Melisa Slep
@mtslep.bsky.social
Researching #abortion, #feminisms, public policies, et al 💚
PhDing @qmulsse.bsky.social #phdchat
PGR Rep for @lag-uk.bsky.social
Msc @lseid.bsky.social
Politóloga, @cpoliticauba.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
She/Her/Ella
PhDing @qmulsse.bsky.social #phdchat
PGR Rep for @lag-uk.bsky.social
Msc @lseid.bsky.social
Politóloga, @cpoliticauba.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
She/Her/Ella
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Melisa Slep
@mtslep.bsky.social
· Aug 29
I used to live tweet conferences in The Other Place, and I wish I’d done it for @rgsibg.bsky.social here on Bluesky… but alas, here are some impressions from the past three days at the University of Birmingham #RGSIBG25
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SAAF grantee partner CLACAI shares a "a groundbreaking, globally unique monitoring project on access to reproductive health, conducted in 9 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Uruguay." 👇
saludreproductivavital.info/monitoreo/ #ReproSky
saludreproductivavital.info/monitoreo/ #ReproSky
Monitoreo Ciudadano - La Salud Reproductiva es Vital
En esta sección se presentan los resultados de un inédito monitoreo sobre acceso a la salud reproductiva único a nivel global, realizado en nueve países de América Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, ...
saludreproductivavital.info
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
SAAF grantee partner CLACAI shares a "a groundbreaking, globally unique monitoring project on access to reproductive health, conducted in 9 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Uruguay." 👇
saludreproductivavital.info/monitoreo/ #ReproSky
saludreproductivavital.info/monitoreo/ #ReproSky
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All are invited to check the SLAS Blog and discover insightful posts on Latin American studies, research highlights, member perspectives, and updates from our community.
Read the latest here: www.slasuk.org/blog
#SLAS #LatinAmericanStudies
Read the latest here: www.slasuk.org/blog
#SLAS #LatinAmericanStudies
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
All are invited to check the SLAS Blog and discover insightful posts on Latin American studies, research highlights, member perspectives, and updates from our community.
Read the latest here: www.slasuk.org/blog
#SLAS #LatinAmericanStudies
Read the latest here: www.slasuk.org/blog
#SLAS #LatinAmericanStudies
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Please co-sign this open letter calling on @qmul.bsky.social to reinstate Angel and to change practices to stop any other student from being subjected to this kind of ordeal: c.org/kKdrfyLYy8
Sign the Petition
Stand with Ángel: urge Queen Mary University support a student left without funding
c.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Please co-sign this open letter calling on @qmul.bsky.social to reinstate Angel and to change practices to stop any other student from being subjected to this kind of ordeal: c.org/kKdrfyLYy8
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Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group & Space Sexualities and Queer Research Group for this upcoming event, 'A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times'.
📅 Thursday 13 November
🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/cPl750Xothw
📅 Thursday 13 November
🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/cPl750Xothw
A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times
This webinar invites geographers to examine geography’s role and critical scholarship amid rising anti-trans reactionary politics.
ow.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group & Space Sexualities and Queer Research Group for this upcoming event, 'A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times'.
📅 Thursday 13 November
🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/cPl750Xothw
📅 Thursday 13 November
🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/cPl750Xothw
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This year’s call for applications for the Prize Post Doctoral Fellowships in Politics at Nuffield College is now live! It’s a fantastic opportunity for newly minted PhDs to spend three years in a wonderful academic environment:
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This year’s call for applications for the Prize Post Doctoral Fellowships in Politics at Nuffield College is now live! It’s a fantastic opportunity for newly minted PhDs to spend three years in a wonderful academic environment:
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
El próximo 17 de noviembre voy a estar conversando con el grupo de investigación en género y políticas públicas a nivel subnacional en América Latina de @cpoliticauba.bsky.social! La charla es abierta a la comunidad y se pueden inscribir acá: tinyurl.com/456zfpj3
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
El próximo 17 de noviembre voy a estar conversando con el grupo de investigación en género y políticas públicas a nivel subnacional en América Latina de @cpoliticauba.bsky.social! La charla es abierta a la comunidad y se pueden inscribir acá: tinyurl.com/456zfpj3
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Nuevo! Guía de buenas prácticas para la atención del aborto inducido a partir de 20 semanas de embarazo:
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New! Best practice guide for abortion care from 20 weeks of pregnancy onwards:
clacaidigital.info/handle/12345...
From SAAF grantee partner CLACAI
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New! Best practice guide for abortion care from 20 weeks of pregnancy onwards:
clacaidigital.info/handle/12345...
From SAAF grantee partner CLACAI
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Nuevo! Guía de buenas prácticas para la atención del aborto inducido a partir de 20 semanas de embarazo:
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New! Best practice guide for abortion care from 20 weeks of pregnancy onwards:
clacaidigital.info/handle/12345...
From SAAF grantee partner CLACAI
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New! Best practice guide for abortion care from 20 weeks of pregnancy onwards:
clacaidigital.info/handle/12345...
