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Melanie “Lemony” Gregg she/her
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Health humanist ◆ Intersecting Minds: A NeuroHumanities Collective (neurohumanism.com) ◆ 🦻🏳️‍🌈♿️ #Neuroqueer #crip ◆ #communicationequity & #disabilityjustice advocate ◆ literary scholar/translator ◆ professor of humanities & #narrativemedicine ◆ happy weirdo🦖
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🧠🎨 "Sensing the Unseen": A virtual exhibition hosted by Art Neureau (of Intersecting Minds: A NeuroHumanities Collective), launched July 7, 2025.
#Art
#NeuroHumanities #IntersectingMinds
#Perception
#NeuroArt
#ArtAndNeuroscience
#HealthHumanities
#MedHums
#ArtAndNeuroscience
#Exhibition
Poster for “Sensing the Unseen: An Art Neureau Virtual Exhibition,” launching July 7, 2025. The design features layered, asymmetrical dark panels on a gray background with floral and organic motifs. The title appears in distressed, art nouveau uppercase lettering at the top. Below it, the tagline reads: “art • perception • human experience.” Centered prominently in bold beige text is the launch date: “July 7, 2025.” At the bottom, “Art Neureau” is written in decorative text. The logos for Art Neureau and Intersecting Minds appear in opposite corners.
July 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
Please join Intersecting Minds this Friday at 1:00 PM EST for a conversation with Dr. Bradley Irish. We will be talking with Dr. Irish about his new book Literary #Neurodiversity Studies: Current and Future Directions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025).
 
Zoom link: emory.zoom.us/j/8811564472
Flyer for an online event. The top left section has black text on a light gray background that reads: "5/9/2025 AT 1:00 PM EST ON ZOOM
LITERARY NEURODIVERSITY STUDIES
A Conversation with Dr. Bradley Irish, PhD
https://emory.zoom.us/j/8811564472" The left side of the flyer features a gray circular design with white sparks radiating outward onto a background of gradient blue tones. In the bottom right corner, there is a photo of Dr. Bradley Irish, a white man, smiling, wearing a black short-sleeved t-shirt.  He has a shaved head and awesome tattoos on both of his arms. He is sitting in front of a bookshelf filled with books.    
May 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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daniellaurison.bsky.social
See WeAreHigherEd.org for a clearinghouse of ways higher ed is fighting back.
March 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
REMINDER: #Neuropoetics Conversation this Friday with poet Matt McBride

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Time: 1 PM (EST)
Location: emory.zoom.us/j/8811564472

#AcademicSky #NeuroSky #NeuroHumanities #MedHums #HealthHumanities #NeuroArt
March 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
This is an enthusiastic reminder that the submission deadline for Art Neureau’s inaugural virtual exhibition, Sensing the Unseen is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2025. neurohumanism.com

#art #artexhibition #academicsky #neuroart #NeuroHumanities #cfs
neurohumanism.co
March 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
IM invites you to join us for a works-in-progress talk today at 1:00 PM (EST):

Alison Marie Yelsma (she/her), an epidemiology student in the MPH program at NYU School of Global Public Health, will be speaking about Nutritional Epidemiology & Neurodiversity. 

ZOOM: emory.zoom.us/j/8811564472
February 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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diiiiiiiamondc.bsky.social
Hello again, if you love research, please take/share my first ever survey as a PhD student! Help me to help you to help me! #PhDSky #AcademicSky

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flyer for an online survey
February 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
Next week, the brilliant Prof. Tracey Loughran is running a series of online sessions for early career people in the medical humanities. I'm speaking on publishing, but there's also webinars on career opportunities and job applications. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/career-opp...
Career Opportunities Within and Beyond the Health and Medical Humanities
What career opportunities are available for health and medical humanities researchers?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
📣 Reminder: Art Neureau’s CALL for SUBMISSIONS #CFS #SciArt #Neuroskyence #AcademicSky #EmergingArtists #Neurodiversity #CallForSubmissions #Poets #Artists #ArtAndScience #NeuroArt #NeuroHumanities #MindAndArt #Perception #Multimedia #Choreography #IntersectingMinds #AccessibleArt #InclusiveArt
A digital art poster for “Art Neureau: Sensing the Unseen – Call for Submissions.” The background has a dark, textured appearance with abstract, misty visuals. At the center, there is an abstract rendering of a blue brain with intricate folds, resembling a tree with its stem extending downward like a trunk. The text is in bold, white, slightly distressed font, with the submission deadline stated as “March 31, 2025.” The website “neurohumanism.com” is listed for more information.
February 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
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ACT Training 1: Cutting Through the Chaos · MoveOn
MoveOn’s Action Community Training (ACT) program is an opportunity to join a network of passionate changemakers across the country and gain valuable skills that will supercharge your organizing effort...
www.mobilize.us
February 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
Here's a fuller version of that Bertrand Russell quote that's been going around:

"The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity..."

1/2 —>
February 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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ryan-n-wiggins.bsky.social
Um, hi. Congressional Democrats, exactly WHAT IN THE FUCK (!!!!) ARE YOU DOING?! Can we PLEASE wake up and get this foreign actor the God fearing fuck out of our government?! What exactly are you waiting for? Here is your actual formal invite to this fight. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
michelle obama is giving a speech in front of a microphone and says `` do something '' .
ALT: michelle obama is giving a speech in front of a microphone and says `` do something '' .
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February 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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thereclaimed.bsky.social
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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lindsaybc.bsky.social
www.aaup.org/report/again...

