Dr Courtney Hagen Ford

Dr Courtney Hagen Ford

@chf-ldn.bsky.social

Asst Prof of Marketing. I love: consumer culture theory, surveillance studies, caffeine, sociology of parenting/childhood, history podcasts, and pretty much all kinds of film. Posts are my views, not my employer's.

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Is FAR TOO focused on US/UK shows, but it's a bit of fun. What have i seen? 1, 3, 4, currently watching 8, 12, 15, 20, 22, currently watching 26, 27, 34, 40, 45, 50, 53, 60, 63, most of 67, 68, 72, 74, 85, 88, 97, 98. I'd get outside more, but I have a newborn that demands feeding at all hours.

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Urgently looking for a parking space for the Hell Bus, Ideally somewhere near Bristol / Swindon (where its drivers live) I can pay but obviously looking to keep costs as low as possible since the bus already costs a fortune to simply exist every year.

It's desperately sad reading the NYT and National Post articles about Bob Munsch. Like many Canadians, not only did I grow up with his books but I got to hear him tell stories live. Go hug your families, and read one of his books to your kids.

🧵 about #alevels, #results and exams in the UK. My mum was working class, went to the type of secondary school where girls were encouraged to leave at 16 to train as secretaries. They saw her as the 'wrong sort', and made her do CSEs and barred her from O Levels. She fought and lost. 1/

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🧵 oh, and my mum was the first person in her family to go to uni. After retirement, dad did a BA History for fun. My sis did an MA in Modern History. And me, well I'm only the second person in my family to get a PhD. End of thread.

🧵 about #alevels, #results and exams in the UK. My mum was working class, went to the type of secondary school where girls were encouraged to leave at 16 to train as secretaries. They saw her as the 'wrong sort', and made her do CSEs and barred her from O Levels. She fought and lost. 1/

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🧵 she moved to Canada, had me and my sister. Made extra $ typing up notes and essays fir local uni students (secretary skills!). One of them, who she was friends with until he died, said 'you're just as smart as all these students, why don't you apply ' 3/

🧵 so she applied and got in to #SFU. Did a BA and teacher training, started working in primary schools. Discovered a passion for teaching math, started doing all sorts of experiential learning. Did an MA, then went mad and did a PhD. 4/

🧵 about #alevels, #results and exams in the UK. My mum was working class, went to the type of secondary school where girls were encouraged to leave at 16 to train as secretaries. They saw her as the 'wrong sort', and made her do CSEs and barred her from O Levels. She fought and lost. 1/

🧵 she left school at 16, did the secretary thing. Still friends with her first boss. But she wanted more, so she tried an A Level at night school while my dad (O Level in woodworking only) did his accountancy studies. Mum failed, and gave up on education for decades. 2/

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Are you a black Scot? (either a native Scot or settled Scot) Or do you have friends who are black scots? One of my phd students is doing research on black Scottish experiences and would love to interview you. If you're interested, could you drop me a message and I'll get some information to you.

Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it? It's a knock-off Norbot I made for my son's birthday 😆 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema #wallaceandgromit

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Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it? 👀 #filmskt #moviesky #cinema

Finally caught up with #Doctorwho, and I have FEELINGS. Love: The Rani, Conrad, the use of Old Who villains, and Ncuti Gatwa. Hate: constant deus ex machinas, and gaslight of audience. No, you bloody DIDN'T mention Poppy all those times. Show need to be paused for a few years.