CJ Venable, PhD

@suddenlycjphd.bsky.social

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practitioner-scholar. foundations of education. whiteness, settler colonialism, emotions, and education. educational theorist and little-p philosopher. amateur recorder player. my employer disavows these skeets. they/them. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐻 “Fix your hearts or die”

A copy of Dean Spade’s book “Mutual Aid” on a wooden tabletop.
Screenshot of Cara Cunningham in her iconic YouTube video “Leave Britney Alone”
CJ in a dark gray crew neck sweatshirt with Nebraska Wesleyan University in gold and white letters on it. They are sitting in front of a light gray wall with several plaques on the wall.
Picture of the box for the LEGO Mona Lisa
A view from the doorway showing green upholstered chairs next to a wooden block accent table, a dark wood cube organizer with tea supplies on top and journals in the top cube, a bookshelf, and a large whiteboard, with a desk peaking out
Screenshot of a tweet that reads “people on here will tweet anything. “Charlie Brown had hoes.” No he didn’t. That isn’t true.”
A playbill for the Nebraska Wesleyan University production of the Cinderella musical held up in front of the stage showing trees in the background and blue lighting
Screenshot of the “Add muted words or tags” setting in Bluesky showing “Singal” being added.
Pic of the top of a Year Compass page titled The Year Ahead with the first heading “My word for the year ahead”. The heading goes on to say “Pick a word to symbolize and define the year ahead. You can look at this word if you need some extra energy, so you remember not to give up on your dreams”. In the box, the word “linger” is written in red ink.
A knit shawl in a v-pattern in purple, gray, and light and dark blue-green
Closeup of a sourdough loaf showing a scored stalk of wheat on the crust
A glass and white metal water bottle sits behind a small notebook and pen wrapped in Wayne State University branded green ribbon
A red and cream striped scarf half finished on a knitting needle
CJ in a black and white floral top, black pants, and red TOMS giving a peace sign in the mirror. The caption reads “You can’t undermine settler futurity if you ain’t cute!”
Screenshot of a tweet from @jesbattis that reads “Academia: how do we decolonize? Everyone: give the land back. Academia: *creates Dean of Decolonization*”
The book How to Not Always Be Working: a toolkit for creativity and radical self-care by Marlee Grace on a gray background
CJ in their yoga outfit carrying their yoga mat bag before going to class