Erin Shannon, PhD (she/they)
@ershannon.bsky.social
Researcher of sexual violence and transformative justice. Enjoyer of vampire media. Cat parent. Views own.
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The Princess. 👑 Postcard from my collection, 1902.
July 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The Princess. 👑 Postcard from my collection, 1902.
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A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
www.nbcnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
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My second journal article is out in Culture, Health & Sexuality. It is the final paper of the MANFOKUS project. Our paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2025.2458719
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2025.2458719
‘How do I really want to be as a man?’ Masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraceptive decision-making – findings from an interview study in Germany
This paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. Through twelve qualitative interviews, three of which were couple interv...
www.tandfonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My second journal article is out in Culture, Health & Sexuality. It is the final paper of the MANFOKUS project. Our paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2025.2458719
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2025.2458719
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[Cisheterosexuals evading difference were + likely to evade inequality than those acknowledging diff. Those acknowledging diff were + likely to recognize privilege & exhibit an egalitarian outlook.]
Great empirical reminder of Gilmore's couplings of power & diff.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great empirical reminder of Gilmore's couplings of power & diff.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Cisheterosexual People in Post-Closeted Times: The Role of Evading Difference in Managing an Advantaged Identity and Legitimizing of Inequalities
How do cisheterosexual people navigate inequality against LGBTQ people in contexts where discrimination is often considered a matter of the past? We argue that some do so by evading difference base...
www.tandfonline.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
[Cisheterosexuals evading difference were + likely to evade inequality than those acknowledging diff. Those acknowledging diff were + likely to recognize privilege & exhibit an egalitarian outlook.]
Great empirical reminder of Gilmore's couplings of power & diff.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great empirical reminder of Gilmore's couplings of power & diff.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Hello Bluesky! We're the Sex, Sexualities and Sexual Harm (SSSH!) Research Group @leedsbeckett.bsky.social and have just moved here from X! We'll be populating our profile and following in the coming days--come say hi if you're interested in our work! #AcademicSky
May 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hello Bluesky! We're the Sex, Sexualities and Sexual Harm (SSSH!) Research Group @leedsbeckett.bsky.social and have just moved here from X! We'll be populating our profile and following in the coming days--come say hi if you're interested in our work! #AcademicSky
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Around 400,000 people work in universities across the UK, and more then 200,000 of them are academics.
The closures and job losses we’re seeing in the sector just now are a major industrial crises affecting the key workplaces and economic drivers of hundreds of towns and cities.
The closures and job losses we’re seeing in the sector just now are a major industrial crises affecting the key workplaces and economic drivers of hundreds of towns and cities.
February 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Around 400,000 people work in universities across the UK, and more then 200,000 of them are academics.
The closures and job losses we’re seeing in the sector just now are a major industrial crises affecting the key workplaces and economic drivers of hundreds of towns and cities.
The closures and job losses we’re seeing in the sector just now are a major industrial crises affecting the key workplaces and economic drivers of hundreds of towns and cities.
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Summer #MustRead for everyone teaching in #HigherEd! #AcademicSky
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@cjdenial.bsky.social @derekkrissoff.bsky.social @sarosecav.bsky.social @josheyler.bsky.social @liznorell.bsky.social @vijisathy.bsky.social @michellemillerphd.bsky.social @thetattooedprof.bsky.social
www.oupress.com/978080619385...
A Pedagogy of Kindness - University of Oklahoma Press
Academia is not, by and large, a kind place. Individualism and competition are what count. But without kindness at its core, Catherine Denial suggests, highe...
www.oupress.com
July 6, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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Cool, cool, the new DfE "Guidance" using a far right trope and dog whistle in the very opening section, but I'm sure it will be a sensible document... (oh and bonus points for the nonsensical "biological sex" in there as well)
December 19, 2023 at 12:05 PM
Cool, cool, the new DfE "Guidance" using a far right trope and dog whistle in the very opening section, but I'm sure it will be a sensible document... (oh and bonus points for the nonsensical "biological sex" in there as well)
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Hello, if you're based in the UK please respond to this government consultation on "gender questioning children" by March 12
www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/cam...
www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/cam...
Support trans youth: Respond to the government consultation
‘Gender Questioning Children: Non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England’. Information and support on how to respond to the consultation
www.stonewall.org.uk
February 18, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Hello, if you're based in the UK please respond to this government consultation on "gender questioning children" by March 12
www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/cam...
www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/cam...
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“When you report that 30,000 Palestinians have died, you need to also acknowledge how many are still alive.”
