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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · 1d

How did nurses shape Australia’s response to HIV/AIDS? Join Dr Geraldine Fela for ‘Blood Politics’, 31 Oct, 2.30pm, Schwarzman Centre. Free, all welcome: shorturl.at/MNB95 @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @hflgbtq.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social

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Derrida Today @derridatoday.bsky.social · 22d

The call for papers is now open for the 9th Derrida Today Conference in Paris, France - from July 13-17, 2026.

Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/

All enquiries: [email protected]

Conference – Derrida Today

derridatoday.com.au

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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · Sep 2

Job in Disability Studies!

Assistant Professor, Disability Studies

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the humanities and qualitati...

www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Aug 26

An opportunity by the University of Oxford’s Intersectional Humanities research hub for recent graduates and ECRs!
Please share widely.
@engfac.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social
#CFP

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Aug 17

Delighted to be in Sydney as a Visiting Scholar at Macquarie University!

I’m here to share my research on “bumping” as a queer ethic— rethinking Derrida & Cixous alongside Queer, Trans & Black Studies. Honoured to see this work resonate across disciplines & contexts. Join my masterclass on Tues!

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · Aug 5

The #Oxford Centre for Life-Writing is proud to introduce the inaugural cohort of Global Majority and Underrepresented Writing Scholars—marking the launch of a programme designed to recognise, foster, and champion work by marginalised voices.
oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/global-major...

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Jul 30

Can't wait to read!

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · May 5

Delighted to be heading up this initiative! Please share widely ✍️

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · Apr 29

We're delighted to announce that applications for our Global Majority & Underrepresented Writers Programme are now open.
8 funded places; mentorship, dedicated events, and public recognition.
Apply: shorturl.at/xSOPg
@engfac.bsky.social @drkkennedy.bsky.social
@anadiamond.bsky.social

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · May 15

OCLW has carved out a space for underrepresented writers with fascinating, untold stories, waiting only for a little room to bloom.

There are 8 places open this year. The application window is open. If this speaks to you, or someone you know, please help spread the word

Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme

oclw.web.ox.ac.uk

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · May 5

Delighted to be heading up this initiative! Please share widely ✍️

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · Apr 29

We're delighted to announce that applications for our Global Majority & Underrepresented Writers Programme are now open.
8 funded places; mentorship, dedicated events, and public recognition.
Apply: shorturl.at/xSOPg
@engfac.bsky.social @drkkennedy.bsky.social
@anadiamond.bsky.social

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Apr 21

Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Apr 19

Toni Morrison ❤️

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Jaime Hylton, orophile and librocubicularist @jaimehylton.bsky.social · Apr 16

#NationalPoetryMonth

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPatterns
(rhyme scheme)

“We Have Not Long to Love”
— Tennessee Williams

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Feb 20

Duckie was (as ever) a JOY! Can’t wait to draw on Ajamu X’s interview in next week’s classes on Black queer relationality!

Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Feb 13

The biggest red flag

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Jan 31

Let Every Pansy Bloom!

Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Jan 25

An opportune time to visit the Cable St Mural. “The girls all went out with pepper pots in their coat pockets to throw pepper into the faces of the fascists. […] They wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with the dockers – working people the same as they all were, and socialists”.

shorturl.at/0F7Ie

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Jan 14

Congratulations to Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social who was selected to feature in the Fourth Plinth sculpture 'Mil Veces un Instante' by artist Teresa Margolles.

The sculpture commemorates the resilience of the global trans, nonbinary & gender nonconforming communities.

Dr Eleri Anona Watson featured in Fourth Plinth Sculpture in Trafalgar Square

english.web.ox.ac.uk

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DeclanKavanagh.bsky.social @drdeclankavanagh.bsky.social · Nov 30

🚨 Publication Day Klaxon 🚨 for * The Edinburgh Companion to Queer Reading * & it looks like the price is reduced for publication day. I’ll be doing an advent calendar of snippets from each chapter over the coming month. Follow the 🧵 here! #QueerReading #LGBTQStudies

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Dec 29

Wendy Cope, ‘As Sweet’

As Sweet
It's all because we're so alike - Twin souls, we two.
We smile at the expression, yes, And know it's true.
I told the shrink. He gave our love A different name.
But he can call it what he likes - It's still the same.
I long to see you, hear your voice, My narcissistic object-choice.

Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Dec 29

Resolution for the new year:
Audre Lorde, ‘I’m going to go out like a fuc*ing meteor!’

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DeclanKavanagh.bsky.social @drdeclankavanagh.bsky.social · Dec 19

DAY 19: #QueerReading Advent @edinburghup.bsky.social CHAPTER 17: 'FRIENDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE':
QUEERING DERRIDA AND CIXOUS'S AIMANCE
Eleri Anona Watson-this chapter offers a fascinating discussion of friendship as queer mode focusing upon the relationship between none other than Derrida & Cixous.

'FRIENDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE':
QUEERING DERRIDA AND CIXOUS'S AIMANCE
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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Dec 28

Frank O’Hara, ‘My Heart’

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Dec 11

My copy of ‘The Edinburgh Companion to Queer Reading’ just arrived. So delighted to see my chapter ‘“Friendship as a Way of Life”: Queering Derrida and Cixous’ Aimance’ in print!
Huge thank you to the editors, Declan Kavanagh and Jeremy Chow! @engfac.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Dec 11

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