Jo Brydon-Dickenson @jo-bd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Tomorrow, I will be speaking about trans history and the Edwardian folk song revival at Cecil Sharp House as part of the Queer Folk Festival. Apparently there are still some tickets available for anyone who wants to hear more! 152
Jo Brydon-Dickenson @jo-bd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Could not be more excited for this. Really looking forward to sharing some of my research in a fun and friendly environment. No prior knowledge needed if you want to come and learn about trans history and the Edwardian folk song revival. Tickets available from @efdss.bsky.social 160
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Christyn Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · 05/05/2025It's 650 now. And darn right we have. Keep sharing and signing! tinyurl.com/4p7wktrntinyurl.comHistorians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPsIn light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ... 017087
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social · 02/05/2025STATEMENT FROM ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY 461964441
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson 👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/04/2025regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population. 03211807
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 05/04/20251. Stop assuming people announce all their activism on social media. 2. Stop demanding people announce all their activism on social media. 3. Stop deriding people for not announcing all their activism on social media. 4. Dunking on people on social media isn't activism and isn't praxis. 82116993183
Jo Brydon-Dickenson @jo-bd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Really excited to have the opportunity to talk about my research into trans life in the Edwardian folk revival at the home of English folk music this summer. Come along if you like your music festivals to have a history lecture in the middle! (Also, the rest of the lineup looks just incredible!) 072
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2gofundme.comDonate to Save The Vagina Museum, organized by Vagina MuseumThe Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museum 2210931039
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 08/02/2025If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds). www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...thebritishacademy.ac.ukInternational Fellowships 2025The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. 12309246
Jo Brydon-Dickenson @jo-bd.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Happy Burns Night to all. Here's a little verse of a song the wisdom of which the world could really use right now. 030
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 22/01/2025My new essay comic, Antisemitism in a Time of Genocide, is now up at Le Monde Diplomatique in France. I’ll thread the 8 panels in English here, and link to the French at the end. 6963441525
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 18/01/2025What is one to conclude from the contrast between the AHA’s position on Ukraine and its position on Gaza other than it believes some people’s histories are worth more than others? 416853
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 16/01/2025‘Every hour is filled with bloodshed’: Israeli strikes rain down on Gaza in the wake of ceasefire announcement.middleeasteye.net'Every hour filled with bloodshed': Israeli strikes rain down on Gaza following truce dealSince the ceasefire announcement, Israeli forces have killed over 70 Palestinians, including children, and wounded more than 230 others 37667
Reposted by Jo Brydon-Dickenson Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 14/01/2025today the House passed a Trans Sports ban, and they will likely forward a federal Trans Bathroom Ban soon. my latest essay is a deep-dive into research studies that debunk such such legislation & chronicle the long history of smearing marginalized groups as "sexual predators": youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzYyoutu.beDebunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)YouTube video by Julia Serano 8226108