Author Archives: Cal Biruk

Cal is Associate Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University and the author of the book Cooking Data (Duke). They are also the co-author of a forthcoming book The Queer Art of Birding (under contract with Duke). They enjoy making soap, birdwatching, tarot, and hiking.
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When Queer Lovers Collaborate: The Rough Edges of Smooth Knowledge in a Diabetes Research Project

Connect1d is a Canadian organization that was founded to involve the experiences of type 1 diabetics in research about type 1 diabetes. Its website states, “Many of us have lived experience with T1D, and we want to work closely with the diabetes community to co-create what the future of living with T1D looks like” (accessed Sept 15, 2025). It sounds good, so then, what is wrong with this image (see below)? (read more...)