Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I love how I forget the admission almost immediately and then am still surprised when what happens, happens. 010
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweQUBstaff @qubstaff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"My research is all about how we judge others based on how they speak, write or sign, and the TEDx talk felt like a good opportunity to encourage the audience to reflect on this."—Dr Emma Humphries @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. 👉 Our latest staff blog: ow.ly/qX0k50ZPHqR #LoveQUBstaff #TEDxQUB 035
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A point @annakornbluh.bsky.social has frequently made about labor intensification is that colleges cut support staff, offload essential work that support staff did onto faculty, then wonder why faculty aren’t being as “productive.” What once took our Asst. Dir. an hour, easily takes me twice that. 46214
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweThe Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🎉 Congratulations to our colleagues at Queen’s University Belfast on 100 Years of Spanish! AHGBI was delighted to join the celebration of a century of Hispanic Studies, including the inauguration of Gabriel Sánchez Espinosa as the first Cátedra Cervantes. 🇪🇸✨ 031
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Here’s the performance I mentioned that channels the ghosts of the Batallón de San Patricio, for when you have 20 minutes: www.youtube.com/live/EdhJPqb...youtube.comConcert: Ricki O’Rawe, Paul Stapleton and Conor McAuleyYouTube video by Music at Queen's 021
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Programme and Sign Up (it's free) here: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/...qub.ac.uk17.09.26 Spanish Centenary Celebrations | School of Arts, English and Languages | Queen's University Belfast 011
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Celebrating 100 years of Spanish at @QUBelfast To celebrate 100 years of teaching, research and international influence, we are hosting a major public programme featuring leading writers, poets and scholars from Spain, Argentina, the UK and the USA. Come along! 111
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweRicki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Mid-career researchers - check out this publication opportunity with the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social . 022
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Mid-career researchers - check out this publication opportunity with the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social . 022
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweInstituto Cervantes @institutocervantes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026El Instituto Cervantes abrirá una extensión en Belfast (Irlanda del Norte) | ℹ️ cervantes.org/es/sobre-nos... La institución contará con la Queen’s University como socio estratégico para la apertura de este espacio, dependiente del #InstitutoCervantesMánchester. @exterioresgob.bsky.social 031
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Some info for those frustrating climate denial conversations on buses, trains, and coffee breaks at work www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.com‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classroomsTeachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke 000
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026NI is failing its population by not requiring language learning throughout schooling: www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comLearning another language appears to slow brain ageing, scientists sayStudy finds those who speak two languages have brains that appear around six years younger than those who speak one 000
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comCutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK expertsExclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils 000
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweVault Artist Studios @vaultartiststudios.bsky.social · 11/06/2026'We will not stand by as racist pogroms sweep our city. Not in our name' - Solidarity rally at Belfast City Hall, Sat 13 June at 1pm. #solidary #rally #belfast 0107
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweMiriam Crozier @meerium.bsky.social · 10/06/2026If you feel a bit like me and massively helpless at the absolute fucking racist scumbaggery happening in NI right now, here’s something that feels like it’ll make a difference where it matters:chuffed.orgSupport people and groups impacted by racist attacksWe are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast. 065
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweLuke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 09/06/2026TUV + DUP politicians were on BBC radio blaming the horrific attack in Belfast on an "alien culture". When there are e.g. racist attacks on the Shankill, politicians from those same parties always make the point that only the individuals involved are to blame and not representative of a community 38627
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Excellent account of the struggle of universities in the UK www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukStefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the UniversitiesThe problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and... 000
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweJason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026US media keeps using the phrase “heightened tensions with Cuba” to describe what is in reality unilateral US aggression, with illegal sanctions and threats of illegal invasion, against innocent people who repeatedly say they just want to be left alone. 7427168
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 03/05/2026“every farm decision, planning permission, wastewater investment, industrial licence and abstraction licence can be measured against a single sentence: does this make our waterways more drinkable and swimmable, or less?” 000
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026‘ The report, 'Ireland in Focus 2025, Mind the Gap', shows that a relatively small number of far-right actors disproportionately influence public debate through online amplification, visible protests, and repeated narratives.‘ www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieFar-right narrative not the majority view - reportA report by the Hope and Courage Collective, which works to build resilience in communities against rising far-right hate and disinformation, has found a widening gap between public attitudes and poli... 000
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Featuring chapters on Remedios Varo, Sara Montiel, Gabriela Mistral, Carmen Conde, Sara Gallardo, María Zambrano, Raquel Forner, Dulce María Núñez, María Victoria Atencia, Ada Salas, and Las Monjitas del Jeep, among others! 020
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 28/04/2026What do singing nuns, pluriversal saints, and visionary painters have in common? They are all discussed in our new collection published today by @livunipress.bsky.social. Order for your library, today! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....liverpooluniversitypress.co.ukWomen, Religion and Culture in Spain and Latin America, 1900-2000 | HomePlease be aware - the LUP website will be in 'Read Only' mode on Tuesday 28th April from 7am-7pm BST (2am-2pm EDT).During this time, you will not be able to register new accounts, activate access tokens, or buy books/ebooks/articles on the site. 173
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Very excited for this event about artistas visionarias in Barça today. The sobremesa last night alone was fascinating! 031
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweTori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026An interesting conference being organised by colleagues in the Centre for Documentary Research here at Queen's University Belfast in June 2026. Home Frames: Documentary and the Domestic Space www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...qub.ac.ukHome Frames Conference: Call For Papers | Centre for Documentary Research | Queen's University Belfast 021
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 13/02/2026The court has spoken. Counter-terror powers must not be used to undermine democratic rights. Full statement from @drjogrady.bsky.social 092
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 31/01/2026Israeli air strikes kill 12 people in Gaza, health ministry saysirishtimes.comIsraeli air strikes kill 12 people in Gaza, health ministry saysThree children and two women killed in strike on apartment 218
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 31/01/2026It is absolutely stunning and is helping to chart a path to lighter days. Go raibh míle maith agat! 020
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 07/01/2026A scene is made up of so many parts, some of which doń´t get the credit they deserve. The DIY-alt-punk community of Belfast has been supercharged over the years by the inimitable Gwendolin Patterson. Come help us celebrate her and her 60th birthday next Friday - www.facebook.com/events_invit...facebook.comGWENDOLINS 60th Birthday PartyFriday, January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM 011
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/12/2025“The idea that squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything is fantasy and we do need to expose that.” Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me. So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comZack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian SocietyJoe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens 861106300
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025The attacks on trans rights, which are basic human rights, are a terrible injustice and an attack on truth and fact as well. Everyone should be deeply alarmed and it should be disqualifying for a politician to support such discrimination. 141192312
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Another significant Modern Languages department under threat. What does it say about current arrangements that learning about other cultures is being systematically devalued and disallowed? 001
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweUCU @ QUB @ucuatqub.bsky.social · 24/11/2025As an affiliate of Irish Congress of Trade Unions, @ucuatqub.bsky.social encourages colleagues to gather in front of the Lanyon Building gates at 12.30 on Friday 28th November to show solidarity with Palestinian trades unionists, workers and the Palestinian people. Hot food & tea/coffee provided! 0124
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Excellent source of decolonial thinking and reporting - follow if that is your thing. 022
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweThe Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 22/11/2025AHGBI, led by Professor Sarah Wright, opposes the University of Nottingham’s move to suspend—and effectively close—all Modern Languages degrees. SRUK/CERU, led by Dr Carlos Soler Montes, has also raised concerns. AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration. #SaveNottinghamLanguages 32719
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Nice primer on research about AI use and brain development 010
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025With Palestine conspicuously absent from the front pages of some major outlets and bombs still falling on Gaza, let’s make sure to look a little further for our news. 020
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweCésar Domínguez @drcesarpdp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025📢 ¿Te interesa el realismo mágico, las narrativas contemporáneas y los estudios literarios innovadores? En breve se abrirá la convocatoria FPI (Formación de Personal Investigador) del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia para la contratación de un/a investigador/a predoctoral asociado/a al proyecto: 136
Reposted by Ricki O'RaweRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 19/08/2025You almost never see/hear/read a person-on-the-street quote in which that person is saying "Yeah, immigrants are great." If it hates it rates just like if it bleeds it leads, and we get a disproportionate number of right-wingers sharing their hate and disinformation about immigration from msm. 181086330
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 18/08/2025JOB: Lecturer/Assistant Lecturer in Spanish (Global and Area Studies) - jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53267... 010
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Sally Rooney on the hypocrisy of the proscription of Palestine Action : www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...irishtimes.comSally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be itI would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal 100
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Come join us for a special event to honour Ted Hickey (my father in law) on the 20th anniversary of his passing in the hometown of his close friend and musical comrade, Seán Corcoran. seancorcoranseries.com/requiem-for-... 000
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Yep. Scaremongering about splitting the vote doesn’t really land when the so-called centre ground feels so morally far from decency. 011
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I wonder will UK politics go the way of post-agreement NI, when voters fled the middle ground towards Sinn Féin and the DUP. 000
Ricki O'Rawe @rickiorawe.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The embedding of AI into a platform some teaching staff are required to use raises all sorts of ethical quandaries, not least ecological ones. 000
Reposted by Ricki O'RawePaul Hayward @paulhayward.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Three stunning and shaming paragraphs, by Rachel Wolf of Public First, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social 691877550