Dr Jenny Thatcher

Sociologist. Feminist. Ethnographer. Lecturer. Dyslexic

Research Interests: Inequality, Social Class, Gender, Hospitality

Raised in Poverty. All My Own Views

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

Apparently, you shouldn’t put anything on twitter you wouldn’t want your Granny to see?

Let me introduce you to my Grandma: Valerie Cullen! She joined the circus at 17, toured around Europe in the 20s & 30s in a dance troupe & rode through the streets on a horse as Lady Godiva.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@muzzleloaderjon I always need to double check 😬

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

I had to register to vote recently and when I had to put my national insurance number in I got my old NI card out. I kept it safe all these year as my mother told me to.

Young people no longer get one of these.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@comrademikey Aw, that's a shame.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

I had my first alcoholic drink at 16. By 26, I was given six months to live

“Your every thought is: ‘Where’s my next drink coming from? Can we afford the next drink? What are we going to get to drink? Where are we going to hide it?’ That’s just on repeat”
https://t.co/zztnqB9Mxi

[The Voice Newspaper @TheVoiceNews]

Anthony Walker was murdered on July 30, 2005 in a brutal act of racist violence that sent shockwaves throughout the Liverpool city region and beyond. 💔

He was only eighteen years old and was in his second year of A-levels.

In 2006, the @awf_liverpool was established by his family and friends, to tackle racism, hate crime and discrimination, and ensure a powerful legacy for Anthony.

Rest in Eternal Peace Anthony.🙏🏾🕊️

[Iona Italia, PhD 🦘🇦🇺 @IonaItalia]

I'm no longer angry with Prof Arday. He's clearly unwell. But the reputational damage to my alma mater—and to black academics, too—is pretty awful. I've been hoodwinked by a fraudster before. The best thing to do is admit you were fooled, not double down in their defence.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@61harpy Haha. I use to live Newcastle.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

I'm going on a girls trip to Newcastle soon. So excited 🥳

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@BoMandeville I did wonder how someone could understand the movie if they weren't familiar with story, hence my partner falling asleep.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

I went to see The Odyssey yesterday.

Was it a great movie 🎬? No. Was it a bad movie? No. It was average. My partner however fell asleep 😴

I much preferred a BBC radio 📻 adaptation. Available for free on BBC Sounds: The Odyssey by Homer
https://t.co/MEgLC6n7wi

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Not a single person has been held accountable for their participation in genocide.

Meanwhile, opponents of genocide are sentenced as terrorists.

What kind of dystopian world are we living in? This absurdity must end. De-proscribe Palestine Action, now.

[Daniella @DaniellaMazzio]

I can't stress enough that I've been hearing credible, horrific accusations againat this guy since I was 14

[BBC London @BBCLondonNews]

National Theatre to mark 50 years on South Bank ➡️ https://t.co/HbkHveDS1r

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

4 women have accused Jared Leto of alleged sexual misconduct & assault that took place when they were teenagers.

The BBC has seen photos & messages that corroborate the women's accounts as well as an NDA that Leto sent one woman.

(Source: https://t.co/Sf7VubeiDa)

[Pooja Shali @PoojaShali]

"My first husband stripped me naked and threw me and my daughters out of the house. Neighbours wrapped me in a quilt and my parents took us away. As I hold this gold medal in Glasgow, my message to every woman in India is to fight back against abuse."

https://t.co/LDRr8meTC1

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@21percentgroup I was thinking about how she must be feeling at the moment.

[21group @21percentgroup]

In the Arday scandal, we've heard little from the woman whose PhD was plagiarised

This exposes how power actually operates in UK academia

A female lecturer at a mid-ranking university has so little agency that her case only gains traction when white male professors take it up

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

After therapy forgotten memories come back to me.

I remember my daddy taking me down to Camden Town every Sunday and seeing the punks.

And every Sunday myself and my sister would've a bubble bath. We would recreate punk hairstyles with our bubbles and my dad used to laugh.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

I remember when I came back to live in London in 1986 - from Rhyl, North Wales.

My father took me down Camden Market and I couldn't believe all the punks with their hair. And my father was laughing at my amazement.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@Finola_Kelly_ He spoke about a long train journey (in the USA) where he sat by an empty sit all the way and some people preferred to stand rather than sit next to him.

It reminded of being a school girl in the 1990s, when pupils at my school knew my dad had AIDS. So I sat on a table by myself

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

I am exhausted from therapy today.

But honestly I'm shocked that an article, written by a White professor, describes another professor of Colour as a "useful idiot" within higher education.

Universities really need to up their unconscious bias education for staff.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

@Finola_Kelly_ They hire in their own image.

One of my favourite sociologists is Elijah Anderson.

I had the privilege of having a class with him as a PhD student and then years later hearing him talk at a keynote, where he spoke about: 'White Spaces'.