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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New episode of Ethnographic Writing & Concepts is out! I discuss how I moved from ethnography to theory through the example of the concept of everyday struggle. I talk about the approaches to working with concepts in sociology and anthropology. Enjoy watching 👉🏾 youtu.be/kHX3JmhTO1I

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How I came to the concept of everyday struggle | Ethnographic Writing & Concepts Episode 4

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📚 New book: Futures in the History of Deindustrialisation, eds. L. Azara, E. Betti, S. Moitra, F. Sanna & C. Wicke (Bologna University Press, 2026) — with @DePOT contributions from Gilda Zazzara, Helen Wagner & Stefan Moitra, supported by DePOT's RVR Publication Fund.

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The paperback edition of ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’ is now available for £12.50 at checkout from Manchester University Press. For those who’re interested in social class, everyday life, inequality, struggle & deindustrialization 👉🏾 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195746/

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The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia by Alexandrina Vanke

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Piotr Goldstein @piotrgoldstein.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Does social engagement in childhood or adolescence affect the disposition to participate in #protest later in life? Do members of #informal #collectives protest more or less than people who belong to #NGOs and other associations? For answers, join us today at 13h at @uomsoss.bsky.social #AFPP2026

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

‘Working-class boys from Bradford didn’t go to art school. It just wasn’t the done thing. That was for other people. But Hockney was born to subvert expectations.’

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Bryan @elwick70.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Yorkshire, indeed the world, has lost some of its colour today. Garrowby Hill, a Yorkshire landscape by David Hockney, 1998. So long, David.

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Always loved these early Hockney paintings of Bradford

Oil painting of Eccleshill near Bradford by David Hockney

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands. The only way to avoid the worst is to urgently ditch fossil fuels www.dw.com/en/earths-cl...

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Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands. The only way to avoid the worst is to urgently ditch fossil fuels...

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Avery Hill Publishing @averyhill.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

What an artist. There can be few comics creators who have had a greater impact than Marjane Satrapi has.

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Jeremy Morris @jeremymorris.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Nice of Greg to review me in the latest LRB:

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My book review of Tim Butcher’s ‘Creative work beyond precarity’ is now out in WES. Welcome to read it if you’re interested in how creativity helps to rethink precarity through colaborative work and learning 👉🏾 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Jon Agar @jonagar.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🌿 A new video abstract explains the key ideas from my recent article on theorisation of everyday struggle through the environmental initiatives of urban gardening and waste sorting. Here I experiment with combining the talking-head format with ethnographic documentary footage 👉🏽 youtu.be/Ds0eOFoRvCQ

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Theorising everyday struggle through everyday environmentalism | Video abstract

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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We've published a new piece in 'Global Environment', in which Valerio Caruso interviews Steven High on 'Environmental History and Deindustrialisation Studies'; #openaccess here: doi.org/10.3828/whpg.... #envhist #deindustrialisation

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

NEW BLOG! Read Steven High's latest blog on the Tricofil experience in Saint-Jérôme: a significant attempt at worker self-management in the 1970s, between dreams of national liberation and economic realities.

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The Liberation of Québec Runs Through Saint-Jérôme: Tricofil and the Left-Nationalist Dream of Worker Ownership – Deindustrialization

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🌹♻️ My new article in Current Sociology theorises everyday struggle in relation to environmentalism. I argue that caring for the environment is part of everyday struggle, which is not only about resistance but also about the co-creation of alternatives. Read here: doi.org/10.1177/0011...

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 20/04/2026

В нем вы найдете интервью с Абди Каземипуром наряду с богатым и своевременным набором статей о социологии в Иране. Также читайте тексты о политической и социальной экономии миграции и анализ того, как война в Газе тесно связана с накоплением капитала.

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 20/04/2026

🗞️ RC44 Labour Movements www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... 🗞️ RC57 Visual Sociology www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... 🗞️ TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...

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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · 14/04/2026

From the Archive: Valerie Walkerdine, 'Communal Beingness and Affect: An Exploration of Trauma in an Ex-industrial Community' - explores the place of affect in community relations with respect to trauma following the closure of a steelworks. (2010) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Communal Beingness and Affect: An Exploration of Trauma in an Ex-industrial Community - Valerie Walkerdine, 2010

The article explores the place of affect in community relations with respect to trauma following the closure of a steelworks for a working-class community in th...

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Jeremy Morris @jeremymorris.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"Everyday politics is a way of really grounding the term by interacting, listening, talking to people; you tease out what the content of everyday life is, that is still political." transcript of an interview I did for the podcast The Eurasian Knot. postsocialism.org/2026/04/08/w...

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🌟 In the final episode of Key Concepts, I unpack everyday struggle, a concept that I develop in ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’. What is everyday struggle, and why does it matter for understanding social life beyond open resistance? Check out in the episode 👉🏽 youtu.be/ae1lbQfom5I

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What are everyday struggles? | Key Concepts series

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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds @sspatleeds.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Join the Conversation 💡 The Bauman Institute is pleased to invite you to Displaced Ecologies - the opening event in the Bauman Memorial Conversations Series: Thinking Displacement. Wednesday 25th March 4:00pm-5:30pm Via Zoom (online only) Sign up: ow.ly/axG250YvgfO

Online event poster for 'Displaced Ecologies' on March 25, 4-5:30pm, featuring Alice Mah and Darya Tsymbalyuk in a Bauman Memorial Conversations series.

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🌟 A new episode of the Key Concepts series is now live! In this episode, I explore my favourite concept, the imaginary, and explain how it has been developed across the social sciences 👉🏽 m.youtube.com/watch?v=vndj...

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What are imaginaries? | Key Concepts series

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🌟 Episode 1 of the Key Concepts series, based on my book, is now out. It discusses what structure of feeling is. Welcome to watch it if interested 👉🏽 youtu.be/CnDs8V-8qzA

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Key Concepts series | What is structure of feeling?

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Welcome to join the DéPOT workshop of the Deindustrialization and the Environment theme, dedicated to Gentrification and Greening

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Closing tomorrow! Apply to join the SRO or Cultural Sociology Journal Editorial Boards by Thursday, 26 February, 17:00 GMT! Gain insight on the publication process and contribute to journal discussions, by applying now. Details can be found below. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🎉 New fascinating book review of 'The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia' by Sofia Borushkina has been published in the new issue of Europe-Asia Studies journal. It’s so fulfilling to see the reviewer's immersive engagement with my book 👉🏽https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2025.2589612

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

BSA journals SRO and Cultural Sociology are now accepting Editorial Board applications! Deadline for applications is 26 February 2026, 17:00 GMT. Details on how to apply below. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

In the new blogpost, I give my response to the two recent reviews of ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’ and reflect on on the relevance of everyday struggle for the current debates on the agency of the subordinate. The book is now out in paperback! alexandrinavanke.com/2026/02/02/n...

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New in paperback: The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia and the relevance of everyday struggle

The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia is now released in paperback! I am really happy about this, as the paperback edition makes the book more accessible to students, less privi…

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

"Drawing on a 20.3-million-query audit of ChatGPT, we map systematic biases in the model's representations of countries, states, cities, and neighbourhoods. From these empirics, we argue that bias is not a correctable anomaly but an intrinsic feature of generative AI”. ht: Dagmar Monett

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The silicon gaze: A typology of biases and inequality in LLMs through the lens of place - Francisco W. Kerche, Matthew Zook, Mark Graham, 2026

This paper introduces the concept of the silicon gaze to explain how large language models (LLMs) reproduce and amplify long-standing spatial inequalities. Draw...

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Good news 🎉 ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’ will be out in paperback on January 20 making the book more affordable. @manchesterup.bsky.social is now offering 40% off all titles, including pre-orders, with the code JAN40 👉🏽manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195746/

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 02/01/2026

🏆 JOURNAL ARTICLE OF THE YEAR🏆 Our jury recognised two articles published in The Sociological Review journal in 2024 as Highly Commended. Scholars @alevan.bsky.social, and Rachel Thomson, Alex Peverett & Janet Holland, were acknowledged for their papers. ➡️ More on the awards: buff.ly/ioq5Tlv

Journal Article of the Year 2024
Highly Commended
“Co-existing structures of feeling: Senses and imaginaries of industrial neighbourhoods”
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“Revisiting young masculinities through a sound art installation: What really counts?”
Rachel Thomson, Alex Peverett and Janet Holland
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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Delighted to share 4’2025 issue of journal INTER, which I edited. It covers the current debates on ethnographic methods, grassroots eco-mobilisation after the fuel oil spill in the Black Sea, and green professions in Russia. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! www.inter-fnisc.ru/index.php/in...

The front cover of the journal INTER, issue 4’2025. There are five reindeers in the harness and a woman in the sleigh driving the reindeers. The background is snowy and sunny. This the pic was made in the Nenets Autonomous Region of Russia depicting indigenous people. Author of the photo: Grigorii Pisotsckii.

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Xavier Vigna @xvigna.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Clothilde Dozier a réalisé une série formidable : "On va pas s'mentir" sur la lutte en cours des salariés d'Arcelor-Mittal pour le journal Fakir L'ensemble des épisodes est visible ici : fakirpresse.info/on-va-pas-sm... Très vive recommandation sur l'actualité de la désindustrialisation

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« On va pas s’mentir » #2 : Tenir la distance - fakirpresse.info

« Tenir la distance » : premier épisode de notre série sur la lutte des salariés d'ArcelorMittal

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Sociology is excited to offer authors the chance to make a video abstract to promote your work! This can help make anarticle accessible to a wider audience. See the first video abstract, by Dr Alexandrina Vanke, the winner of 2025's Sage Prize for Innovation/Excellence doi.org/10.1177/0038...

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 02/12/2025

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Big congrats to the authors of the winning article of the Year 2024! Looking forward to reading it 🎉 And many thanks to the jury of The Sociological Review for highly commending my article ‘Co-existing structures of feeling: Senses and imaginaries of industrial neighbourhoods’!

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dnlgvn.bsky.social @dnlgvn.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This article by @simov.bsky.social on Black and Muslim Italians navigating post-Brexit Britain brings double consciousness into the realities of global mobility. It's a sharp, thoughtful take on how opportunity, recognition, and belonging collide. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Meritocracy, Recognition and Double Consciousness: Why Black and Muslim Italians Move to (and Sometimes Leave) Post‐Brexit Britain

This article rethinks meritocratic ideology as practical knowledge that transforms through biographies of social and geographical mobility. Drawing on 37 interviews with Black and Muslim Italians liv....

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 20/11/2025

The December issue of Global Dialogue is out now in English at globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge....

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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · 07/11/2025

From the Archive: Robert Biel, 'Visioning a Sustainable Energy Future: The Case of Urban Food-Growing' - outlines a future where society re-energizes itself by recapturing creative dynamism and applying creativity to meeting physical energy needs. (2014) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Visioning a Sustainable Energy Future: The Case of Urban Food-Growing - Robert Biel, 2014

This article outlines a future where society re-energizes itself, in the sense both of recapturing creative dynamism and of applying creativity to meeting physi...

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Jeremy Morris @jeremymorris.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

"When I present my work, it often meets incredulity or hostility, even among fellow social scientists. I can’t tell you how many times my work has been downgraded to ‘that’s just an anecdote’". Link to a rant in the next post.

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 04/11/2025

”Former taxi driver & accidental professor of anthropology”: meet Shahram Khosravi, who will give this year’s Sociological Review Annual Lecture on 27 November in Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social How to do Migration Studies in Dark Times will be his theme. ➡️ More on his work: buff.ly/FGxRPeo

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Alexandrina Vanke @alevan.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

A new book review on ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’ by Dr Anna Shadrina is out in Sociology journal. I’m very pleased to see the continuing interest in my book before its upcoming paperback release on 20 Jan 2026. Read the full book review 👉🏽 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Book Review: Alexandrina Vanke, The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia: Engaging in Everyday Struggles - Anna Shadrina, 2025

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