"You see, my plans for the summer are no plans." — Hannah Arendt

Happy Midsummer!

'anxiety amongst academic staff should be understood in two ways: as a symptom of casualised work in an increasingly competitive environment; and as a tactic of governance, ensuring compliance' (Vik Loveday, 2018) blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

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'"Misleading" and "stigmatising" labels can cause more "harm and worse treatment" to patients. It also highlights the negative impact on "traumatised children" who may come to believe "they have deficits in their personality".'

Today, I finally got the visa I applied for nearly 3 years ago to attend a conference in North America. Unfortunately, the conference took place 2 years ago. Academic Chatter™

Good morning, Great Britain. You are wonderful and great again!

Can't wait to walk on Audre Lorde Straße and have a great conversation with sisters and colleagues to honour Audre Lorde and especially her committment to a spoken word.

The comments by the medical staff regarding homeless people and doctors' denial of ignorance in Inga's death are appalling. There are shortages etc., but she died because she was, literally, not seen or treated as a human in urgent need of medical help. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Join us for our next Migration Dialogue on "Middle-aged migrants, gender & the life course" with Aija Lulle and Megha Amrith on 19 Sept, 1pm (UK) online - register here for Zoom details: docs.google.com/forms/d/1QunsL…

We must approach emotional suffering with non-fearful curiosity—What social, psychological or relational problem is the pain protesting against? What's going wrong? What human need is being left unmet? This inquisitive mindset should be introduced to every child from an early age

Don’t forget to register for our next Migration Dialogue on #middle-aged migrants, #Gender and the #lifecourse with Aija Lulle and Megha Amrith on 19 Sep, 1pm online (UK time) - link here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1QunsL…

Check the Bomocult Conference 2024 “Resilience in Times of Uncertainty” University of Eastern Finland, BOMOCULT, UEF and register uef.fi/fi/tapahtuma/b…. Updates of the program, abstracts, etc. you can find at sites.uef.fi/bomocult-confe…. Welcome to the UEF Joensuu campus on 10-11 October!

TOMORROW, 19 Sep, 1pm (UK, online) - Join us for our next Migration Dialogue on middle-aged migrants, gender and the life course with Aija Lulle and Megha Amrith - register here for the Zoom details: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Some big (and arguably much overdue) political-geographical news today: "UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius" in BBC News (UK): bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Sveiciens, Sanita Jemberga no Yle TV. Lieliska reportāža.

BOMOCULT Symposium ‘Borders, Boundaries, and Big Data: A Critical Discussion on Data Science’ 21st Nov. 2024 Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (Finnish time) Venue: UEF, Joensuu, Natura building, room N106 and online Register, using this link lnkd.in/gjUzh8fY

Come and do a fully funded PhD with me. Health geographies, broadly defined. Starting date Jan 2025 or as agreed. Application deadline: 10th Nov. uef.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo…

Visiting Professor of Geography James Esson in conversation with Professor Pat Noxolo and Francisca Rockey Black Geographers on intersections between race, gender and class affecting young people today #BlackHistoryMonth2024 (via Steve Brace Geographical Association) podbean.com/media/share/pb…