Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 9hThe Smartwear Revolution project seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in Participatory Research in Disability Justice: smartwearrevolution.com/wp-content/u... smartwearrevolution.com/team/join-th... 000
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 9hThe Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution project is additionally seeking expressions of interest to create artworks, fashion creations and performances for a festival around the theme of SUPPORT in May 2028. smartwearrevolution.com/open-call/ 024
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 9hIn person and virtual artist residency with the Co-Designing a Smartwear Revolution project: smartwearrevolution.com/air/ 365
Reposted by Kelly FritschPlaces Journal @placesjournal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Our latest book review roundup includes new work by Eyal Weizman, Kelly Lytle Hernández, and Mark Lamster. Izzy Kornblatt sifts through Denise Scott Brown’s photographs, disability scholars Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire discover a kinship with broken infrastructure...and that’s just half of it:placesjournal.orgBookshelf: Fall 2026 | Book Reviews in Places JournalRecent books on 'ungrounding' in Palestine, cinematic cities, urban playgrounds, disabled infrastructure, pressed flowers, and more. 1195
Reposted by Kelly FritschPlaces Journal @placesjournal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026David Serlin reviews BROKEN WORLDS, DISABLED KIN by @kellyfritsch.bsky.social & @anneemcguire.bsky.social, who "rebut the solution-oriented approaches that typify design for disability...Being disabled kin together is how we manage the effects of living in a broken world." (@uminnpress.bsky.social)placesjournal.orgBookshelf: Fall 2026 | Book Reviews in Places JournalRecent books on 'ungrounding' in Palestine, cinematic cities, urban playgrounds, disabled infrastructure, pressed flowers, and more. 164
Reposted by Kelly FritschRyan Fritsch @upsideofdown.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Hanging out at my sister @kellyfritsch.bsky.social book launch at UToronto. Always a super cool and proud moment! Check out the book Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin from @uminnpress.bsky.social : www.upress.umn.edu/978151791973... 087
Reposted by Kelly Fritschtyson singh kelsall @tsk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026we have lost so many people while police & politicians created a spectacle, raided DULF, stopped the expansion of an alt to the toxic supply, and put its co-founders through the needless consequences of this process that took years. DULF saves lives bsky.app/profile/godf... 24225
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And Toronto Oct 8, 6-9 pm, in conversation with Jiya Pandya, Lichen Hamraie, and Deb Cowen.eventbrite.caLaunch of Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire's BROKEN WORLDS, DISABLED KINJoin Another Story Bookshop and University of Minnesota Press to celebrate Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival! 011
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And looking forward to speaking in Fredericton Oct 1, 11:30 am with @celesteeorr.bsky.social and @tobinatrix.bsky.social! 122
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026See you tonight at Dominion Chalmers, Ottawa! @uminnpress.bsky.social @morsini.bsky.social @nataliekt.bsky.social @anneemcguire.bsky.social @remiyergeau.bsky.social @carleton.ca @carletonfass.bsky.social carleton.ca/cdash/event/...carleton.caBroken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival Book Launch and Discussion - Carleton Disability and Access Studies Hub (C-DASH)Authors Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire argue that we live in a world broken by design: a web of systems that debilitate and destroy through racist and ableist infrastructural neglect, socioeconomic ab... 297
Reposted by Kelly FritschNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Exciting event! @kellyfritsch.bsky.social is coming to STU in Fredericton to discuss her co-authored new book in conversation with @celesteeorr.bsky.social and @tobinatrix.bsky.social. 041
Reposted by Kelly FritschAlice Wickenden @awickenden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026my favourite typo is, & will always be, ‘the literary cannon’ 4943349
Reposted by Kelly FritschOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned...a survey of the 10 biggest manufacturers found most had plans to increase production." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warnBig manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres 12332215
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Talking about Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin with @anneemcguire.bsky.social on the Good Robot Podcast thegoodrobotpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1786427/epis... @uminnpress.bsky.socialthegoodrobotpodcast.buzzsprout.comSustaining life in crisis with Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire - The Good RobotWhat does it mean to live in a world that is already broken, and what can disability justice teach us about creating more livable futures? In this episode of The Good Robot, Eleanor Drage speaks with ... 142
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Join @anneemcguire.bsky.social and I for the Ottawa book launch of Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin on Friday, Sept 25, 6-9 pm at Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar St. We'll be in conversation with @remiyergeau.bsky.social, @morsini.bsky.social & @nataliekt.bsky.social carleton.ca/cdash/event/...carleton.caBroken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival Book Launch and Discussion - Carleton Disability and Access Studies Hub (C-DASH)Authors Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire argue that we live in a world broken by design: a web of systems that debilitate and destroy through racist and ableist infrastructural neglect, socioeconomic ab... 132
Reposted by Kelly FritschSarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I talked to a man who got stuck in an elevator, a wheelchair user who had to go on his balcony and shout to ask for food, a woman who had to sleep in her chair because she couldn't use her COPD machine. The crisis in Gary is the product of structural neglect and racism, but also climate change.prospect.orgGary, Indiana, Is America’s Latest Climate Victim - The American ProspectThis community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster. 1218137
Reposted by Kelly FritschThe Breach @breachmedia.ca · 30/07/2026A new investigation by @drugdatadecoded.ca and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. breachmedia.ca/canadian-uni...breachmedia.caCanadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The BreachUniversities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence 6194138
Reposted by Kelly FritschAK Press @akpress.org · 17/07/2026It's Disability Pride Month. It's been a hundred degrees, the air's full of smoke, and we can't eat vegetables. All of this hits disabled people hardest. This month is a good time to reflect on how to incorporate disability analysis into our work. Need help? www.akpress.org/featured-pro... 04217
Reposted by Kelly FritschMél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The Backup Plan, a new podcast series exploring the use of DNA to store data (instead of tape or hard drives etc). 2145
Reposted by Kelly FritschOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I don’t know why this post doesn’t give his name, but it’s Jo Nagai. This is a true story. medium.com/@zehraanjum2...medium.comHow a 10-Year-Old Boy’s Butterfly Experiment Silently Rewrote What We Know About MemoryIn the world of science, breakthroughs often come from state-of-the-art labs with million-dollar equipment. But sometimes, they begin in a… 252358934
Reposted by Kelly FritschScott Neigh @scottneigh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The wave of austerity hitting Canada’s university sector and the Australian consulting firm that’s profiting from it. breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-... #cdnpolibreachmedia.caA notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying ⋆ The BreachThe Nous Group, an Australian consulting firm, has raked in millions for “fixing” universities in financial freefall. Their solution? Corporatization 061
Reposted by Kelly FritschThe Breach @breachmedia.ca · 09/07/2026Mark Carney is overseeing a massive expansion of AI data centres in Canada, and it’s raising all kinds of concerns. Marcus Werner reports on the fast-growing movement that’s rising against the wave of planned data centre projects—and in some cases, already winning. breachmedia.ca/inside-the-r...breachmedia.caInside the rising country-wide movement against AI data centres ⋆ The BreachCanada is getting hit with an AI data centre boom. But resistance is emerging, getting coordinated, and already clocking wins 1115382
Reposted by Kelly FritschLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”theguardian.com‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prisonAdvocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility 4024821348
Reposted by Kelly FritschSociety for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Virtual Conference Announcement! The Society for Disability Studies is excited to announce our call for papers, themed Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World. sites.google.com/DisStudies.o...sites.google.comSDS Conference 2027Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link. 11111
Reposted by Kelly FritschPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We will never know or properly appreciate how many lives have been saved by librarians. The right book in the right hands at the right time. Astounding. 703053526
Reposted by Kelly FritschAlona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026"Israel has razed large parts of the Gaza Strip since the war began in October 2023. The evidence points to systemic destruction" www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle...prospectmagazine.co.uk‘The directive was nothing left’: How Gaza’s cities were destroyedIsrael has razed large parts of the Gaza Strip since the war began in October 2023. The evidence points to systemic destruction 07045
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Today! Discussing Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin in Montreal at 4th Space, Concordia with Anne McGuire, Natalie Kouri-Towe, Nashwa Khan, and Gracen Brilmyer. @nataliekt.bsky.social @anneemcguire.bsky.social @gracenbrilz.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social www.concordia.ca/cuevents/off...concordia.caBroken Worlds, Disabled Kin | Events - Concordia University 020
Reposted by Kelly FritschLilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 15/05/2026living in the future has been a real fucking disappointment 17790114
Reposted by Kelly FritschThe Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 26/04/2026Coercion isn’t care, and new laws that enforce treatment and confinement are dangeroustheconversation.comCoercion isn’t care, and new laws that enforce treatment and confinement are dangerousArguing that confining and treating people against their will is ‘compassionate’ greatly expands the role of policing in medical matters, often with few limits. 1117
Reposted by Kelly FritschChris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 06/05/2026My book FOR THE LONG HAUL: HOW TO STAY IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD is now available for pre-order! In the U.S., order from @akpress.org. In Canada, order from @btlbooks.com. It will be out in September! Find all the info at www.writingwithmovements.com/long-haul/ 13117
Reposted by Kelly FritschAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026“They’re targeting foreigners to establish the principle, but there’s no question it’ll be turned against all of us if they succeed.” - @jwdwerner.bsky.social Je suis Khalil. Incredible reflections from him. nymag.com/intelligence... 222386
