Barb Marshall
@socbarb.bsky.social
Sociologist, feminist, ally: also music geek, juniper enthusiast, dog-lover, adventurous cook. Emeritus Professor, Trent University, now living on Vancouver Island
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Are older adults really “tech-reluctant,” or is that just a stereotype? 🤔📱
Focus groups by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Stephen Katz, @socbarb.bsky.social & Kirsten L. Ellison show that older adults are capable, creative, and tech-savvy on their own terms.💡
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Focus groups by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Stephen Katz, @socbarb.bsky.social & Kirsten L. Ellison show that older adults are capable, creative, and tech-savvy on their own terms.💡
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Are older adults really “tech-reluctant,” or is that just a stereotype? 🤔📱
Focus groups by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Stephen Katz, @socbarb.bsky.social & Kirsten L. Ellison show that older adults are capable, creative, and tech-savvy on their own terms.💡
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Focus groups by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Stephen Katz, @socbarb.bsky.social & Kirsten L. Ellison show that older adults are capable, creative, and tech-savvy on their own terms.💡
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Try and explain how much fun this was to your kids
May 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Try and explain how much fun this was to your kids
Check out the preliminary programme for the European Network on Aging/North American Network on Aging joint conference! It’s going to be amazing! enasnanaslleida2025.com
ENAS & NANAS 2025 – Ageing, Old Age, and Intergenerational Relationships through Narrative and Practice: Challenging Ageism
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February 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Check out the preliminary programme for the European Network on Aging/North American Network on Aging joint conference! It’s going to be amazing! enasnanaslleida2025.com
On my morning walk
January 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
On my morning walk
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Why the push to privatize public services? Look at the top CEO on this list: he comes from a garbage company. Privatization is a mass cash transfer of public services to the private sector to create an elite class of untouchable rich men. Who thought you could make money off of the garbage?
New CCPA report: Company Men: CEO Pay in Canada, 2023. On average, the top 100 CEOs were paid 210X more than the average worker’s wage in 2023, and this wealth gap is only growing: In 1998, they'd made 104 times more. The report busts key myths about CEOs’ pay and their worth. 1/2
January 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Why the push to privatize public services? Look at the top CEO on this list: he comes from a garbage company. Privatization is a mass cash transfer of public services to the private sector to create an elite class of untouchable rich men. Who thought you could make money off of the garbage?
Sober reflections on a dark anniversary, as misogyny seems less weakened than mainstreamed. montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
Allison Hanes: Reflections on a misogynist massacre at Polytechnique
In the 35 years since a gunman murdered 14 women, we've become all too familiar with misogyny. But now there are new threats to gender equality that must be addressed.
montrealgazette.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Sober reflections on a dark anniversary, as misogyny seems less weakened than mainstreamed. montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
If you haven’t yet discovered Falastin, Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s love letter to Palestinian food and culture, please do. My favorite cookbook of the last couple of years. 💔
November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM
If you haven’t yet discovered Falastin, Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s love letter to Palestinian food and culture, please do. My favorite cookbook of the last couple of years. 💔
Would not want to be on a ferry today
November 20, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Would not want to be on a ferry today
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I am feeling especially sad and worried this #TransDayOfRemembrance for obvious reasons. Sending love and support to all my trans and nb friends and colleagues. The world needs you and your perspectives and I am privileged to know you.
November 20, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I am feeling especially sad and worried this #TransDayOfRemembrance for obvious reasons. Sending love and support to all my trans and nb friends and colleagues. The world needs you and your perspectives and I am privileged to know you.
Bluesky, X and the real-time social experiment halfthoughts.blog/2024/11/18/b...
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Bluesky, X and the real-time social experiment halfthoughts.blog/2024/11/18/b...
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Word
November 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Word
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❤️🏳️🌈🫶🏻
November 17, 2024 at 9:48 PM
❤️🏳️🌈🫶🏻
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Hey Canadians... If you're worried about shipping and the #canadapoststrike, shop local. It shows solidarity, and strengthens your community.
November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Hey Canadians... If you're worried about shipping and the #canadapoststrike, shop local. It shows solidarity, and strengthens your community.
This! Essential reading, from someone with first hand knowledge of how shitty things can get www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:25 PM
This! Essential reading, from someone with first hand knowledge of how shitty things can get www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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NEW podcast episode on ☎️ @wrinkleradio.bsky.social📱what does it mean to age in a digital world? Professor Kim Sawchuk challenges the assumption that older adults are hesitant users of digital technology. Available at podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w... and wherever you listen to podcasts.
November 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM
NEW podcast episode on ☎️ @wrinkleradio.bsky.social📱what does it mean to age in a digital world? Professor Kim Sawchuk challenges the assumption that older adults are hesitant users of digital technology. Available at podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w... and wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Let me be clear. This claim from RFK Jr. is flat-out false. Scotland just reported finding no cervical cancer cases in vaccinated women -- zero, zilch, zip. This man's advice has been hurting people for years, but this lie will especially harm women. publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
November 10, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Let me be clear. This claim from RFK Jr. is flat-out false. Scotland just reported finding no cervical cancer cases in vaccinated women -- zero, zilch, zip. This man's advice has been hurting people for years, but this lie will especially harm women. publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
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Finally abandoned the bird for the butterfly! Hoping to rebuild some community here #agestudies #criticalsociology #canadianpolitics #sociogerontechnology #feministstudies #medsoc #food
November 9, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Finally abandoned the bird for the butterfly! Hoping to rebuild some community here #agestudies #criticalsociology #canadianpolitics #sociogerontechnology #feministstudies #medsoc #food
Has anyone else had trouble deactivating their X/Twitter account?
November 7, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Has anyone else had trouble deactivating their X/Twitter account?
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February 10, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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JCPH is now fully open for submission as ‘diamond open access’: no charges for submission, publication or accessing content. Published on behalf of cphn.net and hosted at the University of Calgary.
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October 10, 2023 at 4:26 PM
JCPH is now fully open for submission as ‘diamond open access’: no charges for submission, publication or accessing content. Published on behalf of cphn.net and hosted at the University of Calgary.
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My first post here — and I’m happy that it’s to announce the first two short videos from our research group on Aging and Digital Culture (Stephen Katz, Kirsten Ellison, @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Megan Graham and yours truly) vimeo.com/showcase/107...
November 1, 2023 at 5:24 PM
My first post here — and I’m happy that it’s to announce the first two short videos from our research group on Aging and Digital Culture (Stephen Katz, Kirsten Ellison, @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Megan Graham and yours truly) vimeo.com/showcase/107...