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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 17h

Hey Friends, my latest appearance on Unravelled talking about the strengths and limitations of Canadian gun control. Public sociology!

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"One of the big gaps in Canadian health care, is that mental health care is not guaranteed for trauma victims." — @joojitsulee.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the ripple effects gun violence can have on survivors, families, and communities. youtu.be/2h8cDZMIaRI?...

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Acts of gun violence don't end when the shooting stops. @joojitsulee.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) speaks with @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the lasting trauma for survivors and communities, and why victims in racialized neighbourhoods are often judged before they're understood. youtu.be/2h8cDZMIaRI?...

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Filming a new ep of The Rundown w/ Jeyan Jeganathan to promote my new book, The Walking Wounded, a book on the long term health of gunshot victims in Philly. Even though the book is based on Philly, the findings shed light on gun violence & health care gaps in 🇨🇦, too. New ep out on Monday. 🫡

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Advocating for universal mental health care in 🇨🇦.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My newest in The Globe and Mail. On gun violence and the need for universal mental health care in 🇨🇦 . It’s paywalled, but here are some snippets. Hoping this stirs the conversation in Ottawa.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We need leaders in Ontario (and Canada) who really take climate change seriously. This is a live look at our province. Doug Ford has shown repeatedly that he is not the Premier for this moment.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Getting a revise & resubmit on a paper is an emotional roller coaster. There’s the exuberance when you first read the email saying you got an R&R. Then, the realization that peer reviewers are giving you mixed advice, followed by the doubt that you’re even competent enough to pull this off. 🫠

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Today we get into Wacquant's Body & Soul in my Martial Arts class. I really like teaching this book. It's a fantastic way to get students thinking about the body and ethnography.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Ethics for my new study on creativity in judo and jiu jitsu got cleared today! Very excited for this new chapter.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Sending out some promo copies of The Walking Wounded this week! 🥰

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The rape academy is abhorrent and an obvious target for outrage. But the harder conversation is reflecting on a culture that normalizes these kinds of attitudes toward women’s bodies. This is one of the themes in my course about mass shootings and sadly it’s an evergreen topic.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Not that this will surprise anyone, but 0/160 undergrads had ever heard of Melrose Place the tv show. I’m getting old 😂

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Surreal to hold the advance copy of my new book in my hand. It’s out next month!

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

*sheepishly is a better term, but you get my point.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I have students tepidly asking for extensions on assignments as family shelter in Iran. I have a hard time imagining any faculty saying no, but their reactions (of surprise & gratitude) when I grant these extensions are a reminder of the neoliberal university in action. We gotta do better.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Teaching Harel Shapira's work tomorrow in my gun violence course. And he is such a good writer. Reading his book, Waiting for José, is like a breezy walk in the park. Who are your favorite ethnographers to read for their style?

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Riveting discussion today in my Soc of Gun Violence course about incels and how so many of Elliot Rodger’s ideas have found their way into the manosphere. It’s easy to point the finger at him and others who commit hateful violence, but harder to look at our culture at large. 🤔

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The promo book jacket arrived. Both blurb writers described my new ethnography as ‘haunting’. Thanks to Javier and Randol for writing these kind blurbs. I think this means I’ve done my job conveying the horrific nature of gunshot injuries.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Congrats! And happy to find you over here. I've been on Threads, but I miss the academic twitter vibes. Do you still post Lego photos? My son loved seeing your old posts on X.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I still don't like how he treated the late and great Marcyliena Morgan, a true trailblazer in Hip Hop studies, sociolinguistics, and a unanimously supported colleague for tenure...Until he denied her. Good riddance to this wicked man.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

even the ultra-elite wanna subscribe to neoliberalism...or they want everyone else to buy into it...

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

and like this a new breaching experiment was born...

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I dunno. I have built a martial arts community and enjoy interacting with them, but I do miss hearing about research and talking with colleagues from Academic Twitter. I know people who have left Threads b/c the discourse level is kinda low sometimes.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Easy follow! Dr. Rashawn always breaks it down!

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Lecturing about Columbine tomorrow and what we still get wrong about school shootings. It's been almost 27 years and there's still so many misunderstandings about massacres.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I missed academic twitter. I've been on threads for awhile, but happy to see your posts over here!

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I just got into a little back and forth with someone and realized that the energy I was putting into that interaction was wasted time (especially since they were not acting in good faith). Anyhoo, looking forward to seeing more of your book posts! Onward

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

💯. I wanna reach out for some recommended readings on a different topic, but something you would definitely know more about.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

My friend told me about this show but didn’t give anything away. He just told me to watch. I did and was hooked. Season 1 was my fave season of TV ever.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Ahh, nice seeing you over here. I think I’m getting worn out on Threads. I miss academic twitter and hope it’s better over here.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Alright I’m back from Threads, what did I miss? Looking to connect with sociologists, violence, health scholars… I miss Academic Twitter and Threads ain’t scratching that itch 🥰

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Do it! Once you go Mac, you never go back, though.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Adventures in aging…Today I made a passing reference to Saved by the Bell and none of my 4th year university students knew what I was talking about. Just blank stares 😂. Excuse me while I go and have my soup with a side of mid afternoon existential crisis 🫠

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Just got the cover art from the press! Dropping in March 2026!

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

"The Walking Wounded: Festering and Ricocheting Trauma after Gun Violence" is coming out in March 2026 on U of Chicago Press! Excited, relieved, and a bit anxious as one always feels whenever you wrap up a big project.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Got the best news today from my editor…My new book “Gunshot” got approval from the University of Chicago editorial and faculty committees and is now “forthcoming”! It’s been a long, long road. 10+ years coming to fruition 😌

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

There’s no coming back if a POTUS ignores a Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling. Different branches of federal government exist to check and balance against tyranny. Regardless of your politics, this is a pivotal moment with immense downstream effects.

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Some 🦋 friends don’t know this, but I have published work on serial homicide investigations and have been in a number of serial killer documentaries. Just got a Google notification that CTV is showing Catching a Serial Killer, which originally debuted on Oxygen and is now streaming on CTV. 🎥

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The struggle is real! But we persist 😊

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Sometimes flailing is progress. Channeling this mantra as I struggle with this new paper. 🫠

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Jooyoung Lee, PhD @joojitsulee.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Pretty cool reading a peer reviewed article by a former undergrad who is now a PhD candidate. You don't see them for years and then one day you come across their very helpful article. The teacher learning from the student. A true full circle. ☺️

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