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Kirsty Finn
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Senior Lecturer in Education (Sociology) at MIE UoM. My views not my employers, obviously. Part of the ESRC Transforming Working Lives ‘L-earning’ project, researching education, work, gender, social class.
We also have a few weeks to go. The finish line is in view though.
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I was like, what is Keld??? Having grown up in that very place.
September 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Incorrect
August 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Kirsty Finn
Ah! Mohammed El-Kurd has just written on this

“We seem to only run to the rescue of those perceived to be apolitical. When the affiliated (or the allegedly affiliated) are a target, we first try to negate their alleged affiliation before we respond to their calls” open.substack.com/pub/mohammed...
Guilty by Affiliation
The instinct of many allies is to dispel the connection between slain Palestinian journalists and their supposed political leanings, as if anywhere in the world these exist in isolation.
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Kirsty Finn
'James, who is emeritus professor...at the University of Cardiff, said the related financial crisis in universities means “thousands of personal and professional crises, as university-based researchers—often in precarious or vulnerable circumstances—continually ‘run faster to stand still’”.' 2/3
August 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM