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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Sep 4

oh right. see you soon =)

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks, Fadia. Hope you're doing well.

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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

Ioana Cerasella Chis
University of Birmingham
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Joe Davidson
University of Cambridge
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Mr Sebastian Raza
University of Cambridge
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Sarah Bufkin
University of Birmingham
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Birgan Gokmenoglu
Birmingham City University
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Neal Harris
Oxford Brookes University
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Zheng Liu
University of Bristol
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Maria Volkova
University of Exeter
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Jul 1

TODAY: Publicly available online panel on Critical Pedagogies and Praxis in and Against Capitalism @sasemeeting.bsky.social, organised by me and Yasemin Bavbek. Check out the link for the panel description, papers, and Zoom link here: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/37937/...

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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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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thank you, Nerea, that's great to hear!

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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

Last but not least, Felix Ringel's Afterword on #Time and #Politics reflects on how the two are co-constituted & its implications for social transformation and the social sciences. We thank him again for his careful reading and considerate insights.🧵

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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.

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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...

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵Neda Genova, in View from the Window, builds on #rhythmanalysis to examine a Bulgarian language fb group during #Covid19 #lockdowns. She shows how a/synchronicity relate to the articulation/obfuscation of sociomaterial conditions.

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵Ann Mische & Sehrazat Mart's Imagined Interventions focuses on public interest #scenario projects in the African context. They show how different #genres of scenario projects lead to temporal splitting and #strategic action.

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵Birgan Gokmenoglu & Gabriela Manley's #Hope and #TimeWork in #Dystopian Contexts compares fieldnotes from Scotland and Turkey. They expand the concept of time work & argue that generating hope requires both emotion work and time work.

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵Colin Ruggero's Planning for Anything, not for Everything examines the #Philadelphia Action Council (PAC) towards the contested 2020 US elections. He argues that the temporal structure of PAC led activists to embrace uncertainty, allowing for adaptability.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵Lesley Wood writes on #Temporal #Conflict and Challenging the #Police through an analysis of fieldnotes of protests in Toronto and NYC, govt and police docs, and media coverage. She argues that temporal properties shape contention and strategic decisions.

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵In our short Introduction, we emphasise the collective nature of temporal agency & time's relation to #power, #inequalities, and #social #change. For a brief thematic summary of the issue and the contributions, find our intro here:

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧵Happy to announce our Special Issue on the #Political and #Transformative Uses of #Time is out! Coedited by me & E Colin Ruggero. Many thanks to all our contributors and to @timeandsociety.bsky.social. Hope it will be useful for those thinking time politically.

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 9

Have a look at the articles in the SI, maybe there's something in there for you!

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 7

Naked fieldnotes by elliott & wolf-meyer!

Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 5

Intro to the SI #Political and #Transformative Uses of #Time is published! Coauthored by me and Colin Ruggero. Drawing on time's entanglements with power, inequality, and social justice, we reflect esp. on collective temporal agency: @timeandsociety.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Feb 5

Felix Ringel's insightful Afterword to our SI Political and Transformative Uses of Time is out! He focuses on the co-constitution of pols & time thru a close reading of the SI's contributions. See here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @durhamanthropology.bsky.social @timeandsociety.bsky.social

Afterword: Time and Politics - Felix Ringel, 2024

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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · Jan 28

This will be a great day of workshopping and discussing ways of doing theory at @camsociology.bsky.social in May. I'll be one of the discussants, w/ Sarah Bufkin @unibirmingham.bsky.social, Teodor Mladenov @dundee.ac.uk & Kristin Surak @lsesociology.bsky.social. Here's the cfp for ECRs:

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · Jan 22

Call for Short Papers (750 - 1,000 words by 28th February 2025, 5pm GMT)

The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory (One-Day Symposium)
A BSA Theory & BSA Early Career Forum Event due to take place on Friday, 23rd May 2025!

More details here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#SocialTheory

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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · Jan 25

Submit your short paper for ‘The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory’ Symposium by 28 Feb

- a space for Early Career scholars interested in social theory to receive feedback & discuss day-to-day experiences & challenges of undertaking theoretical work
www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

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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