Dr. Tara L. Conley Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Dr. Tara L. Conley

author of station eleven, Emily St. John Mandel on contemplating simulation theory: ‘i think about colonialism as simulation that’s in service of a false idea/narrative’ (paraphrased) this episode is GOOD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000558357715

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@veenav oh you’re too kind! lol. being back home has forced me to articulate insights more openly. i’ve also been re-reading toni morrison to make better sense of the moment. she understood what it’s like being from this region, trying to find your voice to counter narratives, etc..

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inspired by another rust belt writer/artist who writes about his backyard. this time: derf backderf, author of graphic narrative non-fiction novels Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio and My Friend Dahmer, backderf’s memoir (he grew up with jeffrey dahmer). #neh #rustbeltlab https://t.co/TAvIgI2Jua

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Star Trek (Gene Roddenberry) has done the multiverse narrative well, IMO. Station Eleven is genius bc it doesn’t have to rely on the multiverse to draw out potentiality from its characters.

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Dr. Tara L. Conley

inspired by another rust belt writer/artist who writes about his backyard. this time: derf backderf, author of graphic narrative non-fiction novels Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio and My Friend Dahmer, backderf’s memoir (he grew up with jeffrey dahmer). #neh #rustbeltlab https://t.co/TAvIgI2Jua

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inspiring book talk by eliese colette goldbach, author of rust: a memoir of steel and grit discussing representations of rust belt life/literature, and the thought-provoking connection between individual mental illness and collective social trauma. #neh #rustbeltlab https://t.co/rUES58aNvF

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I keep coming back to folks who mention that Russia’s invasion is an outdated/antiquated form of war, and thinking about Bruno Latour’s line, “we have never been modern” (tho somewhat applied differently). There is no old/new form of war, I think. There’s only power grabs.

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@Slangdini this is it for me. reading and focus are becoming a lost practice. we might need courses/sections that focus solely on how to read in this era. i’m think of Maryanne Wolf’s work and farah jasmine griffin’s read until you understand (which i’m working though now)

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Raechel Anne Jolie discusses her book Rust Belt Femme. Jolie reads captivating and haunting excerpts describing her home town of Valley View, ‘a valley full of ghosts’ and the third spaces of Coventry (all the places I know well 🩷) #NEH #RustBeltLab https://t.co/vM1OLo6vi6

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