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Morteza

@mortezahashemi.bsky.social
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Sociologist, Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Nottingham, UK. Interested in social theory, Southern Theory, Identity, Blood and Tech.

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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A review of our co-edited book: Religion in Fortress Europe: Perspectives on Belief, Citizenship and Identity in a Time of Polarized Politics, edited by Morteza Hashemi and Christopher R. Cotter - Carole M. Cusack www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf...
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Religion in Fortress Europe: Perspectives on Belief, Citizenship and Identity in a Time of Polarized Politics, edited by Morteza Hashemi and Christopher R. Cotter - Volume 17, Issue 1, 2026
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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · 20/05/2026
New as Online First in Theory, Culture & Society: Morteza Hashemi, 'New Westoxication: Retrieving Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s Cultural Critique' - situates the new concept of 'westoxication' within the vocabulary of postcolonial social theory. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My article has been published in Theory, Culture and Society. New Westoxication: Retrieving Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s Cultural Critique The article aims to situate a reconceptualised notion of “westoxication” within the vocabulary of postcolonial social theory. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Hyperpolitics, Jäger writes, ‘represents a redoubling of antipolitics, a mode of viral panic typical of the internet age with its short cycles of hype and outrage’." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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William Davies · Easy to Join, Easy to Leave: Politics on Speed
This is what distinguishes hyperpolitics from the mass democracy of the mid-20th century. Symbolic political gestures...
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
You can now watch the 2026 Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lecture, hosted by #ICEMiC, on University of Nottingham YouTube channel. @mayblin.bsky.social and Dr Yemane delivered a lecture titled "Knowing the Border: Epistemic Friction and Irregular Channel Crossings." www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ma...
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Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lecture 2026: Dr Mayblin and Dr Yemane | University of Nottingham
YouTube video by University of Nottingham
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The next event in the Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lectures, hosted by #ICEMiC at University of Nottingham featuring distinguished speakers: - Dr Lucy Mayblin - Dr Tesfalem Habte Yemane Knowing the border: Epistemic friction and irregular Channel crossings
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
UK drops target for international student recruitment giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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UK drops target for international student recruitment
Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Dr Shirin Ahmadnia, a fellow Warwick Sociology graduate, became the first female president of the Iranian Sociological Association (ISA).
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Ramya Rajakumaran and I wrote this book review: Hematologies: The Political Life of Blood in India www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Hematologies: The Political Life of Blood in India
Published in Reviews in Anthropology (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
An intriguing new book by my friend and former colleague Marcus Morgan from University of Bristol. Book Detail www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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Performing Power
Performing Power, When the bronze statue of Edward Colston was thrown into the Bristol harbour, what was it about this spectacle that made it more effective than countless petitions to have the slaver...
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
In #ICEMiC, we have recently produced a promotional video, now available on the research centre webpage. Many thanks to all colleagues who contributed to its development. @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.nottingham.ac.uk/ICEMiC/index...
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Welcome to ICEMiC - The University of Nottingham
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Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Just some light reading on my journey home from SocRel courtesy of @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social & spotted a chapter by @mcslaven.bsky.social I look forward to reading! 📚
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Tariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The PM rightly regrets saying 'Island of Strangers'. Here is a multiculturalist way to give a voice to white working class voters, by Sam Hill, John Denham + me: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @labouruk.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlist.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social
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Multicultural Nationalism: Saving the White Working Class from Blue Labour?
This article explores Labour's electoral response to the rise of Reform UK, whose recent local election gains and strong polling suggest significant appeal among white working class voters. Labour's ....
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
"At Easter 10,384 adults were baptised, a jump of 46% on last year and nearly double the number in 2023. This was the highest since France’s Conference of Bishops began such records 20 years ago. It is the scale and context that make the trend in France so arresting."
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France’s improbable adult baptism boom
A secular country returns to the church
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 25/05/2025
Nature posed a variety of scenarios to 5,000 academics around the world to understand which uses of AI are considered ethically acceptable. The survey results suggest that researchers are sharply divided on what they feel are appropriate practices. #Academicsky 🧪
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Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split
Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
You could watch the lecture on the University of Nottingham's YouTube channel. @nasarmeer.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4kk...
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Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lecture 2025 - Professor Nasar Meer
YouTube video by University of Nottingham
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I am delighted to share the video of the Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lecture by @nasarmeer.bsky.social. The title of the lecture is: On Leaving ‘Omelas’ – Asylum and the Social Production of Moral Indifference www.nottingham.ac.uk/icemic/event... @uniofnottingham.bsky.social #ICEMiC #Asylum
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ICEMiC Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lectures - The University of Nottingham
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
At the BSA (@britsoci.bsky.social) annual conference, many references to this newly published book. It is added to my summer reading list.
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Morteza @mortezahashemi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We are delighted to announce that the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is preparing to host next week’s ICEMiC Amal Treacher Kabesh Annual Lecture, featuring Professor Nasar Meer @nasarmeer.bsky.social.
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