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Annie Heffernan
Anniek121
Disability studies folk: What are some of your favorite recent pieces (books, blog posts, lectures) on disability (loosely defined). I'm revising my syllabus, and am especially looking for material on
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cfryar
seefryar
US-based academics, if there’s been a recent uptick in “complaints” about academic jobs on your TL, know that that uptick is likely bc of national strikes of UK university workers
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Dr. KW, lover of 15 minute presentations
kristenwarner
A story. Way back in the year 2010 I had started my first job. I defended in July. Moved in August. No furniture in my house til September. No real
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Peter Kirwan
DrPeteKirwan
Today’s #WhyIStrike is about pensions, and particularly my take on why this action is important for academics (while never forgetting that #UCUstrikes are about all university workers) given the challenges
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tony shalhoub memes
maximumcuddles
It is clear to me that the federal Liberal Party has instructed actors from the Australian Hotels Association to complain to sympathetic media to attempt to manufacture consent for a
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SexWork101
ElenaJeffreys
Every Oz white lefty fake who has cried "sex trafficking", thrown sex workers under the bus, refused to acknowledge "sex work is work".... I thought I had made my peace
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Dr Helen Bowes-Catton
hbowescatton
(Thread) The last strike was the first time I've been on strike for more than a day. It was *hard*. Most obviously, as a precariously employed ECR whose partner had
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Red Army Duck
IronProle
This is our hood.This is systematic class warfare committed by the most powerful against the powerless and immiserated.This is the state trying to literally sweep the people suffering from their
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Patrick McKenzie
patio11
An interesting example of technology making things better in underserved markets: check cashing via cell phone. Ingo Money appears to be one of the leaders in it.("Check cashing" in this
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Lauren Carroll Harris
DrLaurenCH
Beyond the funding shortfall, it's mad how ill-equipped major Aus arts orgs are to deal with the present crisis. Few have a digital commissioning platform, or a devoted expert in
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Aileen McHarg
AileenMcHarg
Today is #UCUStrikesBack anti-casualisation day. My last dept was heavily dependent on casual labour (as hourly paid tutors or part-time teaching fellows) because the staff-student ratio was what can only
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scherezadenfreude
zaharaesque
This whole motivational slant to "free time" during this lockdown/quarantine is a farce. A significant % of people are furloughed, don't have job security and are now possibly working 2-3
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jgz
jennygzhang
i work for a media company that's seen record traffic highs during this time. so have a lot of other publications (readers really need information and entertainment rn!). and yet
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Kate Brain
Katebrain
I’m a professor and I’m proud to join my colleagues in support of the #UCUCardiff #UCUstrike 1/6 I’m fortunate to have a permanent job that, on the whole, I love.
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Alex Rodriguez (he/them)
alxndrdrgz
The last year and a half has been huge for productive self care for me. I feel more organized and less chaotic than ever. It’s wild how much you can
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[Qian Xi] [Teng]
mirrors4gorgons
pls sign this petition to allow small home-based f&b bizs to operate as long as they comply w/ circuit breaker rules! the current ban is literally only harming the most
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