Gabriel Kunst
@gabrielkunst.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of French at Athabasca University working on autism, literature & the medical humanities • Auteur chez Poètes de brousse • Anxious singer-songwriter • Autiste
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Excited to share a new op-ed @insidehighered.com on autism and academic hiring. I argue that sociability and hireability aren’t the same thing, and that universities can take concrete steps to make hiring fairer for autistic scholars.
#Autism #HigherEd
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
#Autism #HigherEd
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Autism, Equity and the Faculty Hiring Process (opinion)
Sociability is not the same as hireability. Colleges can take concrete steps to make the academic hiring process fairer for neurodivergent candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Excited to share a new op-ed @insidehighered.com on autism and academic hiring. I argue that sociability and hireability aren’t the same thing, and that universities can take concrete steps to make hiring fairer for autistic scholars.
#Autism #HigherEd
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
#Autism #HigherEd
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Great essay @theatlantic.com! Too often, when we try to “meet students where they are,” I think we’re really meeting them where we assume they are. In my experience, when we trust students with demanding texts, they rise to the challenge 📚
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Great essay @theatlantic.com! Too often, when we try to “meet students where they are,” I think we’re really meeting them where we assume they are. In my experience, when we trust students with demanding texts, they rise to the challenge 📚
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Ça me désole, mais franchement, comment pourrais-je être surprise.
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Ça me désole, mais franchement, comment pourrais-je être surprise.
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Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:
Prestige isn’t neutral, but unlearning it can open higher ed to far more voices, paths, and possibilities. I wrote about why that matters. Link to my @universityaffairs.bsky.social piece on the topic 👇🏻
#academia #university #highered
universityaffairs.ca/opinion/unpr...
#academia #university #highered
universityaffairs.ca/opinion/unpr...
Unprestigious academia - University Affairs
How I unlearned academic elitism.
universityaffairs.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Prestige isn’t neutral, but unlearning it can open higher ed to far more voices, paths, and possibilities. I wrote about why that matters. Link to my @universityaffairs.bsky.social piece on the topic 👇🏻
#academia #university #highered
universityaffairs.ca/opinion/unpr...
#academia #university #highered
universityaffairs.ca/opinion/unpr...
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It's Autism Acceptance Month. If you are not already accepted by an autistic person you have 27 days left.
April 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's Autism Acceptance Month. If you are not already accepted by an autistic person you have 27 days left.
Pour souligner le #moisdelautisme, je signe un article-essai-travail de recherche-témoignage sur la parentalité autistique, soit le fait d’élever des enfants (autistes ou non) en tant que personne autiste. Disponible gratuitement ici (p. 48-50): www.autisme.qc.ca/wp-content/u...
#actuallyautistic
#actuallyautistic
www.autisme.qc.ca
March 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Pour souligner le #moisdelautisme, je signe un article-essai-travail de recherche-témoignage sur la parentalité autistique, soit le fait d’élever des enfants (autistes ou non) en tant que personne autiste. Disponible gratuitement ici (p. 48-50): www.autisme.qc.ca/wp-content/u...
#actuallyautistic
#actuallyautistic
My wife was admitted to the hospital on January 1st with advanced esophagogastric cancer. The prognosis is not encouraging, but we’re hoping for a miracle. She’s staying strong, positive, and resilient, and we’d appreciate your prayers and kind thoughts during these challenging times.
February 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My wife was admitted to the hospital on January 1st with advanced esophagogastric cancer. The prognosis is not encouraging, but we’re hoping for a miracle. She’s staying strong, positive, and resilient, and we’d appreciate your prayers and kind thoughts during these challenging times.
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Apparently it needs saying, again, as autism is used as an excuse for bullshit, again, but:
AUTISM DOES NOT MAKE YOU LESS AWARE OF YOUR ACTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. IT MAKES YOU HYPER-AWARE AND ANXIOUS ABOUT THEM.
AUTISM DOES NOT MAKE YOU LESS AWARE OF YOUR ACTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. IT MAKES YOU HYPER-AWARE AND ANXIOUS ABOUT THEM.
January 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Apparently it needs saying, again, as autism is used as an excuse for bullshit, again, but:
AUTISM DOES NOT MAKE YOU LESS AWARE OF YOUR ACTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. IT MAKES YOU HYPER-AWARE AND ANXIOUS ABOUT THEM.
AUTISM DOES NOT MAKE YOU LESS AWARE OF YOUR ACTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. IT MAKES YOU HYPER-AWARE AND ANXIOUS ABOUT THEM.
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a hero 💙
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
January 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a hero 💙
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Vaccines don’t cause autism. But also, autism is not something that needs to be prevented. It’s just a different way to be & the only “problem” is that some neurotypical people are uncomfortable interacting with autistic people who are arbitrarily forced to adhere to the way we do things.
December 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Vaccines don’t cause autism. But also, autism is not something that needs to be prevented. It’s just a different way to be & the only “problem” is that some neurotypical people are uncomfortable interacting with autistic people who are arbitrarily forced to adhere to the way we do things.
Edmontonians: Live in one of the northernmost cities in the world.
Edmontonians on the first snow day of the year: Forget how to drive, like it’s the storm of the century and they were not expecting any of this. In Winter. Even though it happens. Every. Year.
Edmontonians on the first snow day of the year: Forget how to drive, like it’s the storm of the century and they were not expecting any of this. In Winter. Even though it happens. Every. Year.
December 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Edmontonians: Live in one of the northernmost cities in the world.
Edmontonians on the first snow day of the year: Forget how to drive, like it’s the storm of the century and they were not expecting any of this. In Winter. Even though it happens. Every. Year.
Edmontonians on the first snow day of the year: Forget how to drive, like it’s the storm of the century and they were not expecting any of this. In Winter. Even though it happens. Every. Year.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
20/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
20/20
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
20/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
20/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
19/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
19/20
December 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
19/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
19/20
You know what we haven’t had in a while? A good ol’ dancing mania. That’s the kind of cultural reset we all need. Let 2025 be the year we bring them back.
December 7, 2024 at 7:27 PM
You know what we haven’t had in a while? A good ol’ dancing mania. That’s the kind of cultural reset we all need. Let 2025 be the year we bring them back.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
18/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
18/20
December 7, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
18/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
18/20
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On the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique tragedy, the McGill community gathered to pay tribute to the fourteen young women who lost their lives. mcgill.ca/x/wzh
Honouring the women killed at École Polytechnique ‘is not enough’ - McGill Reporter
At McGill’s memorial ceremony for the École Polytechnique shooting, survivor Dominique Bérubé, now VP (Research and Innovation), speaks publicly about that day for the first time
mcgill.ca
December 6, 2024 at 9:35 PM
On the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique tragedy, the McGill community gathered to pay tribute to the fourteen young women who lost their lives. mcgill.ca/x/wzh
“I would’ve never guessed this person had a disability, they look/act so normal” is not the compliment you think it is, folks.
December 6, 2024 at 9:50 PM
“I would’ve never guessed this person had a disability, they look/act so normal” is not the compliment you think it is, folks.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
17/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
17/20
December 6, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
17/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
17/20
Parce que, parallèlement au Jacques Roubaud artsy et au Jacques Roubaud intello, il y avait aussi le Jacques Roubaud sassy, une citation que je trouve délicieuse et hilarante:
December 5, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Parce que, parallèlement au Jacques Roubaud artsy et au Jacques Roubaud intello, il y avait aussi le Jacques Roubaud sassy, une citation que je trouve délicieuse et hilarante:
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
16/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
16/20
December 5, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
16/20
#booksky #20daybookchallenge #books #bookchallenge
16/20
Les Québécois·es aiment vendre l’image d’une province ouverte et progressiste. Or il suffit de déménager dans une province dite conservatrice pour comprendre qu’il n’y a à peu près rien qui distingue le Québec actuel du reste du Canada: mêmes tendances rétrogrades, même rejet des valeurs de gauche.
December 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Les Québécois·es aiment vendre l’image d’une province ouverte et progressiste. Or il suffit de déménager dans une province dite conservatrice pour comprendre qu’il n’y a à peu près rien qui distingue le Québec actuel du reste du Canada: mêmes tendances rétrogrades, même rejet des valeurs de gauche.
I’m just a simple man on his way to work, asking you, fellow left-turner coming the other way—why no blinker? Mine’s on, right there in your face, and I’m sitting here waiting, thinking you’re going straight, only to watch you turn left too. Why?
December 5, 2024 at 1:49 PM
I’m just a simple man on his way to work, asking you, fellow left-turner coming the other way—why no blinker? Mine’s on, right there in your face, and I’m sitting here waiting, thinking you’re going straight, only to watch you turn left too. Why?