Stephen Shapiro
@stephenshapiro.bsky.social
Edinburgh based:
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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.
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if we can't dump Starmer, than Streeting going would be good anyway
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Labour tensions bubble as Miliband rebukes Streeting’s claim that the government has ‘no growth strategy’ – UK politics live
The prime minister Keir Starmer is hoping to push forward on policy following a bruising week for his leadership
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
if we can't dump Starmer, than Streeting going would be good anyway
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www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
having read Collini's book, which ends in the 60s and declines to seriously discuss Richards, Empson, Leavis, or Williams, the main impression that one gets of British literary studies is as an intellectual wasteland full of dullards.
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM
having read Collini's book, which ends in the 60s and declines to seriously discuss Richards, Empson, Leavis, or Williams, the main impression that one gets of British literary studies is as an intellectual wasteland full of dullards.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
there are legitimate ethical concerns about continuing the REF, an exercise that functions parasitically, rather than productively at this point.
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Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
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Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
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Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
there are legitimate ethical concerns about continuing the REF, an exercise that functions parasitically, rather than productively at this point.
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the latter
forward.com/opinion/8035...
forward.com/opinion/8035...
My university wants me to sign a loyalty oath — am I in America or Vichy France?
An unsettling memo at the University of Houston asks professors to sign an oath that they will teach and not 'indoctrinate' their students.
forward.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
the latter
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forward.com/opinion/8035...
The documentary excludes Black American Jews, the fastest growing demographic within American Judaism today
forward.com/culture/8038...
forward.com/culture/8038...
The PBS series ‘Black and Jewish America’ gets it right — except the Black and Jewish part
The documentary, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., traces years of alliance and rupture — but its false binary perpetuates stereotypes
forward.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The documentary excludes Black American Jews, the fastest growing demographic within American Judaism today
forward.com/culture/8038...
forward.com/culture/8038...
some of the friendliest places. Constellation wine vineyards without the arrogance of the Napa Valley places
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eu.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifest...
Valentine’s Day in the Finger Lakes: Winery events, tastings and pairings
Here are some of the activities planned for Valentine's Day weekend and the following weekend at Finger Lakes wineries.
eu.democratandchronicle.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
some of the friendliest places. Constellation wine vineyards without the arrogance of the Napa Valley places
eu.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifest...
eu.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifest...
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
the nazi aesthetic is back, along with historical nazi art
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ns-ku...
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ns-ku...
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
the nazi aesthetic is back, along with historical nazi art
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ns-ku...
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ns-ku...
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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no, Die Linke politicians shouldn't earn more than the average wage in Germany.
no, Die Linke politicians shouldn't earn more than the average wage in Germany.
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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no, Die Linke politicians shouldn't earn more than the average wage in Germany.
no, Die Linke politicians shouldn't earn more than the average wage in Germany.
It's the students' right
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February 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
It's the students' right
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It's coffee wars in Berlin.
I still recall that the German who first introduced me to Green politics swore that American "to go" coffee would never come to Germany because it was more eco-conscious.
www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/e...
I still recall that the German who first introduced me to Green politics swore that American "to go" coffee would never come to Germany because it was more eco-conscious.
www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/e...
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 AM
It's coffee wars in Berlin.
I still recall that the German who first introduced me to Green politics swore that American "to go" coffee would never come to Germany because it was more eco-conscious.
www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/e...
I still recall that the German who first introduced me to Green politics swore that American "to go" coffee would never come to Germany because it was more eco-conscious.
www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/e...
it is, but it would be better if Angela Davis and Herbert Marcuse were as well
www.jta.org/2026/02/09/u...
www.jta.org/2026/02/09/u...
Anne Frank and ‘Night’ may soon be required reading in Texas public schools. Is that good for the Jews? - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A first-of-its-kind list recognizes the importance of Holocaust education amid continuing tensions over who controls what students read and how those stories are taught.
www.jta.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM
it is, but it would be better if Angela Davis and Herbert Marcuse were as well
www.jta.org/2026/02/09/u...
www.jta.org/2026/02/09/u...
Yes, and you shouldn't
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Is going to the USA embarrassing now?
As Donald Trump posts racist memes, masked ICE agents attack civilians, and Team USA skiers admit to mixed feelings about representing their country, does the America we thought we knew still exist? A...
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Yes, and you shouldn't
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
If the Bad Bunny half-time show gave Stephen Miller shpilkes, it was worth it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
If the Bad Bunny half-time show gave Stephen Miller shpilkes, it was worth it.
Even the former nazi lands are more palatable than America now
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‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Even the former nazi lands are more palatable than America now
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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it'sl ike a home invasion movie as more nazis move to the region
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February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
it'sl ike a home invasion movie as more nazis move to the region
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my hunch is that people with my last name aren't that common anymore in Germany
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February 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
my hunch is that people with my last name aren't that common anymore in Germany
www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin...
www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin...