Rebecca Jones

... lots of sex-related topics. It's decently global and intersectional- not just white feminism like some of the other books I looked at, and trans-inclusive. A good book for dipping into because of the sectional format. I would say it's 'clearly explained' not 'simply explained'. I recommend it.

In case it's useful to anyone else, I went for this one in the end: www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/produc...? It's not specifically about sex but, despite the misleading implication of 'simply explained', it's proper overviews of loads of different movements and moments in feminism, including [cont.d]

GenAI is here, but how do we keep it equitable?

Rachele De Felice will discuss a new short course designed to blend AI literacy with EDIA principles.

More on our website: university.open.ac.uk/scholarship-...

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You bet!

Oh yes, I'd forgotten them, thank you. Great suggestion.

... gender and are going on about biological differences in sexual responses in a way I don't think is helpful. I'm also wanting something sex-positive (or sex-neutral).

How to Understand Your Sexuality 'A goldmine of wisdom' CYNDI DARNELL'Gentle, kind and embracing' JUNO ROCHE'Interesting and engaging' JUSTIN HANCOCKGay, straight, queer, pansexual, demisexual, ace...? Sexuality is complex and divers...

Any recommendations for recent readable books/articles on feminist approaches to sex, for a young woman? I've already recommended my go-to uk.jkp.com/products/how... but am looking for something where the feminism is more explicit. A lot of the popular books I'm finding are quite binary about [...]

Also about #LGBTQ #GlobalDevelopment #InternationalDevelopment #Decolonisation #Co-production #ParticipatoryMethods #Rubin #Reflexivity #HistoricalContext #GeopoliticalLocation #OnlineAndDistanceLearning #ODL #EducationalDesign and many other things.

Drawing the charmed circle in designing sexual and reproductive health and rights education: reflections on twenty years’ practice Designing and delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) curricula demands much of educators, who must juggle pedagogic, political, social and institutional priorities alongside ma...

New open-access article from me, thinking about how we design sex ed about contested topics, and reflecting critically on 20 years of teaching about sexual and reproductive health and rights. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Graphic from Bi Women Quarterly. The background is light blue with a flowing abstract design in shades of purple and blue on the right. Text reads: Aging is making me more queer. Below, smaller text says: Jaxx Davis (they/them) | 2025 Fall Issue – Aging. In the top left corner is the Bi Women Quarterly logo.

#BisexualVisibilityMonth reminds us visibility isn’t just coming out. It’s being seen at every age, in every body, in every identity.

In BWQ's Aging Issue, Jaxx Davis shares how disability, queerness & age shaped their unapologetic bisexuality.

www.biwomenquarterly.com/aging-is-mak...

@sexedforbiguys.bsky.social @biprideuk.bsky.social @bicon.bsky.social

I have finally got round to reading this article www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... about crip time and being an academic with an energy limiting condition. It feels as if it was written especially for me. Thank you @drbevans.bsky.social and the other authors.

Bi+ Men's Digital Life Writing Archive Bi+ Men's Digital Life Writing Archive The archive is what we create, together * Included are bi-, pan-, and plurisexual cisand trans men, as well as non-binary and gender-fluid persons with a signifi...

Men are often underrepresented in research about bisexuality, pansexuality and related sexual identities, so it's great to see this PhD study looking for life writing contributions from bi+men. You can write in English, Swedish or Polish and find out more here www.biarkiv.se

It's a horribly common name!

Wrong person tagged, I think. I'm not a lib dem (am a trans ally though).

Pope Hot Cross Bun Bread VII

I'm not sure whether my gender or my unseasonal consumption of hot cross buns is the greater barrier to my election.

Redundancy Support for Over 50s guide

Have you ever faced redundancy?

Our new guide: 'Redundancy Support for Over 50s – A Guide for Union Reps' with unionlearn from the TUC engages with both employers and with members over 50 who are experiencing redundancy.

That seesaw from passivity to activity is affective work, so tiring. Independence is limited for everyone in a highly regulated context like an airport, but more feels better. So I do understand why 'independence' is so important as people age, however much I also want to problematise it.

are frequent. Today I got taken to the wrong gate - only a short distance from the right one, so not a problem for me - but I had to mentally shift a gear from 'I am passively waiting on the special assistance benches' to 'hang on, we should be boarding by now, I need to take the initiative' [contd]

that I am made mostly dependent. Sometimes I experience that as helpful care: staff are usually lovely & I appreciate the reduced cognitive load of navigating the systems. But it's always anxiety-provoking too because it's not personalised care and feels so inflexible. And mistakes/problems [cont'd]

I am thinking more about airport special assistance, in the light of conversations about care & in/inter/dependence at @enas-agestudies.bsky.social Recognising the reality of everyone's interdependence is critical. But at an airport the environment is so controlled and so fatigue-unfriendly [cont.d]

Information board within a coach on a high speed train, showing the current speed to be 298 kilometres per hour.

I love Spanish trains! So fast, so comfortable. I don't understand the ticket pricing system - I've twice got tickets significantly cheaper than my travelling companions despite them booking in advance and me buying at the station just before travelling, but it's a total bargain for my prices!

I have just spotted that Maricel is the figure in the photo I took in the cloister at La Seu Vella last night.Thanks so much Maricel and team for a great conference.

That picture doesn't look as if we are open to ducks though. The poor creature is shut out from the common room trying to get in!

[summary of slide] 1950s rewarding labour: large institutions only for old men 1960s Addressing needs: in-home services and clubs for active retirees 2000/after COVID Specifying needs: social cafes and therapeutic groups.

Summary of Bulgarian ageing policy shifts. 1950s sounds like UK policy for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems - large fairly self-sufficient institutions in the countryside. But only for men. @enas-agestudies.bsky.social

Aha, found @kassymbekova.bsky.social here. Thank you for such a brilliant paper!

Fantastic theoretically-sophisticated and emotionally complex paper from Botakoz Kassymbekova (Zürich uni) about ageing after hunger in Kazakhstan and Ukraine. A conference highlight for me. @enas-agestudies.bsky.social

These studentships are with several academics in the school, including me and
@angelikipapadaki.bsky.social and cover these topics:

LGBTQ+ people and adult social care

Understanding the landscape, sustainability and impact of Meals on Wheels services in the UK

Slide saying: Key arguments: The 'crisis of care' is not caused by people getting older. 'Independence' should not be the measure of success. Critiquing sociotechnical imaginaries of ageing futures is not enough.

Yes! @socbarb.bsky.social's manifesto for her plenary. @enas-agestudies.bsky.social

Conference presentation slide showing floorplans individualised by research participants with pink marks.

I also love this use by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social of floorplans to make things more concrete, to enable young people to imagine tech in their later life. Really interesting findings too @enas-agestudies.bsky.social