I think she’s a UMich alum? Idk why that’s not on her profile but I vaguely remember her mentioning that earlier

I agree with part of this but also 2 points, 1, Nancy Kidd is a sociologist (as in her PHD was in Sociology), and 2, i still don't see why we can't have both - a panel along the lines of what you say AND a statement/petition, etc

100%

"Those 8 children in Shreveport aren't a natural disaster.They're the consequence of choices—legal, political, cultural—that can be made differently. The only reason it feels otherwise is that we keep pretending the alternative is impossible. It isn’t. We just haven’t been willing to want it enough"

oh really? ok, i'll submit!

Beyond antiracism In what follows, I highlight some insights of this text, and consider its implications for understanding antiracism in nonracial contexts and for moving beyond antiracism towards liberation.

Latest in @ersjournal.com - my review of @baggieyiannis.bsky.social's latest book -
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TODAY!!!

FAQs 2 — S4P

I feel like the S4P FAQ section is helpful — the resolution does not call for a ban of individual Israeli scholars, doesn’t call for individual Israeli scholars to be denied funding nor awards, and even if their institutions can’t access journals…

www.sociologistsforpalestine.org/faqs#boycott...

But still I dunno if ppl feel like ASA went too far in weighing in on this matter ... More generally, I like to subscribe to a both/and perspective, yes use energy etc on the initiatives you mention but I also think we can walk and chew gum at the same time :)

Thanks for this! I guess I feel like the "practical difference" pt is actually besides the point, i.e. I'm not sure this std has been applied before. like did the ASA petition re apartheid in S Africa make any practical diff for ending the apartheid regime?

I just don't see how shutting ppl out and NOT allowing votes on issues members care abt is constructive here (no matter what the issue in question is)

... BUT anyway part of what this reveals to me is how much of what ASA is currently doing forecloses these kinds of discussions, nuance, etc which is part of the work of being an assn in a big-tent discipline ....

I appreciate this 🧵 even if i don't agree w/all of it (esp having a high bar re political stances, bc i think part of the issue is what even is a political stance ...) ....

I really appreciate this post by Livine and anon coauthor:

"Conflict avoidance has never been a form of collective inquiry."

completely agree. it's really sad to see, imo.

Yeah look seems bad. But at least we get fewer black actors in netflix adaptations of popular IPs www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/b...

The war against “radical gender ideology” has been staggering. The ascent of President Trump brought calls for the elimination of women’s and LGBTQ centers, rollbacks on Title IX protections, the exclusion of trans women from college sports and the purging of gender and sexuality studies from college curricula throughout U.S. institutions and higher education. These actions signal a massive backlash against the decades-long fight for gender equality and are inseparable from the administration’s wider assault on Civil Rights-era protections for people of color.

However, this moment is nothing new. It echoes an earlier race- and gender-based backlash in U.S. history over a century ago, when white middle-class American women began to attend colleges in large numbers. Against the backdrop of Black emancipation, the mass migration of racial “undesirables” and the immense success of the feminist movement, white women’s enrollment was seen as a threat, not just to white patriarchy but to the very future of the white race. Today’s backlash is the most recent attempt to restore the status quo—to distinguish between who is and is not entitled to higher education on the basis of race and gender and to safeguard the future of a white nation.

At a moment when democracy is under fire and women, LGBTQ people, and people of color find themselves in constant danger, I offer this piece I wrote for @msmagazine.com showing the longer history of how white supremacy and misogyny prop one another up. Pls share: msmagazine.com/2026/04/13/h...

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Opinion | Beware conservatives promoting “intellectual freedom” Victor Ray: This conservative lie about schools like mine is furthering authoritarianism

Making tenure count, for MSNOW I wrote about my employer, The University of Iowa, creating a center for intellectual freedom. It's a reactionary project built on decades of conservative propaganda about higher ed.

asa should hold an advisory vote on bds As most readers of this blog likely know*, the American Sociological Association (ASA) is in the midst of a crisis. Earlier this year, Sociologists 4 Palestine (S4P) submitted a petition signed by …

If @asanews.bsky.social leadership believes that only Council can make a decision about boycotting Israeli academic institutions, then it should hold an advisory poll of the membership and follow it with a decision by Council instead of trying to duck the issue.

📢𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁🪧 The sixth session of the seminar "Antiracisms and the Social Sciences" will feature sociolgist @jean23bean.bsky.social and political scientist Ilke Adam on Friday, April 10. They will discuss their book A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe? More information at antiracism.hypotheses.org

And beyond these 500, many more are also deeply concerned and frustrated by ASA leadership’s refusal to allow the membership to vote on a member-initiated resolution. Another ASA is possible.

This is not lets-propose-this-and-see-what-Congress-says. Their plan is more like USAID: eliminate before Congress can weigh in.

University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US university

Harbinger of more to come 🙃

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University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war

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Our next colloquium will take place on Friday, April 17th, from 3-5. Prof @allisonpugh.bsky.social will join us to discuss her latest book, "The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World." This is a hybrid event. Learn more here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/last-...

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CALL FOR PAPERS | Governing Repair: The Role of Cities and States in Reparations Policy – Metropolitics The Editorial Board is issuing a call for papers for a forthcoming special series in Metropolitics titled “Governing Repair: The Role of Cities and States in Reparations Policy” and edited by…

CFP for a forthcoming special series: “Governing Repair: The Role of Cities and States in Reparations Policy,” edited by Prentiss Dantzler, Rashad Williams, and Akira Drake Rodriguez. Welcoming submissions through June 1!

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The Birthright Citizen case being heard on April Fools Day is quite appropriate.

I Have No Object Permanence, and I Vote “With a brain that’s permanently set to read-only, it’s easy for me to pick strong candidates who don’t waste time planning ahead because ‘ahead’ is an illus...

"Maybe I’m just someone who lives in the moment, and that’s why I vote for candidates who only think about the now rather than about the past, future, or any people who might not be in my visual range at the moment."