Dr Emma Louise Backe
@emmalouisebacke.bsky.social
Anthropologist working on the politics of care for survivors of gender-based violence / Managing Editor of The Geek Anthropologist / feminist killjoy
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Job Alert! DH postdoc at Edinburgh - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on the AHRC-funded project "Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana", which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Job Alert! DH postdoc at Edinburgh - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on the AHRC-funded project "Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana", which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
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Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
From Turtle Island to Palestine, Indigenous people across the world continue to resist settler-colonial domination, extraction, and exploitation of their land and communities.
We center these tradi...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
I want to promote Inclusive Ethnography
Making Fieldwork Safer, Healthier and More Ethical! @animalarchaeology.com and I have a chapter on mental health, ableism and trauma in the field and in academia. The book as a whole is a great teaching tool for methods. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/in...
Making Fieldwork Safer, Healthier and More Ethical! @animalarchaeology.com and I have a chapter on mental health, ableism and trauma in the field and in academia. The book as a whole is a great teaching tool for methods. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/in...
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I want to promote Inclusive Ethnography
Making Fieldwork Safer, Healthier and More Ethical! @animalarchaeology.com and I have a chapter on mental health, ableism and trauma in the field and in academia. The book as a whole is a great teaching tool for methods. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/in...
Making Fieldwork Safer, Healthier and More Ethical! @animalarchaeology.com and I have a chapter on mental health, ableism and trauma in the field and in academia. The book as a whole is a great teaching tool for methods. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/in...
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1. It would appear that in recent reporting, the BBC is now using the phrase "biological male who identifies as a woman" when they mean to talk about a transgender woman.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
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This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
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BBC Now Calling Trans Women 'Biological Males Who Identify As Women'
These stories come in the aftermath of allegations that a small but mighty cabal of “LGBT reporters” had somehow seized control of the BBC and “censored” right-wing views.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1. It would appear that in recent reporting, the BBC is now using the phrase "biological male who identifies as a woman" when they mean to talk about a transgender woman.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
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. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
retractionwatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
When your chronic illness prevents you from flying to the #AAA2025 conference to present on the ravages of insufficient funding and support for health care access to vulnerable populations-is this praxis? #anthrosky
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
When your chronic illness prevents you from flying to the #AAA2025 conference to present on the ravages of insufficient funding and support for health care access to vulnerable populations-is this praxis? #anthrosky
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"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
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F&P seeks EOIs for a new Associate Editor (Book Reviews & Public Engagement). Ideal for someone skilled in new media + feminist public scholarship. Applications from ECRs, Global South & underrepresented groups welcome!
🔗 Details: LinkedIn. Queries: [email protected]
@tracymorison.bsky.social
🔗 Details: LinkedIn. Queries: [email protected]
@tracymorison.bsky.social
Call for EOIs - Associate Editor | Feminism & Psychology
The editorial team invites Expressions of Interest for a new role: Associate Editor, Book Reviews & Public Engagement.
🗓️ Deadline: 10 Jan 2026
📧Queries and EOIs to Tracy Morison (EiC): T.Morison@mas...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
F&P seeks EOIs for a new Associate Editor (Book Reviews & Public Engagement). Ideal for someone skilled in new media + feminist public scholarship. Applications from ECRs, Global South & underrepresented groups welcome!
🔗 Details: LinkedIn. Queries: [email protected]
@tracymorison.bsky.social
🔗 Details: LinkedIn. Queries: [email protected]
@tracymorison.bsky.social
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This week's Bitch Media reprint is so key to the archives we are trying to rebuild. Vanessa Willoughby writes on Black women's influence in punk culture--and the attempts to erase their influence over the years.
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the-flytrap.ghost.io/loud-and-cle...
Loud and Clear
There is no punk without Black women.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This week's Bitch Media reprint is so key to the archives we are trying to rebuild. Vanessa Willoughby writes on Black women's influence in punk culture--and the attempts to erase their influence over the years.
the-flytrap.ghost.io/loud-and-cle...
the-flytrap.ghost.io/loud-and-cle...
Gee I wonder why I am getting targeted ads on Twitter about the Israeli embassy in South Africa? Perhaps I’ll have to ask Grok…
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Gee I wonder why I am getting targeted ads on Twitter about the Israeli embassy in South Africa? Perhaps I’ll have to ask Grok…
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Platypus is hiring! 📣📣📣
The official blog of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing and one of the leading anthropology blogs, invites applications for the positions of Contributing Editor and Multimodal Contributing Editor!
blog.castac.org/call-for-mce...
