Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Was "Starship Troopers" prophecy, or has Sociology gotten a bad rap? I make the case in The Economist, you be the judge. Gift link: brookeharrington.com/wp-content/u... 915926
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026NEW in Social Forces @sfjournal.bsky.social coauthored by Jackie Hwang @stanford.edu, Elizabeth Roberto at Rice U., Francine Stephens at Stanford & me "Integrating or Segregating? Gentrification, the Changing City-suburb Divide, and Black Exceptionalism" academic.oup.com/sf/article-a...academic.oup.comIntegrating or segregating? Gentrification, the changing city-suburb divide, and black exceptionalismAbstract. Racial residential segregation has been pivotal in maintaining racial inequality following the Civil Rights Era. The transformation of cities by 3298
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · 17/08/2026ICYMI in the run-up to ASA: @cicojournal.bsky.social is hosting a conference showcasing the future of urban sociology! 🌟Graduate students and postdocs, submit by 11/15. 🌟 tinyurl.com/cicoconfinfo Senior folks, please share widely! @asanews.bsky.social #sociology #CUSStinyurl.comConference_CfS.docxTo commemorate the 25th anniversary of City & Community, the Editors-in-Chief are pleased to announce a one-day conference to be held at Georgetown University on April 23, 2027. The conference will sh... 054
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026NEW BOOK! I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line academic.oup.com/book/62279academic.oup.comUtopiaAbstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c 1125976
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 30/12/2025New in Contexts! @dmmurphy.bsky.social on political rhetoric versus reality. 031
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Excited to have a new piece in the Fall 2025 issue of Contexts journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comHearing Colorblindness, Seeing Anti-Blackness in Brazil - Demetrius Miles Murphy, 2025Demetrius Miles Murphy on political rhetoric versus reality. 040
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025How did Black families travel during the Jim Crow era? Learn the history, explore the data and contribute. Start local: search your city on the Community Map, and add your story to this living history. greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky 04315
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 29/10/2025This will be a long thread on yesterday police massacre in Rio. In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory. CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil. + 9840571
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Gente, é o maior massacre no Brasil desde o Araguaia. Entendo quem quer puxar pra Canudos ou Contestado ou etc, mas não podemos livrar a ditadura de 64 só porque ela escondia melhor seus corpos. Morreram 41 guerrilheiros comunistas e mais de 1200 camponeses no Araguaia. 71311317
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.adam mahoney (he/him) @adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 10/09/2025I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...capitalbnews.orgHow a $5 Billion Federal Project Could Sink the Lower Ninth Ward For GoodDecades after Betsy and Katrina, the community faces another threat — a canal proposal promising “progress” that could threaten its survival. 16030
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Lacee Satcher, PhD @laceesatcher.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Excited about my latest publication in Qualitative Sociology! I explore how Black residents in a resource scarce ”desert” perceive access to groceries, pharmacies, and parks and why their lived realities often diverge from GIS-based assessments of access. doi.org/10.1007/s111... DM me for a link!doi.orgIn the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring Perceived Access in an Urban Resource Desert - Qualitative SociologyNeighborhood resource access is a critical determinant of health and well-being, yet traditional measures often overlook the subjective experiences of residents in under-resourced areas. This study ex... 072
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025I am thrilled to co-organize with @laceesatcher.bsky.social the mini-conference "Black Placemaking and Worldmaking: Space, Power, and Possibility" at the 2026 Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. If the call resonates with you, please submit your work. 042
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Daniela Urbina J. @danielaurbinaj.bsky.social · 14/08/2025I'm delighted to share my new article in @readdemography.bsky.social! 1163
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “No abolitionist who is a true abolitionist wants to save money. What we want is for the money to be spent, to enhance, and support human life so that it can flourish in a way that doesn’t destroy the planet. We’re not about cost-savings.” Save lives, not money. 0545138
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Justified critiques of the Biden admin abound, but they deserve enormous credit for their stance on the 2022 Brazilian election. Events over last week make absolutely clear that if Trump had been president when Bolsonaro lost, Brazilian democracy would have been mortally wounded 1378
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Thank you so much!!! I am looking forward to celebrating with you at ASA. 020
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ Trump Pledges 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...nytimes.comTrump Pledges 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro 051
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Blair LM Kelley, Ph.D. @profblmkelley.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Good morning to those commemorating the struggle for freedom, fervently defending freedom's possibilities for our descendants, and having a good time doing it. #HappyJuneteenth 213236
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025You see me!!! Thank you!!! 010
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Thank you! I will send you an email soon to find time to catch up. 010
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 03/06/2025I’m so happy to boost this amazing news! Please share your stories about successful defenses and such on the #Blackademics feed using #wemadeit because it takes a village!! 0195
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025The pleasure is mine. Congratulations to you, too, Ann @annowens.bsky.social 010
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I’m excited to share that I defended my Ph.D. and will join Boston College this fall as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and African and African Diaspora Studies. Thank you to my committee, academic community, and family for their unwavering support and love. 191186
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.The Latinx Project @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social · 30/04/2025TLP invites proposals for “Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture” an interdisciplinary, open call conference to be held on October 10, 2025 at NYU. We are interested in original contributions that examine contemporary visual and expressive culture across disciplines. Learn more in 🔗 096
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Y'all see Tressie getting it. This brought me joy. Add a little joy to your timelines, too. 031
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Thank you for sharing these photos. I love seeing Black people dancing and laughing. 120
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Thank you for having us and making room for our scholarship to be appreciated. I admire the way you create opportunities for others. 021
Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025It was an absolute pleasure. 010
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Dr ADB @adbphd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Truly appreciating meeting & conversing w/ dope scholars this academic yr before sabbatical. Thank you again @k-till.bsky.social @dmmurphy.bsky.social for our convos, laughter, & pushing students @ Pitzer to think through complex matters & showcasing young scholars changing things in sociology. 222
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Every word of this piece from @cmgreer.bsky.social is on point. READ and share it. We’re sick of it. Wake up! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Black Americans Are Not Surprised by What Trump’s Doing (Gift Article)Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history. 35684273
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Urban Studies Journal @urbanstudiesjournal.com · 21/03/2025The deadline is fast approaching for the #UrbanHealth Equity call for papers! Visit our website for details: buff.ly/QM69ZnY 021
Reposted by Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Keen sociological analysis on loyalty vs dominance regimes. 111045