBO brand was never going to functionally transition into a major streaming platform. Now, instead of making me revise this again, please just give me tenure??”
😭😭😬😬🙏🙏
“So, as this chapter clearly predicted, the HBO brand was never going to functionally transition into a major streaming platform. Now, instead of making me revise this again, please just give me tenure??”
😭😭😬😬🙏🙏
Wow. This has so many implications.
(Also… I think this is means my book chapter on HBO Go -> HBO Max -> MAX -> HBO Max is officially cursed. 😭)
(Also… I think this is means my book chapter on HBO Go -> HBO Max -> MAX -> HBO Max is officially cursed. 😭)
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $83 Billion Deal to Create a Streaming Giant
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wow. This has so many implications.
(Also… I think this is means my book chapter on HBO Go -> HBO Max -> MAX -> HBO Max is officially cursed. 😭)
(Also… I think this is means my book chapter on HBO Go -> HBO Max -> MAX -> HBO Max is officially cursed. 😭)
“Everything about it puts me on alert: Something is wrong here; this text is not what it says it is. It’s one of them. Entirely ordinary words, like “tapestry”… make me suddenly tense. I’m driven to the point of fury by any sentence following the pattern “It’s not X, it’s Y…”
⬆️⬆️⬆️ THIS!!!
⬆️⬆️⬆️ THIS!!!
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Everything about it puts me on alert: Something is wrong here; this text is not what it says it is. It’s one of them. Entirely ordinary words, like “tapestry”… make me suddenly tense. I’m driven to the point of fury by any sentence following the pattern “It’s not X, it’s Y…”
⬆️⬆️⬆️ THIS!!!
⬆️⬆️⬆️ THIS!!!
This “trap” is often what admin wants. They put the onus onto individual instructors, tell them it’s their responsibility to meet the student/handle the situation, and they refuse to offer clear guidance/support. Then admin is insulated from blowback & the instructor bears the burden.
This is a terrible story--both because of the trap that was set (either in advance or ret-conned to seize a moment) for this graduate student but also because the student's department failed her. The 1st problem is easy to see, but I want to explain the 2nd one. 1/x
btw, every "reasonable" person who's own posting stuff like "well, the prompt was unclear," or "she actually kind of did the assignment OK so maybe the TA overreacted"--you are also part of the problem! You're laundering the deliberate targeting of a TA and a blatant abrogation of academic freedom!
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This “trap” is often what admin wants. They put the onus onto individual instructors, tell them it’s their responsibility to meet the student/handle the situation, and they refuse to offer clear guidance/support. Then admin is insulated from blowback & the instructor bears the burden.
Reposted by K. Morrissey
This is a terrible story--both because of the trap that was set (either in advance or ret-conned to seize a moment) for this graduate student but also because the student's department failed her. The 1st problem is easy to see, but I want to explain the 2nd one. 1/x
btw, every "reasonable" person who's own posting stuff like "well, the prompt was unclear," or "she actually kind of did the assignment OK so maybe the TA overreacted"--you are also part of the problem! You're laundering the deliberate targeting of a TA and a blatant abrogation of academic freedom!
This thread is 💯. Labor precarity in academia means the evisceration of faculty governance and academic freedom, opening the door to administrative purges of the most vulnerable. And faculty-esp tenured faculty and academic leaders-who aren't defending their trans colleagues are enabling it.
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is a terrible story--both because of the trap that was set (either in advance or ret-conned to seize a moment) for this graduate student but also because the student's department failed her. The 1st problem is easy to see, but I want to explain the 2nd one. 1/x
Dumb question for acas. (Sorry, I’m clueless.) I have a manuscript that needs a proofread & proper citations. Can I pay an editor to help w/both? I don’t need them to fix typos, but I need another set of eyes & would love help entering the citations from Zotero. Is this a thing? Is it expensive?
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dumb question for acas. (Sorry, I’m clueless.) I have a manuscript that needs a proofread & proper citations. Can I pay an editor to help w/both? I don’t need them to fix typos, but I need another set of eyes & would love help entering the citations from Zotero. Is this a thing? Is it expensive?
On a completely different note, I am also very excited about this:
MAGELLAN - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Janus Films
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On a completely different note, I am also very excited about this:
HBO Max is trying an m/m hockey romance based on the Rachel Reid books, which is fascinating to me on about 50 different levels. Does this mean USA media companies are testing m/m? Will this be like the original L Word & try to serve/attract multiple audiences simultaneously? So many questions!!
Heated Rivalry | Official Trailer | HBO Max
YouTube video by HBO Max
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
HBO Max is trying an m/m hockey romance based on the Rachel Reid books, which is fascinating to me on about 50 different levels. Does this mean USA media companies are testing m/m? Will this be like the original L Word & try to serve/attract multiple audiences simultaneously? So many questions!!
Okay, this is for my fan historians, does anyone know anything about the origin story for the first IDICon logo/program cover (shown at left). Because, I can not unsee this. Given the origins of IDICon and this politics of the Lissitzky poster (right), this has to be intentional, right?!
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Okay, this is for my fan historians, does anyone know anything about the origin story for the first IDICon logo/program cover (shown at left). Because, I can not unsee this. Given the origins of IDICon and this politics of the Lissitzky poster (right), this has to be intentional, right?!
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Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Reposted by K. Morrissey
Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
Reposted by K. Morrissey
New book ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The Routledge Handbook of Fan Video and Digital Authorship
Edited By Louisa Ellen Stein, Samantha Close
#FanStudies
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge Handbook of Fan Video and Digital Authorship
Edited By Louisa Ellen Stein, Samantha Close
#FanStudies
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge Handbook of Fan Video and Digital Authorship
This cutting-edge collection explores the histories, aesthetics, and cultural work of fan video across a wide variety of manifestations and genres.
Editors Louisa Ellen Stein and Samantha Close have a...
www.routledge.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
New book ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The Routledge Handbook of Fan Video and Digital Authorship
Edited By Louisa Ellen Stein, Samantha Close
#FanStudies
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge Handbook of Fan Video and Digital Authorship
Edited By Louisa Ellen Stein, Samantha Close
#FanStudies
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Is anyone writing on the connection between“enshitification” (Doctorow) and AI sloppification? I feel like someone needs to be doing this.
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Is anyone writing on the connection between“enshitification” (Doctorow) and AI sloppification? I feel like someone needs to be doing this.
“‘Discovery,’ as the second-season episode was called, is largely forgotten for its important place in the record of queer representation on TV.”
How the Cop Show ‘Barney Miller’ Made Gay TV History, 50 Years Ago
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“‘Discovery,’ as the second-season episode was called, is largely forgotten for its important place in the record of queer representation on TV.”
“‘KPop Demon Hunters’… is now the most-watched film in the streaming company’s history, with 325 million views. It was also the first Netflix movie to top the box office chart, when it was released for a weekend in August.”
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Helps Lift Netflix Revenue 17%
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“‘KPop Demon Hunters’… is now the most-watched film in the streaming company’s history, with 325 million views. It was also the first Netflix movie to top the box office chart, when it was released for a weekend in August.”
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What's behind the cultural phenomenon of "KPop Demon Hunters"? 🎤✨🎶
#ASUHumanities professors @areum.bsky.social (ASU School of International Letters and Cultures) and @katiedidnt.bsky.social (ASU English) explain.
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#ASUHumanities professors @areum.bsky.social (ASU School of International Letters and Cultures) and @katiedidnt.bsky.social (ASU English) explain.
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Scholars, fans can explore the rise of 'KPop Demon Hunters' during Humanities Week | ASU News
As part of this year's Humanities Week at Arizona State University, a “Fun with K-Pop Demon Hunters” event will take place on Oct. 22.If you’ve read that sentence and are wondering what, or who, K-pop...
ow.ly
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What's behind the cultural phenomenon of "KPop Demon Hunters"? 🎤✨🎶
#ASUHumanities professors @areum.bsky.social (ASU School of International Letters and Cultures) and @katiedidnt.bsky.social (ASU English) explain.
ow.ly/Negp50XcKkv
#ASUHumanities professors @areum.bsky.social (ASU School of International Letters and Cultures) and @katiedidnt.bsky.social (ASU English) explain.
ow.ly/Negp50XcKkv
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Many thanks to ASU News for inviting me to share my thoughts! Also in great company with @katiedidnt.bsky.social! 🌵🌴
Scholars, fans can explore the rise of 'KPop Demon Hunters' during Humanities Week news.asu.edu/20251015-art...
Scholars, fans can explore the rise of 'KPop Demon Hunters' during Humanities Week news.asu.edu/20251015-art...
Scholars, fans can explore the rise of 'KPop Demon Hunters' during Humanities Week | ASU News
As part of this year's Humanities Week at Arizona State University, a “Fun with K-Pop Demon Hunters” event will take place on Oct. 22.If you’ve read that sentence and are wondering what, or who, K-pop...
news.asu.edu
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Many thanks to ASU News for inviting me to share my thoughts! Also in great company with @katiedidnt.bsky.social! 🌵🌴
Scholars, fans can explore the rise of 'KPop Demon Hunters' during Humanities Week news.asu.edu/20251015-art...
Scholars, fans can explore the rise of 'KPop Demon Hunters' during Humanities Week news.asu.edu/20251015-art...