Samuel Bennett
@samtbennett.bsky.social
Critical discourse analyst: migration, racism, (non)belonging, colonial history
Currently working on zionism and antizionism in the UK (1910-2025)
Head of CADAAD network | 5-time NBA All-Star
Ever bought a fake picture, Toby?
Currently working on zionism and antizionism in the UK (1910-2025)
Head of CADAAD network | 5-time NBA All-Star
Ever bought a fake picture, Toby?
Equal parts Rowley Birkin QC and Admiral Benson. IYKYK.
Links for the younger generations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cDo...
Links for the younger generations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cDo...
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Equal parts Rowley Birkin QC and Admiral Benson. IYKYK.
Links for the younger generations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cDo...
Links for the younger generations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cDo...
Seriously, fuck Starmer and his hideous, ghoulish cabinet. From this grim decision to Streeting's anti-trans shit, they're just full of spite for vulnerable people. I truly hope they get wiped out at the next election and that the UK gets a proper progressive party in power(sharing?).
This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Seriously, fuck Starmer and his hideous, ghoulish cabinet. From this grim decision to Streeting's anti-trans shit, they're just full of spite for vulnerable people. I truly hope they get wiped out at the next election and that the UK gets a proper progressive party in power(sharing?).
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i wasn't gonna post about it but seeing that a LOT of people have declared UA's run with steph curry to be a failure and I think the total opposite I guess I should. look everybody, signature basketball shoes are a vestigial remnant of when hoop shoes—current hoop shoes—were the top of the market
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
i wasn't gonna post about it but seeing that a LOT of people have declared UA's run with steph curry to be a failure and I think the total opposite I guess I should. look everybody, signature basketball shoes are a vestigial remnant of when hoop shoes—current hoop shoes—were the top of the market
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL Succumbs To Bad Bunny Criticism And Announces Special Super Bowl Concert With Sting
In an unexpected bid to calm the frenzy over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl show, the NFL has introduced a special feature.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
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Maybe we shouldn't trust the nation state....
Border failings in Europe are eroding trust in nation states, warns Mahmood
Border failings in Europe are eroding trust in nation states, warns Mahmood
Home secretary to tell meeting of interior ministers that international cooperation is way to curb irregular migration
The failure to bring order to European borders is eroding trust in politicians and the concept of nation states, Shabana Mahmood will warn.
As she hosts a meeting of fellow interior ministers to discuss migration routes through the western Balkans on Tuesday, the home secretary will say that international cooperation is the way to curb irregular migration. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Maybe we shouldn't trust the nation state....
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Have you published a book recently? or a special issue? Are you working on a call for papers or abstracts? Are you organising a workshop?
If you'd like to include any of the above on the next CADAAD mailshot, please write to [email protected]
If you'd like to include any of the above on the next CADAAD mailshot, please write to [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Have you published a book recently? or a special issue? Are you working on a call for papers or abstracts? Are you organising a workshop?
If you'd like to include any of the above on the next CADAAD mailshot, please write to [email protected]
If you'd like to include any of the above on the next CADAAD mailshot, please write to [email protected]
Communication is key to any good relationship. For example, if you're going to start cleaning the kettle with citric acid, tell your husband first, before he makes a cup of tea...
October 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Communication is key to any good relationship. For example, if you're going to start cleaning the kettle with citric acid, tell your husband first, before he makes a cup of tea...
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I'll say it again. Our horror at the Gaza genocide and at the atrocity in Manchester comes in both cases from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity in the face of both these evils as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.
NEW: Home secretary Shabana Mahmood urges pro-Palestine protesters to consider not taking part in marches this weekend.
"Imagine if you lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country ... sometimes a little unity, a little solidarity, some love to other people is required"
"Imagine if you lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country ... sometimes a little unity, a little solidarity, some love to other people is required"
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I'll say it again. Our horror at the Gaza genocide and at the atrocity in Manchester comes in both cases from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity in the face of both these evils as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.
I don't really like promoting my own work much on social media, feels strange. But if anyone's interested in Labour's approach to integration (which has not changed in a generation), I would suggest my first book. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/construct...
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I don't really like promoting my own work much on social media, feels strange. But if anyone's interested in Labour's approach to integration (which has not changed in a generation), I would suggest my first book. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/construct...
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September 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Similar vibes www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvgZ...
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Similar vibes www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvgZ...
Sure, if you turn the page upside down.
Trump: "I was very proud to see this morning I have the highest poll numbers I've ever had."
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Sure, if you turn the page upside down.
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🗣️📢 The call for abstracts of #cadaad2026 is out! 🗣️📢
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🗣️📢 The call for abstracts of #cadaad2026 is out! 🗣️📢
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You can also find us on Instagram 📷, where you'll encounter (ever so slightly more) aesthetically pleasing content.
September 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
You can also find us on Instagram 📷, where you'll encounter (ever so slightly more) aesthetically pleasing content.
Already looking forward to it, and to seeing lots of amazing friends and colleagues.
The CfA for the @cadaad2026.bsky.social conference at @uva-es.bsky.social is now open!
The conference theme is "Beyond Physical and Symbolic Spaces: Methods and Challenges in Critical Discourse Studies."
Dates: 8-10 July
For more details on the conference: www.cadaad2026.com/138021/detai...
The conference theme is "Beyond Physical and Symbolic Spaces: Methods and Challenges in Critical Discourse Studies."
Dates: 8-10 July
For more details on the conference: www.cadaad2026.com/138021/detai...
CADAAD 2026
Welcome to CADAAD 2026 We are delighted to announce that the 2026 edition of the Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines (CADAAD) conference will be hosted by the University of Va...
www.cadaad2026.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Already looking forward to it, and to seeing lots of amazing friends and colleagues.
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I just want to take some time this morning to explain why, if you're a socialist, you are obliged to support trans rights, gay rights, immigrants rights and so on.
What distinguishes a socialist from a liberal philosophical is that we are universalists. We believe in a universal human dignity.
What distinguishes a socialist from a liberal philosophical is that we are universalists. We believe in a universal human dignity.
September 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I just want to take some time this morning to explain why, if you're a socialist, you are obliged to support trans rights, gay rights, immigrants rights and so on.
What distinguishes a socialist from a liberal philosophical is that we are universalists. We believe in a universal human dignity.
What distinguishes a socialist from a liberal philosophical is that we are universalists. We believe in a universal human dignity.
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We are organizing #CADAAD2026 in Valladolid.
The #CFP will be launched soon.
We'll be using the handle @cadaad2026.bsky.social for updates and information.
Follow us there & help us spread the word!
#CADAADNetwork #CADAAD #CriticalDiscourseStudies
The #CFP will be launched soon.
We'll be using the handle @cadaad2026.bsky.social for updates and information.
Follow us there & help us spread the word!
#CADAADNetwork #CADAAD #CriticalDiscourseStudies
September 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We are organizing #CADAAD2026 in Valladolid.
The #CFP will be launched soon.
We'll be using the handle @cadaad2026.bsky.social for updates and information.
Follow us there & help us spread the word!
#CADAADNetwork #CADAAD #CriticalDiscourseStudies
The #CFP will be launched soon.
We'll be using the handle @cadaad2026.bsky.social for updates and information.
Follow us there & help us spread the word!
#CADAADNetwork #CADAAD #CriticalDiscourseStudies
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👀Look who's on Bluesky👀 @cadaad2026.bsky.social Give them a follow to keep up to date with all info about the CADAAD conference 2026 in Valladolid.
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
👀Look who's on Bluesky👀 @cadaad2026.bsky.social Give them a follow to keep up to date with all info about the CADAAD conference 2026 in Valladolid.
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New research finds that narratives around irregular migration differ significantly across Europe, leading to inconsistent policies and a fragmented approach to governance.
✍️ Bastian Vollmer & Markus Rheindorf @iclaimeu.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ Bastian Vollmer & Markus Rheindorf @iclaimeu.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
How Europe talks about irregular migration – and why it matters
Narratives around irregular migration in Europe vary significantly between different countries, leading to inconsistent migration policies.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New research finds that narratives around irregular migration differ significantly across Europe, leading to inconsistent policies and a fragmented approach to governance.
✍️ Bastian Vollmer & Markus Rheindorf @iclaimeu.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ Bastian Vollmer & Markus Rheindorf @iclaimeu.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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📕 | NEW BOOK REVIEW
Xiaowen Zhao reviewed Yanning Huang’s @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions and Co-option’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25095.zha
👉 Book: bit.ly/46hbeqW
Xiaowen Zhao reviewed Yanning Huang’s @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions and Co-option’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25095.zha
👉 Book: bit.ly/46hbeqW
September 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📕 | NEW BOOK REVIEW
Xiaowen Zhao reviewed Yanning Huang’s @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions and Co-option’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25095.zha
👉 Book: bit.ly/46hbeqW
Xiaowen Zhao reviewed Yanning Huang’s @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions and Co-option’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25095.zha
👉 Book: bit.ly/46hbeqW
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📕 | NEW BOOK REVIEW
Xinyi Wu and Tingting Hu review Robert Harvey’s
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
‘The Rhetoric of Manipulation: Unmasking Semantic Perversions’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25193.wu
👉 Book: bit.ly/3VHQljN
Xinyi Wu and Tingting Hu review Robert Harvey’s
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
‘The Rhetoric of Manipulation: Unmasking Semantic Perversions’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25193.wu
👉 Book: bit.ly/3VHQljN
September 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📕 | NEW BOOK REVIEW
Xinyi Wu and Tingting Hu review Robert Harvey’s
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
‘The Rhetoric of Manipulation: Unmasking Semantic Perversions’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25193.wu
👉 Book: bit.ly/3VHQljN
Xinyi Wu and Tingting Hu review Robert Harvey’s
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
‘The Rhetoric of Manipulation: Unmasking Semantic Perversions’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25193.wu
👉 Book: bit.ly/3VHQljN
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📕 | NEW BOOK REVIEWS
Paige Johnson reviews Charlotte Taylor, Simon Goodman and Stuart Dunmore’s
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social ‘The Discursive Construction of Migrant Identities’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25164.joh
👉 Book: bit.ly/460B0kC
Paige Johnson reviews Charlotte Taylor, Simon Goodman and Stuart Dunmore’s
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social ‘The Discursive Construction of Migrant Identities’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25164.joh
👉 Book: bit.ly/460B0kC
September 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📕 | NEW BOOK REVIEWS
Paige Johnson reviews Charlotte Taylor, Simon Goodman and Stuart Dunmore’s
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social ‘The Discursive Construction of Migrant Identities’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25164.joh
👉 Book: bit.ly/460B0kC
Paige Johnson reviews Charlotte Taylor, Simon Goodman and Stuart Dunmore’s
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social ‘The Discursive Construction of Migrant Identities’
👉 Review: doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25164.joh
👉 Book: bit.ly/460B0kC
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Affirming and amplifying disingenuous white grievance politics at a time of insurgent fascism is a form of collaboration. Irrespective of conscious intent. And irrespective of whether its the centre or left doing it.
Worrying about 'anti white racism' during a very racist time is quite unhinged..esp for the co-founder of a supposedly leftist outlet.
September 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Affirming and amplifying disingenuous white grievance politics at a time of insurgent fascism is a form of collaboration. Irrespective of conscious intent. And irrespective of whether its the centre or left doing it.