Alexa Alice Joubin
@profjoubin.bsky.social
Global Shakespeare, ethical AI, digital humanities, adaptations, Asian studies, film, theatre
Writer, educator, advocacy speaker
Writer, educator, advocacy speaker
Can we have joy in the era of AI? Yes, and the answer lies in literature. Join @profjoubin.bsky.social on 15 Sept at 5 pm UK (12 pm US eastern) for "The Pleasure of Artificial Experience"
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September 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Can we have joy in the era of AI? Yes, and the answer lies in literature. Join @profjoubin.bsky.social on 15 Sept at 5 pm UK (12 pm US eastern) for "The Pleasure of Artificial Experience"
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#criticalAI #joy #Macbeth #subjunctive
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#criticalAI #joy #Macbeth #subjunctive
Can we have joy in the era of AI? The joy of estrangement is in and by itself the purpose of education. Join @profjoubin.bsky.social on 15 Sept at 5 pm UK (12 pm US eastern) for "The Pleasure of Artificial Experience"
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#genAI #joy #subjunctive
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#genAI #joy #subjunctive
September 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Can we have joy in the era of AI? The joy of estrangement is in and by itself the purpose of education. Join @profjoubin.bsky.social on 15 Sept at 5 pm UK (12 pm US eastern) for "The Pleasure of Artificial Experience"
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#genAI #joy #subjunctive
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#genAI #joy #subjunctive
@profjoubin.bsky.social on subjunctive pleasure in Macbeth and how we can use estrangement to restore the joy of reading in the era of AI.
#Macbeth #subjunctive #genai #estrangement
#Macbeth #subjunctive #genai #estrangement
September 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
@profjoubin.bsky.social on subjunctive pleasure in Macbeth and how we can use estrangement to restore the joy of reading in the era of AI.
#Macbeth #subjunctive #genai #estrangement
#Macbeth #subjunctive #genai #estrangement
@profjoubin.bsky.social 's talk on Creativity in the Era of Mechanical Mimesis. When AI-generated fiction wins literary prizes, what do the judges actually reward? Even though we may feel estranged in a world dominated by AI, estrangement can be a tool to restore joy.
youtu.be/Zc79gFF0xUs
youtu.be/Zc79gFF0xUs
From Promptbooks to AI Prompts: Creativity in the Era of Mechanical Mimesis. Georgetown
YouTube video by Alexa Alice Joubin
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September 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
@profjoubin.bsky.social 's talk on Creativity in the Era of Mechanical Mimesis. When AI-generated fiction wins literary prizes, what do the judges actually reward? Even though we may feel estranged in a world dominated by AI, estrangement can be a tool to restore joy.
youtu.be/Zc79gFF0xUs
youtu.be/Zc79gFF0xUs
@profjoubin.bsky.social took her undergraduate and graduate students to the Folger to attend a demonstration of the printing press as part of their study of the "human condition."
#printingpress #renaissance #bookculture
#printingpress #renaissance #bookculture
September 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
@profjoubin.bsky.social took her undergraduate and graduate students to the Folger to attend a demonstration of the printing press as part of their study of the "human condition."
#printingpress #renaissance #bookculture
#printingpress #renaissance #bookculture
August 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
A Shakespearean in the World! Ahead of my keynote (November), the Wenshan Review published an interview of me. Thank you Taiwan Shakespeare Association!
#interview #globalShakespeare #Taiwan #keynote
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#interview #globalShakespeare #Taiwan #keynote
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The Wenshan Review - A Shakespearean in the World: An Interview with Professor Alexa Alice Joubin (Professor of English at George Washington University, USA) | The Wenshan Review
Founded in 1995, The Wenshan Review of Literature and Culture is a refereed, generalist journal with an emphasis on original research into Western and Eastern literatures and cultures. Issued biannual...
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July 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
A Shakespearean in the World! Ahead of my keynote (November), the Wenshan Review published an interview of me. Thank you Taiwan Shakespeare Association!
#interview #globalShakespeare #Taiwan #keynote
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#interview #globalShakespeare #Taiwan #keynote
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Dancing in the square in #SelvadiValGardena in the Italian Dolomites. Very German!
July 27, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Dancing in the square in #SelvadiValGardena in the Italian Dolomites. Very German!
The latest volume of The Shakespearean International Yearbook examines mixed race casting, performance, and critical practices. Critical MixedRace Studies challenges hypodescent and monoracial norms.
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The Shakespearean International Yearbook: Mixed Race Studies
The Shakespearean International Yearbook surveys the present state of Shakespeare studies in global contexts, addressing issues that are fundamental to our interpretive encounter with Shakespeare’s wo...
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July 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The latest volume of The Shakespearean International Yearbook examines mixed race casting, performance, and critical practices. Critical MixedRace Studies challenges hypodescent and monoracial norms.
www.routledge.com/The-Shakespe...
www.routledge.com/The-Shakespe...
June 27, 2026 at 3:10 AM
@profjoubin.bsky.social 's keynote in a Hong Kong frames global performances of Shakespeare as heterotopia, performative spaces that evoke other cultural spaces.
June 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
@profjoubin.bsky.social 's keynote in a Hong Kong frames global performances of Shakespeare as heterotopia, performative spaces that evoke other cultural spaces.
Join @profjoubin.bsky.social in person or online at NYU in DC to explore the damages caused by AI deepfakes. We begin with a staged reading of Ben Hatt's Imposed. This will be followed by a panel discussion.
Wednesday June 24 at 6:30 PM
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#deepfake #AI #socialjustice
Wednesday June 24 at 6:30 PM
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#deepfake #AI #socialjustice
June 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Join @profjoubin.bsky.social in person or online at NYU in DC to explore the damages caused by AI deepfakes. We begin with a staged reading of Ben Hatt's Imposed. This will be followed by a panel discussion.
Wednesday June 24 at 6:30 PM
www.nyu.edu/community/go...
#deepfake #AI #socialjustice
Wednesday June 24 at 6:30 PM
www.nyu.edu/community/go...
#deepfake #AI #socialjustice
In her keynote in Hong Kong, @profjoubin.bsky.social argues that blobal Shakespeare operates as a heterotopia, a parallel space that contains and evokes other spaces.
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youtu.be/aRWPTlFa2R4
Shakespeare’s Worlds within Worlds, Keynote in Hong Kong
YouTube video by Alexa Alice Joubin
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May 24, 2026 at 3:41 AM
In her keynote in Hong Kong, @profjoubin.bsky.social argues that blobal Shakespeare operates as a heterotopia, a parallel space that contains and evokes other spaces.
youtu.be/aRWPTlFa2R4
youtu.be/aRWPTlFa2R4
In @profjoubin.bsky.social 's keynote in Armenia, she showcased comparative analysis in theory and practice, highlighting the educational benefits of contrasting previously unassociated performances of the same pivotal scenes of Macbeth.
youtu.be/jNlct3J9d7o
youtu.be/jNlct3J9d7o
Global Macbeth as Inclusive Pedagogy, Keynote in Armenia
YouTube video by Alexa Alice Joubin
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May 24, 2026 at 3:28 AM
In @profjoubin.bsky.social 's keynote in Armenia, she showcased comparative analysis in theory and practice, highlighting the educational benefits of contrasting previously unassociated performances of the same pivotal scenes of Macbeth.
youtu.be/jNlct3J9d7o
youtu.be/jNlct3J9d7o
Shakespeare, gender, and adaptation are transitional genres and practices. Transness is the state of being in a transitional space, time, or genre. In @profjoubin.bsky.social 's new book, she uses trans as method to highlight the power of the unspoken words.
youtu.be/NrOjIQdK0o8
youtu.be/NrOjIQdK0o8
Transitional Shakespeare, Gender, and Adaptation, New Book
YouTube video by Alexa Alice Joubin
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May 24, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Shakespeare, gender, and adaptation are transitional genres and practices. Transness is the state of being in a transitional space, time, or genre. In @profjoubin.bsky.social 's new book, she uses trans as method to highlight the power of the unspoken words.
youtu.be/NrOjIQdK0o8
youtu.be/NrOjIQdK0o8
@profjoubin.bsky.social gives a snapshot of her new book on Transitional Shakespeare, Gender and Adaptation
This book launch was part of the International Shakespeare conference in Hong Kong.
This book launch was part of the International Shakespeare conference in Hong Kong.
May 24, 2026 at 2:58 AM
@profjoubin.bsky.social gives a snapshot of her new book on Transitional Shakespeare, Gender and Adaptation
This book launch was part of the International Shakespeare conference in Hong Kong.
This book launch was part of the International Shakespeare conference in Hong Kong.
@profjoubin.bsky.social thanks the Sigur Center for Asian Studies for the research grant. She looks forward to examining Beijing opera in Verona, Italy!
#Shakespeare #adaptation #Beijingopera #Italy #Taiwan #JuliusCaesar
#Shakespeare #adaptation #Beijingopera #Italy #Taiwan #JuliusCaesar
May 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
@profjoubin.bsky.social thanks the Sigur Center for Asian Studies for the research grant. She looks forward to examining Beijing opera in Verona, Italy!
#Shakespeare #adaptation #Beijingopera #Italy #Taiwan #JuliusCaesar
#Shakespeare #adaptation #Beijingopera #Italy #Taiwan #JuliusCaesar
On the Festive Stage @profjoubin shared a humanistic perspective on trust in the era of AI. AI disrupts trust as a social norm, which is predominantly an interpersonal relationship rather than merely a characteristic of a machine.
The Innovation Fest celebrates interdisciplinary research.
#genai
The Innovation Fest celebrates interdisciplinary research.
#genai
May 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
On the Festive Stage @profjoubin shared a humanistic perspective on trust in the era of AI. AI disrupts trust as a social norm, which is predominantly an interpersonal relationship rather than merely a characteristic of a machine.
The Innovation Fest celebrates interdisciplinary research.
#genai
The Innovation Fest celebrates interdisciplinary research.
#genai
Gen AI makes education transactional. @profjoubin.bsky.social advocates for restoration of the joy of learning.
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We can prioritize the affective processes of discovery and community-oriented storytelling.
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We can prioritize the affective processes of discovery and community-oriented storytelling.
May 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Gen AI makes education transactional. @profjoubin.bsky.social advocates for restoration of the joy of learning.
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We can prioritize the affective processes of discovery and community-oriented storytelling.
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We can prioritize the affective processes of discovery and community-oriented storytelling.
Join @profjoubin.bsky.social on Wednesday at 11 am US eastern / 4 pm UK to theorize performances of Shakespeare across cultures, based on her work that received the @saaupdates.bsky.social 's 2026 Barbara Hodgdon Award.
Zoom mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
Event page warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Zoom mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
Event page warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Theatre and Performance Studies Research Events
Research seminar programme in the School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies at the University of Warwick.
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May 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Join @profjoubin.bsky.social on Wednesday at 11 am US eastern / 4 pm UK to theorize performances of Shakespeare across cultures, based on her work that received the @saaupdates.bsky.social 's 2026 Barbara Hodgdon Award.
Zoom mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
Event page warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Zoom mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
Event page warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Join @profjoubin.bsky.social at 11 am US eastern / 4 pm UK time to theorize performances of Shakespeare across cultures.
Zoom: mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
More about the event: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Zoom: mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
More about the event: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
May 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Join @profjoubin.bsky.social at 11 am US eastern / 4 pm UK time to theorize performances of Shakespeare across cultures.
Zoom: mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
More about the event: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
Zoom: mit.zoom.us/j/93777456836
More about the event: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...
AI is a killjoy, but @profjoubin.bsky.social argues that we can restore the joy of discovery. Practicing meta-cognition can turn us into spectators of our own thoughts. Estrangement can be a joyful tool for discovery.
#criticalAI #highered #joy #estrangement #metacognition
youtu.be/Op2Tkg70R_E
#criticalAI #highered #joy #estrangement #metacognition
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[Highlight] Joy of Estrangement
YouTube video by Alexa Alice Joubin
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May 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
AI is a killjoy, but @profjoubin.bsky.social argues that we can restore the joy of discovery. Practicing meta-cognition can turn us into spectators of our own thoughts. Estrangement can be a joyful tool for discovery.
#criticalAI #highered #joy #estrangement #metacognition
youtu.be/Op2Tkg70R_E
#criticalAI #highered #joy #estrangement #metacognition
youtu.be/Op2Tkg70R_E
@profjoubin.bsky.social shows how to restore the joy of learning despite estrangement in the era of AI in her distinguished lecture at Case Western Reserve University #genAI #joy #metacognition #highered
May 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
@profjoubin.bsky.social shows how to restore the joy of learning despite estrangement in the era of AI in her distinguished lecture at Case Western Reserve University #genAI #joy #metacognition #highered
Higher ed should be a public good, not part of an AI extractive economy that deepens inequality and erodes democratic life.
May 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Higher ed should be a public good, not part of an AI extractive economy that deepens inequality and erodes democratic life.
Universities have approved multi-million dollar AI contracts despite the lack of educational use case.
#criticalai #highered #publicgood #publicinteresttechnology
#criticalai #highered #publicgood #publicinteresttechnology
May 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Universities have approved multi-million dollar AI contracts despite the lack of educational use case.
#criticalai #highered #publicgood #publicinteresttechnology
#criticalai #highered #publicgood #publicinteresttechnology