(Mary) Grace Lao (she/her)

Re-living my Canadian childhood watching Due South and Constable Benton Fraser had a wolf named Diefenbaker. 9-yr-old Grace did not appreciate that little reference.

Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine

Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.

either you're against this shit with your whole chest or you're for it. can't stay neutral on a moving train

From Religious Studies at York Twitter account: The administration at York University has suspended admissions to the Religious Studies program . . .
The faculty have written this statement. We ask you to will distribute it widely and write to York's administration to protest this decision.

The Indigenous Studies program at York was founded with much fanfare & was used to show commitment to indigenizing the academy and to decolonization. Now they're suspending admission, showing all of this so-called support is performative. Here's a statement fr the program. #academicsky

“We’re looking at something like e-Harmony for babies” 🫨 a must read by @jessicavalenti.bsky.social jessica.substack.com/p/missouri-b...

H/T to @itsjenniferwalter.bsky.social

Just something to think about.

“Hatred is fueled…” Statement of Solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor, University of Waterloo) The Women’s, Gender and Social Justice Association (WGSJ) reiterates our support and solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo) and all s…

WGSJ reiterates our support and solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo) and all students impacted by the hate-motivated attack in a gender studies classroom in 2023.

Read our full statement here wgsj.ca/2025/01/31/h...

The QRITICAL Queer + Trans Research Hub at MRU presents: Joshua Whitehead Queering the Stone: Oji-Cree Epistemologies and Indigiqueer Futures.

March 11, 2025 12pm (MT)
This is both in-person and will be streamed through Zoom.

Register here: forms.gle/qQu3BnsQKjrH...

New year, new WGSJ Feminist Friday Webinar!

Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”

January 24 1pm EST

Register on eventbrite:

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Singin' in the Public Domain

KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH THE INTERNET ARCHIVE! 🍾

Starting at 12:01am ET, we'll be revealing the creative works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 that are entering the public domain in the US.

Learn how you can celebrate throughout January: blog.archive.org/2024/12/26/c...

Is this a gen z thing?

Grading and noticed that a lot of students are mentioning their dopamine levels when it comes to using (or not using) their devices.

I’m aware of dopamine being an important component of feeling happy.. but I find it fascinating(?) for young folks to talk about their happiness in terms of dopamine

It’s officially out! So happy to have collaborated with some phenomenal scholars! @screensense.bsky.social @preezilla.bsky.social

Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’ A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world

Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’ english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

The superhero moment is seen through a critical lens in new anthology Superheroes are having an extended “moment” with big-budget screen adaptations since the explosive growth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) starting in 2008. Not all are critical or commercial…

Jessica Jones, as a multy-layered show, showed human struggles of a hero.

Discover Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA the Jessica Jones Anthology at Prairie Books NOW: https://buff.ly/41lT86w

Coming December 15.

Jessica Jones, as a multi-layered show, showed human struggles of a hero.

#PrairieBooksNOW cracks open Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA the Jessica Jones Anthology to discover how one superhero can provide ample food for thought.

Check it out: https://buff.ly/41ik1IC

Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology

You can order the book here: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177...

Excited to share that @preezilla.bsky.social @screensense.bsky.social and I are featured in the latest issue of Prairie Books Now for Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology.

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Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria tells cyclists: for your own safety, stay off Bloor, Yonge and University when bike lanes are removed.

This is proof they know what they're doing will kill or injure people. This is a malevolent gov't. Treating it as rational is a pantomime of some fantasy benign and good faith politics of yesterlore that doesn't exist. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Stop Project 2025 Comic Trump's Project 2025 is a detailed plan to shut you up, and shut you out. Don’t let it do either. Read on, then vote.

If you haven't seen it yet, the comic strip version of Project 2025 highlights some of the key issues at stake. stopproject2025comic.org

This is so incredible. I remember sitting with friends in clinics they were nervous to even walk into to get tested. This is really wonderful.

New publication in @GirlhoodStudies!

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Thanks for putting this together!

Would love to be added too!

I’ve finally caught up watching.. Bluey.