Christopher Grobe
@Confessant
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Performance historian, English professor at Johns Hopkins. ART OF CONFESSION (https://t.co/iN3zKoRmm1). Now writing on tech&the arts, politics&performance.
Baltimore, MD
Joined April 2009
Academic Twitter is where you go to find out which scholars have cats. Other uses are legitimate, but unwise.
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That phase of revision where — look, who knows if you’re making it better, but you’re certainly making it longer!.
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I'm breaking my long Twitter silence to ask: does anyone have recommendations for developmental editors able to work at the intersection of theater & performance studies and political science/theory/sociology? My DMs are open, if you'd prefer to share that way.
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TL;DR -- Google Bard employees are unsure that LLMs are good for anything. And yet they're certain it'll be fine for "creative" uses and for use in "education.".
bloomberg.com
Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger has embarked on one of the largest factory-building sprees in chip-industry history, part of an audacious plan to revitalize the Silicon Valley...
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Barely avoided sending an e-mail with the signoff, "Have a lonely weekend!".
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I’ve been thinking about what I call “credit-hour imperialism” as a tool of STEM dominance. A student explained to me today that ~everybody knows~ organic chem will take 60% of your time while counting for 1/4 of your courseload. What time/attention is left for the rest of us?.
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“ChatGPT, please write me a comparative analysis of Restoration courtliness and Hollywood celebrity.”
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Wow — an event yesterday turned into a podcast today! ⚡️⚡️⚡️. I mean, you really had to BE there — but this will be the next best thing. All praise to @AldoBMartin and @DrFrankRoberts for their brilliant work.
New Episode of "Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years" is out NOW recorded LIVE at @AmherstCollege's Center for Humanistic Inquiry. Wonderful discussion on Baldwin & the power of podcasting as public scholarship: . Featuring @AldoBMartin & @Confessant.
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I'm devastated to report that I now write emails that say things like "I'll send a GCal invitation with Zoom details.".
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Trust me -- you want to work with these people!.
ACP has deep interests in activist studies, environmental and energy humanities, multilingualism and translation, public and community humanities, and all forms of justice-oriented scholarship and methodology. Reach out to us with book ideas at acpress@amherst.edu!.
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First event of the year @ACinquiry had:.A full house 💃💃💃.A stirring topic 🌿🌿🌿.And a rainbow overhead 🦄🦄🦄
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RT @DrFrankRoberts: Twitter Friends & Baldwin Lovers: . Come meet me in Amherst! Join me for this special conversation about the new podcas….
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Working on my generative AI statement for English courses. Thoughts?
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New seminar schedule just dropped!. And yes 🙃 I'm co-organizing a seminar at Harvard's humanities center while also running Amherst's . BUT I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THE HUMANITIES. (h/t to Kyle Frisina for the digital poster)
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Calling all Amherst-area folks: this event will be the first one held in our shiny new building. Come check it out!
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