Char Binns
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Char Binns
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Postgraduate Researcher, sociology of religion, focus on Millennial women’s encounters with the sacred, social media, influencer culture and postfeminism.

Dog mum, Pickleballer, Independent Visitor (IV)
🏡 Morecambe Bay 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her)
As a child in Malaysia, my wife wrote letters like this to the newspaper. Today, she lectures in children’s rights at one of the UK’s top universities.

Little “Ben Afflect Fan” would be so proud of you @rachelheah1.bsky.social and so am I!
June 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It’s National Independent Visitor Day! IVs are volunteers who spend time with children in care. The main aim of the programme is to have fun. Becoming an IV has brought extra meaning and joy to my world.

Find out how YOU can get involved: www.nyas.net/get-support/... #IndependentVisitorDay
Independent Visitors | What is an Independent Visitor? | Volunteer with NYAS
An Independent Visitor is an adult who volunteers to spend time with children in care, creating special memories and becoming someone they can rely on. Learn what an Independent Visitor is, your right...
www.nyas.net
January 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reposted by Char Binns
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.

All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Aspirational! ✨
December 19, 2024 at 9:19 AM
“Some of best-known parts of the Christmas story aren’t in the Bible”

No donkey and anything but a silent night in Bethlehem! 🫏🎶

Fun piece from my fab supervisor Chris Greenough: theconversation.com/five-christm...
Five Christmas story elements that don’t appear in the Bible, from the little donkey to the inn keeper
Many of the most loved parts of the Christmas story are unbiblical
theconversation.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Reposted by Char Binns
📢💫 Join the editorial leadership! Gender and Justice is seeking a Co-Editor in Chief to shape critical feminist scholarship. We welcome experts in sociology, geography, political science, law & related fields. Applications due Jan 31, 2025🎯

See details
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/gen...
Call for Co-Editor in Chief of Gender and Justice
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Bradford, Ashton and Wolverhampton top English Higher Education Social Mobility Index: www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/12/03/s... 👏

Only 2 Russell Group institutions in top 10.

Edge Hill Uni jumps 15 places to secure the 13th spot 🤘
2024 English Social Mobility Index - HEPI
The English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU), has been published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) since 2021. The Index measures the socia...
www.hepi.ac.uk
December 9, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Funded PhD / GTA studentship. Very excited for the one in sociology of religion on the experiences of LGBTQ+ folk. Come join my department!

Find out more: www.edgehill.ac.uk/departments/...
December 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM