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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 2d

You can get a sense of what I might be talking about in this blog post on my time in the Bristol Theatre Archives
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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 2d

Looking ahead to what's coming up this month, I'll be speaking at Durham Cathedral with my colleagues Henry and @benedictdouglas.bsky.social about Magna Carta (1225) as part of the ongoing exhibition

Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 15d

Fast approaching! On 15th October, see Henry Jones @durham-university.bsky.social Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social & Benedict Douglas @benedictdouglas.bsky.social reflect upon Magna Carta, chaired by Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social. Tickets: durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 6d

As #Project2025 's manifesto continues to be implemented by the #Trump Administration

Blogs by me & @ruthhoughton.bsky.social

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on (un)democracy & blueprints to dismantle constitutions

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Trump Openly Brags About Having a Project 2025 Creator on His Team

Donald Trump eagerly posted that he and Russell Vought are getting ready to gut “Democrat agencies” during the shutdown.

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Davina Cooper @davinacooper.bsky.social · 8d

so pleased to see these articles by Dan Swain, Flora Renz, Kimberly Hutchings, Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle, and Maša Mrovlje... with more to follow

Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 9d

Articles for the Special Issue on Utopia and Failure are now available on FirstView in the European Journal of Social Theory

See Irretrievable failure: Life in the ruins of utopian dreaming by
Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 9d

Brillaint article “Fail better”: Utopia, Rosa Luxemburg, and learning from failure by @mmrovlje.bsky.social is also part of the Special Issue on Utopia and Failure

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 9d

Kimberley Hutchings on Forever failing: Feminist practices of peace in war/violence in the European Journal of Social Theory as part of the Special Issue on Utopia and Failure

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 9d

Dan Swain writes on Disaster utopia and the state: Success, failure and the fear of co-option

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent article by @florarenz.bsky.social on Disability, chronic illness and COVID-19: Creating criptopias in the wake of a global pandemic

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 9d

Articles for the Special Issue on Utopia and Failure are now available on FirstView in the European Journal of Social Theory

See Irretrievable failure: Life in the ruins of utopian dreaming by
Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 10d

So it's very exciting to stumble across this episode of @lrb.co.uk Close Readings, where the focus is also on Leonora Carrington's "The Hearing Trumpet"

Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 10d

In the Fury Archives (which I reviewed) Richards discusses Leonora Carrington's "The Hearing Trumpet"
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The Fury Archives: Female Citizenship, Human Rights, and the International Avant-Gardes: Law & Literature: Vol 37 , No 2 - Get Access

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 10d

In the Fury Archives (which I reviewed) Richards discusses Leonora Carrington's "The Hearing Trumpet"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

The Fury Archives: Female Citizenship, Human Rights, and the International Avant-Gardes: Law & Literature: Vol 37 , No 2 - Get Access

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 10d

In November @ncl-congov.bsky.social will host a seminar on digital & environmental constitutionalism. Excited to witness Li, Marie and @nifemiadesina.bsky.social bring their ideas together.

20th Nov, research seminar on digital and environmental constitutionalism

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 10d

It was fantastic to bring together @whiterxbbit.bsky.social @cristyclark.bsky.social Aislinn Fanning & Nikki Godden-Rasul (shout out to coauthors) to explore questions of utopia as method within law and legal studies. We left with lots of reflections and a stunning reading list of sci-fi novels!

Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Day 2 of our Methodologies Symposium has kicked off here at Newcastle Law School with a panel discussion chaired by Dr. Ruth Houghton. Drawing on their own methodologies, the panelists explore ‘Prefigurative Legalities and Utopia as Method’

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Dr. Nikki Godden-Rasul and Dr. Ruth Houghton jointly delivered a presentation on the use of Utopianism and Speculative Visionary Fiction as toolkits and methods for Abolition Feminist research.

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Dr. Aislinn Fanning, explored the use of Utopian law-making to re-imagine feminist equality law on the island of Ireland.

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Dr. Cristy Clark delivered an excellent presentation on the politics and methodology of utopian research.

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Dr. Zoe Tongue took us on a journey as we explored Reproductive Utopias.

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Law & Social Justice @lsjleeds.bsky.social · 13d

...featuring our very own Dr Zoe Tongue! @whiterxbbit.bsky.social

Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Day 2 of our Methodologies Symposium has kicked off here at Newcastle Law School with a panel discussion chaired by Dr. Ruth Houghton. Drawing on their own methodologies, the panelists explore ‘Prefigurative Legalities and Utopia as Method’

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 13d

This was such a beautifully curated panel by @ruthhoughton.bsky.social within a beautifully organised two day Methodologies Symposium. I’m so grateful for the experience. Thank you to everyone involved. 🙏🏻

Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Day 2 of our Methodologies Symposium has kicked off here at Newcastle Law School with a panel discussion chaired by Dr. Ruth Houghton. Drawing on their own methodologies, the panelists explore ‘Prefigurative Legalities and Utopia as Method’

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · 13d

In which I admit I was wrong and @ruthhoughton.bsky.social was right…

Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Dr. Cristy Clark delivered an excellent presentation on the politics and methodology of utopian research.

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Day 2 of our Methodologies Symposium has kicked off here at Newcastle Law School with a panel discussion chaired by Dr. Ruth Houghton. Drawing on their own methodologies, the panelists explore ‘Prefigurative Legalities and Utopia as Method’

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 13d

Methodologies Symposium Day 1: Our third panel discussion, chaired by
Nifemi Adesina, a Doctoral Researcher at Newcastle Law School, explored two key ideas: Law and technology and Law as technology.

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 14d

NCL Law Methodologies Symposium Day 1: Dr. Matilde Arvidsson curated a fascinating workshop on the use of knitting as a methodology within the Anti-surveillance space.

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Ruth Houghton @ruthhoughton.bsky.social · 14d

Kinda really enjoyed reading through the proofs for the chapter I co-wrote with Kavi Abraham on 'Global Democracy' for the Research Handbook on Global Governance share.google/MAlM6E7kpQBc...

Research Handbook on Global Governance

‘The literature on global governance, while extensive, lacks one key element: it is rarely truly global. Whether it is focused on how great powers govern or how international institutions regulate, gl...

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Newcastle Law School, UK @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social · 14d

Methodologies Symposium Day 1: Dr. Paola Zichi discussed a very timely approach to archival research within International Law in the presentation ‘Dreaming A Global Feminist Archive: Palestine, International Law and Abolitionist Praxis’

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