Danielle Lindemann
@djlindee.bsky.social
Sociologist, mom, unapologetic lover of terrible reality TV
It's the most wonderful time of the year! I'm VERY excited about the slate of final presentations for my "Sex & Gender in Reality TV" class.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year! I'm VERY excited about the slate of final presentations for my "Sex & Gender in Reality TV" class.
I've been interviewed a few times in my career, but having a production crew in my house today was definitely a first! 😬
September 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've been interviewed a few times in my career, but having a production crew in my house today was definitely a first! 😬
Cool to see my students' Real Housewives taglines make it onto the Princeton University social media feed!
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Cool to see my students' Real Housewives taglines make it onto the Princeton University social media feed!
Once again, I put an Easter egg on my syllabus asking folks to send me their Real Housewives taglines, and these Princeton students did not disappoint! They were all great, but here are some of my favorites.
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Once again, I put an Easter egg on my syllabus asking folks to send me their Real Housewives taglines, and these Princeton students did not disappoint! They were all great, but here are some of my favorites.
Almost missed this neat shout-out to my book in the Sunday @nytimes!
July 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Almost missed this neat shout-out to my book in the Sunday @nytimes!
The middle school forms have already begun, and they’re every bit as easy-breezy as you’d expect.
May 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The middle school forms have already begun, and they’re every bit as easy-breezy as you’d expect.
Me: “You pulled all of these craft supplies out, so now you have to help me put them back.”
Four-year-old:
Four-year-old:
May 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Me: “You pulled all of these craft supplies out, so now you have to help me put them back.”
Four-year-old:
Four-year-old:
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be continuing at Princeton for the 2025-2026 academic year, as a Stanley Kelley Jr. Visiting Professor of Distinguished Teaching in Gender & Sexuality Studies.
May 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be continuing at Princeton for the 2025-2026 academic year, as a Stanley Kelley Jr. Visiting Professor of Distinguished Teaching in Gender & Sexuality Studies.
For their final presentations in my reality TV class this semester, I’m having each student do a Feminist critique AND a Feminist defense of a show of their choice. Here’s the final roster and it is 🔥 🔥 🔥. So excited for these!
April 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For their final presentations in my reality TV class this semester, I’m having each student do a Feminist critique AND a Feminist defense of a show of their choice. Here’s the final roster and it is 🔥 🔥 🔥. So excited for these!
Oops, somehow I missed my appearance in VICE’s “The Dark Side of Reality TV” docuseries. I’m in the episode about “The Surreal Life”!
April 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Oops, somehow I missed my appearance in VICE’s “The Dark Side of Reality TV” docuseries. I’m in the episode about “The Surreal Life”!
Happy Tuesday to everyone except the person who thought it was a good idea to put glitter on a bath bomb.
April 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Happy Tuesday to everyone except the person who thought it was a good idea to put glitter on a bath bomb.
When Gen Alpha makes friendship bracelets
April 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When Gen Alpha makes friendship bracelets
The new manifestation of mom guilt I never needed.
March 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The new manifestation of mom guilt I never needed.
The older I get, the more I identify with this character.
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The older I get, the more I identify with this character.
“We have so much in common. We both love soul and snow peas. We love the outdoors, and talking and not talking. We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about.” #RHOBH #bestinshow #kathyhilton #IYKYK
February 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We have so much in common. We both love soul and snow peas. We love the outdoors, and talking and not talking. We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about.” #RHOBH #bestinshow #kathyhilton #IYKYK
Somebody needs to write their dissertation on the representation of professors in children’s media.
February 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Somebody needs to write their dissertation on the representation of professors in children’s media.
Me: Why are these green shoes on the floor? Can you put them on the shoe rack?
Tween:
Tween:
February 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Me: Why are these green shoes on the floor? Can you put them on the shoe rack?
Tween:
Tween:
I put an Easter egg in my Reality TV syllabus, challenging students to send me their own Real Housewives taglines - and, for the first time in my career, EVERY student in the class found it! Here are just some of the amazing responses.
January 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I put an Easter egg in my Reality TV syllabus, challenging students to send me their own Real Housewives taglines - and, for the first time in my career, EVERY student in the class found it! Here are just some of the amazing responses.
My 3-year-old happened to be in the room while I was watching The Traitors. She joined me and is apparently now obsessed?!
January 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My 3-year-old happened to be in the room while I was watching The Traitors. She joined me and is apparently now obsessed?!
I feel attacked.
December 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I feel attacked.
TFW a student’s paper is so strong that you have to rustle up things to put in your comments…
December 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
TFW a student’s paper is so strong that you have to rustle up things to put in your comments…
Metaphor for the end of the semester
December 10, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Metaphor for the end of the semester
Day 1 of final presentations in my “Sociology of Reality TV” class, and I am HERE FOR IT!
December 3, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Day 1 of final presentations in my “Sociology of Reality TV” class, and I am HERE FOR IT!