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Simon Fern

@simonfern.bsky.social

Sociology PhD - writing on immigrant health/medical experiences in Spain. Also, collaborative work on food apartheid in the American south. #migration studies, Medicine, #reproduction, care, #STS, #embodiment, coloniality, ANT.

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Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New in @russellsagefdn.bsky.social - "Place, History, and Food Apartheid: Reframing How Low-Income Black Mothers Make Ends Meet" We frame food insecurity in TX through racialised accumulation and disinvestment, spotlighting white supremacy in family and food inequalities. doi.org/10.7758/RSF....

Place, History, and Food Apartheid: Reframing How Low-Income Black Mothers Make Ends Meet

Thirty years after Making Ends Meet , poor mothers continue to labor intensively to sustain their families. Following scholars emphasizing the fundamental causes of social inequalities, we address the...

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Xander Dunlap@drxdunlap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Check it out! A new publication @geoopenaccess.bsky.social explicitly discussing the relationship between sacrifice zones, extractivism, green colonialism & the politics behind them🔥 @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Geo: Geography and Environment@geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🌏New in Geo🌍 'Love the state, but hate (neo)colonialism? Discussing sacrifice zones and (green) colonialism in political ecology' by @drxdunlap.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Alexander A. Dunlap (2026) entitled: 'Love the State, but Hate (Neo)Colonialism? Discussing Sacrifice Zones and (Green) Colonialism in Political Ecology' with an orange banner at the top. Green colonialism and sacrifice areas are now popular academic topics. Demonstrating affinity between ideas of sacrifice zones, extractivism and green colonialism, this article argues that the state remains foundational to (neo)colonialism, orchestrating extractivism and sacrifice areas—‘green’ or otherwise. Rooting the idea of sacrifice areas with the American Indian Movement (AIM) leader, Russell Means, this idea to ‘love the state but hate colonialism’ within the academy not only ignores the political and material structures of the state but also divorces itself from wider autonomous and anarchist struggles. Reviewing definitions of extractivism, green colonialism, climate coloniality and territorialisation, this article identifies reoccurring features and omissions across similar terminologies. This article also highlights the shortcoming of implicitly embracing statism within political ecology and geography. Statism, the article contends, is not only the root of colonialism(s) but also connects politically, materially and ideologically to extractivism and its sacrifice zones. Advocating engagement with ecological anarchists and autonomous Indigenous theories to confront statism, the article recognises at least four political consequences by academics emphasising the ‘colonial’ over the ‘state’.
Catherine Tan@catherinetan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Do we need another form of capital? Probably not. Am I pushing one anyway? Yes, absolutely. I had to do so much chanting for this… so please read the first article to come out of my ethnography on American shamans (those who appropriate Indigenous healing). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Ficto‐Primitive Capital: What Wellness Seekers Gain From Practicing Shamanism and Other Healing Traditions

Behind its worldly and socially conscious aesthetic, the wellness industry serves the health and fitness interests of North American and European consumers by commercializing non-Western and Indigeno...

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Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Got a conditional acceptance on the second paper from my dissertation. It's about US citizens experiencing public healthcare abroad & elite migration. Looking forward to sharing when it's out. Celebrating with some morels from the market.

Image shows four small plastic boxes of fresh morel mushrooms for sale in a market. The morel mushrooms are brown with a web-like texture. They are priced at €10/box. The boxes of mushrooms are on a red tablecloth.
Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I *wish* US sociologists would clarify in their papers that they are talking about the USA, and what that means as a limitation. For all the endless discussion of "generalisability", I wish we'd talk about whether it's appropriate to generalise so broadly about social life from the American case.

Sociologists for Palestine@soc4pal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Mary Romero, President of the ASA for its 110th session in 2019, when her theme was “Engaging Social Justice for a Better World” has announced she is boycotting this year's meeting in reaction to ASA leadership's decision. With her permission we share the full text of her letter here.

Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 7mo ago

re: Bad Bunny Grammy win. I had "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAiI" and "Una Velita" on the syllabus for the course I taught last summer. Perfect songs for talking about how interconnected ecology, social life, and health are - and how they're all affected by coloniality (in PR & Hawai'i).

Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you've written a book proposal for an academic press in #sociology or #anthropology, I'd really appreciate reading it. I'm (tentatively) thinking of projects and how to phrase them. Thank you! (to grab your attention as you scroll, here's a pic of the feral kitten that lives in my parents' bar)

Photograph of a black kitten on a white blanket under the red light of a heat lamp.
Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I passed my defense yesterday, no corrections/revisions. My PhD was about immigrant experiences with healthcare and medical practice in Spain, as approached through different angles/positions, and rooted in medical #sociology / #STS work. Grateful to the *many* people who've helped along the way.

Image shows a cake and pictures of people's faces looking happy. Center of image shows a dissertation front page, the title reads: "Immigrant experiences of healthcare and medical practice in Spain: concerning harm in sexual and reproductive healthcare, the accumulation of advantage and reinterpretation of care, and coloniality as a determinant of health".
Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Revisiting some Foucault atm. Crazy how YouTube explainer videos used to be useful for getting an intro or refresher for complicated ideas and now it's just endless AI slop being generated for easy views/ad revenue.

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Simon Fern@simonfern.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A local chapter of Food Not Bombs in Bacolod City (Negros island, Philippines) is providing relief through a community kitchen, medicine, and hygiene kits following the devastating impact of typhoon Tino. You can donate via PayPal at: foodnotbombsasia@myyahoo.com

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