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Dr. Emily Friedman

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Dr. Emily Friedman

@friede

English AssocProf, Direct @18thConnect Multiclass: 18C/Book History/DH/Performance/Archives/Games. Next book: HOW STORIES ARE PLAYED. Trying to do good. she/her

Joined January 2008

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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Sep 20, 2024
Just a note that aside from checking DMs, I am more to be found Over There as momentum builds, as well as all the other places. And honestly, while in Book Mode I'm *mostly* available by email (for queries around my work) or text (for those I know personally).
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jul 14, 2023
Sam Reich of Dropout has confirmed that most of their shows ARE SAG, & are currently shut down. There’s possibility of an exemption from SAG-AFTRA. Dropout records well in advance of air & has material in the can (D20 through end of year) moving through post-production.
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jun 14, 2023
The two most visible studios tied to TTRPG actual play — Critical Role & Dropout, home of Dimension 20 — have officially put forward shows for Emmy consideration. (The Legend of Vox Machina & Game Changer respectively) Another way 2023 is a turning point.
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
May 19, 2023
Emily Axford (well, "EMILY AXFORD") is trending. For those unfamiliar with Axford, she is core cast on @NADDPod & @dimension20show. @brennanlm famously noted, she's "one of the greatest D&D players in the world... And she was sent from hell to destroy me." #CriticalRoleSpoilers
Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
May 19, 2023
Replying to @friede
Legend of Zelda one-shot coming, the latest in a line of one-shots sponsored to support the releases of new (often AAA) video games. Liam & Marisha will play, @robbiedaymond will return, and new-to-CR (but not to actual play) @eaxford and @OmarNajam guest. #CriticalRoleSpoilers
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jun 11, 2021
Just so my non-academic friends are clear: no one, absolutely no one, wants to be the chair of an academic department. ESPECIALLY an English department.
Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Sep 28, 2022
Replying to @awhasen @librarycongress and @lizzo
The LOC does have a concert series, including concerts where archival instruments are played!
loc.gov
Concerts from the Library of Congress | Events at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
Upcoming Concerts, Zlata Chochieva , Dolce Suono Ensemble, Reginald Mobley, Live! At the Library - The Washington National Opera presents "West Side Story
Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jul 8, 2024
I talk a lot about the careful way CR (as entity & as collective of individuals) negotiates boundaries & privacy — it’s an extraordinarily delicate balance. This is … astonishing, & leads with an important call to action worth amplifying: get the HPV vaccine.
Critical Role
@CriticalRole
Jul 8, 2024
Welcome back to our fearless leader, bard extraordinaire, and a true inspiration @samriegel! ✨ Thank you one and all for your patience, kindness, and respect for Sam's privacy as he's been on the mend - join him below for an important message about his journey and recovery. 💕
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jun 21, 2024
I damn near got whiplash every time I turned around to see @quiddie reactions.
BIRD MENTION
@critrolememes
Jun 21, 2024
#CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRole Sam: *describes his new hot minotaur character* Aabria Iyengar, the realest bitch alive:
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jul 17, 2022
Replying to @neilhimself
Book historian who tells students constantly that if they listen to the audiobook, they are literally reading 18th century novels the way the large chunk of the original audience experienced the book. Silent, solitary reading by eye alone is so, so recent!
Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Oct 1, 2023
Replying to @jeeyonshim
Dear God.
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Mar 26, 2023
Oh that’s hilarious and infuriating.
Medlife Crisis (DEFUNCT)
@MedCrisis
Apr 6, 2022
It's a common mistake, but Frankenstein was actually the author
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jun 5, 2023
D&D's polytheistic worldbuilding created by folks most familiar with monothesism as the dominant frame means stuff gets weird if you look at it closely -- which Mercer is now doing on both CR & D20, as Mulligan has from the jump, & Chang is doing in a big way in both system & AP.
zapples 💜🖤💋 / 🇵🇸 (Cartethyia my beloved)
@Zapcrictifier
Jun 4, 2023
idk why a lot of critters are annoyed that C3 is focused on questioning the Gods placement and importance in Exandria bc it's an interesting perspective to have after 2 campaigns that basically worshipped them. It really opens up a lot of though-provoking conversations
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jul 20, 2023
Dropout remains struck (remember, it’s still early days in a strike with a LOT of moving parts!), but in a Discord Q&A today Sam Reich answered a fan query to say that Dimension 20 has seasons in the can through next April. D20 is 1 of very few Actual Plays to be SAG contracted.
Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jul 14, 2023
Sam Reich of Dropout has confirmed that most of their shows ARE SAG, & are currently shut down. There’s possibility of an exemption from SAG-AFTRA. Dropout records well in advance of air & has material in the can (D20 through end of year) moving through post-production.
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Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede
Jul 6, 2023
After 12 hours, 320K views on YT — or about 4% of their total followers on the platform. A multicamera in-studio Actual Play with a group of mostly-inexperienced players, referred to it as a “passion project” done due to audience demand. The vibe is very 2017.
Smosh
@smosh
Jul 5, 2023
Episode 1. Let the journey begin... ⚔️: youtube.com/watch?v=zJlPyr…
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