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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her)

@meganannarms.bsky.social
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Lecturer in International Politics @NclPolitics. Interested in gender, security, critical pedagogies, and pop culture (mostly zombies). Overuser of exclamation points. Neurodivergent.

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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On identity, belonging, and the socio-cultural significance of fifteens (yum).
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
From the article: "Donald Trump followed Hegseth’s call to embrace the virtues of lethality as a doctrine with a suggestion...that the gathering of officers and senior enlisted advisers should consider targeting US cities and civilian populations as a training exercise." This is really scary stuff.
theguardian.com
Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts
President and defense chief delivered pair of incendiary speeches to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admirals
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Dr Orly Siow @drorlysiow.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🌟Submissions open: "Anti-Racist Feminist Politics: Thinking with Backlash, Creating New Worlds" at ECPG 2026 🌟 ecpr.eu/Events/Event... Organised by @drashleec.bsky.social Akwugo Emejulu, Leah Bassel & me @ecprgender.bsky.social @nclpolitics.bsky.social @psa-race.bsky.social @bsarace.bsky.social
ecpr.eu
Anti-Racist Feminist Politics: Thinking with Backlash, Creating New Worlds
European Consortium for Political Research
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Publication alert! This paper is a reflection on a pilot study exploring the experiences of neurodivergent students in higher ed. I talk about navigating the power dynamics of participatory action research, and share some thoughts on the neurodiversity model journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The call for papers and panels for #ECPG26 is now open! There's a very exciting academic program in place for conference which you can find here: ecpr.eu/Events/343 Come join us at @nclpolitics.bsky.social 😀 Deadline for proposals is 7 November!
ecpr.eu
European Conference on Politics and Gender, Newcastle University, 15-17 June 2026
European Consortium for Political Research
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Just out today! The goal of this piece was to suggest how we can make sense of and respond to the current security and defence moment (spoilers: it's all gendered)
tandfonline.com
Turning to gender analysis in times of upheaval: an intervention piece
The second Trump administration in the United States has brought with it a cascade of changes and ruptures to the international order. The liberal, post-World War 2 consensus appears increasingly u...
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
📌 Save the date for #ECPG26! 📌 ✨ The European Conference on #Politics and #Gender 📍 Newcastle, UK 📆 15–17 June 2026 ☑️ Organised by @ecprgender.bsky.social‬ 🏛️ Hosted by @nclpolitics.bsky.social‬ Local team @‪maarja.bsky.social, @meganannarms.bsky.social‬, Jemima Repo & Alison Phipps
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Save the date for the ECPG 2026!
European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG), Newcastle University, 15–17 June 2026.
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Trying to write anything about gender and security during this administration has been a wild ride
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Sylvia de Mars @sylviademars.me · 24/04/2025
[stares at much of the UK]
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
25 years of the WPS agenda 🤦‍♀️
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Starting to think about pulling together a proposal for a critical pedagogy workshop for this (broadly around the politics of pedagogy, solidarity, access and inclusivity)- please get in touch if you'd be interested 😊 www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
isanet.org
BISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2025, Newcastle
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Dr. Megan A Armstrong (she/her) @meganannarms.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I'm finally making the move from the Other Place, so to introduce myself to Bluesky here is my most recent (and personal favourite) article. Hope you like zombies! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
Why is the zombie apocalypse so terrible for women? Gender, militarism, and ontological insecurity at the end of the world
This article explores militarism as a function of, and response to, ontological insecurity through speculative fictions of a zombie apocalypse, specifically the 2013 film World War Z (WWZ). It begi...
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Newcastle University Politics @nclpolitics.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Here’s our Politics at Newcastle starter pack for new followers! Follow for research on gender, security, culture, status, and political psychology 👇 go.bsky.app/LsJJUZ2
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