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Roger Burrows
@rogerjburrows.bsky.social
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Bristol & Melbourne. Sociology. Geography. Urban Studies. Digital Culture. Prof at University of Bristol, School of Policy Studies & Hon Prof Fellow, Centre for Cities, University of Melbourne & Adjunct Prof, Social Sciences, University of Adelaide.
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 1d
NYSC online seminar on ‘The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter’ featuring Beckie Coleman, Bev Skeggs, Imogen Tyler and Roger Burrows is on tomorrow night, Wednesday October 8 at 7pm (9am London time).
The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter
How Stuff Matters
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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · 6d
From the Archive: David Beer and Roger Burrows, 'Popular Culture, Digital Archives and the New Social Life of Data' - focuses on prosumption practices, digital technologies and the playful vitality of the ‘glossy topics’ that constitute popular culture. (2013) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Popular Culture, Digital Archives and the New Social Life of Data - David Beer, Roger Burrows, 2013
Digital data inundation has far-reaching implications for: disciplinary jurisdiction; the relationship between the academy, commerce and the state; and the very...
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · 4d
www.newcastle.edu.au/events/colle... 9am UK time
The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter
These presentations contribute towards rethinking a politics of the future by exposing where power lies and how it moves in and through us all through our proximities to different forms of matter.
www.newcastle.edu.au
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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · 26d
A new Migrant Research Institute at Goldsmiths is looking for an academic director www.gold.ac.uk/research/cen...
Migrant Futures Institute
Redefining migration studies through creative inquiry and civic engagement.
www.gold.ac.uk
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · 21d
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/goldsmi...
Goldsmiths vice-chancellor Frances Corner to step down in 2026
Frances Corner, the first woman to lead Goldsmiths, will leave her role as vice-chancellor after period of job cuts and restructuring
www.timeshighereducation.com
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · 23d
I think we have responded to this excellent piece…but not online as yet
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Susan J. Smith @sjs1869.bsky.social · 23d
Uncanny timing. New #housing paper arrives online right in the middle of relaxing holiday… www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Edges of Owner-Occupation versus Rentier Capitalism
Over the past half century, housing systems have been reconfigured through processes variously labelled financialization, assetization and rentierization. Unevenly advanced by successive rounds of ...
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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 27d
ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell resigns amid crisis of confidence in leadership
Resignation follows tumultuous period marked by redundancies, proposed course closures and allegations of a toxic work culture
www.theguardian.com
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Sep 1
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Natureculture: rethinking socio-ecological relations | Research School of Social Sciences
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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Aug 6
Delighted to learn that Dr Thao Phan is awarded the 2025 Max Crawford medal, Australia's major prize for early-career humanities researchers! Pleasantly surprised it went to an STS scholar for the first time too. Such good news!
@thaophan.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social #STS
Dr Thao Phan wins 2025 Max Crawford Medal
Dr Thao Phan has won the 2025 Max Crawford medal for her work investigating dynamics of race and gender in algorithmic culture.
humanities.org.au
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jul 14
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
S1 E1 | London underground… literally - ABC listen
London is a layer cake of history — and we're burrowing in deep. We're purely going to stay underground to reveal bigger stories about this storied capital. But the thing is, the further deep you go,...
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jul 12
open.spotify.com/track/7nHA8O...
British People In Hot Weather
The Fall · Extricate (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1990
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jun 30
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Are rents affordable in Amsterdam? Not if you are a newcomer | Amber Howard
The city was once the pinnacle of inclusivity, with working- and middle-class people alike living in social housing – then the private landlords arrived, says social-policy researcher Amber Howard
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Weird Bros @weirdbros.bsky.social · Jun 28
Ah shit, as soon as I posted it I realised I left Mike Masnick ( @mmasnick.bsky.social ) off the list.
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Weird Bros @weirdbros.bsky.social · Jun 28
Molly White @molly.wiki
404 Media @404media.co
Brian Merchant @brianmerchant.bsky.social
Doug Rushkoff @rushkoff.com

That's definitely an incomplete list, but it will tap you into a larger network of people fighting the good fight.

Feel free to add your own suggestions in the replies!

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Weird Bros @weirdbros.bsky.social · Jun 28
Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social
Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social
Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social
Wired Magazine @wired.com
Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social
Quinn Slobodian www.quinnslobodian.com
Julia Black @juliablack.bsky.social
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social

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Weird Bros @weirdbros.bsky.social · Jun 28
Gil Duran @gilduran.com
Parix Marx @parismarx.com (and their podcast @techwontsave.us )
Jenny Kohn @jennycohn.bsky.social
Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com
Emile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social
Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social

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Weird Bros @weirdbros.bsky.social · Jun 28
Having immersed myself in the 'Dark Enlightenment' topic for some time now, I sometimes wonder how we (regular people who believe in democracy) can fight back.

It made me think that it's worth giving a shout-out to some of the people I might term (loosely) 'the resistance'.

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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jun 26
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Nick Land: Dark Enlightenment
Playlist · Experimental Emissions · 156 items · 461 saves
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jun 26
You should live in Australia mate, you’d be pissed all the time…
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jun 11
www.york.ac.uk/chp/housing-...
Code encounters: algorithmic risk-profiling in housing
This project will examine the societal impact of algorithmic risk-profiling tools used by lenders and landlords.
www.york.ac.uk
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Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · Jun 5
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Lunchtime For Fascists: Nick Land And The Uses Of Incoherence
Guest essay by Dr. Joshua Leon, reflecting on his lunch with a (seemingly) mild mannered travel writer who went on to become a neoreactionary hero
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jun 2
Wednesday, October 8, 7pm: ‘The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter’
• Rebecca Coleman (University of Bristol, UK); Roger Burrows (University of Bristol, UK); Beverley Skeggs (Lancaster University, UK).
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-materi...
The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter
How Stuff Matters
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jun 2
We are pleased to announce our online seminar series taking place in the 2nd half of the year with 6 sessions that cover a wide range of important social issues.
You can see full details including abstracts and can book Zoom tickets at our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.com.au/o/newcastle-...
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
The Newcastle Youth Studies Centre is a collaborative group of researchers who work with young people to understand their lives, and the social, cultural, and economic forces they are living in.Too of...
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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · Jun 2
Why Britain’s fintech dream is faltering - on.ft.com/3SijZuv via @FT
Why Britain’s fintech dream is faltering
London was a world leader for payments technology but now risks falling behind
on.ft.com
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