Harvey Humphrey
@harveyhumphrey.bsky.social
Academic. Poet. Creative sociologist. Queer non-binary trans man. Spoonie. Gentletran & a scholar. Also part of the Queer Disability Studies Network snails. 🐌🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Hi new followers 👋 a (re)introduction as there’s lots of you: I’m a Lecturer in Research Methods (fixed term - employ me!). I work across trans studies, queer disability studies, co-production & creative methods. I write poetry & put on a play from my research. I could post more & I'm quite boring.
I’ve been coughing and losing my voice for months (currently unexplained but I don’t have an infection). We’ve reached the point where lovely students are emailing me with home remedies because they are concerned. These are some of the joys of teaching. Not the coughing. We’d all like that to stop.
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I’ve been coughing and losing my voice for months (currently unexplained but I don’t have an infection). We’ve reached the point where lovely students are emailing me with home remedies because they are concerned. These are some of the joys of teaching. Not the coughing. We’d all like that to stop.
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Applications Now Open for the University of Glasgow Library Visiting Research Fellowship scheme - supporting scholars from across academic disciplines to come to Glasgow to work on our unique research collections. Please RT or pass on:
www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Applications Now Open for the University of Glasgow Library Visiting Research Fellowship scheme - supporting scholars from across academic disciplines to come to Glasgow to work on our unique research collections. Please RT or pass on:
www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
Happy BSA @britsoci.bsky.social abstract decision day to all who celebrate. Don’t know where I’ll work in April. Do know I’ll be in Manchester for BSA conference. That in itself feels like a comment on where sociology is as a discipline. Excited for conversations with colleagues old & new in April.
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happy BSA @britsoci.bsky.social abstract decision day to all who celebrate. Don’t know where I’ll work in April. Do know I’ll be in Manchester for BSA conference. That in itself feels like a comment on where sociology is as a discipline. Excited for conversations with colleagues old & new in April.
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Can anyone point me to any public health campaigns (ideally video) from during Covid19 which in some way say "stay apart to stay safe" or similar messaging? I know the UK ones, but I want an example from further afield (reposts appreciated)
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Can anyone point me to any public health campaigns (ideally video) from during Covid19 which in some way say "stay apart to stay safe" or similar messaging? I know the UK ones, but I want an example from further afield (reposts appreciated)
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Ready to merge sociology with art? Applications to the 2026 cycle of the Image-Maker in Residence series are now open! We seek to commission four online residencies that showcase experimental methodologies and ways to disseminate research beyond plain text.
APPLY NOW – buff.ly/TD5raNw
APPLY NOW – buff.ly/TD5raNw
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ready to merge sociology with art? Applications to the 2026 cycle of the Image-Maker in Residence series are now open! We seek to commission four online residencies that showcase experimental methodologies and ways to disseminate research beyond plain text.
APPLY NOW – buff.ly/TD5raNw
APPLY NOW – buff.ly/TD5raNw
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Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.
An excellent resource from one of my favourite colleagues. And students on our Media Research Methods course get to hear from @kenglish.bsky.social with their lecture on questionnaires and surveys next week! (Please don’t ask me about numbers. Kirstie Ken is here for numbers. I only do words).
Have been included in a collection of online resources for teaching research methods produced by the @ncrm.ac.uk .
www.ncrm.ac.uk/documents/Th...
www.ncrm.ac.uk/documents/Th...
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An excellent resource from one of my favourite colleagues. And students on our Media Research Methods course get to hear from @kenglish.bsky.social with their lecture on questionnaires and surveys next week! (Please don’t ask me about numbers. Kirstie Ken is here for numbers. I only do words).
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Have been included in a collection of online resources for teaching research methods produced by the @ncrm.ac.uk .
www.ncrm.ac.uk/documents/Th...
www.ncrm.ac.uk/documents/Th...
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Have been included in a collection of online resources for teaching research methods produced by the @ncrm.ac.uk .
www.ncrm.ac.uk/documents/Th...
www.ncrm.ac.uk/documents/Th...
