Rachel Buchanan
@rayedish.bsky.social
Latte sipping, feminist, digital sociologist with distinct nerd tendencies. A/Prof in Education and Deputy Head of College in the College of Human & Social Futures at Uni Newcastle. Living, working and quilting on Awabakal land.
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Rachel Buchanan
@rayedish.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Online Research
First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What is Online Research?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Me…
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Interested in online research? Check out my co-authored book 'Online Research' published as part of the Bloomsbury's Research Methods series. Perfect for research students and those new to online methods. www.bloomsbury.com/au/online-re... DOI:10.5040/9781350319127
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Saw this on twitter. I totally agree with this. I've seen many papers that failed to cite something important from another field or subfield of study. Many researchers these days are very focused on their own field and don't have time to learn the advances in another field.
#AcademicSky #Research
#AcademicSky #Research
July 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Saw this on twitter. I totally agree with this. I've seen many papers that failed to cite something important from another field or subfield of study. Many researchers these days are very focused on their own field and don't have time to learn the advances in another field.
#AcademicSky #Research
#AcademicSky #Research
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When it comes to platform governance, we must reframe the conversation towards mandating transparency and accountability, with a specific focus on the internal recommendation engines, writes Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha:
Why False Bias Claims Don’t Undermine the Case for Social Media Regulation | TechPolicy.Press
Big Tech's current self-regulatory practices fail to meet the requisite criteria for effective and meaningful self-governance, writes Amber Sinha.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When it comes to platform governance, we must reframe the conversation towards mandating transparency and accountability, with a specific focus on the internal recommendation engines, writes Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha:
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🗽 Big day for new publications: the special issue of _Comunicazione Politica_ that @gboccia.bsky.social, @essideh.com, Laura Iannelli, and I edited has now come out, and includes our introduction on Fringe Democracy and the Platformisation of the Public Sphere.
www.rivisteweb.it/do...
www.rivisteweb.it/do...
![Giovanni Boccia Artieri, Axel Bruns, Ehsan Dehghan, Laura Iannelli
Fringe Democracy and the Platformization of the Public Sphere
ABSTRACT
This article introduces the concept of «fringe democracy» as a multidimensional phenomenon emerging in the contemporary public sphere when alternative digital platforms (spaces/affordances/governance patterns), marginalized actors (groups/practices/ideologies), and heterodox narratives (contents/imaginaries/representations) challenge liberal democratic processes. Fringe democracy is not merely about the rise of non-mainstream platforms but arises from complex interactions between fringe and mainstream platforms, actors, and narratives (as shown by recent changes in mainstream platform moderation practices, which reduce fringe actors’ dependence on alternative, freer spaces). While some marginalized actors may propose heterodox narratives driven by democratic values, fringe democracy functions as a form of pseudo-democracy from the margins, [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:svy2kdc6ju4bycwrbw55styz/bafkreib4acqxyaoljl3v7gby2sfi67uhqr2ubv2ylqbtkczlkiog7fqauq@jpeg)
April 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
🗽 Big day for new publications: the special issue of _Comunicazione Politica_ that @gboccia.bsky.social, @essideh.com, Laura Iannelli, and I edited has now come out, and includes our introduction on Fringe Democracy and the Platformisation of the Public Sphere.
www.rivisteweb.it/do...
www.rivisteweb.it/do...
Just because you went to school doesn't make you an expert on teaching blog.aare.edu.au/just-because...
Just because you went to school doesn't make you an expert on teaching
Reinstate trust in the teaching profession. That might just be the perfect place to start in fixing the teacher shortage.
blog.aare.edu.au
April 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just because you went to school doesn't make you an expert on teaching blog.aare.edu.au/just-because...
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The ABC is very lucky to have a journalist like Bridget Brennan.
The neo-Nazi heckling at Melbourne’s Anzac Day echoes our past pain
The heckling at Melbourne’s Anzac Day service mirrors the long, quiet and painful exclusion of Black diggers from the national conversation.
www.abc.net.au
April 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The ABC is very lucky to have a journalist like Bridget Brennan.
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Jane Caro: “Education is used by the rest of the world to at least try to break down the class system.
