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Dr_F_Stewart (She/her)

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Sociologist of Religion: punk rock and anarchist subcultures; sXe punk; sound, music and orality; identity in Northern Ireland; sociology of disability; religion and popular culture. Implicit Religion.

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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reminder that federal loans are now capped at $65k total for undergrads, $20.5k/year for grad students & $50k/year ($200k lifetime limit) for professional programs (med, law). These limits change which programs remain financially viable without family wealth or private loans.
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One for every Labour MP to read. #ldconf
lincolnshirelive.co.uk
30 years ago, Lincoln was 'on its knees' - then the university arrived
The construction of the University of Lincoln marked a turning point in the city's fortunes
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Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop @soraaad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
TX officials investigated plans for a Muslim-friendly housing development outside Dallas (and) a small Dallas org that offers religious divorce counseling. Abbott also designated CAIR, the country's largest Muslim civil rights grp, a foreign terrorist org under TX law www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats
After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a scholar of constitutional law.
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Z. BoogeyMann Zilla, Semi-Pro Ghoulball @pandangit.com · 26/08/2026
If we really want to honor Tim Curry's memory, then we have to publish like 8 different obituaries, each with a different and entirely plausible cause of death.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton was great. She was a brilliant songwriter, an amazing performer, and she used the wealth that came from that to materially make the world better. It’s the very definition of a life well lived.
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026
dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it
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Dr_F_Stewart (She/her) @drfstewart.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I very much think you need to see / enjoy this @ichatterjea.bsky.social
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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Text: Treat your body like a data centre. Consume as much water and literature as possible. Upset local city councils with your existence. 
Background image: a bearded man putting up the frame of aparge tent in a muddy field with trees in the background.
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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I'd like to compare how Irish commentators wrote about Jason Arday with how they wrote about Brian Lucey, the Irish academic who had several papers retracted earlier this year because he had been corruptly peer reviewing his own work, but literally no Irish commentators wrote about it
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The long debunked -junk-science maven at Ghent? In sending that video out in the aftermath of Dr. Arday's death he was asking the Right-Wing-Techno sphere for funding, he was stating out loud "look what a successful junk yard dog I am for whiteness - fund me, be my patron i'll be your bitch."
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 15/08/2026
With respect to Cofnas, why is nobody talking about this in the MSM? > We find it [improbably] that [he] was the best out of 14 candidates for this job[. His boss] repeatedly stated in the press that [he] published in highly ranked journals and had been affiliated with leading institutions. 1/n
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/
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Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop @soraaad.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Erik Davis, Professor, Buddhist Studies, Macalester College “They hauled me out … and put me in a belly chain,” recalled the 53-year-old. He was arrested on the spot on charges of being part of a “conspiracy” to “impede or injure” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The staffers, including some who have worked for the museum (@artinstitutechi.bsky.social ) for 20 years, will also lose benefits such as paid time off, tuition remission and student loan forgiveness, Conboy said.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/07/2026
Please avoid all salads, including word.
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It was never ever really the fringe, and those who benefit from this stuff (the restoration/shoring up of their God given privilege), never stopped them at any point in the last several decades?
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Appropriate and sustained Mental Health resources and treatments for me, Brainworm controlled quackery for thee"
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
All of the Commission's recommendations would enshrine as tax-payer funded and federal government staffed and enforced white Christian Nationalism's (mainstream Evangelical, Pentecostal, Eastern Orthodox, etc) goals as successfully pursued via the courts and SCOTUS www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Controversial Trump religious liberty commission releases report
Trump's controversial Religious Liberty Commission released its draft report on religious freedom in the US. Here's what it says.
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A problem created by gutting Public Ed and draining away the liberal arts from K-12 via "teaching the test" is only made worse by ending research Pitching to his overlords that he'll lead the further destruction of humanities and social sciences, is a way to put oneself forward to service fascism
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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Whenever white people bitch about Juneteenth I think they should be forced to eat the Sandra Lee Kwanzaa cake with "acorns" (corn nuts) that made me lose a day's work (and thankfully not consciousness) during a roommate-sanctioned Sandra Lee drinking game back in the 00s.
Screenshot of the monstrosity. If you rely on the screen reader, perhaps this time it is a small mercy because that cake was VILE. Like, klansman vile.
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I know the author didn't pick the headline, but how is a denomination founded out of a schism over slavery , w waves of purges over the last 50 years "drifting" right? The start of purges across denominations like the UMC were well under way 30 years ago, and have overtly driven politics in the US
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Our second paper for the panel is by @drfstewart.bsky.social who is speaking on "Challenging Disability Narratives: Implicit religion, DIY Punk and Healthcare Outcomes." As that is me, I can't live post it - not quite at that stage of multi-tasking.
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Our final session is a critical conversation between Dr George Gonzalez and @drfstewart.bsky.social on the topic of "Doing Research in Challenging Times" exploring how one navigates the current climate in academia, how one finds & grows community, how one navigates the need to have a multi job life.
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tannara @tyllnd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
many are saying it. including me, now that i’ve read this paper. i’m now saying that class is a moral injury
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Implicit Religion US conference is 28 & 29 May, online and free of charge. It includes a workshop being run by @ichatterjea.bsky.social of @soraaad.bsky.social on the topic of "Manage the Narratives that Intersect with your Research." Further information: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic...
A solid purple background. Along the top is a grey banner with the phrase "2026 Implicit Religion US". Underneath the banner is the name of the facilitator, Ipsita Chatterjea, and the title of their workshop: "Manage the Narratives that Intersect with your Research." Beneath that is another grey banner with the theme of the conference written on it: Challenging Narratives. In the bottom right hand corner is information about when the talk will take place: May 28, 2026, Online, US CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This collaboration with @implicitreligion.bsky.social , a qualitative research workshop within Implicit Religion U.S. Conference, where ECRs get to work on their current projects is one of my favorite parts of the ongoing collaboration between @soraaad.bsky.social and Implicit Religion.
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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Free zine on Disabled Feminists : libcom.org/article/disa...
Disabled Feminists
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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Free zines on Disabled Radicals : libcom.org/article/disa...
Disabled Radicals
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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Free zine on Wheelchair History : libcom.org/article/whee...
Wheelchair History
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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Free Disability Research zines, all made by the Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) Find them and subscribe to new releases here : linktr.ee/disabilityark
Disability and film, horror, star trek, dwarfism, saints, ancient egypt, eugenics, gods, leaders, radicals, communists, anarchists, history, feminists.
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Dr_F_Stewart (She/her) @drfstewart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
@ichatterjea.bsky.social one for you I think.
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Implicit Religion US will include a workshop by @davidfeltmate.bsky.social on demystifying the publication process. Dr Feltmate is the editor in chief of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, which has offered articles for free during the conference: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/j...
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Implicit Religion US conference 28th & 29th May, online only. Keynote open to all. Marwa Abdalla will deliver her keynote on "Implicit Religion & the Narrative Politics of Inclusion." Registration: www.ticketsource.com/edward-baile... About: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic...
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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
i love the work IR does. i’m not at #IR48, but it’s pretty fucking awesome to see my work being referenced there! that’s been one of the best things about writing this elements project — it’s useful to folks in other fields. you can’t ask for more than that, really. 💜
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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
RIP to a legend from *that* generation. youtu.be/fdakJqKPRDE?...
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Sonny Rollins - St. Thomas (Official Audio) from Saxophone Colossus
YouTube video by Sonny Rollins
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Dorothy Cashman @irishcookbooks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“It is an argument feminists have made for a long time,” she says. A washing line ban, with no dedicated space indoors, is “architecture attempting to make domestic labour invisible”.
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Why do architects hate washing lines so much?
Visible laundry is often shunned as unsightly clutter — and increasingly banned. Hanging it out has become a political act
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"Whether we realise it or not, we depend totally on natural ecosystems for our very survival". "By removing them and repressing their return, we're threatening our own future survival." I was interviewed for this BBC piece on Irish rainforests. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A rare ancient rainforest set to come back to life
Ulster Wildlife takes on 100 year restoration project of ancient rainforest.
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Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Under a Labour government no less.
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S. Jonathon O'Donnell (they/them) @demonologian.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This was such a wonderful experience. Thank you again to @implicitreligion.bsky.social for the invitation and to everyone there for the engaging and fantastic conversations!!
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Registration to attend Marwa Abdalla's 2026 Implicit Religion U.S. Keynote is now open www.ticketsource.com/booking/sele... About Implicit Religion US www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic... Programme cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f...
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Our first paper of panel 3 is being delivered by Dr Eleanor Higgs who is speaking on “Academic Knowledge and Student Weaponisation of Christian Identity.” Due to the nature of the case study this talk will not be live posted to protect precariously employed academic staff.
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Our second speaker is @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social PhD student Parisa who is speaking on "Islamic Prescriptions for Economic Behaviour as Forms of Lived and Embodied Knowledge."
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Our final speaker for panel 3 is @drfstewart.bsky.social who is presenting on “Look Not Upon the Amadán dubh: Knowingness, Agency, and Disability in Northern Ireland.”
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Our final speaker for panel 2 is Dr @ichatterjea.bsky.social who will present on “Knowingness: Authority and the Manufacture of Deviance”. As this is a work in progress, intended for publication, it will not be live posted to protect the scholar's ideas and work.
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Next up is PhD student Jusung Lee speaking on “From Doctrine to Public Knowingness: Buddhist Magazines, Media Authority, and the Making of Modern Religious Discourse in Colonial Korea (1910–1945).”
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
#IR48 begins its second day with a presentation from Dr Laure Montarry who is asking us “How do mediumistic interlocutions contribute to self-knowledge and agency beyond the normative framework of teaching authorities in mediumship?”
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Our next speaker is Dr Joseph Webster who is speaking on : “Who Knows What, and on What Authority? Multiple Millenarian Monopolies, Theological Disdain, and the (non)Answer of Anthropological Relativism” #IR48
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Our final speaker for the first panel is PhD student @annemariefoster.bsky.social who is speaking on “Who Gets to Know Bathsheba? Narrative Authority, Knowingness, and the Silencing of the Subaltern.”
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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Our second panel is opened with a paper by Professor Leslie Francis speaking on “Implicit Religion, Agency and Human Flourishing: Reframing Cathedral Studies.” #IR48
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