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@addieisunwieldy

Writer & dance film scholar. πŸ’ƒ phd. πŸ“•: Dear Twin, Unwieldy Creatures, Straight White Men Can’t Dance (9/25, Bloomsbury): https://shorturl.at/yyHZP. Shirley Jackson finalist. Rev ed: Anomaly. EIC: just femme & dandy. http://www.addietsai.com

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Latest posts by Addie Tsai (any/all) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ @addieisunwieldy

Still proving my argument, carry on and have a blast πŸ˜‚πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ

21.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Straight White Men Can’t Dance Straight White Men Can't Dance: American Masculinity in Film and Popular Culture investigates a trope proliferating throughout popular American media over the l…

Apparently my monograph has gotten so much interest my publisher pushed the paperback release up six months! Pre-order link for is now available on the Bloomsbury website (pub date September 17)!

www.bloomsbury.com/us/straight-...

21.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I have turned off AI overview in chrome in every possible place but it keeps showing up, please help!

25.01.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they are very shady

04.12.2025 12:41 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure what you’ve read already or what your taste is like, but I’d rec:
- The Tensorate series by Neon Yang
- unwieldy creatures by Addie Tsai
- the spirit bares its teeth by Andrew Joseph White
- The Raven tower by Ann Leckie
- the water outlaws by SL huang
- the woods all black by Lee Mandelo

23.11.2025 11:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A bookstore display shelf with:

Unwieldy Creatures, Addie Tsai
Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Destroyer, Victor LaValle
Our Hideous Progeny, C.E. McGill
Chicano Frankenstein, Daniel A Olivas

A bookstore display shelf with: Unwieldy Creatures, Addie Tsai Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Destroyer, Victor LaValle Our Hideous Progeny, C.E. McGill Chicano Frankenstein, Daniel A Olivas

Thanks to Underdog Bookstore for featuring my baby UNWIELDY CREATURES in this Frankie display with other much loved babes! @danielolivas.bsky.social @victorlavalle.bsky.social

04.12.2025 01:02 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Chuffed to get this first review!

18.11.2025 13:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OUT NOW

Addie Tsai’s 'Straight White Men Can’t Dance' interrogates popular American media portrayals of white male movement, analysing how such representations reflect gender and race ideologies.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3HKDGJB

23.09.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Provocative close readings reveal how dance becomes a battleground for gender, race, & power. Smart & sharp essential reading for anyone curious about what's really at stake when white men hit the dance floor."

17.11.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Addie Tsai convincingly unpacks 40 years of film, television, & music videos to reveal how awkward moves, gay panics, and racial appropriation shape constructions of white masculinity dancing on screen.

17.11.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Losing my mind at this recent blurb of my new monograph, Straight White Men Can't Dance: American Masculinity in Film and Popular Culture from Thomas DeFrantz:

17.11.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please see me present on the Trump dance as part of Critical Humor Studies Association’s virtual symposium, β€œHumor and the Right.” I’m up first with Session 2 at 2:15 ET/11:15 PT Friday, November 14.

QR code to register below which includes program, linked here: drive.google.com/file/d/17Hmj...

09.11.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sarah recommends the book β€œDivergent Terror” edited by W. Dale Jordan. A picture of Sarah in a Beetlejuice costume is next to the cover of the book.

Sarah recommends the book β€œDivergent Terror” edited by W. Dale Jordan. A picture of Sarah in a Beetlejuice costume is next to the cover of the book.

Sarah recommends the book β€œInhuMANities” by Andrew Robertson. A picture of Sarah in a Beetlejuice costume is next to the cover of the book.

Sarah recommends the book β€œInhuMANities” by Andrew Robertson. A picture of Sarah in a Beetlejuice costume is next to the cover of the book.

Sarah recommends the book β€œUnwieldy Creatures” by Addie Tsai. A picture of Sarah in a Beetlejuice costume is next to the cover of the book.

Sarah recommends the book β€œUnwieldy Creatures” by Addie Tsai. A picture of Sarah in a Beetlejuice costume is next to the cover of the book.

