Catherine Gander
@catgander.bsky.social
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as a smaller, digital-only journal that is diamond open access and charges no author-processing fees (thanks @openlibhums.org!), we can promise that we will be able to make a decision about your submission much faster than traditional print journals.
We've refreshed out author guidelines for submissions to our journal, including new guidance for anyone looking to submit an interview. We'd love to hear from you!
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Author Guidelines
c21.openlibhums.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
as a smaller, digital-only journal that is diamond open access and charges no author-processing fees (thanks @openlibhums.org!), we can promise that we will be able to make a decision about your submission much faster than traditional print journals.
Reposted by Catherine Gander
We've refreshed out author guidelines for submissions to our journal, including new guidance for anyone looking to submit an interview. We'd love to hear from you!
c21.openlibhums.org/site/authorg...
c21.openlibhums.org/site/authorg...
Author Guidelines
c21.openlibhums.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We've refreshed out author guidelines for submissions to our journal, including new guidance for anyone looking to submit an interview. We'd love to hear from you!
c21.openlibhums.org/site/authorg...
c21.openlibhums.org/site/authorg...
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Narratives about how hard it is for teenage boys, and subsequently men, to deal with romantic rejection are so weird to read, as a woman who was also once a teenager. Until you realise that they’re entirely built on the premise that girls and women are the gatekeepers to sex and relationships.
August 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Narratives about how hard it is for teenage boys, and subsequently men, to deal with romantic rejection are so weird to read, as a woman who was also once a teenager. Until you realise that they’re entirely built on the premise that girls and women are the gatekeepers to sex and relationships.
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There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
Where now for Britain’s Universities?
UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
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Le Monde editorial: data is killing us
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Le Monde editorial: data is killing us
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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Over 50 Childcare providers have left the government’s Core Funding scheme in the last few years.
By leaving the scheme, providers are free to increase their fees substantially, with some parents being hit with €300-400 a month increases this year.
http://jrnl.ie/6831058
By leaving the scheme, providers are free to increase their fees substantially, with some parents being hit with €300-400 a month increases this year.
http://jrnl.ie/6831058
Parents face huge fee increases as over 50 childcare providers withdraw from government scheme
The scheme aims to increase childcare affordability but some providers who have left are pushing up their prices by over €300 a month.
jrnl.ie
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Over 50 Childcare providers have left the government’s Core Funding scheme in the last few years.
By leaving the scheme, providers are free to increase their fees substantially, with some parents being hit with €300-400 a month increases this year.
http://jrnl.ie/6831058
By leaving the scheme, providers are free to increase their fees substantially, with some parents being hit with €300-400 a month increases this year.
http://jrnl.ie/6831058
Spotted (and bought!) in my local bookstore in Naas — @kdclewin.bsky.social’s fabulous new book. (Hoping I see you again soon so you can sign it for me, K.) 🤩
September 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Spotted (and bought!) in my local bookstore in Naas — @kdclewin.bsky.social’s fabulous new book. (Hoping I see you again soon so you can sign it for me, K.) 🤩
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You guys put podcast hosts in charge of the FBI and fired all the competent agents because you thought they were woke.
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You guys put podcast hosts in charge of the FBI and fired all the competent agents because you thought they were woke.
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Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
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This is absolutely unhinged from Johnson and others. Kirk was a proponent of Great Replacement Theory who called for gays to be stoned and public lynch mobs to murder trans people. He is the definition of a right-wing extremist. The cowardice, avarice and opportunism of Johnson knows no bounds.
We don’t yet know who killed Kirk or why. Not that you’d know it from the endless numbers of accounts on X with huge follower numbers, including British politicians, making as yet unknowable claims about the motivations behind the murder.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
September 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is absolutely unhinged from Johnson and others. Kirk was a proponent of Great Replacement Theory who called for gays to be stoned and public lynch mobs to murder trans people. He is the definition of a right-wing extremist. The cowardice, avarice and opportunism of Johnson knows no bounds.
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"school shooting industry"
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"school shooting industry"
Another great episode of The Dig. Recommended esp. to my comrades in HE. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Class Struggle for the University w/ Ian Gavigan
Podcast Episode · The Dig · 06/09/2025 · 1h 51m
podcasts.apple.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Another great episode of The Dig. Recommended esp. to my comrades in HE. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
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I think it’s hard for outsiders to grasp how low staff and faculty morale get at universities where everyone’s job gets worse every year because there’s a hiring freeze and program cuts and any real money is locked up in new projects meant to help higher admin shine so they can move somewhere better
I’m not looking at colleges with my kids for some years yet but the question about staffing in particular is one I think every parent should ask
September 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I think it’s hard for outsiders to grasp how low staff and faculty morale get at universities where everyone’s job gets worse every year because there’s a hiring freeze and program cuts and any real money is locked up in new projects meant to help higher admin shine so they can move somewhere better
Delighted to be a new Advisory Board Member for @c21literature.bsky.social. More about this most excellent journal can be found here: c21.openlibhums.org/site/about/
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September 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Delighted to be a new Advisory Board Member for @c21literature.bsky.social. More about this most excellent journal can be found here: c21.openlibhums.org/site/about/
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
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![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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For context, here's a recent report on the 15 years of hard work it took to bring UK poetry culture out of the situation it was in at the end of the Noughties www.liverpool.ac.uk/new-and-inte...
Ledbury Poetry Critics report 2025 - Centre for New and International Writing - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For context, here's a recent report on the 15 years of hard work it took to bring UK poetry culture out of the situation it was in at the end of the Noughties www.liverpool.ac.uk/new-and-inte...
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It has to be asked: why has the Times Literary Supplement, in the year 2025, relaunched with an all-white list of star contributors on the cover? Is the UK literary world done with making an effort on representation now? I'm a big TLS fan, but this is a bad start if it's trying to reimagine itself.
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It has to be asked: why has the Times Literary Supplement, in the year 2025, relaunched with an all-white list of star contributors on the cover? Is the UK literary world done with making an effort on representation now? I'm a big TLS fan, but this is a bad start if it's trying to reimagine itself.
Buy this book by the brilliant @kdclewin.bsky.social ! Looking forward to picking up my copy next week! X
First book spot in the wild (Foyles at St Pancras) 😱
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Buy this book by the brilliant @kdclewin.bsky.social ! Looking forward to picking up my copy next week! X
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The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience. n.pr/41v8FAb
Military lawyers called up to relieve a shortfall in immigration judges
The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience.
n.pr
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience. n.pr/41v8FAb
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Are you young, highly educated and driven, and want to contribute to our stagnant economy with its aging population and low productivity? Well out you go
September 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Are you young, highly educated and driven, and want to contribute to our stagnant economy with its aging population and low productivity? Well out you go
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This is a small but significant win for Ireland. bsky.app/profile/were...
🚨Breaking🚨
Israeli war bonds won’t be sold in Ireland from tomorrow.
Israel today moved its bond prospectus approval process to Luxembourg.
It has also not included Ireland as one of the member states where it will sell its war bonds.
Israeli war bonds won’t be sold in Ireland from tomorrow.
Israel today moved its bond prospectus approval process to Luxembourg.
It has also not included Ireland as one of the member states where it will sell its war bonds.
September 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is a small but significant win for Ireland. bsky.app/profile/were...
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She’s a singular sensation!
August 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
She’s a singular sensation!
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This is the drug that is a 100% effective treatment for HIV. this is the one you've been seeing in the news. I would LOVE to see an in-depth discussion of exactly what "clinical, financial, and regulatory factors" are keeping them from essentially carrying a cure to a deadly disease.
CVS Health will not cover Gilead's Yeztugo, generic name lenacapavir (LEN), citing "clinical, financial, and regulatory factors."
CVS Health denies coverage for breakthrough HIV drug, committing 'clear violation' of ACA
CVS Health will not cover Gilead's Yeztugo, generic name lenacapavir (LEN), citing "clinical, financial, and regulatory factors."
bit.ly
August 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is the drug that is a 100% effective treatment for HIV. this is the one you've been seeing in the news. I would LOVE to see an in-depth discussion of exactly what "clinical, financial, and regulatory factors" are keeping them from essentially carrying a cure to a deadly disease.
This one goes out to all the academics who are parents—especially the mothers—trying desperately to get some writing done while entertaining their kids and paying through the nose for sporadic “summer camps” that run for less than 4 hours a day.
a fluffy cat is sitting on a table and looking at the camera .
ALT: a fluffy cat is sitting on a table and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This one goes out to all the academics who are parents—especially the mothers—trying desperately to get some writing done while entertaining their kids and paying through the nose for sporadic “summer camps” that run for less than 4 hours a day.