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The Weekly Read is “Amazon Mechanical Turk: The Human Sciences’ Labor Problem” by Jiemin Tina Wei. The article appears in Volume 21, Issue 3, of Labor: Studies in Working Class History, edited by Julie Greene. Read this article for free through December 31, 2024: https://lnkd.in/eppib-V2

Today on our blog: In celebration of International Open Access Week 2024, we are highlighting our Open–Access Journals, which are available to read for free. Learn more about our Diamond OA journals and other open-access initiatives: https://lnkd.in/eYfTmDtJ #OAWeek #OpenAccess

The Weekly Read is “Black (W)holes: A Problem for Feminist Thought” by Sharon P. Holland. The article appears in “Inside the Black (W)hole: A Queer Black Feminist Retrospective,” a special issue of differences edited by Shoniqua Roach. Read this article for free through December 31, 2024: https://lnkd.in/eQtWVx3a Buy this special issue and use coupon code SAVE30 for a 30% discount: https://lnkd.in/e2y2_Xgw

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The Weekly Read is "The Fumes of AI" by Mél Hogan. The article appears in “Beyond Chatbot-K: On Large Language Models, 'Generative AI,' and Rise of Chatbots,” a special issue of Critical AI. Abstract With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), it is increasingly clear that the environmental impacts of these technologies are significant, and worth exposing to the public. This article discusses the environmental impacts of generative artificial intelligence and the political underpinnings of extractivist technologies such as cloud companies. It highlights the centralized system of power that demands subservience to its foundational values despite being touted as the most environmentally friendly cloud infrastructure globally. Read the full article for free through 10/31: https://lnkd.in/edZ8ZHvG

The Weekly Read for September 28, 2024, is “Revisiting Postmodernism: An Interview with Fredric Jameson” with Nico Baumbach, Damon R. Young, and Genevieve Yue. The interview, conducted on March 13, 2014, appears in "The Cultural Logic of Contemporary Capitalism" a special issue of Social Text (127). Read the interview for free through 12/31: https://lnkd.in/eu7J7GjE

The Weekly Read for September 21, 2024, is “Xyloid Sexuality: Dismantling the Human in Wangechi Mutu's Arboreal Collages” by Caroline Edwards. The article appears in Volume 20, Issue 2 of Cultural Politics. Read this article for free through October 15, 2024: https://lnkd.in/e_ssaNsE

The Weekly Read is “Making TV in the Age of Streaming: An Interview with Hagai Levi” by Irene Tucker and Milette Shamir. The article appears in “Serial Television in the Age of Streaming,” a special issue of Poetics Today edited by Irene Tucker and Milette Shamir. Read this article for free through December 7, 2024: https://lnkd.in/enZz7x-F

The Weekly Read for August 31, 2024, is “How to Listen Otherwise: Black Sounds, Black Ecologies” by Henry Ivry. The article appears in “Expanding Black and Indigenous Ecology,” a special issue of English Language Notes edited by Bonnie Etherington and Delali Kumavie. Read this article for free through September 30, 2024: https://lnkd.in/eEVNYkHb

Now on #TIEBlog Read our feature-length #racialjustice title review of "Feminism in Coalition: Thinking with US Women of Color Feminism" by Liza Taylor from Duke University Press https://ow.ly/zOR350T6S1G #bookreview #intersectionalityawarenessmonth #intersectionalfeminism