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Roland Bleiker

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Writes about the politics of images & emotions across conflict, security, resistance, humanitarianism. Prof of International Relations UQ. Runs @visualpolitics.bsky.social. https://www.rolandbleiker.com

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Jan 6

Here it is: a tribute to Emma Hutchison, my amazing wife and research collaborator. I hope it does justice to the brilliant scholar and the remarkable person she was. Sorry it took me a while after Emma’s passing to gather enough strength to honour her. www.rolandbleiker.com/tribute-to-e...

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 4d

Please join us in person or online for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Marguerite La Caze (Philosophy UQ) discusses her book Film and Everyday Resistance (Northwestern UP). Wed 8 Oct, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10), 39a/501. Zoom Rego: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...

Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 19d

A three-step guide to creating political villains: an intriguing new open-access visual essay in @viscomjournal.bsky.social by Maximillian Guarini - who we were lucky to host as visitor at @visualpolitics.bsky.social a couple of years ago. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 20d

First talk of my trip - at the Université de Montréal - out of the way. Thanks to Vincent Pouliot for the invitation and to everyone who came along. If there are colleagues in town who would like to meet up, pease get in touch. I am here for a couple more days.

Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 25d

“[How] can artistic practices enable us to visualize the legacies of conflict and visions for peace beyond established conventions?”

Maria-Adriana Deiana & Heidi Riely (@hidrx2.bsky.social) explore this in a new article in @millennjournal.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you are in Brisbane, come join us for the inaugural professorial lecture by my wonderful colleague Andrew Phillips. Who killed the Liberal International Order and what comes next? Wed, 17 Sep, 5pm - 7pm. All welcome, but need to register here: events.humanitix.com/who-killed-t...

Who killed the Liberal International Order and what comes next?

This event offers a compelling exploration of the global forces shaping our future—and why they matter for Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the world.

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Sep 10

Honoured to discuss “The Seductive Power of Grand Narratives” as part of this forum on Oliver Richmond’s ambitious and important @oxfordunipress.bsky.social book on The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture. Open-access in @coco-journal.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Sep 4

Available to watch: yesterday’s @visualpolitics.bsky.social event with Simon Philpott and William Clapton discussing their pioneering work on popular culture and world politics (including Will’s new @routledgebooks.bsky.social) www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...

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Lee Morgenbesser @lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · Sep 1

My colleague Ferran Martinez i Coma has a three year, full-time postdoc available for his Australian Research Council project "Resilient Elections: How to Strengthen Our Democracies."

Great project ✔️
Awesome supervisor ✔️
Excellent department ✔️
Lovely City ✔️

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Grade 1

Company Description: Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why. Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excel...

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎉 3 (grade 7) Lecturer positions open Cardiff University in:

🌎 Non-western (espc non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
📝 Political theory inc history of political thought
📚 History & theory of colonialism & its legacies in politics & IR

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Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) at Cardiff University

Apply now for the Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:

Simon Philpott & William Clapton discuss their pioneering research on popular culture & global politics.

Wed 3 Sept 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10).

In person: 39a (501). Zoom rego here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out our @risjnl.bsky.social podcast: a must listen! 🎙️

@sebkaempf.bsky.social
looks at the most pressing issues of our time and reflects on the latest IR developments 🌟
ft guests: @sarahcdunstan.bsky.social @drbeezee.bsky.social @naomukoyama.bsky.social & more

Find it here 👉

Editor's Selection: Theory/Ideology with Benjamin Martill - Review of International Studies – The podcast

Creating conversations across articles, identifying linkages, bringing together articles that speak to similar topics is the purpose of our editor's selections. In this episode, Dr Benjamin Martill,…

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Aug 20

Drawing on surrealism & anti-colonial thought, Sara Wong’s new open-access article in @risjnl.bsky.social offers an interesting engagement with aesthetic politics. She argues for shift from representation to “what aesthetics do or could do.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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