Mike Christensen

Assistant Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University. Research on democracy, technology, expert knowledge and inequality.

[CUASA - Carleton U Academic Staff Association @cuasa]

Palestine and the University: Supporting Academic Freedom

Next Wednesday, April 3, from 12:00-1:30pm in 2018 Dunton Tower.

[CUASA - Carleton U Academic Staff Association @cuasa]

In light of the Israel-Hamas conflict, many CUASA members have approached us regarding their safety on campus, and questions related to academic freedom.

As such, we are releasing a brief statement with practical guidance for our members: https://t.co/4frZebkLdH

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

@AyyashMohannad @clancynewyork @YorkUniversity I have to admit, I think "major event" Ayyash is going to stick! If nothing else, I know what your fantasy football team name should be next year 😂

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

This is totally embarrassing for @yorkuniversity. Calling the cops because some students are attending a lecture from an expert on Israel-Palestine violence? What is the goal here? It seems like administrators are just flailing at this point.

[Muhannad Ayyash @AyyashMohannad]

@YorkUniversity called the cops on my lecture this evening. Cops said the university told them that this was a "major event."

I now expect friends to finally show some respect and call me "major event" 🤣

York U admin is a disgrace. Please ridicule them every chance you get.

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

Breaking my Twitter exile briefly here to point out how seriously this imperils the freedoms that canadians think they have. This is also why so many young people are getting behind a movement for Palestinian freedom. They see the stakes for their future. https://t.co/ucO4IWlJZH

[Muhannad Ayyash @AyyashMohannad]

I kid you fucking not.

A reporter from the CBC, just 5 minutes ago, asked me if I can speak with her about "why doesn't Gaza have an airport?"

I kid you fucking not.

Again, DO NOT consume Canadian media.

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

Good thread explaining Carleton's latest misinformation.

[CUASA - Carleton U Academic Staff Association @cuasa]

CUASA and @CUPE2424 will be holding a joint Solidarity Rally in support of @cupe4600 tomorrow, March 29, at 12:00 PM.

We’ll gather in the Tory quad to send a very loud message to the @Carleton_U admin on the Fifth Floor, and then march down to Bronson.

Please spread the word!

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

I fully support the necessary strike action taken by @cupe4600 today. CIs and TAs deserve a better offer from @Carleton_U, which saved a ton of $ by capping wages the last three years (thanks to Bill 124).

[CUASA - Carleton U Academic Staff Association @cuasa]

CUASA stands in solidarity with our @cupe4600 colleagues who are striking for a fair deal from @Carleton_U. We encourage our members to join the rally today at 10am at the Bronson entrance, if you're free and able to attend.

Strike info for CUASA members: https://t.co/L6EIBfdbEk

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

Congratulations, Mike! Looking forward to reading this. And the possible book project that you build out of this research?????

[CUPE Ontario @CUPEOntario]

📢 📢 📢 PICKET LINES

Whether you’re an education worker or an ally, come out to a picket line to send the Ford Conservatives a message and to secure a real deal.

Input your postal code to find the nearest picket line at https://t.co/Z92gxiiZZo

#OnPoli #OntEd #DontBeABully

[Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks]

Flash sale 🚨 All Haymarket Ebooks are $2 this week https://t.co/lJJbJIGqYU

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

Good thread laying out how I also see the problem of disinformation. Except for the cults part. I think it's closer to what a previous generation of sociologists called subcultures.

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

1/ 'Disinformation' isn't primarily about being lured in by falsehoods. It's about entirely parallel epistemic worlds that have been build, variously rejecting mainstream journalism, scientific method, academia, politics. Just like ours, it has investigators, controversies...

[Zain Kahn @heykahn]

10 free websites that are so valuable they feel illegal to know:

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

Excellent discussion in our @csa_sociology today! Looking forward to these ITDS presentations tomorrow.

[Leonie Holthaus @HolthausLeonie]

Mike Christensen and I have a new article out in @ISP_Journal on the production of democracy promotion expertise. Many contributed to this piece by taking time for interviews, conversations, and commenting. Thank you! Now it is available here: https://t.co/r2lLAtIpIx

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

This is a rare story about misinformation that gives me hope! https://t.co/SORUzcNXGd

[Mike Christensen @michaeljchris]

New publication alert! Thanks to *gestures broadly at everything* it's out a bit late, but I'm excited to see this piece with @HolthausLeonie is finally in print. Bonus: the whole issue is open access! https://t.co/MJ2x1ZBaQv