“Unfortunately, troubling recent events suggest that some administrations are … engaging in what scholars of authoritarianism call anticipatory obedience—that is, they are acting to comply in advance of any pressure to do so.”

Absolutely true.

#AcademicSky
Against Anticipatory Obedience
The statement that follows, prepared by a joint subcommittee of the Association’s Committee on College and University Governance and Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was approved for public...
www.aaup.org
January 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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novicsara.bsky.social
Trying to collect info in one place for folks. Things are moving quickly. The multiply marginalized will be disparately impacted, especially BlPOC, immigrant, and/or queer disabled folks. Here's the round up from week 1.
Week one disability rights watch. What happened? Removal of the accessibility page and all content in ASL from the White House website. The administration sets the tone for what it does and does not value on its official website. Executive Order "ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and spending". this seeks to terminate all DEI related programs and work within the federal government in the text DEI is sometimes written to include accessibility as DEIA Executive Order "Ending illegal discrimination and Restoring Merit based Order". Expands the reach of Anti-DEIA tasks including investigating private sector businesses that have any DEI or accessibility initiatives
January 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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wsguk.bsky.social
Another great #CFP for our followers - please share.
#WomensHIstory
January 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
Millions of disabled students rely on federal protections and funding. It is scary to think about those disappearing. #DisabilityJustice
January 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
“Photo-Elicitation with Autistic People.”Join us for a fascinating talk with Dr. Ariel Cascio, Friday, Jan 24 at 1 PM EST.
#IntersectingMinds
#NeuroHumanities
#AutismAndWork
#Neurodiversity
#SocialJustice
#DisabilityResearch
#InclusiveWorkplace
#Autism
#AcademicSky
#AutismResearch
#AcademicResearch
Flyer for an Intersecting Minds Works-in-Progress Talk featuring Dr. Ariel Cascio, an Anthropologist, Bioethicist, Autism Researcher, and Assistant Professor at the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice in the College of Human Medicine at MSU. The talk is titled “Photo-Elicitation with Autistic People: Exploring Meanings of Autism and Work.” The event is scheduled for January 24, 2025, at 1:00 PM EST, and will be held online via Zoom at https://emory.zoom.us/j/8811564472. The background of the flyer is dark blue with subtle tie patterns, and it includes a photo of Dr. Cascio in professional attire, smiling, on the bottom right. The top features the Intersecting Minds logo.
January 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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ainokash.bsky.social
This is exciting. Was thrilled to contribute to this collection. Tell your subject librarian to pre-order it!
louisecreechan.bsky.social Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Jan 16
Eeee! Available for pre-order! Tell your library pals!

Our volume, Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture' asks 'what would a neurodivergent critical framework look like in literary studies'?

@annastenning.bsky.social

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/critical-...
Critical Neurodiversity Studies
Bringing together cutting-edge research on neurodiversity as an evolving theme in Disability Studies and the wider Medical Humanities, this book introduces a ne…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
Preventive healthcare is the foundation of a healthier, more equitable society. This Supreme Court case could unravel decades of progress by allowing insurers to deny coverage for essential services. The well-being of millions is at stake.
#HealthEquity
#HealthJustice
vox.com Vox @vox.com · Jan 14
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to cover the cost of preventative health treatments such as cancer screenings.

Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx
January 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Has your professional society spoken out? Time for all medical, public health and scientific organizations to speak up. Silence buys you nothing and it tells power what it can do, what it can get away with. We need to act fast.
gregggonsalves.bsky.social Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Jan 13
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social, a new national coalition of more than 1500 public health experts, has led an effort to send >3500 letters to US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.’s nomination to HHS. Concerns include his unfounded beliefs about vaccines, raw milk and HIV. 1/ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
DPH Press Release.docx
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2025 Healthcare, Public Health, and Scientific Experts Call on the Senate to Reject RFK Jr. Nomination to Lead HHS CONTACT: Julie Scofield, 301-455-2558, jscofie...
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January 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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sfdirewolf.bsky.social
Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt.

Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA:
sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1...

#LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
January 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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I read a post earlier from a doctor who was explaining how they saved a life by truly listening to their patient.

The problem? They listened because the patient was a young, fit, cishet white man.

They described him as “strong”, a father & employed … so they took him more seriously.

🧵
January 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
lemonylemons.bsky.social
Reminder: Submissions are open for Art Neureau’s juried event, Sensing the Unseen. Interdisciplinary creatives are invited to explore the invisible dimensions of perception, cognition, and the mind. Visit www.neurohumanism.com #CallForSubmissions #ArtAndMind #ScienceAndArt #NeuroHumanities
A promotional graphic for Art Neureau's call for submissions titled "Sensing the Unseen." The text reads: "Art Neureau: Sensing the Unseen. Call for Submissions. Deadline March 31, 2025." The design features an abstract, organic pattern resembling intertwined branches or neural structures on a textured background, framed in an ornate green border. The bottom left corner displays the website URL "www.neurohumanism.com" alongside a circular logo with intersecting lines and a red dot at the center. The phrase "Intersecting Minds" appears in red script near the lower edge, and a QR code is placed in the bottom-right corner.
December 30, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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zacharyweeks.bsky.social
🎁 Accessible Wrapping Hack for the Holidays!
Gift-opening joy is for everyone! 💚

Make presents easier to open for loved ones with disabilities:
1️⃣ Add a ribbon handle.
2️⃣ Wrap lightly with minimal tape.

🎥 Watch the video for the full hack!

#AccessibleWrapping #HolidayHack #CerebralPalsy #yeg
December 14, 2024 at 10:12 PM