Stephen Shapiro
@stephenshapiro.bsky.social
Edinburgh based:
read my scholarly books below!
I work on contemporary cultural studies, horror, world-systems perspectives, and a Gramscian Marx.
read my scholarly books below!
I work on contemporary cultural studies, horror, world-systems perspectives, and a Gramscian Marx.
Pinned
ban the AfD
www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
ban the AfD
www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
eff apology, they are due compensation for distress
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
eff apology, they are due compensation for distress
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Why Europeans no longer want to step foot in the US.
www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/muench...
www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/muench...
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Why Europeans no longer want to step foot in the US.
www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/muench...
www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/muench...
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM
the attempt to create Ku-damm in the East failed and Berlin is desperate to try something new, anything new
www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/lum...
www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/lum...
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
the attempt to create Ku-damm in the East failed and Berlin is desperate to try something new, anything new
www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/lum...
www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/lum...
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
20% increase in student numbers!
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
Paving the way for undergraduate expansion, Columbia shifts housing options
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www.columbiaspectator.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
20% increase in student numbers!
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
cancel the REF
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
‘Toxic culture’ caused by REF pressure to target top journals
Staff at management school say they feel forced to publish in ‘narrow’ subset of elite journals to boost REF standing, restricting types of research they can pursue
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
cancel the REF
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
there are now three chicken places (2 are piri-piri) within 20 meters of each other.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edin...
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edin...
New Edinburgh Portuguese-African restaurant, Rios, opens promising vibrant flavours
Rio's said they are 'inspired by the traditional Piri Piri roots of South Africa and Portugal.'
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
there are now three chicken places (2 are piri-piri) within 20 meters of each other.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edin...
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edin...
The Home Secretary should now resign
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Palestine Action latest: Home Office terror ban was unlawful, High Court rules
Lawyers for Palestine Action founder Huda Ammori have argued the ban is unlawful and should be quashed
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The Home Secretary should now resign
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
universities need to stand up to fascists
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge; home secretary ‘disappointed’ by ruling and says government will appeal
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
universities need to stand up to fascists
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
why are political parties full of mindless men?
bsky.app/profile/mati...
bsky.app/profile/mati...
Mr Goodwin also appeared to agree with the host’s claim that universities have become hotbeds of “politically correct authoritarianism” because they are full of “childless women”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
why are political parties full of mindless men?
bsky.app/profile/mati...
bsky.app/profile/mati...
cancel the REF
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
‘Toxic culture’ caused by REF pressure to target top journals
Staff at management school say they feel forced to publish in ‘narrow’ subset of elite journals to boost REF standing, restricting types of research they can pursue
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
cancel the REF
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...
