Joseph Boisvere
@jboisvere.bsky.social
Science fiction lit., film, and games scholar. PhD CUNY Graduate Center CompLit, teaching at NYU Liberal Studies. Ecocriticism, (New) Materialism, Narratology, Affect Theory.
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"I have to be blunt here: Our critics are really fucking stupid, and we’ve given them way too much leeway to conjure senile fantasies out of their own illiteracy. We need to stop taking their trolling in good faith, and we need to stop apologizing for our work."
Humanists Have Done Nothing Wrong | Defector
For many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, ...
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August 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"I have to be blunt here: Our critics are really fucking stupid, and we’ve given them way too much leeway to conjure senile fantasies out of their own illiteracy. We need to stop taking their trolling in good faith, and we need to stop apologizing for our work."
I gave this as a paper at a conference on the Social Impact of Climate Fiction at Southern Denmark University. It takes a great article by Jeff Vandermeer from a couple years back as its starting point.
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Clifi Will Not Save Us – Turning Narrative Theory on its Head
On climate fiction, or clifi: Perhaps the underlying message is that you’re supposed to entertain the reader, but more and more, I greet the question with a weary smile-grimace that reveals the sku…
postanthropoceneposting.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I gave this as a paper at a conference on the Social Impact of Climate Fiction at Southern Denmark University. It takes a great article by Jeff Vandermeer from a couple years back as its starting point.
postanthropoceneposting.com/2025/06/09/c...
postanthropoceneposting.com/2025/06/09/c...
Reposted by Joseph Boisvere
Post canvassing for Zohran ice cream 🍦🍨 #zohranmamdani #dontrankcuomo
June 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Post canvassing for Zohran ice cream 🍦🍨 #zohranmamdani #dontrankcuomo
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Diane, 11:30 am. February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Diane, 11:30 am. February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.
Sad to lose David Lynch. One of my all-time faves. My very first publication was about Twin Peaks: The Return and INLAND EMPIRE. I’ll always think of him whenever I’m viscerally uncomfortable or someone refuses to elaborate.
January 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sad to lose David Lynch. One of my all-time faves. My very first publication was about Twin Peaks: The Return and INLAND EMPIRE. I’ll always think of him whenever I’m viscerally uncomfortable or someone refuses to elaborate.
Semesterly MET field trip was another success. This trip I noticed others as they enjoyed the art in various ways, some wholesome and engaged, some treating it as a spectacle or scenery for what was clearly a tourism situation, but in the end it was nice.
December 7, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Semesterly MET field trip was another success. This trip I noticed others as they enjoyed the art in various ways, some wholesome and engaged, some treating it as a spectacle or scenery for what was clearly a tourism situation, but in the end it was nice.
A little late here but
November 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM
A little late here but
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Holy fuck are you kidding me. Hamas released the text for the ceasefire deal that they accepted. It includes the release of ALL Israel hostages & war prisoners and all bodies of deceased Israeli hostages & war prisoners. Every single one.
Israel said no. They really just wanna keep genociding 🙃🙃🙃
Israel said no. They really just wanna keep genociding 🙃🙃🙃
Text of the Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas
The deal lays out a timetable for release of Israeli captives in Gaza and withdrawal of Israel’s troops from territory.
www.aljazeera.com
May 7, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Holy fuck are you kidding me. Hamas released the text for the ceasefire deal that they accepted. It includes the release of ALL Israel hostages & war prisoners and all bodies of deceased Israeli hostages & war prisoners. Every single one.
Israel said no. They really just wanna keep genociding 🙃🙃🙃
Israel said no. They really just wanna keep genociding 🙃🙃🙃
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Always thought this "Are We Alone?" piece I wrote for The Guardian didn't get enough play. www.theguardian.com/books/2015/j...
Are we alone? SF is as sure a guide as any
Any truth humans can find ‘out there’ remains speculative, and science and fiction are both still telling stories
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Always thought this "Are We Alone?" piece I wrote for The Guardian didn't get enough play. www.theguardian.com/books/2015/j...
February 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM