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Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

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PhD student at McMaster studying anthropology, trans sport, queer issues, polyamory, kinship, anthropology of the state. All pronouns.
www.victoriaclowater.com

Participate in my PhD research: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/137721?lang=en

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Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

Name a better ice-breaker activity. You can’t!

#indigenousresearchday #mcmaster #sexualhealth

A woman standing at a podium. Behind her, on a big screen, a PowerPoint slide says: “icebreaker - let’s talk about s-e-X.

What sexual terms have you heard or used to describe sex?”

November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

Maybe it’s the non-American in me but “don’t ghost us” is so funny because it reads like they’re worried people aren’t going to show up… which honestly? A valid worry.
#anthropology

Screenshot of @americananthro’s Instagram post which reads “2025 annual meeting. 5 weeks until anthropologists take over New Orleans. Don’t Ghost us.”

October 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

For my research at McMaster University, I’m looking for poly/nonmonog people for interviews about their experiences with institutions and the government.

If you live in BC or Ontario and want to share your experiences, I’d love to chat. Links to learn more or to participate are below:

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McMaster University
Department of Anthropology

Looking for poly/nonmonog interview participants

Are you:
Living in BC or Ontario
Identify as polyamorous, nonmonogamous, or would use a similar term to describe yourself
Have a polycule you would call your “family” - whatever that means to you

This study has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance by the McMaster Research Ethics Board (#7383).

An image of three people who are romantically involved with the following text:

Let’s talk about your experiences with polyamory in a monogamous world.

Volunteers will participate in interviews - these will take 1-2 hours, and can take place in person or online, depending on your location and preference.

In these interviews, we will talk about your experiences navigating institutions or systems that don’t recognize non-monogamy, such as healthcare, insurance,
taxes, the law, legal parent status, etc.

Participation in this project is voluntary.
There will be no consequences for not
participating, or for withdrawing from the
study after giving consent.

If you’re interested in learning more or in being interviewed, complete the screening questionnaire linked in bio.

September 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

archive.ph/2025.09.16-2...

In 2022, when Kirk was frustrated, for instance, by the presence of Lia Thomas on the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team, Kirk did not call for “spirited discourse.” Instead, while discussing a recent championship tournament, he said he would have liked to have seen a group of fathers descend from the stands, forming “a line in front of [Lia] Thomas and saying, ‘Hey, tough guy, you want to get in the pool? ’Cause you’re gonna have to come through us.”

September 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

Solidarity forever www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

In 2015, the Canadian Supreme Court declared that the right to strike is a fundamental charter protected right of all Canadians, going against that creates a broader concern.

“If governments keep showing such flagrant disregard for workers charter protected rights we shouldn’t be surprised if workers start showing more disregard for government back-to-work orders as we’ve seen with CUPE this time around,” said Eidlin.

August 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

An AI-generated... podcast?

July 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

Have they met academics? Did they actually think any would enjoy this?

July 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

I just found this in my storage boxes. Why do I have two of them in pristine condition and did I go to this party??

May 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

everytime I'm grading on @desire2learn.bsky.social

The Daily Struggle meme format: A superhero is sweating over two buttions, not knowing which one to press. The one on the left says "publish" and the one on the right says "save draft." The buttons are screenshots from the grading page on Desire 2 Learn.

April 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

Living that RICE lifestyle ✨

A leg in an air cast elevated on a chair

April 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Victoria Clowater

@clowater.bsky.social

I’m writing to announce that I’m running for the Green Party in Fredericton-Oromocto. @pamallen.bsky.social is my alter ego. Vote for me in this coming election.

Shout out to @gordonmihan.bsky.social for exposing this to the world.