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Dr Natalie Jester

@nataliejester.bsky.social
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Lover of food, sci fi and dogs 🥨 🖖🐕 Feminist. Lecturer @ Uni of Gloucestershire: militaries, arms manufacturers, gender, digital things. Co-convenor @cawpbisa.bsky.social [she/her] Web: nataliejester.com

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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Me watching the Star Trek Section 31 film:
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Immensely amused that I asked a hotel in Sicily to post some postcards in September last year, and one has only just arrived in the UK! Someone has written "I found this card" on it. Thank you for sending it over, kind stranger!
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European Political Science @epsjournal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
☀️ June Issue 🎓️ Teaching & Learning @nataliejester.bsky.social, @apapamichail.bsky.social, @mlebourdon.bsky.social & @louisepears.bsky.social argue that teaching on global challenges should involve teaching with, through, & about social media as a place of politics. 👉 buff.ly/ybmtyPX
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is today! Sign up now and I can probably still grab you the link...
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
So, uh, the makers of Threads REALLY went for it, eh. Glad I watched it but probably never again!
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Looking forward to watching Threads at @wshed.bsky.social this evening. Don't know much about it, so I can only assume that it is a nice, gentle film about sewing, and I will leave feeling all happy inside
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Really enjoyed this workshop with Lisa Trainor today. Grateful to my UoG colleagues Ruffin and Sabina for organising it!
A sign which says "reflexive thematic analysis workshop"
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Over on Threads a woman is live-posting her first watch of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is on season five and now knows about Dawn. From what I can tell, she is only a few episodes away from *that* huge surprise 😞 I am tense on her behalf!
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Buffy Summers: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Join us for our next @cawpbisa.bsky.social event! Title: Unsettling feelings: colonial archives, decolonial possibilities Speaker: Alice Finden (if we're lucky co-author Kavi Abraham will join, too) 2.00-3.30pm 23 June, online Register: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @mybisa.bsky.social
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Unsettling feelings: colonial archives, decolonial possibilities- Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP) | BISA
- Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP) Working Group
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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨ONE MORE WEEK till our book launch for Military Humanitarianism!🚨 @briandrohan.bsky.social 5.30pm — 17th June — Bristol We’ll be joined by fantastic speakers to celebrate, @asobocinska.bsky.social, Grace Huxford and @bennetthuw.bsky.social 🙌 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/military-h...
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'Military Humanitarianism' Book Launch
Join us in Bristol to celebrate the launch of our edited volume 'Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations & Armed Forces'
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
That's a wrap on our first @mybisa.bsky.social conference as @cawpbisa.bsky.social! 10+ panels, lots of chairing, endless wonderful people and lots of ideas for next year. It has been a joy, though I may need a little while to recover...
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Super excited for @mybisa.bsky.social conference this week. I'll be speaking at the ECR day on Tuesday and chairing a few @cawpbisa.bsky.social panels (in addition to co presenting my own paper on sexuality, militarisation and secrecy). Do say hi if you see me!
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Cute Penguin Chick Waving 'Hi'
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We at @cawpbisa.bsky.social are hugely excited to be holding a symposium titled '(En)countering violence: critical approaches to studying and representing violence, and dangerous and disposable subjects'. EoI deadline is 19 June, to be held 9 and 10 September in London - full details below!
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Call for papers: (En)countering violence: critical approaches to studying and representing violence, and dangerous and disposable subjects- Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP) | BISA
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚨 Should children be banned from social media, and on what legal, scientific, and democratic basis? The European Journal of Risk Regulation is calling for submissions on one of the most contested regulatory debates of our time and soon will publish a Special Issue www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Really enjoying the @astropoliticswg.bsky.social event this afternoon! It's titled "Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?" (by Mia M. Bennett and Zachary Cudney), and can be found here, for those interested: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?
Starlink is occupying low Earth orbit (LEO) with thousands of small satellites, which provide global high-speed internet. We calculate that the privately owned megaconstellation, which we contend f...
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I resisted the urge to work over the bank holiday, when I absolutely needed to rest instead. Please clap
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Saw a preview of Sheep Detectives today and I absolutely loved it. Silly, weird, heartfelt fun - absurdly good cast, too. Would recommend! Two facts: 1) the sheep are CGI (not AI) and they used real reference sheep to design them; 2) it was written by Craig Mazin who also wrote... Chernobyl.
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We have a new article! 'Doing world politics and social media: Digital practice and open education in international relations' in @epsjournal.bsky.social Written with the fantastic @apapamichail.bsky.social, @mlebourdon.bsky.social & @louisepears.bsky.social
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Doing world politics and social media: Digital practice and open education in international relations | European Political Science | Cambridge Core
Doing world politics and social media: Digital practice and open education in international relations
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
There is still time to sign up for this - rebellion is a really important topic at the moment!
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The next @cawpbisa.bsky.social event features the brilliant @crossdale.bsky.social! It is on 25 March at 2pm, online. To read more and register, follow the link below www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Poster for an event: The symbolic life of rebellion: Reading affective economies of contestation. Online 25 March.
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Exciting news! The University of Gloucestershire has joined forces with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research to launch a Master’s programme in sustainability. I am v excited to be part of this team. Do share with your networks! www.glos.ac.uk/content/uog-...
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UoG joins forces with UNITAR to launch groundbreaking master’s programme in sustainability - University of Gloucestershire
The MSc Sustainable Global Futures degree is the world's only course of its kind.
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women’s Day! Please enjoy this article I wrote with Rosie Walters in 2024. We explore the IWD communications from arms manufacturers, arguing that these function as a form of gender washing (whereby discourses of progress obscure violence) doi.org/10.1093/ips/...
Gender washing war: If asked what “arms manufacturer” first brings to mind, few people would likely answer “women’s rights.” And yet, each International Women’s Day (IWD), leading global arms manufacturers present themselves as working to help bring about gender equality. “Gender washing” refers to corporate social responsibility communications aimed at presenting a corporation as empowering to women and girls, even while their own products, supply chains, or employment practices harm them. In this article, we show how arms manufacturers use social media communications about IWD to gender wash their images, positioning themselves as progressive and caring. Bringing into conversation feminist work in Security Studies and International Political Economy, we identify new varieties of gender washing specific to war and martial violence: client military and government partnerships, and constructive silence. We also expand the global hierarchy of publics targeted by gender washing communications, reflecting the fact that unlike other transnational corporations, arms manufacturers are not concerned with garnering “brand loyalty” amongst the general public. Rather, they communicate both to and with Global North governments and militaries. Thus, what is at stake in these representations, we argue, is not simply the reputation of the individual corporations concerned, but a broader process of gender washing war.
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UCU Commons @ucucommons.org · 29/01/2026
From tomorrow, Friday 30 January, ballot papers will start to arrive by post for VP (HE and FE), and several key positions on our NEC. We're supporting our own @markpendleton.bsky.social for VP (HE) and independent @suzitoole.bsky.social for VP (FE) & lots of other great people. Please share! #UCU
UCU elections 2026: recommended votes. All information is available at https://ucucommons.org/election26/
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Watching The Muppet Show and eating garlic bread: the perfect evening.
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miss piggy from the muppet show is wearing a pearl necklace and pink gloves and is asking a question .
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BISA Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group @cawpbisa.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
📢📢We are very excited to announce our first virtual seminar as a BISA working group! 📢📢 Join us for this excellent talk with Dr Shadi Mokhtari on her current book project examining the human rights politics surrounding Iran’s 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement.
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I've thought a lot about whether or not to post this, because I wasn't sure it was my place, but it occurred to me that people may never know otherwise: I'm very sorry to say that my wonderful colleague Vicky Randall passed away unexpectedly recently @vrandall.bsky.social
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I'm doing a writing retreat and have reached my writing goal a day early! My chapter now stands at 8,025 words. I guess tomorrow can be an editing day now!
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Starting 2026 as I mean to go on: by watching Muppets Treasure Island
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy new year from the UK! My next new year's resolution is to eat pasta shapes I have never tried before (suggestions welcome...)
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Please enjoy this outstanding fact
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Out now! This new article, by @veronicabarfucci.bsky.social is well worth a read, I highly recommend it: Militarizing Femininity on Social Media: Female Empowerment and Heteronormative Logics in the Representation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces doi.org/10.1093/ips/...
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Google Scholar tells me that I've just reached my 150th citation 😃
150 citations for me!
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 19/12/2025
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Please enjoy the Christmas decorations on the @wshed.bsky.social tree
A xenomorph playing in the snowDani from Midsommar with a wreath in her hair instead of a flower crownHellraiser guy with a smile and Christmas present
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
One more day of writing retreat left and it needs to be a good one 😬 4,000 words written so far!
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Didn't win the research award I was nominated for, but I did get something better: a Students' Union award for exceptional support beyond teaching, decided upon following nominations from students across the whole university! 🥹
Winner: Natalie Jester. Exceptional support beyond teaching
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This sounds very cool!
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Voluntarily inducing Whamageddon myself today, because Last Christmas is an excellent song and I will not stand for any anti-George Michael sentiment in this house
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Dear Microsoft Word, If I start to type "cal" in the font box, I do not want Calibri Light. I have never wanted Calibri Light, which is inferior to its Calibri sibling. Love, Me
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I've been shortlisted for a University of Gloucestershire Staff Award by my colleagues and the statement is really lovely 😭
Nat brings passion for research and research-informed teaching to her work across BCSS. As Research Advocate for People, Culture and Environment, she supports colleagues with book proposals, bid development and research mentoring, making a significant difference for early-career academics. She established a research newsletter to strengthen community awareness, led events on research culture and advocated for initiatives such as the weekly Research Power Hour and the BCSS Research Awards. Nat also encouraged naming a staff award after John Hockey, honouring his contribution to the research community. Her teaching integrates her expertise in discourse media analysis, militarisation and gender, inspiring students to pursue advanced study in these areas. Nat’s work demonstrates how strong research leadership enhances both staff development and student learning. She plays a central role in building a positive, ambitious research culture within BCSS.
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Dr Hannah Murray @hlmurray.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
RED ALERT: the University of Nottingham is threatening to close its Department of American Studies, putting all staff at risk of redundancy, and ending any American specialist knowledge in the Faculty of Arts. Sign the petition here to save jobs: www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Yesterday was a University of Gloucestershire open day, and it was lovely!
Staff at the University of Gloucestershire stood in front of a sign saying Social Sciences
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles. Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This is devastating news. Alice Wong was such a fantastic thinker and advocate for disabled people. Like others, I learned a lot from her, and the world is a lot poorer without her
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3
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Early Career Researcher Network: key information for ECRs
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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Ah, we've reached the time of year when UK trains are all cocked up. Almost all my journeys recently have been late and absolutely rammed full of people. Not what you want after a three hour class.
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
When I submitted a paper to AI & Society the email confirmation sent me to a website that told me my language quality score was only 3/10 but RUBRIQ could fix it. I study this stuff, so uploaded my paper to RUBRIQ, which proceeded to introduce scientific fabrication and change scientific terms.
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