A. S. Oscar Masinyana
@oscarsibabalwe.bsky.social
'Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto.' And so many other things.
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A request for help: what are your favourite pieces of writing on art? It can be just a sentence, or paragraph, not necessarily an entire essay or book. I'm helping to gather some pieces to share with young people (14–19 yrs old), and have some things already, but am keen to hear what you think too.
July 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A request for help: what are your favourite pieces of writing on art? It can be just a sentence, or paragraph, not necessarily an entire essay or book. I'm helping to gather some pieces to share with young people (14–19 yrs old), and have some things already, but am keen to hear what you think too.
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One of the things I wrote about in “Travelling While Black” was how the US concepts of race don’t always translate overseas. The instinct to create boxes, label and stick people in them is more about the people doing it than those to whom it is done. Not saying that racism isn’t real but
The existence of the East African Indian diaspora is a really fascinating artifact of Imperial globalization and a great example of how much more complex and interconnected our world is than we realize, so of course the American intelligentsia takes it as a personal insult.
What even is the story guys
July 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
One of the things I wrote about in “Travelling While Black” was how the US concepts of race don’t always translate overseas. The instinct to create boxes, label and stick people in them is more about the people doing it than those to whom it is done. Not saying that racism isn’t real but
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This is a really cool paper on the socialisation effects of studying at University. Surprisingly, the effects (moving in a leftward, liberal direction) are biggest for STEM students and those who move away from home to study, attend a single campus uni, and who live in ‘university towns’ and London.
New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/ @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jwfurlong.bsky.social
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change?
What drives the link between university study and attitudinal change? While research shows that obtaining a degree tends to make students more sociall…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is a really cool paper on the socialisation effects of studying at University. Surprisingly, the effects (moving in a leftward, liberal direction) are biggest for STEM students and those who move away from home to study, attend a single campus uni, and who live in ‘university towns’ and London.
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As of today The Carpentries is officially an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation! We take this joyous moment to express our deepest gratitude to the incredible community that has brought us here. Here’s to the future of The Carpentries—built on the foundation of an extraordinary community!
February 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
As of today The Carpentries is officially an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation! We take this joyous moment to express our deepest gratitude to the incredible community that has brought us here. Here’s to the future of The Carpentries—built on the foundation of an extraordinary community!
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Tremendous cultural contrast coming here to South Africa. It is still a reading culture - like the USA was 40 years ago. The bookstores thrive, and the latest titles matter culturally and socially.
January 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Tremendous cultural contrast coming here to South Africa. It is still a reading culture - like the USA was 40 years ago. The bookstores thrive, and the latest titles matter culturally and socially.
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Just saw on Xiaohongshu that a society that thinks reading is a luxury status symbol is on the brink of collapse
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Just saw on Xiaohongshu that a society that thinks reading is a luxury status symbol is on the brink of collapse
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Guess which ‘one’ hasn’t figured it out yet?! 👇
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
December 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Guess which ‘one’ hasn’t figured it out yet?! 👇
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
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When men rage, they blow and shoot things up and start wars.
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
When men rage, they blow and shoot things up and start wars.
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
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#GivingTuesday, the global “movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world”, is here @givingtuesday.bsky.social!
This year at The Carpentries we appeal to you for donations of any amount to help support our transition to an independent NPO! carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...
This year at The Carpentries we appeal to you for donations of any amount to help support our transition to an independent NPO! carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...
December 3, 2024 at 1:16 PM
#GivingTuesday, the global “movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world”, is here @givingtuesday.bsky.social!
This year at The Carpentries we appeal to you for donations of any amount to help support our transition to an independent NPO! carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...
This year at The Carpentries we appeal to you for donations of any amount to help support our transition to an independent NPO! carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...
Thank God I got a new born soul
December 1, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Thank God I got a new born soul
Testing testing..
December 1, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Testing testing..