Iana Robitaille
@iananotlana.bsky.social
adjuncting, writing, editing 🍎 thinking about: post-45 american lit & culture, transnationalism, memory & heritage
My own anecdotal observations of student Gen AI *use* are mixed, even if most seem to agree with this. Something I wish would come up more in this convo is that the quality of writing produced is also bad. Like, beyond content inaccuracies…just totally devoid of style and substance.
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My own anecdotal observations of student Gen AI *use* are mixed, even if most seem to agree with this. Something I wish would come up more in this convo is that the quality of writing produced is also bad. Like, beyond content inaccuracies…just totally devoid of style and substance.
Had high hopes for House of Guinness given how good Peaky Blinders was but wow it’s unwatchable
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Had high hopes for House of Guinness given how good Peaky Blinders was but wow it’s unwatchable
Regionalism is so funny bc as a NYSer I felt mild disdain for anyone from Jersey or Philly a decade ago but now that I live in TX, I spend one weekend in Delco for work and I’m like, mi gente…I would die for you
September 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Regionalism is so funny bc as a NYSer I felt mild disdain for anyone from Jersey or Philly a decade ago but now that I live in TX, I spend one weekend in Delco for work and I’m like, mi gente…I would die for you
“Doing a full course prep within a month is not ‘fun,’ but then again, it is much more fun than a month with no course prep at all…” she muttered under her breath again and again
August 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“Doing a full course prep within a month is not ‘fun,’ but then again, it is much more fun than a month with no course prep at all…” she muttered under her breath again and again
supposed to be hitting 3 deadlines today, instead watching hours of my girl holly the blue staffy
August 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
supposed to be hitting 3 deadlines today, instead watching hours of my girl holly the blue staffy
*slams laptop shut, cracks open light beer, turns on billy joel documentary*
July 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
*slams laptop shut, cracks open light beer, turns on billy joel documentary*
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“Because conflict is often justified through historical narratives, and because cultural heritage is tied to identity and homeland, stories around cultural heritage may be purposed to either legitimate or exploit geopolitical aims.” —Mischa Geracoulis, human rights journalist
Framing Heritage Destruction as a Human Rights Violation
The way in which assaults on cultural and religious sites are presented to the public is critical to linking these attacks to atrocity crimes, a new book argues.
hyperallergic.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Because conflict is often justified through historical narratives, and because cultural heritage is tied to identity and homeland, stories around cultural heritage may be purposed to either legitimate or exploit geopolitical aims.” —Mischa Geracoulis, human rights journalist
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i give it a year tops before some administration account is tweeting pro-slavery propaganda
The official DHS account is now tweeting about “your homeland’s heritage”
July 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
i give it a year tops before some administration account is tweeting pro-slavery propaganda
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my view is that everyone should be able to earn a living wage doing whatever it is they like. if you love working in a bookshop, you should be able to live a comfortable life doing so. if you loving being a barista, the same. and if you want to do more traditional blue collar work, that’s cool too!
the other thing is that no one who fetishizes manual labor actually cares to improve life for people who are in those circumstances! no support for unionization or a generous welfare state! no interest in policies that make life easier for people who work their hands or afford them more autonomy!
July 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
my view is that everyone should be able to earn a living wage doing whatever it is they like. if you love working in a bookshop, you should be able to live a comfortable life doing so. if you loving being a barista, the same. and if you want to do more traditional blue collar work, that’s cool too!
It should be against the law to post from your honeymoon. Like when you’re about to walk down the aisle there should be some guy who confiscates your phone for a minimum of 2 weeks.
June 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It should be against the law to post from your honeymoon. Like when you’re about to walk down the aisle there should be some guy who confiscates your phone for a minimum of 2 weeks.
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“It took years to be where we are now and in a hundred days everything was destroyed.”
Alexandra Villareal of @hechingerreport.org explores the far-reaching effects of Trump's devastating cuts and cancellations, as seen from a Texas campus.
Alexandra Villareal of @hechingerreport.org explores the far-reaching effects of Trump's devastating cuts and cancellations, as seen from a Texas campus.
How Trump Is Changing Higher Education: The View from UT-San Antonio
Around the country, university students report changes to campus clubs and activities, diminished research opportunities, and fears for international students’ safety.
www.texasobserver.org
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“It took years to be where we are now and in a hundred days everything was destroyed.”
Alexandra Villareal of @hechingerreport.org explores the far-reaching effects of Trump's devastating cuts and cancellations, as seen from a Texas campus.
Alexandra Villareal of @hechingerreport.org explores the far-reaching effects of Trump's devastating cuts and cancellations, as seen from a Texas campus.
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"i asked grok" "i asked chagpt" yeah well I asked a rare books librarian and they found things I didn’t even know I was looking for, while answering questions about provenance
June 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"i asked grok" "i asked chagpt" yeah well I asked a rare books librarian and they found things I didn’t even know I was looking for, while answering questions about provenance
reminder in my inbox this morning that NEH cuts don’t so much (or only) index disinvestment from the humanities as they do a strategic realignment/deployment
June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
reminder in my inbox this morning that NEH cuts don’t so much (or only) index disinvestment from the humanities as they do a strategic realignment/deployment
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"Could a machine decide to lay off an entire department based on a vague intuition it forms about the market while it half-listens to an Economist podcast during its morning Peloton ride? I don’t think so."
Artificial Intelligence Could Never Do My Job, Because It Can’t Microdose Ketamine Before Board Meetings
There’s no question that artificial intelligence has come a long way in the last few years. And it’s true that many jobs are likely to be replaced ...
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Could a machine decide to lay off an entire department based on a vague intuition it forms about the market while it half-listens to an Economist podcast during its morning Peloton ride? I don’t think so."
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The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
May 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
partner and i are interlopers at a private baton rouge tennis club for a tournament this weekend and i feel like aubrey plaza in s2 white lotus
April 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
partner and i are interlopers at a private baton rouge tennis club for a tournament this weekend and i feel like aubrey plaza in s2 white lotus
new alt-ac just dropped
April 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
new alt-ac just dropped
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i am 100% of the belief that simply forcing take-writers to answer the question "who specifically said this and why are they significant" would result in substantially fewer bad takes circulating in the world
if i ever teach a class on argumentative writing i am going to use these paragraphs as an example of how to NOT write persuasively for an audience.
February 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
i am 100% of the belief that simply forcing take-writers to answer the question "who specifically said this and why are they significant" would result in substantially fewer bad takes circulating in the world
taking an innovative approach to the dissertation revision process wherein my chapters get stylistically worse and conceptually less coherent the more i work on them 🤌🏻🤌🏻
February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
taking an innovative approach to the dissertation revision process wherein my chapters get stylistically worse and conceptually less coherent the more i work on them 🤌🏻🤌🏻
Mom come pick me up my research has taken me to the most horrifying section of the library again (psychology)
January 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Mom come pick me up my research has taken me to the most horrifying section of the library again (psychology)
My first post #onhere is to simply repost my dear friend and collaborator who said it best…so excited and grateful to share this honor with her! 🤠
Today I am not working because both @iananotlana.bsky.social and I were granted major fellowships and I am just so delighted we get to finish our dissertations on a high!! 💐🥹
February 26, 2024 at 11:15 PM
My first post #onhere is to simply repost my dear friend and collaborator who said it best…so excited and grateful to share this honor with her! 🤠