Simon Fern
@simonfern.bsky.social
Sociology PhD candidate at Rice - writing on immigrant health/medical experiences in Spain. Also, collaborative work on food apartheid in the American south.
#migration studies, Medicine, #reproduction, care, #STS, #embodiment, coloniality, ANT.
#migration studies, Medicine, #reproduction, care, #STS, #embodiment, coloniality, ANT.
A local chapter of Food Not Bombs in Bacolod City (Negros island, Philippines) is providing relief through a community kitchen, medicine, and hygiene kits following the devastating impact of typhoon Tino.
You can donate via PayPal at: foodnotbombsasia@myyahoo.com
You can donate via PayPal at: foodnotbombsasia@myyahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A local chapter of Food Not Bombs in Bacolod City (Negros island, Philippines) is providing relief through a community kitchen, medicine, and hygiene kits following the devastating impact of typhoon Tino.
You can donate via PayPal at: foodnotbombsasia@myyahoo.com
You can donate via PayPal at: foodnotbombsasia@myyahoo.com
Lovely few days at the British Sociological Association's medical sociology conference. Wonderful range of presentations and such a supportive space.
I shared some recent work about experiences of care and bordering, based on interviews with immigrant mothers in Catalonia (Spain). #MedSoc25
I shared some recent work about experiences of care and bordering, based on interviews with immigrant mothers in Catalonia (Spain). #MedSoc25
September 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lovely few days at the British Sociological Association's medical sociology conference. Wonderful range of presentations and such a supportive space.
I shared some recent work about experiences of care and bordering, based on interviews with immigrant mothers in Catalonia (Spain). #MedSoc25
I shared some recent work about experiences of care and bordering, based on interviews with immigrant mothers in Catalonia (Spain). #MedSoc25
I got my mum a wildlife camera for her 60th, and now I get to enjoy a live feed of our local hedgehogs crunching kibble.
August 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I got my mum a wildlife camera for her 60th, and now I get to enjoy a live feed of our local hedgehogs crunching kibble.
I <3 library - "walk around the stacks and grab whatever looks good" is a valid literature review strategy.
August 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I <3 library - "walk around the stacks and grab whatever looks good" is a valid literature review strategy.
I committed to not overfilling my single underseat bag with hoarded books at the conference this year. I failed in that commitment. So here are the six books I picked up in Chicago, from #ASA2025 and @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I committed to not overfilling my single underseat bag with hoarded books at the conference this year. I failed in that commitment. So here are the six books I picked up in Chicago, from #ASA2025 and @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
This store in Chinatown also has some premium alternative lanyards available if you're bored of the standard issue ASA black string + transparent wallet.
August 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This store in Chinatown also has some premium alternative lanyards available if you're bored of the standard issue ASA black string + transparent wallet.
And finally, -Lola Loustaunau (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presenting work on the endemic precarity of food processing for migrant workers. #ASA2025
August 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And finally, -Lola Loustaunau (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presenting work on the endemic precarity of food processing for migrant workers. #ASA2025
Michaela Hoffelmeyer (University of Wisconsin-Madison) introducing us to worker safety and legal accountability in small-scale meet processing, framed through scalar irresponsibility. #ASA2025
August 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Michaela Hoffelmeyer (University of Wisconsin-Madison) introducing us to worker safety and legal accountability in small-scale meet processing, framed through scalar irresponsibility. #ASA2025
Sarah Bowen (North Carolina State University) now presenting on the relationship between the pandemic and how people felt about and experienced food assistance #ASA2025
August 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sarah Bowen (North Carolina State University) now presenting on the relationship between the pandemic and how people felt about and experienced food assistance #ASA2025
Alana Haynes Stein (Creighton University) is sharing work understanding how nonprofit food banks measure and determine success - and the disconnect with systemic issues #ASA2025
August 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Alana Haynes Stein (Creighton University) is sharing work understanding how nonprofit food banks measure and determine success - and the disconnect with systemic issues #ASA2025
If you're at the @asanews.bsky.social conference in Chicago and wondering what to do bright and early tomorrow, join us for this wonderful session! Five papers by a fantastic collection of scholars, all about food systems and inequality.
#sociology #ASA2025 #food
#sociology #ASA2025 #food
August 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you're at the @asanews.bsky.social conference in Chicago and wondering what to do bright and early tomorrow, join us for this wonderful session! Five papers by a fantastic collection of scholars, all about food systems and inequality.
#sociology #ASA2025 #food
#sociology #ASA2025 #food
My brother, @samfern.bsky.social , visited my medical sociology class to talk about his new children's book ('Where The Dead Live') about death and burial traditions across cultures. Great time chatting about writing, translating research for kids, + the importance of talking & learning about death.
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My brother, @samfern.bsky.social , visited my medical sociology class to talk about his new children's book ('Where The Dead Live') about death and burial traditions across cultures. Great time chatting about writing, translating research for kids, + the importance of talking & learning about death.
chips & writing by the lake 😎
June 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
chips & writing by the lake 😎
This little owl appeared right outside my window during my advisor meeting and I had to ask for a brief pause to snap it. I hear him at night and this was like a celeb spotting for me. So exciting.
June 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This little owl appeared right outside my window during my advisor meeting and I had to ask for a brief pause to snap it. I hear him at night and this was like a celeb spotting for me. So exciting.
Excited to be sharing another dissertation paper at the @britsoci.bsky.social Medical Sociology conference this September. Had so much fun last year, it was such a positive + supportive space. Now to actually finish writing it...
June 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Excited to be sharing another dissertation paper at the @britsoci.bsky.social Medical Sociology conference this September. Had so much fun last year, it was such a positive + supportive space. Now to actually finish writing it...
The flowers outside of the library.
May 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The flowers outside of the library.
Drafting my first syllabus right now for medical sociology. It's a seven week summer course for 300 level students. If you've published anything cool recently, please drop it in the comments!!
Do we think it's realistic to expect students to read one academic journal article per class session?
Do we think it's realistic to expect students to read one academic journal article per class session?
May 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Drafting my first syllabus right now for medical sociology. It's a seven week summer course for 300 level students. If you've published anything cool recently, please drop it in the comments!!
Do we think it's realistic to expect students to read one academic journal article per class session?
Do we think it's realistic to expect students to read one academic journal article per class session?
Recieved an honorable mention for my dissertation chapter "Immigrant experiences of harm in sexual and reproductive healthcare in Spain", now out in Social Science & Medicine (link below). Very grateful to my department.
May 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Recieved an honorable mention for my dissertation chapter "Immigrant experiences of harm in sexual and reproductive healthcare in Spain", now out in Social Science & Medicine (link below). Very grateful to my department.
Today in dissertation data collection
April 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Today in dissertation data collection
Want to write an ethnography on multi species kinship (sitting in the paddock with this gang and chronicling their gentle antics)
April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Want to write an ethnography on multi species kinship (sitting in the paddock with this gang and chronicling their gentle antics)
Just hit 12 years volunteering & 10,000 contributions to Wikipedia. Probably more reach and impact than anything else I've done. Free, mostly reliable, and democratically produced knowledge for the masses. Never a better time to join in than now!
April 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Just hit 12 years volunteering & 10,000 contributions to Wikipedia. Probably more reach and impact than anything else I've done. Free, mostly reliable, and democratically produced knowledge for the masses. Never a better time to join in than now!
I keep getting spammed with requests from predatory journals. Decided to reply, now the editors at "Insights in Veterinary Science" are eagerly anticipating my papers on the combat performance of Pidgeotto and Dodrio vs. water types. These are Pokémon.
February 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I keep getting spammed with requests from predatory journals. Decided to reply, now the editors at "Insights in Veterinary Science" are eagerly anticipating my papers on the combat performance of Pidgeotto and Dodrio vs. water types. These are Pokémon.