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The Theory Study Group of @britsoci.bsky.social provides a forum for sociologists interested in social theory. If you'd like to join the group then please see our website.
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75 Years of Sociology
BSA Annual Conference 2026

Submit your abstract for the Theory Stream!

Deadlines:
* Special Event Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025
* Abstract Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025
* Abstract decisions to go out: No later than Mon, 17 Nov 2025
#BritSoc26
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Many thanks to everyone who attended our first event of the 2025/2026 academic year, yesterday!

For future events and announcements, keep an eye on our webpage: www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/study...

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Events
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November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
21 Nov, 2pm
This seminar will launch the new edited volume, 'Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century', edited by D Brzeziński, K Filipek, K Piwowar, M Winiarska-Brodowska.

Book your free ticket!
The event is open to members & non-members.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The event will be attended by the editors of the book, authors of selected chapters, as well as prominent researchers of contemporary algorithmisation as commentators:

Dariusz Brzeziński
Małgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska
Robert Seyfert
Nicolas Chartier-Edwards
Noortje Marres
David Beer
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Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025)

A BSA Theory Study Group Event

21 November 2025 (14:00-15:30 GMT)
Online

Free to attend, registration required

www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

#SocialTheory
Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025)
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November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025)

A BSA Theory Study Group Event

21 November 2025 (14:00-15:30 GMT)
Online

Free to attend, registration required

www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

#SocialTheory
Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025)
www.britsoc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Would you like to contribute to Sociology or Work, Employment and Society?

Be sure to submit your application to join the Editorial Boards by 11 November 2025. Details on how to apply or nominate a colleague can be found below.
www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc
Nominations
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November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025)

A BSA Theory Study Group Event

21 November 2025 (14:00-15:30 GMT)
Online

Free to attend, registration required

www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

#SocialTheory
Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025)
www.britsoc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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How will AI affect society? Find out by booking on 'Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century' a free online @bsatheory.bsky.social event on 21 November tinyurl.com/4bspp3pr
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Join us on 30 Jan 2026 (2–3 pm GMT) for the BSA webinar on applying for postdoctoral research funding with Dr Fei Huang (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow) & Prof Katherine Twamley (Professor of Sociology). Get tips on proposals, applications, mentors & more! Book now:
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Applying for Postdoctoral Research Funding as an Early Career Scholar
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October 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Many thanks to everyone who has submitted abstracts and session proposals for the Annual BSA Conference 2026! We look forward to going through the submissions and organising the Theory Stream in the coming weeks.

www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

#BritSoc26
Key BSA Events
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October 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Katy Sian has published an article exploring the silencing of Palestine in Western universities and its implications for decolonizing the curriculum in ‘Race, Ethnicity and Education’.

#Decolonizing #Palestine
Depoliticizing decolonization: the silencing of Palestine in universities
This paper argues that since 7 October 2023, universities across the West have remained complicit in the silencing of Palestine. It argues that this silencing has functioned through three key regis...
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October 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Submit your abstract by Friday, 3rd Oct!

'Held on the eve of the Association’s 75th anniversary, this year’s conference offers a moment to think sociologically with time: how we periodise change, how we inherit and rework ideas, and how our histories'..
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BSA Annual Conference 2026: 75 Years of Sociology
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September 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Submit your abstract by Friday, 3rd Oct!

'Held on the eve of the Association’s 75th anniversary, this year’s conference offers a moment to think sociologically with time: how we periodise change, how we inherit and rework ideas, and how our histories'..
www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
BSA Annual Conference 2026: 75 Years of Sociology
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September 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other! Submit an abstract for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology
September 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other! Submit an abstract for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology
BSA Annual Conference 2026: 75 Years of Sociology
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September 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors!

They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter
September 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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BSA Annual 2026 Conference (University of Edinburgh)

We're spotlighting Theory Roundtables!
Submit your 250-word abstract for a 1.5-hour session by 3 Oct 2025

* presentations given simultaneously at separate tables, each with a chair
* 20-min slot/paper
* papers grouped by topic areas
#BritSoc26
July 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Abstract submissions are now invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Submission deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology
August 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Here's a chance to get into some sustained theoretical discussion with like-minded sociologists, under the auspices of the @bsatheory.bsky.social ....
BSA Annual 2026 Conference (University of Edinburgh)

We're spotlighting Theory Roundtables!
Submit your 250-word abstract for a 1.5-hour session by 3 Oct 2025

* presentations given simultaneously at separate tables, each with a chair
* 20-min slot/paper
* papers grouped by topic areas
#BritSoc26
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
BSA Annual 2026 Conference (University of Edinburgh)

We're spotlighting Theory Roundtables!
Submit your 250-word abstract for a 1.5-hour session by 3 Oct 2025

* presentations given simultaneously at separate tables, each with a chair
* 20-min slot/paper
* papers grouped by topic areas
#BritSoc26
July 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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75 Years of Sociology
BSA Annual Conference 2026

Submit your abstract for the Theory Stream!

Deadlines:
* Special Event Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025
* Abstract Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025
* Abstract decisions to go out: No later than Mon, 17 Nov 2025
#BritSoc26
britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
July 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Abstract submissions are now invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Submission deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Abstract Submission Guidelines for presentations, posters, roundtables, and special events

BSA Annual Conference 2026
The University of Edinburgh
Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 April 2026
britsoc.co.uk/media/26954/...

#Sociology #Theory #SocialTheory
July 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
75 Years of Sociology
BSA Annual Conference 2026

Submit your abstract for the Theory Stream!

Deadlines:
* Special Event Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025
* Abstract Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025
* Abstract decisions to go out: No later than Mon, 17 Nov 2025
#BritSoc26
britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
July 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Should sociology look beyond the university?

In our June issue, @academicdiary.bsky.social argues for lives of the mind beyond those institutional walls: “We need self-governed organisations and non-hierarchical structures that nurture and sustain our craft.”

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June 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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We’re a new BSA Forum supporting sociologists navigating the mid-career stage. Co-convened by @katyjmc.bsky.social and @drfloraposte.bsky.social we’re building a space for solidarity, strategy, and shared stories. For more: www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/speci... and keep watch for an online Launch Event.
Mid-Career Forum
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June 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM