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Lisa Diedrich

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Coming in early 2026: KEYWORDS/KEYIMAGES IN GRAPHIC MEDICINE Current projects: #IllnessPolitics, chronic forms, & multi-modal pedagogies in action. Author of ILLNESS POLITICS & HASHTAG ACTIVISM, TREATMENTS, & INDIRECT ACTION. Blogging at: lisadiedrich.org .. more

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 10d

Look at this gorgeous cover for Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine!! Thanks to Ian Williams for giving us permission to use his image on the cover, which captures brilliantly the concept & structure of the book. Briana Martino (@briwok.bsky.social) & I are grateful & thrilled!
#GraphicMedicine

Book cover for Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine edited by Lisa Diedrich and Briana Martino. The image on the cover is from Ian Williams, & is a version of an image from his book The Bad Doctor, a graphic narrative based on his own experience with OCD. A boy is in bed with his hands folded in prayer & his thoughts take the form of a sefirot surrounding his head.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 8h

Just seeing this now: Hochul & Mamdani appeared together in Astoria today. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/14/m...

In Rare Joint Appearance, Hochul Backs Mamdani's Push for Universal Child Care

The governor acknowledged their differences, but said in a visit to Mamdani’s district that she has “found an ally” in making New York more affordable.

www.thecity.nyc

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 9h

"But we do need the core aspect of them that makes Klein so uncomfortable: Russell’s expectation that those who relate to others as though they are not worthy of respect ought to be treated with the regard that orientation deserves." How we relate, regard, & orient ourselves to others is a practice.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h

"A key aspect of the way we lived with each other before these self-styled epochal developments [post-2020] involved exactly the “social shame and cultural pressure” that Klein and other influential voices now come to condemn"

tapping the 'bring back shame' sign
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 9h

The "bad apples" framing of the question is gross. Grateful for force of Hochul's anger. As she says, "This is not one person saying they love Hitler. It's a whole lot of people saying things that are so disgusting & so abhorrent that everybody from the president on down should condemn them."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 13h

This was my initial attempt to distill the piece down and connect king george's assault on liberties that led to the Declaration of Independence. If you're looking for #NoKings protests happening around the country see the website here www.nokings.org

A small comics panel, in the foreground, a drawing of a King ace of spaces playing card, upright but tilted a bit. The upside down king is drawn in the style of traditional playing cards, but with the features of King George III, and the upper portion resembles Trump. n the background, all dark, human figures, faceless prisoners, seated, packed tightly together, bodies merging into a sea of heads, with each figure’s head another’s back.

Flowing over the playing card are excerpts from the Declaration of Independence, written on little slivers of scroll – like fortune cookie strips. Each of these phrases refers specifically to the injustices imposed by the King (and connect to this current moment – references to Tariffs, to transporting us overseas…)
Captions running upper left to lower right.

Caption 1: "Our country was founded in discarding a king.”

Caption 2: “With tyranny once more upon us,”

Caption 3: “We must do it again.”

Strip along the bottom has #NoKings and my info: Nick Sousanis 5/25 @nsousanis.bsky.social

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14h

Report examining the employment history data of more than 3m finance & tech workers at companies that rolled out office mandates found that turnover among women is almost three times as high as that of their male co-workers, and that women are more likely to take a lower position if they leave

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 21h

We might even call fear of gender studies "hysterical," in every sense of the word.

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 22h

“Let’s discuss,” says every gender studies prof ever.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 22h

“Let’s discuss,” says every gender studies prof ever.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 23h

Oh, babes. Have you got a big surprise coming...

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
@realchrisrufo
This is great news. We've hired the classicist Spencer Klavan to teach at New College of Florida. Goodbye gender studies; hello, Greek literature.
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Aug 19, 2024
Truly excited to be teaching an online survey course in Greek literature this fall semester @NewCollegeofFL. Even more excited that it's open to the public. Please join in here! We'll be reading Homer, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and lots more.

https://ncf.edu/youngheretics/
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

“…Many of the worst columnists & commentators have defended the actions of the Israeli state, while those afraid of the pro-Israel lobby's complaints simply resorted to both-sides rhetoric.”

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

“Over the last two years, the western media has failed to properly hold Israel to account. Journalists have largely failed to scrutinise their own governments' involvement….”

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

Full story:

www.thenational.scot/news/2553687...

The National's front page today: How genocide happened

THERE has been a sense of relief these past few days from Palestinians and their allies thanks to the long-awaited ceasefire agreement.

www.thenational.scot

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

Important that this article mentions Russell Vought's stated goal to treat federal workers badly: "We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected...When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.” #IllnessPolitics

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an activist who took part in Stonewall and remained an advocate for the decades that followed, including caring for AIDS patients & pioneering needle exchange & defending the rights of incarcerated trans people on both coasts, passed away. www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

Demetre Daskalakis: “They have no plan what to do when they do that. How are they going to learn about what flu is circulating? How are they going to know about the next emerging infection? They have no plan. They know how to break but they don’t know how to govern. &so, they see it as dispensable.”

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

Gregg Gonsalves: “Did they really not know they were firing the people tracking Ebola? Did they not care enough to find out who they were firing & what they did before sending termination letters? The carelessness & callousness with which this admin handles life & death matters is unbelievable."

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

"The EIS have been the rapid responders to every major outbreak in the US & internationally since...1951—polio, smallpox, Ebola, AIDS—& the MMWR is where CDC & state epidemiologists warn about & analyze what’s emerging. To lose either is honestly shocking." www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Mass Firings And Rehiring At CDC Create Chaos, Fear

More than 1,000 CDC staffers were fired on Friday and half were rehired Saturday, creating chaos and confusion. Experts share their hypotheses as to what is going on.

www.forbes.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

😂 Nothing like making a pop culture reference in class & getting blank stares & then doing a quick calculation to realize it happened before the students were even born.
Happy birthday!

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

In my book ILLNESS POLITICS AND HASHTAG ACTIVISM, I write about the 2017 protests organized by disabled activists on Capitol Hill & in state houses across the US that used the hashtag #ADAPTandRESIST.

manifold.umn.edu/projects/lln...

llness Politics and Hashtag Activism | Manifold@UMinnPress

*Illness Politics and Hashtag Activism* explores illness and disability in action on social media, analyzing several popular hashtags as examples of how illness figures in recent U.S. politics. Lisa D...

manifold.umn.edu

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

The 2017 protests against Republican plans to repeal the ACA & cut Medicaid were led by disabled people who put their bodies on the line to prevent an outcome that would have been devastating for disabled people. And this corrupt twit is talking about his own PTSD? Give me a break. #IllnessPolitics

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

And here I thought you cared about research.

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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Elizabeth A. Wilson @elizwilsonemory.bsky.social · 1d

Queer Class/Room Symposium
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
April 15 and 16, 2026
Due date for proposals: November 15, 2025
Keynote: Justin Torres

queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu/graduate-stu...

Queer Class/Room Symposium – Queer-Class Relations Conference

queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

Full story:

www.thenational.scot/news/2553687...

The National's front page today: How genocide happened

THERE has been a sense of relief these past few days from Palestinians and their allies thanks to the long-awaited ceasefire agreement.

www.thenational.scot

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

Drawing as rage therapy.

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

Diane DiMassa “has described the creation of Hothead as ‘rage therapy’—a safe way to unleash the impulse to destroy things. ‘I think it was going to come through whether I put it into my art on purpose or not. And I had a massive supply so I’d be mining it for a very long time. I still am.’”

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 8d

“Hothead Paisan” remains perhaps the most iconic of all the underground queer comics from the ’90s. Beloved by fans for its mix of old-timey cartoon violence with the struggles of queer existence, it gives expression to lesbian rage, Jo Livingstone writes.

The Violent, Hilarious Return of “Hothead Paisan”

Diane DiMassa’s “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was a star of underground comics in the nineties, but her “rage therapy” has lost none of its edge.

www.newyorker.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 2d

Oh. That’s interesting.

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 2d

The menswear guy has read Pierre Bourdieu's DISTINCTION, obvs.

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 2d

His knowledge & analysis of style as cultural & political capital is fascinating. One of the pleasures of his social media accounts is that he has punctured the pomposity of the right-wing manosphere's very style-conscious political attitude.

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