Honored to share that I’ve received a Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching award in Peace and Democracy! https://www.telegram.com/story/news/education/2026/07/13/fitchburg-state-course-will-connect-local-students-peers-in-scotland/90862579007/
Double J
Associate Professor of Sending Emails. I teach about posthumanism, critical data studies, creative coding, and communication law and ethics. Remaining COVID vigilant. Views are my own.
A peer-reviewed open-access anthology of original #MediaCriticism produced by my students! Each chapter applies critical methods to analyze how film, TV, and video games reflect, reinforce, or resist cultural anxieties about #ArtificialIntelligence. Students engaged in a full academic publishing cycle including formal proposals, anonymous peer review, and revision. #StudentScholarship #OER https://openbooks.fitchburgstate.edu/critiquingaimedia/
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Please check out my post about teaching with Mastodon on the Alternative Social Media Researchers Blog! I cover how I approached it incorporating a class instance in my ethics class as a way to discuss moderation, as well as takeaways and lessons learned for others who might be interested in trying something similar.
New post: Exploring AI in Media: A Thematic Class Approach https://jjsylvia.com/exploring-ai-in-media-a-thematic-class-approach/
My kiddos will be playing and selling their softball showdown game at the Indie #boardgame Showcase in #boston this Saturday. Come play with us! Use the code “softball” for 10% off tickets. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indie-board-game-showcase-in-boston-tickets-1978640384654
New post: ALFA Class: Technologies of Truth: Russian History from Cyrillic to Cyberwar https://jjsylvia.com/alfa-class-technologies-of-truth-russian-history-from-cyrillic-to-cyberwar/
New post: Designing for Solidarity: Lessons from WWII Anti-Fascist Resistance https://jjsylvia.com/designing-for-solidarity-lessons-from-wwii-anti-fascist-resistance/
New post: Unpacking GenAI: Curriculum Changes and Ethical Considerations https://jjsylvia.com/unpacking-genai-curriculum-changes-and-ethical-considerations/
New post: Exploring Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Power, and Democracy https://jjsylvia.com/exploring-ancient-greece-philosophy-power-and-democracy/