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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.

@demetriusmurphy.bsky.social
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I’m an urban and economic sociologist of race & culture, studying how Black communities cultivate flourishing across the Americas. bio.site/DemetriusMurphy

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Was "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...
Screenshot from "Starship Troopers," showing two people and a line of dialogue: 
"How social scientists brought the world to the brink of chaos..."
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Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW 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...
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Integrating or segregating? Gentrification, the changing city-suburb divide, and black exceptionalism
Abstract. Racial residential segregation has been pivotal in maintaining racial inequality following the Civil Rights Era. The transformation of cities by
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Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ICYMI 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 #CUSS
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Conference_CfS.docx
To 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...
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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NEW 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/62279
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Utopia
Abstract. 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
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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 30/12/2025
New in Contexts! @dmmurphy.bsky.social on political rhetoric versus reality.
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Excited to have a new piece in the Fall 2025 issue of Contexts journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Hearing Colorblindness, Seeing Anti-Blackness in Brazil - Demetrius Miles Murphy, 2025
Demetrius Miles Murphy on political rhetoric versus reality.
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
How 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
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Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This 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. +
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Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Gente, 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.
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adam mahoney (he/him) @adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I 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...
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How a $5 Billion Federal Project Could Sink the Lower Ninth Ward For Good
Decades after Betsy and Katrina, the community faces another threat — a canal proposal promising “progress” that could threaten its survival.
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Lacee Satcher, PhD @laceesatcher.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Excited 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!
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring Perceived Access in an Urban Resource Desert - Qualitative Sociology
Neighborhood 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...
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I 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.
A flyer asking for submissions to a mini-conference "Black Placemaking and Worldmaking: Space, Power, and Possibility" at the 2026 Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.
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Daniela Urbina J. @danielaurbinaj.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I'm delighted to share my new article in @readdemography.bsky.social!
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Ruth 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.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Justified 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
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Thank you so much!!! I am looking forward to celebrating with you at ASA.
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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...
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Trump Pledges 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro
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Blair LM Kelley, Ph.D. @profblmkelley.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Good morning to those commemorating the struggle for freedom, fervently defending freedom's possibilities for our descendants, and having a good time doing it. #HappyJuneteenth
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
You see me!!! Thank you!!!
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thank you! I will send you an email soon to find time to catch up.
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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 03/06/2025
I’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!!
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The pleasure is mine. Congratulations to you, too, Ann @annowens.bsky.social
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I’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.
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The Latinx Project @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
TLP 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 🔗
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Y'all see Tressie getting it. This brought me joy. Add a little joy to your timelines, too.
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Thank you for sharing these photos. I love seeing Black people dancing and laughing.
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Thank you for having us and making room for our scholarship to be appreciated. I admire the way you create opportunities for others.
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
It was an absolute pleasure.
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Dr ADB @adbphd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Truly 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.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Every 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...
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Opinion | 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.
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Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D. @demetriusmurphy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Congratulations!!!
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Urban Studies Journal @urbanstudiesjournal.com · 21/03/2025
The deadline is fast approaching for the #UrbanHealth Equity call for papers! Visit our website for details: buff.ly/QM69ZnY
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Keen sociological analysis on loyalty vs dominance regimes.
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