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Aoife Mac Namara

@aoifemacnamara.bsky.social
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Bog fancier, parent, professor & Dean of Arts @UCalgary, Treaty 7 Territory. sí/í. Account and all postings are personal, not professional.

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
4th episode of The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary, featuring Dr Harry Hiller is live! #sociology #podcast the-sociological-imagination-ucalgary.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 4: Harry Hiller | The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary
Our 4th episode features Dr. Harry Hiller, who became Professor Emeritus in 2013 after 41 years of service in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. His continual involvement in th...
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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Our kid is exhibiting her photo/video project this week at the Little Gallery, Arts Building, University of Calgary! Mirror Me explores the connection between people reacting to her original music compositions. Open to the public until Dec 12th. #Canada #Alberta #Photography #yyc #Art #Calgary
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
NEW: Trump reality check — China and Russia aren't threatening Greenland. US and European officials say there's no intelligence on any such dangers. Sen. Mark Warner says the only immediate threat to Greenland is Trump asserting claims to it. Gift link to my story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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Despite Trump’s Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 22/01/2026
When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth
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When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth
Parental support can unintentionally produce a strong sense of misguided obligation and guilt, sidelining the desires and preferences of young adults.
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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Aillte ⛰️ ag sruthú anois ar Seinnteoir TG4 ⬇️ 🔗 nasc.tg4.tv/Aillte
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 23/01/2026
Dublin City Council’s use of X to stop ‘with immediate effect’, says chief executive
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Dublin City Council’s use of X to stop ‘with immediate effect’, says chief executive
Council’s presence on all social media platforms to be reviewed
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes
Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇 oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...
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Kids claim the streets of Oxford
The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Lots of differences in education culture/system that people don’t realize. Contrary to the US, with many small selective private universities like Harvard, all of Canada’s notable universities are large and public. The University of Toronto has more undergrads than the entire Ivy League.
Enrolment statistics for the University of Toronto, split between three campuses (downtown, Scarborough, Mississauga)
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Thank God we have a Putinist in charge of the US, I'm sure he'll now inquire of his generals whether it's possible to roll a red carpet from Washington to the Kremlin so Putin can come and embarrass us again Meanwhile, Estonia has invoked NATO's Article 4
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Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace - BBC News
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.
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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
kneecap's response to being banned from Canada.
The response of kneecap to their being banned from performing in Canada. 'We will not accept it.'
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James of Wales @jamesofwales.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Porcelain mushrooms in south Wales 🍄📸🍽️🍜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #foodsky #fungifriends #photosky #wales
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
You may all remember a decade ago when white supremacist groups were actively recruiting online to try to get apolitical young white male incel gamers into their community. Well, it worked. And where those two groups met was in nihilism, irony, isolation, and ultraviolence.
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Autumn is in the air. #MovingStill, new work by Block Week students @ucalgary.bsky.social Joy!
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Dues llimes🍋🍋
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Xàbia!
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Come on, Alberta. Let’s do it! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn
Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example
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Jaundiced Brains @johnnymains.co.uk · 28/06/2025
THE BBC ARE ABSOLUTE FUCKING COWARDS #kneecap
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Darin Flynn @phono-logical.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
When I asked for this at the post office, the clerk said, “Yup, that’s the one that everyone wants!” Glad to see Bruce Starlight honoured in this way. He’s a larger-than-life figure in these parts who says that his UofC training in linguistics informs his epic work on his beloved Tsúūt’ínà language
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
"Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere" The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority – but they will fail. Please read/share my latest for Zeteo: zeteo.com/p/sorry-isla...
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Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere
The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority community – but they will fail.
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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍aka Gus Gallegos @riolindamex.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Seen this, @pascalestonge.bsky.social ? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features
Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says
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The Color of Television @coloroftelevision.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
"They want to Photoshop the country back to a version where people like him only existed on the other side of a drone strike."
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Application deadline is August 7. Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇
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Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger
Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Absolutely amazing.
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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Professorship (W2) of North American Cultural Studies Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich 6 year Tenure track www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
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Professorship (W2) of North American Cultural Studies - Munich, Bavaria, Germany job with LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN | 394784
Professorship in North American Cultural Studies at LMU Munich focusing on transnational and transcultural research and teaching perspectives.
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
One for you, @tedmccoy.bsky.social #LeighBowary
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/06/2025
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
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‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems More than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century, researchers have found, calling for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as captive breeding and habitat restoration to rescue unique species. Birds such as the puffin, European turtle dove and great bustard will be among those to disappear from our skies if trends continue, according to the paper. Their loss threatens to unravel ecosystems across the globe. Continue reading...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/06/2025
WELKER: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon." So why launch this strike now? VANCE: What Tulsi said back in March is that Iran was producing highly enriched uranium that was only consistent with them wanting to build a nuclear weapon
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
If you are old enough you will remember this bumper sticker. During the Bush admin many were advocating for attacking Iran. One silver lining of the disastrous Iraq invasion is that it halted those ideas. Now, 20 years later, in an admin full of critics of the Bush admin, they are pursuing its goals
Bumper sticker shows the word Iraq becoming Iran
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
One of my favourite films.
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Anna Pringle @annapr.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Jaysis has Starmer nothing more ‘appropriate’ to be doing than trying to cancel Kneecap #SpeirGorm #FreePalestine
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
The UK is in a really desperate place when, in the midst of multiple global crises, the PM prioritises giving out about the Glastonbury line up.
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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
'For Aperture's summer issue, “Liberated Threads,” guest editor Tanisha C. Ford explores fashion’s ability to create possibilities for solidarity and selfhood across the African diaspora.' aperture.org/editorial/bl...
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Black Style as a Form of Resistance and Joy
In “Liberated Threads,” guest editor Tanisha C. Ford explores fashion’s ability to creates solidarity across the African diaspora.
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Valerie Gonzalez @valontheborder.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
NEW: Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam - these first-hand accounts from immigrant families are offering a glimpse at conditions in TX detention centers. according to court filing. apnews.com/article/migr...
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New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water
A new court filing in an ongoing legal dispute with the federal government reveals the psychological and physical trauma endured by children and families held at Texas family detention centers.
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I hope he gets an *absolutely massive* amount of money after suing the fuck out of them. I hope he and his wife and their new baby never have to worry about money again for the rest of their lives
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Good advice... 4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’ theconversation.com/when-it-come... 1. Dodgy experts don’t acknowledge uncertainty 2. The dodgy expert doesn’t strive to be objective 3. Dodgy experts cherry-pick evidence 4. Dodgy experts don’t change their mind when the evidence changes
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When it comes to health information, who should you trust? 4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’
Even if we feel we have some understanding of science, few of us have the time or the capacity to verify every claim made by every so called ‘expert’.
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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The Curlew Action team recently visited ‪@breedingwaderseip.bsky.social‬ in Ireland to see the #Curlew conservation work being undertaken there - including #headstarting - and to learn about the challenges being faced. Mary Colwell writes up a summary of the trip for our blog:
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Ireland Trip Report 2025 | Curlew Action
The Curlew Action team visit Ireland to see what progress is being made in conserving Curlews, and the new headstarting programme.
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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A brown and white dog sticking his head out of the beautiful blu water water of the Biw river with the tree-covered riverbank behind him.
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
#ArtMatters 👇🌮👇
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/06/2025
Hey good news, I just learned about this fish
A fish with extremely widely spaced eyes. By François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau - Compte rendu de l'expédition de Francis de Castelnau en Amérique du sud (exemplaire de la bibliothèque patrimoniale de Gray (France)), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11472979
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Jeremy Millar @jeremymillar.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social degree show RCA2025 opens this evening. Here’s a sneak preview of the MA Writing programme display with pages from the book our students made in response to The Cosmic House.
A photograph of the corner of two white walls, on which are stuck light green and pink pieces of paper, in a geometric pattern. There is another sheet — larger, white — on the wall to the right. A sheet of paper stuck to the wall. On the paper is printed:

Writing MA

One thing we repeat often on this programme is that our writing should be in the world and not simply of it, and what an awful privilege that is. (Have you seen the world recently?)

The world often doesn't seem altogether that keen on writing. Books are banned, and removed from library shelves; bookshops are raided, and their owners detained; books are stolen and fed into machines in order that they might also write, but not as well.
You might think that we would have nothing in common with those who do such things, but we do. Every iconoclast secretly admires that which they destroy. They recognise its value, and this is why they believe that such things can no longer be allowed to exist; we recognise its value, and that is why we believe that such things must continue to be made.

This is what our writers have here done over the past year, and what they will continue to do: to put their writing into the world, to make space for themselves and for others, and to make the world more valuable for us all.

Jeremy Millar
Head of Programme

This display shows This Book is About a House, a new publication by this year's MA Writing students following an invitation from The Cosmic House, the home of Charles and Maggie Jencks. The house is a built manifesto for Post Modernism, and one of the most remarkable domestic buildings of the late twentieth century.
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Darin Flynn @phono-logical.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@dusannikolic.bsky.social also interviewed Quinn about her undergrad research in linguistics five years ago: soundcloud.com/admin-calgar...
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CalgaryLing s01e03 - Quinn Goddard
This is the third podcast in a series of podcasts brought to you by calgarylinguistics.ca. Our guest today was Quinn Goddard, an Honors Thesis degree student in Linguistics.
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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
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Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Fungi!
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
For the younger people out there, "mongoloid" is the slur which used to be used for individuals living with Down Syndrome. By the 1970s, this wildly offensive term was being phased out of our culture. And yet, here we are.
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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Seen this, @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social ?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
FIFA Club World Cup ticket sales tank dramatically after the Dept. of Homeland Security bragged that agents would be “suited and booted" at the stadium in a now-deleted social media post
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FIFA Club World Cup Ticket Sales TANK After DHS Says Agents Will Be At Stadium
Tickets to the opening match that were once $349 (and up) could be had for just $4.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 17/06/2025
Fintan O’Toole: Official documents are quietly disappearing from departmental websites. Why?
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Fintan O’Toole: Official documents are quietly disappearing from departmental websites. Why?
The range of departments engaged in this alarming disappearing act suggests it is not accidental
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
She also did this: "Minnesota passed a police reform law, negotiated by Hortman, that limits the use of neck restraints and chokeholds, prohibits departments from offering controversial warrior-style training, and creates an independent state unit to investigate when a police officer kills someone"
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Melissa Hortman MC/MPA 2018 leads as speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
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