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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Scenes from the Picket Line: Day 3 of the UCU workers' strike at the University of Edinburgh, following hundreds of job losses and thousands more to come. Here are our wonderful workers, staying strong: (1) Craft-making on the picket line ...

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Its Law School ...

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Overwhelming response today from the protests and picket lines at the University of Edinburgh, on Day 1 of the UCU workers' strike. This includes at the university's Medical School ...

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Cal Sutherland @calsutherland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A new arrival, just in time for the second anniversary of Jameson's passing. Built around the old opposition between Heideggerian and Marxist (critical) theories, these seminars could have much to say about areas where this opposition still runs beneath the surface---not least in ecological thought.

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 14/09/2026

UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm. It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance. 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Trump today: "There’s very little happening right now in Gaza." At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the past 48 hours, along with a pregnant woman who succumbed to her wounds after being shot by Israeli forces three days ago. His disregard for human life is despicable.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 10/09/2026

‘One of the main differences between today’s far right and the fascism of the mid-20th century is the absence of a uniformed paramilitary street wing. The anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth at the weekend mark an attempt to create one.’ Daniel Trilling: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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Daniel Trilling | Masks Off

One of the main differences between today’s far right and the fascism of the mid-20th century is the absence of a...

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Association for the Study of Literature and Environment @asle-us.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

ASLE 2027 Call for Proposals is out! June 22-24 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Deadline for submissions January 8, 2027. Read the CFP: www.asle.org/conference/b... #EnvHum #AcademicSky #ecocriticism

ASLE 2027 Biennial Conference, 22-24 June 2027, University of Maryland College Park, abstracted graphic in brown of undulating land

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“I’m afraid there is a chance this child may become an academic.”

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

CfP: Society of Dix-neuviémistes Annual Conference, 'Craft and Industry / Artisanat et industrie', University of Dundee, 14-16th April 2027 Abstracts (in French or English) due 1st December 2026 Full CfP on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6536

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CfP: Society of Dix-neuviémistes Annual Conference – BARS Blog

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

We have a cover! ‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Coming soon: the game-changing, years-in-the-making new biography of M.R. James written my most excellent colleague, Darryl Jones! @profdarryljones.bsky.social @irishgothichorror.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

Book cover entitled ‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of MR James’ with an imposing portrait of MR James, complete with spooky ravens.

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Tom Scriven @pigsmeat.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Also working-class autodidacts didn't just read alone - they read in groups, set up libraries and reading rooms, and battled for Mechanics' Institutes (many long ago merged into unis) to teach music, history, and politics. They built the public adult education infrastructure that's being destroyed

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Colleagues at Exeter have asked me to circulate their petition as widely as possible: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...

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Sign the Petition

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Ben Phillips @benphillips1989.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A statement from Exeter UCU branch @ucu.org.uk - please share far and wide.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George Monbiot

The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Mr Fengi @mrfengi.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It was through this joint statement that I learned the authors of the hit piece "concede that their conclusions are 'not yet supported by the kind of quantitative evidence that would be expected in a peer-reviewed study'"

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Albanese's latest report on the systematic, ubiquitous, soul crushing, permanent torture of Palestinians by Israeli authorities, soldiers & settlers is one that we can only turn our eyes away from at the price of losing what is left of our souls. END THE GENOCIDE. NOW! www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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UN expert warns torture has become ‘state doctrine’ in Israel, making prisons instruments of genocide and torture

GENEVA – Israel’s systematic torture of Palestinians, long shielded by decades of impunity and political cover, has become a defining instrument of ongoing genocide in the occupied Palestinian territo...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It’s the Government’s duty to protect all communities - including trans people. They’re failing to do that. Trans people deserve safety and dignity. www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...

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Zack Polanski on how Keir Starmer could have changed the April 2025 UK Supreme Court ruling to protect trans rights (EXCLUSIVE)

Zack Polanski revealed how Keir Starmer could have acted to protect trans rights after April 2025 UK Supreme Court ruling.

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Was Habermas “one of the greatest” philosophers, as this obituary asserts? I very much doubt it. In any case, his reputation will be tarnished by his (unmentioned) complaisance in the Gaza genocide.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Israel is announcing that the entirety of Dahieh is being ethnically cleansed a day after announcing that the entirety of South Lebanon is being ethnically cleansed. “Save yourselves and evacuate immediately”

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It’s truly incredible that with the Americans and Israelis making up claims of potential Iranian WMDs, there is virtually no mention anywhere in most of the mainstream coverage so far that the *only* Middle Eastern state with undeclared nuclear weapon is Israel.

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David Harvey @davidharvey.org · 21/02/2026

Today, February 21, 2026, is the 178th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and is celebrated around the world as #RedBooksDay. Read a red book today!

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Eighteenth-Century Ecologies Network @e-cen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📣 ECEN's inaugural lecture! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jeremy Davies of the University of Leeds, who will be speaking to us about 'Continuity and Change in Eighteenth-Century Environmental Culture'. When: 26th February, 5-7pm GMT Where: Online & in-person at Heslington Hall, York

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Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Please join us for this inaugural lecture! We're beginning the seminar series with such an excellent speaker and truly an expert within the environmental humanities. You won't want to miss it! 🌱

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Romance, Revolution & Reform @rrrjournal.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It's here! We are delighted to announce that Issue 8 of the RRR Journal, Play in the Long Nineteenth Century, is available to read now at the link below. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on these brilliant articles! www.rrrjournal.com/issue/8

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Issue 8: Play in the Long Nineteenth Century

Issue 8 of Romance, Revolution and Reform.

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Cal Sutherland @calsutherland.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Didn't take long. Who would have thought that someone who has long called for the privatisation of Venezuela's energy resources would support the US's violent and illegal takeover?

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Cal Sutherland @calsutherland.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

If there was any doubt about the use of the Nobel Peace Prize as Western soft power... After today, the 2025 selection of the pro-capitalist, pro-Trump, and pro-privatisation María Machado certainly looks a lot more like a preparatory hearts-and-minds move. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live

US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So the New Year starts with horror.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The bombing of Venezuela is an act of aggression: unprovoked, unjustified and unjustifiable.

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Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I'm very excited to announce the launch of the #18thC Ecologies Network! Co-convened by myself & @calsutherland.bsky.social at @cecs-york.bsky.social , ECEN is a hub for researchers interested in the many diverse ecologies of the period 🌱 Find out more: hzj520.wixsite.com/eighteenth-c...

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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The #18thC Ecologies Network, based @cecs-york.bsky.social is a hub for researchers interested in the many diverse ecologies the period. Details of their seminar series will be published here: hzj520.wixsite.com/eighteenth-c... #skystorians #climate #environhist 🗃️

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