#COMMUNITIES

Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing UCL

ASSAUCL

Smartphones are often literally right in front of our noses, but how much thought do we give to what these devices actually *are*? [short thread] To find out, 11 anthropologists

Neil Lewis, Jr.

NeilLewisJr

1/9. I’ve gone back-and-forth on whether and how to say this on here, so bear with me; my thoughts on this aren’t fully “polished” yet (you’ll see why). I’ve spent

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

There is an exploding crisis in the US resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of lives’ potential cut short & immeasurable pain, suffering & oppression.And then the COVID‑19

Aimee Terese

aimeeterese

There are no collective problems, no workers, no programs or people helping people to self-actualise as productive members of their communities. Deracinated, no relational ties to people around them, just

erika cottontail

sqldatabunny

Prediction: The next time the dance game community has to grapple with credible allegations of sexual harassment, assault, or rape against a high-performing player, it will become a hot topic

Luke Butterly

lukejbutterly

Since France went into lockdown in mid-March, there have been many instances of serious harassment and violence by police, mainly targeted at black and Arab residents of working-class neighborhoods. While

BRiMAH

BrimahPhorbz

J U N E T E E N T H Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.It is also called Emancipation Day or Juneteenth

tanvi

Tanvim

a valid q to ask. i think about this a lot wrt images of migrants in the work that i do. and generally tend to avoid using pictures that intrude

Joanna Lawler

lawlerpsychsci

One of the things I’ve struggled with the most about being a social psychology grad student is that many White faculty members & colleagues seem to have a deep-seated belief

Kappa🍥

TheKappaChris

CW: Hate crimes, violenceOnce again, and always. I am tired and angry and scared. Angry, because the stream of violence against Asians continues. Tired, because so little progress is being

Black Capitalism is not Liberation 🇭🇹

IAmBumblebee

Here is something a lot of people don't know, the mass incarceration of Black men during this period resulted in an increase of HIV rates in the Black community ESPECIALLY

Committee to Protect Medicare

cmteetoprotect

NEW DATA >> Anti-science protesters mad about social distancing may have spread #coronavirus to towns throughout the US. Data maps show likely protesters traveling to rural communities, potentially infecting friends

Elizabeth Battiste

elizbattiste

Doing a bit of research into governments that have declared #racism a #publichealth crisis in Michigan. So far I have Ingham County, Port Huron City Council, Genesee County, Flint City

Celina Tebor

CelinaTebor

Pacific Islanders have more than triple the rate of coronavirus cases in their communities than any other race in Oregon.I was shocked when I learned this, and disappointed when I

(((Dominique Fisherwoman))) 💙

AbbakkaHypatia

This is mostly true of upper castes. Among our communities it’s pretty chill. My paternal grandma was a widow all of my life. We don’t have these Pujas firstly, so

Cassie, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx

CassieCeleste

This is a letter signed by bunch of rich "intellectuals" alongside the most vocal transphobes in the world, and it is designed to silence the voices of marginalized communities that