Lisa Bower (Kelly)
@lisakelly.bsky.social
Lecturer: Higher Education Discourses, critical identity studies, fatness and society. Foundation Studies at UoC.
Chronic pain/hypermobility/PCOS/Endometriosis
Love: my dogs/all dogs/weightlifting/sewing/singing in the choir
Chronic pain/hypermobility/PCOS/Endometriosis
Love: my dogs/all dogs/weightlifting/sewing/singing in the choir
Right I’m coming back in here because the world is burning and I need to see sensible people with plans for action!
March 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Right I’m coming back in here because the world is burning and I need to see sensible people with plans for action!
I’m setting up a new project this year and am looking to connect with people who can talk about health education for those born female, strength training for aging, nutrition for different ages and knowledge around common ailments that are left untreated or poorly diagnosed (pcos, endometriosis etc)
January 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I’m setting up a new project this year and am looking to connect with people who can talk about health education for those born female, strength training for aging, nutrition for different ages and knowledge around common ailments that are left untreated or poorly diagnosed (pcos, endometriosis etc)
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"What our medical teams have witnessed on the ground throughout this conflict is consistent with the descriptions provided by an increasing number of legal experts and organizations concluding that genocide is taking place in Gaza”, say Doctors Without Borders.
Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction
Amid continued attacks, siege, and blockade, Israel is destroying conditions of life in Gaza.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
December 20, 2024 at 8:56 AM
"What our medical teams have witnessed on the ground throughout this conflict is consistent with the descriptions provided by an increasing number of legal experts and organizations concluding that genocide is taking place in Gaza”, say Doctors Without Borders.
Home at 3 AM. 11 hours in the end.
9.5 hours wait tonight in a&e with mum. 36 hour wait for a bed. The state our NHS is in after being ransacked is depressing.
November 24, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Home at 3 AM. 11 hours in the end.
9.5 hours wait tonight in a&e with mum. 36 hour wait for a bed. The state our NHS is in after being ransacked is depressing.
November 24, 2024 at 12:20 AM
9.5 hours wait tonight in a&e with mum. 36 hour wait for a bed. The state our NHS is in after being ransacked is depressing.
I’ve got a couple of students who spend the entire teams session posting ocean- based puns and word play in the chat even when (accurately) answering questions and I am 100% here for it.
Especially when they answered a question with “it’s as shrimple as that”.
Especially when they answered a question with “it’s as shrimple as that”.
a close up of a shrimp with the caption " you kriiled him "
ALT: a close up of a shrimp with the caption " you kriiled him "
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
I’ve got a couple of students who spend the entire teams session posting ocean- based puns and word play in the chat even when (accurately) answering questions and I am 100% here for it.
Especially when they answered a question with “it’s as shrimple as that”.
Especially when they answered a question with “it’s as shrimple as that”.
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🥁It is #PublicationDay!! With B. De Cock, P. Hambye & N. Shchinova
Happy to see this article about the use of "I am not populist" on social media.
We study negation + stigma terms by applying Membership Categorisation Analysis (#MCA) 1/3
bit.ly/496G2vB
Happy to see this article about the use of "I am not populist" on social media.
We study negation + stigma terms by applying Membership Categorisation Analysis (#MCA) 1/3
bit.ly/496G2vB
November 22, 2024 at 8:21 AM
🥁It is #PublicationDay!! With B. De Cock, P. Hambye & N. Shchinova
Happy to see this article about the use of "I am not populist" on social media.
We study negation + stigma terms by applying Membership Categorisation Analysis (#MCA) 1/3
bit.ly/496G2vB
Happy to see this article about the use of "I am not populist" on social media.
We study negation + stigma terms by applying Membership Categorisation Analysis (#MCA) 1/3
bit.ly/496G2vB
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since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share!
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
A “Gender Critical” and “TERF” Primer
for readers trying to make sense of “feminists versus transgender activists” debates
juliaserano.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share!
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
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🚨‼️🎉Hey, #Qualitative #Researchers!
📚📖There’s a brand new #Routledge #book series: “Expanding Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry.”
😊❤️Series Editors: Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, Kelly W. Guyotte, & Stephanie Anne Shelton
@sashelton.bsky.social
📧💻 Email us at: expandingqual@gmail.com
📚📖There’s a brand new #Routledge #book series: “Expanding Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry.”
😊❤️Series Editors: Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, Kelly W. Guyotte, & Stephanie Anne Shelton
@sashelton.bsky.social
📧💻 Email us at: expandingqual@gmail.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:01 PM
🚨‼️🎉Hey, #Qualitative #Researchers!
📚📖There’s a brand new #Routledge #book series: “Expanding Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry.”
😊❤️Series Editors: Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, Kelly W. Guyotte, & Stephanie Anne Shelton
@sashelton.bsky.social
📧💻 Email us at: expandingqual@gmail.com
📚📖There’s a brand new #Routledge #book series: “Expanding Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry.”
😊❤️Series Editors: Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, Kelly W. Guyotte, & Stephanie Anne Shelton
@sashelton.bsky.social
📧💻 Email us at: expandingqual@gmail.com
Abso-insertswearwordhere-lutely
After months of work it's HERE! Here's what weight neutral healthcare is, and why it is so critically important to be seen as a person, not a body size. www.prevention.com/health/a6190...
NOTE: I have NOT tagged the first source, per request, as harassment is common. Be kind. Don't snitch tag.
NOTE: I have NOT tagged the first source, per request, as harassment is common. Be kind. Don't snitch tag.
I Dreaded Going to the Doctor Because of My Weight
When you need to work with the health care provider you have, here’s how to advocate for yourself, even while wearing a skimpy gown.
www.prevention.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Abso-insertswearwordhere-lutely
So long as it’s a welcoming, safe space, why should any hard working folk - or any folk for that matter - be excluded. That being said, I’d appreciate an update on the swearing policy from long term residents, because I do like to get emphatic occasionally!
"ugh I can't believe there's porn and OF whores here already!"
Girl, we've been here since you needed a code to even join this site, you just joined this week
Girl, we've been here since you needed a code to even join this site, you just joined this week
November 16, 2024 at 9:12 PM
So long as it’s a welcoming, safe space, why should any hard working folk - or any folk for that matter - be excluded. That being said, I’d appreciate an update on the swearing policy from long term residents, because I do like to get emphatic occasionally!
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Starter pack of scholars whose work looks critically at schooling & efforts to interrupt the social reproduction of inequality through education in transformative ways (U.S. & global) - updated w/ requests (sorry if I missed your request - inundated with notifications today) go.bsky.app/BYF1JZJ
November 16, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Starter pack of scholars whose work looks critically at schooling & efforts to interrupt the social reproduction of inequality through education in transformative ways (U.S. & global) - updated w/ requests (sorry if I missed your request - inundated with notifications today) go.bsky.app/BYF1JZJ
All my feed has been about love and books. I like this place!
November 16, 2024 at 6:06 PM
All my feed has been about love and books. I like this place!
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Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
Hi - I’m Lisa and I have no idea what the score is but I’m here so hi fellow academics, chronic iconics, justice seekers and anyone else who can have a respectful conversation!
November 16, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Hi - I’m Lisa and I have no idea what the score is but I’m here so hi fellow academics, chronic iconics, justice seekers and anyone else who can have a respectful conversation!
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