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Gemma Bird @gemmabird.bsky.social · 14h

Pleased to share our new article in which we critically engage with the role that the “categories of migration” play in determining who does and does not “belong” in Europe and how they are changing.

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 17h

#OpenAccess from the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics -

Who is Disposable? The Making and Re-Making of the “Bad” Migrant at Europe’s Borders - https://cup.org/473YrJ8

- @gemmabird.bsky.social & @davideschmid.bsky.social

#FirstView #JREP10

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · 2d

I am excited to share that I’ll be speaking as part of the Birmingham Literature Festival on the topic of ‘Malcolm X: A Deeper Purpose ‘this Saturday: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/mal...

Malcolm X: A Deeper Purpose | Birmingham Rep

www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · 15d

Im in an IR textbook as a reference in world politics! Check out : ‘Thinking World Politics Otherwise: A Diverse Introduction to International Relations’ from Oxford University Press 📚 Thank you to the amazing editors for highlighting my work! @livunipol.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you to everyone who came to our @oxfordunipress.bsky.social book launch , Narratives of Hope, and Storytelling against the colonial panels and round tables ☺️it’s been an honour to share my thoughts and research with the @europeanisa.bsky.social research community ! #eisapec2025

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 27

Really enjoyed the panel on ‘ Memory, Justice, and the Politics of knowing : Decolonial Perspectives on Transitional Contexts’ ! Got to see some great presentations from Noga Glucksam and Sung-Jin Park! @uni-jena.de @richmondunildn.bsky.social‬ #eisapec2025

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 27

Excited to listen to the role of Critical/Orthodox Terrorism Studies in the permissibility of violence this morning with @lisastampnitzky.bsky.social @rmkhan.bsky.social @nicolapratt.bsky.social Madeline-sophie abbas and @amnakaleem.bsky.social
#eisapec2025

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 24

Congratulations to @malikalnasir.bsky.social on his book launch for ‘Searching for My Slave Roots:From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge’ yesterday at @walkerartgallery.bsky.social It’s been an honour to witness Malik win and share his story with the world: harpercollins.co.uk/products/sea...

Malik Al Nasir speaking at Walker Art Gallery

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you for this @wowfest.bsky.social !

Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 21

Stay safe Liverpool. It’s shame that in 2025 we still have to tell the police that the safety of racialised people matters more than ensuring white supremacists are happy,content, and ‘free’

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 20

“People are overwhelmed – emotionally, mentally, physically, financially; they cannot endure any more suffering.” aje.io/ymvlk3

In Gaza City, we are saying goodbye

Forced expulsion is looming and we know this time we may never see our homes again.

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Andrew Kelly @andrewkelly.bsky.social · Dec 27

Looking for more reading? I edited - and contributed to - this special edition on James Baldwin for Writers Mosaic. writersmosaic.org.uk/content/goin...

Going to meet James Baldwin - Writers Mosaic

James Baldwin was an activist, public intellectual and a guide for understanding the nuances of race. In this edition we explore how he remains an inspiration for a new generation taking on the persis...

writersmosaic.org.uk

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 19

See you there! ☺️

Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'll be reading an excerpt from my upcoming book (still being drafted😅) here: Storytelling Against the Colonial

TB-S18
Thursday, 28 Aug 2025
11:00 - 12:30
Belmeloro - Aula 3 Spisa

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'll be discussing the politics of care as part of the roundtable organised by the amazing Alina Sajed here:
Narratives of Hope and Yearning: Strategies and Lessons for Navigating and Disrupting a Broken World

TA-S18
Thursday, 28 Aug 2025
09:00 - 10:30
Palazzo Hercolani - Aula Di Virgilio

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'll be presenting my latest book chapter titled 'Racism and Racialization in International Relations Knowledge' here: Roundtable and Book Launch: Knowledge and Expertise in International Politics

WD-KNOWIR
Wednesday, 27 Aug 2025
16:00 - 17:30
Belmeloro - Aula F

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am excited to share that I'll be presenting three times next week as part of the @europeanisa.bsky.social Pan European Conference. Please reach out if you're an IR or Security Studies scholar with an interest in race and IR or anticolonial theory. It'll be my first time there #EISAPEC2025

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Jul 29

Palestinian activist Odeh Hadalin (a.k.a. Awdah Hathaleen), who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was shot to death in the West Bank on Monday.

'No Other Land' Contributor Odeh Hadalin Killed in West Bank Settler Attack

Odeh Hadalin, a contributor to the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was reportedly killed in an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Well, I guess it’s never too early to post this again —

‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR

YouTube video by NPR

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Jul 3

The working group that co-wrote this document is re-applying for funding and continuing its activities. Have any questions about the group? Please email me at [email protected].

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Jul 3

We were also greatly inspired by the work of
‪@priyamvadagopal.bsky.social‬ who motivated our project's anticolonial definition with her amazing book 'Insurgent Empire' and Adom Getachew's 'Worldmaking After Empire'.

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Jul 3

We were greatly inspired by the following
‪@david-batty.bsky.social 's articles concerning the decolonising movement: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020... and www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Jul 3

In 4 months it will have been a year since some amazing colleagues and I co-wrote 'An appeal to Anti-colonial education at the University of Liverpool' www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacu... . It is hoped that this is a helpful resource for educators elsewhere. ‪@liverpooluni.bsky.social‬

www.liverpool.ac.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 22

The Windrush generations were proudly British. Yet immigrants are still fighting to be seen that way | Diane Abbott

This week’s Windrush Day reception at No 10 was joyous – but also a reminder of the ugliness behind the ‘island of strangers’ rhetoric, says Labour MP Diane Abbott

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Sandy O’Sullivan (Wiradjuri, trans they/them) @sandyosullivan.bsky.social · Jun 16

The following thread contains 201 open access articles, books, chapters & reports written and led by First Nations’ researchers. We write our own research across all areas. The order is random and ranges across disciplines, because of course it does.
#201FirstNationsArticles

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Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · Jun 19

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 www.theguardian.com/education/20...

English universities barred from enforcing blanket bans on student protests

Office for Students guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus

www.theguardian.com

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