Samantha Evans
Lecturer and researcher, Royal Holloway, University of London. Interested in all things class, culture, education, equality, history, museums
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- Lovely wildflower patch next to science car park @sussex.ac.uk
- So my girlfriend is an amazing stop motion animator, and she recently did a medieval cat themed bumper for Adult Swim! Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!
- I'm hosting three free one-hour seminars starting next week as tasters to my full 1-day seminars with @instats.bsky.social and you are invited to join! My first free seminar is: Creative Research Methods, Tuesday 13th May: instats.org/seminar/crea... I hope to see you there! #CRMethods
- Our fabulous consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social is hosting the third Creative Research Methods conference! Join Helen and many of the Journal of Creative Research Methods friends, editorial board, and authors this September in Manchester! lnkd.in/ej4BXVpt
- Connecting big and little research problems patthomson.net/2025/05/07/g...
- Are you interested in social class? I've two working papers which show: 1️⃣ Using actor recordings of different accents, that people derive class from accent and this causally influences trait evaluations 2️⃣ That class-based descriptive representation improves support for the political system. 🧵
- Working as a part-time Museum Assistant at the @govanstones.bsky.social allows me to practice taking photographs in the A-listed surrounds of Govan Old, which has a wonderful spectrum of light conditions over the course of a day.
- Next Tuesday I'll be participating in a Zoom-symposium hosted by the @fairness.bsky.social in the UK. I'll be discussing themes from the book, but we'll also be addressing some contemporary issues related to inequality as well. Registration required (see link).
- New (first! 🥳) Publication 🚨 High-street retail vacancies, capturing economic decline, are linked to increased support of UK's populist party, UKIP (now Reform).
- Shona Macnaughton: The Participatory Clinic Saturday 17th May More details here >>> womenslibrary.org.uk/event/shona-...
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- I have some important news about Joy, the ungovernable duck who abides neither man's nor god's trifling laws.
- She has hatched an ungovernable armada.
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- Very lucky to have some posts to fill @uofgpsychneuro.bsky.social. Come join the team.
- On 4/30 at 4.30 PM, I'll talk about my book Subtle Webs, and will be in conversation with a social startup founder and a district official! It's FREE, hybrid, and open to the public. Register at bit.ly/subtlewebslaunch. Please share widely!
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- Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
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- Fast Capitalism has a new CFP out. We're looking for scholarly articles, essays, and commentaries on what is going on in the USA. Please read the CFP and circulate. #AcademicSky #Sociology #PoliSky #academia centerfortheory.uta.edu/2025/03/21/t...
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- New project launches today looking at class, the arts and the leadership of some of our biggest institutions. Our analysis shows: Nearly a third (30%) of artistic directors and other creative leaders were educated privately compared with a UK average of 7%. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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- Layers of information in an archival document: - What is said - What is not said - What is alluded to - What is omitted intentionally (and unintentionally) - What is misleading - What is ambiguous - What is highlighted - What is downplayed - What is weaponized - What is unintelligible today ...
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- Thinking of learning how to use AI for teaching? Read this first! @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
- NEW POST: What is the Pedagogy of the Depressed? It's what happens when you sit through three online "AI for educators" courses as I have recently. open.substack.com/pub/buildcog...
- Big tech is now formally in league with the far-right. The resistance to it will be personal and political iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
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