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Jai Mackenzie

@jaimackenzie.bsky.social
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Senior research fellow at the University of Warwick. Researching language, gender and digital media. She/her, vegan, trans ally 🏳️‍⚧️

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Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New School Guidance announces: Full bathroom ban. Full PE ban. Full school trip accommodation ban. Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
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Jacey is a suitable combo of my actual name for privacy reasons @spacegrace.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Trans folk and allies, flood this. It won’t stop them doing irreparable damage to trans kids in schools but in twenty years when this gets studied we’ll be able to say they knew the consequences and how poorly received it was. consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
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Keeping children safe in education: 2026 proposed revisions - Department for Education - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
For info on how to become the BAAL SIG new secretary see here ⤵️ #BAAL2025
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Carmen Lee @carmen-lee.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Last day of #ADDA5: #dcmjournal co-EiC Jan Chovanec on replatforming of TV cooking shows; social media editor @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social on Goncharov CoP on Tumblr; and EB member @jaimackenzie.bsky.social on #dadlife on instagram
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Just about ready to talk about seahorses and dad bods at the ADDA 5 Conference in Tilburg (Approaches to Digital Discourse Analysis). I'll be presenting a case study from my Dadlife project exploring fathers' constructions of familial roles and practices on Instagram.
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Huge thankyou from me also to @nounfraze.bsky.social & @helensauntson.bsky.social for organising ‘Marking Milestones in Language, Gender & Sexuality Studies’. This was such an important day for taking stock of where we’ve come from, where we are, and directions we might take in the future. Onward!
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Got my first decent payout from ALCS today. If you haven’t already, sign up!! It’s super simple.
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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
If you're still looking for some evening entertainment tmrw (which is also informative): @coocho.bsky.social, Alex D'Arcy, @jaimackenzie.bsky.social, and I will be talking about online research ethics; our own contribution focuses on the pick-up artists #ISLE www.isle-linguistics.org/activities/o...
PPT title slide "Navigating Research Ethics - Focus on Digital Data: Pick-up Artists"

blue brick wall, hands working on a laptop, a mug of coffee, writing utensils

logos of Tampere University and Freie Universität Berlin as well as ISLE
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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Join us for the next #ISLE Online Forum taking place Wednesday, March 19 (6pm CET): "Navigating Research Ethics - Focus on Digital Data" with Alexandra D'Arcy, @jaimackenzie.bsky.social & @coocho.bsky.social. Zoom link available here: www.isle-linguistics.org/activities/o... #Linguistics #Ethics
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Very excited to be part of this!
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Zsófia Demjén @zsofiademjen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I suppose one way to start here is to share a new publication. Here it goes: '‘I am still unsure’ - Spontaneous expressions of vaccine indecision on Mumsnet' with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social @elenasemino.bsky.social @williamdance.bsky.social @drclaireh.bsky.social et al. #healthcomm #vaccinations
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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I am looking forward to reconnecting with my LaGS family in May! Registration is now open and the programme looks fabulous with @jaimackenzie.bsky.social and Jane Sunderland (my former PhD supervisor) as plenary speakers! Thank you @nounfraze.bsky.social for all your work in organising this.
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Great to see this special issue on critical discursive approaches to intersecting global inequalities out today! Featuring me on the intersection of single adoption & disability, @lucyjones.bsky.social, @angelazottola.bsky.social & @dimitrisrf.bsky.social & more! www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjgs20/3...
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Journal of Gender Studies
Volume 34, Issue 1 of Journal of Gender Studies
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Malgorzata Chalupnik @mchalu.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Out now and open access! ‘Hard to swallow? A critical animal studies perspective on the discursive recontextualisation of the reality of dairy farming’ with @gavinbrookes.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1750... @uonenglish.bsky.social
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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Don't forget to follow @lgas-baal.bsky.social, the page of the Baal Sig in Language, Gender and Sexuality.
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Scott Burnett @burscott.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Starting small: let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/JTe7F8S
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Anna Marchi 🌈 @journolinguist.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The Journal of Corpora and Discourse Studies is now on BSky @jcads.bsky.social
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John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
New edited collection, out now (one for library purchases though) > www.routledge.com/The-Politics...
The front cover of the book 'The politics and rhetoric of collective remembering', co-edited by John E Richardson and Tommaso M Milani
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Sharing this post from a few months ago for the benefit of queer linguists new to Bluesky! Do get in touch if you have a book proposal to discuss 📚
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18/11/2024
Speaking as an expert on transphobia and the gender critical movement: Block them. Hide replies. Report them. Do not "debate" them. The fact that they are campaigning so hard against blocking and in favour of debate/their right to harassment should tell you - it serves their interests to engage.
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John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Updated > go.bsky.app/QJPicoq
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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
My CUP element is finally out! 🙌 You can download it for free for a couple of weeks. Will soon post some reflections available in the book!
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Out today with @jaimackenzie.bsky.social & Sarah Atkins! We considered the ethical challenges of doing participant-centred research in linguistics, thinking beyond the formal ethics review process by drawing on our own - quite different - experiences in the field. www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
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Ethical practice in participant-centred linguistic research
This article outlines ethical principles for ‘participant-centred linguistic research’ (PCLR), a term we coin to incorporate a range of linguistic research approaches that place importance on the invo...
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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 06/10/2024
Last call! You can still join us tomorrow at PSU's online Sawyer Seminar Series to talk gender, empire, and why transphobia isn't just a problem on the right. Monday October 7, 9:30 am Eastern/2:30 pm UK; register here: events.la.psu.edu/event/sawyer...
The Violence of Empire: Anti-Trans Activism Online in the United States and UK. Monday October 7, 9:30–11 am EDT, registration required. Anna A. Meier, (former) assistant professor of politics, University of Nottingham. Although transphobia is often siloed from or considered incidental to other parts of white far-right ideology, I argue that it is in fact constitutive of white supremacist worldviews. This paper uses a decolonial framework to understand themes and discourses in online anti-trans activism in the US and UK.
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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Proof received. Special issue coming October 2024.
Cover of the special issue
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Jessica Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Very pleased to be kicking off the 2024/2025 research seminar series at Westminster Forum for Languages and Linguistics. On 2nd October, I'll be sharing my PhD research once more.
Westminster Forum for Language and Linguistics Research Seminars 2024/2025

