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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her)

@sharestampador.bsky.social
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Sociology/Anthro @Edinburgh University | #CulturalDiplomacy #Nostalgia #Japan | JFEC Exec. Sec. | Co-partner, Flaneur Sensory Productions | edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-sharleen-estampador

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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Declining American pop culture driven soft power? Soft power is back on the radar www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | America Used to Be Cool. What Happened?
The world order is changing. So is the United States’ place in it.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Go Marion!! explaining why this strike is necessary. This isn't ideal but what's happening in higher education at large is changing the landscape of higher education for the worst.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Check out my article! Liminal belonging and racialized Western identity: intersectionality, nostalgia, and the lived experience in a Japanese town www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Liminal belonging and racialized Western identity: intersectionality, nostalgia, and the lived experience in a Japanese town
This article examines the marginalization, liminality, and reconfiguration of identity through embodied intersectionality, to grasp the complexities of the lived situated experience. Focusing on in...
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Terrible to see cuts to Scottish & Celtic Studies in Scotland’s capital; languages, Arts. Universities are more than efficiency & cost-cutting, they challenge assumptions, preserve knowledge, help students understand histories, cultures, people beyond their own. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/21/a...
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An Act of Monumental Cultural and Educational Vandalism
“There is a loss of any vestiges that the University of Edinburgh conceives of itself as primarily a Scottish institution.” – Alec Finlay. You could argue that this process began …
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Facebook served me a rage-bait post asking why Muslims migrate to “Christian nations.” Many migrate to secular, multicultural societies for safety, work, rights, and stability, not to a religion. That distinction matters. Less hate, more reason.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Anti racist protest in Leith #Edinburgh against the recent knife attack
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Worth reading. The erosion of universities is not just an institutional problem; it risks diminishing one of the few spaces dedicated to sustained critical reflection on social and political life. newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Lorna Finlayson, Irreversible — Sidecar
On Britain’s universities.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/04/2026
Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability. (Published July 2025)
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“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This can't be true, and yet it is.... Dumping sick people infront of a hospital because they can't afford to pay and are unisured in Kentucky, treated like garbage.. NHS isn't perfect but I feel safer here! youtu.be/rFJsFdgMkYE?...
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‘It’s like I’m worthless’: Troubleshooters investigate patient dumping allegations
YouTube video by WAVE News - Louisville, KY
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Dalkeith County Park, beautiful place for a stroll
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This flyer popped through my door, no thank you ✋🙅‍♀️
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This Guardian piece describes middle men, pretty much trafficking international students for UK universities The reality of the “study abroad” dream isn’t always what it seems, do your homework before committing read up on economic opportunities in the country. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
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‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK
The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt
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Jake Adelstein @tokyovice.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Japan Declares "Yakuza" as Intangible Cultural Property With UNESCO Officials described the move as “long overdue recognition of a living tradition,” noting that the yakuza's distinctive aesthetics, extortion, and political influence makes them "living treasures" open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...
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Japan Declares "Yakuza" as Intangible Cultural Property With UNESCO
Officials described the move as “long overdue recognition of a living tradition,” noting that the yakuza's distinctive aesthetics, extortion, and political influence makes them "living treasures"
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/03/2026
Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
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Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing, and Trump Defends Ballroom Plans
Plus, a three-minute, multimillion-dollar art heist.
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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Or in Utrecht, for that matter - we're currently hiring! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
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PhD-position: Collective Action, Cohesion and Inequality
Are you interested in how social process around climate-related behaviour work, this might be your project.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Thank goodness: Jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children in 1st wave of social media addiction lawsuits | PBS News www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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Jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children in 1st wave of social media addiction lawsuits
A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children's mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. The case was among the first to reach tria...
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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The Pets Left Behind When Their Owners Are Deported
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Been offered a Peer Researcher role with Migration Policy Scotland. Looking forward to working on the Better Mixing project in Scotland all about diversity and belonging. Such wonderful news on Eid. Happy Eid!! 💖
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Eid Mubarak 🌙✨ A new ritual in our home: my husband baking these beautiful treats for Eid. I think I may be married to a pastry chef now
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
JFEC Call for Applications 🇯🇵 The Japan Foundation Endowment Committee (JFEC) invites applications for small grants supporting Japanese Studies research and events at UK universities. Deadline: 15 April 2026 Details & application info: jfecommittee.org.uk/about-us/ @jfecuk.bsky.social
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What we do:The Japan Foundation Endowment CommitteeIn 1974 the Japanese Government, through the Japan Foundation, made a donation of 300 million yen (then worth £455,000). the income fom which was to ...
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Rewatching Sex & the City. Loved that show portraying women as strong, liberated, independent. Now shocked. Men chasing models normalising beautiful women as “easy”, and blase about non consent. Strange to revisit a once empowering series & how it regurgitated the same stereotypes that harmed women.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I’ve got friends w/ family in Iran, Israel, Emirates. What’s happening isn’t some distant geopolitical nightmare, it’s people’s homes, towns, lives. None of this needs to be happening. May everyone find peace in these uncertain times. 🌍❤️ #Peace #Humanity
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The Government wants to make it massively harder for migrants and refugees to get settlement. They are betraying millions of people already living and working here. Email your MP now and tell them to speak out. act.praxis.org.uk/email-mp-con...
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The Government is betraying its promise to millions. Email your MP now & defend migrant rights.
The Government is ramping up their hostile environment policies once again. This time, they want to make it harder than ever for migrants and refugees to settle in the UK permanently. Email your MP no...
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Mark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This morning, us in Sheffield’s East Asian Studies (and at least one other area) hear the outcomes from the sham “review” conducted by management, and likely how many jobs are at risk. The review promised openness, transparency and engagement with stakeholders. It delivered none of those things.
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Mark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
So the management decision is to restructure with the aim of cutting academic jobs in East Asian Studies. This decision is based on a false narrative of decline and financial unsustainability, despite management’s own figures showing that we continue to generate well in excess of our costs.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Ongoing impact of scholars funded by the Japan Foundation Endowment Committee. Scholar Spotlights showcase how awardees contribute to the study of Japan and Japanese Studies more widely through UK scholars and their innovative and interdisciplinary research. jfecommittee.org.uk/scholar-spot...
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Scholar Spotlights: Awardees’ ongoing contribution - jfecommittee.org.uk
See how JFEC-supported scholars are advancing knowledge and driving change. If you have been awarded by JFEC and want to be featured on our page, please send us an email. Click on the Contact Us link ...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/02/2026
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum in New York City had long been a mystery. It was recently linked to the Underground Railroad. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This one guy went to Japan on exchange, saw how social healthcare actually works, and shifted from Trump to Mamdani. Socialism is widely misunderstood. This validates my research on international exchange in Japan, exposure to difference doesn’t erase it, humanizes it. youtu.be/ICroxl2r1B8%...
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60,000 Trump Voters Just Elected a Socialist. We Asked Them Why.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This was so sad but touching, the contemplation of quantum mechanics by a Palestinian physicist going through war in Gaza...@radiolab open.spotify.com/episode/11qw...
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Quantum Refuge
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JETwit @jetwit.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We love to share stuff about Japan here, but just a reminder that JETwit also has a website. And on that website we post a lot of job openings for those who have connections with Japan. So if you're looking for work, come take a look! jetwit.com/wordpress/ #JobHunt #Jobs #JETwit #JETAA #Japan
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This Asian Boss doc was eye-opening as a daughter of Filipino immigrants N. America.Colonisation set up an economy that focused on exporting labour instead of building strong local industries. That pattern never really went away youtube.com/watch?v=lXm5...
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Why the Philippines’ Outsourcing Economy Is Quietly Disappearing | AB Explained
YouTube video by Asian Boss
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is one of the most existential, contemplative, magically feminist political games I’ve ever played. A meditation on power, solidarity, consequence, and choice. There's divination and sisterhood. I need there to be another game! And longer! share.google/20Ba7bRwbsiv...
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Review: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Switch) - A Bewitching Narrative Deckbuilder
Shuffle the hand of Fate
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NCC (北米日本研究資料調整協議会) @nccjapaninfo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
How can researchers, especially those who are independent or at small institutions, get the help with the Japan Studies resources they need? NCC’s Outreach Working Group (OWG) supports those without access to comprehensive Japanese library resources! 🤝 📚 guides.nccjapan.org/outreach
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/01/2026
“Shot dead” is passive. “murdered” names the actor. Words matter, especially when the state is pulling the trigger.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I have an update on Greenland.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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No lockout for University of Sheffield staff
UCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ...
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Obsessed with the #CoffeeTalk games, relaxing & comforting. #Lofi music, nice to have it playing in the background with the Seattle rain and presence. Need more games like this, can't wait for the #Tokyo version. Anyone play this and similar #games? www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
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Coffee Talk
A coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to peoples’ problems and helping them by serving a warm drink or two.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
If we want women to thrive in the economy, we have to stop treating care as a private burden and start seeing it as infrastructure not an add on but a foundation #careEconomy www.instagram.com/reel/DS7p7A6...
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instituteofartandideas on Instagram: "A highlight worth revisiting: Professor Catherine Liu on the growing pressures inside modern academia, from restricted freedom to t…"
A highlight worth revisiting: Professor Catherine Liu on the growing pressures inside modern academia, from restricted freedom to the erosion of expertise.Tap the link in bio to watch her debate the future of universities with Eric Kaufmann and Yaron Brook. 🎬 Recorded live at @HowTheLightGetsInFestival
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
'So-called “tradwives”, referring to female content creators who promote traditional gender roles on social media, are another example.' Effective talking point when addressing #gender in my classes. share.google/bQSYxRVpgftG...
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‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
#Sheffield Uni staff face lockout & indefinite loss of pay from 5 Jan for legal industrial action. I finished my PhD in #EastAsianStudies once a dedicated school, now dismantled & facing redundancies. These fields matter for #decolonising #knowledge. Please support: gofund.me/8ee86f179 #academia
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Donate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark Pendleton
I'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff!
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
I have a paper in resubmitting with minor corrections that touches quite heavily on this. #racialisation #identity #sociology
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
If in #Edinburgh & looking for driving lessons, Vita is very good and makes the lessons entertaining. Exp. Teaching uni students. Automatic lessons! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social +44 7747 514297 £67.50 per 90mins lesson, if pre paid, non refundable for 6/12/18hrs.(4/8/12 lessons) £270/£530/£765.
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Have a colleague looking for tutoring work in #Scotland. He has extensive experience as a Senior Tutor and a strong background in the social sciences, highly adaptable across related subject areas. Needs to stay local. #highered #socialsciences #eastasia #teaching #university
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Oaklands School - Edinburgh @team-oaklands.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It was the perfect afternoon for a bonfire; warm (for a Scottish November) and no rain. Spruce class had a lovely time snapping kindling, making sparks and singing fireside songs. #LfSEdinburgh
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Almost the end of teaching this semester. I have been told I am the best tutor they've had, they like my engagement style in class and that they have truly enjoyed it. 🙇‍♀️ Grateful I can do the job that I do. ❤️👩‍🏫
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I know things are bad in terms of recontracting at university but I have a friend that lives locally and teaches on sociology in #Edinburgh and needs work next semester. He's had a position as senior tutor. He knows what he's doing and is very professional. Any job leads on teaching?
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Sharleen Estampador, PhD (she/her) @sharestampador.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
@argonautbooks.bsky.social is a world-class bookshop and my go-to for new finds, good horror, feminist work. We bring our friends there when they visit. Leave them alone @waterstones.bsky.social
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Attention, UK: "That should mean more job openings for U.S.-born workers, right? Wrong. Over the same period, employers announced more than 946,000 job cuts — the highest year-to-date total since 2020 — while hiring plans have fallen to a 14-year low."
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