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thefivetonine.bsky.social
Thomas Jeram-West (they/them)
@thefivetonine.bsky.social
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An infrequent - and probably incoherent - miscellany. PhD candidate at UCA: sociology of dress and non-binary genders. Also lectures on sex and sexuality, and runs The Five to Nine Studio: a queer, peripatetic and generalist creative studio. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺🇵🇸
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thefivetonine.bsky.social
I have a piece in this quarter's Sonshine Magazine, in which I reflect on a boyhood that didn't lead to the manhood of my father's dreams.

If you're interested in writing that explores and encourages a better world for people raising sons (or trying to), check it out: sonshinemagazine.com
A photograph showing part of the illustrated front cover of issue 29 of Sonshine Magazine. Dark purple text is set against a light purple background. The front cover illustration is cropped, showing part of a figure that is, arguably, Cupid. A lilac face with mauve tousled hair looks off to the left of the image. At either side of the figure's face, you can see part of off-white feathered wings. The background to the image is a dark, dusty pink, and features two light red love hearts on either side, just above the visible part of the wings. The text reads: Sonshine Magazine: Raising boys for a more equal world. Romance & Relationships: Where do boys learn rules for romance? How do we teach meaningful consent? LitteLouCooks family recipes. Friendship fun kids' pages: quizzes, puzzles & colouring.
August 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
Overjoyed to make it to the letterbox before the dogs this morning to finally get my hands on a copy of 78 Acts of Liberation by @leftlanesmith.bsky.social. Omelette was clearly disappointed I snatched the parcel away before she could drag it under the sofa and chew it to pieces.
A photograph of '78 Acts of Liberation: Tarot to transform our world' by Lane Smith - this text appears on the cover in black, against an image of an abstract sun: a yellow centre with beams of red, orange, yellow, and light, medium and deep blue radiating outwards. The cover also reads: 'foreword by Maria Minnis, author of Tarot for the Hard Work'. The photograph is taken in front of a table cluttered with an open laptop computer, piles of books, jars of pens, lip balms, pebbles and pot plants; this background appears blurred.
August 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
SURELY you'd go into genitourinary medicine, or sexual and reproductive health with a name like that. SURELY.
The front cover for the book 'We Are Our Brains: From the womb to Alzheimer's by Dick Swaab'. Brown and purple text on an off-white background, illustrated by a full-colour anatomical illustration - a cross-section of the human brain. An endorsement from the Sunday Times reads, "A fun, wild ride through the big science of the moment." Fine, yeah, whatever - all I can think about is why ol' Dick didn't go into genitourinary medicine or sexual and reproductive health instead with a name like that. Wasted. Absolutely wasted.
July 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
SUPER EXCITING! I'm presenting an 'ephemeral manifesto' at the upcoming @tvce.bsky.social 1st Annual Symposium on 08 July!

I'll be speaking about 'non-binary dress' as 'costume' and exploring if/how it crosses performance and performativity!

Some more info and tickets here: tvce2025.eventbrite.com
A portrait photograph of Thomas Jeram-West. Thomas is a White Northern European non-binary person, with shoulder-length layered brown hair and a full beard. They wear glasses with clear frames and their nose is pierced on the left side with a small silver ring. They are half smiling at the camera as they look directly into it. They are wearing a white and yellow striped shirt open to show a white t-shirt underneath, and a thin silver chain around their neck. They are in front of a set of bookshelves, blurred in the photograph. The photograph has an overlay: a gradient moving down, from pink to blue, bearing the following text: 08 - July - 2025, TVCE Symposium, tvce2025@eventbrite.com.
June 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
I've just finished reading 'Doing Research in #Fashion and Dress' by Yuniya Kawamura. I wish I'd come across this when I first started my PhD, but I suppose it's better late than never... Essentially, a how-to guide on theory, practice, methods and methodologies - applicable across the humanities!
The front cover for 'Doing Research in Fashion and Dress: An introduction to qualitative methods' by Yuniya Kawamura. The title appears on red against a white background with the subtitle and author's name below it in blue; this is the top half of the cover. The bottom half features a photograph of a street sign in New York, clearly showing the signs for Seventh Avenue and Fashion Avenue. The photograph is credited to Yoya Kawamura.
May 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
Yesterday, I finished reading Breaking the Curse by Alex DiFrancesco. This book is one of the most healing things I've ever come across in my life. I thoroughly recommend it.
A photograph of the cover of the memoir 'Breaking the Curse' by Alex DiFrancesco. The cover features an illustration of a hand holding a white candle burning at both ends against a black background.
February 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
I've just told a friend that the Christmas market sausage stalls are missing a trick by not putting up signs like this...
The word 'bratwurst' in black text, on a bright green background in the style of the album cover for 'BRAT' by Charli XCX.
November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
I don't suppose anyone knows where I might be able to get my hands on a copy of Unseen Genders: Beyond the Binaries (edited by Felicity Haynes and Tarquam McKenna), either to buy or borrow?
The front cover of Unseen Genders: Beyond the Binaries, edited by Felicity Haynes and Tarquam McKenna. On a pink and blue background, a face turns away from its mirror image.
November 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
I've been accused of many things, but being cool isn't one of them. Please know that this is the vibe I bring.
November 16, 2024 at 9:07 PM
thefivetonine.bsky.social
Currently reading: #Fashion, #Identity, Image by Paul Jobling, Philippa Nesbitt and Angelene Wong. That is, when I'm not getting up every five minutes to let the dogs out and then let them straight back in because it's so cold outside.
The front cover of Fashion, Identity, Image, by Paul Jobling, Philippa Nesbitt and Angelene Wong. Set against a blue background, a model wears a black doublet and carries a small dragon. The image is from Gucci's fall/winter 2018/2019 collection, taken by Filippo Monteforte. The back cover of Fashion, Identity, Image, by Paul Jobling, Philippa Nesbitt and Angelene Wong. The first sentence of the blurb reads, 'How has the fashion industry responded to turn-of-the-millennium non-binary identities?'
November 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM