valerie gritsch
@valderie.bsky.social
loud disabled academic who’s obsessed with her dog. MA in celebrity & fan studies, currently a MLIS student. creator of spottedhounddesign. suffering mets and destiel fan. she/her.
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valerie gritsch
@valderie.bsky.social
· Oct 3
“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton
Following the death of David Bowie on January 10, 2016, his hometown of Brixton, South London, has become a pilgrimage and tourist destination for fans. On the 11th of January, the world discovered Bo...
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Might as well share my MA thesis on this platform, too!
I’m so proud of ‘“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton.’ It won an award from my department⚡️
Click through to read/download for free from CUNY academic works.
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I’m so proud of ‘“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton.’ It won an award from my department⚡️
Click through to read/download for free from CUNY academic works.
academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
Time to rewatch Turn: Washington’s Spies I think 🕵🏻♀️
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Time to rewatch Turn: Washington’s Spies I think 🕵🏻♀️
lets be friends on substack: valeriegritsch.substack.com
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Loud, disabled, fandom scholar who is obsessed with her dog. Click to read valerie gritsch, a Substack publication. Launched 13 days ago.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
lets be friends on substack: valeriegritsch.substack.com
Doing the scary thing anyway because it’s what Mrs Landingham would want.
Well god Jed I don’t even want to know you.
Well god Jed I don’t even want to know you.
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Doing the scary thing anyway because it’s what Mrs Landingham would want.
Well god Jed I don’t even want to know you.
Well god Jed I don’t even want to know you.
My TikTok knows I restarted the west wing and is embarking on a reign of terror as it shows me all the most heart breaking clips of the show
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
My TikTok knows I restarted the west wing and is embarking on a reign of terror as it shows me all the most heart breaking clips of the show
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Jamal Hinton and Grandma Wanda officially celebrate Thanksgiving together for a 10th year. 🦃
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Jamal Hinton and Grandma Wanda officially celebrate Thanksgiving together for a 10th year. 🦃
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I’m grateful for Omegaverse 😌
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’m grateful for Omegaverse 😌
He’s a klutz, Mrs Landingham! Your presidents a geek!
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
He’s a klutz, Mrs Landingham! Your presidents a geek!
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Our Meg, on the Lego float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 💜
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our Meg, on the Lego float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 💜
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Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
Let’s talk the real #history of #Thanksgiving & the #LostCause history of the #CivilWar Follow @karencoxhistorian “Forgotten America” is available on @thegreatcourses plus & @Audible
TikTok video by PhDRachel
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
Modern day Sherlock Holmes AU that’s funny
Without naming it, what is your favorite TV show of all time?
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Modern day Sherlock Holmes AU that’s funny
#shopsmall this week and let me and Davey send you some stuff! Http://spottedhounddesign.etsy.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#shopsmall this week and let me and Davey send you some stuff! Http://spottedhounddesign.etsy.com
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Can’t read because paywall but I appreciate the sentiment. Hands off my em dash AI!
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Can’t read because paywall but I appreciate the sentiment. Hands off my em dash AI!
ICYMI
The thing I CAN scream about tonight is that we finally found footage from when I was in a ramen noodle eating contest on TRL at age 18 with cobra starship and snoop dogg
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
ICYMI
The thing I CAN scream about tonight is that we finally found footage from when I was in a ramen noodle eating contest on TRL at age 18 with cobra starship and snoop dogg
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The thing I CAN scream about tonight is that we finally found footage from when I was in a ramen noodle eating contest on TRL at age 18 with cobra starship and snoop dogg
This is too much madness to explain in one text
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This is too much madness to explain in one text
Episode 3! Time for New York to fall
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Episode 3! Time for New York to fall
Catching up on the American Revolution cause I thought it was airing weekly not daily. Onto episode two and here’s some photos from bunkers (breeds) hill
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Catching up on the American Revolution cause I thought it was airing weekly not daily. Onto episode two and here’s some photos from bunkers (breeds) hill
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Trump said Mark Kelly should be “hanged.” Senator Mark Kelly told Emily & I what he thinks of Trump.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump said Mark Kelly should be “hanged.” Senator Mark Kelly told Emily & I what he thinks of Trump.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
Go to mishacollins.substack.com now to watch our full interview with Senator Mark Kelly for free.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
We love seeing hot girls in dresses! Qtp with you being a hot girl in a dress
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We love seeing hot girls in dresses! Qtp with you being a hot girl in a dress
As we gear up for the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s Blackstar and, come January, the anniversary of his passing, reminder that I wrote my masters thesis on the loss of such an icon and how his fans were remembering / honoring him.
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton
Following the death of David Bowie on January 10, 2016, his hometown of Brixton, South London, has become a pilgrimage and tourist destination for fans. On the 11th of January, the world discovered Bo...
academicworks.cuny.edu
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As we gear up for the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s Blackstar and, come January, the anniversary of his passing, reminder that I wrote my masters thesis on the loss of such an icon and how his fans were remembering / honoring him.
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
Read that work for free at academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
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10 Years ago today, David Bowie released the single "Blackstar” - the title track from his 26th and final studio album.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
10 Years ago today, David Bowie released the single "Blackstar” - the title track from his 26th and final studio album.