Reposted by Kelly FritschUniversity of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026New books released this week! -Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: A call to remake our world through a new politics of disabled kin-making by @kellyfritsch.bsky.social and @anneemcguire.bsky.social -Two now in paperback: Beautiful MN biographies on architect Elizabeth Scheu Close and judge Miles Lord 041
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026In Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, books can be ordered from @mngupbooks.bsky.social (30% off using promo code FFS26) mngbookshop.co.uk/978151791973...mngbookshop.co.ukBroken Worlds, Disabled KinA call to remake our world through a new politics of disabled kin-makingWe live in a world broken by design: a web of systems that debilitate and kill throug... 110
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026In the US, books are available direct from University of Minnesota Press (30% off using promo code MN94380) www.upress.umn.edu/978151791973...upress.umn.eduBroken Worlds, Disabled KinA call to remake our world through a new politics of disabled kin-makingWe live in a world broken by design: a web of systems that debilitate and kill throug... 100
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026In Canada, print copies are in stock in some local bookstores, including @anotherstoryto.bsky.social in Toronto and @octopusbooks.ca in Ottawa. Books are also available from University of Toronto Press (30% off using promo code MNUTPS26) utpdistribution.com/978151791973... 131
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Thrilled that Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival, collaboratively authored with @anneemcguire.bsky.social is now published with @uminnpress.bsky.social An open access version of the book can be found here: manifold.umn.edu/projects/fri... 1138
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Excited to be in conversation with @louhicky.bsky.social in Cambridge April 17! 153
Reposted by Kelly FritschAudra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Coming to @4sweb.bsky.social 2026? @kellyfritsch.bsky.social and I are organizing an open panel on 'Confronting Contemporary Eugenics" (see p. 72 of the accepted panels for details). We'd love to consider your submission! #STS #antieugenics #disabilityjustice #socialmovements 172
Reposted by Kelly Fritsch🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 20/02/2026"Food Processor" might be the most ominous sounding kitchen appliance. What does it do? Subjects it to The Process. Your food will be Altered by the Process. Please do not resist. 1035052
Reposted by Kelly FritschMiningWatch Canada @miningwatch.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Funny/not funny. Ontario government calls Ring of Fire minerals ‘the most ethical on Earth,’ while passing legislation that suspends treaty rights, species protections, and human rights — to benefit extractive industries. ricochet.media/indigenous/o... via @ricochetmedia.bsky.socialricochet.mediaOntario government recycles oil sands propaganda for Ring of Fire mining developmentDiscover how the Ontario government recycles oil sands propaganda for Ring of Fire mining development and its implications. 23427
Reposted by Kelly FritschJohn Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 13/02/2026“In three known cases, palliative patients died without pain medications and one patient died without nutrition because supplies were delayed” #onpoli 1169
Reposted by Kelly FritschGabrielle Peters @mssinenomine.bsky.social · 11/02/2026"Almost a year after the report’s release, there is no plan to substantially act on any of the UN’s recommendations. Government officials guessed right: mainstream news outlets have largely ignored the report’s criticisms of MAiD. " @spichaksimon.bsky.social breachmedia.ca/canada-sides...breachmedia.caCanada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ⋆ The BreachCalls by disability advocates and the UN to halt an expansion of medically assisted death have gone largely unacknowledged by the federal government 01410
Reposted by Kelly FritschI support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference. 781835330
Reposted by Kelly FritschLisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 07/02/2026If only sociologists would stop talking about structure & agency. 29520
Reposted by Kelly FritschPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I talked with three Minneapolis organizers, including Andrew Fahlstrom and Susan Raffo, about community defense in Minneapolis, the social fabric of collective care under federal occupation, and how people around the country should be gearing up for the long struggle ahead. Audio + transcript:truthout.orgMinneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom. 6462216
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Pre-order and get 30% off: In the US, use code MN94380 on this website: z.umn.edu/19733 In Canada, use code MNUTPS26 on this website: utpdistribution.com/978151791973... In Europe, Asia, Africa, and Middle East, use code MNMNGS26 on this website: mngbookshop.co.uk/978151791973... 000
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026By showing that care for disabled life is inseparable from care for the infrastructures, environments, and more-than-human entanglements that sustain us, we ask what it means to be accountable not only to one another but also to the fragile material relations that make collective life possible. 100
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Charting a politics of solidarity capable of cultivating worlds where we sustain each other instead of the systems that harm us, Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin traces how relations of care, access, and justice are fostered amid social, ecological, and political collapse. 110
Kelly Fritsch @kellyfritsch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Available for pre-order from @uminnpress.bsky.social: Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival, co-authored with @anneemcguire.bsky.social www.upress.umn.edu/978151791973...upress.umn.eduBroken Worlds, Disabled KinA call to remake our world through a new politics of disabled kin-makingWe live in a world broken by design: a web of systems that debilitate and kill throug... 1156