Reposted by Max ReuversJessica Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Young people, especially autistic young people, rely on social media for socialisation because offline spaces are not accessible to them. Without also creating accessible, youth-friendly spaces in the local community, social media bans will just leave kids with nowhere to go. 193
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The VC after telling 2600+ members of staff that they're at risk of redundancy: I think this is a really exciting time with huge opportunities for the academic sector, actually. There's nothing exciting about cutting this many jobs. What a vile, sociopathic thing to say 040
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 23/04/2026On my way to Brussels for the Sociolinguistics Circle, where I'll present data from my PhD outside of my department for the first time tomorrow! 🤩 And then a short visit home. Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues and hearing Dutch spoken around me for a few days 060
Reposted by Max ReuversReo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 31/03/2026It's Trans Day of Visibility and I wrote about how visibility without protection is a trap, and it often seems like the loudest calls for us to be visible are coming from those who have done nothing to protect us. www.coyotemedia.org/im-supposed-...coyotemedia.orgI’m Supposed to be Visible Today — But Why?Every year I wonder if visibility and joy are the same thing. And every year I am more and more convinced that the answer is no. 81174366
Reposted by Max ReuversPolly McMichael @pollymcmichael.bsky.social · 01/12/2025‘If things carry on as they are, there will be very few opportunities for young people to study Music at university, and therefore hardly anybody training as music teachers, and the whole system will then be stuck in a vicious cycle of decline.’ thecritic.co.uk/a-discipline...thecritic.co.ukA discipline in danger | Alexandra Wilson | The Critic MagazineI have written previously for The Critic about the closure of Music departments in British universities and it gives me no pleasure to be revisiting the issue. Unfortunately, the domino effect that… 001
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Proud to announce that I've reached 'even the guy who doesn't usually work at the front desk knows my order' levels of regular customer who always gets the same thing at my local pasta place 020
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 09/11/2025It’s a few days after learning that the University of Nottingham will be suspending student intake for 48 courses – including all of Modern Languages where I’m partly based for my PhD work – and will likely close down these courses entirely, and I’m still just so angry and sad and in disbelief (1/7) 132
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 23/08/2025On my way home after three amazing days of #LavLang31. Another fantastic edition with a fomo-inducing programme filled with impossible choices, and a great unofficial social evening programme to get a taste of what Manchester has to offer. It's an incredible privilege to be part of this community 💜 070
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 19/08/2025I’m travelling to Manchester for #LavLang31 today, to present a paper that is strikingly relevant right now. In two months, there are national elections in the Netherlands. On Thursday, I present my study on the representation of trans rights in the previous elections. A short teaser: 165
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 05/06/2025The call for papers for the Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation Conference at UoN is open until 30 June! This conference is organised by my peers and promises to be a great space for sharing research across disciplines from people at all career stages. Please share widely! 000
Reposted by Max ReuversKirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I'm looking to chat with nonbinary and/or trans speakers of several languages, especially including Irish, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Polish, Icelandic - but also any other languages (aside from English / Spanish / French). DM or email me! 44064
Reposted by Max ReuversArchie Crowley @archiecrowley.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I have a new paper out in the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (and it's open access!): "“And it just becomes queer slang”: Race, linguistic innovation, and appropriation within trans communities in the US South" doi.org/10.1111/jola...doi.orgJournal of Linguistic Anthropology | AAA Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis article examines how seven transgender South Carolinians drew on racialized conceptions of linguistic ownership during metalinguistic discussion about queer and trans language during ethnographi... 2238
Reposted by Max ReuversLéonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl: Door haar pijlen te richten op genderdiversiteit, zoekt én vindt extreemrechts aansluiting bij conservatieve, religieuze en zelfs ‘gematigde’ krachten. Verzet tégen extreemrechts betekent ook opstaan vóór de rechten van trans personen. www.groene.nl/artikel/tran...groene.nlVerzet tégen extreem-rechts betekent ook opstaan vóór de rechten van trans personenHet verdedigen van trans-rechten is een noodzaak, geen ‘woke agenda’. 38730
Reposted by Max ReuversLucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Very exciting to see that my book is now up on the @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social website! 'Language and LGBTQ+ Youth: Analysing Marginalised Identities through an Intersectional Lens' will be out in November 🥳 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...bloomsbury.comLanguage and LGBTQ+ YouthThis book takes a queer linguistic and intersectional approach to the analysis of young LGBTQ+ people's identity constructions, showing how their language use r… 24421
Reposted by Max ReuversChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/04/2025As a former child junior olympic-level runner, I have a few thoughts on the attacks on trans girls in sports. I ran for one of the most competitive teams in Southern California, and people who ran for my have gone on to become professional athletes. And these bans: they're fucking NONSENSE. 🧵 593025933
