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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
@aketchum22.bsky.social
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PhD in History, professor of Feminist + Social Justice Studies; food, environmental, gender, +tech history, queer, founder of Disrupting Disruptions
https://www.alexketchum.ca/
https://linktr.ee/aketchum
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aketchum22.bsky.social
Support the 2SLGBTQIA+ Graduate Student Queer and Trans
Research Fund!

All donations will support graduate student research, including archival work, fieldwork, conference travel, and more.

www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/index.p...

@mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
Support the 2SLGBTQIA+ Graduate Student Queer and Trans Research Fund! All donations will support graduate student research, including archival work, fieldwork, conference travel, and more.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Want to learn more about organizing inclusive events? Come to my free workshop/ book launch on Wednesday at @argobookshop.bsky.social !!

www.ticketsource.com/argo-booksho...

@mcgillarts.bsky.social @microcosm.bsky.social
Free workshop on inclusive events, green background, orange book cover, image of author with brown hair and tattoos
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who came to our Feb 9 event with @prismcomics.bsky.social

@arsenalpulp.bsky.social
screenshot of zoom webinar, prism logo, and queers at the table book cover
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who came to our Feb 10 event with the James Beard Foundation
@arsenalpulp.bsky.social
screenshot of zoom webinar
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
great thread on how AI slop cuts down opportunities
sesmith.lol s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 3d
If you're like 'why have so many publications and editors stopped calling for pitches' or 'why are publications pulling their pitching info down and making it harder to find contact info,' this is a big part of it, and it sucks. I know personally how much it sucks, because I am also a freelancer!
February 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Do you love comics? graphic novels? food? Well join us tomorrow for our free, virtual event about queer food comics: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977982416...

There's some heavy hitters joining!!! @prismcomics.bsky.social @mcgillarts.bsky.social
Comic Arts and Queer Food
Comics Arts + Queer Food Panel, in collaboration with Prism Comics: the non-profit LGBTQIA+ Comics Organization!
www.eventbrite.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
this episode with @microcosm.bsky.social was so fun to record! This interview encapsulates my approach to organizing inclusive events.

Check it out! @mcgillarts.bsky.social
microcosm.bsky.social Microcosm Publishing @microcosm.bsky.social · 8d
@aketchum22.bsky.social's new book, is full of practical tips for organizing accessible, inclusivity-oriented events.

This week on the pod, Alex joins us to talk about accessibility, favorite feminist restaurants, and, of course, planning inclusive events and conferences

microcosm.pub/newpodcast
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February 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Feb 9th event about queer food comics!
free and virtual!!

www.eventbrite.com/e/comic-arts...

@prismcomics.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @mcgillarts.bsky.social @ccacomics.bsky.social @dandq.bsky.social n
Text with date and time, feb 9 and 6-7:30 on zoom (eventbrite has readable text) Text with date and time, feb 9 and 6-7:30 on zoom (eventbrite has readable text) Comic Arts and Queer Food
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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kentremendous.bsky.social
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15d
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
As an interdisciplinary scholar, I am reading constantly and yet still I sometimes miss out on great work (related to topics I write about). I just read a great article by @ph-dyke.bsky.social about Lesbians Who Tech!
Even with different google scholar alerts set up and such- I still miss pieces.
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
courtneymilan.com
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
mostlybree.kitrocha.com Mostly Leftist Supply Depot Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 20d
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
naomikritzer.bsky.social Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 20d
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
hypervisible.blacksky.app
Reluctant to reproduce the image, but it’s a story worth reading.

The reason fascists love gen ai is that it’s an ideal tool for visually perpetuating the white supremacist imaginary.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 22, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
kateconger.com
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
excited to be on the @allusionistshow.bsky.social again with @helenzaltzman.bsky.social !

@concordiapress.bsky.social @mcgillarts.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
If you are looking for more information about conference accessibility and/or are trying to plan your visit to Montréal, check out our website:
www.queerfoodconference.com/p/montreal-a...
screenshot of the website and the text "info about conference accessibility and travel to/within Montreal added to queerfoodconference.com"
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Reminiscent of Teddy Roosevelt's fear that with nowhere further west to expand on the American continent that masculinity would be in danger

(and part of this was the motivation to create more national parks where men could remain "real men")
blairaf.com blair @blairaf.com · 26d
❌ Intl relations ppl: Greenland is about Arctic security

❌Political economy ppl: Greenland is about critical minerals & economic security

✅ woke gender scientists: GREENLAND IS ABOUT GENDER INSECURITY
January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
shannonmattern.bsky.social
“The affordances of AI systems have the effect of eroding expertise, short-circuiting decision-making, + isolating people from each other. These systems are anathema to the kind of evolution, transparency, cooperation, + accountability that give vital institutions their purpose and sustainability.”
January 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
danirat.bsky.social
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
j9austin.bsky.social
It’s hard to know what the hell to even say at this point…. The hypocrisy… the failure to self reflect, the lack of insight… like … wtaf?
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Registration for the Queer Food Conference opens on January 15th at 8 AM ET. www.queerfoodconference.com/p/registrati...

The hybrid conference will be in-person in Montréal and online from May 1-3, 2026. You can see the full schedule online.
Registration (2026)
queer food conference
www.queerfoodconference.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her)
ulsw.bsky.social
Montréal. This May. I'll share the fascinating history of a queer restaurant on the border of Minnesota and North Dakota. And sample so much food. And meet rad people. I'm so f'n excited.
A business card. Dark green serif font on an off-white textured background with a small lithographic illustration of a door. The card reads: District 31 Victoria's. Your hosts Mark Nelson & John Oliver. Immerse yourself in tranquility set amidst the charm and beauty of turn-of-the-century surroundings.
January 9, 2026 at 8:14 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
Learn more about my newly out book How to Organize Inclusive Events and Conferences. Here's a brief excerpt: microcosmpublishing.com/blog/2026/01...

@microcosm.bsky.social @mcgillarts.bsky.social
How to Organize Inclusive Events and Conferences | Microcosm Blogifesto
microcosmpublishing.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
aketchum22.bsky.social
The 2026 Queer Food Conference Schedule is now live:
www.queerfoodconference.com/p/schedule-2...

Conference registration for in-person and online attendance opens on Jan 15th!

@mcgillarts.bsky.social
pink and blue background and playful typeface to communicate: The 2026 Queer Food Conference Schedule is now live: https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/schedule-2026.html Conference registration for in-person and online attendance opens on Jan 15th!
January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM