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Lauren Rogers

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University of Edinburgh PhD. Former Chancellor Fellow. Flâneuse. Avidly Tired.

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Jul 7

It also opens up the digital dimension, as by fixing the tree in time and place using CGI, they renew it as an essential part of British ontic space.

For more ruminations on this, check out what @ljste.bsky.social‬ and I wrote in @gsqjournal.bsky.social 🌳

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The Once and Future Tree: Ontic Space, the Anthropocene, and the Sycamore Gap

Abstract. The felling of the iconic tree at the Sycamore Gap in Northumberland, England, in September 2023 was met with national outrage. The tree was beli

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Sycamore Gap Tree had a 'cameo' in 28 Years Later. It was recreated using CGI to show both the alternate timeline in the movie and as a tribute. Can't decide how I feel about this, but shows that even in death, the tree is abstracted from nature.

www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2527209...

Oscar-winning director reveals why Sycamore Gap Tree is included in hit film

"It had already been destroyed by the time we came to film, so we recreated it for the same reasons that you see the Queen in this… all the…

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Global Studies Quarterly @gsqjournal.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨New Article🚨

“The Once and Future Tree: Ontic Space, the Anthropocene, and the Sycamore Gap” by Lauren Rogers & Luke Stephens

Read OPEN ACCESS here:

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The Once and Future Tree: Ontic Space, the Anthropocene, and the Sycamore Gap

Abstract. The felling of the iconic tree at the Sycamore Gap in Northumberland, England, in September 2023 was met with national outrage. The tree was beli

academic.oup.com

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Jun 13

Many thanks to our supervisors @oturner.bsky.social and @therealisthom.bsky.social for the many tree-related puns along the way, and to @gsqjournal.bsky.social for such a productive review process! 🌲🌳🌴

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Jun 13

Luke and I wrote a paper!

Two years ago, the Sycamore Gap Tree was cut down in the dead of night. Responses to this "act of vandalism" made us think about the role of nature in ontic space, and dualism between human and non/human allows for destruction of nature.

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Nicolai Gellwitzki @ngellwitzki.bsky.social · Jun 10

Delighted to see this out! It was a real pleasure to co-author this piece with the brilliant @annemhoude.bsky.social on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ vaccine and its significance for EU–UK relations. It’s open access - do have a look!

🔗: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · Mar 21

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

The positions of ontological (in)security in international relations: object relations, unconscious phantasies, and anxiety management - cup.org/3PSh0Yr

- @ngellwitzki.bsky.social

Abstract discussing ontological (in)security in International Relations, referencing Melanie Klein's work on the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions, and proposing two distinct propositions within ontological security. The text outlines the theoretical developments and empirical applications related to these concepts.

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Nov 1

The politics of pen color in German bureaucracy is actually a fascinating subject. If you send green in you will see heads properly spin.

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Oct 31

Doing a PhD in the UK means at some point writing something about Brexit. So I did!

First conference paper, first publication, first time crying over semicolons. And it's not even open access.

Anyway, enjoy: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Oct 19

This looks great!

Global Studies Quarterly @gsqjournal.bsky.social · Oct 19

🚨New Article🚨

'Cultural Trauma, Populist Grand Narratives, and Brexit' by Michael Toomey & Alistair J K Shepherd

Read OPEN ACCESS here:

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“Cultural Trauma, Populist Grand Narratives, and Brexit”

Abstract. Recently, increased academic attention has been paid to the role played in populist rhetoric by narratives surrounding humiliation and trauma. These s

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Lauren Rogers @laurenrogers.bsky.social · Oct 19

To inaugurate my bluesky status and also to underscore my ontological position in the polisky, here is a Kierkegaard meme.

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Global Studies Quarterly @gsqjournal.bsky.social · Oct 19

🚨New Article🚨

'Cultural Trauma, Populist Grand Narratives, and Brexit' by Michael Toomey & Alistair J K Shepherd

Read OPEN ACCESS here:

academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

“Cultural Trauma, Populist Grand Narratives, and Brexit”

Abstract. Recently, increased academic attention has been paid to the role played in populist rhetoric by narratives surrounding humiliation and trauma. These s

academic.oup.com

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · Oct 19

GIVEAWAY!

I'm going to give TWO lucky people five paperbacks of their choice - worth up to £50! There'll be one winner on here and one on twitter.

Simply retweet and follow by 8pm on Sunday 22nd October for your chance to win!

Here's what 5 paperbacks looks like, just in case.

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Ben Rosher @benrosher.bsky.social · Oct 9

This month’s ontological security network newsletter is hitting inboxes right about now!

If you’ve not joined yet get in touch with me or @laurenrogers.bsky.social and we’ll get you signed up!

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