Assistant Prof of Com and Media Studies @ Washington College | current Delawarean | I do work on gender, space, media, and belonging and also comedy studies | she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mj5odfq5ys2tCame across a hallucinated article attributed to me once doing a peer review (along with a few others). 💀🫠 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5odfq5ys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3miwdt3j6ts2fone small thing that’s making me happy this week are the remixes of Project Hail Mary and the Artemis II mission and the way they are referencing one another. It illustrates the interplay btw science and pop culture. The humanities and STEM are co-projects! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8g8E1Kg/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8g8E1Kg/07 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwdt3j6ts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mi32vg5jx22nIf you missed our #SCMS26 workshop on writing in the media studies classroom - you can check out our handout complete with keywords, slides, and assignment shares! Thanks to everyone who came for a wonderful discussion (and sometimes vent session). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWhEnGpACFXjA96gbS7LGZDTMrgFT5QuyVB9U8dvZJA/edit?usp=sharing27 Mar 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi32vg5jx22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mi2h7kzgf22mIt’s fun to meet up with folks at an academic conference and be like “so what’s the main crisis at your institution?”27 Mar 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2h7kzgf22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mhv63qfuwc2fOn my way to what I think is my 10th SCMS (wild) and got to the airport early just in case. Possibly the fastest I have ever gotten through security.25 Mar 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv63qfuwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3me2qguglqs2rComing up next week! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2qguglqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mcwvtzah422rJoin us for our first event of 2026! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwvtzah422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mc3qnqyfk22nYep, this is what I’ve been thinking this whole year as I’ve been cheering for the team (but also mostly cheering for the band) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3qnqyfk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3mbfjjyo5fk2tMy IU marching band besties group chat is going wild.01 Jan 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfjjyo5fk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3malooajnxc22I haven’t been watching as many comedy specials as I used to, so I went wild and watched 7 this week after seeing Guy Branum’s new show in Philly (go see it if you have a chance!!) Sometimes when you study a thing for awhile you forget to enjoy it.22 Dec 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3malooajnxc22https://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3malnwnse5s22This app seems generally negative toward Tiktok, but Tiktok is the only reason I found Gaydar, one of my favorite shows. The best part of the ep was watching the young ones in the comments discover how delightful Josh is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3malnwnse5s22https://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3magto665o22qI used to get really paranoid about typos or small grammar issues in my writing, but lately I’ve noticed I’ve been more relaxed about it bc mistakes are recognizably human and I’m sick of reading inhuman garbage.20 Dec 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3magto665o22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3ma7me74i222jPart of the issue, as this points out, is that, “higher education has been organized around the production of knowledge-shaped objects.” AI has amplified already existing issues of productivity for productivity’s sake. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7me74i222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3m6u26th5l22oYes! I’ve read a whole bunch of books this year I never would have known about if not for walking around the library. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6u26th5l22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3m6mjdsgg522tMark your calendars! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mjdsgg522thttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3m4smcbgrx22zI’ve been experimenting this semester in my media theory class with collage making - and it has been going really well! I’m going to curate them at the end of the semester into a class zine. And make it a more robust and integrated element in future versions of the class.04 Nov 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4smcbgrx22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3m3lijmj7es23“Bari is furiously trying to stop leakers,” three leakers told us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2025 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3lijmj7es23https://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3m3ilmyasb22vAs an IU alum (and now media prof) this story literally is making me cry. I’m proud of these students 🩷 full story: https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2025/10/17/purdue-exponent-delivers-special-solidarity-edition-to-indiana-daily-student-boxes-at-iu-bloomintgon/86751214007/18 Oct 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ilmyasb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3m25arkgwds2d“..the study above points to the growth in colorectal cancer in those of normal weight. Could it be that ultra-processed foods may be carcinogenic regardless of someone’s body mass index (BMI)?” I don’t buy the UPF panic -but “could it be?” is enraging. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/colon-cancer-young-people-smoking-ultra-processed-foods01 Oct 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25arkgwds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3lztd24fdrc2zAmerican fans of Great British Bake Off be like:27 Sep 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztd24fdrc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephbrown.bsky.social/post/3lzh6sfwnhk2goh no, everyone is talking about the fake rapture here too. I thought it was just a TikTok thing.22 Sep 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:wgufbnacqcaph643amn7limk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzh6sfwnhk2g