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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him)

@dranindyar.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer @staenglish, TU Rep @ucustandrews, EDI Lead @sgsah, @ahrcpress/@BBCRadio3 New Gen Thinker, Author @OUPAcademic + @RowmanInternat Critical Theory, Marxism, empire, medical humanities.

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Alun Withey @dralun.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
You may have seen reports of the devastating cuts that I & my colleagues in history at Exeter are facing. Thousands have already signed a petition to try & stop this attack on the humanities. But we need more help. Please consider signing the petition & share as widely as possible. c.org/wW5jZVLSJR
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wish I had grounds to be more optimistic than the author, but there aren't any, really. Still, if faith is the evidence of things not seen, then I have to have faith that the wonderful work done by students and colleagues will not be entirely in vain. www.arguably.uk/p/the-quiet-...
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The quiet collapse of British universities
One of our great triumphs and economic advantages is fading away
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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Link here: chuffed.org/project/1854...
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Support people and groups impacted by racist attacks
We are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We used to call them ‘race riots’ now we call them ‘anti-immigration protests’.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Big life/work news alert klaxon! After fourteen very happy years in Scotland, it is time to move on. I am joining @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social to take up an Associate Professorship with track to Full Professorship in Cultural Studies from September.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I wonder what my phone makes of my culinary abilities given when I type “food nearly r…” it finishes the sentence not with “ready” but with “ruined”.
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Jean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Onion remains undefeated 🤣🤣🤣
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Ian H 💚🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 @muchechops.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#AI - anti-intellidence
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Jawdropping decision from the UK Supreme Court. "The Court implies that individuals with profound cognitive disabilities cannot be "deprived" of liberty because their condition limits their ability to experience it—a view that devalues their fundamental rights." www.mind.org.uk/news-campaig...
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‘The biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation’ – Charities respond to Supreme Court ruling
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A long read, but one of the better pieces of analysis of British Higher Education. What I find remarkable is the knowledge gap - very little of this will be news to anyone studying or working in universities, but I suspect much of it will come as a surprise to others. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Stefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the Universities
The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As multiple UK universities make hundreds of staff redundant, senior management figures are posting about the privilege of attending the garden party at Buckingham palace. Truly has the class character of management never been more evident.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
British Higher Education continues to be binfires of so many different kinds. libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/bri...
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British universities paid security firm to monitor pro-Palestine students - Liberty Investigates
Horus provided reports about student protesters' social media use and undertook background checks on a Palestinian guest speaker
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Dr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The regret rate for knee and hip replacements is between 8% and 14%, and 7% and 10%, respectively. www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S088...
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What Percentage of Patients Are Dissatisfied Post-primary Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty?
We conducted a systematic review with a proportional meta-analysis to estimate the percentage of patients who were dissatisfied after undergoing hip and knee arthroplasties. Proportional meta-analysis...
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Why would the civil service want Peter Mandelson to be Ambassador? Whatever else this was, it was most obviously a political appointment - which surely implies it was only ever in politicians' interests to ignore the failed vetting.
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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I did this on Twitter years ago and got some amazing answers. Let's see if we can get #LibrariesChangeLives trending and show what amazing things can grow from properly funded public services and the value of providing free access to books, reading and educational resources for all.
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Katie @dryadula.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
When I was a teenager I took public transport to and from school and waited in the local library afterwards for my dad to finish work and collect me. I read, I did homework, I borrowed books and tapes, I was safe and warm. I work in libraries now and getting that job felt like coming home.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A friend took her toddler to our local church messy play and they made Easter biscuits that included small Jesus figurines. The prominent JESUS IS NOT EDIBLE sign over the craft table unintentionally kicking off the next Christian schism.
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Ben Bowsher @benbowsher.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Pssst! Pass it on… Myself, @drrobertchapman.bsky.social and @emilywebz.bsky.social are looking to set up a radical bookshop in Newcastle! Follow us over at Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DVve2wlDXh...
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Nasim Marie Jafry @nmjk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Excellent review in @medindonews.bsky.social of A Cultural History of Vertigo: Unbalanced by @dranindyar.bsky.social www.medicalindependent.ie/life/book-re... #medhums
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When the world spins  - Medical Independent
vertigo. It is understandable that the busy clinical schedule of medics might disincline some from setting aside time for...
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
One day these lines will no longer be relevant.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Not that it says anything about my state of mind at the moment or anything, but that's the second time today I've typed "food" instead of "good". Luckily spotted it both times before pressing send...
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
An abhorrent policy which inevitably leads to people seeking asylum being denied necessary medical support. People seeking asylum don't receive enough financial support to pay for taxis, or often public transport, themselves, but still need to travel to appointments 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force
It comes after a BBC investigation which showed people travelling long distances at high cost.
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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
it's not great when the consultation landing page continues the labour habit of just making things up where immigration rules are concerned. SETTLEMENT IS NOT GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY. absolute joke of a government
"Settlement refers to a person’s right to live in the UK permanently without any immigration restrictions. It is also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).

The 2025 UK Immigration White Paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System, introduced significant reforms to how migrants can settle in the UK.

Settlement will no longer be granted automatically after a fixed period. Instead, migrants will need to earn it by demonstrating sustained good conduct, contribution and integration."
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Why must you ask such difficult questions, British Library?
A screenshot from an email from the British Library, with the subject: "How is your research going?"
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
“Until recently, I thought it was a term best avoided. But now white people are getting shot.”
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Say what you will about the uselessness of my work - at last no one will ever use it to terrorise poor and vulnerable people. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/m...
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Maharashtra govt with IIT-Bombay building AI tool to ‘identify’ illegal Bangladeshis
During the launch of the Mahayuti manifesto on January 11, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We’ll free Mumbai from Bangladeshis.| India News
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Here’s a thing that too many people seem to forget. One doesn’t need to be innocent to have the right to live. There are very few crimes that justify execution without trial.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/01/2026
We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Not to make it all about me, but if more people took my postcolonial theory class…
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Once again, for those in the back: Industrial action works. It is the only thing that has ever worked. bmascotland.home.blog/2026/01/09/s...
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STRIKES SUSPENDED: Scottish Resident Doctors Committee Recommends Improved Pay Offer for Resident Doctors and Dentists
After Scottish resident doctors delivered an overwhelming strike mandate to the BMA Scottish Resident Doctors’ Committee (SRDC), our negotiating team has been hard at work using that leverage in ex…
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We do no one any favours if we allow understandable anger to result in uncritical anti-Americanism. The Right does a fabulous job of erasing very strong American traditions of radical organising and activism.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Oh you sweet summer Linkedin child
An extract from a Linkedin news item stating: "Lecturer is one of the fastest-growing jobs in the UK. See the ranking"
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The first interdisciplinary history of vertigo, 'A Cultural History of Vertigo' covers medical accounts from antiquity to the present, testimonies of lived experience, and literary and cultural representations of vertigo. 📘: bit.ly/4o3v4x2
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Being Director of Teaching, and sleeping with Test Match Special commentary on means you end up having dreams about the England cricket team asking you for extensions.
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Andrew Frayn @afrayn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This volume, a long time in the works, now lives on the Bloomsbury website. Thanks to my co-editor Katie, associate editors Lauren Faro and Petar Penda, and to @bendoyle.bsky.social and the Bloomsbury team. Look out for the excellent cover, coming very soon... www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beyond-mo...
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Beyond Modernism
Underlining (and undermining) the notion of literary merit, this book focuses on noncanonical works and asks: what happens when we look away from modernism? See…
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
This entire thread is incredible.
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Ben Doyle @bendoyle.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Just published today from @bloomsburylit.bsky.social - the latest addition to our medical humanities series: 'A Cultural History of Vertigo': www.bloomsbury.com/cultural-his... with a lovely blurb from @travisclau.bsky.social
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This made me chuckle.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Books are like children in one important way - both take a village to raise. Thank you to my village, all over the world, who have helped me along the way. None of this could have happened without you. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cultural-...
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A Cultural History of Vertigo
The first interdisciplinary history of vertigo, this book covers medical accounts from antiquity to the present, testimonies of lived experience, and literary a…
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/12/2025
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Let's not give up one of the oldest civil rights we have - Stop the government from abolishing the right to trial by jury - Sign the Petition! c.org/V2qnGSvDZv via @UKChange
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Stop the government from abolishing the right to trial by jury
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Well-known Marxist agitator Andrew Carnegie would like a word.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Anyone interested in #creativewriting and #vertigo, there are still places on this brilliant workshop!
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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
There are still spots available in this workshop! Vertigo peeps take note! No writing experience needed, but also since it's writing prompts it should be fine for people with loads of writing experience.
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Are you a current or recently completed doctoral reseacher, supervisor or examiner, or do you work in professional or student services? If so, we would love to hear your thoughts about how PhD assessment can be made fairer and more inclusive. standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Do you suffer from vertigo? Or do you care for someone who does? Would you like to explore your experiences through creative writing? If so, please sign up for this online workshop with the wonderful @marissalingen.bsky.social 5pm GMT, 23rd November. Email ar220@st-andrews.ac.uk to register.
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JenniferJames100 @femmenoire.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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