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jonas @jh1791.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As always, read Tressie.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/09/2026

Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff) www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’ll be reviewing PhD apps for the 27-28 AY! My lab studies questions related to how people (1) talk and think about (their own/experiences with) racism, (2) have difficult conversations, (3) socialize their children about racism and identity. Learn more here: www.sciplab.com

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Given the pituful number of followers of this account, it is obvious that very few Londoners hete are aware of its existence. Yet - real-time alerts of disruptions on the Tube? Yes, thank you very much!

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

PhD candidates/new grads: Postdoc opportunity with me focused on political economy and tech. See details here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502

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Cornell University, Department of Communication

Job #AJO32502, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.

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LSE Political Theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce that we are hiring for an open-rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position in political theory. Please do reach out if you have questions. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

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Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory

Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory, , <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</p> <p style="margin:...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Some academics used AI to write op-eds. I spoke @chronicle.com. Making complicated things legible to broad audiences is the whole goddamn work and no, you can't outsource it to LLMs. www.chronicle.com/article/prof...

But to David Perry, associate director of undergraduate studies in the history department at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and the author of a book on public scholarship, using AI to “edit” or “condense” is synonymous with using it to write. Cutting down an article or generalizing it for a broader audience is “what writing and thinking is about,” he added.

“Writing complicated things that are accessible to a public audience and that are short enough for public-audience attention spans is hard — it is harder, in many ways, than writing at length and writing only for your 20 most compatible colleagues,” Perry said. “It’s just a practice. You have to decide to put in the work.”

The work of being an academic, Perry said, is to make complicated things coherent. Michael Socolow, chair of the communications and journalism department at the University of Maine at Orono, agreed, calling it a “cop-out” for a writer to say they “only” used AI for the basic mechanics of composition. He added that he’s concerned about what senior academics model for both junior academics and their students when using AI.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

For a book chapter I'm interested in talking to people who have tattoos related to specific hurricanes, floods, or wildfires.

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

finishing syllabi? all of the fabulous articles, roundtables, creative works, & other special features of *QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion* are always fee free & open access! Easy to assign, read, engage, + share! With @dukepress.bsky.social Here: read.dukeupress.edu/qtr

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QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion | Duke University Press

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

That letter is full of the people you get warned to avoid on campus visits or ignore during Q&A.

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Evan Jewell @quidamabo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Recommendations for a recent Roman history narrative for undergraduates that is nuanced, digests recent research, and is readable, that is not Beard’s SPQR and is not a textbook per se?

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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Academic friends: I emailed local folks this morning about a graduate student teaching gig, but this is also a possibility for students from farther-afield universities if they happen to be physically located in New York this fall. Details below.

One of the TAs for my Islamic Spain lecture course was reassigned to teach a Spanish language class, so I'm looking for a replacement TA, ideally someone in comparative, Spanish, Arabic, or Hebrew literature;
Islamic or Jewish studies; medieval studies; or history. Because this is part of the core curriculum rather than a departmental course, we're able to hire students in NYU programs or from outside NYU as adjuncts as long as they can be physically present in New York for the class meetings. The lecture component of the course meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 11-12:15 and the TA will lead two discussion sections on Wednesdays, 12:30-1:45 and 2-3:15 and will be responsible for grading student written work. I don't have pay information right at hand but I will touch base with the core curriculum office to be able to provide a figure to students who might be interested in this role.

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Seth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If you are about to teach classical sociological theory, I wrote something many moons ago that might help you think about the why, how, and what. To be honest, nearly a decade later I am still chewing on this issue, unsure of what the "right" choice is sethabrutyn.com/2019/09/20/t...

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The Pedagogical Dead-End Known as “Classical” Sociological Theory

This is the first in a series of (increasingly more practical) posts about teaching classical theory; or, perhaps, not teaching it. I have written about this elsewhere, recently tweeted a thr…

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Kate Averett @convergecollide.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sociologists! I am teaching my Gender and Families senior seminar again this fall and would like 1-2 new-ish books to add into the rotation for my book group assignment. Have you read (or written) such a book lately that you’d like to recommend?

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Lisa Wade @lisawade.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Okay everybody! It's official! New book comes out in December. It's about the value of sociology to science, with a case study following college students who return to school in person during Covid armed with top notch biomedical resources. Available for preorder! #asa2026 #newbook @wwnorton.com

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jonas @jh1791.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

@brewin.bsky.social enjoy the metal fest! Castle Rat should be fun.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We're looking for a temporary lecturer in economics of education, labour economics, applied econometrics, for 1 year to cover for parental leave. Apply by August 4: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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jonas @jh1791.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Book rec for Gooners, sociologists of race and/sport, or anyone really. It is excellent.

The cover photo of the book "Black Arsenal", showing Ian Wright holding a ball with his other arm raised to the air.

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

remember that they wear masks not only for their cowardice in the moment, but to exaggerate their numbers by suggesting that any white guy you encounter could secretly be one of them

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Updated graphics of ICE watch hotlines in every New England state. Please share widely!

Did you see ICE?
Remember ALERTA. Be ready to report Activity, Location, Equipment, Requests for Aid, Time/Date of incident, and their
physical Appearances.

Rhode Island Defense Line
401-675-1414
Vermont Migrant Justice:
802-881-7229
NH Solidarity Network Hotline for Raids
978-219-7586
Mt. Washington Valley Rapid Response Team
603-726-6680
Maine Immigrant's Rights
207-544-9989
Coalition
LUCE Immigrant Justice
Network of Massachusetts
617-370-5023
Unidad Latina en Acción
475-323-9413

A map showing service areas for each hotline

Unidad Latina en Accion is in Connecticut

Mt. Washington Valley Rapid Response is in the center of the Map

Rhode Island Defense Line, Vermont Migrant Justice, NH Solidarity Network Hotline for Raids, Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition, and LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts are in those respective states

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Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

it me! it's out! ta-da?

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23/06/2026

"Current policies incentivize all of us to push care downstream. This cascade is fundamentally unsustainable, as it concentrates care in the hands of those already overburdened." My latest for @rooseveltinstitute.org on neoliberalism's trickle-down of care: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

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The Care Cascade: Interviews from Our Broken Care System

Why is childcare so hard to find, and who is paying the price? Jessica Calarco examines how America's care economy systematically shifts the burden of the broken care system onto women, immigrants, an...

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jonas @jh1791.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#USMNT (Come on, you former Gunner)

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Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) @sssreligion.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Open Call for Fellows: @prri.org seeks applicants to join a diverse cohort of 9 non-residential Public Fellows who are engaged in public scholarship at the intersection of #Religion, #Culture, and #Politics. Stipend included. Apply by June 19, 2026. prri.org/open-call/ #Research #Humanities

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