I have finished my new book, a sociological approach to GenAI, and it will be out in about 6 months. And it will be open access! More details, including chapter abstracts, are here #sociology #MediaStudies #CriticalAI simplysociology.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/n...

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"Actively Conducting an Analysis to Construct an Interpretation" In #qualitative data analysis, researchers actively derive meaning & do not rest on automated tools that exploit the obvious As @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social have said, "themes do not passively emerge" bit.ly/37NlE75

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Decades of research on bullying in academia tells us abusers are usually known in HEIs (including to HR). They typically stay in post, or are promoted. Their victims (within and outside the uni) are the ones who quit, step down, or are hurt. HEIs generally only act when their reputations are hit /1

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Academic gossip fed the media monster and killed Jason Arday in a terrible, preventable, forseeable tragedy katemanne.substack.com/p/gossipy-ac...

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The relentless, oftentimes blatantly racist coverage of Jason Arday and the continued hounding even after his death is a great example of why some people (especially in marginalized communities) don’t trust the media. It signals inhumanity and a failure to minimize harm in the approach.

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