Paola
@pcastaneda.bsky.social
Geógrafa feminista. Profe.
Movilidades, ciudades, América Latina 🌎
Movilidades, ciudades, América Latina 🌎
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Paola
@pcastaneda.bsky.social
· Jun 17
#CiclismoSinMachismo: The Geographies of Latin American Feminist Cycling Activism
Over the past decade, multiple trajectories of feminist thought and praxis have converged in Latin America in a historical moment characterized by mass mobilization, radicality, heterogeneity, and ...
www.tandfonline.com
#NewPaper out! I wrote about how women in Latin America are drawing mobility into the constellation of feminist issues through feminist cycling activism: a double critique of the city and the repertoire of mobilisation of hegemonic cycling activism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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This is what happens when you elect violent, brain-dead goons who can’t be bothered to think five minutes into the future. There’s no plan here, just a sick, deeply impaired psychopath in charge of history’s most fearsome war machine. We will all pay the price for years.
June 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is what happens when you elect violent, brain-dead goons who can’t be bothered to think five minutes into the future. There’s no plan here, just a sick, deeply impaired psychopath in charge of history’s most fearsome war machine. We will all pay the price for years.
#NewPaper out! I wrote about how women in Latin America are drawing mobility into the constellation of feminist issues through feminist cycling activism: a double critique of the city and the repertoire of mobilisation of hegemonic cycling activism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CiclismoSinMachismo: The Geographies of Latin American Feminist Cycling Activism
Over the past decade, multiple trajectories of feminist thought and praxis have converged in Latin America in a historical moment characterized by mass mobilization, radicality, heterogeneity, and ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#NewPaper out! I wrote about how women in Latin America are drawing mobility into the constellation of feminist issues through feminist cycling activism: a double critique of the city and the repertoire of mobilisation of hegemonic cycling activism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I've often wondered how Geography ended up being both people who think about Marx and people who think about rocks.
May 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I've often wondered how Geography ended up being both people who think about Marx and people who think about rocks.
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Did we need more things on the list of why climate change sucks? Here is one anyway (although not a new one).
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tensions rise as China, Russia, US and Europe scramble for Arctic
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.
www.bbc.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Did we need more things on the list of why climate change sucks? Here is one anyway (although not a new one).
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ando calificando una tesis que me tiene 💔
Qué será de este país tan triste? Cómo es posible tanto dolor?
Qué será de este país tan triste? Cómo es posible tanto dolor?
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ando calificando una tesis que me tiene 💔
Qué será de este país tan triste? Cómo es posible tanto dolor?
Qué será de este país tan triste? Cómo es posible tanto dolor?
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There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
Según una encuesta reciente, apenas el 10.1% de las personas en Bogotá se mueve en carro particular, pero los efectos los sentimos todos: ruido, contaminación, caos vehicular y violencia vial.
La bici ganando cancha con 9.9% :)
La bici ganando cancha con 9.9% :)
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Según una encuesta reciente, apenas el 10.1% de las personas en Bogotá se mueve en carro particular, pero los efectos los sentimos todos: ruido, contaminación, caos vehicular y violencia vial.
La bici ganando cancha con 9.9% :)
La bici ganando cancha con 9.9% :)
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Today on Mother’s Day, let’s remember every mother deserves a livable wage, affordable child care, paid family leave, and the ability to retire with dignity.
America must become a nation which treats all mothers and their kids with the respect and dignity they deserve.
America must become a nation which treats all mothers and their kids with the respect and dignity they deserve.
May 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today on Mother’s Day, let’s remember every mother deserves a livable wage, affordable child care, paid family leave, and the ability to retire with dignity.
America must become a nation which treats all mothers and their kids with the respect and dignity they deserve.
America must become a nation which treats all mothers and their kids with the respect and dignity they deserve.
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We are seeing multiple instances of reviewers doing manuscript reviews via use of AI/LLM.
If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request.
Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...
If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request.
Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...
May 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We are seeing multiple instances of reviewers doing manuscript reviews via use of AI/LLM.
If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request.
Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...
If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request.
Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...
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Congestion pricing: less traffic, fewer car crashes.
There were "1,526 crashes in the congestion zone south of 60th Street between the toll’s launch on Jan. 5 and April 21. That marks a 13% reduction, or 218 fewer collisions, compared to the same period last year."
