Alex Broom
@alexbroom.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, University of Sydney
Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies
Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies
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What makes a good feminist – or a bad one? Lecturer Kate Winters presents feminist theory to an enthusiastic class of young women – but back at home after a long day, she carries the domestic load while her husband plays Call of Duty.
Fiction by Laura J. Bowers in our June issue.
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Fiction by Laura J. Bowers in our June issue.
buff.ly/Bm7xP29
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What makes a good feminist – or a bad one? Lecturer Kate Winters presents feminist theory to an enthusiastic class of young women – but back at home after a long day, she carries the domestic load while her husband plays Call of Duty.
Fiction by Laura J. Bowers in our June issue.
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Fiction by Laura J. Bowers in our June issue.
buff.ly/Bm7xP29
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Kenya's competition authority looked into animal feed market and found:
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
Why competition authorities must address food markets — Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
www.shambacentre.org
June 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Kenya's competition authority looked into animal feed market and found:
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
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Latest episode with @seyeabimbola.bsky.social discussing:
- decolonial politics of USAID
- the problem of "global" health
- journal gatekeeping
- Seye's new book "The Foreign Gaze" and more! www.buzzsprout.com/1104002/epis...
- decolonial politics of USAID
- the problem of "global" health
- journal gatekeeping
- Seye's new book "The Foreign Gaze" and more! www.buzzsprout.com/1104002/epis...
Decolonizing Health: Why "Global" Health Is a Problematic Concept with Seye Abimbola - Undisciplinary
A/Prof Seye Abimbola explores how global health as a concept reinforces colonial power structures and argues for decentering Western institutions in health governance. His critique reveals how aid flo...
www.buzzsprout.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Latest episode with @seyeabimbola.bsky.social discussing:
- decolonial politics of USAID
- the problem of "global" health
- journal gatekeeping
- Seye's new book "The Foreign Gaze" and more! www.buzzsprout.com/1104002/epis...
- decolonial politics of USAID
- the problem of "global" health
- journal gatekeeping
- Seye's new book "The Foreign Gaze" and more! www.buzzsprout.com/1104002/epis...
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Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
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Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a serious threat to dairy animals and public health, as highlighted in the collection 'Microbial Sensitivity Testing in Dairy' in @biomedcentral.bsky.social Dairy Science & Management. #dairy #antibioticresistance #animalwelfare #foodsystems #sdg2
Microbial sensitivity testing in the dairy industry
Collection focusing on mitigating antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
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May 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a serious threat to dairy animals and public health, as highlighted in the collection 'Microbial Sensitivity Testing in Dairy' in @biomedcentral.bsky.social Dairy Science & Management. #dairy #antibioticresistance #animalwelfare #foodsystems #sdg2
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“Reuters examined the data from the Gaza Health Ministry to look more closely at those who have died.
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
The lives lost in Gaza: A closer look at those killed in the conflict so far
The death toll from the war already dwarfs the numbers killed in previous bouts of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza over many decades.
www.reuters.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Reuters examined the data from the Gaza Health Ministry to look more closely at those who have died.
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
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In this new article, Shiva Chandra, @alexbroom.bsky.social, @katherinekenny.bsky.social, @michpeterie.bsky.social and co-authors explore contemporary GBTQ+ safe sex practices, and what they mean in the context of antibiotic resistant STIs.
You can read the full piece here: bit.ly/4msCTNb
You can read the full piece here: bit.ly/4msCTNb
May 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In this new article, Shiva Chandra, @alexbroom.bsky.social, @katherinekenny.bsky.social, @michpeterie.bsky.social and co-authors explore contemporary GBTQ+ safe sex practices, and what they mean in the context of antibiotic resistant STIs.
You can read the full piece here: bit.ly/4msCTNb
You can read the full piece here: bit.ly/4msCTNb
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Between 2011 and 2023, 816 care homes in England were forcibly closed by the regulator for poor standards and harms to residents.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
New analysis: most care homes closed by industry regulator are run
A new analysis led by researchers at the University of Oxford and funded by the Nuffield Foundation has found that virtually all care homes forced to close in England by the Care Quality Commission
www.ox.ac.uk
May 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Between 2011 and 2023, 816 care homes in England were forcibly closed by the regulator for poor standards and harms to residents.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services.
Profits and care don't mix.
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Excellent article by @virginiagewin.bsky.social about how laid-off US gov't scientists are moving on with their lives. Bottom line is that the US will lose their highly trained expertise (much of it honed by fed $'s) to other countries or fields.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careers
Unemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science.
www.nature.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Excellent article by @virginiagewin.bsky.social about how laid-off US gov't scientists are moving on with their lives. Bottom line is that the US will lose their highly trained expertise (much of it honed by fed $'s) to other countries or fields.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Waste, fraud and abuse.
"Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation."
"Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation."
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.
www.reuters.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Waste, fraud and abuse.
"Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation."
"Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation."
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“I don’t think they had much food awareness back then. I can’t blame my parents, they had different priorities and meant well.” – Manuel, Lisbon
Vasco Ramos on how upwardly mobile individuals narrate their changing relationships with food.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/KeZlfHl
Vasco Ramos on how upwardly mobile individuals narrate their changing relationships with food.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/KeZlfHl
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“I don’t think they had much food awareness back then. I can’t blame my parents, they had different priorities and meant well.” – Manuel, Lisbon
Vasco Ramos on how upwardly mobile individuals narrate their changing relationships with food.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/KeZlfHl
Vasco Ramos on how upwardly mobile individuals narrate their changing relationships with food.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/KeZlfHl
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Delighted to be able to share the cover of my forthcoming book “Making Do: Conservation Ethics and Ecological Care in Australia”, coming out in October with @stanfordpress.bsky.social
Read more about it here: www.sup.org/books/anthro...
Read more about it here: www.sup.org/books/anthro...
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Delighted to be able to share the cover of my forthcoming book “Making Do: Conservation Ethics and Ecological Care in Australia”, coming out in October with @stanfordpress.bsky.social
Read more about it here: www.sup.org/books/anthro...
Read more about it here: www.sup.org/books/anthro...
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New article in Sociology of Health & Illness on death and dying as a collective encounter "replete with relational complexities". Follow the link below to read the full piece. @alexbroom.bsky.social @katherinekenny.bsky.social @henriettabyrne.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Dying as a Collective Encounter: Relationality and Affect at the End of Life
The end of life is replete with relational complexities. Yet, despite the work of humanities and social science scholars in the field of death and dying, our final days and weeks are still often fram...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
New article in Sociology of Health & Illness on death and dying as a collective encounter "replete with relational complexities". Follow the link below to read the full piece. @alexbroom.bsky.social @katherinekenny.bsky.social @henriettabyrne.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Join us to help develop recommendations to improve how "failure" is understood and experienced in HE!
We want to hear from academic researchers at ANY career stage - PhDs all the way to established professors - in ANY department or discipline.
*Please re-post to your networks!*
We want to hear from academic researchers at ANY career stage - PhDs all the way to established professors - in ANY department or discipline.
*Please re-post to your networks!*
April 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Join us to help develop recommendations to improve how "failure" is understood and experienced in HE!
We want to hear from academic researchers at ANY career stage - PhDs all the way to established professors - in ANY department or discipline.
*Please re-post to your networks!*
We want to hear from academic researchers at ANY career stage - PhDs all the way to established professors - in ANY department or discipline.
*Please re-post to your networks!*
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The first half of this article is incredibly depressing. The second half is a🔥🔥🔥call to arms, set of ideas and a kick in the pants we academics need.
We HAVE the power. We CAN fight back!
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
We HAVE the power. We CAN fight back!
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Resist, eggheads! Universities are not as weak as they have chosen to be.
Opinion: It’s time for public resistance.
arstechnica.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The first half of this article is incredibly depressing. The second half is a🔥🔥🔥call to arms, set of ideas and a kick in the pants we academics need.
We HAVE the power. We CAN fight back!
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
We HAVE the power. We CAN fight back!
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
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My article about the political activity of the inner circle and wealthy owners is out in @sfjournal.bsky.social! You can read it here: academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Some highlights in the thread.
Some highlights in the thread.
The politics of the Norwegian capitalist class: the inner circle and wealthy owners
Abstract. This paper investigates the political activities of different segments within the capitalist class, comparing an inner circle of interlocked dire
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April 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
My article about the political activity of the inner circle and wealthy owners is out in @sfjournal.bsky.social! You can read it here: academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Some highlights in the thread.
Some highlights in the thread.
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TASA 2025 General Abstract Submissions close on 22 April. Submit now and be part of #TASA2025!
🔗 www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx...
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April 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
TASA 2025 General Abstract Submissions close on 22 April. Submit now and be part of #TASA2025!
🔗 www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx...
🔗 www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx...
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#TASA2025 Panel Spotlight: Exploring the wellbeing of the aged care workforce during times of extraordinary change: a provocation in four parts. Chaired by Tim Marjoribanks
#TASA2025 #SociologyInAction #AcademicConference #Wellbeing #Activism #Policy
#TASA2025 #SociologyInAction #AcademicConference #Wellbeing #Activism #Policy
April 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#TASA2025 Panel Spotlight: Exploring the wellbeing of the aged care workforce during times of extraordinary change: a provocation in four parts. Chaired by Tim Marjoribanks
#TASA2025 #SociologyInAction #AcademicConference #Wellbeing #Activism #Policy
#TASA2025 #SociologyInAction #AcademicConference #Wellbeing #Activism #Policy
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🌍✨ The pursuit of #GenderJustice in global health is not simply an aspiration—it’s a necessity for 📈 health outcomes & addressing inequities.
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health
Achieving gender justice in global health—which we define as encompassing the realisation
of universal rights in relation to health equity and gender equality, while also addressing
the drivers of gen...
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April 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
🌍✨ The pursuit of #GenderJustice in global health is not simply an aspiration—it’s a necessity for 📈 health outcomes & addressing inequities.
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
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I'm recruiting LGBTQ+ young people for research interviews about TikTok & peer-based mental health support. Participants must be aged 16-25, LGBTQ+, AUS-based. $50 voucher. This follows up findings from the Digital Peer Support study. Info & register at digitalpeersupport.com/news/ Please share! 😊
April 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I'm recruiting LGBTQ+ young people for research interviews about TikTok & peer-based mental health support. Participants must be aged 16-25, LGBTQ+, AUS-based. $50 voucher. This follows up findings from the Digital Peer Support study. Info & register at digitalpeersupport.com/news/ Please share! 😊
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"According to social scientist and author Christian Smith, a professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame, 'obsolete' describes the situation facing traditional organized religion in the United States."
@rns.org #Sociology #SociologyOfReligion
religionnews.com/2025/04/03/s...
@rns.org #Sociology #SociologyOfReligion
religionnews.com/2025/04/03/s...
Sociologist's new book explains why organized religion has lost relevancy
(RNS) — Christian Smith’s research shows traditional religion isn’t just declining. It’s culturally obsolete.
religionnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"According to social scientist and author Christian Smith, a professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame, 'obsolete' describes the situation facing traditional organized religion in the United States."
@rns.org #Sociology #SociologyOfReligion
religionnews.com/2025/04/03/s...
@rns.org #Sociology #SociologyOfReligion
religionnews.com/2025/04/03/s...