Devina Sarwatay

#MCCIConnect is off with a powerful seminar by @aronczyk.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social on A Strategic Nature
Hosted by @citystgeorges.bsky.social (Carolina Matos, Raluca Moise & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social)
Next: Graphic Refuge 19 Nov 5 pm
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How Genocide Happened

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

Libraries have been moving to rely more on networks to fill the gaps of austerity, and now they are unraveling.

Leonie Smith sits down with Clare Stainthorp and Devina Sarwatay in a podcasting studio.

How can networks help the uncertainty of being a first-gen academic? How did the pandemic impact our attitude towards community? These are just some of the questions discussed in Ep 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Leonie Smith, @claregs.bsky.social & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown.

Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

I wrote about the “compact” for higher education

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I'm teaching UG Year 1 students 'Researching Media & Communication' & it's their 1st brush with academic research
What are YOUR top 3️⃣ foundational texts to absolutely include in this module to make them fall in love with research?
#RecommendedRead
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Over 75% of content removal decisions by platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube were successfully reversed through appeals enabled under the EU’s Digital Services Act. www.euractiv.com/news/tiktok-...

Public backs ‘super ID card’ which could be used to report potholes Ministers have recently said they are considering introducing a form of digital ID for adults in Britain

COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.

We're wrapping up welcome week @citystgeorges.bsky.social & these words of kindness from my students popped up in memories. Our school newsletter runs, "Why I do what I do" & my love for research & guiding students in their dissertations is such a massive reason why!
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"Study reveals how Black UK postgrad students may experience racial trauma symptoms after repeated exposure to interacting stressors… harmful cultural expectations in education, and racist behaviours in university spaces… maintained by institutional racism."

#OpenAccess #Blackademics #BlackSky

Special shoutout to @usharaman.bsky.social U of Hyderabad of course & so many wonderful brilliant professors & colleagues & @iamcr.org @icahdq.bsky.social @aoir.bsky.social SMSociety MediaEdLab FemLab & superb networks!
Please give it a listen: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

I have been blessed with some amazing mentors & networks! Here's my bit paying it forward & expressing my gratitude in, "Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A podcast by ECRs, for ECRs" by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk
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Learning, Media and Technology Theorizing the Future of Generative AI. Guest Editors: Maureen Ebben and Julien Murphy. Volume 50, Issue 3 of Learning, Media and Technology

Looking for some good reading about AI in education? Check out this new special issue "Theorizing the Future of Generative AI in Education" just out @lmt-journal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjem20/5...

This was such a fantastic collaboration and is most certainly by ECRs for ECRs...
Absolutely loved working with Alana Gaglio Eimir Kelly Leonie Smith Clare Stainthorp & others!
Thank you so much for supporting this The British Academy & The Leverhulme Trust

Check out this new podcast for ECRs - I’m proud to have been one of the guests on episode 3, where we talk about the importance of networks and mentors, and where to find them!

This was such a fantastic collaboration and is most certainly by ECRs for ECRs...
Absolutely loved working with Alana Gaglio Eimir Kelly Leonie Smith Clare Stainthorp & others!
Thank you so much for supporting this @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk

CFP for Navigationen. Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften 2/26. »Technofascism« What is technofascism, and how can it be conceptually clarified? • How does today’s technofascism differ from classical fascism or other contemporary right-wing movements? • What is “techno” about Technofascism? What technophilosophical approaches can be identified to specifically characterize this phenomenon? • What are current examples of techno-fascist endeavors and theories? • What are the theoretical points of reference for techno-fascist thinking? • Is there an appropriation of classic left-wing texts and approaches? Submission details We welcome proposals for contributions (500-word abstract, 200-word author bio, and two key references) that shed light on the topic of technofascism from various interdisciplinary perspectives. Deadline Proposal: 15.07.25. Accepted Papers: 28.02.2026. Please send proposals to Laura Hille: laura.hille@leuphana.de, Felix Hüttemann: fhuettema@uni-bonn.de, and Milan Stürmer: sturmer@esphil.eur.nl

CfP for Navigationen. Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften 2/26.

»Technofascism«

Glancing at current headlines, it is palpably clear that the utopian tech visions of the 1990s have morphed into something darker. Let's talk about the techno in technofascism - again.

Access/Use | 3 | Children, Media, and Technology | Devina Sarwatay, Us This chapter gives an overview of access and use of media and technology by children and adolescents from a global perspective. We define key terms, identify

Regina Ahn & others.

Our chapter received its 1st citation too! Please read here: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

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communication & media studies students & scholars.

I @devinasarwatay.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social co-authored the chapter, 'Access/Use' w @usharaman.bsky.social U of Hyderabad & we are in brilliant company w Wonsun Shin @drsrivi.bsky.social Sun Sun Lim Lynn Schofield Clark Shina Alade
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When you have a nice surprise waiting for you on your return from summer...this beautiful book has arrived!

Children, Media, & Technology edited by Erica Scharrer @umassamherst.bsky.social centers questions of access, diversity, equity, & inclusion to provide a timely & much-needed text for...
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Black background with gold swirls. Headshot of Professor Anna Vignoles: "Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise the contributions of outstanding researchers. As part of our centenary celebrations, we are thrilled to collaborate with EXPeditions on the joint mission of sharing knowledge more widely by showcasing some of these extraordinary academics." Leverhulme Trust logo, EXPeditions logo, URL: leverhulme.ac.uk/news

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with @expeditions.bsky.social, the Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection, highlighting the importance of sharing knowledge as widely as possible. Read more about this exciting partnership: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/EXPedit... @annavignoles.bsky.social

Fab researchers at the National Literacy Trust launched new research asking: What does AI mean for the future of literacy?

New findings offer insight into how young people & teachers use genAI & whether literacy skills can support a more critical approach

More: literacytrust.org.uk/ai-and-literacy

No access ⛔

New report documents the difficulty for researchers to get access to social media data. The access challenge has multiple effects, such as turning away from studying some platforms, redesigning studies, and fears of violating terms of service.

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Surviving September in London

Tin Can is a 'landline' for kids. It comes as more parents are trying to keep their kids from cellphones. Tin Can is a kid-friendly WiFi phone that replicates an old-fashioned landline. It's aimed at parents who want to delay giving their kids a cellphone.

‘Alison Bennett, a mom in Los Angeles, has been going "full '90s" in her efforts to avoid buying her 8-year-old a phone. Bennett bought her an MP3 player for music, rents DVDs for movies, and gets paper delivery of the Los Angeles Times.’

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D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge A federal magistrate judge said one arrest in D.C. was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life” and another lacked “basic human dignity.”

D.C. judges and grand jurors are pushing back on Trump’s policing surge.

One judge said an arrest was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life,” while some grand juries have refused to indict those accused of assaulting law enforcement.

Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

Here in Colorado, legislators from both parties are trying to grant AI companies immunity from consumer protection lawsuits.

Like immunity for gun manufacturers.

Politicians will be bought off by all these tech bros as their products continue to kill us.

Purging ‘Equity’ Programs, G.O.P. Defunded Its Own Roads

Surprise, surprise. "When Republicans repealed a Biden-era “access and equity” grant program for transportation, they canceled funding for projects in some of their own districts."

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