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JC Gaillard @jcgaillard.bsky.social · 15d

Check out the maiden issue of Wicked Stars - a zine to trouble disaster studies! Available from: www.radixonline.org/wickedstars. Pieces by @kschmutina.bsky.social, @ajfaas.bsky.social, @aditisharan15.bsky.social, @ricardosefes.bsky.social, and many more.

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JC Gaillard @jcgaillard.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Benschrift: Reflecting on Ben Wisner’s contributions to scholarship and scholars: www.routledge.com/Reflecting-o... @victormarchezini.bsky.social @kschmutina.bsky.social @ilankelman.bsky.social

Reflecting on Ben Wisner’s contributions to scholarship and scholars: The Benschrift

This book is a festschrift in tribute to Ben Wisner’s contributions to disaster studies and adjacent fields of scholarship such as political ecology, development, and sustainability. This festschrift...

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Jun 15

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ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson with the words " no comment " above him

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Jun 12

Current Loughborough Doctoral Researchers, come and work with us at the IAS!
A fixed term role for one year, at six hours per week, supporting our visiting Fellows, their events, and ongoing Legacy, more details here -
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Job profile

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JC Gaillard @jcgaillard.bsky.social · Jun 12

The latest issue of DPM is available: www.emerald.com/insight/publ.... Check it out! @eraju.bsky.social @kschmutina.bsky.social @ricardosefes.bsky.social @kzcanete.bsky.social

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DisastersDecon.bsky.social @disastersdecon.bsky.social · May 19

Join us today at 4pm BST for a conversation with @danielle-rivera.bsky.social & Dewald Van Niekerk! It’s wonderful to have them back on the podcast 🤩

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · May 15

Join Us @lborouniversity – Shape the Future of Research 💜🙌

Are you ready to lead, collaborate, and innovate? We are seeking ~100 exceptional academics to join our vibrant community and tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.

www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad...

DMs open for informal chat

Join your team. Bring your team. Build your team.

Loughborough University is seeking top research talent from around the world to build, join and shape the teams facing down the most pressing challenges of our time.

www.lboro.ac.uk

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · May 14

The next one is coming up on Monday 🤓

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JC Gaillard @jcgaillard.bsky.social · May 14

Nghozi na Nxungeto Ku valanga nhlamuselo hi tihlo ra
tindzimi ta Afrika: jamba.org.za/index.php/ja... @kschmutina.bsky.social @eraju.bsky.social

Nghozi na Nxungeto Ku valanga nhlamuselo hi tihlo ra tindzimi ta Afrika (Dzonga): Mhaka ya Xitsonga eka mbulavulo wa khombo | Mathebula | Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies aims to engage, inform, and catalyse scholarly discourse within research and real-world practices that work towards the minimisation of vulnerabilities and disa...

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 19

For a second, I thought that this cafe starts with letter F…

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Apr 16

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.

Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project

At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 10

New issue of Disaster Prevention & Management is now out 🤓

www.emerald.com/insight/publ...

Disaster Prevention and Management: Vol. 34 Iss. 2 | Emerald Insight

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 9

It’s been so wonderful to have @carinalejandria.bsky.social as our @lboroias.bsky.social Residential Fellow! Hope we’ll see you again soon! 🤩

Carin Alejandria @carinalejandria.bsky.social · Apr 8

Life update: I recently concluded my month-long residential fellowship at the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Institute of Advanced Studies. During my stay, I delivered two seminars: 1) localizing flood resilience in Southeast Asia, 2)patchwork ethnography. Recorded lecture here: youtu.be/rQXRxdbS_1o

Dr Maria Carinnes Alejandria - Localizing Resilience in Urban Communities in Southeast Asia...

YouTube video by Loughborough University IAS

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 8

‼️Only a couple of weeks left before the deadline‼️
Come spend a month at @lboroias.bsky.social! You’ll get to meet my amazing @lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues, hang out with other IAS Fellows, focus on your research, & drink lots of coffee with me at the International House🤓 lnkd.in/e7rfbNjy

Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

www.lboro.ac.uk

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · Apr 7

Job Opening!

Massachusetts Maritime Academy has a tenure-track position open in our emergency management undergrad program. Apply ASAP if you're qualified & interested.

Bonus: you will get to hang out with me and @wesinjapan.bsky.social

www.maritime.edu/human-resour...

Full Time, Tenure Track Emergency Management Faculty

*Please note: This is a full-time, benefit eligible tenure track position for Candidates with a terminal degree. Candidates without a terminal degree will be considered for a one year, benefitted, non...

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happening today! 👇👇👇

DisastersDecon.bsky.social @disastersdecon.bsky.social · Apr 1

Join us on Monday 7th April when we will be joined by Kevin Grove & Zachary Leon! This convo is going to be so much fun 🤩
You can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel or facebook page 🤓🤓

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thank you! @vonmeding.bsky.social & I love that our @disastersdecon.bsky.social podcast is recommended to students 🤓

Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 4

Read this book! 🔥
You can also watch Sophie Lewis about this book - and her other amazing work - at our @lboroias.bsky.social seminar last year: youtu.be/MBGkeY4z-IU?...

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DisastersDecon.bsky.social @disastersdecon.bsky.social · Apr 1

Join us on Monday 7th April when we will be joined by Kevin Grove & Zachary Leon! This convo is going to be so much fun 🤩
You can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel or facebook page 🤓🤓

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Mar 24

Today’s livestream with @kzcanete.bsky.social & @seeleysue.bsky.social was so fun! You can catch up with it on our YouTube channel 🤩🤩🤩

DisastersDecon.bsky.social @disastersdecon.bsky.social · Mar 19

Join us next Monday 24th March 4pm GMT for an exciting conversation about disaster & feminism with @kzcanete.bsky.social & @seeleysue.bsky.social 🤩🤩🤩
You can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Mar 24

❣️❣️❣️fancy spending a month at @lboroias.bsky.social? Then apply for our Residential Fellowship 🤓👇

Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 24

International Researchers! Only 1 month left to the deadline for our Residential Fellowship programe - Friday 25th April. Stay @lborouniversity.bsky.social for a month, spend time collaborating, writing, and meet a wide variety of other Fellows doing the same!
www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

www.lboro.ac.uk

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Mar 24

Join us today at 4pm for the latest episode of @disastersdecon.bsky.social featuring @kzcanete.bsky.social & @seeleysue.bsky.social 🤩

DisastersDecon.bsky.social @disastersdecon.bsky.social · Mar 19

Join us next Monday 24th March 4pm GMT for an exciting conversation about disaster & feminism with @kzcanete.bsky.social & @seeleysue.bsky.social 🤩🤩🤩
You can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

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DisastersDecon.bsky.social @disastersdecon.bsky.social · Mar 19

Join us next Monday 24th March 4pm GMT for an exciting conversation about disaster & feminism with @kzcanete.bsky.social & @seeleysue.bsky.social 🤩🤩🤩
You can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Mar 15

“To speak of the end of the world is to speak of the need to imagine, rather than a new world to replace our present one, a new people, the people that is missing. A people who believes in the world that will have to create with whatever world we will have left them.” 🔥

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Mar 13

Check out the latest issue of Disaster! There are some fantastic papers in it🤓

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Disasters: Vol 49, No 2

Click on the title to browse this issue

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