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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 15h

I just fist pumped and made an audible “yass” in a coffee shop cause I got an email confirming one of my undergrad’s ethical approval…hope my students know how invested I am in their work 😅😂

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 3d

I do wish a little more time was spent on the online safty act although I don’t think the consequences of that legislation had been fully realised at the time of publication. Thank you to everyone who recommended this to me!

Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Absolute must read given the recent rise of AI. Despite feeling more pessimistic than the author I loved her account here, particularly how wide reaching it was. The amount of examples across both geographic contexts and the contexts in which AI is applied was great.

The cover of the audiobook for Code dependant living in the shadow of Ai by Madhumita Murgia

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 3d

A few years ago if a sci-fi book was pitched as “those with power love AI more than they tolerate trans people” I would have thought it was far fetched…yet here we are 🤷‍♂️🙃

Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 5d

We’re on a speedrun to bluesky banning anti ai hate speech but leaving anti trans hate speech awesome

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Jules Scheele @julesscheele.bsky.social · 7d

Announcement dropped! So excited about this ✨

Avery Hill Publishing @averyhill.bsky.social · 8d

Thrilled to share that @julesscheele.bsky.social is adapting Virginia Woolf’s Orlando as a graphic novel biography with Avery Hill! From Elizabethan courts to the present day, a timeless journey reimagined in comics. ✨📚

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 9d

Very excited about this (& chuffed about my logo making skills 😂)

Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · 9d

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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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 10d

Had a great time at the Glasgow lab for intersex, non-binary and trans studies(GLINTS)stall at the arts lab showcase today.

If you want to learn more about GLINTS come to our launch event on the 21st of October: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glints-lau...

5 people standing around a stall with a trans pride flag in front of it.

A stall with a range of trans studies materials on it

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 11d

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 11d

Drop by the ARC tomorrow between 12-14:00 to find out about labs at UofG including the new Glasgow Lab for Intersex,Non-binary and Trans Studies (GLINTS). Spent today printing some zines which will be avaible at our stall alongside some of our members publications for you to peruse!

A pile of zines mostly black and white with one navy and pink one in the foreground and a copy of the second international handbook on the demography of sexuality

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 17d

Happy giving lost students directions week to those that celebrate it 😅✨

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Kirsteen Paton @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social · 22d

👋 Sociologists in Solidarity with Palestinians @socispal.bsky.social have joined Bluesky

Give them a follow for resources, events and upcoming actions calling on sociological professional bodies to us their platforms to stand with Palestinian

If you want to get involved email [email protected]

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 22d

This is wonderful! Let’s start a campaign to replace Personal Development Reviews with Pigeon Drawings Received!

Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 22d

Also almost started greetin at the very sweet thank you gift Esmee drew me. The number of pigeons drawn by students is how I’m going to assess my teaching from now on 🥹😂

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 22d

Also almost started greetin at the very sweet thank you gift Esmee drew me. The number of pigeons drawn by students is how I’m going to assess my teaching from now on 🥹😂

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 22d

Was a great afternoon at the @sserc.bsky.social celebration event for the summer research placement students. Dead proud of my student Esmee. If you want to hear more about her work check out this blog post she contributed to:

www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 24d

If we are very quiet we can hear them cracking 😅

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 26d

Also creating the mind map is the fun part why would you want the AI doing that?…admitedly my concept of fun might differ slightly here but still. The notion of just reading mind maps sounds dead dull to me & wouldn’t help me retain anything.

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 26d

Just got an add for an AI that “helps” students study by creating mind maps of resources for them. A particuarly blatant examples of folk forgetting the process is the point. Creating the mind map is how you engage with & remeber the content. Reading it alone isn’t nearly as effective 🙃

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Aug 28

Please share with anyone who you think might be interested in learning about queer approaches to surveying sex,gender and sexuality.

Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Aug 19

Next month I am running a 4 half day training on designing survey questions surrounding sex, gender and sexuality for @instats.bsky.social . If your interested check it out here:

instats.org/seminar/surv...

Surveying Sex, Gender and Sexuality - Live-streaming:

This Instats seminar on Surveying Sex, Gender and Sexuality taught by Kirstie Ken English will help you take your research to the next level. Sign up today!

instats.org

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 11

UK politicians have sent condolences. Promoting empathy for someone that spewed hate while your complicit in the murder of kids is obscene.

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 11

Everyone will talk about this bigot more than any school shooting victim or Palestinians facing genocide. He had a family? Yes everyone has people that will mourn them. This doesn’t make him special and it does not negate the harm he caused.

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 10

Doing some final tweakes for my reading list for the semester. Anyone got good recommendations on data visualisation or dissemination resources?

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 10

Just messaged a pal currently in the middle of their PhD:

“Nothing makes you hate yourself more than editing”

…it’s giving early career yoda + the stressed academic version of live, laugh , love. Need to slap it on a pillow 🙃😂

a close up of a statue of yoda from star wars holding a sword .

ALT: a close up of a statue of yoda from star wars holding a sword .

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 6

The fact my bedtime reading has led to such a tangent gives an idea of how busy my head is lately and how much of a nerd I am about the census😂

Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 6

The stats here are also being used to demonstrate the extent of human rights violations. So really the specific number doesn’t matter since even one person’s rights being violated is one too many. Where stats can help is in identifying where issues occurs & informing ways to address them.

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · Sep 6

I didn’t pick up this book for a quantative account so it doesn’t matter but it does irk me that folk will probably cite this not realising.Though on the other hand, she rightfully points out all the stats she cites are undercounts which are already out of date so maybe it doesn’t matter.

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