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@camunigeography, exploring material, social, & organizational structures of life.
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Infrastructural Geographies @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social · Oct 13
Four exciting talks for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series

See @kbrickell.bsky.social and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes), Beth Greenhough (@oxfordgeography.bsky.social), @penelopeanthias.bsky.social, and Pratyush Shankar (Navrachana University).

All welcome!
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mia-gray.bsky.social
It was a real pleasure to write a chapter in the Handbook of Labour Geography. The editor, Andy Herod, was a joy to work with and the collection itself looks great.
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...
Handbook of Labour Geography
‘Labour geography is now a burgeoning, cross-disciplinary field of research with all manner of practical implications. This Handbook showcases the richness and breadth of the field. Edited by a field-...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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tibg.bsky.social
New in TIBG:

'Asylum as artifice: Race, law and capital as regimes of abstractions in the United Kingdom's asylum accommodation system' by Anna Pearce

This paper charts the history of the category of 'asylum seeker' from 1993 to 2023.

doi.org/10.1111/tran...
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Transactions by Anna Pearce (2025) entitled: 'Asylum as Artifice: Race, Law and Capital as Regimes of Abstraction in the United Kingdom's Asylum Accommodation System' with a red banner at the top. Taking as its case study the category of the ‘asylum seeker’ in UK law, this paper develops on latent concerns in legal geographies with processes of abstraction. Following Bhandar and Toscano, race, law and capital are here understood as different, co-articulating modalities of abstraction, through which the ‘asylum seeker’ is constituted and reconstituted by spatial practice and law over time. The case study charts the history of the category in UK law with the corresponding developments in the material and spatial infrastructures of asylum accommodation, from the point at which the ‘asylum seeker’ was first codified in UK law in 1993 to the delegitimisation of asylum itself in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and the Illegal Migration Act 2023. As well as providing the application of Bhandar and Toscano's innovative methodology to a new empirical area, I further make the case that, as well as functioning as organisational nodes for race and capital, legal objects may also serve as conduits. In this way, these differing regimes of abstraction are put into mutually influential relationships with one another, with particularly concerning implications for the independence of law from capital. Though the case study and its legislative context are necessarily narrow in order to properly trace the contours of this particular legal object, the potential application of the theoretical arguments developed from this tight focus is broad, contributing to studies of immigration law, asylum reception and processing, as well as legal geographies more widely.
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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camunigeography.bsky.social
TOMORROW: Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome!
Seminar poster: Beth Greenhough presenting "Visualizing Post-Viral Lives: Body Mapping Women's Lived Experiences of Long COVID." University of Cambridge, Dept of Geography, 29 OCT 2025, 16:00-17:30. Abstract image of a virus particle.
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social
Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough (@oxfordgeography.bsky.social).

Oct the 29th, 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome!
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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hettieobrien.bsky.social
My latest Guardian Long Read is about a shadowy area of criminal law that has exploded since austerity, and what “two tier justice” really means in Britain: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?
The long read: As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worse
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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ipprnorth.bsky.social
We're hiring!💥

IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.

Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.

www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North | IPPR
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
www.ippr.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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ctemenos.bsky.social
Reminder for this #AAG2026 session. Abstracts due October 20th!
sklosterkamp.bsky.social Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Oct 3
📢 CFP | AAG 2026, San Francisco
Crisis between the Ordinary and Eventful: Housing, Material Conditions, and Everyday Urbanism

In many cities, crisis isn’t rupture—it’s everyday life.
Evictions, debt, precarity, housing struggles.
But also repair, care, solidarity.

@geographers.bsky.social #geosky
Schwarzer Hintergrund mit weißem Text: „Call for Papers – AAG 2026, San Francisco. Crisis between the Ordinary and Eventful: Housing, Material Conditions, and Everyday Urbanism. Deadline: October 20, 2025.“ With email addresses from both organizers: klosterkamp@geo.uni-frankfurt.de & cristina.temenos@manchester.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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zuhrijames.bsky.social
New paper out in @ijurresearch.bsky.social with @benaplatt.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility
In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social
Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State: @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes) as part of the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas 2025 Seminar Series on the 22nd October, 16:00-17:30 in the Small Lecture Theatre. All welcome!
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social
Four exciting talks for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series

See @kbrickell.bsky.social and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes), Beth Greenhough (@oxfordgeography.bsky.social), @penelopeanthias.bsky.social, and Pratyush Shankar (Navrachana University).

All welcome!
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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itsbethperry.bsky.social
New episode out now! A great listen for researchers, students, and advocates for knowledge coproduction

Featuring Diana Mitlin, Melanie Lombard, myself & @goodfellowtom.bsky.social

@coprofutures.bsky.social @africancities.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @unishefplayer.bsky.social
sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social Sheffield Urbanism @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social · Sep 24
New #UrbanRadar!

URBAN INFORMALITY & TRANSLOCAL LEARNING

In this feature, we discuss how urban community organisations in the global North - in Manchester & Sheffield - have learned from those in the South.

open.spotify.com/episode/1dYQ...

