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Union Chapel @unionchapeluk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
NU CIVILISATION ORCHESTRA: The Stuart Hall Project | 9 Nov Film & music as Tomorrow’s Warriors presents John Akomfrah’s acclaimed doc on identity, race & belonging, with Miles Davis’ soundtrack performed live feat. Mark Kavuma & Peter Edwards. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...
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BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group @bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📣Call for chapters for edited volume titled Rebel Games: Football, Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions! Deadline for submission of abstracts (500-700 words) due 7 December 2026. More info: www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/study... @britsoci.bsky.social
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Activism, Social Movements, and Revolutions Study Group
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BBC cuts latest: You and Yours, Free Thinking, Thinking Allowed to be cut. BBC Radio 5 Live commissions cut too. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours
The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.
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ref2029.bsky.social @ref2029.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#REF2029 criteria and guidance to be published mid-November 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...
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REF 2029 criteria and guidance to be published mid-November – REF 2029
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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Join us in person (Manchester) or online for Stephen Small's seminar on transnational Black culture in Liverpool next week:
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
SRO Sage Prize Nominee Charity Lee’s article draws on discourse analysis research with Afghan unaccompanied refugee young people in Malaysia to offer suggestions on how to broaden the concept of participation of young people in research. Read the full article now below. doi.org/10.1177/1360...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Looking for a change? See the updated BSA’s Jobs Board for dozens of current opportunities for work and study, from lectureships and fellowships to professorships and more. www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
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Career Development Research Fellowships 2027
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
SRO Sage Prize Nominee In Domestic ‘Disposal Work’ and Plastics Recycling, Tarik Holmes and Helen Holmes explore the ‘disposal work’ of plastics recycling undertaken by households in England. Find the article below. doi.org/10.1177/1360...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
SRO Sage Prize Nominee Claire Cunnington et al. discuss ‘Flow’, a film aiming to address the importance of trauma informed care and barriers to trauma disclosure with professionals. Read the article and get a link to the film: doi.org/10.1177/1360... @drcisme.bsky.social @chindilani.substack.com
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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This Black History Month, the Department of Sociology is celebrating work of four Black scholars who made important contributions to sociological and criminological scholarship whose work is often overlooked. Come visit our display on 2nd floor of the Law & Sociology building to share feedback!
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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Will be hosting a discussion about Stuart Hall’s life and jazz, along with a showing of The Stuart Hall Project film, with a live performance of Miles Davis music by the Nu Civilisation Orchestra - tickets available now at the Union Chapel, London 9th November unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/nu-...
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Union Chapel
Union Chapel is a church, live entertainment venue and charity drop-in centre for the homeless in Islington, London, England. Built in the late 19th century in the Gothic revival style, the church is ...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SRO Sage Prize Nominee Harvey Humphrey et al.’s article, 'As Is and Co-creating Theatre from Research to Stage', looks at the staging of an 'ethnodrama' based on research with trans, intersex and LGBTI activists doi.org/10.1177/1360... @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social and @uofgsociology.bsky.social
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Engage with Bourdieu’s work to rethink inequalities! Call for papers by 13 November for ‘Rethinking Educational Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender through Bourdieu’, a BSA Bourdieu Study Group International Conference, 9-11 June 2027, Manchester Metropolitan University. tinyurl.com/rv64unjy
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Margherita Cusmano @margheritacusmano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two core insights: 🧠 Intersectionality in the mind: an everyday awareness that inequalities interlock. 👷‍♀️ A view from the intersections: social position isn't simple addition; it’s co-constitutive. Full paper (OA) via @britsoci.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our latest Sociological & Cultural Studies blog is now available. In 'Welcome to Glasgow’s four corners' @susanabatchelor.bsky.social considers the way in which certain urban spaces - and those who frequent them - come to be constructed as problematic.
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Welcome to Glasgow’s four corners: making a ‘problem’ place.
Susan Batchelor considers the way in which certain urban spaces - and those who frequent them - come to be constructed as problematic.
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BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group @bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Billionaires & Guillotines Game Night with Max Haiven Join us to play Billionaires & Guillotines with the designer of the game, @maxhaiven.bsky.social! 21 Oct, Pelican House. Doors open at 6pm, game starts at 6:30pm. Free & open to all. Places are limited, please register: tinyurl.com/24m74w8e
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Game Night! Billionaires and Guillotines with Max Haiven
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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nick Crossley's article 'Music Worlds and Event Networks' published in @culsoc.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the @journals.sagepub.com Prize for Innovation and Excellence. All shortlisted articles are open access - here's Nick's journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @britsoci.bsky.social
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SRO Sage Prize Nominee In their SRO Sage Prize nominated article, Simon Duncan, Jenny van Hooff, and Julia Carter establish the importance of living together apart, when ex-partners continue to co-reside following relationship breakdown. doi.org/10.1177/1360...
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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Come and join us @sriucl.bsky.social We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science with a research agenda on the environment and/or climate change, and expertise in causal inference. See full details and apply 👉🏼 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL Social Research Institute recruitment poster for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science at the Centre for Quantitative Social Science. Applications close 30 October 2026.
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Take part in an event on death and dying in settings such as hospitals, hospices, homes and at work. Call for Papers by 13 October for ‘Everyday Deaths’, a BSA Social Aspects of Death Dying and Bereavement Study Group Annual Symposium, 10 December, University of Bath tinyurl.com/4yary86s
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Paul Jones’ article, 'Engaging with Live Experience', analyses the content of six years of BSA journal articles that contain ‘lived experience’, to illuminate how sociologists practically deploy the category in their published research. Read the full article below. doi.org/10.1177/1360...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A chance for sociologists, art historians and theorists to exchange perspectives on the aesthetic – book now for ‘The Aesthetic and Culture in the Arts’, a free Arts Postgraduate Research symposium, 7 October, University of Edinburgh. Keynote speaker, Dr Liliana Riga. tinyurl.com/y26mdnft
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How is the struggle for climate justice also an anti-capitalist struggle? Find out by booking on ‘Workers and the Struggle for Climate Justice’, a free online event on 12 November by @bsa-asmr.bsky.social and @alternativesatsase.bsky.social More details: tinyurl.com/nrj24e48
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Weirong Guo @weirongguo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new paper with @wwwendyz502.bsky.social is finally online in Cultural Sociology! We look at how Chinese youth think and feel about Hong Kong and Taiwan. @culsoc.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1749...
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Imagining “Us” and “Them”: Emotional Logics of Sovereignty and National Belonging among Chinese Youth - Weirong Guo, Wendy Weile Zhou, 2026
How do people emotionally imagine political others and the competing sovereignty claims they represent, and how are these imaginaries tied to different visions ...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How can we define and measure a life well lived? Find out the answer to one of the most important questions of our time, by booking on ‘What does it mean to live well, and can we measure it?’, a free BSA Happiness Study Group event, 13 October, Strand Palace Hotel, London. tinyurl.com/48uvmf4j
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BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group @bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New online event: Labour and the Struggle for Climate Justice with Stefania Barca and Lorenzo Feltrin. 📍Online 📆12 November 2026 🕞15:30-17:00 GMT Brought to you by @britsoci.bsky.social ASMR and @alternativesatsase.bsky.social Free & open to all. Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Workers and the Struggle for Climate Justice
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BSA Mid-Career Forum @bsamcf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What a great way to begin the teaching year. Four tutorials on a sentence that still gives students plenty to argue with! Welcome back to everyone studying sociology this term. Here’s to asking questions about the world, and what we might change. @britsoci.bsky.social #Sociology #AcademicSky
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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm proud that our collection How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic was awarded the 2026 Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness Book Prize from @britsoci.bsky.social What an honor to share this with co-editors @maramills.bsky.social , Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp, as well as all contributors!
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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have been writing little field notes from getting out and making the case for sociology in schools and FE colleges. This one is from Prince William School in Oundle. @bsaecf.bsky.social
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW Work, Employment and Society Themed Collection! The Work, Ageing and Retirement collection analyses a collection of articles published on WES to highlight key themes in what sociologists of work and ageing have researched since 1989. Read the collection: journals.sagepub.com/page/wes/col...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
See the updated BSA’s Jobs Board for dozens of current opportunities for work and study, from lectureships and fellowships to professorships and more. www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
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Postdoctoral Fellow (two posts)
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Engage with Bourdieu’s work to rethink inequalities – call for papers by 13 November for ‘Rethinking Educational Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender through Bourdieu’, a BSA Bourdieu Study Group International Conference, 9-11 June 2027, Manchester Metropolitan University. tinyurl.com/rv64unjy
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How can we make Britain fairer? Join @york.ac.uk, in association with the Campaign for Social Science, on 4 Nov for 'The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain & How to Make It Happen.' Featuring @fairness.bsky.social CEO Will Snell and fellow panellists. Register: buff.ly/ZE4j51K
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The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain & How to Make It Happen
Join us for this ESRC Festival of Social Science event hosted by the University of York.
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#PSA27 Call for Papers 📢 Paper & panel proposals invited for the PSA27 Annual Conference at the University of Hull, 22-24 March 2027. 📆 CfP Deadline 12 October 2026 🌎️ Conference theme: 'Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local'
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PSA27 Annual Conference - Political Studies Association
Join us in Hull for PSA27 to discuss Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local “PSA [conference] was really great. It gave much-needed exposure to interact with…
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BSA Young Sociologist of the Year Competition 2026 is now open to students aged 16–19 studying Sociology. Students can submit a 2,000-word essay, or an audio-visual project (podcast or video, up to 10 minutes). Winners will receive £100. Deadline: 2 November. Details: tinyurl.com/498udsfj
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BSA Race & Ethnicity @bsarace.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS #criticalcurrents: is back for a second season in 2027! The BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group is looking for researchers, artists, organisers & practitioners who want to share and discuss work on #race & #ethnicity. 🧵 1/4
Black poster for critical currents:, the BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group’s online research seminar series. Large coral-red text reads ‘critical currents:’ around a grainy black-and-white image of a silhouetted hand reaching towards a bright rectangular light. The BSA logo appears in the top-right corner. Text at the bottom announces a ‘call for papers’, with a deadline of 2 December 2026, and contact email bsaraceethnicitystudygroup@gmail.com. A QR code linking to further information appears in the bottom-right corner.
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A chance to discuss research concepts in the field of Sociology of Emotions. Submit an abstract by 9 October for ‘Sociology of Emotions: Unpacking Concepts’, a @bsa-emotions.bsky.social‬ online event, 11 November tinyurl.com/msxbeah9
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Social science teachers📣 Are you looking for ways to help inform your students of the types of careers & skills that studying social science subjects at secondary school can lead to? Download our 2 posters which can be printed off & displayed in your classroom here➡️ acss.org.uk/what-is-soci...
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Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Exciting news (well we think so)! We are looking for new people to regularly contribute to our archive! We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK. #Skystorians massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
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Write for the archive - Mass Observation Archive
Writing for Mass Observation You can apply to write for the archive here. Current Observers If you are one of our current Observers you may find our handbook for new Observers helpful. This has all th...
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Want to help champion the social sciences? Support the Campaign for Social Science and join a growing community showcasing the value of social science research and its impact on policy, the economy and society. ➡️ acss.org.uk/support-us/#...
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Support Us – Academy of Social Sciences
We believe in the power of social science to advance understanding of our contemporary human world and to shape a better future. As a Fellow, society, organisation, or individual there are many ways…
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Deadline Approaching! Applications for new editors to join the Work, Employment and Society Editorial Team close tomorrow at 17:00. Don’t miss your chance to apply! Find the full Call for Editors below. www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27223/...
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A chance for sociologists, art historians and theorists to exchange perspectives on the aesthetic – book now for ‘The Aesthetic and Culture in the Arts’, a free Arts Postgraduate Research symposium, 7 October, University of Edinburgh. Keynote speaker, Dr Liliana Riga. tinyurl.com/y26mdnft
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BSA WEEL Study Group @bsa-weel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us online 24 Sept (5.30–7.00pm BST)! 🗓️ Co-hosted by the Work, Employment and Economic Life & Sociology of the Arts study groups: Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking into the Creative Economy Details & registration link: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #BSA #WES2026
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Alexandre Frenette - Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking into the Creative Economy (Princeton University Press, 2026)
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
‘Ethics in autobiography has been under-discussed’ – to tackle this, register now for ‘It’s ok! Autobiography and Ethics with Mich Page’, a BSA Auto/Biography Study Group online event, 7 October tinyurl.com/3amsweue
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Cultural Sociology journal September issue is now live. Read articles on academic gift culture, sexism in board gaming, and music talent scouting below. journals.sagepub.com/toc/CUS/20/3
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Who benefits from the intern economy, who suffers, and why? Find out by booking on 'On (Not) Breaking into the Creative Economy', a free online event by the BSA Sociology of Arts and Work and @bsa-weel.bsky.social study groups, 24 September tinyurl.com/mr3rz5k2
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
That’s it – a big thanks to all delegates, presenters and staff at our WES conference at the University of Bath #wesconf26 – a great success – see you all again next time!
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Congratulations to Saga Hamdan, of Queen's University Belfast, who has been awarded the Phil Strong Memorial Prize for the project "Healthcare Under Attack: Sociological Impacts and Barriers to Enforcing International Humanitarian Law in Gaza". #MedSoc26
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our closing Panel, on ‘Precarity, Inequality, Migration, and Worker Agency in a Changing Political Economy’, with Professor Patrizia Zanoni and Professor Gabriela Alberti is Lecture Theatre 0.17, from 1.30pm – 2.30pm #wesconf26
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Third and last day of our WES conference at the University of Bath ‏– hashtag is #wesconf26
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