Cassie Kill
cassiekill.bsky.social
Cassie Kill
@cassiekill.bsky.social
Researching complexities of participation, inclusion & voice in culture, education & work. Interests in youth, disability, gender and participatory/ethnographic/creative method/ologies.

Research Associate: Ableism in the Academy at Uni of Sheffield
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New publication in Qualitative Research: Participating in the impasse? The cruel optimism of the youth participatory democratic project fantasy

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

It's paywalled but contact me if you want to read a copy
Participating in the impasse? The cruel optimism of the youth participatory democratic project fantasy - James Duggan, Stuart Dunne, Daniel O'Donnell, 2024
Participatory research often claims to inspire and empower young people to change their lives and communities but what if the problems are entrenched, and the w...
journals.sagepub.com
December 26, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Lovely to see some great case studies on young people's arts engagement in this new report from British Council www.britishcouncil.org/sites/defaul... Including Birkenhead's own @futureyard.bsky.social
www.britishcouncil.org
December 13, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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For all the party poopers out there. Don't stop talking about violence. Don't stop talking about Palestine. About freedom for all oppressed & colonized peoples. Whenever, wherever, however.

#FreePalestine #KilljoyTruths #SilenceAboutViolenceisViolence

feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/party-poop...
Party Poopers
Or why we need to talk about the violence happening here
feministkilljoys.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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So much killjoy solidarity! Thanks to you and to @sallyhines.bsky.social and to the whole gender research network 💜💜
A very cool thing happened this week. A group of people in the Gender Research Network at Sheffield got together to talk about the Feminist Killjoy Handbook and @saranahmed.bsky.social joined us online. What a wonderful discussion. Thanks @sallyhines.bsky.social for facilitating this space.
December 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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In an effort to build/rebuild online networks I've set up 3 starter kits in my main areas of research interest:
Links in the posts which follow - reply to be added.
And if you're in the intersecting areas, especially the middle bit, and we don't know each other already - do say hello 😊
November 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
A very cool thing happened this week. A group of people in the Gender Research Network at Sheffield got together to talk about the Feminist Killjoy Handbook and @saranahmed.bsky.social joined us online. What a wonderful discussion. Thanks @sallyhines.bsky.social for facilitating this space.
December 12, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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Happy Monday! One last boost for the Youth Studies Starter Pack - thanks everyone who asked to be on, or nominated colleagues. It's really helpful. Say hello if you'd like to be added... ECRs & PhDs welcome :) bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app
November 25, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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"Lottery grants were intended to work in addition to public funding, not to replace it. In propping up crumbling arts infrastructure, the lottery has helped let governments off the hook. Funding for the arts should not depend on crossing our fingers." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on 30 years of the national lottery: winners and losers | Editorial
Editorial: From the Angel of the North to the Eden Project, it has transformed the UK’s cultural landscape. But public funding for the arts is still needed
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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Youth studies starter pack! A work in progress - please send suggestions (and feel free to nominate yourself)

I miss our youth studies chat on the other place.... here we go! 💥

go.bsky.app/DbniWGw
November 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM