Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
@zraresearch.bsky.social
Former tweeter. Sociologist of racial inequality, urban studies, and culture. Baltimorean always, no matter where I actually live. Knitter. Creator of practicalphd.net. I skipped sad and got angry.
Always speaking for me.
Always speaking for me.
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Every tyrant & every empire never conceives its own demise & still they crumble. No system of injustice is natural, inevitable, or eternal.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Every tyrant & every empire never conceives its own demise & still they crumble. No system of injustice is natural, inevitable, or eternal.
Finally got back to pulling out revision suggestions for my book into a comprehensive list. I have a lot to think about and new ideas are percolating! Truly appreciate the brilliant minds who took time to read my work and think through what will make it stronger! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Finally got back to pulling out revision suggestions for my book into a comprehensive list. I have a lot to think about and new ideas are percolating! Truly appreciate the brilliant minds who took time to read my work and think through what will make it stronger! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I’m prioritizing taking care of myself above everything else. This weekend that includes walks and crochet.
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I’m prioritizing taking care of myself above everything else. This weekend that includes walks and crochet.
The more I read applications of Bourdieu’s cultural theory, the more I see Du Bois being way more useful for understanding culture for all people. Developing theory from a subaltern perspective accounts for dominant AND nondominant cultural factors. Only focusing on the dominant doesn’t. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The more I read applications of Bourdieu’s cultural theory, the more I see Du Bois being way more useful for understanding culture for all people. Developing theory from a subaltern perspective accounts for dominant AND nondominant cultural factors. Only focusing on the dominant doesn’t. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
A little humor I found laying around in the Sociology Department.
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A little humor I found laying around in the Sociology Department.
32 articles left for this more tedious round of coding!! Almost there!!
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
32 articles left for this more tedious round of coding!! Almost there!!
AI in Adobe keeps offering to summarize long documents for me like it’s not my job to read….Trying to figure out what button to click to tell it to f*ck off!
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
AI in Adobe keeps offering to summarize long documents for me like it’s not my job to read….Trying to figure out what button to click to tell it to f*ck off!
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New from me! Do you have questions about the enhanced premium tax credits? What are they and why are they important? Why have they taken a central role in the federal government shutdown? Find out in my explainer:
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
What’s at Stake in the Shutdown Fight: Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Explained - Roosevelt Institute
At the heart of the current federal budget standoff lies an esoteric but consequential policy choice: whether to extend the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) that help millions afford health covera...
rooseveltinstitute.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New from me! Do you have questions about the enhanced premium tax credits? What are they and why are they important? Why have they taken a central role in the federal government shutdown? Find out in my explainer:
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
After overcommitting myself to too many research projects for too long, I’m trying to wrap my head around what balance looks like. Any suggestions? How many projects are you working on at the same time? What stages are they in? How do you decide it’s time to add something new? Ya girl has ?s!
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
After overcommitting myself to too many research projects for too long, I’m trying to wrap my head around what balance looks like. Any suggestions? How many projects are you working on at the same time? What stages are they in? How do you decide it’s time to add something new? Ya girl has ?s!
I’m now rounding out 2009…!! Getting there!
When you’re coding data from 1990 to 2014 and you hit 2007:
a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
ALT: a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
media.tenor.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m now rounding out 2009…!! Getting there!
Done! All of it! Phew!
On 9/26, I wrote down 12 deadlines I had between 10/1 and 10/17. I have eliminated 1 of those and completed 6. Still 5 more to go before I will feel like I can breathe, but I’m getting closer.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Done! All of it! Phew!
These findings are really interesting! Can’t wait to share.
For those of you who don’t know me, I do quant work, but I am a long shot from a statistician. So very proud to report that I now understand both endowments AND coefficients (not just endowments) in decomposition analyses after a grueling time in a rabbit hole today!
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
These findings are really interesting! Can’t wait to share.
Thankfully problem was on their end and was fixed quickly! Phew!
Sigh…MaxQDA stopped accepting my perpetual license number yesterday…😭😭😭 I really did want to get some coding done yesterday and this happens??? The universe is trying to mess up my book writing schedule! Boo!!!
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Thankfully problem was on their end and was fixed quickly! Phew!
Sigh…MaxQDA stopped accepting my perpetual license number yesterday…😭😭😭 I really did want to get some coding done yesterday and this happens??? The universe is trying to mess up my book writing schedule! Boo!!!
October 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sigh…MaxQDA stopped accepting my perpetual license number yesterday…😭😭😭 I really did want to get some coding done yesterday and this happens??? The universe is trying to mess up my book writing schedule! Boo!!!
For those of you who don’t know me, I do quant work, but I am a long shot from a statistician. So very proud to report that I now understand both endowments AND coefficients (not just endowments) in decomposition analyses after a grueling time in a rabbit hole today!
October 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
For those of you who don’t know me, I do quant work, but I am a long shot from a statistician. So very proud to report that I now understand both endowments AND coefficients (not just endowments) in decomposition analyses after a grueling time in a rabbit hole today!
On 9/26, I wrote down 12 deadlines I had between 10/1 and 10/17. I have eliminated 1 of those and completed 6. Still 5 more to go before I will feel like I can breathe, but I’m getting closer.
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
On 9/26, I wrote down 12 deadlines I had between 10/1 and 10/17. I have eliminated 1 of those and completed 6. Still 5 more to go before I will feel like I can breathe, but I’m getting closer.
Had some tough personal news on top of the constant onslaught that is the current dumpster fire, so came here to say to myself as much as yall to give yourself some grace! Be kind to yourself in these trying times!
October 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Had some tough personal news on top of the constant onslaught that is the current dumpster fire, so came here to say to myself as much as yall to give yourself some grace! Be kind to yourself in these trying times!
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Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.
October 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.
When you’re coding data from 1990 to 2014 and you hit 2007:
a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
ALT: a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When you’re coding data from 1990 to 2014 and you hit 2007:
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For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )
The narrative that disinvested neighborhoods should just take whatever investment is thrown their way with no pushback is super problematic!! (Yes I’m reading newspaper articles about redevelopment in Bayview-Hunter Point for my book.)
September 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The narrative that disinvested neighborhoods should just take whatever investment is thrown their way with no pushback is super problematic!! (Yes I’m reading newspaper articles about redevelopment in Bayview-Hunter Point for my book.)
Can’t wait to read this forthcoming book from U Chicago Press that just popped up in my Scholar alerts! Gentrification is not the dominant type of neighborhood change, so very exciting to see forthcoming work that illuminates why.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Last House on the Block
Gentrification is not inevitable, reveals Sharon Cornelissen, in this surprising, close look at the Detroit neighborhood of Brightmoor and the harsh reality of depopulation and urban decline. In the ...
press.uchicago.edu
September 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Can’t wait to read this forthcoming book from U Chicago Press that just popped up in my Scholar alerts! Gentrification is not the dominant type of neighborhood change, so very exciting to see forthcoming work that illuminates why.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
I was recently reminded that it’s job market season so it’s a good time to remind folks to control the narrative with your cover letter!:
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
Controlling the Narrative in Your Cover Letter
Whether you’re applying for extra-academic jobs, postdoctoral fellowships, or tenure-track positions, the cover letter is an important part of the job application. Your resume or CV provides …
practicalphd.net
September 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I was recently reminded that it’s job market season so it’s a good time to remind folks to control the narrative with your cover letter!:
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
I’m parting w Evernote after using it for research reflection notes and ideas since grad school. I’ve transferred all my ideas to a new system, but am trying to decide if I want to keep things like notes from mtgs with faculty, research workshops, and reflections on feedback. Would you delete them?
September 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I’m parting w Evernote after using it for research reflection notes and ideas since grad school. I’ve transferred all my ideas to a new system, but am trying to decide if I want to keep things like notes from mtgs with faculty, research workshops, and reflections on feedback. Would you delete them?
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“This isn’t the America I know”
Black People:
Black People:
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“This isn’t the America I know”
Black People:
Black People: