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Canadian Sociological Association @csa-scs.bsky.social · 1d

We invite you to submit a session proposal for inclusion in the Conference Program. The session may be focused on the Conference theme or relate to other sociological areas of research.
Learn more: www.csa-scs.ca/2026-annual-...

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DIY Digital Safety @diydigsafety.bsky.social · 2d

We are pleased to share our latest article on @theconversation.com, where we discuss the findings of our recently conducted survey with more than 1,000 teens aged 13 to 18 across Canada 🇨🇦 about tech-facilitated sexual violence.

More than a quarter of Canadian teens have experienced sexual violence online

A new survey reveals that almost a third of youth have been exposed to technology-facilitated sexual violence. Better protective and educational measures are needed.

theconversation.com

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Ariel Ducey @aducey.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for sharing your research with us @raulpachecovega.bsky.social !

Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to @aducey.bsky.social Amie Kiddle, Laura Montes de Oca, the Sociology Department of @ucalgary.bsky.social and the LACS Group for hosting me today! Two talks (governance of homelessness and ethnography of climate migration) and I’m completely wiped. But grateful for feedback and questions!

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · 8d

www.parents.com/kids-are-wat...

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AI-Generated Kids Videos Are Flooding YouTube—What Parents Should Know

AI generated content seems to be everywhere these days, and yes, it’s very likely in some of the videos your toddler is watching. Ahead, experts share the down-low on AI videos for kids, including how...

www.parents.com

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · 12d

Dr Annette Tézli featured on UCalgary Faculty of Arts screens talking about online learning - article here:

arts.ucalgary.ca/news/reframing-narrative-around-online-learning

Dr Annette Tézli on UCalgary displays speaking about online learning

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · 15d

See dana boyd’s (2014) book It’s Complicated, page 46: “one way of reading teen’s profiles is to assume they are lying. But (“false” online presentations of self) is not about deception; it’s a simple way to provide entertaining signals to friends while ignoring a site’s expectations.”

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · 16d

dana boyd’s observation tracks here - youth “lying” on SMPs may be a vie for agency in response to platform affordances, as much to do with entertainment as it may with political activism and community connection.

DIY Digital Safety @diydigsafety.bsky.social · 16d

Can Instagram's new AI tool to detect underage users be really effective?? 🤔

Dr. @kaitlynnmendes.bsky.social weighed in for The Canadian Press about the use of AI to detect underage users, as Instagram tests the tool in Canada.

📰 Check it out here: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/ins...

Instagram using AI to detect Canadian teens signed up for adult accounts

Instagram is testing artificial intelligence in Canada that will identify accounts it suspects belong to teens, even if they list an adult birthday.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · 18d

policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/ai-h...

#ai @itds-csa.bsky.social
#highereducation

Canada needs a national strategy for generative AI in higher education

Canada needs a national framework and AI literacy in higher education to harness generative AI’s benefits and avoid deepening inequality.

policyoptions.irpp.org

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Amin Ghaziani @aminghaziani.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats to my grad student @alyypatel.bsky.social on her article "Re-theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet" in Canadian Review of Sociology. How can the closet be a source of violence, esp. for multiply marginalized groups? Find out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #sociology

Re‐theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence From Queer South Asian Women

Scholarship generally assumes the closet is a place of safety from the perceived risks associated with coming out. However, this overlooks its function as a source of violence, particularly for those...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 22d

"Coverage on online misogyny tends to prioritise the opinions, behaviour and experiences of boys"

@chiarafehr.bsky.social and @jessicaringrose.bsky.social reflect on Emmy Award-winning 'Adolescence' and the importance of centring the voices/experiences of girls.
theconversation.com/girls-voices...

Girls’ voices are needed to tackle misogyny and the manosphere – but they are being ignored

Young people are already very familiar with and dealing with the mundane reality of misogyny in their everyday lives.

theconversation.com

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Ariel Ducey @aducey.bsky.social · 23d

My department, University of Calgary Sociology, is hiring four assistant professors. Part of our Faculty of Arts renewal plan. Please read all details here: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

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Pallavi Banerjee @pallavib.bsky.social · 29d

JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary.

careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

careers.ucalgary.ca

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Aug 28

Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump’s Takeover of DC With Vicious New Protest Song ‘Big Crime’

Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump's Takeover of DC With Vicious New Protest Song 'Big Crime'

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts unveiled the new song "Big Crime" at a show in Chicago. It shreds Donald Trump over his takeover of Washington, DC.

www.rollingstone.com

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 28

#onepiece anti-government activism in Indonesia. #fandoms influencing #socialmovements #sociology

youtu.be/l8UUNOkaibU?...