Today I had a work meeting and there was a dog. There is no happier Harvey than a Harvey with a pet friend. Please introduce me to your pets. Will travel for pet friendship.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today I had a work meeting and there was a dog. There is no happier Harvey than a Harvey with a pet friend. Please introduce me to your pets. Will travel for pet friendship.
This is an excellent paper and brilliant contribution to queer/crip temporality scholarship. It’s also a really important confrontation with some of ways UKHE harms us. As a disabled academic it was at times a difficult read(in a good way I think). I’ll definitely read it again. Thanks for your work
Here we are then, the article I have been whining about for well over a year. Written with @robinskyer.bsky.social, our article explores failure and crip temporalities in UKHE and is published today with the Sociological Review
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
October 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is an excellent paper and brilliant contribution to queer/crip temporality scholarship. It’s also a really important confrontation with some of ways UKHE harms us. As a disabled academic it was at times a difficult read(in a good way I think). I’ll definitely read it again. Thanks for your work
A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) arrived in the post today. This is the very first page which says “trans women are women. Kindly shut this book if you think that is up for debate.” This will be great.
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) arrived in the post today. This is the very first page which says “trans women are women. Kindly shut this book if you think that is up for debate.” This will be great.
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On Tuesday we launched the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary & Trans Studies! Thank you to everyone who came to the launch event & my fellow co-directors. It was a great evening & the first of what Iam sure will be many fantastic GLINTS events.
October 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On Tuesday we launched the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary & Trans Studies! Thank you to everyone who came to the launch event & my fellow co-directors. It was a great evening & the first of what Iam sure will be many fantastic GLINTS events.
This just arrived in the post. So that’s my weekend sorted.
I actually think I might reread book 2 first. I think this follows on immediately and I don’t remember it as well as I could. It did come out 6 years ago. Anyone else thinking the same? Anyway I have high hopes for this.
I actually think I might reread book 2 first. I think this follows on immediately and I don’t remember it as well as I could. It did come out 6 years ago. Anyone else thinking the same? Anyway I have high hopes for this.
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This just arrived in the post. So that’s my weekend sorted.
I actually think I might reread book 2 first. I think this follows on immediately and I don’t remember it as well as I could. It did come out 6 years ago. Anyone else thinking the same? Anyway I have high hopes for this.
I actually think I might reread book 2 first. I think this follows on immediately and I don’t remember it as well as I could. It did come out 6 years ago. Anyone else thinking the same? Anyway I have high hopes for this.
Thanks to everyone who came to the GLINTS launch yesterday. Great to see so many academics, students & supporters. Excited for the possibilities of this new space. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & co-directors not on here
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Thanks to everyone who came to the GLINTS launch yesterday. Great to see so many academics, students & supporters. Excited for the possibilities of this new space. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & co-directors not on here
In a couple of months it’ll be 30 months before the end of my 30s. I like music & chocolate. So I’m thinking I might commit to once a month having a nice bar of chocolate & listening to a full album I like for 30 months. I have some in mind but recommendations for chocolate very welcome (albums too)
October 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In a couple of months it’ll be 30 months before the end of my 30s. I like music & chocolate. So I’m thinking I might commit to once a month having a nice bar of chocolate & listening to a full album I like for 30 months. I have some in mind but recommendations for chocolate very welcome (albums too)
Actually former university I have changed my name with not only do I not want an email in my deadname I also don’t want an invite to an alumni street party, SU club night, silent disco & alumni TED talks. The stuff of actual nightmares.
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Actually former university I have changed my name with not only do I not want an email in my deadname I also don’t want an invite to an alumni street party, SU club night, silent disco & alumni TED talks. The stuff of actual nightmares.
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We're starting a new 'ArtsLab' (research network) in trans studies at Glasgow! It's very exciting and I hope that in time we can become a real centre for research in this field. Find out more - including details of our upcoming launch event - on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We're starting a new 'ArtsLab' (research network) in trans studies at Glasgow! It's very exciting and I hope that in time we can become a real centre for research in this field. Find out more - including details of our upcoming launch event - on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
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This is really exciting to see - GLINTS launches this month @uofglasgow.bsky.social and will provide a multi-disciplinary, cross-College space for academics and research students working in trans studies.
