Andrew Clarke
@andclarke.bsky.social
PhD researcher in Maynooth University exploring hybridity, ambiguity and uncertainty in Teju Cole's intermedial body of work
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Andrew Clarke
@andclarke.bsky.social
· Oct 15
I’m immensely proud to have passed my PhD viva yesterday. My thanks to my examiners, Prof Madhu Krishnan and @gavant.bsky.social, and to inspring scholars such as @sarahbrouillette.bsky.social, @hystericalblkns.bsky.social, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and @annakornbluh.bsky.social, who are all cited.
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Grad students are the non-Newtonian fluid of academia: workers or students, depending on which is most convenient to the institution at any given time
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Grad students are the non-Newtonian fluid of academia: workers or students, depending on which is most convenient to the institution at any given time
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in a sense, we HAVE TO use AI for the same reason we can't be allowed to transition away from fossil fuels: there are stranded assets that MUST be made profitable and, if they are not, will wreck the economy
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
in a sense, we HAVE TO use AI for the same reason we can't be allowed to transition away from fossil fuels: there are stranded assets that MUST be made profitable and, if they are not, will wreck the economy
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So wild to me that monumental advances in fundamental biomedical research are happening at the same time as a farcical, lethal hatred of science is taking over our public health systems
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So wild to me that monumental advances in fundamental biomedical research are happening at the same time as a farcical, lethal hatred of science is taking over our public health systems
I cycled past an SUV in traffic a few weeks ago where the driver had his phone in his hand, in addition to a massive screen on his in-built satnav and a mounted iPad with a movie playing. Checking his left wing mirror was a fairly low priority.
I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I cycled past an SUV in traffic a few weeks ago where the driver had his phone in his hand, in addition to a massive screen on his in-built satnav and a mounted iPad with a movie playing. Checking his left wing mirror was a fairly low priority.
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I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
Really lovely piece. A timely reminder of why lit scholars, tutors and lecturers do what we do.
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Really lovely piece. A timely reminder of why lit scholars, tutors and lecturers do what we do.
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
A properly ethical business selling the best coffee in Ireland. Including gift boxes. Nothing to think about here.
This is my 6th year posting this same message. Black Friday is a nonsense with often pretend discounts on stuff you probably don’t need. We’ll do as we always do at this time and increase the 1% of all income we give to Women’s Aid to 10% on web sales over the weekend. Fuck Black Friday. #speirgorm
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A properly ethical business selling the best coffee in Ireland. Including gift boxes. Nothing to think about here.
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what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
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Was out of work 17 years ago, watched a documentary about coffee farmers and trade unions and decided to start a coffee business. It was a big struggle for a long time. Really grateful we got mentioned yesterday in Irish Times 50 great brands. Never underestimate timing, dumb luck and persistence.
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Was out of work 17 years ago, watched a documentary about coffee farmers and trade unions and decided to start a coffee business. It was a big struggle for a long time. Really grateful we got mentioned yesterday in Irish Times 50 great brands. Never underestimate timing, dumb luck and persistence.
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Incredible not just that this happened, but that it’s not even a second or third tier news story, let alone something Farage will actually be held accountable for. Doesn’t make the top 15 stories on either the BBC or the Guardian! Filed under “Wales”.
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Incredible not just that this happened, but that it’s not even a second or third tier news story, let alone something Farage will actually be held accountable for. Doesn’t make the top 15 stories on either the BBC or the Guardian! Filed under “Wales”.
“Interested in my commentary on her outfits”
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Interested in my commentary on her outfits”
Phone changed the start of a message to a mate from “hey bud” to “hey baby” and I just about caught it. There is no-one in my life who I address as ‘baby’ and I doubt I’ve typed those words together before. Autocorrect is ducking annoying these days.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Phone changed the start of a message to a mate from “hey bud” to “hey baby” and I just about caught it. There is no-one in my life who I address as ‘baby’ and I doubt I’ve typed those words together before. Autocorrect is ducking annoying these days.
I very much enjoyed the sight of pretty much nobody holding up a phone at any stage during My Bloody Valentine’s rehearsal gig last night. But I did have to grab a shot of Kevin Shields’ selection of 22 guitars, visible from the wings when you went to the jacks
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I very much enjoyed the sight of pretty much nobody holding up a phone at any stage during My Bloody Valentine’s rehearsal gig last night. But I did have to grab a shot of Kevin Shields’ selection of 22 guitars, visible from the wings when you went to the jacks
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Elsewhere everyone’s laughing about Grok’s sycophantic answers about Musk’s intelligence and physical prowess, but the project is to make the truth too expensive (in terms of time and resources) for ordinary people to find. Most users will accept the ‘truth’ provided by the model owners.
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Elsewhere everyone’s laughing about Grok’s sycophantic answers about Musk’s intelligence and physical prowess, but the project is to make the truth too expensive (in terms of time and resources) for ordinary people to find. Most users will accept the ‘truth’ provided by the model owners.
“The future teaches you to be alone, the present to be afraid and cold.”
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“The future teaches you to be alone, the present to be afraid and cold.”
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Honestly, I have so much more sympathy for the Qanon people as it's become clearer that we really are ruled by a decadent pedophilic elite.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Honestly, I have so much more sympathy for the Qanon people as it's become clearer that we really are ruled by a decadent pedophilic elite.
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I'm told one of youse made that rapist cry is that right
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm told one of youse made that rapist cry is that right
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That fella Ronaldo… is a cod.
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That fella Ronaldo… is a cod.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Football Association of Ireland EGM passes motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from all club and international competitions.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Football Association of Ireland EGM passes motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from all club and international competitions.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
This landed by the back door and Teidí is terrified by it. There is also, presumably, a crying child a few miles away. Sad times all round.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This landed by the back door and Teidí is terrified by it. There is also, presumably, a crying child a few miles away. Sad times all round.
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Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
Mouth ulcers punch way above their weight in their capacity to make your day miserable, it must be said.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Mouth ulcers punch way above their weight in their capacity to make your day miserable, it must be said.
LIVE, LAUGH, FASH
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
LIVE, LAUGH, FASH