Molly T. Blasing
@mtblasing.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Russian Studies, University of Kentucky | literary studies, poetry and poetics, theatre and performance, history of censorship, language pedagogy, environmental humanities, limits of ai for language and literature research
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Worth waiting for! @alexhanna.bsky.social and I did a LOT of podcast guesting last spring & summer and this one, one of my favorites, is finally available:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmk...
Thinking Through...The AI Con & Deconstructing the Hype
YouTube video by Thinking Through Podcast
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Worth waiting for! @alexhanna.bsky.social and I did a LOT of podcast guesting last spring & summer and this one, one of my favorites, is finally available:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmk...
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"The media has largely let [tech companies] set the terms of the debate, right down to the terminology used in any discussion of these systems."
From @nannainie.bsky.social & me in @techpolicypress.bsky.social on how to spot and resist anthropomorphizing language about so-called "AI".
From @nannainie.bsky.social & me in @techpolicypress.bsky.social on how to spot and resist anthropomorphizing language about so-called "AI".
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI' | TechPolicy.Press
We share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
www.techpolicy.press
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"The media has largely let [tech companies] set the terms of the debate, right down to the terminology used in any discussion of these systems."
From @nannainie.bsky.social & me in @techpolicypress.bsky.social on how to spot and resist anthropomorphizing language about so-called "AI".
From @nannainie.bsky.social & me in @techpolicypress.bsky.social on how to spot and resist anthropomorphizing language about so-called "AI".
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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"I refuse." This is it. There's no reason we should accept a narrative of an already settled future which marginalizes humans and individual agency. No one wants this. No one asked for it.
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"I refuse." This is it. There's no reason we should accept a narrative of an already settled future which marginalizes humans and individual agency. No one wants this. No one asked for it.
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NEW REPORT – The Impact of Generative AI and the Novel 📚
Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.
Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.
Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
NEW REPORT – The Impact of Generative AI and the Novel 📚
Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.
Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.
Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
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I didn’t learn languages to get somewhere; I learned them to be somewhere. I’ve done it for the taxi rides, the balcony conversations, the glances of shared understanding. Not to perform, but to belong. To connect. That’s the real point. And it changes everything. albarolanguages.com/2025/06/21/w...
What’s the Point of Learning a Language?
For me, it’s always started with a feeling. A leap into somewhere unfamiliar. A desire not just to visit, but to understand. Not just to speak, but to connect. It’s never been about ticking boxes, …
albarolanguages.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I didn’t learn languages to get somewhere; I learned them to be somewhere. I’ve done it for the taxi rides, the balcony conversations, the glances of shared understanding. Not to perform, but to belong. To connect. That’s the real point. And it changes everything. albarolanguages.com/2025/06/21/w...
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Here's a more in-depth article: www.chronicle.com/article/is-a... It's good
Opinion | Is AI Enhancing Education or Replacing It?
Technology should facilitate learning, not substitute for it.
www.chronicle.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Here's a more in-depth article: www.chronicle.com/article/is-a... It's good
Looking forward to spending the coming months building out a website and digitizing parts of the collection to make it more accessible for researchers near and far
U of Kentucky founds archive of Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva and her sister. News I’d missed last November (there was a lot going on in Nov) #poetry #archives #Russianliterature
www.research.uky.edu/news/uk-libr...
www.research.uky.edu/news/uk-libr...
UK Libraries celebrates opening of the American Archive of Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaeva | University of Kentucky Research
The archive comprises hundreds of scholarly and rare books on the Tsvetaev family, countless research materials related to the sisters’ work and literary legacies, as well as more than a dozen persona...
www.research.uky.edu
March 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Looking forward to spending the coming months building out a website and digitizing parts of the collection to make it more accessible for researchers near and far
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I created a thing! It is definitely missing people - if you are a person who should be on it, pls let me know! go.bsky.app/8HazBeR
November 26, 2024 at 5:37 AM
I created a thing! It is definitely missing people - if you are a person who should be on it, pls let me know! go.bsky.app/8HazBeR
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Proud to be a contributor to a weekly feature in The Contrarian called The Democracy Index. We’ll filter out the noise and focus on news that threatens democracy. Here is the first installment.
The Democracy Index
February 14, 2025
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February 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Proud to be a contributor to a weekly feature in The Contrarian called The Democracy Index. We’ll filter out the noise and focus on news that threatens democracy. Here is the first installment.
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I am increasingly distressed by academia's uncritical adoption of what are marketed as AI tools, as it is increasingly clear how many of the adopters (both individuals and uni reps purchasing services) have no idea what they're actually buying.
January 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I am increasingly distressed by academia's uncritical adoption of what are marketed as AI tools, as it is increasingly clear how many of the adopters (both individuals and uni reps purchasing services) have no idea what they're actually buying.
Join us this Tues, Dec 3 at 4:00pm on the 2nd floor of King Library (special collections side) to mark the opening of the American Archive on Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaeva. I'll be giving a lecture, and we'll have an exhibit of items from the collection and a reception. Free and open to the public!
December 1, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Join us this Tues, Dec 3 at 4:00pm on the 2nd floor of King Library (special collections side) to mark the opening of the American Archive on Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaeva. I'll be giving a lecture, and we'll have an exhibit of items from the collection and a reception. Free and open to the public!
I love the new affiliate talks for UKY's Committee on Social Theory. Come meet our colleagues and learn about their amazing research! Fri Nov 22 noon at Bingham Davis House
November 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I love the new affiliate talks for UKY's Committee on Social Theory. Come meet our colleagues and learn about their amazing research! Fri Nov 22 noon at Bingham Davis House
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As of the most recent call, *not a single one of Kentucky's 120 counties*, even across deep red parts of the Commonwealth, went in favor of private school vouchers.
Kentuckians fucking love public education, and we know it deserves our protection.
Kentuckians fucking love public education, and we know it deserves our protection.
Kentucky resoundingly rejects Amendment 2 to allow private education funding www.lpm.org/news/2024-11...
Kentucky resoundingly rejects Amendment 2 to allow private education funding
Amendment 2 to allow public funds to go to private and charter school education was rejected universally in Kentucky counties when the Associated Press called the race.
www.lpm.org
November 6, 2024 at 2:31 AM
As of the most recent call, *not a single one of Kentucky's 120 counties*, even across deep red parts of the Commonwealth, went in favor of private school vouchers.
Kentuckians fucking love public education, and we know it deserves our protection.
Kentuckians fucking love public education, and we know it deserves our protection.