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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 12d

This has been labelled as adult content, so each person will take a view as to whether they want to engage. @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social will likely be very happy to talk through what it is about!

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 12d

Another shout for @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social and his work featured in @spektrum.de. It's in German, so one for those who are either speakers of that language or skilled users of translation tools.

www.spektrum.de/news/sexuali...

Sexualität: Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel

Viele fantasieren nur davon, einige probieren ihn aus: den »flotten Dreier«.

www.spektrum.de

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 22d

The work of our @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social features in "Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel".

The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...

Spektrum der Wissenschaft @spektrum.de · 26d

Was zeichnet Personen aus, die »immun« gegen #Sucht sind und wie kann dieses Wissen bei der Vorbeugung und Behandlung helfen? Außerdem: »Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel« – was versprechen sich Menschen von #Sex zu dritt? Jetzt in »Die Woche« #repost

Immun gegen Sucht

Was zeichnet Personen aus, die »immun« gegen Sucht sind, CO2-Speicherung im Meer vor Norwegens Küste, Sex zu dritt – jetzt lesen

www.spektrum.de

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social! This is great news.

Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to be a part of the BSA Theory Group over the next few years!

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · Sep 1

The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors!

They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter

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Fadia Dakka @fadiadk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great news @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social 👌👏🏻

Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to be a part of the BSA Theory Group over the next few years!

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · Sep 1

The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors!

They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Jul 3

Excellent new article by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social in Cultural Sociology. Even the board game averse admin of this account is getting plenty out of this one.

Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · Jun 28

Delighted to announce our newest paper on women's experiences with sexism, misogyny, and being treated differently within hobby board game cultures.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

‘Oh you’re really good for a girl’: Sexism, Stereotypes and Subcultural Capital in Board Gaming - Ryan Scoats, Marcus Maloney, 2025

This study explores gender dynamics in hobby board gaming culture through 43 semi-structured interviews with women who play these games. While recent scholarshi...

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are welcoming students from Central St Michaels Sixth Form, West Bromwich today for a taste of university life. They will get sessions on socialisation through football, fundamental questions in citizenship, and race and gender in Love Island. Quite a mix!

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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · Jun 8

Doing something funny with my hands while presenting @sportanthro.bsky.social conference last week. A good event and a very welcoming crowd.

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · May 21

I'll be at the @bsatheory.bsky.social BSA Theory Symposium @camsociology.bsky.social on Friday May 23rd, discussing how to do social theory. See the programme and the participants below 👇👇

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · May 6

We're delighted to share the programme for the 23rd of May Symposium 'The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory', with four paper workshops and other sessions throughout the day, at the University of Cambridge.

www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
#SocialTheory #Sociology

The Process and
Implications of Doing
Social Theory
23 May 2025
Programme
❖ 10:00am - 10:30am Registration, Meet & Greet
❖ 10:30am - 12:00pm Workshops
Workshop A (Sarah Bufkin discussant)
• Nabila Islam (Brown University)
• Hochan Kim (University of Oxford)
Workshop B (Birgan Gokmenoglu discussant)
• Ningxiang Sun (University of Edinburgh)
• D'Arcy Ritchie (University of Birmingham)
• Vanessa Schofield (University of Leeds)
❖ 12pm - 1pm Lunch
❖ 1:00pm - 2:30pm Workshops
Workshop C (Teodor Mladenov discussant)
• Sacha Hilhorst (London School of Economics)
• Sara McHaffie (Northumbria University)
• Barbara Neukirchinger (Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences)
Workshop D (Kristin Surak discussant)
• Christian Koutny (University of Hertfordshire)
• Sophie Shall (Glasgow Caledonian University)
• Maria Volkova (University of Exeter)

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · May 21

It's a sad day for us today as we say adieu to @samburgum.bsky.social, who is off to pastures new. Looking forward to seeing what Sam does next, a good guy and an excellent scholar.

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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · May 10

Outreach with @streetskitchen.bsky.social this morning 🫧

#theremaybebubblesahead #heartisaweaponsizeofafist
#solidaritynotcharity

@bcusociology.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social
@city-journal.bsky.social

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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · May 6

Quick bit of research in London this week. The #streetlegal project with @streetskitchen.bsky.social “SK Lawless” clinic will look at role of legal knowledge in fighting eviction of rough sleepers & loiterers, and the powers being used to move people along. @bcusociology.bsky.social

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Public Management Review @pmreview.bsky.social · May 2

In a study of UK police sergeants, Scott Banks and @dranthonymay.bsky.social examine the impact of New Public Management strategies on policing, using semi-structured interviews to explore their managerial challenges www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Apr 28

Looks like a cracking day in Oxford! Hope the talk is outdoors.

Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · Apr 28

Talking about #squattinglondon at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk (a university whose dreaming spires were built by squatters from Headington Quarry) @plutopress.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social

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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · Apr 27

Two book launches this week for #squattinglondon

28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Apr 10

...and this one is supervised by @dranthonymay.bsky.social alongside two colleagues from Criminology and Security Studies, @euanraffle.bsky.social and Dr Ryan O'Connor.

www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

USMEC : US Military-Entertainment Complex from the Cold War to the War on Terror

This research project examines how American popular culture, including movies, TV shows, and other media, intersects with U.S. military and foreign policy messaging from the Cold War to today. The PhD...

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Apr 10

This project will be supervised by @samburgum.bsky.social and Dr Shey Fyffe...

www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

Becoming Brixton: the British Black Panthers, squatting, and community empowerment through histories of the present

Working alongside Dr Samuel Burgum (sociology) and Dr Shey Fyffe (sociology/black studies), this research project will explore the intersections of Black histories and squatting in Brixton through com...

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · Apr 10

There are two great projects that will be supervised by members of our team!

Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 1 week left to apply for a fully funded PhD studentship at BCU! 📢

Want to take your research to the next level? We are currently offering 12 studentships across Business, Law, Social Sciences, Health and Computing. 📚

Find out more about the projects available 👇
www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · Mar 24

Book launch this week:

26/3 University of York. 3:30. Law and Sociology building, Hes East.

@cahr-york.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · Mar 14

I'm supervising a funded PhD. Nice. If you know of someone who might be a good fit for this project (link is below), feel free to pass it on to them. Euan and Ryan are both excellent, and it's a great opportunity all in all.

www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

USMEC : US Military-Entertainment Complex from the Cold War to the War on Terror

This research project examines how American popular culture, including movies, TV shows, and other media, intersects with U.S. military and foreign policy messaging from the Cold War to today. The PhD...

www.bcu.ac.uk

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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · Mar 11

New article out in Annals of Leisure Research which could be of interest if you're into one or more of security, football fan experience, perceptions of alcohol, and Brazil. Due credit must go to co-authors & BlueSky naysayers Buso, Bason, and Owen.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The impact of alcohol sales on perceptions of security amongst Brazilian football fans

In 2003, the Estatuto de Defesa do Torcedor (Fans’ Bill of Rights Act) was introduced in an effort to curb fan violence, resulting in the prohibition of alcohol sales in Brazilian sports stadiums. ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · Mar 6

⚡TOMORROW!⚡

Author Samuel Burgum will be in discussion with Myke from the Advisory Service for Squatters at Freedom Bookshop! Book your ticket below!
@samburgum.bsky.social @assquattheworld.bsky.social

🗓️Fri, Mar 7
⏰7 pm
📍@freedompress.bsky.social
🎟https://buff.ly/4hTTia5

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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · Mar 5

Three book launches this week:

5/3 @ubcgeography.bsky.social (online, 6pm GMT)

6/3 @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social (geography & planning, 12:30)

7/3 @freedompress.bsky.social @assquattheworld.bsky.social (freedom bookshop, 7pm)

@bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social

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BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · Feb 27

Only 2 days left (including today) to submit a short paper for the BSA Theory Symposium!

Discussants:
🟢Sarah Bufkin - @unibirmingham,
🟣Birgan Gokmenoglu - @MyBCUm,
🟡Teodor Mladenov - @dundeeuni,
🔵Kristin Surak - @LSEnews.

#Sociology #SocialTheory #AcademicSky
www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory

A BSA Early Career Regional Funded Symposium (organised by the BSA Theory Study Group)

23 May 2025
University of Cambridge, UK

About the Event

The process of producing social theory is often assumed to be self-explanatory within academic institutions. With the current ‘crisis’ of higher education and intensification of academic precarity disproportionately affecting theoretical scholarship, centres, departments, and institutes, the co-organisers of this Symposium wish to create a space for Early Career scholars interested in social theory to receive feedback on their ongoing research/papers and discuss the day-to-day experiences, challenges, and opportunities of continuing to undertake theoretical scholarship.

We are honoured to announce that our guest discussants are Sarah Bufkin (Assistant Professor in Political Theory at the University of Birmingham), Birgan Gokmenoglu (Lecturer in Sociology at Birmingham City University), Teodor Mladenov (Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Dundee), and Kristin Surak (Associate Professor in Sociology at the London School of Economics).

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵In The #Chronopolitics of the #LeftBehind, Kirsten Forkert & Zaki Nahaboo draw on #presentism and #populist temporal #narratives to study how the Left Behind in the UK is constructed by varied temporal frames and narratives of Global Britain.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The chronopolitics of the ‘Left Behind’: Presentism, populism, and Global Britain - Kirsten Forkert, Zaki Nahaboo, 2025

This article examines the “Left Behind” as a temporal construct and its political uses. In the UK, the “Left Behind” is predominantly discussed as a group of pe...

journals.sagepub.com

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