Dr. Sanam Roohi
@sanamroohi.bsky.social
Anthropology | inequality | migration | STEM | caste
Researcher, CeMIS, Uni Göttingen II Co-initiator, Networked Futures II WG on digital inequalities, CAIS II Coeditor in chief, Comparative Migration Studies II WG 2 leader, ENIS COST Action
Researcher, CeMIS, Uni Göttingen II Co-initiator, Networked Futures II WG on digital inequalities, CAIS II Coeditor in chief, Comparative Migration Studies II WG 2 leader, ENIS COST Action
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Dr. Sanam Roohi
@sanamroohi.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis: Transnational Insecurities and Geo‐Spatialized Resiliences Among South Asian Students in Finland
On the basis of ethnographic research among South Asian students in Runolahti (anonymized), this article explores their experiences during a time of compounded crises. It examines how COVID-19 polici...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Our new article
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
Speaking to colleagues in diff parts of 'East' Europe, it appears to be a generational thing, causing much discord between diff gens. I wonder if it is the same in East Germany.
When I lived in Erfurt for a couple of years, my circle of friends, colleagues and students was largely West Germans..
When I lived in Erfurt for a couple of years, my circle of friends, colleagues and students was largely West Germans..
Many East Germans still sympathize with Russia - despite decades of Soviet occupation & now Putin’s war. Why? Nostalgia, post-reunification disappointment, capitalism’s failures, & as @steffenmau.bsky.social notes, an image of Russia that hasn’t evolved beyond the democratic hopes of the 1990s.
Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Speaking to colleagues in diff parts of 'East' Europe, it appears to be a generational thing, causing much discord between diff gens. I wonder if it is the same in East Germany.
When I lived in Erfurt for a couple of years, my circle of friends, colleagues and students was largely West Germans..
When I lived in Erfurt for a couple of years, my circle of friends, colleagues and students was largely West Germans..
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I missed the bit about Musk wistfully ‘handing it to’ Zohran Mamdani for being able to ‘light up a stage,’ Musk is clearly not going to forget being booed on stage at Dave Chapelle’a show
Good.
I hope it eats him alive.
Anyway, let this feed my tanks of petty hate this am.
Good.
I hope it eats him alive.
Anyway, let this feed my tanks of petty hate this am.
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I missed the bit about Musk wistfully ‘handing it to’ Zohran Mamdani for being able to ‘light up a stage,’ Musk is clearly not going to forget being booed on stage at Dave Chapelle’a show
Good.
I hope it eats him alive.
Anyway, let this feed my tanks of petty hate this am.
Good.
I hope it eats him alive.
Anyway, let this feed my tanks of petty hate this am.
"We don't study race here (in academia), its American". Who would have believed it, I wonder?!
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"We don't study race here (in academia), its American". Who would have believed it, I wonder?!
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🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION‼️
📢Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) welcomes proposals for the Thematic Call special issue – 2025 with as thematic ‘Regional perspectives on migration’.
⏳New deadline: 15th October 2025 (23:59 CEST).
🔗More information: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
📢Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) welcomes proposals for the Thematic Call special issue – 2025 with as thematic ‘Regional perspectives on migration’.
⏳New deadline: 15th October 2025 (23:59 CEST).
🔗More information: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
Call for proposals for the Thematic Call special issue – 2025 ‘Regional perspectives on migration’ - IMISCOE
IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.
www.imiscoe.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION‼️
📢Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) welcomes proposals for the Thematic Call special issue – 2025 with as thematic ‘Regional perspectives on migration’.
⏳New deadline: 15th October 2025 (23:59 CEST).
🔗More information: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
📢Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) welcomes proposals for the Thematic Call special issue – 2025 with as thematic ‘Regional perspectives on migration’.
⏳New deadline: 15th October 2025 (23:59 CEST).
🔗More information: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
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Die AfD verliert alle drei OB-Stichwahlen in NRW. In Gelsenkirchen, Duisburg, Hagen. Die AfD wird in NRW weiterhin keinen Oberbürgermeister stellen! #KommunalwahlNRW #Kommunalwahl
September 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Die AfD verliert alle drei OB-Stichwahlen in NRW. In Gelsenkirchen, Duisburg, Hagen. Die AfD wird in NRW weiterhin keinen Oberbürgermeister stellen! #KommunalwahlNRW #Kommunalwahl
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Our new article
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis: Transnational Insecurities and Geo‐Spatialized Resiliences Among South Asian Students in Finland
On the basis of ethnographic research among South Asian students in Runolahti (anonymized), this article explores their experiences during a time of compounded crises. It examines how COVID-19 polici...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our new article
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
Reposted by Dr. Sanam Roohi
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
Now imagine it hadn't been Elon Musk saying this but Sadiq Khan. Or Zohran Mamdani. Or Ilhan Omar.
Now imagine it hadn't been Elon Musk saying this but Sadiq Khan. Or Zohran Mamdani. Or Ilhan Omar.
Kemi Badenoch's refusal to even mildly criticise a convicted far-right criminal and his billionaire mate, openly calling for violence on our streets, tells you everything you need to know about her leadership
September 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
Now imagine it hadn't been Elon Musk saying this but Sadiq Khan. Or Zohran Mamdani. Or Ilhan Omar.
Now imagine it hadn't been Elon Musk saying this but Sadiq Khan. Or Zohran Mamdani. Or Ilhan Omar.
Reposted by Dr. Sanam Roohi
Reposted by Dr. Sanam Roohi
they’re so close
September 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
they’re so close
Our new article
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis: Transnational Insecurities and Geo‐Spatialized Resiliences Among South Asian Students in Finland
On the basis of ethnographic research among South Asian students in Runolahti (anonymized), this article explores their experiences during a time of compounded crises. It examines how COVID-19 polici...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our new article
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
'Cumulative Precarity in Times of Polycrisis:..South Asian Students in Finland', that shows how precarity is cumulative, temporal and transnationally accumulated, while strategies of resilience are more situated, can be accessed here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/glob.70033
As part of Speaking from the Margin's Academic Lecture Series 2025, I will give a talk titled:
(Un)Belonging as Method: Refusing Neutrality in Transnational Research.
The event is chaired by Prof. Nasreen Chowdhory
🗓️ July 27 | 🕓 4 PM IST | 📍 Zoom
Meeting ID: 610 4219 2924 Passcode: 120407
(Un)Belonging as Method: Refusing Neutrality in Transnational Research.
The event is chaired by Prof. Nasreen Chowdhory
🗓️ July 27 | 🕓 4 PM IST | 📍 Zoom
Meeting ID: 610 4219 2924 Passcode: 120407
July 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
As part of Speaking from the Margin's Academic Lecture Series 2025, I will give a talk titled:
(Un)Belonging as Method: Refusing Neutrality in Transnational Research.
The event is chaired by Prof. Nasreen Chowdhory
🗓️ July 27 | 🕓 4 PM IST | 📍 Zoom
Meeting ID: 610 4219 2924 Passcode: 120407
(Un)Belonging as Method: Refusing Neutrality in Transnational Research.
The event is chaired by Prof. Nasreen Chowdhory
🗓️ July 27 | 🕓 4 PM IST | 📍 Zoom
Meeting ID: 610 4219 2924 Passcode: 120407
Super interesting. A holistic medical school that prioritises prevention over cure!
time.com/7303692/alic...
time.com/7303692/alic...
The World's Richest Woman Has Opened a Medical School
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is trying a new approach to medical education.
time.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Super interesting. A holistic medical school that prioritises prevention over cure!
time.com/7303692/alic...
time.com/7303692/alic...
Of course there's a desi angle! How does the Right learn from each other? Through such brokers. The US-Indian-Israeli right's shining example of cooperation by subjugation and overtake of popular culture.
July 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Of course there's a desi angle! How does the Right learn from each other? Through such brokers. The US-Indian-Israeli right's shining example of cooperation by subjugation and overtake of popular culture.
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If Russia India and the United States were building solar at the same rate as China the renewable energy transition would be over in no time. Unfortunately three of these countries are easily controlled by the interests of fossil fuel capitalists
July 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If Russia India and the United States were building solar at the same rate as China the renewable energy transition would be over in no time. Unfortunately three of these countries are easily controlled by the interests of fossil fuel capitalists
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Are a few people ruining the internet? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... by @jayvanbavel.bsky.social
"Just 10% of users produce roughly 97% of political tweets."
"It amplifies the loudest & most extreme voices while muting the moderate,"
"...distorts how the rest of us make sense of the world."
"Just 10% of users produce roughly 97% of political tweets."
"It amplifies the loudest & most extreme voices while muting the moderate,"
"...distorts how the rest of us make sense of the world."
Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Are a few people ruining the internet? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... by @jayvanbavel.bsky.social
"Just 10% of users produce roughly 97% of political tweets."
"It amplifies the loudest & most extreme voices while muting the moderate,"
"...distorts how the rest of us make sense of the world."
"Just 10% of users produce roughly 97% of political tweets."
"It amplifies the loudest & most extreme voices while muting the moderate,"
"...distorts how the rest of us make sense of the world."
Reposted by Dr. Sanam Roohi
🚨A New York Times investigation reveals that Prime Minister Netanyahu repeatedly sacrificed ceasefire opportunities in Gaza to preserve his fragile far-right coalition and remain in power.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
July 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🚨A New York Times investigation reveals that Prime Minister Netanyahu repeatedly sacrificed ceasefire opportunities in Gaza to preserve his fragile far-right coalition and remain in power.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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Every day. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
‘Horrific scenes’ in Gaza as Israel kills dozens of aid seekers
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.
www.aljazeera.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Every day. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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At about 20 minutes after midnight, Zohran Mamdani emerged to greet his supporters on a brewery rooftop in Long Island City.
Read our full election coverage at the link in bio.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
Read our full election coverage at the link in bio.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
June 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
At about 20 minutes after midnight, Zohran Mamdani emerged to greet his supporters on a brewery rooftop in Long Island City.
Read our full election coverage at the link in bio.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
Read our full election coverage at the link in bio.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
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the bombing of iran, the inevitable escalation, and the lasting global consequences are the kind of once in a lifetime disaster you only see 5 or 6 times before your mid forties
June 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
the bombing of iran, the inevitable escalation, and the lasting global consequences are the kind of once in a lifetime disaster you only see 5 or 6 times before your mid forties
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Israeli historian Benny Morris on his government's war aims. www.corriere.it/politica/25_...
June 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Israeli historian Benny Morris on his government's war aims. www.corriere.it/politica/25_...
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article in the Times blaming smartphones for the UK’s “fertility crisis”
the reasons are childcare costs, finances/housing and because being a parent sounds hard and crap; compare that a multi-generational community with shared caring responsibilities? Don’t think it’s the damn phones
the reasons are childcare costs, finances/housing and because being a parent sounds hard and crap; compare that a multi-generational community with shared caring responsibilities? Don’t think it’s the damn phones
June 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
article in the Times blaming smartphones for the UK’s “fertility crisis”
the reasons are childcare costs, finances/housing and because being a parent sounds hard and crap; compare that a multi-generational community with shared caring responsibilities? Don’t think it’s the damn phones
the reasons are childcare costs, finances/housing and because being a parent sounds hard and crap; compare that a multi-generational community with shared caring responsibilities? Don’t think it’s the damn phones
'Two people deeply familiar with the Charleston 787 plant told the Prospect they had particularly acute quality concerns over planes that were delivered to Air India.'
prospect.org/economy/2025...
prospect.org/economy/2025...
One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed
Whistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the planes shipped overseas.
prospect.org
June 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
'Two people deeply familiar with the Charleston 787 plant told the Prospect they had particularly acute quality concerns over planes that were delivered to Air India.'
prospect.org/economy/2025...
prospect.org/economy/2025...
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#Apply now: The @erc.europa.eu project “Cultures of the Cryosphere”|@unidue.bsky.social is hiring a PostDoc in Geography, History or Cultural Studies. Application Deadline: 19 June 2025 ➡️ www.kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/u... #PostDoc #AcademicJobs #ERC #Geography #History #CulturalStudies
June 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Apply now: The @erc.europa.eu project “Cultures of the Cryosphere”|@unidue.bsky.social is hiring a PostDoc in Geography, History or Cultural Studies. Application Deadline: 19 June 2025 ➡️ www.kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/u... #PostDoc #AcademicJobs #ERC #Geography #History #CulturalStudies
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‼️Attention community‼️
MiSC has created the Sanctuary Campus Network, where the anyone can share resources, labor & strategy to protect each other & organize under the coming assaults against migrants.
Please share & fill out the form to be added to the listserve.
👇👇👇
forms.gle/jHuzs975ab7m...
MiSC has created the Sanctuary Campus Network, where the anyone can share resources, labor & strategy to protect each other & organize under the coming assaults against migrants.
Please share & fill out the form to be added to the listserve.
👇👇👇
forms.gle/jHuzs975ab7m...
November 25, 2024 at 4:41 PM
‼️Attention community‼️
MiSC has created the Sanctuary Campus Network, where the anyone can share resources, labor & strategy to protect each other & organize under the coming assaults against migrants.
Please share & fill out the form to be added to the listserve.
👇👇👇
forms.gle/jHuzs975ab7m...
MiSC has created the Sanctuary Campus Network, where the anyone can share resources, labor & strategy to protect each other & organize under the coming assaults against migrants.
Please share & fill out the form to be added to the listserve.
👇👇👇
forms.gle/jHuzs975ab7m...