We're starting a new 'ArtsLab' (research network) in trans studies at Glasgow! It's very exciting and I hope that in time we can become a real centre for research in this field. Find out more - including details of our upcoming launch event - on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
October 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is really exciting to see - GLINTS launches this month @uofglasgow.bsky.social and will provide a multi-disciplinary, cross-College space for academics and research students working in trans studies.
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Lucy Pickering and I first talked about research ethics nearly 30 years ago. Now we’re launching a call for chapters on experiences of ethics review.
Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
More here 👉 helenkara.com/2025/10/08/e...
#ResearchEthics #CallforChapters #EthicsReview
Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
More here 👉 helenkara.com/2025/10/08/e...
#ResearchEthics #CallforChapters #EthicsReview
Ethics Review In Practice
I have known Lucy Pickering for a long time. I first met her almost 30 years ago through a mutual friend, and I got to know her well some years later when we were doing our PhDs at the same time. W…
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October 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Lucy Pickering and I first talked about research ethics nearly 30 years ago. Now we’re launching a call for chapters on experiences of ethics review.
Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
More here 👉 helenkara.com/2025/10/08/e...
#ResearchEthics #CallforChapters #EthicsReview
Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
More here 👉 helenkara.com/2025/10/08/e...
#ResearchEthics #CallforChapters #EthicsReview
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Interdisciplinarity is fun because it’s something job ads in humanities HE say they want but it often feels like it actively disqualifies you (in the sense of having degrees in, and published in leading journals of, multiple distinct disciplines). Everyone believes you’re not in their discipline.
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Interdisciplinarity is fun because it’s something job ads in humanities HE say they want but it often feels like it actively disqualifies you (in the sense of having degrees in, and published in leading journals of, multiple distinct disciplines). Everyone believes you’re not in their discipline.
Just got my Covid and flu vaccines. The eligibility for Covid jabs has been reduced (by both NHS Scotland and NHS England) but loads of people can still get the flu jab. It was super quick and not busy at all. Get jabs pals. It’s way cooler than getting sick.
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just got my Covid and flu vaccines. The eligibility for Covid jabs has been reduced (by both NHS Scotland and NHS England) but loads of people can still get the flu jab. It was super quick and not busy at all. Get jabs pals. It’s way cooler than getting sick.
The new Idlewild album came out today. It’s pretty good. Excited to give it a proper listen over the weekend. These are all the opinions I have on albums that came out today.
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The new Idlewild album came out today. It’s pretty good. Excited to give it a proper listen over the weekend. These are all the opinions I have on albums that came out today.
If you are a @uofglasgow.bsky.social staff or student interested in intersex, non-binary and trans studies join us for our GLINTS launch event later this month on October 21st: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glints-lau... also enjoy this image of some our publications (books and zines!) from our stall.
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
If you are a @uofglasgow.bsky.social staff or student interested in intersex, non-binary and trans studies join us for our GLINTS launch event later this month on October 21st: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glints-lau... also enjoy this image of some our publications (books and zines!) from our stall.
Yesterday I had a fab time meeting folk from @uofglasgow.bsky.social ArtsLabs & talking about our new Glasgow Lab for Intersex Non-binary & Trans Studies co-organised with colleagues inc @uofgsociology.bsky.social. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Yesterday I had a fab time meeting folk from @uofglasgow.bsky.social ArtsLabs & talking about our new Glasgow Lab for Intersex Non-binary & Trans Studies co-organised with colleagues inc @uofgsociology.bsky.social. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social
My partner just told me about tattie scone nachos & I was unimpressed. Tattie scones on crisps is too much potato! Turns out tattie scones are instead of crisps. Now I’m on board. Anyway that’s our level of culinary delights if anyone has eat out recommendations for Edinburgh for his birthday in Nov
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My partner just told me about tattie scone nachos & I was unimpressed. Tattie scones on crisps is too much potato! Turns out tattie scones are instead of crisps. Now I’m on board. Anyway that’s our level of culinary delights if anyone has eat out recommendations for Edinburgh for his birthday in Nov