Lorena Gibson

Reinstating a blanket ban on prisoners voting is retrograde and harmful It is an unjustifiable limit on the electoral rights of New Zealand citizens that will disproportionately harm Māori.

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...

#ToitūTeTiriti
#nzpol

reading checkpoint continued:

next: The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

last book I added to my tbr: Livesuit by James SA Corey

reading checkpoint:

last: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman (audiobook narrator Jeff Hays)

current 1: The Elements of Academic Style by Eric Hayot (highly recommend)

current 2: Neurotribes by Steve Silberman

current 3: the bone people by Keri Hulme (audiobook narrator Ruby Solly)

Strongly encourage people to follow @hebagowayed.bsky.social so you can see later iterations of this series. Some people are skeptical of all the GFM requests flying around, especially the repeat mass tagging. Well here is someone who is talking to people and telling you their stories.

Kia ora! I found this platform to be a bit of a learning curve but worth it so far

Alive in the Writing Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer—but he wrote more than just plays and stories. In Alive in the Writing—an intriguing hybrid of writing guide, biograph...

Has anyone recommended Kirin Nayan’s “Alive in the Writing” yet? It’s my go-to for writing prompts when I need inspiration and I teach with it as well press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

“ASAA/NZ is especially concerned about the impact of the changes on Māori research & the reframing of research value as one attuned solely to economic growth & scientific pragmatism. The core issues we face as a society … are complex & require diverse disciplinary perspectives.”
tinyurl.com/3jarbz3s

It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.

The Marsden Fund is administered by the Royal Society of NZ and is one of the few sources of funding available to humanities and social sciences researchers here

Marsden Fund refocused for science with a purpose Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins today announced the Government has updated the Marsden Fund to focus on core scientific research that helps lift our economic growth and c...

In today’s devastating news for social science and humanities researchers, the NZ govt has updated the Marsden Find and disbanded these panels to focus on core science www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

The latest issue of my newsletter, Triptych, is out.

This week:

The fall of Rome

The end of apartheid

Voter despair

Thanks for sharing! The workshop is on Zoom and if you email me you’ll get an auto-reply with the registration link. 12-1pm NZ time, Wed 27 Nov

Hīkoi sinage game was strong.
If you have hīkoi signs, don't throw them away. Take them to the National Library of NZ (Molesworth St). The library is collecting. This is a part of NZ'S history.

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a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone Alt: a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone

While @bsky.app *feels* like old Twitter, it is actually very different in some fun and interesting ways. I'm going to start a thread where I share tips and tricks for using the app, as well as some information about the company behind the app and their goals and philosophy.

I have Settings - Accessibility Settings - Require alt text before posting switched on to make sure my distracted future self does the right thing.

Hey new users— we’ve been trying to build a strong culture of expecting alt text. Take it from me, because I’ve heard from them: there are blind people on this app and they appreciate being included. You can also turn on a setting that prevents you from posting images without it, if you forget

I’ve tried to put together a non-exhaustive list of anthropologists on bluesky together. Did I miss anyone? Should I add you? go.bsky.app/GYEM3YK #anthropology #anthrosky

Thanks for this list? Could you add me?

Justifying the Unjustifiable: Why Japanese Americans Must Stand with Palestine - Densho: Japanese Am... Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall shares why her values as a Jew and a Japanese American compel her to stand with Palestine.

apparently Densho has been facing a lot of backlash for publishing my very gently stated essay so I'm re-sharing it bc honestly if "treat these people like people" is SO offensive to you that you demand it be taken down, I am uninterested in the rest of your opinions.

densho.org/catalyst/jus...

Thoughts on inviting a neurodivergent guest to your campus Over the past 6 months or so I’ve been doing more invited talks and consulting (mostly related to Neurodiversity, disability, and inclusion). Over that time, I have interacted with a bunch of differ...

I've been doing more guest speaking lately, and had a few thoughts on working w/neurodivergent speakers. Many campuses are (rightly) looking for speakers w/lived experience of neurodivergence, but might not know how to approach the interaction inclusively sarahemilysilverman.com/2023/12/20/t...

The video of the keynote from this past 4S is now on YouTube. "Aloha `Āina for Our Future" by Prof. Kamanamaikalani Beamer of the University of Hawai`i.
youtu.be/HweQRiVK7VQ?... #4SHonolulu

Looking back, looking forward | anthro{dendum} The blog may be shutting down, but I’m not! I started blogging in 2001 and my personal blog, Keywords, is still going strong. Check out this recent post about the movie Killers of the Flower Moon. I...

The blog may be shutting down, but I'm not! How to find me and keep up with my writing going forward. As well as some of my best posts from the past 18 years of anthropology blogging.

Teaching ‘how to anthropology’ alongside ‘how to university’ in an introductory cultural ant... I have taught our large introductory cultural anthropology course (ANTH 101) on and off since 2014, and every couple of years I redesign it based on conversations with colleagues, research into learni...

A recent post by Ryan on the soon-to-close anthropology blog anthro{dendum} (anthrodendum.org/2023/12/14/t... ) reminded me that I have a blog so I wrote a thing about how I teach our introductory cultural anthropology course: anthropod.net/2023/12/20/t...

PRO-CHOICE MARCH Stand up for reproductive rights! Counter-protest the anti-abortion rally! Saturday 2 December, 1PM Te Aro Park (Dixon Street) @ponekeantifa

PRO-CHOICE MARCH We believe that everyone has the right to access safe, supported abortion. On December 2nd, anti-choice conservatives are marching to Parliament because they want abortion to be illegal again. We must stand up and show Aotearoa that Pōneke remains vigilant, and we won’t let the new government turn the clock back on our reproductive rights. Saturday 2 December, 1PM Te Aro Park (Dixon Street) @ponekeantifa

PRO-CHOICE MARCH Saturday 2 December, 1PM Te Aro Park (Dixon Street) Gather with us to share kōrero and march, to challenge those who oppose people's right to abortion & stand up for human rights! NEVER GOING BACK @ponekeantifa

On December 2nd, anti-choice conservatives are marching to Parliament because they want abortion to be illegal again. We must stand up and show Aotearoa that Pōneke remains vigilant, and we won’t let the new government turn the clock back on our reproductive rights. Join us, 1PM, Te Aro Park.