Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist

Socialist SF, Chinese SF, Sino-Soviet SF, utopian planning, ethics of technology. I pick up heavy things & put them down again.

Managing Editor @SFRAReview

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

I’ve taken an indefinite break from social media for the most part (I still post cats to insta) and I haven’t had access to my Rutgers email account since 2022, so if anyone needs to reach me, I work at Stevens Institute of Technology and you can find my email there

[Babel of Chinese SF: A Reading Group @BabelChineseSF]

How does science fiction interact with socialism?
Join us Aug 17 (Sunday), 21 PM Beijing Time / 9 AM New York Time with @VirginiaLConn , Yan Wu & @LyuGuangzhao, discussing SFRA Review’s 2024 summer issue “Science Fiction and Socialism.” DM for the Zoom link!

[Meltem Dağcı @MltmDgc]

Sevgili Duygu Küçüköz Aydemir ( @duygumbs ) ile bir makale çağrımız var. Bu ortak çalışma için çok heyecanlıyız. 🥰💜🚀

SFRA Review'in ( @SFRAReview ) özel sayısı, ütopya ve distopya kurgusu ile bunların Türk bilimkurgu edebiyatındaki çeşitli alt türleriyle birlikte disiplinlerarası bir incelemeye adanmıştır. Bu özel sayı ile ilgilenen akademisyenleri ve lisansüstü öğrencileri, Türk bilimkurgu alanları ve konularıyla ilgili özetler göndermeye teşvik ediyoruz.
✨✨🚀 @VirginiaLConn

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

Is socialist utopia within our reach? Can it take place at any time in history? How might we imagine and instantiate alternatives to the capitalist present? Engagements with these Qs (and more) by @GabrielBurrow, @MltmDgc, Ruiyang Zhang, Chiara Viceconti, & Pavla Veselá here:

[Science Fiction Research Association Review @SFRAReview]

Our Summer 2024 Issue is now live, featuring the fiction and nonfiction reviews you love, plus an extra-special section on Science Fiction and Socialism 🤖👽
https://t.co/hpZDGyjk31

[Meltem Dağcı @MltmDgc]

Makaleyi İngilizceye çeviren Eyşan Çolak'a ve dergideki yönetici editör Virginia L. Conn'a (@VirginiaLConn ) editöryal çalışması için çok teşekkür ediyorum.💚💚

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

Returning (briefly and temporarily) from the beautiful land beyond social media to promote this special issue of the @SFRAReview that I edited about socialism and science fiction

[Science Fiction Research Association Review @SFRAReview]

This special section 'Symposium: Science Fiction and Socialism' explores some key intersections of #sciencefiction and socialism across historical and contemporary SF
Editor: @VirginiaLConn
Articles by @GabrielBurrow, Ruiying Zhang, @MltmDgc, Pavla Veselá and Chiara Viceconti

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

I finally and begrudgingly made a bsky account and would ideally like to use it to keep in touch with people in my SF and shitposting networks, so hit me up at:

@virginiaconn.bsky.social

[Science Fiction Research Association Review @SFRAReview]

Hi all! In light of the changing media landscape, the SFRA Review is in search of a new social media manager. Please see our call for applications here:

https://t.co/BL7g88moBm

[Science Fiction Research Association Review @SFRAReview]

The deadline for applications for social media manager is a rolling one, so please send your applications to Managing Editor @VirginiaLConn when you're ready

[Joey ButtaFoucault ☭ @JButtafoucault]

Yeah but do they have the FREEDOM to go to ARBY’S?

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

I think Marx wants me to be happy with my little treats

[aiman @dumbsoftheart]

sorry karl marx i want to buy things

[tyler woodward @tyler02020202]

grad school is kinda a step below unemployment like what the fuck are u doing

[Dr. Patrick Brock @alnitelang]

My essay on Brazilian Afrofuturism is out in @SFRAReview ! Many thanks to the editors and especially to @VirginiaLConn for the invitation.

@cofutures @theoryfrom @UniOsloHF

https://t.co/ki5mV74UVq

[Gustav Anhui @Sassy_Gustav]

Happy second birthday to these absolute BABIES that @VirginiaLConn gave birth to

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

ah heck I'm doing it I'm getting overwhelmed with projects again

[Wampler™ @ScottWamplerRIP]

After years of only hearing about it, I finally got my hands on the 5-page bodybuilding forum thread wherein a couple dudes get into a heated argument over how many days there are in a week and I am here to tell you that it is infinitely funnier than I even imagined it would be.

[Dr. Virginia L. Conn, Swoletariat Apologist @VirginiaLConn]

Waiting for @VictorPPetrov 's book to be released has been what's kept me going for the last two years

[Cosmonaut ☭ @CosmonautMag]

New episode: we join @VictorPPetrov for a discussion on Socialist Bulgaria and its computing industry & cybernetics. His book "Balkan Cyberia" will be released tomorrow with open access! https://t.co/5CVm484otI

[Emilio Tenayuco @sehpriano]

Wonderful conversation with Victor, and special thanks to @VirginiaLConn for pointing me to his work. If you don't remember the Bulgarian virus era of the internet or the Bulgarian laws of robotics you can find our here.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

The GW bridge today between Manhattan and New Jersey. Hard to wrap your head around this.

[michael wave @michael___wave]

mycology legend paul stamets’ Instagram is so good