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Kaushalya Perera

@kauship.bsky.social
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#Linguist at University of Colombo Interested in #DiscourseAnalysis #HigherEd & #Sinhala pragmatics Like to read about #Research and #Writing ze_ditcher on Insta Research blog - simplifyresearch.wordpress.com

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Himal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Amidst devastation in Sri Lanka (#lka) from #CycloneDitwah, revisit a September 2024 piece by Amita Arudpragasam about the dangers of increasing flooding in the Northern Province www.himalmag.com/politics/climate-c…
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Climate change brings a new emergency to the Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka
Tamil nationalism faces a new challenge as the climate emergency spreads in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and other Tamil-dominated areas, where the ravages of war and systemic discrimination have left the population especially vulnerable
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
It went well until the third week! finished a translation (two pages), short writing task. But got interrupted last week bec of teaching. This week we have a cyclone. How did yours go?
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Hoping to draft a 5K word article (some chunks of this are already around it messily) and the stem of a book chapter! What about you?
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Definitely doing. Let’s do it! My aim is to try to write 30-60 minutes at least 5 days out of 7
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Isn’t it a hypocorism? As in the word is clipped and then an ending is added, like ‘Aussie’?
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Same. Not even in the global north and I do get review requests. I am in the social sciences
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
#SriLanka teaches the Second National #Language in schools. A good policy, badly implemented. This #KPBlogpost summarizes the little #Research we have so far. simplifyresearch.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/a... #AcademicWriting #Sinhala #Tamil
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Another attempt at bad language teaching – the ‘Second National Language’
My pre-teen niece tells me that she barely knows Tamil, because they hardly have any classes on it. That class comes about irregularly. This is after she told me that ‘Sinhala i…
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Placeholder 🏳️‍⚧️ 🐈‍⬛ [EMOJI NOT FOUND] @scarlet93.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Not to mention the damage it does To Its Own Users!!! At best, it cultivates dependence and atrophies the mind, at worst it’s literally pushing people into mental health crises. If it was a substance, it would have already been regulated to hell and back, if not outright banned.
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
And Google translate be like For ppl who don’t read #Sinhala Erabadu = a flower which is common during April New Year But badu = tax
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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” ― Annie Proulx #WritingSky #AcademicSky
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
A garden in sunlight #Colombo #SriLanka
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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
It's important to have conversations right now regarding the US and safety, travel, the hosting of conferences, collaboration, the continuation of research, and ensuring data is kept safe. Ethics and integrity matter as much as ever, but actions will need to change radically for all this to happen.
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 13/03/2025
UK universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock (@davehitchcock.bsky.social) on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be approached as an interdependent system. www.historyworkshop....
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A Decade of Crisis
The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.
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Professor Narelle Lemon @rellypops.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I’ve been blogging every day this year (except for 3 days where I was off the grid camping and being hugged by nature) on micro-moment activities we can do to support our #selfcare. You can find them all here and see why I’m doing this www.citizenwellbeingscientist.com
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Citizen Wellbeing Scientist
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is really, really bad. Columbia made the mistake of thinking that placating the administration would spare them. Other universities made the mistake of thinking it would stop with Columbia. It won’t stop without disciplined pushback; it’s an existential question for American universities.
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I am interested in what others say, so posting here. I think this sounds interesting but i assume this would mean that only institutions that can afford Turnitin can work with this. An OS alternative wd be welcome
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I loved writing this short piece for @politylk.bsky.social with Hasini Lecamwasam. It is an initial exploration of what “private universities” are in #SriLanka - what are they really? And are they the only HEIs giving degrees for fees? #UniversitiesLK 1/n polity.lk/unveiling-pr...
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Kaushalya Perera and Hasini Lecamwasam | Unveiling ‘Privatisation’ in Higher Education in Sri Lanka
Kaushalya Perera (PhD., Pennsylvania State University) is a senior lecturer at the Department of English, University of Colombo, where she teaches linguistics. Hasini Lecamwasam is a lecturer at the D...
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PolityLK @politylk.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The #privatisation of state-funded #HigherEducation in #SriLanka takes many guises. As commercialisation creeps and burrows with consent and collusion by the #state, Kaushalya Perera (@kauship.bsky.social) & Hasini Lecamwasam unmask a few. polity.lk/unveiling-pr...
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Kaushalya Perera and Hasini Lecamwasam | Unveiling ‘Privatisation’ in Higher Education in Sri Lanka
Kaushalya Perera (PhD., Pennsylvania State University) is a senior lecturer at the Department of English, University of Colombo, where she teaches linguistics. Hasini Lecamwasam is a lecturer at the D...
