Rachel Wood

My new paper, ‘“What I’m not gonna buy”: Algorithmic culture jamming and anti-consumer politics on YouTube’ has just been published in New Media and Society! I presented this at #algorithmsforher organised by @sophiehbishop and others. Here is a thread about it.

Excited to present my paper at #AOIR2024 this afternoon in this panel - exploring a post-work approach to influencer labour through my research on sustainability influencers.

After many months spent producing this podcast the first episode is finally live! If you’ve ever been intrigued or frustrated by overblown claims of the media’s influence on people’s behaviour give it a listen.

Years(!) ago @RacWood reached out about collaborating. The result is this special section in Gender Place and Culture on the Gendered Body During COVID-19. Our intro is open access, and offers reflection on how gender even affected who is included here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In the face of brutal deductions by employers, solidarity is how we win Keep donating. Keep backing the MAB Keele's hardship fund: Unity Trust Bank Account name: UCU Keele Hardship Fund AC: 20391579 Sort code: 60-83-01 #ucuRISING

£1,900 of my pay taken by my employer this month for the MAB. All my undergrad marking was done by scabs, so most of this is for THREE postgrad essays. One day’s work. This sector just keeps escalating its hostility to workers. Where will it end? @KeeleUCU #settlethedispute

@KeeleUCU @KeeleUniversity @drtraceyjpotts have you seen this?

URGENT: @KeeleUniversity is rushing policy through senate in a cynical attempt to undermine the MAB. The policy de-values degrees by allowing students to graduate with only 75 credits. Students and staff deserve so much better than this.🧵1/5

Making my second attempt to travel to Toronto after a cancelled flight yesterday. Looking forward to finally getting to #ICA23 and catching up with old and new friends. My paper on the ethical authenticity projects of sustainability influencers is on Sunday afternoon.

This is part of a forthcoming themed issue of the journal I co-edited with @binarythis on the gendered body in Covid-19. Full article here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

3 years in the making, my paper on beauty and body work in the 2020 UK lockdown is finally published open access in Gender, Place and Culture. I argue that beauty took on a more affective dimension in lockdown: used for 'self-care', generating positivity, & managing fear/anxiety

So pleased to see this article out, which is part of our special issue on Covid-19 and the gendered body. The full issue and intro from @RacWood and me, out soon!

It’s particularly disappointing to see feminist scholars ignoring the digital picket.

We need your support! SIGN AND SHARE THIS OPEN LETTER to oppose plans for massive redundancies at #UEA. The letter has been drafted by UEA staff and organised jointly by all three campus trade unions. chng.it/vmqXRLq6NP #DontDestroyUEA #SaveUEA #StrongerTogether

Great atmosphere on the picket line outside @KeeleUniversity this morning! We will be heard! 🎺 ✊ #ucuRISING #UCUstrike #UCU

WOW💥 Thousands of students, parents and staff have already written to vice chancellors to urge them to settle our disputes ✍️ If you haven’t yet make sure you do! Write to them using this link👇 🔗 ucu.org.uk/email-your-Vc #ucuRISING

Wow, Queen Mary uni have set up this open jot form for students to snitch on striking staff ! Would be a shame if it got spammed and was unusable ! form.jotform.com/223282363907054

Students stand in solidarity with the 70,000 @ucu members striking later this month. Staff teaching conditions are students’ learning conditions. We must fight together for a fairer, healthier education system for everyone who works and studies.

@memories_child Yay! We are nearly there so meet us there.

@RacWood Sounds good. Are you on campus or shall Imert you there?

@RacWood Hello! Are you and Ben about today? Be lovely to see you. I'm on campus all morning, chairing a 9am panel.

@memories_child Can always meet later if you are going to the panel

@memories_child We are heading there soon, 11-11.15 or so? It’s called Veginity