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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 5d

Lovey piece from Stephanie and George on filming as sociological practice. thesociologicalreview.org/image-maker-...

Image-Maker in Residence: Verbatim Filmmaking for Social Justice: An abolitionist approach to where, how and why Black men live where they live

Stephanie Guirand, our autumn 2025 Image-Maker in Residence and activist, sociologist and co-founder of The Black Response, shares her film and research on the housing injustice that Black men face.

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 5d

Great sociological listening - thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/sep...

You heard it here first: Uncommon Sense podcasters share some home truths

Podcast Uncommon Sense reveals sociological surprises on burnout, fat, Europeans, anxiety, performativity and TV’s Fleabag. By producer Alice Bloch.

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 5d

The province of tyrants” - paramilitary policing of black and brown Us communities as America turns on itself.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5d

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‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 5d

‘Life-saving’ Gaza student evacuations need ‘collective effort’: Gazan students due to begin studies in Ireland and Italy but efforts in other countries remain blocked
https://ow.ly/zzqE50X5Inu

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 5d

Tragic scenes at Heaton Park Synagogue and loss of life there, and the need in our time for vigilance against all forms of racism and violence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Manchester synagogue attack: What we know so far

Two Jewish people died in a car and stabbing attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 6d

Just about to record a conversation with Tom Spare about this extraordinary programme. Stuart Hall was 47 when he made it in 1979 with Maggie Steed It Ain’t Half Racist Mum for Open Door www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Open Door - It Ain't Half Racist Mum

In a programme from 1979, Stuart Hall and Maggie Steed of the Campaign Against Racism in the Media examine their charge of bias on television against black and Asian communities.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 6d

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 6d

Abir Al-Sahlani in impressive action 👇

Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 6d

This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 6d

Our latest #Identities issue is now published!

Vol 32 No 5, including a #Symposium on Michèle Lamont's 'Seeing Others'

Explore the issue:
www.tandfonline.com/...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

#LatestIssue

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 6d

Last call for abstract submissions to next year's @britsoci.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh...

British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t miss out! Abstract submissions invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other.

Submission deadline: TOMORROW, Friday 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

Image text: Don’t miss out! Abstract submissions invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Submission deadline: THIS FRIDAY, 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 6d

Have you read our latest symposium?

'The Asian Gang Revisited: Changing Muslim Masculinities' by Claire Alexander, with contributions from Natasha Warikoo, Shamim Miah & Marcus Anthony Hunter

Published in issue 32.4:
www.tandfonline.com/...

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 23d

How are racially minoritised children central to the bordering of Britain?

@alasirriyeh.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social reflects on theories of migratisation, the work of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian and the erasure of belonging.

#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/vkEHpXp

Ala Sirriyeh
Bordering through unchilding: The case of Britain’s child migrants
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261251366887
The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 21d

Key takeaways: “Morley’s functions as an essential ‘third space’: an informal, community-driven place existing between home and work, offering a kind of urban intimacy.”

In our new issue, Safia Banharally looks beyond a London chicken shop’s menu to its underexamined social role.

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Photograph of North London branch of Morley’s fried chicken, with its brightly lit, bold red interior and groups of customers chatting and ordering, illustrating research on fast-food outlets as social third spaces beyond home and work.

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 19d

“By asking ordinary people to engage with and share their 'loneliness rooms' – real or imagined – Redmond challenges the medicalisation and problematisation of #loneliness today.“

Leah Kennedy reviews Sean Redmond @manchesterup.bsky.social in our September issue. buff.ly/CWo1OCX

“Redmond does not deny that chronic loneliness is a problem affecting many individuals but instead seeks to redefine how we talk about it. Through The Loneliness Room, he provides a rare window into everyday solitude.”

Leah Kennedy reviews Sean Redmond

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 14d

More than skin deep? Louise Rondel explains the motivation behind her research into beauty treatments, and the methods she used to connect with salon customers.

Find out more in our latest Sociology at Work feature tailored for #Alevel #sociology study.

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Rows of dozens of bottles of brightly coloured nail varnish on display in a retail outlet, illustrating an article about research into beauty culture and its environmental impact.

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 14d

TODAY online @18:30: Why did “lifestyle migration” capture so many social scientists’ imagination? How has it travelled in the 25 years since The British on the Costa del Sol?

Join author @profkarenoreilly.bsky.social, @michaelacbenson.bsky.social, Matthew Hayes & Graham Crow. buff.ly/fHs6cNK

Lifestyle, Migration and Community
Karen O'Reilly, Michaela Benson, Matthew Hayes, Graham Crow
Online Wednesday 24 September 18.30–20.00 UTC+1/BST
The Sociological Review Foundation Conversations series

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 13d

Beyond Du Bois: taking a closer look at the sociological concepts that have arisen from social movements, activism and anticolonial resistance.

@alimeghji.bsky.social in conversation with editor Iris Pissaride in The Sociological Review magazine’s September issue.

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Illustration for The Sociological Review magazine's September 2025 issue.

Whimsical drawing of three anthropomorphic flowers – orange, green and black against a brown and cream background – protesting together. One holds a black flag, another shouts through a megaphone, and the third listens intently with blue sound waves connecting them.

Artist: Raquel Figueira

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 9d

“The backbone of our academic community”: in the September issue of the Magazine, journal editors @carinrunciman.bsky.social Sweta Rajan-Rankin @silkeroth.bsky.social and Maud Perrier celebrate the institution of #peerreview and demystify the editorial decision-making process.

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Collage featuring a person in a red dress with gears, lightbulb, book, and laptop — representing knowledge sharing and peer review – and held aloft on a paper airplane by a giant hand.

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 8d

JOIN US: The Sociological Review journal is recruiting 15 new Editorial Board members who will take up post in February 2026.

Our aim is to recruit a cohort of globally minded scholars reflective of the richness and diversity of the sociological community.

➡️ Deadline 5 December buff.ly/wQQwoHU

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 20d

Do you want to use audio to communicate your research and ideas? Are you eager to reach new audiences? We have just a few tickets remaining for our Introduction to Podcasting workshop, held online on 17 November with Research Podcasts. Sign up and learn more here! buff.ly/wVLA6Gy

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 7d

Our latest Sociological & Cultural Studies blog has just been posted. In it Karolina Benghellab discusses the hidden forms of violence and detention that are a deliberate consequence of Europe's increasingly militarised, and hugely costly, border regimes. Please read and share...

Tracing migration journeys in empty squats along the Balkan Route.

Karolina Benghellab discusses the real consequences of Europe's increasingly militarised border regimes.

www.gla.ac.uk

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 7d

I never really thought I had the literary chops for writing fiction, but @awtsn.bsky.social persuaded me to do this for her SO-Fi magazine for the Glasgow special.

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Tom Dark @darkpublisher.bsky.social · Jul 8

Share widely, new job anyone? I can confidently say this is a great role!

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Jul 4

We're hiring!

We're looking for a Senior Commissioning Editor to join our acquisitions team, leading the Social Sciences list.

Find out more: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline: 24th July 2025

Senior Commissioning Editor (Social Sciences):Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Tom Dark @darkpublisher.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to an evening of Folklore tonight at @waterstones.bsky.social (Leeds)

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 7d

Wonderful essay from Karolina Benghellab on the haunted borders of Europe. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci... @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Tracing migration journeys in empty squats along the Balkan Route.

Karolina Benghellab discusses the real consequences of Europe's increasingly militarised border regimes.

www.gla.ac.uk

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