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MUST LISTEN! Vielen Dank an Bianca Walther (@frauenvondamals.bsky.social) für dieses wunderbare Interview mit Clara Hartmann (@lilielbe.bsky.social) über ihre inspirierenden Recherchen zur trans „Pionierin“ Dora Richter (und auch zu ihrer Zeitgenossin Hertha Wind) 👏🏳️‍⚧️🤓 biancawalther.de/dora-richter/

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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit

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Already bizarre vitriol to this on the other place. A reminder: UniversitiesAuatralia is the trade union of c.40 vice chancellors, NOT of the staff and students of YOUR universities.

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The AHA Executive Committee has issued a statement in response to the proposed definition of antisemitism put forward by Universities Australia. Read the full statement here:

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More information & background here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/28/a...

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1/ Statement from @austhistassoc.bsky.social on the unconscionable decision by Universities Australia to unilaterally adopt a definition of antisemitism that unlike IHRA includes critiques of Zionism across 39 universities, following a recommendation by a joint parliamentary committee. Full text 👇

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Important for all #UCU members 👇

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📣 WE ARE RECRUITING A 3-YEAR POST-DOC RESEARCHER 📣 to work on the new @leverhulme.bsky.social project 'Weaponised Pasts: The Evolution of Heritage-based hostility on social media', with myself and @acerbialberto.com, based at @uoe-sps.bsky.social. Apply by 24/03/25: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLZ921/p...

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Who needs a cute dog pic? You’re welcome ☺️

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The School of HCA at Edinburgh is proud to present our 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTQ+ History Month 2025 lecture (in-person only): Prof. Matt Cook, “Portable Closets: Secrets and Lives in Queer Britain since Gay Liberation” 5-6:30pm, Monday 3 March @ Meadows Lecture Theatre Register: hca.ed.ac.uk/updates-even...

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Has your university created a central student services “hub” after sacking department-based admin & services staff in a restructure? If so, post a pic below. 👇 At Uni of Melbourne’s “Stop 1” students take a # to speak with lanyard-clad casualised workers (often students). Pics: unimelb website

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Booking is now open for the Southampton Stonewall Lecture 2025: Leah DeVun will speak on, "The Shape of Sex: A History of Nonbinary Gender Before Modernity", Thurs. 27th Feb. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...

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£140m job cuts announced at Edinburgh in classic weasel words: "We must reimagine the future of our University, changing how we work…smaller staff base…strategic rationalisation of our current educational portfolio…functional reform of our professional services" @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

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We're just getting started on BlueSky. We have the beginnings of a Starter Pack for researchers of child sexual abuse working in the arts & humanities. If you are a researcher and would like to be added please get in touch! go.bsky.app/oB6szL

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As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

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Slow clap to the German political class (and frankly the entire eligible electorate) for enabling & emboldening literal fascists. Lovely.

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

Scottish Trades Union Congress doing exactly what trade unions should be doing. 🙌🏼

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Pressing my thumbs that German voters prove these poll predictions wrong today. #bundestagswahl #fckafd

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"The misuse of frameworks like the IHRA definition to retroactively punish lawful speech sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the principles of academic freedom.”—Tasnima Uddin, European Legal Support Centre

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Hooray! We’ve reached the cap of 150 accounts in this starter pack 🎉 Time to start a second one?

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Kind of stunning that Spacey could think anyone will perceive his response to Pearce as anything other than aggressive, belittling bullying. Classic tactic to smear victims as fantasists. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Can’t help but think of transphobes attacking cis women who don’t sufficiently conform to femininity. www.middleeasteye.net/news/man-arr...

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Gad Moaning #HistPsych folks, 🚨Help!🚨 I'm crowdsourcing examples of British police officers as patients in asylums and mental hospitals - also seeking examples of case histories involving the police. Do you know of one? Answer here, or email: r dot i dot wynter @ uva dot nl. #HistSTM #HistMed

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Massive victory for UK students! ‘Kevin Craven, Chief Executive of ADS Group, which represents the UK’s aerospace, defence, security, and space industries, called the student protests “unhelpful” and a “woke approach” that ultimately benefits foreign defence companies.’ thetab.com/2025/02/10/d...

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Funded Visiting Researcher Fellowships for Short- and Long-term stays at the Postcolonial Hierarchies Network partner Institutions (Universität Marburg; Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut; Universität Erfurt; Universität Bayreuth). www.postcolonial-hierarchies.net/fellowships/

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Just saw that @ericbmarcus.bsky.social and @makinggayhistory.bsky.social are here, so I’ve added them to the LGBTQ History starter pack!

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

I have an inquiry from a student seeking literature/studies on women with learning or intellectual disabilities who are sex workers. Any tips?

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments