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Right then. I think we've reached a watershed point in the waging of culture wars, and Conservatives ought to see it, and act on it. I wrote this today: What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Brunel UCU #nocompulsoryredundancies Statement on Redundancies ⚠️ brunel.web.ucu.org.uk/brunel-ucu-sta… UCU UCU London Regional Office UCU London Region UCU Solidarity Movement

This is the final year of PhD recruitment for the Techne Doctoral Training Partnership. Each year, we fund 55-60 arts and humanities studentships (including home fees and maintenance grant) at universities in London and the SE. Find out how to apply here Techne

Brunel University of London in the Hillingdon Herald - 130 FT academic positions at risk of redundancy Brunel UCU #nocompulsoryredundancies John McDonnell @UCU Times Higher Education BBC Education BBC London UCU London Regional Office UCU London Region Union of Brunel Students Dr. Bianca de Haan Hillingdon Herald

Thank goodness we still have an extremely clever centrist elite dominating the cultural/political establishment & publishing, feeding us regular nuggets of wisdom, telling us which way the wind will blow

From ‘girlboss’ to #stayathomegirlfriend: Isabel Sykes (@bruneluni) argues that the romanticisation of domesticity on TikTok US ultimately serves to exacerbate the societal disavowal of social reproduction labour under neoliberal capitalism. doi.org/10.1177/136754… #TikTok

Our bodies, their choice, as Dayna Tortorici said in 2022. The fights against "parental rights," compulsory cissexuality & forced birth are one fight: against the patriarchal privatization of social reproduction, the gendering of labor, within the familial household, for capital.

Brunel UCU #nocompulsoryredundancies #BrunelFightsBack Leaflet for Students + Open Letter: brunel.web.ucu.org.uk/brunelfightsba… Union of Brunel Students UCU @uculondon @londonucu Hillingdon Herald John McDonnell UCU Solidarity Movement

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds dlvr.it/TG8LLJ

My university has announced plans to make significant cuts to academic and professional services staff. Please consider supporting #BrunelFightsBack by signing Brunel UCU #nocompulsoryredundancies's open letter opposing these redundancies: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It's been a pleasure to work on the @TheSocReview Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project as the Lesson Plan Coordinator this year. These are free, open access resources for students and teachers interested in decolonising curricula: thesociologicalreview.org/projects/conne…

New Technecast episode on the practice of interviewing in academic research - listen below on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts ✨️open.spotify.com/episode/7m42Td…

For our latest episode of Technecast we put together a roundtable discussion on the theme of 'care' in academia - I share some thoughts on care as gendered labour and the role of universities within this open.spotify.com/episode/6xvDt7…

Link to our latest Technecast episode featuring guests studying PhDs in music from different genres and perspectives - plus some cracking song recommendations open.spotify.com/episode/3jQ1wK…

So excited that my paper 'Clean girls, tradwives, and stay-at-home girlfriends: the romanticisation of domestic labour on TikTok' has been accepted for the Console-ing Passions Conference 2025! See you in June Atlanta 🤟 fmt.gsu.edu/console-ing-pa…

.Brunel UCU #nocompulsoryredundancies joining the #StopTheCuts rally & parliamentary lobby to make the case for Brunel students and staff