And @sarahlaudenbach.bsky.social’s picks! (3/4)

31.10.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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join the team! β€” just femme & dandy

We're hiring, offering small stipends! Take a look here:

www.justfemmeanddandy.com/join-the-tea...

29.10.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the Unwieldy Creatures shout out! πŸ₯°

26.10.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEvery gesture, every word, involves our past, present, and future. The body never stops accumulating, and years and years have gone by mine without my being able to stop them, stop it.” (Trinh T Minh-Ha)

26.10.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

!!! Ah I love that πŸ’œ

26.10.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

26.10.2025 17:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

!!! Where?!

26.10.2025 17:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Best Frankenstein Books and Retellings Whether you love the original 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley or a more contemporary take on the science fiction classic, this list of books has you covered.

Very happy for Unwieldy Creatures to be on this Frankie list!!

theportalist.com/frankenstein...

23.10.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Addie and Jubi at AWP.

Addie and Jubi at AWP.

The last time I saw Jubi Arriola-Headley he bowed at my feet & showered me with love. We didn’t see each other often but we had such a tender connection. I was honored to publish his kilt essay at @justfemmeanddandy.bsky.social. I’m not ready to accept he’s gone. A tremendous kind fierce spirit.

18.10.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BW photo of Addie in a suit with two fake flowers at her mouth in a bowler hat

BW photo of Addie in a suit with two fake flowers at her mouth in a bowler hat

Diane Keaton in a patterned suit with two peonies at her mouth in a bowler hat.

Diane Keaton in a patterned suit with two peonies at her mouth in a bowler hat.

Did a little homage to Diane Keaton over at my fashion remakes IG (@ addiewearshistory)

16.10.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The conference takes accessibility seriously. This means all our conferences are online and they are free to speakers. We offer accessibility training. We provide slides ahead of time with alt-text, encourage written copies of papers, provide a code of conduct and clear guidelines on the day 1/

15.10.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Soapberry Review Parents, children, and monsters: A review of Addie Tsai’s Unwieldy Creatures – Soapberry Review

Thanks to Justin Trinh of Soapberry Review for this thoughtful review of Unwieldy Creatures! They really got the book, and I really love Unwieldy Creatures being reviewed for an Asian American lit review journal.

soapberryreview.com?p=5931&fbcli...

15.10.2025 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ANMLY #41 – ANMLY

Please take a look at @anmlymag.bsky.social's newest issue! Very proud of being Fiction Co-Editor for Anomaly, so please take a look at the stories, and also read the rest of this incredible issue!

anmly.org/ap41/?fbclid...

15.10.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Film talk: Addie Tsai, author of Straight White Men Can't Dance | Basket Books & Art Houston, Texas based independent bookstore, art gallery & gathering place, specializing in art books from near and far, small press fiction, poetry, theory and philosophy; host to art exhibitions, fil...

HTX: Come to my book talk for Straight White Men Can't Dance: American Masculinity in Film & Popular Culture at @basketbooksandart.bsky.social, October 23, 7:30 PM. I'll be in conversation with @rachelafi.bsky.social, & we'll close the night with a dance party!

www.basket-books.com/events/36641...

11.10.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is how it feels to wear high rise pants

30.09.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 4190 πŸ” 340 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 40
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Video by Addie Tsai On LoneTsai_Addie_on loneAddie Tsai (any/all) is the author of Dear Twin (2019), included in American Library Association’s Rainbow List in 2021,Β Unwieldy Creatures (2022), a Shirley Jackson finalist ...

Delighted to be in @loverseyepress.bsky.social's David Lynch tribute! The folio includes my video collage On Lone, which explores my relationship to solitude since early 2020, when I found myself solitary due to divorce & COVID.

www.loverseyepress.com/post/video-b...

30.09.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Curious if academic folks have read any scholarly articles looking at race on tv you could link me? Looking for specific pieces you found illuminating. If it's Asian-focused, even better. I've been grumpy about a mixed Asian girl trope for long enough & I finally just need to write about it! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­

28.09.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Show me your favorite author websites, please? Can also shout out your own! Looking for minimalist, clean look πŸ‘€

27.09.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0