@goodfellowtom.bsky.social @itsbethperry.bsky.social
Feature 8: URBAN INFORMALITY AND TRANSLOCAL LEARNING - A conversation with Melanie Lombard and Diana Mitlin
open.spotify.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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ukandeu.bsky.social
🇪🇺 One year into von der Leyen's second term, the EU faces profound economic, political and security challenges 🇪🇺

🤔 But are its plans to confront them fit for purpose?

Find out with our expert panel 👇

💻 Online
📅 21 Oct, 1pm BST

ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
October 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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hyunshin.bsky.social
LSE Geography & Environment is recruiting: Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Urban Planning.

Expertise in sustainable cities, planning regulation, or planning law is especially welcome.

For more info, pls visit here 👉 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

#LSE #UrbanPlanning #AcademicJobs
October 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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mia-gray.bsky.social
Debt Trap Nation -- a very powerful book.

Come and see @kbrickell.bsky.social and Mel Nowicki discuss the book on the 22nd of October (4-6pm)

Dept of Geography, Cambridge
agendapub.bsky.social Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · Oct 3
“A chilling and eye-opening exposé... gives voice to those living at the sharpest edge of austerity and makes an irrefutable case for change.”

@graceblakeley.substack.com on 'Debt Trap Nation' by
@kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki (out next week).

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/debt...

#housing #debt
Photo of a pile of books. The books are 'Debt Trap Nation' by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki. Cover image features a woman and small child in a deep concrete basin or pit with no way of climbing out as the ladder is too short.
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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sjs1869.bsky.social
Don’t miss this! A theatre company with a brilliant knack of engaging with the major political and practical issues of the day.
camunigeography.bsky.social Cambridge Geography @camunigeography.bsky.social · Oct 1
If you’re in Cambridge on Oct the 4th/5th, delve into Menagerie Theatre’s public art project on
Democracy – “If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu” – plays, workshops, art installations, and talks exploring what democracy might mean.
Logo for "The Trials of Democracy: If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu." It features a pink and gold shield with two white seahorse-like creatures on either side, all set against a blue background.
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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lsepress.bsky.social
In Nonauthoritarian Authority @jbrigstocke.bsky.social introduces the idea of nonauthoritarian authority: a form of power that pluralises marginalised and hidden voices and recognises diverse agencies.

📚 Publishing #OpenAccess in Spring 2026.

🔗https://press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.31389/lsepress.noa
October 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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camunigeography.bsky.social
If you’re in Cambridge on Oct the 4th/5th, delve into Menagerie Theatre’s public art project on
Democracy – “If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu” – plays, workshops, art installations, and talks exploring what democracy might mean.
Logo for "The Trials of Democracy: If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu." It features a pink and gold shield with two white seahorse-like creatures on either side, all set against a blue background.
October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social
Workshop leaders include the Dept of Geography's former researcher and Chair of Transition Cambridge, Dr Anna McIvor.

Her workshop "Council of All Beings"
- explores non-human perspectives on how we can live more sustainably on the Earth.
camunigeography.bsky.social Cambridge Geography @camunigeography.bsky.social · Oct 1
If you’re in Cambridge on Oct the 4th/5th, delve into Menagerie Theatre’s public art project on
Democracy – “If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu” – plays, workshops, art installations, and talks exploring what democracy might mean.
Logo for "The Trials of Democracy: If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu." It features a pink and gold shield with two white seahorse-like creatures on either side, all set against a blue background.
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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kbrickell.bsky.social
📣 Call for Papers:
Debt Urbanism and the Housing Question

ℹ️ I'm putting together a symposium proposal to The International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR) with co-editors @sklosterkamp.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki

🗓️ Deadline for abstracts 22 August 2025

🏹 Please spread the word!
July 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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municipaldreams.bsky.social
🚨 New on Substack - my follow-up post on the North Hull Estate and the complex story of how it became the First Housing Action Trust in 1991.
municipaldreams.substack.com/p/the-north-...
Landscaped area of housing Tree-lined avenue of council housing Leafy view of council housing
June 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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regstud.bsky.social
Congratulations to @lucynatarajan.bsky.social et al on winning the @regionalstudies.bsky.social Best Paper Award for their paper - 'Social Infrastructure and 'Left Behind Places''. Watch the recording at www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-regional-studies-best-paper/
June 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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maanbarua.bsky.social
A review of #PlantationWorlds in the AAG Review of Books: "compelling, well argued and grounded". Thank you @audralmitchell.bsky.social for the thoughtful engagement. @dukepress.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Plantation Worlds
Published in The AAG Review of Books (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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mia-gray.bsky.social
Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility"

authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray

is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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alisonstenning.bsky.social
National UCU demo today in Newcastle to defend higher education across the country and protest the ongoing threat of compulsory redundancies at Newcastle.

Hoping that big crowds and big noise will make our exec board see the damage they’re doing.

@newcastleucu.bsky.social
A bright pick poster advertising a national UCU demo in Newcastle today.
June 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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alisonstenning.bsky.social
Timely report as we’re discussing the impact of motor vehicles on children’s play.

“A child is killed every day on our roads, yet cars are being made so large that children are invisible from the driver’s seat. How is that acceptable?”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
June 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM