Chris Bailey
@samuelsiddell.bsky.social
ND Queer Ruling Passions / Neurodivergent Literacies https://rulingpassions.wordpress.com Escaping the Post Affect Society https://thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com
On Ontology: A report into the human impact of the university death spiral thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/o...
On Ontology: A Report into the Human Impact of the University Death Spiral
“Over the past thirty years, capitalist realism has successfully installed a ‘business ontology’ in which it is simply obvious that everything in society, including healthcare and education, should…
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I have written this in response to the Uta Frith article in TES - I was going to send it just from me but if anyone else wants to share and add their name before I do feel free: forms.office.com/e/Vh3BuvkepA
Microsoft Forms
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Blog post on Simon Baron Cohen's recent call for more categorisation re autism thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/s...
subtypes
Simon Baron Cohen writing in the Financial Times supposedly about the politicising of Autism, as a means of pushing for more subcategorising – itself a politicised position, if only he could …
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Ear defenders are inexpensive and dont inconvenience anyone. The only reason to go after people using them like this is if you are in principle against inclusion and desegregation. Reform is a fascist party and disabled people are one of fheir key targets. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’
Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress
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'You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. ’ – Tricia Hersey Today marks day 7 of 12 in the planned strike action by UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University. Strike blog: Rest is Resistance thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/r... #ucu #ucuhallam
Rest is Resistance
‘You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. You were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to yourself and community, to practice, to experiment, to create, t…
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When Universities Cut Staff, Disabled Students Pay the Highest Price Today's strike blog post: 'When a university reduces its workforce, these cuts inevitably have a disproportionate impact on disabled students...' #ucu #ucuhallam thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/w...
When Universities Cut Staff, Disabled Students Pay the Highest Price
‘You can’t keep waiting for progress But I’m not willing to accept it all’ – Idlewild, ‘These Wooden Ideas’ Placards, 19.11.25 A really cold pi…
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Today's strike post re @ucuhallam.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk action in Sheffield Reasons to Strike thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/r... #ucu #ucuhallam
Reasons to strike
‘…. it’s still unfashionable to believe in principles’ Manic Street Preachers, ‘South Yorkshire Mass Murderer’ Great picket today that felt quite animated, in sp…
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Heartbroken to be on strike (again) - never an easy decision 👍 We cannot accept a university in which staff jobs, student education, and research progress are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes. @sheffielducu.bsky.social #Sheffield #DigitalPicket
Joint @ucuhallam.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk action today at a rally in Sheffield. I wrote this blog post about striking as social justice work. thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/s...
Striking as social justice work
“What we do is more important than what we say we believe.” — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress (1994) This week sees coordinated UCU strike action by both Sheffield Hallam University and th…
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Sheffield Hallam: UCU State of the University Report 2025 or.... why we are on strike... again... Very detailed report plus a summary version available here: ucuhallam.org/sheffield-ha... Much love and solidarity to all
Sheffield Hallam: UCU State of the University Report 2025 | UCU Sheffield Hallam University
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'Collective Action' - a short blog post about picketing while on strike at Sheffield Hallam @ucuhallam.bsky.social “The decline of the unions is probably the biggest factor in the rise of capitalist realism for ordinary people... ” — Mark Fisher thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/c...
Collective Action
“The decline of the unions is probably the biggest factor in the rise of capitalist realism for ordinary people … The effect is that discontent can be widespread, but without such an agent it will …
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'Collective Action' - a short blog post about picketing while on strike at Sheffield Hallam @ucuhallam.bsky.social “The decline of the unions is probably the biggest factor in the rise of capitalist realism for ordinary people... ” — Mark Fisher thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/c...
Collective Action
“The decline of the unions is probably the biggest factor in the rise of capitalist realism for ordinary people … The effect is that discontent can be widespread, but without such an agent it will …
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com
At Sheffield Hallam University we are on strike. In short we are fighting for our jobs, and the future of the university. More info here: ucuhallam.org
Neuroqueering music event in Sheffield on Thurs, 2pm @ showroom player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/feeli...
Feeling with Theory | The University of Sheffield Player
Explore music, neurodiversity & queer identity—join the Ruling Passions session and create your own Queer the Landscape lyrics.
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Take a look at these events in Sheffield next month co-organsied by a friend. thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/f...
Feeling with theory / Neuroqueer music events
David Shannon and I are organising two events in Sheffield, both called Feeling with Theory: Exploring the Meaning of Music around Neuroqueer identities. More info on the respective links below, bu…
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Another share for this - new Ruling Passions Podcast episode. Podcast explores the intersection between ND and being interested in stuff.
Chris Bailey@samuelsiddell.bsky.social · last yr.New Epsiode of the Ruling Passions Podcast today - talking to philosophy student Esma about philosophy, video games and the problems with artificial intelligence. Up on spotify now, and apple podcasts shortly. open.spotify.com/episode/2Oyt...
New Epsiode of the Ruling Passions Podcast today - talking to philosophy student Esma about philosophy, video games and the problems with artificial intelligence. Up on spotify now, and apple podcasts shortly. open.spotify.com/episode/2Oyt...
A Conversation with Esma
Ruling Passions · Episode
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New Epsiode of the Ruling Passions Podcast today - talking to philosophy student Esma about philosophy, video games and the problems with artificial intelligence. Up on spotify now, and apple podcasts shortly. open.spotify.com/episode/2Oyt...
A Conversation with Esma
Ruling Passions · Episode
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w.... Brilliant episode of a great podcast. Includes discussion about the political necessity of changing consciousness and the awfulness of the academic project.
The Acid Queen, with Susannah Cahalan
Podcast Episode · Weird Studies · 21/05/2025 · 1h 28m
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On Day 6 of the Critical Neurodiversity Studies takeover @tasha-tasha.bsky.social calls for literary scholars within Mad Studies & Neurodiversity Studies to engage with one another, exploring the possibilities of and justifications for a ‘Mad[]Neurodiverse’ literary analysis. tinyurl.com/mr3dr8kc
On Mad[]Neurodiverse Literary Possibilities
Critical Neurodiversity Studies takeover: Natasha Downs calls for literary scholars within Mad Studies and Neurodiversity Studies to engage with one another, exploring the possibilities of and just…
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Acid Horizon has consistenly been my favourite podcast for years. Latest episode on gender critical feminism and fascism (not yet listened to it, but know it'll defo be worth a listen). podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
The Roots of 'Gender-Critical' Fascism: White Supremacy, Reactionary Feminism, and the Far Right
Podcast Episode · Acid Horizon · 29/06/2025 · 1h 7m
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'The policing of hands has in fact long played a particularly significant role in the enforcement of neuronormative embodiment.' - Nick Walker Lenticular series - analogue film - exploring movement
New blog post that includes the video I shared in my presentation at the Critical Neurodiversity conference @durhamimh.bsky.social It's titled 'Normal children may show some of the behaviour seen in this film' C/w for pathologising language thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/n...
‘NORMAL CHILDREN MAY SHOW SOME OF THE BEHAVIOUR SEEN IN THIS FILM’
Last year, I made a series of short films by splicing together archive footage, music, and quotes from various cultural theorists. We often think with theory, but this was more of an exercise in fe…
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WelfareReformBill #WelfareNotWarfare 📢❌Tell Your MP to support the amendment no matter the colour of the rosette support the amendment 📢❌Tell your MP not to support any concessions 📢❌Vote NO to PIP & UC Bill 📢❌Contact your MP today Keep piling pressure on
Unless the 'massive concessions' involve scrapping the entire thing I doubt it's enough to make the bill even close to acceptable www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer offers ‘massive concessions’ on welfare bill to Labour rebels
Exclusive: Leading rebels say they have been promised significant changes to planned cuts which could help bill avoid defeat
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Inspired by the fabulous conference hosted by @ndhumanities.bsky.social here is a new starter pack of researchers, advocates and organisations all working hard to make the world a better place for Neurodivergent/ Disabled and other marginalised communities. Space for more go.bsky.app/6ftC1uS
New blog post that includes the video I shared in my presentation at the Critical Neurodiversity conference @durhamimh.bsky.social It's titled 'Normal children may show some of the behaviour seen in this film' C/w for pathologising language thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/n...
‘NORMAL CHILDREN MAY SHOW SOME OF THE BEHAVIOUR SEEN IN THIS FILM’
Last year, I made a series of short films by splicing together archive footage, music, and quotes from various cultural theorists. We often think with theory, but this was more of an exercise in fe…
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com
Starting my morning off before I chair a session by listening to & reading @samuelsiddell.bsky.social Ruling Passions 🪩
If you haven't listened to @samuelsiddell.bsky.social's Ruling Passions podcasts then I'd recomend it. Just had a very nice time with this episode on queer rivers! open.spotify.com/episode/6nEK...
A Conversation with James Aldridge
Ruling Passions · Episode
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