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Dr Natalie Jester
@nataliejester.bsky.social
Lover of food, sci fi and dogs 🥨 Feminist. Lecturer @ Uni of Gloucestershire: militaries, arms manufacturers, gender, digital things. Co-convenor @cawpbisa.bsky.social [she/her]
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Thought I'd make a thread of all of my publications, for easy access! First up is 'Army recruitment video advertisements in the US and UK since 2002: Challenging ideals of hegemonic military masculinity?' in Media, War and Conflict doi.org/10.1177/1750...
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It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3
Early Career Researcher Network: key information for ECRs
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ah, we've reached the time of year when UK trains are all cocked up. Almost all my journeys recently have been late and absolutely rammed full of people. Not what you want after a three hour class.
a stuffed penguin is sitting on a wooden chair in a room .
Alt: Pingu the penguin sitting on a chair, tapping his foot and looking annoyed
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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When I submitted a paper to AI & Society the email confirmation sent me to a website that told me my language quality score was only 3/10 but RUBRIQ could fix it. I study this stuff, so uploaded my paper to RUBRIQ, which proceeded to introduce scientific fabrication and change scientific terms.
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Huge thanks to our wonderful audience (and BISA staff) for making this such an enjoyable event. We're so excited to be convening this working group and hopefully there are lots of good things to come...
🔉We have kicked off todays event with our new Working Group @cawpbisa.bsky.social!

🎊Todays event gives an opportunity to learn the aims of the group as well as introduction to the convener team @nataliejester.bsky.social @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social @chenchenzhang.net and Leah de Haan.
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is today! Come say hi! If you've not yet registered, we can probably sort out a link for you
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still…. there's almost nothing left to orient you here, or identify the neighbourhoods that once held tens of thousands of people”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I've been following this race for a while and I am so happy to see him win! Good things can happen! We don't have to pander to bigotry to make ground.

BBC News - Mamdani seals remarkable victory
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zohran Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await
After entering the race largely unnoticed, the new mayor of New York City can expect to face serious scrutiny in office.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Come and see us online on Thursday!
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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MEET THE TEAM 👋

Introducing: Natalie Jester

Thrilled to have @nataliejester.bsky.social as our co-convenor at at the Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group!

Read more about her research below 👇 and come meet her at next week's 'Meet the Working Group' event!
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I'm attending 'A Global History of Elon Musk' this evening - lots of other great talks in this series though, take a look!
I have organised an amazing roster of *virtual* presentations for the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter. Check out these incredible superstars, and register for the events (Tuesdays 17-18.30 London time) here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Q (data collection): if your UK-based HEI (employer) employs students on student visas, do you know what kind of checks they need to undergo, and how often?

Please respond in comment (ideally with links) or DM. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
October 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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MEET THE TEAM 👋

Introducing: Leah de Haan

We are so happy to have Leah with us at the Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group as our new PhD convenor!
October 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Is anyone else having problems with the Outlook phone app? It often doesn't show me what's in my diary or allow me to see messages I've been sent (sometimes for hours). It's much easier to access this info on my phone a lot of the time, but I can't figure out how to fix it! Any tips?!
a stuffed penguin is sitting on a wooden chair in a room .
Alt: a penguin sitting on a wooden chair looking annoyed
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This is absolutely shameful, a stain upon humanity
Gaza children dying as they wait for Israel to enable evacuations
Around 15,000 Gazans are waiting for urgent medical treatment, according to the UN.
www.bbc.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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We have fantastic books in our series! (Creative Interventions in Global Politics). Please join us! Happy to chat about your book proposal ideas. 📕
share.google/VVLRxEY1G8n8...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What?!> BBC News - Mystery donor gives $130m to US military for paying troops during shutdown
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mystery Trump supporter gives $130m to US military for paying troops during shutdown
The man is a US citizen and a Trump supporter, the president has said, but no one in the government will identify him.
www.bbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I am currently writing a book chapter and aiming to fulfil a long-held ambition: making reference to Star Trek in a piece of academic work.
a close up of a woman 's face with the words i had to
Alt: Michael Burnham of Star Trek Discovery saying "I had to"
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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🤖 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐀𝐈𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 🇳🇱

Less than one week before the Dutch elections, @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social & I looked at over 20k posts to reveal patterns in the usage of AI-generated visuals across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X. #tk2025

🧵Thread
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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MEET THE TEAM 👋

Introducing: Dr Chenchen Zhang

We are very excited to welcome
@chenchenzhang.net
to the Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group as our new co-convenor. 🥳
October 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."

I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
jonn.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM