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Imogen Tyler

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Political science 36%
Sociology 27%
imogentyler.bsky.social
This a useful primer on the oligarchical fascism we face “In an information-age economy where data is capital, [Musk’s] move resembles the kleptocratic tactics used by oligarchs to amass power and control markets”. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk’s Treasury Data Grab
Data Piracy at a Kleptocratic Scale?
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com

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erininthemorning.com
1. On Friday, protests erupted at Stonewall National Monument, the historic site of the Stonewall uprisings that ignited the modern gay rights movement, in response to the National Park Service removing transgender people from the Stonewall Website.

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Protests Erupt At Stonewall After Trump Removes Trans People From Monument Website
At least one reporter counted the attendees of the protest to number over 1,000 people.
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imogentyler.bsky.social
Your new book looks fantastic Sam - can’t wait to read it.
imogentyler.bsky.social
“ambulances (in UK) spent more than 1.5m hours – equivalent to 187 years – stuck outside A&Es waiting to offload patients in the year to November 2024” staggering data (if also not surprising to those of us who have experienced this disaster & harms first hand). www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day
Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds
www.theguardian.com

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samwetherell.bsky.social
Come to my book launch! Its on 28 February at the University of Liverpool with a fantastic all star line up featuring Patrick Joyce, Abi O'Connor (@abioconnor_ ), Janaya Pickett and Elsa Devienne. Free wine and discussion! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-...
amnestyuk.bsky.social
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
imogentyler.bsky.social
‘If your work doesn’t reach into the future, what’s the point?’ - I so respect Henry Giroux’s work and his deeply passionate political commitment to the value of and role education in support of struggles for social justice www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/2024/11/05/i...
‘If your work doesn’t reach into the future, what’s the point?’ – Faculty of Humanities | McMaster University
www.humanities.mcmaster.ca
imogentyler.bsky.social
Post the cover of a book that influenced you with no description or explanation
Day 10/20
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#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Cover of letters from the Utopia margins by Avery Gordon

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aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Join us on Tuesday, 3rd December 2024 for a workshop on ‘The Politics of Bordering’ @ the University of Brighton - in person or online. I’ll be talking about ‘Coloniality, Europeanness and Race: Britain’s Borders after Brexit’: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/cappe/2024/1...
imogentyler.bsky.social
🤣 I’m still adjusting to the phrase “starter pack”

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stephenshapiro.bsky.social
what's so wrong with having an echo chamber for the left?

sounds like a great idea! let's do it!
imogentyler.bsky.social
Today my morning wake up alarm came in the form of a gentle but persistent pawing at 6am
Small black dog stretches
Paw onto owner to make her get out of bed

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stuartelden.bsky.social
Adam Warren, Julia E. Rodriguez and Stephen T. Casper (eds.), Empire, Colonialism and the Human Sciences: Troubling Encounters in the Americas and Pacific - Cambridge University Press, October 2024 (print and open access)
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Cover of book, with photo showing a museum room damaged by fire
imogentyler.bsky.social
Been discussing how “stigma”
translates into Chinese (and Chinese social contexts) with my friend this evening. Closest we got was 污名 [Wu Ming] would be fascinating to think through the idea & mechanics of “Stigma Power” in non-European contexts.
imogentyler.bsky.social
Thanks Kat - I’m enjoying teaching it
saffroneast.bsky.social
Our book is out! Get your library requests in for Anti-racism in Britain: Traditions, histories and trajectories, c.1880-present

& thank you to all who contributed to the volume, it was a pleasure working with everyone.
jofhistgeog.bsky.social
New review article!

'Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism': A roundtable with @milesogborn.bsky.social, Herman L. Bennett, Kennetta Hammond Perry, Bill Schwarz and Catherine Hall.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

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imogentyler.bsky.social
I’ve reorganised the module by focusing on key questions (and theorists) - drawing it together through a “connected sociologies” framework. Seems to work - but always hard to fit everything in.
Module outline for social theory undergraduate module
imogentyler.bsky.social
Been really enjoying teaching the core undergrad social theory module this year to our sociology majors. Students super-engaged.
Montage of social theorists taught to Undergrads Montage of social theorists taught to undergraduates What is the black sociological tradition. Du Bois What is racial capitalism? connected sociologies and connected histories  from E.P Thompson to Catherine Hall

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