Sara Rich Dorman

@srd.bsky.social

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Edinburgh. Newfoundland. Canada. Political Scientist. African Politics; Authoritarianism. Maybe some cycle campaigning. "low waffle threshold". Previously @srdorman and @afr_pol

anti racism demo in edinburgh 27 June 1pm
Cyclists in a group on Harrison rd Edinburgh
Poster advertising Harrison park feeder ride for pedal on Parliament
view of the Union canal from Viewforth bridge, Edinburgh
A folded hoodie with pedal on Parliament logo
a screen grab from BBC Scotland election coverage showing prof Ailsa Henderson
Screengrab of a map of south west edinburgh showing a cycle route from Harrison park to the Meadows.
Poster showing foxes and a turtle on bikes. text: Pedal on Parliament; Saturday 11.30 30 May.
Screenshot of a daily mail poll with 82% in favour of rejoining the EU
a picture showing the spines of 4 academic books about MauMau, including one by Frank Furred.
A screen grab from the Guardian ‘Games’ - promoting a computer game called ‘Dosa Divas’
Screen grab with text: |"Photo of the week: Alex Cole-Hamilton in a gas mask to highlight air pollution" and photo showing a man wearing a gas mask on an edinburgh street, carrying a 'clean air now' sign.
Confirming the Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe rider's participation, the Tour of Flanders itself posted on Instagram: "You thought it was an April Fool's joke, right? The Olympic champion is debuting in #RVV26 next Sunday!"
The text reads: my comfort read: the shipping news by Annie Proulx. It’s an excerpt from today’s guardian culture section.
Chart showing results of a pew survey. US and Canada at opposite ends .
a political cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos blowing out a candle labelled WAPO [in reference to the Washington posts slogan "democracy dies in darkness"
A road sign blocking a wet and cold pavement in Edinburgh.
kenojuak drawings from a Toronto gallery
architects image of the new addition to the White House
text image "Academics are also disappearing from public life. In my teens it was possible to assemble virtually a whole amateur curriculum via Mary Beard (classics), Steven Pinker (psychology), Richard Dawkins (biology), John Carey (literature). Now I struggle to name any prominent academics under 50, let alone under 40."
a cartoonish cover of Punch magazine "this week: do you believe in students".
a page of text from Punch in 1971, the start of an essay on uni ersatz novels.