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@k8henne.bsky.social
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Prof at Australian National University studying how science, tech, + inequality affect the governance of health + well-being. Recent book: Violent Impacts www.ucpress.edu/books/violent-impac… katehenne.com

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CASTAC @castac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📢 Platypus, the CASTAC blog, is seeking a new Managing Editor! Two-year term starting Jan 2027, ~5 hrs/week, two-person teams welcome. If you work at the intersection of anthropology and STS, we want to hear from you. Apps due Nov 1: blog.castac.org/cfa-platypus...
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Call for Applications: Platypus Managing Editor (ME) | Platypus
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In Cape Town, officials met repeatedly with a prospective hyperscale investor while basic information about proposed developments, their cumulative electricity demand and the city's wider data-center pipeline remains unavailable to the public, report Eunice Masson, Lyse Comins and Athandiwe Saba.
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Cape Town is Approving Data Centers with Rules That Still Treat Them Like Warehouses
South African cities are building AI infrastructure before planning systems have caught up with its scale, write Eunice Masson, Lyse Comins and Athandiwe Saba.
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 01/09/2026
Exciting news! Michigan is hiring another science and technology policy fellow! The fellow will work in MI's Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development on PFAS and other contaminants. Note: the position is open wrt field, but PhD required. Sept 21 deadline. 🚨Pls circulate!🚨 #scipolicy #techpolicy
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Civic Science Fellow (Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Fellowship Program (MiST)) | U-M Careers
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Natasha Tusikov @ntusikov.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My new co-edited volume! Thanks to terrific co-editors @bhaggart.bsky.social & @k8henne.bsky.social! See my chapter for how IoT makers exert control over device ownership, lifespan & use, including with trains & jets. These issues have national security & sovereignty angles w/ an authoritarian US.
Image shows book cover, entitled Information, Technology and Control in a Changing World: Understanding Power Structures in the 21st Century published by Palgrave Macmillan. Top of the cover is orange with the bottom have showing puzzle pieces on a flat surface.
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ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) @anuregnet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Blayne Haggart, Natasha Tusikov and @k8henne.bsky.social have edited a new book titled ‘Information, Technology and Control in a Changing World’. The book explores how the control of knowledge has become central to political, economic and social power. Read more: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy Sunday, #ASA2026 attendees! The person who writes these posts is manning our booth today so drop by and see our latest books in sociology. Long day of panels? Check out our ASA website and save 40% on our displayed books: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
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American Sociological Association 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Anna Weichselbraun @annaw.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
it feels strange to say after working on it for so many years but my book manuscript "Nuclear Bureaucracy: The Epistemic Politics of Verification at the IAEA" is going into production with @cornellupress.bsky.social and will appear in 2027. also in 2027, the IAEA celebrates its 70th anniversary.
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Law & Society Review @lawsocietyreview.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our new issue is out! It includes a special issue titled "The Right Against Rights," with articles illustrating forms of legal mobilization by the Right against rights and an editorial introduction by Simón Escoffier, Leigh A. Payne, and Gabriel Pereira 📚 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Law & Society Review: Volume 60 - Special Issue on The Right Against Rights | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Law & Society Review - Volume 60 - Special Issue on The Right Against Rights
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Fabian Offert @zentralwerkstatt.org · 23/06/2026
Excited to share that we are now inviting proposals for our upcoming Critical AI Studies? conference at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social on Oct. 9&10, 2026. Please see the full CfP here: huml.ucsb.edu/conference. Submissions are due July 31, 2026. For questions DM me or @owenleonard.bsky.social.
Poster for the conference "Critical Artificial Intelligence Studies?" at the University of California, Santa Barbara, October 9&10, 2026. The subtitle says "An interdisciplinary conference on a field in formation."
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Natasha Tusikov @ntusikov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Now out: special issue of Surveillance & Society. Issue examines creative responses to workplace surveillance, Ring doorbells, period-tracking apps (my article), social media censorship, & interventions by Forensic Architecture. ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...
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Vol. 24 No. 3 (2026): Resisting Surveillance Through Data Visibility and Invisibility | Surveillance & Society
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
NPR has a 'Word of the Week' series, and this week it's LUDDITE I spoke with Emma Bowman about who they really were and about the new luddites organizing against big tech + AI A fun one and, since it's airing on All Things Considered, maybe the biggest-audience luddite rehabilitation effort yet
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Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today
It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites.
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 19/06/2026
#CallForSessions #ISAWCS27 ℹ️ ISA Working Group “Digital Sociology” (WG10) Call for Session Proposals for XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology, July 4–10, 2027 in Gwangju, Republic of Korea 🗓️ Deadline for session proposals: June 25, 2026 🔗 www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...