Americans Explain What Balanced Coverage Of Gaza Means
As the world grapples with the horrors of the Israel-Hamas war, many people trying to stay up to date with the situation are finding the media’s coverage lacking for myriad reasons, but exactly what a...
www.theonion.com
March 4, 2024 at 6:07 PM
“When you report that 30,000 Palestinians have died, you need to also acknowledge how many are still alive.”
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*this* is what dune is about
Would you still love me if I was a divine and terrifying worm?
March 4, 2024 at 3:26 AM
*this* is what dune is about
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Re-upping this Google spreadsheet, which now has 360+ fundraisers for Palestinians seeking help with medical or evacuation costs. Please help if you can.
For those of you who wish to donate to help Palestinians with medical care or evacuation costs, here is a Google spreadsheet that lists various GoFundMes. (Sorry, I closed my tab before I could note whom to credit for the link.) docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
March 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Re-upping this Google spreadsheet, which now has 360+ fundraisers for Palestinians seeking help with medical or evacuation costs. Please help if you can.
Anna Bull and I have a new open access article out today in #SociologyCompass analysing the assumption of trust btw reporters of sexual misconduct & their #HEIs in #institutionalbetrayal: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#AcademicSky #FeministSky #highered #sociology
#AcademicSky #FeministSky #highered #sociology
March 2, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Anna Bull and I have a new open access article out today in #SociologyCompass analysing the assumption of trust btw reporters of sexual misconduct & their #HEIs in #institutionalbetrayal: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#AcademicSky #FeministSky #highered #sociology
#AcademicSky #FeministSky #highered #sociology
Happy #caturday to this tuxedo cat who likes to visit, and to my own calico furiously peering at him from a safe distance 😽 #catsofbluesky
March 2, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Happy #caturday to this tuxedo cat who likes to visit, and to my own calico furiously peering at him from a safe distance 😽 #catsofbluesky
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This is a cat that reads great literature in a leather armchair by the fireplace with a snifter of brandy. Postcard from my collection, undated.
March 2, 2024 at 8:51 AM
This is a cat that reads great literature in a leather armchair by the fireplace with a snifter of brandy. Postcard from my collection, undated.
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The U.S. Department of Education is opening an investigation into whether the Oklahoma school district where a 16-year-old transgender student, Nex Benedict, died after a fight in a high school restroom.
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Education Department To Investigate School District After Nex Benedict's Death
The 16-year-old transgender student died last month after being beaten at an Oklahoma high school, raising concerns about the safety of LGBTQ+ students.
www.huffpost.com
March 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Education is opening an investigation into whether the Oklahoma school district where a 16-year-old transgender student, Nex Benedict, died after a fight in a high school restroom.
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
God I missed teaching so much but building teaching stamina back up is no joke (especially when you lecture/clomp around in platform Docs for 2hrs at a time) #AcademicSky #highered
March 1, 2024 at 10:38 AM
God I missed teaching so much but building teaching stamina back up is no joke (especially when you lecture/clomp around in platform Docs for 2hrs at a time) #AcademicSky #highered
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My friend and colleague Rana is trying to get her family out of Gaza. Please consider donating. And please share!
#academicsky
#academicsky
Help us evacuate our family from a war zone, organized by Rana Issa
My name is Rana Issa, and I'm urgently reaching out to you for help in saving my… Rana Issa needs your support for Help us evacuate our family from a war zone
www.gofundme.com
March 1, 2024 at 7:01 AM
My friend and colleague Rana is trying to get her family out of Gaza. Please consider donating. And please share!
#academicsky
#academicsky
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just a reminder that if you’re feeling hopeless or powerless, doing something kind for someone else is a wonderful way to reconnect with the power you hold to make the world something different.
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February 29, 2024 at 1:50 AM
just a reminder that if you’re feeling hopeless or powerless, doing something kind for someone else is a wonderful way to reconnect with the power you hold to make the world something different.
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🖤
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“The hole made by firefighters to rescue Sox the cat.” 1971. canterburystories.nz/collections/...
February 29, 2024 at 6:25 AM
“The hole made by firefighters to rescue Sox the cat.” 1971. canterburystories.nz/collections/...
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New, from me: it is amazing we have been told for years about the danger of identity politics, but that narrative excludes the most powerful identity politics shaping our politics and government.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/white-chri...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/white-chri...
White Christian nationalism: the most powerful identity politics
A vision of government centered on controlling the lives of others
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 28, 2024 at 1:19 PM
New, from me: it is amazing we have been told for years about the danger of identity politics, but that narrative excludes the most powerful identity politics shaping our politics and government.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/white-chri...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/white-chri...