Reposted by Max ReuversJournal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 31/03/2025🚨 New Article! 🚨 How do cisgender listeners perceive trans voices? A fascinating study by Emmett Jessee & J Calder explores how gender identity affects how certain sounds are categorised by listening subjects. 🎙️🔍 📖 Read the full article here:buff.ly 02715
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 31/03/2025So I did a thread for #TransDayOfVisibility a few years ago on Twitter but with how things are going for trans people currently I think it’s time to share it again here, updated with my experiences since. Bear with me for a long thread (I have a lot of thoughts OK) 1/20 140
Reposted by Max ReuversJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 31/03/2025It's Trans Day of Visibility. I wrote this a few years ago. It feels like it's gotten more true every year since. transsafety.network/posts/the-pr...transsafety.networkThe Problem of VisibilityExplaining why the International Trans Day of Visbility might be the opposite of what trans people need in an age of visibility as violence and harassment 19633
Reposted by Max ReuversKirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 30/03/2025reminder that tomorrow (march 31st) is trans day of snack. if you are cis, your job is to feed a nearby trans person. if you are trans, you are invited to post your cash sharing application links and handles in order to facilitate this #tdov 16212
Reposted by Max ReuversLaura Bailey @linguistlaura.bsky.social · 18/03/2025If you're in the UK and have ever used any kind of gender-affirming voice training (coaching, youtube, whatever), my student would love to hear from you. It's anonymous! universityofkent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #linguisticsuniversityofkent.qualtrics.comSurvey about gender-affirming voice trainingPlease share your anonymous experience of gender-affirming voice training, of any kind, in the UK. It will help us to understand what kind of methods help people to achieve their goals. 02114
Reposted by Max Reuversdonni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Never more energized and powerful than when I try to go to bed at a reasonable hour 438065
Reposted by Max ReuversPhilipp Krämer @phkraemer.bsky.social · 02/03/2025I agree with the observation that English is becoming a "smaller" language with Brexit and American isolationism. Which means Europe and the world need to embrace linguistic multilateralism more than ever: language skills and metalinguistic awareness are a vital public investment for the future. 1/4 1216
Reposted by Max ReuversJames Coruscanti Diner III @adillondev.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit. Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...answers.microsoft.comRedirecting 28430801742
Reposted by Max ReuversLéonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 31/12/2024🪲🦗 Mehlkäfer, Hausgrille, Wanderheuschrecke: Manche Insekten dürfen laut EU-Recht zu Nahrungsmitteln verarbeitet werden. Rechte Akteure spinnen daraus eine Verschwörungserzählung. 🐜🐞 Mein Vortrag dazu gibt es jetzt auch im Podcast bei Deutschlandfunk Nova: www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/extr...deutschlandfunknova.deDie Angst vor Insekten im EssenManche Insekten dürfen in der EU Nahrung sein. Rechte Akteure spinnen daraus eine Verschwörungserzählung. Ein Vortrag der Politologin Léonie de Jonge. 154
Reposted by Max ReuversNelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 25/12/2024“A secret of cisgender is that it is not only about gender. Gender is always a racial arrangement.” -Marquis Bey, Cistem Failure: Essays on Blackness and Cisgender 0298
Reposted by Max ReuversBetsy Sneller @betsysneller.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Okay, buckle up bsky, it's time for the Tale of the Bunny Paper. Here's the imported thread from twitter where the search all started: bsky.app/profile/bets... (1/n) 10266125
Reposted by Max ReuversPhilipp Krämer @phkraemer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Universities all over Europe are cutting language programs and closing the doors to the world. We want to get a more complete picture: where, when, why? If you know of any such cases, please tell us (and share the link with your language and linguistics contacts)! elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13... 18279218
Reposted by Max ReuversKris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 05/12/2024CFP 3rd conference on teaching gender-inclusive language (free & virtual) Presentation proposals due 10 January 2025. More info: dornsife.usc.edu/center-for-l... Proposal submission: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 11916
Reposted by Max ReuversTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Like many other European social democratic parties, Labour is moving right on immigration, certainly driven by the recent success of Reform. We have researched this question for years now. There is an abundance of evidence of why this isn't a good strategy. A thread summarizing some of our research 20659326
Reposted by Max ReuversDr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Elsevier products: ScienceDirect, Scopus, Mendeley, SciVal, SSRN, Pure, Interfolio. . .and that's not all. "They know what you are working on, they know what you are submitting, they know the results of your peer reviews. They control every part of the process and register every action you take."ukrant.nlElsevier’s stranglehold on academia: How publishers get rich off our dataAcademic publishers’ most valuable asset used to be their journals. Now, it’s the data they collect from researchers and then sell. That is extremely concerning, a growing group of Groningen researche... 510964
Reposted by Max ReuversDr. Marten van der Meulen @martenvandermeulen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Always a new linguistic treasure to unearth: I didn't know this UNESCO map from 2018! Of course there is much to say about how accurate it is, with dialects vs languages, extinct vs endangered, but regardless, it shows a type of linguistic diversity in Europe that is rarely highlighted. #LingSky 53712
