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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 4h

Yes! I also met @genderedform.bsky.social and we produce great research together!

Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 14h

Controversial opinion:

Only people who are very very good should read their presentations at conferences, because it's more difficult to engage the audience when reading (vs presenting freely)

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

Excellent question. Unfortunately, the answers seems to be: yes

RRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 13d

The #RadicalRight in the US: L. de Jonge, V. Georgiadou, D. Halikiopoulou, et al. “Is the Far Right a Global Phenomenon? Comparing Europe and Latin America: A Scholarly Exchange”. In: Nations and Nationalism 31.1 (2025), pp. 7-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.13074.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 1d

In two occasions I almost got academic positions I REALLY wanted (I was the second in the list), and I realize only now that they were in places I absolutely don't like... so maybe it's destiny protecting me from living where I won't be truly happy

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 2d

All the best for your new position!

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 2d

Many of the groups I study also are populist in using digital media as an alternative to the "mainstram media," which are seen as in the hands of political elites.

A grounding text on populism is Ernesto Laclau's "On Populist Reason" www.amazon.it/Populist-Rea...

On Populist Reason : Laclau, Ernesto: Amazon.it: Libri

www.amazon.it

Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 2d

What I know, is that far-right leaders often use populist communication to interact with people who feel marginalized, so they can present themselves as one of them.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 2d

What is populism?

Populism is how the "common people" are seen as separate and different from the "elites"

I attended the 9th Populism Specialist Symposium in Thessaloniki and I mainly learned that... I still have a lot of learning to do on populism.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 3d

Me: they’ll release the movie of the cat in the hat

Toddler: really? Can we watch it tomorrow?

Me: No it’s in 2026, next year

Toddler: WHAT? I’ll be 4 in a year! I’ll be old! I won’t even like movies anymore!

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 4d

This is Mount Olympus in case you’re looking for Zeus

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 4d

I spent 5 years of my life studying Ancient Greek for 6 hours a week and now I totally see the point because I entered a shop in Thessaloniki and understood where the children section was

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 5d

If you want to stop the genocide, we're on the same side and we're fighting for the same cause

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 5d

And fun fact: my 2018 monograph has a chapter on anti-gender groups which is titled "who's afraid of gender", but the reason of my chapter's name is a tale for another day So of course that's today reading suggestion

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 5d

And not only that, she's an incredible human being, she took the time to talk with me and my colleague @genderedform.bsky.social asking about our work, and she's so kind and friendly.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 5d

I've always admired Butler's work but her speech was absolutely fantastic, touching upon all the key issues of our time: from gender to Palestine, from fascism to hegemony.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 5d

Reading suggestion:

Judith Butler, "Who's afraid of gender?"

I have just attended the 9th Populism Specialist Group Symposium in Thessaloniki, Greece, and one of the keynote speakers was Judith Butler.

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Mauro Gatti @maurogatti.bsky.social · 5d

Twice, workers in Italy went on strike against the genocide. Twice, our department suspended its lectures. Not because professors joined the strike — most didn’t — but because the administrative staff did. A reminder: neither power nor morality are the prerogative of the elites. Quite the contrary.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 5d

I look sad in this picture but really I am so happy! This is a fantastic workshop

Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 5d

@giuliaevolvi.bsky.social and myself presented our paper on populism and social media in G.Meloni's election campaign at the symposium on populism here in Thessaloniki. We are happy to share this work with a different and welcoming audience.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 6d

I just had the privilege to listen to Judith Butler’s keynote with @genderedform.bsky.social and it was a fantastic reflection of hegemony and resistance

Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 6d

From gender to immigration to the flotilla showing up on the day of atonement, Prof Judith Butler gifted us with in-depth reflections of our current times.

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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 6d

From gender to immigration to the flotilla showing up on the day of atonement, Prof Judith Butler gifted us with in-depth reflections of our current times.

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Anna Neumaier @annaneumaier.bsky.social · 7d

It's a wrap! Letzte Woche hat unsere Summer School "Religious Belonging and Digital Media" an der Uni Erfurt stattgefunden. Wir hatten das Privileg, aus über 120 internationalen Bewerbungen (!) 24 tolle Teilnehmende auszuwählen, die dort ihre PhD-Projekte präsentieren und diskutieren konnten. ->

Gruppe von Wissenschaftlerinnen vor einem Unigebäude.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 8d

Sometimes I open journals’ websites and my profile is still with an email I used two universities ago… this is what happens when you move so much…

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 8d

But the Internet is not a public sphere. Not everyone has equal access, and some voices remain unheard.

So, it's better to talk about alternative publics, like subaltern counterpublics or third spaces, where people organize digital activism.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 8d

Can everyone have a voice on the Internet?

The simple answer is no, because the Internet is not a public sphere.

I was teaching a summer school in Germany, so of course we talked Habermas and the public sphere.

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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 11d

Yes!