Mario Morales

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Coming soon: an extensive volume on #LatinAmerican #Comics in the 21st century, org. and carefully edited by my brilliant colleagues #LauraCristinaFernández, @snark84 and #PabloTurnes.

It explores the political, economic + cultural landscape of 21st-century Latin America through comics + their resurgence in recent decades spurred by the ubiquity of the Internet and reminiscent of the complex political experiences + realities of the region.

https://www.routledge.com/Burning-Down-the-House-Latin-American-Comics-in-the-21st-Century/Fernandez-Gandolfo-Turnes/p/book/9781032148311#

@litstudies
#ComicsStudies

Burning Down the House: Latin American Comics in the 21st Century.

Burning Down the House explores the political, economic and cultural landscape of 21st-century Latin America through comics. It examines works from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Perú, Colombia, México and Spain, and the resurgence of comics in recent decades spurred by the ubiquity of the Internet and reminiscent of the complex political experiences and realities of the region. The volume analyses experimentations in themes and formats and how Latin American comics have become d

Routledge & CRC Press

Hello, all! A brief #introduction post about us:

🤝 We're a collaborative online space for people to share knowledge & build community to support #LanguageRevitalization, and to uplift & celebrate #IndigenousLanguages and #EndangeredLanguages.

🎙️ We offer free online classes in #LanguageDocumentation each year - our 2022 webinars just wrapped up! You can watch all the videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3jgRRJS

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Language Documentation Webinar - Fall 2022

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#Fediverse #Mastodon #Mozilla
"...Our intention is to contribute to the healthy and sustainable growth of a federated social space that doesn’t just operate but thrives on its own terms, independent of profit- and control-motivated tech firms. An open, decentralized, and global social service that puts the needs of people first is not only possible, but it’s absolutely necessary..." @mozilla

Mozilla to Explore Healthy Social Media Alternative
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/

Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

Apparently there are people out there who think it's inappropriate to use Mastodon to talk about books you've written or promote projects you've worked on because it's marketing and self-promotion?

I am not one of those people. I implore you to write about the work you have done and the things you have made - I want to hear about that stuff!

Posting the #SilentFilm signal for any film geeks who want to connect here.
How to Harvest Olives: 12 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

Olives are delicious fruit that can be collected from trees or bushes. Typically harvested in the late summer, freshly picked olives have a bitter taste at first. Traditionally, olives are cured in a brine, or a solution of salt and water,...

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government: this rail strike is not legitimate

rail workers: the government is not legitimate https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/12/01/reso-d01.html

Rank-and-File workers resolution: Congressional imposition of railroad contract is “completely illegitimate”

The resolution, adopted on Wednesday, states, “As representatives of rank-and-file rail workers, we declare that, as far as we are concerned, there is no contract, whether Congress passes legislation or not.”

World Socialist Web Site
everyone repeat after me: "A.I." as it currently exists is not artificial or intelligent; these tools use data labeled by underpaid human laborers in the Global South to perform *prediction* tasks, with zero understanding of the results.
One Sunday Afternoon (1966)

🎤Las turbulentas memorias de Mark Lanegan, el rockero grunge reconvertido en crooner del siglo XXI

Por Marta Moreira
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/musica/libro-biografia-mark-lanegan-cantante-screaming-trees-rock-grunge-seattle-drogas

Las turbulentas memorias de Mark Lanegan, el rockero grunge reconvertido en crooner del siglo XXI

El músico estadounidense Mark Lanegan habría cumplido 58 años el 25 de noviembre. La editorial Contra publica la traducción al castellano de ‘Sing Backwards and Weep’, libro en el que Lanegan relata las dos décadas más crudas de su vida. Un periodo que arranca en su etapa como exponente de la escena ‘grunge’ hasta su transformación en un ‘crooner’ tan brillante como maldito.

www.elsaltodiario.com