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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · 2d

“The ideal of modern society is freedom from loss. This denial is Western modernity’s foundational lie.”

Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · 9d

London people come discuss and celebrate with us! A launch event for The Politics of Feeling on 25th November at the October Gallery, with @will-davies.bsky.social and @jemgilbert.bsky.social. Eventbrite link below! 🥂
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...

The Politics of Feeling and this Conjunctural Crisis

A workshop on the politics of feeling in this conjunctural crisis, with Anna Secor, Ben Anderson, Will Davies, Jeremy Gilbert.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Aug 19

How exciting!

Tim Cresswell @timcresswell.bsky.social · Aug 19

Coming soon. The Citizen and the Vagabond. A Politics of Mobility.

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oh thank you! That’s lovely to hear!

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Jul 25

First glimpse of the cover of The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Geographies - and I think it is beautiful! The image is Franz Marc, "The Bewitched Mill"(1905) - human and nonhuman, science and magic, dark and light, wondrous!

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Jul 7

So excited to see our book in the wild! Thank you Jonny - the coffee pairing looks perfect!

Jonny Darling @jonnydarling.bsky.social · Jul 7

Perfectly timed for summer reading, new book from two of my wonderful @geogdurham.bsky.social colleagues: @ajsecor.bsky.social and @benandersongeog.bsky.social. Also perfectly timed for navigating the turbulent cultural politics of the present (coffee strictly optional) @goldsmithspress.bsky.social

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Jun 24

We’re hiring again in Geography at Durham - an Associate Prof, Grade 9. This is part of the university’s strategic ‘Heritage 360’ initiative. Follow this link for more details and to apply! durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

Associate Professor (Research %26 Education)

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

durham.taleo.net

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Jonny Darling @jonnydarling.bsky.social · Jun 21

Good to see Durham Geography's Helen F Wilson on urban kittiwakes and coexistence in today's Guardian! @geogdurham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on Britain’s towns

Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them

www.theguardian.com

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thank you!!!

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Jun 8

The Politics of Feeling with
@benandersongeog.bsky.social
comes out the 1st of July! So excited for readers and grateful for the lovely blurbs from Will Davies, @jemgilbert.bsky.social and @carolynpedwell.bsky.social

Book cover Goldsmiths Press The Politics of Feeling by Ben Anderson and Anna J Secor

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David Bissell @davidjbissell.bsky.social · May 19

Social & Cultural Geography is seeking a new Editor. We hope that you might be keen to join our lovely team! 🙏

⏰ Closing date for applications is Friday 20 June 2025

📬 Applications should be sent to the journal’s editorial office at [email protected]

📄 Full details: go.unimelb.edu.au/uy8p

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Prof Katherine Brickell @kbrickell.bsky.social · Apr 16

We’ve got a 3 year lecturership in human geog and gender now advertised.

Deadline 6th May 2025

Please spread the word!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS710/l...

Lecturer in Human Geography and Gender (Education) at King's College London

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Human Geography and Gender (Education). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Apr 9

@amoorelouise.bsky.social will lead the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life @geogdurham.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social, which aims to change the way we understand and study the interaction between people, machine learning and AI algorithms.

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Apr 9

🔥🔥🔥

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Mar 28

Aw thanks for that! It’s such nice compliment! Glad I made you smile 😊

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Jessica DiCarlo @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social · Feb 25

Three-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Geography at Mount Holyoke College. They are looking for a human or physical geographer, and candidates with expertise in critical geography, urban studies, and/or planning are encouraged to apply!

mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

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Stacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · Feb 23

Job in Palestine Studies! UC Davis seeks to hire an Anthropologist of Palestine at assistant/associate professor rank, Seeking a scholar with a cutting-edge, ethnographically grounded research agenda and interest in collaboration. Review begins March 5.

recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06996

Assistant or Associate Professor in Anthropology - Sociocultural

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Feb 11

Last call for Fantasies of Escape at the RGS-IBG 2025 conference! Deadline for abstracts is Friday.

Lucas Pohl @lucaspohl.bsky.social · Jan 14

Excited to share that Anna Secor (@ajsecor.bsky.social) and I are organizing a session at the upcoming RGS-IBG conference (@rgsibg.bsky.social) on "Fantasies of escape." Join us in exploring the imaginative landscapes and socio-political dimensions of escape! The deadline is 14 February.

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Noam Leshem @noamleshem.bsky.social · Jan 21

At long last, my new book, Edges of Care: Living and Dying in No Man's Land, is now out!

Based on a decade of research, it documents the realities of sovereign abandonment and the many forms of political liveliness that persist in abandonment’s wake.

Published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social

Edges of Care

A firsthand look at the lives of those who reside in no man’s land—the violence they endure and their immense resilience. “No man’s land” invokes stretches of barren landscape, twisted barbed wire, ...

press.uchicago.edu

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Lucas Pohl @lucaspohl.bsky.social · Jan 14

Excited to share that Anna Secor (@ajsecor.bsky.social) and I are organizing a session at the upcoming RGS-IBG conference (@rgsibg.bsky.social) on "Fantasies of escape." Join us in exploring the imaginative landscapes and socio-political dimensions of escape! The deadline is 14 February.

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Aya Nassar @ayanassar.bsky.social · Jan 13

We ( @geogdurham.bsky.social ) are very honoured to be hosting Aslı Zengin for an event about her latest book "Violent Intimacies" this Thursday (16 January). Details of the event via the link below.

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Dr Aslı Zengin - Durham University

www.durham.ac.uk

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Ben Anderson @benandersongeog.bsky.social · Jan 9

After a day in meetings yesterday, doing page proofs for The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism, with @ajsecor.bsky.social Here’s part of the argument about the impasse progressivism finds itself in (the loss of faith in progress)

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Jan 6

Two Assistant Prof positions in Geography at Durham, deadline for applications next week!

Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Nov 29

We’re hiring two human geographers in the areas of environment, climate, and sustainability! Contact me with any questions.

Geography at Durham @geogdurham.bsky.social · Nov 29

Job Alert - @GeogDurham is seeking applications for two permanent Human Geography Assistant Professorships - durham.taleo.net/careersectio... closing date 11:59pm on 12th January 2025

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Ben Anderson @benandersongeog.bsky.social · Dec 18

I can’t wait for this to be out - a book of propositions on the politics of feeling in populism, liberalism and progressivism with @ajsecor.bsky.social Probably the work I’m most proud of so far - as I think it says something novel about this conjuncture

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777472...

The Politics of Feeling by Ben Anderson, Anna Secor: 9781915983299 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

How today’s dominant political forms—right-wing populism, progressivism, and liberalism—offer differentiated responses to shared conditions of uncertainty. The Politics of Feeling argues...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Anna Secor @ajsecor.bsky.social · Nov 29

We’re hiring two human geographers in the areas of environment, climate, and sustainability! Contact me with any questions.

Geography at Durham @geogdurham.bsky.social · Nov 29

Job Alert - @GeogDurham is seeking applications for two permanent Human Geography Assistant Professorships - durham.taleo.net/careersectio... closing date 11:59pm on 12th January 2025

Assistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

durham.taleo.net

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