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Pebble Autism @pebbleautism.bsky.social · 4d

“True neuro-affirmative practice and care is not a technique or a trend; it is a relational ethic. It begins in the quiet shift that happens when we stop trying to make people fit systems and instead reshape systems to fit people.”

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 4d

Explore what neuro-affirming practice REALLY means. Beyond behaviourism & neurodiversity-lite.

https://autisticrealms.com/protecting-the-meaning-of-neuro-affirming-practice/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

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Kirsten Han 韩俐颖 @kirstenhan.com · 9d

Reflections from the launch of Death Row Literature, a collection of poetry by Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, a Malaysian national on death row in Singapore: www.wethecitizens.net/death-row-li...

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Kirsten Han 韩俐颖 @kirstenhan.com · 5d

Terrible news in Singapore again. This morning, the family of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman was informed that the Singapore Prison Service intends to execute him on Wednesday.

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 6d

700+ political prisoners in #HongKong including #JimmyLai remain subject to extended isolation, censorship & forced indoctrination as they languish in prison. Read our open letter to the UN High Commission on the ongoing systematic abuses in HK prisons:
thecfhk.org/52-rights-gr...

Urgent Call for Action from 53 Rights Groups on Systemic Abuses and Political Control in Hong Kong’s Prisons - The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation

In a joint letter to UN High Commissioner Volker Türk, 52 civil society groups detail systemic abuses and political control in Hong Kong’s prisons and urge an independent investigation and immediate r...

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Made in China Journal @madeinchinajournal.com · 8d

How should we understand Jin Xing, China’s most famous transgender celebrity? In this new essay, Yahia Ma unpacks her embrace of gender binarism not as a paradox, but as a strategy that secures mainstream visibility while opening space to imagine cultural and political otherness in China and beyond.

Only Two Genders? On Jin Xing’s Reaffirmation of Gender Binarism and Heteronormativity

Jin Xing 金星 (literally, ‘golden star’, or ‘Venus’ in English) is a household name in mainland China. Since undergoing gender-affirmation surgery in 1994, she has established herself as a dancer, telev...

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 15d

A fantastic seminar programme put together by colleagues in Politics, Development Studies and History for this autumn:

SOAS History and the SOAS History Blog @soashistory.bsky.social · 15d

The Histories of Capitalism and Race series
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.

SOAS Walter Rodney Collective: Seminar Series, Fall 2025
Empire, Race, Capital: Readings Beyond the Atlantic
5-7pm, SOAS (unless otherwise specified_
Convenors: Sarah El-Kazaz, Hengameh Ziai, Lisa Tilley, and Samia Khatun
Thursday 9 October
Esmat Elhalaby, Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonization (2025)
Thursday 16 October
Catherine Hall, Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism (2024)
Tuesday 28 October
Omar Cheta, How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt (2025)
Thursday 30 October (12:30pm)
Nicky Falkof, Worrier State: Risk, Anxiety and Moral Panic in South Africa
Thursday 13 November
Tithi Bhattacharya, Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence: A Social History of Fear in Colonial Bengal (2024)
Thursday 20 November
Françoise Verges, Making the World Clean: Wasted Lives, Wasted Environment and Racial Capitalism (2024)
Thursday 4 December
Hafsa Kanjwak, Colonizing Kashmir: State-building Under Indian Occupation (2023)
Department of Politics and International Studies, Department of Development Studies, and School of History, Religions and Philosophies

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 15d

On the high ground of the modernised, sinicized Marxism of the 21st century … the ‘way of truth’ - School of Marxism, Fudan University.

Another random quote:
‘Die Religion ist das Opium des Volkes.’

Drop-shaped bronze plaque on paved ground with this text highlighting the message of Marxism as the way to the truth:
“真经” “心经”
马克思主义中国化现代化
立场观点方法世界观方法论
中国化马克思主义真理之路
二十一世纪马克思主义
马路
当代中国方法
(vertically framing 马路 on both sides:)
马克思真理之路
制高点马克思主义
立场观点方法
两个结合
马克思
主义
行

sign/sculpture at the entrance of the School of Marxism and the school for the study of Chen Wangdao saying in big red letters:
心有所信方能行远
and in smaller red letters on a white pedestal:
马克思主义研究院望道研究院

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人權觀察 Human Rights Watch @hrwchinese.bsky.social · 18d

#張雅笛被捕是「一件 #跨國鎮壓案例。中國留學生的抗爭行動恐怕已遭嚴密監控。它的影響是使每個人都對自己的一言一行感到十分擔心，包括在中國國外。」- 人權觀察 @mayawang.bsky.social 對《自由亞洲電台》表示：

www.rfa.org/english/chin...

A Chinese international student and activist goes missing during a trip home

Zhang “Tara” Yadi disappeared on July 30. Rights groups fear she will face national security charges on Tibet.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 15d

New #AsiaNow post: @jwassers.bsky.social remembers Paul A. Cohen—historian of China, celebrated author, and mentor to many.

In Memoriam: Paul A. Cohen (1934-2025) - Association for Asian Studies

Paul A. Cohen, who died on September 15, 2025 at the age of 91, made significant contributions to both the interdisciplinary field of Chinese studies and the discipline of history. The most obvious…

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 15d

Call for applications: 2026 Esherick-Ye Foundation research grants, to support student/junior faculty research in Chinese history or archeology. Submit all materials by January 9, 2026.

Application Procedures - Esherick-Ye Foundation

The Esherick-Ye Foundation gives grants to graduate students and junior faculty for thesis, research and fieldwork projects in Chinese history or Chinese archeology.

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 15d

Reading this hurts
If everyone had so much courage
#ZhangYadi

Human Rights in China @hrichina.bsky.social · 15d

“I am a brave person," Zhang Yadi wrote. Before she was detained in Yunnan this July on charges of "inciting separatism," 22-year-old Zhang was a prolific writer and multilingual advocate for Tibetan and Chinese rights. Read HRIC's in-depth profile here: open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...

“I Am a Brave Person”—Zhang Yadi: From Political Depression to the Path of Freedom and Truth

She walked through fear, speaking into the silence. Every time she opened a blank page, each word she wrote was like lighting a lamp in the night. On this narrow and difficult path, Zhang Yadi found t...

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tengbiao @tengbiao.bsky.social · 15d

R.i.P. Jerome Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025)
Very saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Jerry Cohen. He is the champion of promoting rule of law and human rights in China and other East Asian countries. His support is priceless for my career and my life.

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 15d

Great - works now - thx!

Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you! When I follow this link it says ‘the page you requested could not be found’.

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 16d

Great photo - where is it from?

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Paul Vierthaler @vierth.bsky.social · 20d

There is a digital exhibit that is excellent, but nothing really beats seeing these remarkable books in person.
dpul.princeton.edu/global-book-...

Forms & Function

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to all who're getting the word out about this new narrative of the 2nd Plague Pandemic! It presents the "new paradigm" for framing the late medieval pandemic, re-reading 700-year-old narratives & now adding in new data from Biology & Archaeology. A new history for our new age of pandemics. 🧪🗃️

Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 22d

My thanks to TEAMS (Teaching Association for Medieval Studies) for posting a notice on their newsletter of the new #OpenAccess teaching module on the Black Death: teams-medieval.org/untitled-4/. #histmed #MedievalSky #PandemicPedagogy 🧪🗃️

Open-Access Teaching Module on the Black Death Now Available

Free, new materials for teaching the Black Death

teams-medieval.org

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 26d

"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 25d

One of the hardest but most important skills for autistic and neurodivergent students, and those transitioning to college and/or employment, is to learn how to ask for help when you need it. #SNS25

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Clare Lavery @clerotto.bsky.social · 28d

Silhouetted remains of the High Court Banksy
creating a curiously medieval quality...as if depicting Thomas a Becket being attacked in the crypt

'It is dangerous for men in power, if no-one dares to tell them when they go wrong'
Thomas A Becket 1118-1170

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · 28d

People are beautiful.

Highly recommended podcast by @tomrosenthal.bsky.social :

shows.acast.com/strangers-on...

Strangers on a Bench

Tom Rosenthal talks to random strangers on park benches, often leading to surprising revelations.

shows.acast.com

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · Sep 6

For people interested in the creation of #archives: look forward to the research of this year‘s BACS ECR Prize awardee Matthew Hurst on the intricate history of the migration of Hong Kong’s colonial archives - an amazing story!
#BACS2025
#HongKong

Photo of an archive showing two rows of shelves with document boxes. Caption: Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park.
Matthew Hurst
BACS Conference | September 2025

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Andrea Janku @zamarginalities.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks to the British Association for @chinesestudies.bsky.social and the organisers of #BACS2025 for this opportunity to meet current and former students, colleagues and friends.

bacs2025.le.ac.uk/schedule-at-...

Conference Programme – BACS 2025

bacs2025.le.ac.uk

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rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · Sep 2

ok a question: if you could have your students read one thing on genAI that you hope will encourage them not to use it, what would it be?

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Aleksandra Bielakowska 白奧蘭 @ketalaolan.bsky.social · Sep 2

It breaks my heart. Zhang Zhan spends her 42nd birthday in prison, isolated from family. She exposed the truth about COVID-19. Instead of being honored, she’s prosecuted. This injustice must end. #FreeZhangZhan

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One year after her second arrest, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan still detained without trial

Exactly one year ago, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, famous for covering the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, was arrested for a second time for reporting on human rights abuses in China. Reporter...

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