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Katy Highet

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Critical Sociolinguist | Looking at language, capitalism, neoliberalism, colonialism, race, migration & activism | Really good at Tetris

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Nov 19

In the interest of not having a blank timeline, here’s a link to my most recent paper. I look at the affective economy of desire for English in India & the production of desiring subjects. Open access! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Stand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · 28d

SUTR EXCLUSIVE: Meet John Watt, the organiser of the upcoming far right "Unity Rally" in Glasgow on 20th Sept

He's been involved in nearly every far right protest outside hotels housing refugees under the guise of wanting to protect women but SUTR Scotland can now expose who he really is...

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 28d

There is no trade-off between pay and jobs. Don't let the employers fool you otherwise. This dispute is on three things:

1.Pay uplift = at least RPI+3.5% or £2,500, on all pay points
2.Protection of national agreements on T&C's
3.A national agreement to protect jobs & subjects

#WeAreTheUniversity

University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Sep 8

VCs don’t run universities.

We do.

After another real terms pay cut, UCU is launching a UK-wide strike ballot.

Ballot opens October.

Vote YES.

#WeAreTheUniversity

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · Sep 7

No time for far right losers #RefugeesWelcomeHere

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Proud to have been amongst many @ucuscotland.bsky.social comrades standing against the far right today ✊✊✊

Cecile Menard @cecilebm.bsky.social · Sep 6

UCU comrades from @ucuscotland.bsky.social @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social and @ducuuo.bsky.social standing up to racism today in Holyrood. #RefugeesWelcome

Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Edinburgh is #ANTIFASCIST!!!! 250 anti-racists standing up to a miserable 80 racists ✊✊✊

Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very proud supervisor today! Raghav Venkatesh presenting his incredible research at #BAAL2025

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Language and Society Scotland @langsocscot.bsky.social · Sep 5

The poster competition at #BAAL2025 includes an entry from LASS member @danielcalvert.bsky.social on Glasgow-based refugee community groups, looking at the role of translanguaging and decolonial struggle in the lives of people seeking refuge in Scotland.

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks Lucy! Your plenary was great - will find you tomorrow so we can talk more!

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Language and Society Scotland @langsocscot.bsky.social · Sep 4

One symposium participant gave the example of this recent letter, co-signed by 7,500 citizens and 400 academics stopreturnfascism.org/english/

English - Open Letter Against the rise of Fascism in 2025

June 14th, 2025 A Century Later: A Renewed Open Letter Against the Return of Fascism On May 1st 1925, with Mussolini already in power, a group of Italian intellectuals publicly denounced Mussolini’s f...

stopreturnfascism.org

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Language and Society Scotland @langsocscot.bsky.social · Sep 4

LASS member @katyhighet.bsky.social co-hosted a symposium on scholar-activism in Applied Linguistics today at #BAAL2025. How are researchers received when they position themselves as activitists? And how can we work in strategic collaboration with others beyond academia? @baal2025.bsky.social

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good first day at #BAAL2025 talking politics, struggle and research on our panel!

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UCU UWS @ucu-uws.bsky.social · Aug 31

It’s re-ballot time! After an 88% YES vote that narrowly missed threshold by 4 (!!!) votes, our re-ballot is open!

Post your ballot before 25th September!

Let’s do this! ✊✊

@ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

E-ballot envelope being posted into letterbox

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UCU UWS @ucu-uws.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of our members had a very cute assistant to help post the ballot this morning!

Get yours in before 25th September ✊✊✊

#babiesandballots

@ucuscotland.bsky.social @ucuscotpresident.bsky.social

Photo of ballot envelope being posted with young baby

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us tomorrow: NAE PASARAN ✊✊✊

Stand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨 Falkirk: Emergency mobilisation TOMORROW!
Join Stand Up to Racism, @ScottishTUC and Falkirk anti-racists and trade unionists to defend refugees at the Cladhan Hotel against the far right who are marching on the hotel.
Organise delegations, spread the word!

Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Jun 13

Read the full special issue here: www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

Special Issue: Language, Work & Social Critique: In Dialogue with the Translated Works of Josiane Boutet; Issue Editors: Larissa Semiramis Schedel and Katy Highet

Volume 2025, issue 292 of the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language was published in 2025.

www.degruyterbrill.com

Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks Alberto! I’ll DM you :)

Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Jun 13

After 4 years in the making, our special issue on the translated works of Josiane Boutet is finally out! Larissa Schedel & I are deeply indebted to all involved. Our editorial introduces our ethnographic, dialogical translation approach & the politics of academic #Translation

Message me for copies!

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Stand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · Jun 11

📣 calling student activists!

☀️ @nusscotland.bsky.social proudly joins the list of supporters mobilising for the national demonstration in Glasgow marking #WorldRefugeeDay -10 days to go!

#AyeWelcomeRegufees #StopTheFarRight

#StopDeportations #SafePassage

🗓️Sat 21 June
📍Barrowland Park, 12noon

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Jun 11

“We stand together and fight or fall apart alone”

Right now in Newcastle, members from far and wide in solidarity ✊

UCU and PROUD

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UCU UWS @ucu-uws.bsky.social · Jun 11

We send full solidarity to Newcastle & all other branches being hit by these devastating cuts. UWS is at the beginning of a redundancy battle and while this is full of anger and anxiety, it is heartening to see branches organise to come together in solidarity and to coordinate a national response.

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Jun 11

#Solidarity from UWS UCU to @NewcastleUniUCU & all branches being hit by these devastating cuts. Despite our anger & anxiety, it’s heartening to see branches organise together in solidarity & to coordinate a national response ✊ #NOredundancies #defendHE #SpreadTheResistance

Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Apr 4

Utterly shameful behaviour. All solidarity with Unite ✊✊

Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · Apr 3

It gets worse…

Members back at work today after taking lawful strike action are now being threaten with disciplinary procedures if their auto-replies mention the reason for their absence during future strikes.

In what trade union world is this acceptable?

Extract from email to members threatening disciplinary action if they mention strikes in future out of office replies.

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Stand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · Apr 3

🛑Say no to Reform UK OPEN LETTER: since launching at the end of last year, +160 trade union reps & individuals from across Scottish civil society have signed our letter pledging united anti-racist opposition to the far-right party

✍️Initial list of signatories: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Katy Highet @katyhighet.bsky.social · Apr 3

Vote Melissa!!

Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · Apr 3

UCU Scotland e-ballot is open. Vote Melissa D'Ascenzio!! @melchem.bsky.social

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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · Apr 2

Many congratulations to Thomas Kral who successfully defended his thesis on 25/3. He completed a #PhDinESJ and was supervised by @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social. Many thanks to the Examiners Melis Cin and @katyhighet.bsky.social.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

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