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Matthew R. Keynes
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History, justice, education | postdoc UniMelb | queer sports fan | he/they 🏳️‍⚧️ https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/880052-matthew-keynes
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mkeynes.bsky.social
How can #education reckon with and work to repair historical injustices and imagine reparative futures?

Join @jmiles.bsky.social and me online, in convo about our new book w/ experts in #historyeducation June 26!

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#edusky #academicsky #histed #skyhistorians
June 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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arc-tracker.bsky.social
Here’s a report by John Ross in @timeshighered.bsky.social on ARC Board’s proposal to change grant schemes ▶️

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arc-gra...
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Both @scienceau.bsky.social's & I am worried about opportunities & unintended consequences for early-career researchers👇
Excerpt from the article. Black text on white background with a few links in blue text. Excerpt as follows: “Under the ARC board’s proposals, most stand-alone fellowships would be replaced by “embedded fellowships” funded through other grant schemes and capped at two years. “Traditional four-year fellowships concentrate a significant amount of funds on a small number of individual researchers,” a discussion paper explains. Observers fear this could inadvertently deny many ECRs a toehold in academia because current fellowship schemes such as the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (Decra) and the mid-career Future Fellowships are available to researchers without positions at universities. This could change under the proposals. The discussion paper implies that recipients of embedded fellowships must already be in “the university workforce” – suggesting that ECRs must obtain employment in the sector before gaining eligibility for ARC grants. That is an “unrealistic” expectation, according to Sharath Sriram, president of Science and Technology Australia. “The assumption is all those who apply are already…in academic roles. That might have been true in the 1990s. It’s not the case anymore. “There’s no stability of employment for people until they are six, seven years out of their PhDs. Universities often use success in grants and fellowships to determine who to employ.” A researcher who monitors grant schemes, using the social media handle “ARC Tracker”, was unconvinced that the proposals would improve opportunities for ECRs. They said changes to fellowship schemes needed to avoid closing “pathways” for young researchers and leaving them “overshadowed by the established group leaders”. ARC Board chair Peter Shergold acknowledged the fellowship changes as one of the “stings in the tail” of his proposals, but said a primary goal of his reforms was “contributing to the development of the next generation of researchers”.
March 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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australiainstitute.org.au
In Sydney, the past 10 years of saving for a deposit would have got you 3.7yrs closer. In Brisbane 10yrs ago you thought you'd be done by now, instead have another 4 1/2 yrs to go. @grogsgamut.bsky.social with the housing affordability numbers #OffTheCharts
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ty Years worth of savings required in Dec 2014 Years worth of savings still required in Dec 2024 Sydney 15.4yrs 11.7yrs Perth 9.2yrs 1.4yrs Melbourne 11.2yrs 3.3yrs Hobart 8.2yrs 2.4yrs Darwin 11.1yrs Deposit saved Canberra 10.4yrs 4.5yrs Brisbane 9.1yrs 4.5yrs Adelaide 9.2yrs 4.2yrs
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Are you liking Bluesky, but thinking “gee, I wish there was more shark science and conservation on my feed?”

I have the solution to your problem right here!

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March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Delighted to be hosting workshop series with leading experts on 'Truth Commissions and #Education in Global Perspective' this month.

The workshops aims to bring specific challenges into sharper focus, identify shared experiences, and exchange latest knowledge.

matthewrkeynes.com/2025/03/12/t...
Truth Commissions and Education in Global Perspective
This month, I’m delighted to be hosting a series of workshops with leading experts on Truth Commissions and Education in Global Perspective. Comparative research is vital to bring specific ch…
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March 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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wamorrison95.bsky.social
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Today is Sámi National Day throughout Sápmi – the Sámi homelands. ⬇️ I discuss Sámi struggles for rights in the Nordic states, ongoing truth-telling, backlash and 'history wars', how the education sector can play a key role.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/we-...
‘We have always been here’
Truth commissions have been set up in many Nordic nations to address systemic racism and the historical mistreatment of Indigenous peoples. Like in Australia, the education sector must play an active ...
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
February 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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darbysaxbe.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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kpriem.bsky.social
Special issue of Encounters in Theory and History of Education vol. 25, no. 1 (2024): Consequences of the Past and Responsible Histories of Education for the Future. Guest editors @kpriem.bsky.social and @mkeynes.bsky.social. Please go to ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/en... and find out more.
January 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
mkeynes.bsky.social
@leorh.bsky.social fascinating work on higher education and national priorities in Taiwan #ANZHES24 #edusky #historysky #academicsky
December 12, 2024 at 10:42 PM
mkeynes.bsky.social
#ANZHES24 Roundtable on ‘Writing University histories in a time of truth-telling’ with Prof Marcia Langton AM @capandgown.bsky.social Zoë Laidlaw Warwick Anderson Ross Jones James Waghorne
December 11, 2024 at 2:30 AM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Packed house for Prof Warwick Anderson’s keynote at #ANZHES24 on #truthtelling and institutional histories since the 1990s #academicsky #historysky
December 11, 2024 at 12:56 AM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Interesting workshop today at the Koorie Heritage Trust on ‘Barriers to truth-telling and justice in settler-colonial Australia’ organised by @dantout.bsky.social Emma-Jaye Gavin & Julia Hurst.

Here Commissioner Hunter from Yoorrook speaking about the Commission’s truth-telling work in Victoria.
December 5, 2024 at 2:58 AM
mkeynes.bsky.social
#edhist #edusky #history #academicsky
mkeynes.bsky.social Matthew R. Keynes @mkeynes.bsky.social · Dec 3
Next Wed morning AEDT (12 Dec), I'll be giving a plenary session on 'Education in Cultures of Redress’ exploring how education as a key mechanism to redress historical wrongs, shape citizens, and reconcile the nation.

Link below or DM me for Zoom ✨

melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/events/2024-...
2024 ANZHES Conference
2024 ANZHES Conference
melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au
December 3, 2024 at 5:00 AM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Next Wed morning AEDT (12 Dec), I'll be giving a plenary session on 'Education in Cultures of Redress’ exploring how education as a key mechanism to redress historical wrongs, shape citizens, and reconcile the nation.

Link below or DM me for Zoom ✨

melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/events/2024-...
2024 ANZHES Conference
2024 ANZHES Conference
melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 AM
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hannahforsyth.bsky.social
Forms must be stopped.

hannahforsyth.substack.com/p/fcking-forms
F*cking Forms
How I (sort-of) ended my career over a form, and why professional work has accumulated so f*cking many of them. You know who doesn't require forms though? Chickens! I have new chickens and am in love.
hannahforsyth.substack.com
December 7, 2023 at 1:31 AM
mkeynes.bsky.social
📢 So, some news that I can now share... @jmiles.bsky.social & I are writing a book on #historicaljustice #education! 📚

This is the only pic I have w James & fittingly we are drinking a beer! 🍻 5 years ago we met in Toronto & today we signed our 1st contract w Bloomsbury 🎉 stay tuned 4 updates
December 6, 2023 at 11:42 PM
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Want to join History Education or Teacher Education list? Or encourage a colleague to join BlueSky?
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
BlueSky and History teacher education
A new social media app called BlueSky has already attracted many historians. Dan Lyndon-Cohen as Director of SHP, and Alex Ford leading on the PATHS project, are keen to find a better place for discus...
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December 3, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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anisekstrong.bsky.social
A bunch of us have been suggesting that a useful new feature of academic conferences would be "continuing ed" roundtables that were basically "here's the major new scholarship in this subfield in the last 20 years," b/c it's so easy to have one's non-expert state of knowledge stuck in grad school.
November 28, 2023 at 4:15 AM
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olebirklaursen.bsky.social
I'm delighted to see that my book 'Anarchy or Chaos: M. P. T. Acharya and the Indian Struggle for Freedom' has made the Contingent Magazine 2023 book list. contingentmagazine.org/2023/11/27/2...
November 28, 2023 at 6:47 AM
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annikabaerwald.bsky.social
10 postdoctoral fellowships at the Aarhus Institute of Adanced Studies (AIAS): 23 months, open to researchers of all disciplines.
Deadline: 1 February 2024
@aiasdk.bsky.social
10 individual fellowships open for application at AIAS
AIAS-AUFF Fellowships
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November 24, 2023 at 12:35 PM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Hey #academicsky any #advice on whether or not to negotiate book royalty % with publishers? Do you bother? Or is it all so negligible anyway as to be not worth the hassle? Advice appreciated! #academia #publishing
November 24, 2023 at 8:29 PM
mkeynes.bsky.social
Super helpful thank you Michael! #histed
michaelgeiss.bsky.social Michael Geiss @michaelgeiss.bsky.social · Nov 21
So many educational historians are already on Bluesky. That's really great. I hope the #histed debate gets going soon. Who else is already here? I know of @dr-jwestberg.bsky.social @adamlaats.bsky.social @jtschurenev.bsky.social @porcherancelle.bsky.social @tillkoessler.bsky.social
michaelgeiss.bsky.social Michael Geiss @michaelgeiss.bsky.social · Nov 11
Just a little reminder that there is a history of education feed:
November 22, 2023 at 11:31 PM
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barrieshannon.com
My entry in the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality education has been published - in it I briefly discuss social media as a site of informal sexuality education for trans and nonbinary youth, and how we might understand it as legitimate pedagogy 🌈🎓
Social Media, Trans and Nonbinary Youth
'Social Media, Trans and Nonbinary Youth' published in 'The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education'
link.springer.com
November 16, 2023 at 3:36 AM