We're pleased to announce Prof Lila Abu-Lughod of Columbia University as this year's Juliet Mitchell lecturer. Join us 15 October 17:30 at the McCrum theater for her talk "Revisiting the Awkward Relationship of Feminism and Anthropology." Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-juliet...

Farewell to Angel, the best cat ever and my little buddy for over 20 years. We started and finished my PhD, my postdoc, and over a decade at Cambridge. She was 21 and loved the sunshine, sitting on my lap, sleeping on my head, and getting white fur all over my black clothes. More pics to come:

It's tomorrow, 21 May! Join us with IR/Hist to welcome Prof Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social to talk about her book "Erased: A History of International Thought without Men" at 5pm ARB SG2 (that's ground floor by the cafe), drinks to follow! @campolis.bsky.social @ansteecentre.bsky.social

Love and solidarity to UK trans people today. Trans people exist, trans people have always existed and will always exist. Trans women are women and feminism without trans women is fascist feminism.

The most valuable degree for the world at this moment in history isn’t STEM- it’s a gender studies degree Haywire masculinity frameworks are a transnational concern- and quite frankly a national security concern at this point

These gender studies lectures are just writing themselves

“The Order directs the Vice President...to work to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.” The Zoo? Really? “Those zebras are much too diverse.” "Get rid of those gay penguins, Fred."

Beate Jahn and Sebastian Schindler's Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations is out, with 180 or so entries! One of which is me trying to explain 'subjectivity' in under 2000 words... www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...

If you can stomach buying from Amazon, UK people can get the kindle version of Judith Butler's 'Whose Afraid of Gender' for 99p today-- an analysis of the role 'anti-genderism' plays in the global far right authoritarianism.

Super excited to fly to the US next week. Can't wait. Very normal.

So, the National Parks website for the Stonewall Inn removed the 'T' yesterday for 'LGB', erasing Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P Johnson and many others. The site also has box for feedback and suggestions (was this site helpful?) in case you feel like a cathartic rant, fyi. www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm

Come work with me! I am recruiting a PhD student who wants to work at the intersection of Afrofeminist Thought and International Relations. www.queensu.ca/research/res...

It's here at last!

I have been working SO HARD at not getting worked up about every fresh Trump horror because the last time was...too much. But This. This is.... really something. wapo.st/3Z2I50h

Okay, I'm staying with the WashingtonPost, AND supporting ProPublica. Very close to cancelling Amazon Prime though (need to make sure I can get things I need elsewhere as I don't have a car...)

The paper that broke Watergate is too chickenshit to endorse a presidential candidate? How times have changed.

Democracy dies in darkness indeed. What are those of us who have already rage-quit the NYTimes supposed to read now? wapo.st/40isbQs

Our 2022-2023 Annual Report is live! (we're catching up a bit...) Read all about the highlights of our year including MPhil, PhD programs, events and speakers and more. Highlights include visits by Cynthia Enloe and Judith Butler! 2023-2024 coming soon. www.gender.cam.ac.uk/system/files...

We have a great history with Gates Cambridge and now they are announcing 25 additional scholarships! Applications are open for MPhil and PhDs, watch this space and gender.cam.ac.uk for more info about degrees and admissions. www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/2...

What happened to the Hirschfeld archive again? www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...

Autumn vibes from Cambridge

Looking for someone with broad expertise in gender, feminist, queer etc theories who can teach soc science core courses to undergrads, and has an active research agenda related to any kind of gender/sexuality topics/methods. Early career, 3 years appt. Happy to answer questions. #gendersky

same

I guess I should inaugurate this bsky with a cat pic! Here's a classic of Angel on the windowsill.