Chris Bailey

@drchrisjbailey

Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam uni

🌈 escaping the post-affect society

Sheffield, England bsky.app/profile/samuel… Joined July 2019

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Another post about the Manic Street Preachers.

In this post I reconsider Richey's disappearance in the light of recent work on epigenetics and how it can shape our personal narratives

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thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com Richey Edwards Richey Edwards, lyricist and guitarist with Manic Street Preachers, disappeared on 1 February 1995 after checking out of a London hotel, just before the band were due to travel to the United S…

Chris Bailey @drchrisjbailey Apr 24

Blog post I wrote about Neuroqueering Music and The Manic Street Preachers

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Tagging @FDForum in case it's of interest

thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com Neuroqueering as a vibe / manic street preachers The following post is based on my presentation at the ‘Neuroqueering Music’ night held at Gut Level in Sheffield on 7th April 2026. Manic Street Preachers are what Mark Fisher might cal…

Chris Bailey @drchrisjbailey Mar 7

I have written this in reasponse to the Uta Frith article in TES - I was going to send it just from me but if anyone else wants to share and add their name before I do feel free: forms.office.com/e/Vh3BuvkepA

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Chris Bailey @drchrisjbailey Nov 20, 2025

'You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. ’
– Tricia Hersey

Today marks day 7 of 12 in the planned strike action by UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University.

Strike blog: Rest is Resistance

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thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com Rest is Resistance ‘You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. You were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to yourself and community, to practice, to experiment, to create, t…

Chris Bailey @drchrisjbailey Nov 19, 2025

When Universities Cut Staff, Disabled Students Pay the Highest Price

Today's strike blog post:

'When a university reduces its workforce, these cuts inevitably have a disproportionate impact on disabled students...' #ucu #ucuhallam

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thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com When Universities Cut Staff, Disabled Students Pay the Highest Price ‘You can’t keep waiting for progress But I’m not willing to accept it all’ – Idlewild, ‘These Wooden Ideas’ Placards, 19.11.25 A really cold pi…