Rachel E. Davis
@redavisphd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Middle Tennessee State University | CITAP Affiliate | Studying transactional sex, social media, & gendered violence | she/her
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MTSU Research 2025
Middle Tennessee State University's annual magazine for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
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MTSU's research magazine features an article about me and my undergraduate mentee's research on law enforcement perceptions of sex trafficking! issuu.com/mtsumag/docs...
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They should make thanksgiving for girls called thanksgirling
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
They should make thanksgiving for girls called thanksgirling
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
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I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.
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They should put the Gilmore Girls in Fortnite
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
They should put the Gilmore Girls in Fortnite
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The players opening up about this have to play their games in stadiums plastered with the logos of these casinos, and the broadcasts of those games are packed with ads for the same casinos. A colossal betrayal and failure from the league
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The players opening up about this have to play their games in stadiums plastered with the logos of these casinos, and the broadcasts of those games are packed with ads for the same casinos. A colossal betrayal and failure from the league
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Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in The Great Sugar Showdown baking contest on Wednesday, November 20th, in the glass room next to Todd 342! Whether you're entering a dessert or just coming to enjoy the sugar-fueled fun, we hope to see you there!
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in The Great Sugar Showdown baking contest on Wednesday, November 20th, in the glass room next to Todd 342! Whether you're entering a dessert or just coming to enjoy the sugar-fueled fun, we hope to see you there!
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July 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My flight got delayed, and then I got to see the northern lights from a plane with six total passengers 🥹💃🏻✨✈️🌌
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My flight got delayed, and then I got to see the northern lights from a plane with six total passengers 🥹💃🏻✨✈️🌌
Please sign and share this petition demanding that MTSU affirm its commitment to the right to free expression for all its employees, to not bow to the whims of those in power, and to change disciplinary policy so that no employee will be fired without due process. actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Please sign and share this petition demanding that MTSU affirm its commitment to the right to free expression for all its employees, to not bow to the whims of those in power, and to change disciplinary policy so that no employee will be fired without due process. actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
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Check out Sociology professor Dr. Rachel Davis in this month's newsletter from the Undergraduate Research Center at MTSU! You can read the rest of the newsletter here: www.canva.com/design/DAG1Z...
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Check out Sociology professor Dr. Rachel Davis in this month's newsletter from the Undergraduate Research Center at MTSU! You can read the rest of the newsletter here: www.canva.com/design/DAG1Z...
October Reading Wrap-Up! Started a lot of books this month, didn’t finish a lot. Follow me on Fable:
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October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
October Reading Wrap-Up! Started a lot of books this month, didn’t finish a lot. Follow me on Fable:
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This article was very interesting… I have aphantasia, and I realized it a few years ago when people on Twitter were discussing how detailed an apple is when they picture it in their minds. I hadn’t considered how it can also impact your memory and sense of self! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
www.newyorker.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This article was very interesting… I have aphantasia, and I realized it a few years ago when people on Twitter were discussing how detailed an apple is when they picture it in their minds. I hadn’t considered how it can also impact your memory and sense of self! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Join MTSS on Tuesday 10/21, where we will host a panel of sociology faculty to discuss various opportunities for students and learn more about the Career Development Center! 📚✍️
🗓️ Tuesday, October 21st
🕰️ 4:30PM - 6PM
📍ACB Room 102
🥤Food and drinks provided!
✨Open to Everyone✨
See you there! 🫵
🗓️ Tuesday, October 21st
🕰️ 4:30PM - 6PM
📍ACB Room 102
🥤Food and drinks provided!
✨Open to Everyone✨
See you there! 🫵
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Join MTSS on Tuesday 10/21, where we will host a panel of sociology faculty to discuss various opportunities for students and learn more about the Career Development Center! 📚✍️
🗓️ Tuesday, October 21st
🕰️ 4:30PM - 6PM
📍ACB Room 102
🥤Food and drinks provided!
✨Open to Everyone✨
See you there! 🫵
🗓️ Tuesday, October 21st
🕰️ 4:30PM - 6PM
📍ACB Room 102
🥤Food and drinks provided!
✨Open to Everyone✨
See you there! 🫵
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Yeah sure whatever come on in
October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yeah sure whatever come on in
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I found a 19th century Cat Villain!
October 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I found a 19th century Cat Villain!
I just discovered this website, and I want to share it with the world. It features all the fake movies and TV shows on real movies and TV shows. nestflix.fun
Nestflix
A platform for fictional films and shows within other films and shows.
nestflix.fun
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I just discovered this website, and I want to share it with the world. It features all the fake movies and TV shows on real movies and TV shows. nestflix.fun
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When there's a beetle flying around in the room when you're trying to sleep so you use the light on your phone to find it and your cat appears out of the gloom like a feline phantasm on one of those 1970s haunted photos:
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When there's a beetle flying around in the room when you're trying to sleep so you use the light on your phone to find it and your cat appears out of the gloom like a feline phantasm on one of those 1970s haunted photos:
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In some ways this is the government now
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I'm sick and tired of seeing these thugs terrorize big events and am worried that they will try to interrupt Limp Bizkit's set. My gf (F19) and I (M31) are going to our first Lollapalooza and are concerned about the growing threat around the city](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:of56nmyuqzvjta7qlf7gwht6/bafkreigd4ytwxolisa7hyct6pyoprf6vqdzvyevq44rtyv4zjeurlw3uii@jpeg)
October 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
In some ways this is the government now
My department is hiring!
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (#129030) in sociology at the rank of assistant or associate professor whose research and teaching focus is health, illness, and healthcare systems.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My department is hiring!
Structural Functionalist, Conflict Theorist, Symbolic Interactionist #sociology #socsky
Editor in chief, city editor, features editor
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Structural Functionalist, Conflict Theorist, Symbolic Interactionist #sociology #socsky
This must have required overtime for every fact checker at the New Yorker. Sheesh! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Hague on Trial
The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct.
www.newyorker.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This must have required overtime for every fact checker at the New Yorker. Sheesh! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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I cannot believe what we are subjected to, day after day.
October 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I cannot believe what we are subjected to, day after day.
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all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd