Rachel M. Hartnett, PhD
@lindaikedia33.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of English at the College of Coastal Georgia. Research includes postcolonialism, U.S. empire, popular culture, & adaptation studies. She/her/hers
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blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
![“We really started mobilizing as one Blizzard unit in [the] last couple of months, and I think that really helped put the pressure on,” Paul Cox, senior game designer on World of Warcraft, told Aftermath.
"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment."
Prior to spring of this year, the WoW team, which unionized in 2024, had gotten the lion's share of bargaining time. Other units found themselves stuck in the mud. Higher-ups were effectively stalling the whole process—unfortunately nothing new for unionized workers under Microsoft’s umbrella.
"For this whole year of bargaining on the Diablo side—and I imagine on the rest of the units as well—we received so few [bargaining] dates, but we kind of had the understanding that whatever WoW was able to win would at least influence and set the floor for the rest of our units,” Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima told Aftermath. “We adopted this messaging about how WoW's wins are our wins, so we should be out there mobilizing with them. But truly, I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment this last month to finally be able to say, 'OK, yes, we are willing to extend this contract to everyone.' We really did not have any indication that we could get this done until last month."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreih6u6gzajbd63dovnmlnc43z5g6i35d3n735rrdkopipyjopkl72e)
September 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
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⚠️ To Be Continued... is coming in September! Two days + four panels = this SIXTH EDITION of the virtual highlight of our scholarly calendar! Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorising Serials & Adaptations ...since 2021 🕰️
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July 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
⚠️ To Be Continued... is coming in September! Two days + four panels = this SIXTH EDITION of the virtual highlight of our scholarly calendar! Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorising Serials & Adaptations ...since 2021 🕰️
Info & registration 💻 www.monash.edu/arts/media-f...
Info & registration 💻 www.monash.edu/arts/media-f...
Reposted by Rachel M. Hartnett, PhD
Use the mic, thank the staff, wear comfy shoes
Four baselines for academic conference attendance:
1) keep to your allocated speaking time.
2) everyone is clever; stand out by being warm & kind.
3) be interested in everyone equally - from postgrad to Prof to conference administrator to catering & hotel staff.
4) in Q&A, ask an actual question.
1) keep to your allocated speaking time.
2) everyone is clever; stand out by being warm & kind.
3) be interested in everyone equally - from postgrad to Prof to conference administrator to catering & hotel staff.
4) in Q&A, ask an actual question.
August 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Use the mic, thank the staff, wear comfy shoes
Reposted by Rachel M. Hartnett, PhD
Reposted by Rachel M. Hartnett, PhD
Easily one of my favorite stories about the production of #YoungFrankenstein. #TCMParty
June 29, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Easily one of my favorite stories about the production of #YoungFrankenstein. #TCMParty