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Gwyneth Lonergan @drglonergan.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm very excited to share that the next SSAHE webinar will be a celebration of my new book - Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy - and of Bordering Social Reproduction by Rachel Rosen and Eve Dickson. Please register and join us online, 9 October, at 5pm #AcademicSky

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Next webinar: Bordering/Mothering, 9 October

Register on EventBrite to receive a Zoom link. In this event, we will celebrate two new books by SSAHE members: Bordering social reproduction: Migrant mothers and children making lives in the …

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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨Vital conversations about violence against women and girls (VAWG) are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda.

We're proud to join 200 organisations in urging the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG.

A link to a news story is here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Not in our name. 200 organisations unite to warn against the weaponisation of violence against women and girls. Logos include the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Hibiscus, Southall Black Sisters, and Women for Regugee Women

Facts about violence against women and girls in the UK: 1 in 3 will experience domestic violence, 2 women are murdered by a partner or ex-partner every 8 days, over 90% of perpetrators of rape and sexual assault are known to their victims, 1 in 2 rapes against women are carried our by a partner or ex-partner, women who are subjected to No Recourse to Public Funds are 3 times more likely to experience VAWG, 1 in 2 victims of stalking are stalked by a current or ex-intimate partner, Over 90% of stalking perpetrators are known to their victims.

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Bridget Byrne @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social · Jul 30

Great to see this paper out!

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Amit Singh @amit-singh.bsky.social · Jul 28

New paper for @bjsociology.bsky.social exploring how working-class young people in London, Rochdale & Morecambe associate university with risk due to debt (deterring some), but also potential reward in terms of grad premium, and crucially, dignity

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Managing Risk & Seeking Dignity: Working‐Class Perceptions of University in London, Rochdale & Morecambe

This paper examines how working-class young people enroled at college in London, Rochdale and Morecambe perceive of university. It argues that university represents a great risk, associated with high...

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Amit Singh @amit-singh.bsky.social · Jul 28

The paper derives from my wider @leverhulme.ac.uk project that will become a book with @princetonupress.bsky.social probably in 2027....

Might be of interest @ethnicityuk.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Researching equality at work & in society in a hostile political context

🗣 @shamuskhan.bsky.social & Nelarine Cornelius
📆2-4pm Weds 16 July (lunch from 1pm) Manchester

Workshop from @workequalities.bsky.social & @ethnicityuk.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researchin... @uomsoss.bsky.social

Researching equality at work and in society in a hostile political context

A roundtable workshop exploring challenges faced by scholars working on equality, inclusion and social justice.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jul 1

“All of this can seem intimidating. You feel like an imposter.” – Racially minoritised museum staff member

@bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social @roaa-ali.bsky.social‬ @uomsociology.bsky.social‬ on the heritage industry, institutional whiteness and the limits of inclusion.

#OpenAccess buff.ly/NtDEu6L

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Bridget Byrne @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social · Jun 20

I did a comparative study of citizenship ceremonies - and the experiences of new citizens in the UK - I think it’s a bit more complicated. Big-hearted but also conditional and producing narratives of welcome which can clash with new citizen’s actual experiences books.google.co.uk/books/about/...

Making Citizens

In an increasingly mobile world with mounting concerns about the states' control of borders and migration, passports and citizenship rights matter more than ever. This book asks what citizenship cerem...

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · Jun 20

FILM PREMIERE: The Jazzie B Archives

Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B OBE takes us on a journey through his personal archive, tracing a vital & under-told history of post war Black British music, creativity, enterprise & collectivity 🎶

The film premieres today at 8.30pm here: youtu.be/YNZXKN3e-No

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · Jun 19

New report shows a ‘dose response’ relationship between racism and poor mental health

The study, partnering with @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, exposes how racism harms mental health through systemic factors like financial strain, health risks & social exclusion.⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

New report shows a ‘dose response’ relationship between racism and poor mental health

A new report titled The impact of racial discrimination on mental health investigates how experiencing racial discrimination affects mental health, both directly and indirectly.It finds a ‘dose-respon...

www.manchester.ac.uk

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Bridget Byrne @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social · Jun 18

New article by @roaa-ali.bsky.social and me - coming out of @ethnicityuk.bsky.social research on how agendas of inclusivity and diversity played out in a museum setting. We make the case that a focus on anti-racism would have produced more critical change.

The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jun 16

“There was an investment on being inclusive – but in a way which tended not to involve a clear sense of what might need to change.”

@bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social @roaa-ali.bsky.social‬ @uomsociology.bsky.social‬ on the challenges that museums face in decolonisation.

#OpenAccess buff.ly/NtDEu6L

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jun 16

“There was an investment on being inclusive – but in a way which tended not to involve a clear sense of what might need to change.”

@bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social @roaa-ali.bsky.social‬ @uomsociology.bsky.social‬ on the challenges that museums face in decolonisation.

#OpenAccess buff.ly/NtDEu6L

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Roaa Ali @roaa-ali.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 Fresh off the press!

The Endurance of Whiteness in a Museum
by me & @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social
out now @thesociologicalreview.org

We examine how whiteness persists in the UK’s CCIs, focusing on limits of decolonisation and anti-racism in museums.

🔗 buff.ly/NtDEu6L
#OpenAccess #RaceAndCulture

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Nick Thoburn 🇵🇸 @nickthoburn.bsky.social · Jun 6

Resending the free PDF of my book ‘Brutalism as Found: Housing, Form and Crisis at Robin Hood Gardens’, now with a link that works (scroll to ‘Access this doc’) research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · Jun 9

New article by Mauricio Rentería which uses 'Don't know' responses on opinion surveys to investigate the link between class and a willingness to state a political opinion (& perhaps feel entitled to participate in politics) in Peru.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Social Class and the Willingness to Have an Opinion and Politically Participate in Peru

This paper examines how class affects political engagement in the Peruvian context. Drawing from a Bourdieusian approach, this study uses ‘don't know’ (DK) responses on opinion surveys as a measure o...

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Roaa Ali @roaa-ali.bsky.social · Jun 2

📢 Giving a talk soon!
The making of pragmatist feminism in Arab American women’s cultural productions

🗓️ Thurs 19 June 2025
🕐 1–2.30pm (UK)
📍 Manchester/online

Hosted by
@ethnicityuk.bsky.social

events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...

👀 Join if you're into #ArabAmerican #Feminism #Theatre #CCIs

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Apr 16

📢Jailed For 8 Years For A Group Chat: Challenging Institutional Racism in the Courts

🗣️Keir Monteith KC explores how a young aspiring law student, Ade Adedeji, was wrongly convicted of GBH conspiracy in a case that’s now known as the Manchester 10
📅1 May, 5-7pm

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jailed-for...

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · Apr 16

🎉Congratulations to @bcernusa.bsky.social winner of the @isa-sociology.bsky.social RC05 Best PG/Early Career paper for her multi-method paper on how Roma workers are entrapped in predatory debt
@uomsociology.bsky.social @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/the-un...

🎉Congratulations to Barbora Cernusakova, PhD, who has won the… | The University of Manchester Sociology Department

🎉Congratulations to Barbora Cernusakova, PhD, who has won the International Sociological Association (ISA) RC05 Prize for Best Postgraduate/Early Career Paper for her paper titled 'Predatory Debt ...

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · Feb 12

"Babygirl, You’ve Got This!" by April-Louise M. Pennant sheds light on anti-Black racism, classism & resilience in education. read the review by Bridget Byrne @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social here: https://buff.ly/41crmcf

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · Mar 31

EVENT: Against Definitions - Alana Lentin
📆 1.30-3pm Tues 22 April (Manchester/online)

Alana Lentin on why defining antisemitism will not bring us closer to anti-racism.
@uomsoss.bsky.social @bridgetbyrne8.bsky.social @pennyrabiger.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/against-de...

Against Definitions

Alana Lentin on why defining anti-semitism does not bring us close to anti-racism.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Stuart Hall Foundation @stuarthallfdn.bsky.social · Feb 4

Just a month left to submit your entries to the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize!

Open to submissions from UK-based entrants aged 18 to 30 inclusive, the prize invites new and unpublished writing that connects with Professor Stuart Hall’s ideas and impacts broad public discourse.

Stuart Hall Foundation: The Stuart Hall Essay Prize. Call for submissions: November 2024 - March 2025.

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Dr Patsy Irizar @patsyirizar.bsky.social · Feb 3

Great day at the @ethnicityuk.bsky.social early career researcher event! So nice to meet other ECRs in the same field - here’s our anti-racism octopus!

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · Jan 30

Upcoming event!

'Still 'Nae Problem' Here?'

27 February, 4.30-8.30pm GMT

Community conversation in collaboration with @maryhill-in.bsky.social, @crer-scotland.bsky.social, @ethnicityuk.bsky.social & Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Register to attend:
www.eventbrite.com/e...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social

Still 'Nae Problem' Here?

Join us for a public assembly on Scotland's denial of racism

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Amit Singh @amit-singh.bsky.social · Jan 23

Short piece with @jameskneale.bsky.social & Vallu for Points History summarising (and expanding) arguments we made for @ejcs-journal.bsky.social With some brief family history!

The Desi Pub: postcolonial, anti-racist histories of ‘the British pub’

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The Desi Pub: postcolonial, anti-racist histories of ‘the British pub’

This essay examines the racialized history of British pubs in the context of contemporary laments about declining numbers of pubs.

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Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · Jan 23

New book series, UNIVERSITY REIMAGINED, edited by @sadiahabib.bsky.social and me, with thanks to @manchesterup.bsky.social, & esp. commissioning editor @lauramswift.bsky.social. BOOK PROPOSALS NOW WELCOME - please get in touch if you have an idea. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/unive...

University Reimagined - Manchester University Press

The University Reimagined series offers a home for fresh ideas about higher education and innovative solutions to the challenges it faces, both within the UK and internationally.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

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