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Giselinde Kuipers
@giselinde.bsky.social
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Sociologist studying frivolous things and their serious consequences.
Work: KU Leuven (BE)
Home: Utrecht (NL)
If you don't understand what I write it's probably Dutch.

More info on my ERC project on beauty and inequality at www.sociologyofbeauty.eu .. more

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Giselinde Kuipers is a Dutch sociologist and research professor at the Center for Sociological Research at KU Leuven University. She is an Affiliate of the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion. Kuipers is known for her works on the sociology of humor. .. more

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 6d
Ja zag ik. Teken des rijds..

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 6d
The concert included parts of the Nutcracker suite, arranged for mini organ, flugelhorn and finger whistling.

Happy holidays everyone!

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 6d
For everyone in need of some comfort and joy these days:

Yesterday the inimitable Reinier Sijpkens gave his annual pre-holiday concert in the canals of Utrecht, on his boat the nutshell, which has a built-in mini church organ:>>
picture of a boat on a canal at sundown, in front of a bridge with two arches.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 6d
dankjewel

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 6d
Odysseus is volgens mij niet tijdelijk (toch?), en er zijn wel meer opties in Belgie, bv ook BOFZAP. Maar ja, het blijven individuele oplossingen voor een collectief probleem. Eigenlijk is het misschien tijd voor een soort exil-instituut a la the New School.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 7d
Of het NIAS in Amsterdam?

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 7d
deprimerend, inderdaad, maar toch ook troostender dan alle gestruisvogel van collega's aan beide kanten van de Oceaan. Als ik kan meehelpen nadenken over opties in BE of NL laat je weten. Misschien is dit een optie?

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What makes this programme unique is the combination of a position at a Flemish university and sufficient project funding to establish their own research team. This symbiosis forms the ideal starting point to attract high level, international research to Flanders.
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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 21d
Boeiend, maar net als veel stukken over SF lijkt ook deze geschreven door een 'serieuze' recencent die het genre niet kent. Veel techboys zijn duidelijk geinspireerd door libertijn/libertair Robert Heinlein. De naam van Elon Musks AI, Grok, verwijst bv naar diens roman Stranger in a Strange Land.

Reposted by Ladan Rahbari

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · 22d
🔥Great event!🔥
Please join us for the second and third Decolonizing Bodies seminar, organized by the formidable @carorabasarucki.bsky.social. With guest of honor Walter Mignolo, discussing decoloniality, bodies and emotions with Ashley Mears, @psimonetto.bsky.social and @ladanrahbari.bsky.social
carorabasarucki.bsky.social Carolina Rabasa Rucki @carorabasarucki.bsky.social · 22d
🔔 Reminder: #DecolonizingBodies seminars this week!

📅 8 Dec, 15–17 CET — Embodied Fear
w/ @psimonetto.bsky.social & Prof. Ashley Mears

📅 9 Dec, 15–17 CET — Embodied Dignity
w/ @ladanrahbari.bsky.social

🎙 Key speaker both days: Prof. Walter Mignolo

👉 Register: lnkd.in/eUyWH5Ke

See you online!

Reposted by Giselinde Kuipers, Ladan Rahbari

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Carolina Rabasa Rucki @carorabasarucki.bsky.social · 22d
🔔 Reminder: #DecolonizingBodies seminars this week!

📅 8 Dec, 15–17 CET — Embodied Fear
w/ @psimonetto.bsky.social & Prof. Ashley Mears

📅 9 Dec, 15–17 CET — Embodied Dignity
w/ @ladanrahbari.bsky.social

🎙 Key speaker both days: Prof. Walter Mignolo

👉 Register: lnkd.in/eUyWH5Ke

See you online!

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 20
And good luck!

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 20
Try to think of strategies to cut people off in a friendly and gentle manner though. The trick is to be inviting and inclusive but firm.

I try to manage a panel in such a way that people with less status get maximal space and spotlights, while people with more status are contained.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 20
Be very clear to the speakers both up front and during the talk about time management.

Be ruthless in cutting off questions or comments. The panel is for the speakers, and the people asking questions, esp those that take long, usually don't need the attention as much as the presenters. >>

Reposted by Dave O’Brien

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 11
This seminar is online and open for everyone. It is organized by the Beauty and Inequality (BINQ) project, which is most generously funded by an advanced grant of the @erc.europa.eu.

For more information, see www.sociologyofbeauty.eu

Reposted by Dave O’Brien

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 11
Invitation! Interested in in beauty, bodies, decoloniality and inequality? Please join us for an online seminar series on "decolonizing bodies". With our very special guest Walter Mignolo; and @tommytse.bsky.social, Patricio Simonetto, Ashley Mears, Ladan Rahbari & @carorabasarucki.bsky.social >>

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 8
Very sad news, so sorry for your loss Seb. I will remember Paul for his unique combination of intellectual sharpness, perceptiveness, and honesty - not an easy mix I guess but such an important and rare voice to have around.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 5
Dankjewel Justine.

Reposted by Pierre Bataille

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 5
Important myth-debunking by evolutionary psychologists Linda Lidborg and @drboothroyd.bsky.social. The authors also contributed an outstanding chapter to the forthcoming Handbook on Beauty and Inequality edited by @outisarpila.bsky.social and me.
rebeccasear.bsky.social Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Nov 5
Evolutionary psychologists have long believed that men prefer physical traits in women which are cues to high potential fertility. A new review concludes: “current evidence base is too weak to support the claim that women’s feminine morphological traits are associated with reproductive potential”
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Nov 5
Evolutionary psychologists have long believed that men prefer physical traits in women which are cues to high potential fertility. A new review concludes: “current evidence base is too weak to support the claim that women’s feminine morphological traits are associated with reproductive potential”
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility
www.cambridge.org

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 2
Nog vergeten: met veel dank aan Titia Hoogendoorn en @dickzijp.bsky.social voor imago-advies.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 2
Veel dank!

Reposted by Jaap Kooijman

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Nov 2
Dit was een heel bijzonder gesprek met @mennosedee.bsky.social van @nrc.nl, over mijn onderzoek naar schoonheid en hoe dat ineens wel heel persoonlijk werd. Met geweldige foto's van Wendelien Daan.

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Toen ze kanker kreeg, ervoer hoogleraar Giselinde Kuipers wat ze als ‘schoonheidsprofessor’ al wist
Hoogleraar Giselinde Kuipers (54) onderzoekt al zo’n vijftien jaar schoonheid. „Hoe we ons nu bezighouden met ons uiterlijk is destructief”, zegt ze. Dit jaar zouden drie boeken van haar uitkomen, maa...
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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Oct 29
Bericht uit de knalroze wachtkamer van het ziekenhuis waar ik het laatste jaar te veel tijd doorbracht:
ik voerde de afgelopen weken campagne voor #GL-PvdA omdat ik graag wil dat zorg zoals ik hier kreeg voor iedereen toegankelijk blijft.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Oct 21
Niet in Europa, maar in Brazilie: Castrolanda en Carambei

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Sep 23
Bon courage (good courage) as they sat in French. Ive only had two rounds and nothing that bad but it was still such misery. Take care

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Sep 16
I have been learning Portuguese with Babbel and like it a lot. Also, it worked: I was in Brazil and had serviceable trave Portuguese after a few months (I speak Spanish, so I had a headstart, but still)

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Aug 4
Finally, a word of appreciation and thanks for this year's excellent editorial team and hosts: Sanne Pieters, Kobe de Keere, @luuc.bsky.social, @bryanboyle.bsky.social, @tvdooremalen.bsky.social and Norah Schulten,

Many thanks to composer-sociologist Timothy Dowd for the music and logo.

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Aug 4
Luuc and Emily also discuss Emily's earlier book Eco-Types: Five ways of Caring about the Environment, which analyzes culturally distinct ways of caring about the environment (so 4 beyond the typical elite/green style) - and how these types fuel polarization >>

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Eco-Types
Why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environment
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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Aug 4
They co-authored the book -- another terrific read -- with @merinoleschuk.bsky.social who is not in the podcast but is on Bluesky. >>

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Giselinde Kuipers @giselinde.bsky.social · Aug 4
This final episode is called From Happy Meat to Eco-Types: The Cultural Politics of the Climate Crisis. Josee, Shyon, and Emily discuss their brand new book Happy Meat: The Sadness and Joy of a Paradoxical Idea, which neatly bridges cultural and climate sociology >>

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Happy Meat | Stanford University Press
North Americans love eating meat. Despite the increased awareness of the meat industry's harms–violence against animals, health problems, and associations with environmental degradation–the rate of me...
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