From SAAF grantee partner CLACAI
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What does it mean to speak of joyful passions in an era of reactionary politics? 'in conversation' w/ leading feminist & reproductive justice scholars on messy, magical, political feminist activism in Latin America. 10th Nov, 1830-1930 GMT: www.outsavvy.com/event/31065/... @kings-sga.bsky.social
In Conversation: Feminist Joys, Magic Pills, and Decolonial Praxis in Latin America. Tickets - London - OutSavvy
What does it mean to speak of joyful passions in an era when reactionary politics thrive on resentment? How do feminist movements across Latin America navigate these tensions while fighting for reprod...
www.outsavvy.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What does it mean to speak of joyful passions in an era of reactionary politics? 'in conversation' w/ leading feminist & reproductive justice scholars on messy, magical, political feminist activism in Latin America. 10th Nov, 1830-1930 GMT: www.outsavvy.com/event/31065/... @kings-sga.bsky.social
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Join us @clascam.bsky.social for a one-day symposium on Visual Activisms in the Southern Cone. With talks from Nayla Vacarezza, Erika Teichert, Anna Corrigan; and a film screening of Piotr Cieplak’s (Dis)Appear.
1pm-7pm, Friday 21 November @cam.ac.uk.
Register below! 📸 🎥
1pm-7pm, Friday 21 November @cam.ac.uk.
Register below! 📸 🎥
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Join us @clascam.bsky.social for a one-day symposium on Visual Activisms in the Southern Cone. With talks from Nayla Vacarezza, Erika Teichert, Anna Corrigan; and a film screening of Piotr Cieplak’s (Dis)Appear.
1pm-7pm, Friday 21 November @cam.ac.uk.
Register below! 📸 🎥
1pm-7pm, Friday 21 November @cam.ac.uk.
Register below! 📸 🎥
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Great news! From today, emergency hormonal contraception is available for free in pharmacies across England!🥳️
We previously announced this move when the news broke earlier in the year - we're pleased to share that the measure now been implemented.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
We previously announced this move when the news broke earlier in the year - we're pleased to share that the measure now been implemented.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England
Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Great news! From today, emergency hormonal contraception is available for free in pharmacies across England!🥳️
We previously announced this move when the news broke earlier in the year - we're pleased to share that the measure now been implemented.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
We previously announced this move when the news broke earlier in the year - we're pleased to share that the measure now been implemented.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
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Podcast: Driving Terror looks at the role of the Ford Falcon in Argentina's darkest period. Author Karen Robert talks to us about her book latamrob.substack.com/p/podcast-32...
Podcast 32: The death squads' auto of choice
Driving Terror looks at the role of the Ford Falcon in Argentina's darkest period: author Karen Robert talks to us about her remarkable study
latamrob.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Podcast: Driving Terror looks at the role of the Ford Falcon in Argentina's darkest period. Author Karen Robert talks to us about her book latamrob.substack.com/p/podcast-32...
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🌿 What is PILAS?
PILAS (Postgraduates in Latin American Studies) is the postgraduate network of @slaslatam.bsky.social — run by and for postgraduates based in the UK whose work focuses on Latin America 🌎
PILAS (Postgraduates in Latin American Studies) is the postgraduate network of @slaslatam.bsky.social — run by and for postgraduates based in the UK whose work focuses on Latin America 🌎
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🌿 What is PILAS?
PILAS (Postgraduates in Latin American Studies) is the postgraduate network of @slaslatam.bsky.social — run by and for postgraduates based in the UK whose work focuses on Latin America 🌎
PILAS (Postgraduates in Latin American Studies) is the postgraduate network of @slaslatam.bsky.social — run by and for postgraduates based in the UK whose work focuses on Latin America 🌎
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Our wonderful co-written book 'Researching Displacement Together: Co-producing Knowledge with Women in Colombia' is out and open access!
Come to the book launch at King's College London on 5th November 2025 if you want to know more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interrogat...
Come to the book launch at King's College London on 5th November 2025 if you want to know more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interrogat...
Interrogating Development Seminar: "Researching Displacement Together"
Discussion w/ Sonja Marzi, Rachel Pain, & Jen Tarr about their new book "Researching Displacement Together"
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Our wonderful co-written book 'Researching Displacement Together: Co-producing Knowledge with Women in Colombia' is out and open access!
Come to the book launch at King's College London on 5th November 2025 if you want to know more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interrogat...
Come to the book launch at King's College London on 5th November 2025 if you want to know more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interrogat...
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Salió la nueva Mu! 🌼🌼🌼
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Salió la nueva Mu! 🌼🌼🌼
Mi barrio, mi país 🇦🇷
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Mi barrio, mi país 🇦🇷
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Come and join us to discuss the whys and wherefores, joys and torture of writing - in solidarity, in relations with participants, in neoliberal academia.
We have a panel, snacks, and time for everybody to take part in the conversation
Bush House KCL, 4 Nov 2-5pm
We have a panel, snacks, and time for everybody to take part in the conversation
Bush House KCL, 4 Nov 2-5pm
👩🏫 Why do we write? Writing (together) in participatory research projects - why, for whom and how?
@floracornish.bsky.social is a panellist at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social workshop on 4 Nov, and colleagues and PhD students are invited to join
👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/why-d...
@floracornish.bsky.social is a panellist at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social workshop on 4 Nov, and colleagues and PhD students are invited to join
👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/why-d...
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Come and join us to discuss the whys and wherefores, joys and torture of writing - in solidarity, in relations with participants, in neoliberal academia.
We have a panel, snacks, and time for everybody to take part in the conversation
Bush House KCL, 4 Nov 2-5pm
We have a panel, snacks, and time for everybody to take part in the conversation
Bush House KCL, 4 Nov 2-5pm
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🚨🌎 Political scientists!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
Global Talent Fund
Discover why our £4.35m of funding from the Global Talent Fund could be brilliant for your research, career and quality of life.
www.bath.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🚨🌎 Political scientists!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
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You still have a few days left to submit your proposals for next year's SLAS conference at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
More information below.
More information below.
📌SLAS CONFERENCE DEADLINE EXTENDED📌
Dates: 9–10 Apr 2026 (@pilas-latam.bsky.social on 8 Apr)
Venue: @universityofleeds.bsky.social, UK
Abstracts (300 words max): Monday 20th Oct 2025
Notification of acceptance: Early-mid Dec 2025
MORE INFORMATION BELOW
Dates: 9–10 Apr 2026 (@pilas-latam.bsky.social on 8 Apr)
Venue: @universityofleeds.bsky.social, UK
Abstracts (300 words max): Monday 20th Oct 2025
Notification of acceptance: Early-mid Dec 2025
MORE INFORMATION BELOW
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
You still have a few days left to submit your proposals for next year's SLAS conference at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
More information below.
More information below.
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This week at the Vagina Museum, the Reproductive Justice Initiative present a retrospective on decolonising contraception. An installation is on display, and you can join us for an evening conversation on Thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/29889/...
Reproductive Justice Initiative presents: A Retrospective on Decolonising Contraception Tickets - London - OutSavvy
This event is part of the Vagina Museum and Sarah Parker Remnond Centres (Re)producing Justice programme.✨✨✨Join us for the opening event of A Retrospective on Decolonising Contraception. A living arc...
www.outsavvy.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This week at the Vagina Museum, the Reproductive Justice Initiative present a retrospective on decolonising contraception. An installation is on display, and you can join us for an evening conversation on Thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/29889/...
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Our first public event! Film screening of Zurawski v Texas, followed by a panel discussion about the impact of abortion bans/restrictions on all kinds of pregnancies, with the film's producer and others. Friday 17 October, UCL East Cinema, 2pm-5pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zurawski-v...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zurawski-v...
'Zurawski V Texas' Screening at UCL
A screening of the new critically acclaimed documentary that reveals the impact of abortion bans and restrictions in the US.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Our first public event! Film screening of Zurawski v Texas, followed by a panel discussion about the impact of abortion bans/restrictions on all kinds of pregnancies, with the film's producer and others. Friday 17 October, UCL East Cinema, 2pm-5pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zurawski-v...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zurawski-v...
[cries in la llama que llama]
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
[cries in la llama que llama]
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When you are 73, you've led a life that makes Keith Richard's seem like that of a Benedictine monk, and when you're one of the greatest maybe the greatest Spanish language pop rock artists ever, you can record a song in English if you fucking feel like it
youtu.be/UGm3t1KgIHw
youtu.be/UGm3t1KgIHw
Charly García, Sting - In the City (Official Video)
YouTube video by CharlyGarciaVEVO
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
When you are 73, you've led a life that makes Keith Richard's seem like that of a Benedictine monk, and when you're one of the greatest maybe the greatest Spanish language pop rock artists ever, you can record a song in English if you fucking feel like it
youtu.be/UGm3t1KgIHw
youtu.be/UGm3t1KgIHw
One of the friendliest conferences I've ever attended! Send your panel / paper abstracts until Nov. 7th
🔔 Your voice matters – contribute Panels & Papers to #ECPG26!
🌸 European Conference on Politics and Gender @ecprgender.bsky.social
📆 15–17 Jun 2026 @nclpolitics.bsky.social
ℹ️ 16 Sections exploring gender, sexuality & intersectionality across politics, academia, and public life
⏰ Deadline: 7 Nov
🌸 European Conference on Politics and Gender @ecprgender.bsky.social
📆 15–17 Jun 2026 @nclpolitics.bsky.social
ℹ️ 16 Sections exploring gender, sexuality & intersectionality across politics, academia, and public life
⏰ Deadline: 7 Nov
Browse Sections
ECPG call for Panels and Papers
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of the friendliest conferences I've ever attended! Send your panel / paper abstracts until Nov. 7th