Almost alone in the developed world, Australia is using it to build one.” @janecaro.bsky.social
#auspol
www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j....
Almost alone in the developed world, Australia is using it to build one.” @janecaro.bsky.social
#auspol
www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j....
Class warfare
Australia’s education funding model protects and entrenches the gap between schools, and it’s steadily getting worse
www.themonthly.com.au
April 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Jane Caro: “Education is used by the rest of the world to at least try to break down the class system.
Almost alone in the developed world, Australia is using it to build one.” @janecaro.bsky.social
#auspol
www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j....
Almost alone in the developed world, Australia is using it to build one.” @janecaro.bsky.social
#auspol
www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j....
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If we’re not careful, generative AI could become a weapon reactionary forces use to dismantle liberal democracy. We must urgently foster education and harness AI in defense of it. 🧪 #AcademicSky
April 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
If we’re not careful, generative AI could become a weapon reactionary forces use to dismantle liberal democracy. We must urgently foster education and harness AI in defense of it. 🧪 #AcademicSky
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A collective article with Alexander Sidorkin, Petar Jandric, Eamon Costello, Jessica Heybach, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, KaThy Hytten, Lesley Gorlay, Rachel Anne, and Marek Tesar. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The voice of artificial intelligence: Philosophical and educational reflections
Published in Educational Philosophy and Theory (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A collective article with Alexander Sidorkin, Petar Jandric, Eamon Costello, Jessica Heybach, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, KaThy Hytten, Lesley Gorlay, Rachel Anne, and Marek Tesar. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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overambitious, if you ask me, for a nation whose animals are not even literate
March 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
overambitious, if you ask me, for a nation whose animals are not even literate
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My work with @arantes.bsky.social and Anitra Goriss-Hunter is finally out. We use Butler's notion of subjectification to rethink digital poverty in the context of initial teacher education, but the argument has broader application. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
Investigating digital poverty and the new forms of agency and advocacy needed in Initial Teacher Education
Using Judith Butler’s theory of performative subjection, this paper explores the issue of digital poverty in Initial Teacher Education and the need for new forms of agency and advocacy to address i...
www.tandfonline.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My work with @arantes.bsky.social and Anitra Goriss-Hunter is finally out. We use Butler's notion of subjectification to rethink digital poverty in the context of initial teacher education, but the argument has broader application. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
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🧵 PESA Conference 2025 – How to Contribute
🔹 Theme: Philosophy of Education and Global Challenges
How can philosophical discussions in education help young people navigate AI, climate change, populism, and ethical dilemmas? Join the conversation at #PESA2025!
Here’s how you can contribute: ⬇️
🔹 Theme: Philosophy of Education and Global Challenges
How can philosophical discussions in education help young people navigate AI, climate change, populism, and ethical dilemmas? Join the conversation at #PESA2025!
Here’s how you can contribute: ⬇️
March 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🧵 PESA Conference 2025 – How to Contribute
🔹 Theme: Philosophy of Education and Global Challenges
How can philosophical discussions in education help young people navigate AI, climate change, populism, and ethical dilemmas? Join the conversation at #PESA2025!
Here’s how you can contribute: ⬇️
🔹 Theme: Philosophy of Education and Global Challenges
How can philosophical discussions in education help young people navigate AI, climate change, populism, and ethical dilemmas? Join the conversation at #PESA2025!
Here’s how you can contribute: ⬇️
My work with @arantes.bsky.social and Anitra Goriss-Hunter is finally out. We use Butler's notion of subjectification to rethink digital poverty in the context of initial teacher education, but the argument has broader application. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
Investigating digital poverty and the new forms of agency and advocacy needed in Initial Teacher Education
Using Judith Butler’s theory of performative subjection, this paper explores the issue of digital poverty in Initial Teacher Education and the need for new forms of agency and advocacy to address i...
www.tandfonline.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My work with @arantes.bsky.social and Anitra Goriss-Hunter is finally out. We use Butler's notion of subjectification to rethink digital poverty in the context of initial teacher education, but the argument has broader application. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky
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OK but what if we kept boycotting Amazon and other dodgy brands for more than one day?
February 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
OK but what if we kept boycotting Amazon and other dodgy brands for more than one day?
