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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tickets are fast disappearing for the September and November Ethnographic Storytelling sessions! Don't miss out. Register here: www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-c... @emmacrewe.bsky.social

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Ethnographic Storytelling short course at SOAS University of London.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our Ethnographic Storytelling course returns with two online iterations in September and November. Always sells out. The award-winning screenwriter James Moran reveals best-in-class storytelling methods tinyurl.com/bdz54dez @soasanthro.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

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Ethnographic Storytelling short course at SOAS University of London.

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📣 Help us keep the Helen Kanitkar Library open! The Helen Kanitkar Library is a unique and vibrant hub for all our students in the Anthropology and Sociology Department. We only need £2,500 to fund the student library and keep it open throughout the year. Donate here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/h...

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Helen Kanitkar Anthropology Library Appeal

The Helen Kanitkar Library is a social study space, for anthropology and sociology students. The library is staffed by a student librarian and volunteers, supervised by a member of staff, and relies o...

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Lovely to see our article about collaborative ethnography, written with an awesome group of ethnographers: Andrea Cornwall, Cristiane Bernardes and Telma Holyer, highlighted in a digest about methods: www.interpretivemethods.com/research-dig...

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Research Digest No. 1 — Interpretive Methodologies and Methods

Dear all,  We are delighted to introduce a new resource for scholars using interpretive approaches to study politics: the APSA Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Research Digest. The APSA...

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A short course, exclusively hosted by @soasanthro.bsky.social, reveals how to enrich writing + best-in-class storytelling methods drawn from sources incl Pixar, Elena Ferrante, & Jamaica Kincaid. 'Ethnographic Storytelling' by award-winning writer James Moran, June 8-12 tinyurl.com/bdz54dez

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Ethnographic Storytelling short course at SOAS University of London.

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

ETHNOGRAPHIC STORYTELLING In this innovative short course, exclusively hosted by the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, an award-winning screenwriter reveals how to enrich ethnographic writing with best-in-class storytelling methods. Book now: store.soas.ac.uk/product-cata...

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Ethnographic Storytelling | SOAS University of London Online Store

23–27 March 2026, 11am – 1pm.Venue: SOAS campusAn intensive course from an award-winning screenwriter, which shows how to apply the tools of storytelling t

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

James Moran is a phenomenal teacher, never heard anything but super positive feedback. For academics, practitioners and those of us who are both. Treat yourself 👇

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

An article about doing collective ethnography in Brazil with three amazing friends+colleagues (Andrea Cornwall, Cristiane Bernardes, and Telma Hoyler), was mentioned in an useful new Research Digest: www.interpretivemethods.com/research-dig...

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Research Digest No. 1 — Interpretive Methodologies and Methods

Dear all,  We are delighted to introduce a new resource for scholars using interpretive approaches to study politics: the APSA Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Research Digest. The APSA...

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Have you every wondered why Japanese toilets play a recording of flushing water? Read our own Fabio Gygi's piece on the Otohime device on the Object Impression series! pghrev.com/otohime/

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Otohime - Pittsburgh Review of Books

Lately in the news, Otohime is a small device with one button, usually attached to walls of public toilet cubicles in Japan. Square and white, with a

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

We just finished our annual Study of Parliament Group Annual Conference for scholars and parly officials - incredible speakers, topics ranging from Assisted Dying Bill to belonging/alienation in parliaments, & terrific conversations (studyofparliamentgroup.org/programme/).

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Conference Menu SPG Annual Weekend HomepageHow to make the most of the conference virtually On this page you can find more information about our annual weekend, including a PDF version of the confe…

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Study of Parliament Group @studyofparl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Tomorrow marks the start of our annual weekend and we are very much looking forward to welcoming members to Exeter College, Oxford. For those members joining us remotely, the Zoom links are now in your inboxes. The programme is available on our website: studyofparliamentgroup.org/programme/

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 14/11/2025

#OpenAccess from the latest issue of State Politics & Policy Quarterly - Cooperation in Polarized Legislatures: Learning from the Case of the Texas State House of Representatives - cup.org/489WCvG - @emmacrewe.bsky.social & Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson #SPPQ25

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Members of the CAMHRA team will share information about building a strong application during the ‘CAMHRA Doctoral Scholarships Webinar’ on Wednesday December 03rd 2025 at 2 pm GMT (London time). Registration is here: soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CAMHRA PhD Scholarship Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Check out this review of our own Sanjay Srivastava's 'Masculinity, Consumerism and the Post-national Indian City: Streets, Neighbourhoods, Home': "The prolific scholar offers unparalleled insight into the growth and shaping of Indian cities." Read in full here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The SOAS Food Forum continues this Monday with Professor Hanna Garth (Princeton University): ‘The Los Angeles Food Justice Movement as Placemaking or Problematic Inclusion’ 📅 13:15-14:45, 10 November 📍 Room R301 See the full line-up of talks below 👇

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

How do alliances survive in times of polarised politics? Our own @emmacrewe.bsky.social & Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson explore this question in an article for State Politics & Policy Quarterly blending ethnography and network analysis. Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Cooperation in Polarized Legislatures: Learning from the Case of the Texas State House of Representatives | State Politics & Policy Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Cooperation in Polarized Legislatures: Learning from the Case of the Texas State House of Representatives

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Very special, small exhibition 👇 plus follow SOAS’s Dept of Anthropology and Sociology for events, new books, research funding…

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richaxe.bsky.social @richaxe.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Mursi Voices: A film by Olisarali Olibui and Ben Young that features in the @soasgallery.bsky.social exhibition Learning from South Omo youtu.be/lMA8pJOuxDY?... @soasanthro.bsky.social

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Mursi Voices: A film by Olisarali Olibui and Ben Young

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richaxe.bsky.social @richaxe.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Today we started the installation of Learning from South Omo at @soasgallery.bsky.social. Opens 14 October 2025 to 13 December 2025 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/... @soasanthro.bsky.social

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SOAS Global Development @soasdevelopment.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

📌What does it mean to ‘return’? Join the SOAS Centre for Migration & Diaspora Studies for a two-day workshop on the concept and practices of return. 📅 17 Oct, 5:30pm, DLT, SOAS 📅 18 Oct, 1pm, SOAS Bar 🔗 Details & registration: shorturl.at/ScRNW @naomihossain.bsky.social @terminalias.bsky.social

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📣Our weekly departmental research seminar lineup is now live! This year we are running the series with our own Centre for Mental Health Research in Action (CAMHRA). Talks will invite us to think in new ways about forms of life, distress, wellbeing and personhood. Wednesdays 3-5pm, RB01, SOAS.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... If interested in physics, time, space, threat of war, ethics…. then have a listen 👇

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This is an amazing line up for our @soasanthro.bsky.social dept research seminar series, Wed 3-5pm, organised by Bhrigu Singh and Neil Armstrong.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This is about how #Txlege departs from common perception. Bipartisan lawmaking thrives but is under threat. Prof Taylor-Robinson (a pol sci) and I (an anthropologist) offer a unique take. @scottbraddock.bsky.social won’t be surprised, cos his knowledge runs very deep, but others might be. Free👇

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 21/09/2025

#OpenAccess from State Politics & Policy Quarterly - Cooperation in Polarized Legislatures: Learning from the Case of the Texas State House of Representatives - cup.org/46IRNJ7 - @emmacrewe.bsky.social & Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson #FirstView

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Are we losing the capacity to collaborate in political world? Probably. But not so in academic world. See here for three new articles about research collaborations in Texas, Ethiopia and Brazil: www.emmacrewe.com

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Lewis Goodall is doing here what journalists should, asking us (and esp politicians) to think about what’s coming down the track. This is now urgent: the regulation of AI podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Special Report: Will the AI revolution end politics as we know it?

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 19/09/2025 · 1h

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Study of Parliament Group @studyofparl.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

A huge thank you to Professor Sir John Curtice for delivering last night’s Michael Ryle Lecture on the theme of “Can Britain’s Two Party System Survive?” 👏

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Being a university dept manager is fun when you feel appreciated. My reply to a brilliant but risky idea 👇

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Kevin Cooper @kevinc55.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Amnesty International UK Vigil for Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza – speech by Wael Al-Dahdouh on Wednesday 10th September 2025 at 5.30 (Wael will be speaking at 6pm for ten minutes) WHERE: Richmond House (opposite Downing St), Whitehall, London www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

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Vigil for Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza – featuring speech by Wael Al-Dahdouh

Over 240 candles will be lit - each one honouring a Palestinian journalist killed in the Gaza genocide

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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The NACCH 2025 International Academic Conference on Newah Cultural Heritage convenes 6 Sept (online) & 13–14 Sept (in person). With 31 papers from 18 countries, scholars, community leaders and activists will examine continuity, change & global significance of Newah culture. More info here: nacch.org

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Award-winning screenwriter and story consultant James Moran offers an innovative five-session course at @soasanthro.bsky.social, drawing on exceptional storytelling such as Pixar animation, Iranian cinema, and Chekhov. I have heard amazing things about James and his courses so really recommend this.

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James Moran @jamesjmoran.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

This September, I'll be running a short course on creative ethnographic writing at SOAS. We'll learn narrative techniques from HBO dramas, international cinema and Russian literature! Sign up & details: academicstorytelling.substack.com/p/new-short-... @soasanthro.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

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Carwyn Morris @carwynmorris.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Two fully funded PhDs with me at SOAS. Within my ERC project; one researching in Paris, the other in Düsseldorf. Exploring the impact of Chinese capital on European urban space, the cultural industries, and social media. More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/12srA... Deadline is 21 July.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Exciting job as a Programme Manager working for the wonderful Marloes Janson (in SOAS anthro dept) on a fab new research programme about the nexus between religion and sport in 4 African countries. Should have experience of partnerships in Africa: vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/740734

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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk have coordinated a letter in @thetimes.com today in which numerous individuals and organisations call on the government to withdraw its mistaken rules which are having a serious chilling effect on civil servants speaking in public…

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament? Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London. Full details below. Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and @psa-parliaments.bsky.social Please apply and/or spread the word!

Call for Papers: What is a Parliament?
Are parliaments institutions, organisations, corporations or something else? Does it make sense to ask the question Who is Parliament? or should parliaments always be considered a thing or set of relations of some kind?
This interdisciplinary one-day workshop will consider such questions from all points of view, from the metaphysical to the political, historical, legal and anthropological, as well as how our different understandings of parliaments affect the way we study, critique and run them.
We welcome papers operating at all levels of abstraction and those concerned with concrete cases. Our aim is for the workshop to include scholars working in different academic disciplines, from different intellectual traditions, and who are at all career stages from PhD onwards.
If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a title and abstract of no more than 250 words to Stephen Holden Bates (s.r.bates@bham.ac.uk) by 4th July 2025.
The workshop will be held on Friday 19th September in Birkbeck’s Keynes Library (46 Gordon Square, London). It is being co-convened by Stephen Holden Bates (University of Birmingham), Paul Seaward (History of Parliament Trust) and Ben Worthy (Birkbeck, University of London) and co-sponsored by the Department of Politics at Birkbeck, the Department of Political Science & International Studies at the University of Birmingham and PSA Parliaments.
The workshop will be free, and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Early career researchers who have a paper accepted will be able to apply for funding from PSA Parliaments to cover some or all travel expenses on a case-by-case basis.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

SOAS colleague Yair Wallach gives us hope and reliable accounts in an increasingly bleak world. Follow him, if you don’t already, and you’ll see what I mean.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

From @ihabhassan.bsky.social (on X). Red are zones marked for evacuation. 2+ m people are supposed to fit into the green zones. It sends shivers down my spine.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

How poor we in the UK - incl London I say as a Londoner - would be without immigrants. Of course almost everyone in the UK was an immigrant if you go back a long way. A beautifully written piece 👇

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Immigration is not too high in the UK. Alienation, loneliness, homelessness and poverty are too high. So let’s work on those, prioritising those most in need. How on earth did we allow this extremely widely held research & ethics-based logic to become debased?

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Watched last night - it’s about villages in the West Bank being driven out. It will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommended.

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Incredible inaugural lecture by Bhrigupati Singh. Erudite, generous, captivating. He represented our dept so beautifully ❤️

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Emma Crewe @emmacrewe.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Article just published on Parliament’s strategic ignorance about transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans & reparations. Time to apologise and discuss the debt we owe: brill.com/view/journal...

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