Reposted by Max ReuversMarc van Oostendorp @fonolog.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Nieuwe nationale oproep van WOinActie aan iedereen die om het hoger onderwijs geeft om ons te steunen in onze strijd voor het behoud van de Nederlandse universiteiten. Demonstratie: 25 november, 13:00, Malieveld, Den Haag. woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/11/steu...woinactie.blogspot.comSteun ons in strijd voor hoger onderwijs!WOinActie is een beweging van studenten en medewerkers en maakt zich sterk voor de universiteit en haar toekomst. 49159
Reposted by Max ReuversRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/11/2024The UN has now formally found Israel's genocide "consistent with genocide", including the use of weaponized starvation. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.orgUN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of warNEW YORK (14 November 2024) – Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palest... 9852942365
Reposted by Max ReuversLaura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Gender-affirming care for trans kids is good health care www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... “Rapid onset gender dysphoria” is not a thing www.scientificamerican.com/article/evid... And the first trans clinic was destroyed by Nazis www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... (5/n)scientificamerican.comWhat the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really ShowsLaws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health 473123848
Reposted by Max ReuversHann Bingham Brunner, PhD @disabldlinguist.bsky.social · 16/11/2024The LavLang Summer Institute 2025 is accepting applications! I will be teaching a course in Crip Linguistics🦻 💻 Program dates: June 9 - June 19, 2025 (online!) Pass along to interested students & colleagues! 🗓️ Priority deadline to apply: December 15, 2024 forms.office.com/r/sFnM0TkM4qforms.office.comMicrosoft Forms 03718
Reposted by Max ReuversNRC @nrc.nl · 08/11/2024Het lijkt logisch dat universiteiten die moeten bezuinigen kleine opleidingen zoals Keltisch en Koreaans schrappen, zegt Peter Schrijver, maar in werkelijkheid is de logica achter zulke besluiten ver te zoeken. buff.ly/40z2YBBbuff.lyOpinie | Keltisch en Koreaans schrappen bespaart de universiteit amper geld – het is bestuurlijke stoerdoenerijBezuinigingen universiteiten: Het lijkt logisch dat universiteiten die moeten bezuinigen kleine opleidingen schrappen, zegt Peter Schrijver, maar in werkelijkheid is de logica achter zulke besluiten… 044
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 20/10/2024Please read this if you teach anything at all. Probably also if you don't teach actually just read it and take Kirby's advice to heart and also make everyone else read it 1147
Reposted by Max ReuversLisa Westerveld 🌱 @lisawesterveld.bsky.social · 06/10/2024Veel jongeren die ik spreek over euthanasie willen leven, maar weten niet hoe. Goede hulp is er niet. Een uitzichtloze wachtlijst wel. Als ik zie dat dit kabinet geen énkele prioriteit geeft aan betere GGZ, vraag ik me af of NSC het goede gesprek start. nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...nos.nlNSC wil onderzoek naar 'riskante' toename euthanasie onder jongerenVorig jaar kregen 22 30-minners euthanasie vanwege psychisch lijden. In 2020 waren er dat nog vijf. 127424
Reposted by Max ReuversSara Rosenau @sararosenauling.bsky.social · 27/09/2024If you are over 18 and use TikTok, please take my survey on language use on TikTok! Link here: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #linguistics #tiktok #anthropology 01523
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 03/09/2024My ID card expired yesterday. The ID card I got after changing my name and gender marker 10 years ago, one year after starting testosterone and right as the Dutch law about trans people's rights for these legal changes was amended. It's unbelievable that I've legally been Max for 10 whole years 120
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 25/08/2024Nothing quite says 'welcome back to the real world' like your shower deciding to no longer do warm water the day after getting back from a conference 💀 000
Max Reuvers @maxreuvers.bsky.social · 24/08/2024Back home from #lavlang30 after three days of fascinating research, meeting new people, and finally seeing so many LLI friends in person. I am happy and whole and inspired and so unbelievably greatful that this community exists 🥰 1141
Reposted by Max ReuversKirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 02/08/2024copying from Hannah Sawall on twitter: I'm looking for people to interview for my MA thesis on pronouns You're over 18, speak English (or German) and are familiar with pronoun sharing, or know people who might want to participate? [email] hannah.sawall@stud.uni-due.de and/or share this call 🐦🐦 06071
Reposted by Max ReuversLucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 15/07/2024I'm very excited about this upcoming installation at the National Justice Museum, based on my current project Words We Live By: A Guide to LGBTQ+ Language (nott.ac/lgbtqwords). I'll be launching the guide at Notts Pride - come along to find out more! nationaljusticemuseum.org.uk/museum/event...nationaljusticemuseum.org.ukWords We Live By: A Guide to LGBTQ+ Language LaunchVisit The National Justice Museum in Nottingham. Based in the city's former courts and County Gaol. Explore it, discover it, live it! 054
Reposted by Max ReuversSterre Leufkens @strr.bsky.social · 26/04/2024Toen Omtzigt nog zelfstandig kamerlid was, stemde hij het vaakst hetzelfde als de SGP. En nu hij een fikse partij leidt, is het anti-LHBTQI+-geluid alleen maar sterker. Ik maak me zorgen. 001
Reposted by Max ReuversTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 15/03/2024Here it is. 18 academics from across a wide array of disciplines weigh in: is a hot dog a sandwich? Plus @davidswanson.bsky.social made the most delightful illustration I've ever seen. buttondown.email/theswordandt...buttondown.emailNotable Sandwiches #89: Hot DogWelcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where I, alongside my charming and long-suffering editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the befuddling... 62474175