Author of Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism and founding member of Books From Below They/them.
You'd have to read to the thirteenth paragraph to discover the pull quote for the title was from Marcus Siding, a 23-year-old Swedish man living in Sweden that wanted to become a cop, but his ADHD diagnosis at the age of 12 barred him by law from becoming a Swedish cop Seems relevant
One of the most striking ironies of the field of analytic philosophy is that you can literally work on anything and still do philosophy, but also actually if you want to get a good job, you need to publish in one of like 10 journals that only publish on like 4 topics each
For all you writers out there: a list of sixteen writing tips, culled from long experience of trying get unruly words down onto the page. Originally posted on social media, recently republished in the *Pittsburgh Review of Books (@pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social). pghrev.com/sixteen-writ...
Sixteen Writing Tips from Marcus Rediker - Pittsburgh Review of BooksEditor's Note: Acclaimed writer and Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh Marcus Rediker has long informally circulatedpghrev.com
Stuart Hall pointed out once that the left-liberal response to antiracism in the UK has been one of virtue and moral purity rather than systemic analysis and resistance. That is really showing here. This is part of a wider strategy. If you want to individualise it, you're playing their game.
Robert ChapmanThe whole strategy against Arday is about finding a few times where he may have been morally imperfect (e.g. exaggerating his proficiency at football as a child) and then using this to make it seem like he is a bad person who doesn't deserve solidarity in the face of an obviously racist campaign.
your apartment, the sport of basketball, and the Republic of Korea are all social constructs. mere recognition of this fact does not actually make the question of whether you are standing in your own apartment, playing basketball, or a Korean national up in the air until settled by op ed editors
there are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
Scott BryanChannel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
"Social construct" might be a philosophical term. But philosophers use it rarely, or at least carefully. Well, at least the philosophers that I tend to interact with. Social scientists, however, are mesmerised by the notion. It's a mess. bsky.app/profile/oluf...
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòthere are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
When work aligns with corporate interests much greater sins than this are entirely forgiven and unremarked upon by the press. They have been desperate to construct a "DEI hire not up to scratch" story here since the US press did their version
Robert ChapmanThe right wing press is attacking Jason Arday, afaik britain's only Black autistic professor, for plagiarism in his PhD. There is evidence of copying passages which should be corrected; but I think this is very common, its just that nobody notices or complains if you're white. Solidarity with Jason.
Sophia and I wrote this for the new Seeding Reparations booklet – considering anti-fascist food sovereignty by challenging white theories and histories of fascism. Click through to read the second half of the article: seeding.org.uk/wp-content/u...
This is why gender affirming care and abortion are part of the same fight for bodily autonomy. You ignore what's happening to trans people at your peril.
Garnet HendersonTrump's DOJ has accused gender-affirming care providers of colluding with drug manufacturers to violate federal law. In March, I warned this argument could easily be used against abortion providers. Today, Josh Hawley did exactly this in a letter urging DOJ to investigate abortion info site Plan C.
We all need to go read; Empire of Normality by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social it's one of my all time favourite books and it will teach you better on where standardise testing comes from.... 😳
Chris RiedelSome of us are very good at figuring out how standardized tests work. Most of the time, we get grouped together. That's when some of us realize 1) it's just a neat trick, and 2) avoid the ones who don't have that realization.
Oxehealth, the makers of Oxevision (now rebranded as LIO health), have long boasted that they supply 50% of NHS mental health Trusts in England. However, as a result of our campaign and increased scrutiny of the technology, we can now reveal this number is down to just 36%! #MadSky #StopOxevision
Anti-trans groups have been calling themselves women's rights groups, LGB groups and child safeguarding groups for the last decade. It is and always was a fiction. They are now leveraging that fiction, using Rowling's money, to try to take down anyone who points out that they are anti-trans groups.