Why Japan's One Piece is being used in an Indonesian anti-gov movement | Asia News Week | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 28

An excellent podcast hosted by criminologist jedi master Ali Fraser!

Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · May 28

Manchester: Rewriting the Pain.

In South Manchester, young people are turning pain into power - with rap, not retaliation.

Listen here: shorturl.at/ShPne or search for 'Young Warriors' wherever you get your podcasts.

#YoungWarriorsPodcast @crmnlgy.bsky.social

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 28

youtu.be/orQKfIXMiA8?...

#zen #boredom @itds-csa.bsky.social

You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.

YouTube video by Harvard Business Review

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Episode 2 of The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary features Professor Cora Voyageur - listen here: the-sociological-imagination-ucalgary.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...
#sociology #coravoyageur #ucalgary

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Episode 2: Cora Voyageur | The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary

Our second episode features Dr. Cora Voyageur, a full Professor who joined the Department of Sociology at The UofC in 1989, and is currently the longest serving faculty member in our department. Cora ...

the-sociological-imagination-ucalgary.simplecast.com

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Canadian Review of Sociology / Revue canadienne de sociologie @crs-journal.bsky.social · Aug 20

The August 2025 issue is now out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...

We have also three new publications this month in the Early View section: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...

Please note we have migrated to a new online platform, with new details for how to submit articles.

Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie: Vol 62, No 3

Click on the title to browse this issue

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 1

New #openaccess article on experiences w #ethics in the field researching youth and #cyber-risk in Qualitative Sociology Review volume XXI issue 3, 1st author sociology doctoral student Jay Cavanagh, and with Rosemary Ricciardelli! @itds-csa.bsky.social @gems-lab.bsky.social

Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Aug 1

New #openaccess article on experiences w #ethics in the field researching youth and #cyber-risk in Qualitative Sociology Review volume XXI issue 3, 1st author sociology doctoral student Jay Cavanagh, and with Rosemary Ricciardelli! @itds-csa.bsky.social @gems-lab.bsky.social

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Jun 19

U Calgary Sociology PhD Candidate Abigail Baah was awesome presenting her research on organizational actors’ perceptions of sociolegal responses to sex offenders @ the Qualitative Analysis Conference, in Quebec City this year! Posted with permission.

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Mike Adorjan @zensurfer.bsky.social · Jun 13

Dr Alex Bierman, U Calgary Sociologist, talking about the #sociology of fear on CBC’s Eye Opener:

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Friday, June 13

Podcast Episode · Calgary Eyeopener · 2025-06-13 · 22m

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edwinvanteijlingen.bsky.social @edwinvanteijlingen.bsky.social · Jun 11

The journal 'Sociological Research Online' is looking for a social scientist wanting to review the newly edited book Reframing Qualitative Research Ethics www.emerald.com/insight/publ... #emerald #sociology #bookreview

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DIY Digital Safety @diydigsafety.bsky.social · Jun 12

✨ Publication alert ✨

We are excited to share our most recent publication in the Canadian Journal of Communication, which examines how Canadian secondary schools address TFSV within their educational curricula, policies, and legislation.

Check it out! 👇 cjc.utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

Systems-Level Problems Require Systems-Level Responses: An Intersectional Analysis of Canadian Secondary Schools’ Responses to Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence | Canadian Journal of Communicatio...

Background: Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is a significant problem for young people and is on the rise in Canada. Young people from marginalized groups are at greater risk of TFSV vict...

cjc.utppublishing.com

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · Jun 10

I know there’s serious news, but this? Too good not to share.

Gavin Newsom’s office just posted a clip of EMPEROR PALPATINE reading Trump’s unhinged Truth Social rant about the L.A. protests.

It’s trolling at its finest.

The Force is strong with this one. 💀👑
#NoKings
#FreedomToDissent

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