From Times HE "Australia’s opposition will review university fees, reintroduce the “50 per cent pass rule”, reclaim veto rights on research grants, regulate vice-chancellors’ salaries and “leave no stone unturned” to stamp out campus antisemitism if it wins the forthcoming federal election.
*sigh*
*sigh*
February 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
From Times HE "Australia’s opposition will review university fees, reintroduce the “50 per cent pass rule”, reclaim veto rights on research grants, regulate vice-chancellors’ salaries and “leave no stone unturned” to stamp out campus antisemitism if it wins the forthcoming federal election.
*sigh*
*sigh*
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So Dutton used a family trust to hide assets and minimize tax payable on buying and selling millions in properties but wants the people that can least afford it to use their super for a home ownership, that ruins their long game for retirement but Dutton will be just fine with his mega millions! 🤯
February 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
So Dutton used a family trust to hide assets and minimize tax payable on buying and selling millions in properties but wants the people that can least afford it to use their super for a home ownership, that ruins their long game for retirement but Dutton will be just fine with his mega millions! 🤯
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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Hello #EduSkyAU
This evening's chat is about you & for you.
What is it that you want from a post-COVID #PLN?
We are the system! If we want the ideal #PLN, we need to create it.
See the tagged post on @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for more information or use #EduSkyAU for any Qs you may have.
This evening's chat is about you & for you.
What is it that you want from a post-COVID #PLN?
We are the system! If we want the ideal #PLN, we need to create it.
See the tagged post on @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for more information or use #EduSkyAU for any Qs you may have.
REIGNITING OUR PLN CONNECTIONS 🔥
Join us for our next #EduSkyAU chat on Tuesday, 25 February, hosted by @brookssensei.bsky.social.
We'll explore how educators can build, sustain & maximise their PLNs for growth & collaboration.
📌 Don’t miss it!
🗓 25 Feb | ⏰ 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST, 8:30pm AEDT
Join us for our next #EduSkyAU chat on Tuesday, 25 February, hosted by @brookssensei.bsky.social.
We'll explore how educators can build, sustain & maximise their PLNs for growth & collaboration.
📌 Don’t miss it!
🗓 25 Feb | ⏰ 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST, 8:30pm AEDT
February 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hello #EduSkyAU
This evening's chat is about you & for you.
What is it that you want from a post-COVID #PLN?
We are the system! If we want the ideal #PLN, we need to create it.
See the tagged post on @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for more information or use #EduSkyAU for any Qs you may have.
This evening's chat is about you & for you.
What is it that you want from a post-COVID #PLN?
We are the system! If we want the ideal #PLN, we need to create it.
See the tagged post on @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for more information or use #EduSkyAU for any Qs you may have.
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My latest paper compares the use of AI in career guidance and in human resource management. It's open access and can be found at: doi.org/10.16993/njt...
Exploring the Role of AI in Career Access Through a Social Justice Lens | Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
doi.org
February 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My latest paper compares the use of AI in career guidance and in human resource management. It's open access and can be found at: doi.org/10.16993/njt...
My latest paper compares the use of AI in career guidance and in human resource management. It's open access and can be found at: doi.org/10.16993/njt...
Exploring the Role of AI in Career Access Through a Social Justice Lens | Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
doi.org
February 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My latest paper compares the use of AI in career guidance and in human resource management. It's open access and can be found at: doi.org/10.16993/njt...
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I swear this 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 happens in our lab #AcademicChatter
February 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I swear this 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 happens in our lab #AcademicChatter
US based academics, how are you?
a woman is covering her mouth while holding a bow and arrow in a green field .
Alt: A scene from the movie The Hunger Games; a woman, Katniss Everdeen, is covering her mouth while holding a bow and arrow in a green field .
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
US based academics, how are you?
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I really wish journalists would frame lying in politics as a weakness, as a sign of a lost argument, as morally wrong, as unfair on voters, as manipulative and bad for democracy, rather than the way it is currently presented - as a cunning political strategy.
January 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I really wish journalists would frame lying in politics as a weakness, as a sign of a lost argument, as morally wrong, as unfair on voters, as manipulative and bad for democracy, rather than the way it is currently presented - as a cunning political strategy.