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Burcu Baykurt @baykurt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What does Brazil's fight against Bolsonaro teach us about resisting authoritarianism? This week @ekoshy.bsky.social and I talk with @karabekir.bsky.social about Lula's return and the fragile politics of a "rainbow coalition" itallhappenedbefore.substack.com/p/episode-13...
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Episode 13: We've Seen the Story Turn with Dr. Karabekir Akkoyunlu
As we explore the various forms of authoritarianism around the world these days, it can feel like there’s no end in sight.
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Rachel Courtland @rachelcourtland.com · 09/06/2026
Journalists + writers: I'm on the hunt for a book essay for the November/December issue of @technologyreview.com. The idea is to have a strong thesis and use 1-3 new or upcoming books to help explore it. My e-mail's at the bottom of this page if you need it. www.technologyreview.com/how-to-pitch...
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How to pitch MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review welcomes pitches from freelance writers across a broad range of topics. We encourage writers of all skill levels, and from all backgrounds, to pitch us. We are especially interes...
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Law & Society Review @lawsocietyreview.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Check out the 1st issue of our 60th anniversary volume! This special issue focuses on Building the Disciplines within Law and Society and features contributions from Mark Fathi Massoud, Jeffrey Omari, Nurfadzilah Yahaya, Lynette J. Chua, Renee Cramer, and Asad Asad www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Latest issue | Law & Society Review | Cambridge Core
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Izzy Patten @izzypatten.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Excited to share a new pub in @lawsocietyreview.bsky.social co-authored with Carolina Valdivia! Carolina and I explore the concept of "creative solutions," or ways that higher ed staff support undocumented students and alter organizational meanings of illegality www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Constructing Compliance, Institutionalizing Creative Solutions: Higher Education Professionals as Legal Intermediaries Serving Undocumented College Students | Law & Society Review | Cambridge Core
Constructing Compliance, Institutionalizing Creative Solutions: Higher Education Professionals as Legal Intermediaries Serving Undocumented College Students
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Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Call for Proposals: Our 2026 Global Outreach Small Grants Program is open now! Some great opportunities for STS-focused individuals and groups. Deadline to submit: July 26. Visit our website for eligibility and more information: www.4sonline.org/2026_global_...
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Labor Tech Research Network @labortechresearchnetwork.org · 02/06/2026
We have EXTENDED the deadline to June 15, 2026!!!
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ACM FAccT @facct.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Our schedule for #FAccT2026 is live! facctconference.org/2026/schedul... You can find the full conference program, including sessions and papers, through the above link.
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Law & Society Review @lawsocietyreview.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Following Marc Galanter’s passing in April, we released a thematic collection that captures his work published in LSR. It is only a snapshot of his publications, so we invite readers to explore the full range of his scholarship. All articles are free to access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Remembering Marc Galanter
Articles in memoriam of scholar Marc Galanter
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Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is the funniest stock photo choice imaginable for this book. The designer was like, "How can I capture the title and subtile in one handy image? I know!"
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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Up and at 'em on this lovely Saturday, #LSASF2026 attendees! We'll have another host of UC Press employees at our booth, eager to show you our latest Legal Studies books! As mentioned before, grab 40% off our displayed books on our LSA website:
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Law and Society Association 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 29/05/2026
Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)
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Law & Society Review @lawsocietyreview.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Attending the @lawandsociety.bsky.social meeting? Join the Law & Society Review editorial team TODAY to discuss 60 years of LSR and our plans to maintain the journal’s vibrancy while charting a course for a future in which law itself looks uncertain. 🕝 2:45pm-4:30pm 📍Plaza Room A, Lobby Level
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Law & Society Review @lawsocietyreview.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
To celebrate our 60th, we have joined @bsky.app! We’re looking forward to catching up with colleagues the @lawandsociety.bsky.social meeting this week. If you are traveling and haven’t had a chance to read our 60th anniversary issue, you can find it here!
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CASTAC @castac.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📣 The David Hakken Graduate Student Paper Prize is now accepting submissions! Recognizing innovative research at the intersection of anthropology and STS. Deadline: June 15, 2026. Self-submissions welcome. #CASTAC #Anthropology castac.org/castac-award...
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David Hakken Graduate Student Paper Prize | CASTAC
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Ted Lechterman @tlechtable.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Can you review ~4 submissions for AIES? The AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society has received over 900 submissions this year – rivaling the number of some general AI research conferences. 🧵
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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
AusSTS 2026 in Aotearoa! Deadline extended to April 10. aussts.org/aussts2026 #STS
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AusSTS | AusSTS 2026
Submit to AusSTS 2026: Antipodean Interruptions, 9-11 Nov at Victoria University of Wellington. Deadline: 3 April 2026. All career stages welcome.
