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working @westernufims.bsky.social on how GLAMS describe marginalized folks; information's histories & identity in sociotechnical systems
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some of my department's @westernufims.bsky.social allstars (Alissa, Luke, Joanna) in this bit here, along with Cynthia--The Walrus is really doing the work here (unlike a certain politico 🙃)
#WesternU occupational therapy professor Debbie Laliberte Rudman, discusses what's at stake when people lose the community spaces that bring them together.
Watch on @therundowntvo.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ctd...
#ThirdPlaces
🧵 w/a couple examples of artist residencies that specifically fund vs barriers to art, for folks who are:
women, trans, intersex, nonbinary, orgenderfluid age 45+ or a caregiver/parent; Indigenous+interested in learning neon art; BIPoC & in NE Ohio; public educators or impacted by Hurricane Maria;
we certainly live in terrid times
if faculty don’t control curriculum, it’s not actually a university. it’s just expensive high school for adults
the Carroll report has finally dropped with a stunning & comprehensive argument:
The authors guild can go fuck themselves
good lord, the capitalism is strong here
"he spent 600k just to catalog books: a waste of money.
...every public question must be answered by a librarian: a waste of people & those who want to use the library must physically come down to it: a waste of their time."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmS2...
finally a third position beyond descriptive or prescriptive: combative linguistics
The Walrus invited me to share initial impressions, alongside the awesome Starling Centre crew (eg Alissa Centivany, @jredden.bsky.social, @lukestark.bsky.social) & others. "AI for All" seems less an optimistic promise than a threat. The real slogan is: "AI will be adopted until morale improves." 🧵