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I can’t do outlines in a methodical manner either. I can do section titles and then I have to write a mishmash of narrative+bullet points. Works for me though 🤷🏽‍♀️
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Just out! Our publication on #DigitalLiteracy (+print) abilities of a child before preschool in an urban middle-class home in #SriLanka This article is special to us bec we found such little work in this area from our region E-reader view journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11… DM me for a copy
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
What do you do as ‘writing’ during your scheduled #AcWri time? What do you not do? Would love to hear fellow writers. simplifyresearch.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/1... #KPBlogpost #AcademicWriting
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
As hate speech research shows, the hateful #language used by Trump to talk about immigrants & minorities has been used by others throughout history as the first step towards discriminatory & violent policies. Read more from @niezen.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yc4r32us #langsky #linguistics #polsky
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Anna Clemens, PhD @annaclemens.com · 27/01/2025
About to submit your paper? Did you know that the References are the part of a paper most often overlooked? 😳 It's not only damaging science but also making desk-rejection more likely. Here's a 9-point references checklist for you to keep. 🔖 A thread. 🧵 #Postdoc #AcademicWriting (1/12)
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Margaret A-Spelle 🎃 @margaretadelle.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
No, readers can't all divest from Amazon yet. Let's talk why, and how to make it possible in the future. (I didn't intend to put up a blog post until the weekend, but I got a bee in my bonnet about this one.) #booksky #bookblog
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No, Readers Can’t All Leave Amazon
We have begun to truly push back against the oligarchy. People are searching in droves for how to delete Meta apps like Threads and Instagram. Hundreds of reddit subs are considering banning links …
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
This is really important work. I am sad to think that the 🏳️‍🌈and other centers in the US will shut down. They hv bn strengths and inspirations for US citizens but also international students. But if I know anything as a SriLankan, it is to wait out election cycles. So wishing strength to wait it out.
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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.
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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Our staff just decided that bc need is so high and urgent, if you're at any at risk or closing/closed DEIA related office and your collection is 100% digital, we will still work to preserve your archival history. If you're in one of our 13 Southern states we will also take physical materials.
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Sri Lanka Breaking News 🇱🇰 @srilankanews.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
RIP 🙏 Former Editor of the newspaper 'Ravaya', veteran journalist Victor Ivan has passed away at the age of 75. #SriLanka #LKA #Media
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
New article alert 🎉🎉 I really enjoyed writing this up with Malsha Gamage It’s an analysis of how brides-to-be are presented in English marriage proposal advertisements in #SriLanka - #SocialClass #Diaspora #HigherEd all part of it sljss.sljol.info/articles/10.... #KPresearch #Research #AcWri
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Anna Clemens, PhD @annaclemens.com · 07/01/2025
As an academic writing coach, here are the 7 mistakes I see researchers and academics make when planning their year. A thread. 🧵 (1/12)
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
I love this resource, and I love that it is available! Looking forward to going through this
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
No Sinhala speakers in your region?
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I like that you speak about realizing what the pressure to produce does to one, and the difficult journey of stopping and doing a 180. Also, I think I will keep your mother in law’s advice 💛tucked away to take out when I need
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
ශා. උදව්වක් ඕනි නන් කියන්න. A friend of mine said that he found beginner level is easy but newspapers were hard to read bec of sanskritization. How is your experience?
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Following along on insta to see! Here’s my self care today - it’s a #Gardenia and it’s yellow
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Niiice. May I ask why you’re learning the Sinhala alphabet?
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I’d like to see that research once you’ve done it!
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Same :(
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Reflections on this year’s #Research and #Writing - which turned out to be … all collaborative! How cool is that! simplifyresearch.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/2... #KPresearch #KPblogpost
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Here’s my post on my experiences with a #WritingGroup. simplifyresearch.wordpress.com/2024/12/26/h... I answer Qs - how many members are best? How do you choose? Etc and share 3 rules my group finds v important #KPBlogpost #KPresearch #Research #Writing #AcWri #AcademicSky
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Same! I do see people listing their new publications below the signature and was wondering if this is useful (I don’t like the crowded effect it has, personally speaking)
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Fellow academics! What is your experience wrt listing publications after the email closing? Do you look at them/read them on another’s email? #AcademicSky #Academia
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
😂😂
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Kaushalya Perera @kauship.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Why not! Someone once asked me how to decide what to write for a regular column we write as a collective and I said ‘think what makes you angry’!
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Tseen Khoo @tseenster.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
There are quite a few posts on @therealrw.bsky.social that I've written in a rage. Thought I'd share them for the holiday season because why not? Every eggnog deserves some bile. 😄
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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Staff directly impacted by the widespread redundancies across UK universities will be going through all kinds of emotions, fears, and practical concerns. Unless you want it, redundancy is a brutal thing. It serves the additional threat to those still with a job - maintaining obedience and silence.
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