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Chris Brockett @chrisbrockett.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Watermarking submitted papers to detect reviews generated by AI. Next up, we need to ban offenders from future submissions. As a sometime Area Chair for various conferences, I found nothing more infuriating than AI reviews. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Major conference catches illicit AI use — and rejects hundreds of papers
The papers’ watermarks allowed organizers to detect use of large language models in peer review.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/03/2026
One person in this photo deserves a 20% WNBA revenue share and it’s not me. Congratulations to the WNBPA on their historic labor agreement.
Natasha Cloud holds the rim of an outdoor basketball hoop while Mayor Mamdani stands beside her.
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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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Kate Henne @k8henne.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Great to see this live soon after the IOC announcement. It’s part of a longer history of scientific testing being inappropriately used to help justify ideologies about gender, bodies, and ability. I wrote a book >10 years ago about it, and the pattern continues and reflects contemporary politics.
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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
From Caster Semenya and Humans of Sport.
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The list of nominees for the 2026 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize has been announced. The prize is for the best first and sole-authored book within the discipline of Sociology tinyurl.com/4fw5bp5t #sociology
Image text relates to the list of nominees for the 2026 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize, which has been announced
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Octavia Butler had all their numbers. This is from the new biography of her, Positive Obsession. By Susana M. Morris. bookshop.org/p/books/posi...
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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
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Lamine’s Left Foot @hillaryjhaldanephd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
And it is a yes! Our TIG on Anthropology and Sport has been approved. We’re in business!!!
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Kate Henne @k8henne.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Kate Henne @k8henne.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Can't take any credit for this one but it's great seeing the newest piece from our lab group at @anuregnet.bsky.social in @theconversation.com. Jenna Imad Harb & Kirsty Anantharajah with the Super Bowl commentary many of us were waiting to read @nasssbsky.bsky.social @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
ARC’s new schedule is at www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese... It will now take A YEAR, or more, for researchers to know whether their grants are successful or not. For example, early-career researchers are to submit DECRA proposals 11 March this year but they may not be announced 'til 9 March NEXT YEAR!
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ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) @anuregnet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New co-authored article by Jude Blacklock, Kathryn Henne, Kate Starre and Tate Morgan examines the paradoxical features of gender equity initiatives, and why they often don’t work as stated. Read more 🔽 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Addressing Gender Inequity in Australian Sports Leadership: A Postfeminist Policy Paradox - Jude Blacklock, Kathryn Henne, Kate Starre, Tate Morgan, 2026
Despite the growth in women's sport, decision-making positions in sports organizations remain dominated by men. This paper examines efforts to improve gend...
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Eran Tal @erantal.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity...
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/11/2025
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
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Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN A row over the definition of the term “gender” threatens to bog down pivotal talks at the Cop30 climate summit. Before the UN talks in Brazil, hardline conservative states have pushed to define gender as “biological sex” over their concerns trans and non-binary people could be included in a major plan to ensure climate action addresses gender inequality and empowers women. Continue reading...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 13/11/2025
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Good morning, #ASCriminology2025 attendees! Drop by our booth and check out our latest books in Criminology. If you're busy with panels today, visit our ASC website and get 40% off all books we have on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a... #ASCinDC25
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Kate Henne @k8henne.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Made it to the American Society of Criminology annual meeting! I'll be discussing Violent Impacts, my @ucpress.bsky.social book with Matt Ventresca, later today at 3:30pm. For those also here, our author-meets-critics session is in the Scarlet Oak Room (Level 2). www.ucpress.edu/books/violen...
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Violent Impacts by Kathryn Henne, Matt Ventresca - Paper
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Editors invite papers that engage in assessment and critique of Northern theoretical approaches OR offer fresh theoretical approaches from the Global South. Deadline Dec. 15! ow.ly/txyq50Wq9qz
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Kate Henne @k8henne.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Looking forward to the online launch of our @ucpress.bsky.social book, Violent Impacts: How Power and Inequality Shape the Concussion Crisis, on Wed, Oct 22nd at 4pm EST! (via zoom 🏎️) It’s easy to register via 🔗 or QR code below: westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Kate Henne @k8henne.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
@ucpress.bsky.social has featured an editorial about my new book with Matt Ventresca. The piece, Traumatic Brain Injury is Much Bigger than a Sports “Concussion Crisis”, provides an overview of the issues we cover in Violent Impacts. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
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Traumatic Brain Injury is Much Bigger than a Sports “Concussion Crisis”
Authors Kathryn Henne and Matt Ventresca explain the larger story of inequality behind today's concussion crisis—and why many more people experience brain injury without the same attention afforded at...
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ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) @anuregnet.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
📚 Join us for the launch of @k8henne.bsky.social and Matt Ventresca’s new book, which examines the social and regulatory impacts of concussion crisis discourses and how certain bodies are central within these narratives while others are pushed to the margins. Learn more & register: lnkd.in/epuPSjJb
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