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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about the “compact” for higher education

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 4d

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I'm teaching UG Year 1 students 'Researching Media & Communication' & it's their 1st brush with academic research
What are YOUR top 3️⃣ foundational texts to absolutely include in this module to make them fall in love with research?
#RecommendedRead
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 6d

Over 75% of content removal decisions by platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube were successfully reversed through appeals enabled under the EU’s Digital Services Act. www.euractiv.com/news/tiktok-...

www.euractiv.com

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 12d

COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.

Public backs ‘super ID card’ which could be used to report potholes

Ministers have recently said they are considering introducing a form of digital ID for adults in Britain

www.independent.co.uk

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 12d

We're wrapping up welcome week @citystgeorges.bsky.social & these words of kindness from my students popped up in memories. Our school newsletter runs, "Why I do what I do" & my love for research & guiding students in their dissertations is such a massive reason why!
#CityStGSCC

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Jul 20

"Study reveals how Black UK postgrad students may experience racial trauma symptoms after repeated exposure to interacting stressors… harmful cultural expectations in education, and racist behaviours in university spaces… maintained by institutional racism."

#OpenAccess #Blackademics #BlackSky

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 15d

Special shoutout to @usharaman.bsky.social U of Hyderabad of course & so many wonderful brilliant professors & colleagues & @iamcr.org @icahdq.bsky.social @aoir.bsky.social SMSociety MediaEdLab FemLab & superb networks!
Please give it a listen: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

Episode 3 - Two heads are better than one: Networking and mentors in academia

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 15d

I have been blessed with some amazing mentors & networks! Here's my bit paying it forward & expressing my gratitude in, "Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A podcast by ECRs, for ECRs" by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Aug 29

Looking for some good reading about AI in education? Check out this new special issue "Theorizing the Future of Generative AI in Education" just out @lmt-journal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjem20/5...

Learning, Media and Technology

Theorizing the Future of Generative AI. Guest Editors: Maureen Ebben and Julien Murphy. Volume 50, Issue 3 of Learning, Media and Technology

www.tandfonline.com

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 16d

This was such a fantastic collaboration and is most certainly by ECRs for ECRs...
Absolutely loved working with Alana Gaglio Eimir Kelly Leonie Smith Clare Stainthorp & others!
Thank you so much for supporting this The British Academy & The Leverhulme Trust

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 16d

Our new podcast by ECRs, for ECRs is here. Tune in as researchers share their academia survival tips.

The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 16d

Check out this new podcast for ECRs - I’m proud to have been one of the guests on episode 3, where we talk about the importance of networks and mentors, and where to find them!

Episode 3 - Two heads are better than one: Networking and mentors in academia. Screenshot of podcast page banner with photo of three women (including me) in green tops smiling and talking in a relaxed podcast studio.

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 16d

This was such a fantastic collaboration and is most certainly by ECRs for ECRs...
Absolutely loved working with Alana Gaglio Eimir Kelly Leonie Smith Clare Stainthorp & others!
Thank you so much for supporting this @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk

Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 16d

The Leverhulme Trust has teamed up with @britishacademy.bsky.social to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a new podcast by ECRs for ECRs. Tune in now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

Read more about this collaboration: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/confess...

White text on magenta background: Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. leverhulme.ac.uk/news
"We are excited to be collaborating with the British Academy on this new podcast to help early career researchers navigate every stage of their career journey."

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Laura Hille @simongoeshill.bsky.social · Jul 2

CfP for Navigationen. Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften 2/26.

»Technofascism«

Glancing at current headlines, it is palpably clear that the utopian tech visions of the 1990s have morphed into something darker. Let's talk about the techno in technofascism - again.

CFP for Navigationen. Zeitschrift für Medien- und
Kulturwissenschaften 2/26. »Technofascism«
What is technofascism, and how can it be conceptually clarified?
• How does today’s technofascism differ from classical fascism or other contemporary right-wing
movements?
• What is “techno” about Technofascism? What technophilosophical approaches can be identified
to specifically characterize this phenomenon?
• What are current examples of techno-fascist endeavors and theories?
• What are the theoretical points of reference for techno-fascist thinking?
• Is there an appropriation of classic left-wing texts and approaches?
Submission details
We welcome proposals for contributions (500-word abstract, 200-word author bio, and
two key references) that shed light on the topic of technofascism from various interdisciplinary
perspectives. Deadline Proposal: 15.07.25. Accepted Papers: 28.02.2026.
Please send proposals to
Laura Hille: laura.hille@leuphana.de, Felix Hüttemann: fhuettema@uni-bonn.de, and Milan
Stürmer: sturmer@esphil.eur.nl

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 18d

Regina Ahn & others.

Our chapter received its 1st citation too! Please read here: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

#CityStGSCC

Access/Use | 3 | Children, Media, and Technology | Devina Sarwatay, Us

This chapter gives an overview of access and use of media and technology by children and adolescents from a global perspective. We define key terms, identify

www.taylorfrancis.com

Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 18d

communication & media studies students & scholars.

I @devinasarwatay.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social co-authored the chapter, 'Access/Use' w @usharaman.bsky.social U of Hyderabad & we are in brilliant company w Wonsun Shin @drsrivi.bsky.social Sun Sun Lim Lynn Schofield Clark Shina Alade
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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 18d

When you have a nice surprise waiting for you on your return from summer...this beautiful book has arrived!

Children, Media, & Technology edited by Erica Scharrer @umassamherst.bsky.social centers questions of access, diversity, equity, & inclusion to provide a timely & much-needed text for...
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 23d

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with @expeditions.bsky.social, the Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection, highlighting the importance of sharing knowledge as widely as possible. Read more about this exciting partnership: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/EXPedit... @annavignoles.bsky.social

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 28d

Fab researchers at the National Literacy Trust launched new research asking: What does AI mean for the future of literacy?

New findings offer insight into how young people & teachers use genAI & whether literacy skills can support a more critical approach

More: literacytrust.org.uk/ai-and-literacy

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Sep 8

No access ⛔

New report documents the difficulty for researchers to get access to social media data. The access challenge has multiple effects, such as turning away from studying some platforms, redesigning studies, and fears of violating terms of service.

www.digmin.dk/Media/638923...

www.digmin.dk

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Devina Sarwatay @devinasarwatay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Surviving September in London

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ysabel @ysabel.bsky.social · Sep 6

‘Alison Bennett, a mom in Los Angeles, has been going "full '90s" in her efforts to avoid buying her 8-year-old a phone. Bennett bought her an MP3 player for music, rents DVDs for movies, and gets paper delivery of the Los Angeles Times.’

www.businessinsider.com/tin-can-land...

Tin Can is a 'landline' for kids. It comes as more parents are trying to keep their kids from cellphones.

Tin Can is a kid-friendly WiFi phone that replicates an old-fashioned landline. It's aimed at parents who want to delay giving their kids a cellphone.

www.businessinsider.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 28

D.C. judges and grand jurors are pushing back on Trump’s policing surge.

One judge said an arrest was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life,” while some grand juries have refused to indict those accused of assaulting law enforcement.

D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge

A federal magistrate judge said one arrest in D.C. was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life” and another lacked “basic human dignity.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 27

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · Aug 26

Here in Colorado, legislators from both parties are trying to grant AI companies immunity from consumer protection lawsuits.

Like immunity for gun manufacturers.

Politicians will be bought off by all these tech bros as their products continue to kill us.

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Sheila Foster @sheilarose.bsky.social · Aug 27

Surprise, surprise. "When Republicans repealed a Biden-era “access and equity” grant program for transportation, they canceled funding for projects in some of their own districts."

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

Purging ‘Equity’ Programs, G.O.P. Defunded Its Own Roads

www.nytimes.com

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