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Mel Green

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Black matricentric intersectional feminist | Lecturer in Education Studies @OpenUniversity | Member of @radicalmothering | Co-author of Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK 🇵🇸

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jun 19

🌟 Exciting news! My book "Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK" (co-authored with Dr Claire Malcolm) is coming out on 8th July! With a foreword by Professor Jason Arday! Available for pre-order now!
#BlackMothers #AutismCommunity
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Book cover for "Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK" by Claire Malcolm and Melissa Green. The cover features a mint green and white geometric design. Text describes it as an interdisciplinary investigation into Black mothers' experiences raising autistic children, with foreword by Jason Arday. Published by Lived Places Publishing as part of the Gender Studies collection edited by Jan Etienne and Reham Elmorally.

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · 3d

I am an educator so BSc in Psychology, a MSc in Education, and a MA in Creative Writing. I am a Lecturer in Education Studies with them now.

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · 3d

Wishing you all the best with your studies!

Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · 3d

The OU is addictive, isn't it?! I started my undergrad in '04, finished that, got two masters with them and I'm five years into my EdD. I also started lecturing with the OU in 2017. Also I did my MA creative writing dissertation involved a comparison of The Power and Who Fears Death ☺️

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · 3d

a man in a suit and tie is writing on a piece of paper with the words deep sigh written on the bottom

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is writing on a piece of paper with the words deep sigh written on the bottom

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 23d

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Feb 9

A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · 29d

Last Friday, we lost our dear friend, @sareetadomingo.bsky.social. I wrote about the immense loss I feel in the following post: www.linkedin.com/posts/mel-gr.... I am still reeling and thinking deeply about her and her family. She was a beautiful soul and wonderful friend.

This may not be an appropriate LinkedIn post. It's not about my success or an achievement. Instead it's about loss. On Friday, I found out that my good friend, @sareetadomingo passed away. S...

This may not be an appropriate LinkedIn post. It's not about my success or an achievement. Instead it's about loss. On Friday, I found out that my good friend, @sareetadomingo passed away. She was a...

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · Aug 25

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Aug 20

Knock down Ginger. I grew up in Bedfordshire.

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Aug 8

How is GenAI changing student assessment? Join Open University's @welspraxis.bsky.social ARIA hub for a discussion with Prof Kathleen Quinlan & Dr Dave Thomas on Culturally Sensitive Assessments in the Age of GenAI
Tues 30th September at 1-2:15pm. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/culturally...

Culturally Sensitive Assessments in an Age of GenAI

Join us for an interactive session from the editors of 'Culturally Sensitive Curricula Scales', presented by the OU Praxis ARIA Hub.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Aug 4

It's like dude, can you just be a person rather than a brand at least for introductions?!

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you. I cannot emphasise enough how much that irritated me.

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 28

I pre-ordered straight after I read the sentence that ended with ..."sense of wonder at the cosmos from a Black feminist perspective". This genuinely looks like a book I didn't know I needed but that I must have. So exciting!

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MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · Jul 27

I know genocide supporting ghouls lack empathy so I want them to imagine this was their neighbourhood. Islington maybe. The house you own - gone. Your neighbours - dead. The businesses where you met friends for coffee or brought food - destroyed

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jul 27

oh my fucking god

🚨 Horrifying scenes : Aerial footage shows the complete destruction of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza. According to Israeli sources: “We didn’t leave a single stone standing.”

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 25

✨Save the Date: Saturday 13th September 2025✨
Our first book launch for "Mothering at the Margins" with the incredible Marsha Martin of Black SEN Mamas!
Families welcome in all their stimming glory! 💙
Panel, workshop & book signing.
Email me for updates on venue and time: [email protected]

Save the date announcement featuring The Open University and Black SEN Mamas logos. Central image shows the book cover "Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK" by Claire Malcolm and Melissa Green, published by Lived Places Publishing. Event details include book signing, interactive workshop, and panel discussion, facilitated by Marsha Martin, coming to a London venue TBC on Saturday 13th September 2025. Bottom right shows an illustration of a Black mother holding and looking lovingly at her young child.

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Vijay Ramjattan @vijayramjattan.bsky.social · Jul 22

Check out my latest article, which explores how vocal accent, a seemingly auditory construct, reinforces the problematic idea that race is simply something we see.

It is open access, so there is no excuse not to read it:

doi.org/10.1111/ijal...

This is a screenshot of the title and abstract for the article, which can be read by clicking on the link of the post.

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank YOU for sharing 🙏🏾

Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 21

@supernovaparenting.org Hello lovely, long time no speak! Here's the results of the participant recruitment advert I shared with you over a year ago! livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
Discount code is MMCM30 to get 30% off and is valid until October 15th

Mothering at the Margins

How can an interdisciplinary investigation into the lives of Black mothers raising autistic children in the UK encourage us to scrutinise systemic barriers and advocate for change? Drawing from person...

livedplacespublishing.com

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ahh this old classic!

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Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · Jul 7

Parents/carers/educators 👋 While our children still have a legal right to education & health care that meets needs, SEND charity IPSEA has excellent guidance on securing an effective EHCP/challenging a poor one. The template letters are super helpful 🙏 www.ipsea.org.uk/Pages/Catego...

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 7

Another thing to keep the parents of special needs children awake at night. Like we needed more...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 7

After disability benefits, is Labour really about to target the educational rights of special needs children? | John Harris

Noise has been building about restricting help for kids who badly need it. As a special needs parent, I can tell you: it’s terrifying, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jul 1

This looks incredible!

Global Nomad @blackangst.bsky.social · Apr 3

🌍 Dive into Tao Leigh Goffe’s *Dark Laboratory*—a visionary exploration linking colonialism’s legacy to today’s climate crisis. Unpacking Caribbean histories of extraction & racism. #DarkLaboratory #ClimateJustice #DecolonizeThePlanet #CaribbeanEcologies #ClimateActionNow 🌱

Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you so much, Mimi. I would check out my acknowledgements when you can 🤭

Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social · Jun 19

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