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Angie Hobbs @profangiehobbs.bsky.social · 8h

BBC4 is repeating Bryan Magee’s 1987 series, The Great Philosophers, and I introduce it next Monday 13th at 22.30. I remember being very impressed when it went out that my wonderful PhD supervisor, Myles Burnyeat, was in the very first episode!

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 14h

no words

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 1d

Pop up market outside the Students’ Centre in UCD today.

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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 2d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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andrea cleary @andreacleary.bsky.social · 2d

A few online orders or in-store book purchases would be a nice way to support Books Upstairs after this horrible attack. Who does this? To an independent book shop?

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 2d

You can still buy books from Books Upstairs on their website: booksupstairs.ie

Books Upstairs | Dublin’s Oldest Independent Bookshop

Dublin’s Oldest Independent Bookshop

booksupstairs.ie

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no! This is awful.

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 4d

Ha. The unmistakable architectural glory & outstanding brioche combo gave it away. If you have time, there’s a memorial to Binario 21: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...

Memoriale della Shoah - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 4d

Milano Centrale?

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 27d

Next ECSR conference will take place 15-17 June 2026 at Trinity College Dublin. Abstract deadline 11 January 2026.

If you're wondering if this conference is for you, have a look at the kind of work we publish in @europeansocreview.bsky.social

Submissions: col.eventsair.com/ecsr-2026/su...

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 5d

Ireland has lost a mountain of libraries with the passing of Manchán Magan. A brilliant, gentle, inspiring treasure of a spirit.

As a friend said last night, “He described the Irish language as potent and infinite, but that was him too.”

Seol go réidh, mo chara.

Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55

Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair

www.irishtimes.com

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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 5d

Manchán 🕯️

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 8d

This is fantastic: "Joyce shows that the British Empire's demand for binary selves has colonised the mind of the self-defined Irish nationalist and points to a radical and freeing alternative"🏳️‍⚧️💛🤍💜🖤

Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 8d

It's this! It's this!

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

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Orlaith Darling @darlingorlaith.bsky.social · 7d

Send in your abstracts for the Sadness + Gender conference we're holding in June 2026! We have some fantastic keynote speakers and specialist panels lined up and would love to see you all in Dublin! #cfp @ucdhumanities.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @molimuseum.bsky.social

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 8d

So grateful to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social & editors of #Saothar50 for opportunity to write on Irish housewives. By mad coincidence my ma was interviewed about her everyday experiences in 1968 & that features in my new article. #familyhistory #femaleactivism
dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/specia...

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 8d

On October 2, TENI invites the community to gather, commemorate, and look ahead at the ongoing fight for trans equality 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ #GCNnews

TENI to mark 10 years of Gender Recognition with special event

Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) invites the community to mark another historic triumph: ten years of Gender Recognition.

gcn.ie

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UCD School of Philosophy @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

We’re excited to host the Royal Institute of #Philosophy and UCD School of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture where Professor Alice Crary will give a talk entitled ‘If you’re not outraged about #AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’. Further details below. #PhilSky

The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 12d

If you're not outraged about #AI, you're not paying attention: #Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism. Book tickets for this free public lecture by Professor Alice Crary at University College Dublin:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Shane Bergin @shanedbergin.bsky.social · 9d

My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today!

Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.

It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

Book cover showing two children and two adults playing in a garden. Children are digging & writing in a notebook. There are birds and flowers and a man looking over the wall at them

The Experimenters book on bookshelf facing out with other books near it

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 12d

Interested in feminist approaches to age and mental health?

Join our new reading group starting October 28th where we will be discussing part 2 of Simone de Beauvoir's "Old Age".

Sign up and and see the schedule here: birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/09/laun...

Launching: de Beauvoir Reading Group on "Old Age"

Network members Valeria Motta, Andrew Maile and Jodie Russell are excited to announce that start of a new reading group starting October 28t...

birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com

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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 12d

If you're not outraged about #AI, you're not paying attention: #Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism. Book tickets for this free public lecture by Professor Alice Crary at University College Dublin:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 14d

Ah, what a treasure you have in your office! I loved the film, only sorry I hadn’t seen it before - heartbreaking, tender, furious, brilliant, shamefully relevant.

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks! I just watched it - it's incredibly moving. Wonderful to see Minnie Bruce Pratt, too.

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 14d

I'd like to watch this but the link did this ⬇️. However, if I search "Leslie Feinberg" I can see materials. Do you know the name of the short film?

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thickamus prime @0hbetave.bsky.social · 15d

Go update your LinkedIn settings.

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martha shearer @marthashearer.bsky.social · 15d

JOB: lecturer/assistant professor in global film and media studies.

5yr contract, salary scale €64,753-€102,538, closes noon (Irish time) on October 20th.

pls share and lmk if you have any questions!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU194/l...

ad for job at ucd, crucial para reads:
We welcome applications for the post of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Global Film and Media Studies. We are

interested in applications from candidates who can expand the geographical and historical range of our subjects, and

particularly from those with expertise in East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and/or Latin America. Those with
expertise in indigenous media cultures from any region are also welcome. Film and Media Studies is a vibrant, always-
growing area of teaching and research in UCD, and we are seeking an excellent academic with a proven track record of teaching, research and publication to expand the range of our expertise. The post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design and development of our expanding undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and to collaborate with colleagues to build and promote the subject's reputation for excellence in research. Candidates will be asked to teach a first year module, Media and Globalization, as well as being able to offer ambitious and innovative ideas for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in aspects of their regional specialty, global cinemas and film histories, as well as research-focused modules for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate seminars.

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