David Eichert
@davideichert.bsky.social
Departmental Lecturer in IR at Oxford. Sexual violence, the politics of law, feminist/queer approaches. Any pronouns 🌈
Obligatory "first week of work" post:
I'm settled into my new role teaching at Oxford, and it's just as lovely as it sounds 🍂
I'm settled into my new role teaching at Oxford, and it's just as lovely as it sounds 🍂
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Obligatory "first week of work" post:
I'm settled into my new role teaching at Oxford, and it's just as lovely as it sounds 🍂
I'm settled into my new role teaching at Oxford, and it's just as lovely as it sounds 🍂
If you're in Paris next month, please come to our book event at Sciences Po!
We have an amazing international panel of editors, authors, and civil society reps who will discuss what feminist theory can offer the International Criminal Court 👩⚖️
We have an amazing international panel of editors, authors, and civil society reps who will discuss what feminist theory can offer the International Criminal Court 👩⚖️
September 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you're in Paris next month, please come to our book event at Sciences Po!
We have an amazing international panel of editors, authors, and civil society reps who will discuss what feminist theory can offer the International Criminal Court 👩⚖️
We have an amazing international panel of editors, authors, and civil society reps who will discuss what feminist theory can offer the International Criminal Court 👩⚖️
I've been doing a lot of immigration stuff recently & my small act of resistance has been trying to smile despite the "no smiling" rule. Here's my latest success:
September 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I've been doing a lot of immigration stuff recently & my small act of resistance has been trying to smile despite the "no smiling" rule. Here's my latest success:
To give another example, Russia at the UN is always condemning SV (esp. SV allegedly committed by Ukrainian troops). Obvious hypocrisy, yes, but also politics.
What was once a feminist tool (naming and shaming) becomes a weapon of patriarchy for keeping toxic men in positions of moral supremacy
What was once a feminist tool (naming and shaming) becomes a weapon of patriarchy for keeping toxic men in positions of moral supremacy
August 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
To give another example, Russia at the UN is always condemning SV (esp. SV allegedly committed by Ukrainian troops). Obvious hypocrisy, yes, but also politics.
What was once a feminist tool (naming and shaming) becomes a weapon of patriarchy for keeping toxic men in positions of moral supremacy
What was once a feminist tool (naming and shaming) becomes a weapon of patriarchy for keeping toxic men in positions of moral supremacy
In 2022 I attended an ICC meeting where, among other things, they launched a new Strategy on Gender Equality and Workplace Culture. Khan attended & spoke about the importance of having a safe gender-sensitive workplace (you can see his bald head in this pic)...
August 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
In 2022 I attended an ICC meeting where, among other things, they launched a new Strategy on Gender Equality and Workplace Culture. Khan attended & spoke about the importance of having a safe gender-sensitive workplace (you can see his bald head in this pic)...
I logged onto Etsy for the first time in a while & their "recommended for you" algorithm seems to have a very specific idea about my interests...
August 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I logged onto Etsy for the first time in a while & their "recommended for you" algorithm seems to have a very specific idea about my interests...
Quick weekend trip to the French Alps. Beautiful views & a lot of hills to climb! ⛰️
July 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Quick weekend trip to the French Alps. Beautiful views & a lot of hills to climb! ⛰️
I just finished "Babel" by RF Kuang and cannot recommend it enough. Get yourself a copy! Assign it in your politics classes!
July 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I just finished "Babel" by RF Kuang and cannot recommend it enough. Get yourself a copy! Assign it in your politics classes!
Really vibing with this article from E. Tendayi Achiume: "The Postcolonial Case for Rethinking Borders"
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
July 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Really vibing with this article from E. Tendayi Achiume: "The Postcolonial Case for Rethinking Borders"
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
I'm a big fan of Pride here in France. There's basically no corporate sponsorship & you can join the parade for as long as you want, wave signs, then go cool off in a café with lovely people. Happy Pride! 🌈🥰✊
June 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I'm a big fan of Pride here in France. There's basically no corporate sponsorship & you can join the parade for as long as you want, wave signs, then go cool off in a café with lovely people. Happy Pride! 🌈🥰✊
Gloria Anzaldúa, "Borderlands"
(re: Los Angeles protests) ✊
(re: Los Angeles protests) ✊
June 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Gloria Anzaldúa, "Borderlands"
(re: Los Angeles protests) ✊
(re: Los Angeles protests) ✊
During and after today's hailstorm in Paris. Almost every surface is covered in melting ice and broken branches!
May 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
During and after today's hailstorm in Paris. Almost every surface is covered in melting ice and broken branches!
Currently starstruck listening to this queer law book event in Melbourne. It's such a power move to get some of the coolest & smartest people all in one room to launch THREE books. Congrats to @senthorun.bsky.social, @claerwen.bsky.social, @dsheikh.bsky.social, @juliadehm.bsky.social, etc! 🌈
May 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Currently starstruck listening to this queer law book event in Melbourne. It's such a power move to get some of the coolest & smartest people all in one room to launch THREE books. Congrats to @senthorun.bsky.social, @claerwen.bsky.social, @dsheikh.bsky.social, @juliadehm.bsky.social, etc! 🌈
Important 2025 update: Mumford & Sons can still make white people dance with their banjo music
(I am white people) 🪕🥳
(I am white people) 🪕🥳
March 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Important 2025 update: Mumford & Sons can still make white people dance with their banjo music
(I am white people) 🪕🥳
(I am white people) 🪕🥳
A behind-the-scenes view of today's job interview staging 🥳
(We really need more books in this apartment)
(We really need more books in this apartment)
January 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A behind-the-scenes view of today's job interview staging 🥳
(We really need more books in this apartment)
(We really need more books in this apartment)
Important things to consider when choosing where to attend grad school:
💜 Color of the graduation robes
🎓 Floppiness of the hat
🥳 Excellence of the other PhD students
Thanks @lseir.bsky.social!
💜 Color of the graduation robes
🎓 Floppiness of the hat
🥳 Excellence of the other PhD students
Thanks @lseir.bsky.social!
December 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Important things to consider when choosing where to attend grad school:
💜 Color of the graduation robes
🎓 Floppiness of the hat
🥳 Excellence of the other PhD students
Thanks @lseir.bsky.social!
💜 Color of the graduation robes
🎓 Floppiness of the hat
🥳 Excellence of the other PhD students
Thanks @lseir.bsky.social!
Honestly I dare them to try & take my spoiled child. He refuses to eat anything but luxury cat food and will only poop in the most comfortable litter 😻
November 27, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Honestly I dare them to try & take my spoiled child. He refuses to eat anything but luxury cat food and will only poop in the most comfortable litter 😻
I'm attending my first "civic integration" course today so I can extend my visa in France, and let me tell you, it's the most French thing I've ever experienced
Vaguely racist? Yes. An outsized view of France's role in world politics? Also yes. But more than anything it's perfectly INEFFICIENT
Vaguely racist? Yes. An outsized view of France's role in world politics? Also yes. But more than anything it's perfectly INEFFICIENT
November 20, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I'm attending my first "civic integration" course today so I can extend my visa in France, and let me tell you, it's the most French thing I've ever experienced
Vaguely racist? Yes. An outsized view of France's role in world politics? Also yes. But more than anything it's perfectly INEFFICIENT
Vaguely racist? Yes. An outsized view of France's role in world politics? Also yes. But more than anything it's perfectly INEFFICIENT
My partner's book is out today, and I'd like to publicly take credit for designing the amazing cover with my excellent artistic skills (1st picture)
Luckily @silverbd.bsky.social was there to translate my nonsense into ✨ART✨ (2nd picture)
Full thread in French: x.com/HugoBouvard/...
Luckily @silverbd.bsky.social was there to translate my nonsense into ✨ART✨ (2nd picture)
Full thread in French: x.com/HugoBouvard/...
October 31, 2024 at 2:29 PM
My partner's book is out today, and I'd like to publicly take credit for designing the amazing cover with my excellent artistic skills (1st picture)
Luckily @silverbd.bsky.social was there to translate my nonsense into ✨ART✨ (2nd picture)
Full thread in French: x.com/HugoBouvard/...
Luckily @silverbd.bsky.social was there to translate my nonsense into ✨ART✨ (2nd picture)
Full thread in French: x.com/HugoBouvard/...
It's the first day of a new semester here in Paris & I didn't realize that the Paralympic bike route would interrupt my commute
Not the worst detour though! 🇫🇷
Not the worst detour though! 🇫🇷
September 2, 2024 at 7:59 PM
It's the first day of a new semester here in Paris & I didn't realize that the Paralympic bike route would interrupt my commute
Not the worst detour though! 🇫🇷
Not the worst detour though! 🇫🇷
I bought tickets to this concert months ago without realizing that it's 5 hours long 😬😬😬😬😬
October 8, 2023 at 4:55 PM
I bought tickets to this concert months ago without realizing that it's 5 hours long 😬😬😬😬😬
Some days he sleeps for hours and some days he won't shut up until I hold him like this. Definitely makes writing complicated but being a parent is worth it
August 31, 2023 at 9:12 PM
Some days he sleeps for hours and some days he won't shut up until I hold him like this. Definitely makes writing complicated but being a parent is worth it