Samantha Evans

Critique is the critique of power 6.30pm Weds 21st May | Nick Couldry, Claire Laurier Decoteau, Monika Krause | Free public event at LSE

🗨️ Join us for the debate "Critique is the critique of power". Our speakers are sociologists who have been invited to speak in favour of or in opposition to a set motion around the concept of critique.

🗓️ Wed 21 May 2025
🕔 6.30pm to 8pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building; or online

Creative Research Methods (Free Seminar) - Live-streaming: This Instats seminar on Creative Research Methods (Free Seminar) taught by Helen Kara will help you take your research to the next level. Sign up today!

I'm hosting three free one-hour seminars starting next week as tasters to my full 1-day seminars with @instats.bsky.social and you are invited to join!

My first free seminar is:

Creative Research Methods, Tuesday 13th May: instats.org/seminar/crea...

I hope to see you there!

#CRMethods

A conference on creative research methods! Not been before but looks good.

That made a lot of sense. I research class inequality which is a big problem so this was really helpful

Very interesting thread. Will read papers. Thanks!

Registered. Thank you!

REFLECTIONS ON AI IN THE CLASSROOM: How We are Not Using Al in the Classroom By Sonja Drimmer & Christopher J. Nygren Premise Prompt engineering is a term that has become commonplace since the widespread availability of generative Al applications like ChatGPT. The idea is that the outputs of the large language models (LLMs) on which these applications are based are only as good as the prompts that are input: vague prompts result in equally vague outputs. And thus was born the race to train for careers in prompt engineering. Unfortunately, the bubble seems to have burst before even the first generation of students was trained for this career outcome. We were given a prompt as an invitation to participate in this newsletter: "How are you using Al in the classroom?" While we have accepted this invitation, we are engaging in the most humanistic act we can imagine—refusing the prompt.”

Love to refuse a prompt. static1.squarespace.com/static/53a4b...

Enjoyed reading this. Great to remind us of the process of learning and would love to know more about your ideas.

Fast Capitalism has a new CFP out. We're looking for scholarly articles, essays, and commentaries on what is going on in the USA. Please read the CFP and circulate. #AcademicSky #Sociology #PoliSky #academia

centerfortheory.uta.edu/2025/03/21/t...

International Fellowships 2025 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

1. Climate change 2. Greenhouse gas emissions 3. Emissions 4. Racial equity 5. Gender identity 6. Diversity, equity and inclusion 7. Environmental justice 8. Justice40 initiative

Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.

Love this.

Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, said extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich is "the most important economic issue of the day."

When asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25 an hour, he said, "No, sir."

How to resist the tech overlords Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.

Big tech is now formally in league with the far-right. The resistance to it will be personal and political iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

PhD SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!! Fantastic opportunity to work with Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Laura Fumagalli - using new data to understand more about households living in debt - with the Money and Pensions Service. www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...

Call for papers for #EGOS2025 of Sub-theme 02: #EDI in Difficult Times: Organizing Solidarity beyond Opposition and Resistance
Convenors: Zeynep Gülru Göker, Yvonne W.M. Benschop, Jasmin Mahadevan
Part of SWG2: Pushing the Boundaries of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
www.egos.org/jart/prj3/eg...

Actually I think you’ve already added! Thanks!

Hi Koen! Great idea. Can you add me if there’s space. Hope you’re OK?

Thinking of learning how to use AI for teaching? Read this first! @benjaminjriley.bsky.social

Hi there. If there’s any space can you add me. I’m a qual researcher - discourse and visual methods. Thank you!

Thank you. Is there any space to join the I-O one? I’m an occupational psychologist PhD. Thanks!

Gregg Wallace says complaints came from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’ Wallace stepped back from role on MasterChef last week while allegations of sexual misconduct are investigated

Gregg Wallace says complaints came from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’

Not the best defence. Also a bit of gauntlet other women to come forward.

Implication - working class or young women would read this as banter. I suspect this isn’t true.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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Does everyone know about Project Gutenberg? E-books for free. The world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for free. Digitized and diligently proofread by thousands of volunteers.

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Poem by Joseph Fasano

Very interesting paper.

This looks like a great opportunity to co curate the sensational museum

The front cover of Britain needs change, a new book about Labour in government

The first page of Orian Brook and Dave O’Brien’s essay on the cultural policy challenges for Labour

New essay on cultural policy & the Labour government from @orianbrook.bsky.social & I, now available in this new book www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britai...

Yep!

Thank you! That’s really great!

I agree there shouldn’t be an either/or - but sometimes it feels like there is an implicit knowledge hierarchy.