Catherine M. Appert
@catappstrophic.bsky.social
feminist/scholar, master emailer, seriously over the ableism of it all. have pronouns will travel.
just gonna bookmark this link for when family wonders why I don’t and won’t fuck with Catholicism
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Catholic Church to excommunicate priests for following new US state law
The Justice Department is investigating whether the new law violated the First Amendment.
www.newsweek.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
just gonna bookmark this link for when family wonders why I don’t and won’t fuck with Catholicism
www.newsweek.com/catholic-chu...
www.newsweek.com/catholic-chu...
On Cornell cancelling Kehlani www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
GUEST ROOM | The Sound of Silence: On Music, Politics and Belonging at Cornell
In a Guest Column, Catherine Appert, Associate Professor of Music and Sound Studies, responds to the cancellation of Kehlani’s Slope Day performance. She argues that Kehlani’s very existence, their ve...
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April 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
On Cornell cancelling Kehlani www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
We can and should reject RFK’s eugenicist ramblings without erasing the existence of profoundly autistic people.
April 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We can and should reject RFK’s eugenicist ramblings without erasing the existence of profoundly autistic people.
Reposted by Catherine M. Appert
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
Reposted by Catherine M. Appert
“We have academic freedom & freedom of speech on this campus!”
Hundreds of Cornell students, staff & supporters held an emergency rally today for Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student suing Donald Trump over the constitutionality of targeting students for protected speech.
www.wbng.com/2025/03/20/r...
Hundreds of Cornell students, staff & supporters held an emergency rally today for Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student suing Donald Trump over the constitutionality of targeting students for protected speech.
www.wbng.com/2025/03/20/r...
Rally held at Cornell for Momodou Taal amid lawsuit against Trump
Taal claims an unidentified federal officer approached his home.
www.wbng.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“We have academic freedom & freedom of speech on this campus!”
Hundreds of Cornell students, staff & supporters held an emergency rally today for Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student suing Donald Trump over the constitutionality of targeting students for protected speech.
www.wbng.com/2025/03/20/r...
Hundreds of Cornell students, staff & supporters held an emergency rally today for Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student suing Donald Trump over the constitutionality of targeting students for protected speech.
www.wbng.com/2025/03/20/r...
“autism makes you do Nazism” was not on my Trump inauguration 2.0 bingo card. Bffr.
January 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“autism makes you do Nazism” was not on my Trump inauguration 2.0 bingo card. Bffr.
Thanked a student for masking in class today and the reply “thank you for making it a safe space to” was an important reminder of our students’ limited agency to protect themselves without compromising their studies.
January 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Thanked a student for masking in class today and the reply “thank you for making it a safe space to” was an important reminder of our students’ limited agency to protect themselves without compromising their studies.
Got to my first conference in a very long time, thanks to an institutional commitment to accessibility (now let’s get that going individually, co-attendees!). Heard some incredible work, connected with great people, wish I could stay through the end. #2024asa
November 16, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Got to my first conference in a very long time, thanks to an institutional commitment to accessibility (now let’s get that going individually, co-attendees!). Heard some incredible work, connected with great people, wish I could stay through the end. #2024asa
Y’all need to start paying attention. Next up: gender and sexuality studies, ethnic studies . . . www.jta.org/2024/11/11/u...
Cornell’s handling of a new course on Gaza could preview campus Israel battles under Trump - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Ivy League school's president shares his concerns about a course on Israel and Palestine, as schools everywhere prepare for pushback from the government.
www.jta.org
November 12, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Y’all need to start paying attention. Next up: gender and sexuality studies, ethnic studies . . . www.jta.org/2024/11/11/u...
I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you’re a card-carrying member of an academic society, the correct pronoun for discussing said society’s shitty pseudo-inclusive policies is “we” not “they.”
November 12, 2024 at 6:18 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you’re a card-carrying member of an academic society, the correct pronoun for discussing said society’s shitty pseudo-inclusive policies is “we” not “they.”
Waiting for liberals to realize they’ve been “your body, my choice”-ing disabled/chronically ill folks and children for the past several years.
November 9, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Waiting for liberals to realize they’ve been “your body, my choice”-ing disabled/chronically ill folks and children for the past several years.