Today in @gothamist.com:
There were "1,526 crashes in the congestion zone south of 60th Street between the toll’s launch on Jan. 5 and April 21. That marks a 13% reduction, or 218 fewer collisions, compared to the same period last year."
Today in @gothamist.com:
NYC car crashes have been declining. Congestion pricing accelerated the trend.
There were 1,526 crashes in the congestion zone south of 60th Street between the toll’s launch on Jan. 5 and April 21. That marks a 13% reduction compared to the same period last year.
gothamist.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Congestion pricing: less traffic, fewer car crashes.
There were "1,526 crashes in the congestion zone south of 60th Street between the toll’s launch on Jan. 5 and April 21. That marks a 13% reduction, or 218 fewer collisions, compared to the same period last year."
Today in @gothamist.com:
There were "1,526 crashes in the congestion zone south of 60th Street between the toll’s launch on Jan. 5 and April 21. That marks a 13% reduction, or 218 fewer collisions, compared to the same period last year."
Today in @gothamist.com:
Ya está publicada mi reseña de "City of Men" de Romit Chowdhury! En libro clave para reflexionar sobre la importancia de comprender las masculinidades diversas que interactúan en el mundo social del transporte (y cómo transformar la realidad urbana).
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
April 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ya está publicada mi reseña de "City of Men" de Romit Chowdhury! En libro clave para reflexionar sobre la importancia de comprender las masculinidades diversas que interactúan en el mundo social del transporte (y cómo transformar la realidad urbana).
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
I recently reviewed Romit Chowdhury's "City of Men" for @dialogueshg.bsky.social. How can masculinities studies help us move forward with feminist urban studies and gender-sensitive interventions in transport? Understanding the variegated lives of men is key.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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April 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I recently reviewed Romit Chowdhury's "City of Men" for @dialogueshg.bsky.social. How can masculinities studies help us move forward with feminist urban studies and gender-sensitive interventions in transport? Understanding the variegated lives of men is key.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Feliz 🥳 porque el texto "Cuestionando la objetividad del derecho procesal: un análisis crítico de la Sentencia su-471 de 2023 sobre la pensión de sobrevivientes desde una perspectiva de género", que escribimos con Laura Porras, acaba de ser publicado.
April 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Feliz 🥳 porque el texto "Cuestionando la objetividad del derecho procesal: un análisis crítico de la Sentencia su-471 de 2023 sobre la pensión de sobrevivientes desde una perspectiva de género", que escribimos con Laura Porras, acaba de ser publicado.
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We’ve got a 3 year lecturership in human geog and gender now advertised.
Deadline 6th May 2025
Please spread the word!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS710/l...
Deadline 6th May 2025
Please spread the word!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS710/l...
Lecturer in Human Geography and Gender (Education) at King's College London
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Human Geography and Gender (Education). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We’ve got a 3 year lecturership in human geog and gender now advertised.
Deadline 6th May 2025
Please spread the word!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS710/l...
Deadline 6th May 2025
Please spread the word!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS710/l...
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NEW: In a major move, the Trump administration is aiming to redefine what it means to "harm" an endangered species
The regulatory rollback opens the door to more logging, mining, oil & gas drilling, home construction and other ecologically damaging ventures
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The regulatory rollback opens the door to more logging, mining, oil & gas drilling, home construction and other ecologically damaging ventures
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump officials say destroying endangered species’ habitats isn’t ‘harm’
A proposed rule would narrow the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act and could open the door to more mining, construction and other activities.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NEW: In a major move, the Trump administration is aiming to redefine what it means to "harm" an endangered species
The regulatory rollback opens the door to more logging, mining, oil & gas drilling, home construction and other ecologically damaging ventures
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The regulatory rollback opens the door to more logging, mining, oil & gas drilling, home construction and other ecologically damaging ventures
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Experts fear that President Donald Trump's trade war with China could turbocharge deforestation in the Amazon, Sarah Sax reports.
Trump’s Trade War Could Turbocharge Deforestation in the Amazon
Massive tariffs on China will drive up soybean production in Brazil at the rainforest’s expense.
bit.ly
April 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Experts fear that President Donald Trump's trade war with China could turbocharge deforestation in the Amazon, Sarah Sax reports.
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Many Venezuelan women risk their safety each day to find work for themselves and school for their children in Colombia.
‘Cross-border commuters’: the women who risk the dangerous crossing between Venezuela and Colombia each day
Many Venezuelan women risk their safety each day to find work for themselves and school for their children in Colombia.
tcnv.link
April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Many Venezuelan women risk their safety each day to find work for themselves and school for their children in Colombia.
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'What’s the problem? Well, pretty much everything. These aren’t species returned from extinction.'
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️
Why ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves are a Trojan horse to hide humanity’s destruction of nature
Extinction is, for the time being, forever – and a symptom of our global economic system.
theconversation.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
'What’s the problem? Well, pretty much everything. These aren’t species returned from extinction.'
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️
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The fundamental law of road traffic is that adding lanes and parking just encourages more driving. GCN breaks down how it works — and what we need to do about it.
Friday Video: Traffic Engineers Are Wasting Trillions — Streetsblog USA
Adding lanes and parking just encourages more driving. See it explained perfectly (and with a British accent!).
buff.ly
April 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The fundamental law of road traffic is that adding lanes and parking just encourages more driving. GCN breaks down how it works — and what we need to do about it.
Cómo ponerle nombre a esa tristeza que se siente al saber que los glaciares se están derritiendo? Que las especies que alguna vez poblaron el planeta están desapareciendo y nunca volverán?
Niñapájaroglaciar es biofilia pura: un amor que se desparrama por cada río, por cada centímetro de tierra.
Niñapájaroglaciar es biofilia pura: un amor que se desparrama por cada río, por cada centímetro de tierra.
April 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Cómo ponerle nombre a esa tristeza que se siente al saber que los glaciares se están derritiendo? Que las especies que alguna vez poblaron el planeta están desapareciendo y nunca volverán?
Niñapájaroglaciar es biofilia pura: un amor que se desparrama por cada río, por cada centímetro de tierra.
Niñapájaroglaciar es biofilia pura: un amor que se desparrama por cada río, por cada centímetro de tierra.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs less to house people.
It costs less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
April 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs less to house people.
It costs less to house people.
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Colombia ha estado conmocionada con la crueldad que expone el asesinato tránsfobo de Sara Millerey. Sandra, su madre, la quiere recordar como la niña más bella. “Me la mataron por ser ella (...) En el cielo nadie me la va a humillar ni discriminar”
De la belleza al terror: la historia de Sara Millerey, la víctima del asesinato tránsfobo que conmociona a Colombia
El crimen, que ocurrió frente a múltiples testigos y a la luz del día, ha dejado atemorizada a la población diversa de Bello, Antioquia, y particularmente a las mujeres trans. La familia exige justicia y pide recordar a Sara por sus valores y su belleza, no por el video macabro que la hizo viral
elpais.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Colombia ha estado conmocionada con la crueldad que expone el asesinato tránsfobo de Sara Millerey. Sandra, su madre, la quiere recordar como la niña más bella. “Me la mataron por ser ella (...) En el cielo nadie me la va a humillar ni discriminar”
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My feminist take on the show everyone's talking about. And the questions about technology, patriarchy, teenagers, education, misogyny, estrangement, and perception it raises..... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/its-not-them...
It's Not Them; It's Us: Thoughts on the Show Adolescence
The new Netflix mini-series Adolescence is not about teenagers so much as it's about how adults perceive and fail to perceive teenagers. They're presented in the first two episodes as an alien life fo...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My feminist take on the show everyone's talking about. And the questions about technology, patriarchy, teenagers, education, misogyny, estrangement, and perception it raises..... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/its-not-them...
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BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
Si no tienes que mover tus piernas para andar, fuera de las ciclorrutas!
If you’re legs dont have to move on an e-bike, then it’s not an e-bike
It’s a motorcycle
Get on the street and leave pedestrian paths alone
It’s both dangerous for you and me
And YOURE DEGRADING THE PATH
It’s a motorcycle
Get on the street and leave pedestrian paths alone
It’s both dangerous for you and me
And YOURE DEGRADING THE PATH
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Si no tienes que mover tus piernas para andar, fuera de las ciclorrutas!