The official blog of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing and one of the leading anthropology blogs, invites applications for the positions of Contributing Editor and Multimodal Contributing Editor!
blog.castac.org/call-for-mce...
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Platypus is hiring! 📣📣📣
The official blog of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing and one of the leading anthropology blogs, invites applications for the positions of Contributing Editor and Multimodal Contributing Editor!
blog.castac.org/call-for-mce...
The official blog of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing and one of the leading anthropology blogs, invites applications for the positions of Contributing Editor and Multimodal Contributing Editor!
blog.castac.org/call-for-mce...
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Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
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One of the best outlets covering politics is being gutted and replacing their politics coverage with.....lies about the future young people will never see.
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
One of the best outlets covering politics is being gutted and replacing their politics coverage with.....lies about the future young people will never see.
In honor of spooky season, I'm resharing a GeekAnthro article I wrote on Midsommar, the dynamics of exploitation and assault in the academy (looking at you Comaroff), and what we consider "sacred" in Anthropology thegeekanthropologist.com/2020/10/30/b...
“Burn Him”: Midsommar, Horror and Anthropology
[Content and spoiler warning: This piece discusses key plot points from the film Midsommar and includes descriptions of suicide and racial violence.] When the five main characters of Ari Aster’s ho…
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October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In honor of spooky season, I'm resharing a GeekAnthro article I wrote on Midsommar, the dynamics of exploitation and assault in the academy (looking at you Comaroff), and what we consider "sacred" in Anthropology thegeekanthropologist.com/2020/10/30/b...
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Hey, Alaska's been hit by a typhoon and no one is talking about it. Indigenous towns are in need of aid. People are missing and the gov't is still shut down.
If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.
#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen
If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.
#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen
Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska | Alaska Beacon
Rescue and recovery efforts began Sunday in western Alaska as a major storm caused by remnants of Typhoon Halong hit coastal communities with massive storm surge, flooding and hurricane-force winds up...
alaskabeacon.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hey, Alaska's been hit by a typhoon and no one is talking about it. Indigenous towns are in need of aid. People are missing and the gov't is still shut down.
If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.
#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen
If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.
#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen
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Hi friends mutual aid call: a survivor I work with in Cape Town is at risk of being evicted. Please donate and circulate with your networks! www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/hel...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hi friends mutual aid call: a survivor I work with in Cape Town is at risk of being evicted. Please donate and circulate with your networks! www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/hel...
Hi friends mutual aid call: a survivor I work with in Cape Town is at risk of being evicted. Please donate and circulate with your networks! www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/hel...
BackaBuddy | Your SA fundraising platform
Online campaigns to raise funds for causes you are passionate about. Free Campaign Support.
Proudly South African. Trusted For 11 Years. Types: NPO Funding, Individual Cause Funding, Charity ...
www.backabuddy.co.za
September 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hi friends mutual aid call: a survivor I work with in Cape Town is at risk of being evicted. Please donate and circulate with your networks! www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/hel...
I am trying so hard to let my brain rest and recover post PhD and focus on dealing my auto immune issues. But the academic goblin in my brain keeps telling me I need to adapt my thesis into articles and be “productive.”
September 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I am trying so hard to let my brain rest and recover post PhD and focus on dealing my auto immune issues. But the academic goblin in my brain keeps telling me I need to adapt my thesis into articles and be “productive.”
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Since we first advertised these postdoctoral positions, the project looking at political violence in democracies has unfortunately become even timelier. Apply now to join this important project led by distinguished Professor @hannefjelde.bsky.social.
Apply by 1 October: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Apply by 1 October: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Since we first advertised these postdoctoral positions, the project looking at political violence in democracies has unfortunately become even timelier. Apply now to join this important project led by distinguished Professor @hannefjelde.bsky.social.
Apply by 1 October: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Apply by 1 October: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Rep. Ronny Jackson calls to forcefully mass institutionalize trans people and calls them a cancer.
www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/r...
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September 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Rep. Ronny Jackson calls to forcefully mass institutionalize trans people and calls them a cancer.
www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/r...
www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/r...
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Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.
www.404media.co
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...