Seminars take place online on alternate Wednesdays at 16:00 (UK time).

All welcome! Join via https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89653330152

Contact Petros Karatsareas at P.Karatsareas@westminster.ac.uk for more information.

Semester 1:
2 October 2024
Jessica Aiston, Queen Mary University of London
‘Are men going their own way? A critical analysis of ‘male separatist’ discourse on Reddit’
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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
The MANTRaP team are planning a special issue of Critical Discourse Studies on the language of the manosphere. We are especially interested in studies on non-Western contexts and in concrete, research-based positive interventions. Extended abstracts are due 1 Dec docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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CfP special issue
Call for papers: Special issue of Critical Discourse Studies on The language of the manosphere: global perspectives Guest editors: Veronika Koller, Alexandra Krendel, Jessica Aiston, Mark McGlashan ...
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
My book ‘Connected Parenting: Digital discourse and diverse family practices’ is now out in paperback! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connected...
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Connected Parenting
Changing practices and perceptions of parenthood and family life have long been the subject of intense public, political and academic attention. Recent years ha…
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
My exploration of ‘divine motherhood’ at the intersection of single adoption and disability is out today! This is part of an exciting special issue exploring intersecting inequalities, watch this space for the full set! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“I’m not a saint”: divine motherhood at the intersection of single adoption and disability
This article examines some of the social norms, expectations and prejudices that surround the single adoption of disabled children in the UK. Drawing on interviews with a UK-based single adoptive p...
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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
The lack of any scepticism (outside of the trans community and clinicians) re: the Cass Review is astounding. It’s trash. It rejects the consensus on puberty blockers on the most spurious grounds. It’s a politically motivated document produced by people who were working back from their conclusion.
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
Today's the day! Really excited to hear our fantastic speakers talk about language, gender and sexuality in sport today at #LGaSSIG15!
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Jessica Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
Another survey plug (this time with an infographic). We're looking for young autistic people (16-26, no diagnosis required) in the UK to take part in our survey. Whether you love social media or hate it, we're interested in your views about it! Survey closes 31st March, RTs appreciated.
Survey participants needed for project about understanding the use of social media in the daily lives of autistic young people

Who can take part: Anyone in the UK aged 16-26 who identifies as autistic. We welcome participation from non-speaking people, as well as individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups. People under 18 will need their parents consent.

What taking part involves: completing an online survey about your use of social media, your interests, and how you feel about interacting with others on social media on the topic of your interest

Compensation: There is no direct compensation but survey respondents will be entered into a draw. The winner will receive £50 of book tokens

How to take part: email j.aiston@qmul.ac.uk or visit https://qmulbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4SDZuBAW5QHHKHc

 

This project has been developed with young autistic people & will result in a free report on anonymised data.

For more information visit autisminaffinityspaces.org
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Aimee Bailey @aimeebailey.bsky.social · 26/02/2024
Last week to get the early bird rate for the 1-day conference Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport at De Montfort University on 5th April! We have a fanastic programme planned and will be joined by Verity Smith (rugby player and LGBT+ activist) and Stephanie Schnurr and Kieran File (Warwick)
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Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport Event, 05 April 2024 | De Montfort university
The British Association of Applied Linguistics’ Language, Gender and Sexuality Special Interest Group (BAAL LGaS SIG)’s annual event for 2024 w
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
And while I'm here, it seems a good time to mention that, in April, @aimeebailey.bsky.social and I are hosting an event in Leicester on Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport - we'll be talking about just these sorts of issues as well as much more. Join us! baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 06/02/2024
You can now sign up for Bluesky without an invite! 🎉 bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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Join Bluesky Today (Bye, Invites!) - Bluesky
Sign up for Bluesky! No invite code required.
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
My article with @aimeebailey.bsky.social is out in The Conversation today, looking at shifting representations of the charity Mermaids and implications for trans, non-binary and gender diverse young people theconversation.com/how-the-tide...
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How the tide turned on transgender support charity Mermaids
Research shows how the group once portrayed as a respected source of advice began to be seen by some outlets as a danger to young people.
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Aimee Bailey @aimeebailey.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
Hot off the press! @jaimackenzie.bsky.social and I's article exploring representations of the charity Mermaids in the British press. We find that, between 2015 & 2022, the image of the charity as a useful source of support is supplanted by the image of a dangerous and controversial organisation.
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Support group or transgender lobby? Representing Mermaids in the British press
This article examines representations of Mermaids, a charity that supports trans young people and their families, in the British press. Using corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis, we identif...
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
I’m hoping to read more (academic papers) in the new year… does anyone have any recommendations for *free* (or v low-cost) text-to-speech apps that’ll help me on my way?
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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Delighted to share that my monograph "Incels and Ideologies: Exploring How Incels Use Language to Construct Gender and Race" is now published with Palgrave Macmillan's Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality series! : link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #gender #racism #incels
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Incels and Ideologies
This book explores how incels use language and other semiotic resources to construct ideologies of gender and race/ethnicity.
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Lizzie Reed @lizziereed.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
Proofs returned for the article on lesbians (but also methods) in small cities. Coming soon (in Open Access) to Sexualities. #Sociology 🌈🎓 Find us at this DOI when it's out; 10.1177/13634607231221993
This paper presents findings from a project exploring how lesbians make community in the ‘ordinary city’ of Southampton on the South coast of England. In the context of trans-exclusionary debates and the supposed demise of lesbian spaces, we sought to discover how self-identified lesbian people in Southampton conceptualised the location and boundaries of their community. The study used collaborative participatory mapping techniques, which resulted in a diffuse and multi-layered understanding of lesbian community in the city. The paper focuses on three key themes: (1) crafting ‘safe’ spaces; (2) terminology: naming ‘lesbians’ and (3) finding and creating places of community. The paper concludes that finding a space to articulate an explicitly lesbian identity can be fraught, but is deeply valued, continually becoming, and carefully negotiated both between peers and within urban space. Collaborative mapping is shown as a valuable tool in delivering more inclusive participatory research
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
Proofs day with @aimeebailey.bsky.social! So pleased that our article on representations of (the charity) Mermaids will soon be released into the wild 🥳
Proofs for an article by Aimee Bailey and Jai Mackenzie: ‘Support group or transgender lobby? Representing Mermaids in the British press’.
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
All the cool kids are joining now! Welcome, @michelezappavigna.bsky.social 👋🏼
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
On the 25th April (in the IoE, the heart of the beast) to be precise. Arguing a complex case about the nature of transphobia. Bringing together a number of perspectives from queer sociology to propaganda studies.
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
Did you know that I created a database of marginalized scholars in language? Check it out here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #linguistics #language
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Scholars to Read/Know in the Field of Language
By Subfield This database contains the names of marginalized scholars in the field of language. ,Maintained by Dr. Megan Figueroa (Bluesky: @meganfigueroa) Submit here: https://goo.gl/forms/zh6wYc4nr...
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
And another one! Hello @christianilbury.bsky.social 👋🏼
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Welcome to bluesky, @suminzhao.bsky.social! My first invitee ☺️
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
Rod Borba, Wlm Leap & I are developing a new book series: Studies in Queer Linguistics. It will complement existing lang, gender & sexuality series but is the first focused solely on QL. If you have a monograph in the planning stages, do get in touch. We'll announce the publisher when it's official!
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Jai Mackenzie @jaimackenzie.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
For folks not on the bird site, the call for papers for the BAAL language, gender & sexuality SIG’s event at De Montfort University, on April 5th 2024, is out now! Hosted by the excellent @aimeebailey.bsky.social & @lucyjones.bsky.social. Details on our website baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/
Details of our call for papers: see website for text version https://baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forthcoming/
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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Deaf scholar promoted to full professor in deaf studies in UK first
Until the appointment of Annelies Kusters, UK had only hearing people as full professors in the field
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