Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thank you for the invitation and the great questions! 010
Reposted by Angela LastYossi Bartal @yossibartal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Irgendwie sind die Stimmen von Israelis in Berlin, viele von denen hierher gekommen, weil sie kein Bock auf die faschistische Politik von Netanjahu haben, nicht so wahrnehmbar in der Hauptstadtpresse, wenn sie ihre Narrative widersprechen. 531891
Reposted by Angela LastAnja Durovic @anjadurovic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Voici quelques points à retenir concernant les trois dernières élections régionales en Allemagne 🗳️🇩🇪: 34932
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The fact that German mainstream politicians are thinking about banning Die Linke (social democratic) instead of the AfD (far right) tells you all you need to know about power relations in Germany. 010
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Germany 2026: the media shames academics for opposing the AfD. Their argument? As civil servants, German academics should respect political neutrality & the AfD's lawfulness. And I thought civil servants were required to strengthen democracy. Solidarity with @ralfmichaels.bsky.social & Anne Graefe! 000
Reposted by Angela LastManchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 29/06/2026New Author Q&A📢 Angela Last (@mutablematter.bsky.social) discusses the trines and tensions between new materialism and decolonial thought, and the political environments that produced theorists like Nietzsche. Read more on the MUP blog: bit.ly/4vFvCOabit.ly6 Questions with Angela Last on Theorising Beyond Disciplinary and Colonial Divides - Manchester University PressAngela Last reflects on her new book, Tainted tools, and thinking critically about the theories we use to understand the world. 021
Reposted by Angela LastDer Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · 27/06/2026Es ist heiß! Und wie jedes Jahr wenn es wieder mal so richtig heiß wird, teilen Menschen alte BILD-Schlagzeilen, die angeblich beweisen, dass es auch schon früher so heiß war. Vielleicht bist du oder jemand in deinem Umfeld auch schon drauf reingefallen. 18560155
Reposted by Angela LastManchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 08/06/2026What does it mean to be a migrant in an increasingly closed and anxious world? Join our #RefugeeWeek 2026 panel on borders, belonging and justice in Europe, with Michelle Pace, Mark Rainey and @jonnydarling.bsky.social. 📅 15 June, 12:30-2pm BST 💻 Online 👉 Register here: bit.ly/43ozHK5 143
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026My book is out today with @manchesterup.bsky.social! The book understands new materialisms as white decolonial projects and issues an appeal to address this whiteness to better attend to economic and affective drivers of environmental destruction. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144256/manchesteruniversitypress.co.ukManchester University Press - Tainted toolsTainted tools - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Tainted tools by Angela Last 022
Reposted by Angela LastThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 31/05/2026ICE crackdowns have not delivered measurable economic gains for US-born workers. Scholars of labor markets, immigration and public environmental policy explain:theconversation.comWhen ICE ramped up enforcement, US-born workers didn’t see any economic gainsContrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans. 32313
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This lawsuit brings together so many things, including queerphobia, climate change denial, settler colonialism, geographical myths and capitalist death drive. Aside from the LGBT+ boycott, I am interested in how the region itself plays a role in the unpicking/unravelling: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...msn.comMSN 020
Reposted by Angela LastTIBG @tibg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026📢From now, reference lists will no longer be counted in the 10,000 word limit for papers submitted to TIBG In our latest editorial, we lay out the reasons behind this decision & encourage prospective authors to reflect on their citational practices. Available to read here ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/tran... 0135
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Urgent petition! This important programme, only instated in 2025, is under threat of closure. Black academic staff are targeted for redundancies, while their university is claiming leadership on equality, diversity, and inclusion. Please read and sign! 100
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The best thing that Labour can do now is to support an electoral reform. Their method of 'out-Reforming Reform' has backfired badly, putting everyone in danger. Labour needs to finally abandon its territorial thinking ('it's either us or them') in a genuine act of care for the people. 000
Reposted by Angela Lastkat köppert @katonymous.bsky.social · 09/04/2026 ✨ "Antifaschismus im 21. Jahrhundert" ✨ Vortragsreihe veranstaltet von Niki Kubaczek @nikikubaczek.bsky.social, Dirk Lange, Ruth Sonderegger, Malte Kleinschmidt, Ulrich Brand, Nanna Heidenreich @nachnennung.bsky.social @transversaltexts.bsky.social transversal.at/blog/antifas...transversal.atAntifaschismus im 21. JahrhundertErster Termin der Vortragsreihe: Vanessa Thompson: Schwarze radikale Kritik des Faschismus. Eine antifaschistische Revision Mittwoch, 15.4., 16:30 Universität Wien, NIG-Erdgescho&... 1136
Reposted by Angela LastCADUS @cadus.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Humanitarian emergency Response knows no holidays. Your donation enables emergency aid in our areas of operation such as Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan. Donation-link: www.cadus.org/en/donate-now #GlobalSolidarityNOW #CADUS #Spende #Donation 074
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Petition: Local councils should match how we vote. They do in Scotland, N. Ireland and Wales where councils can choose a fairer system. This is not (yet) the case in England. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call for fairer practices: action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/pe...action.electoral-reform.org.ukADD YOUR NAME: We need a fairer local voting system for all elections in EnglandIn England the electoral system means we often get councils that do not represent what people voted for. Wales has made progress, but England is being left behind. 000
Reposted by Angela LastCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/04/2026progressive.org/latest/the-b...progressive.orgThe Bund Is BackIn a handful of cities across the United States and Europe, Jewish socialists are reviving a storied early twentieth century institution. 064
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The entire University of Leicester website is down. After all the redundancies that just happened, my first thought was: did they sack the IT people? 1164
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026🚨 The EU sanctioned journalist Hüseyin Doğru — freezing his finances and silencing him for speaking up about Gaza. Free Doğru & defend press freedom! #FreeDogru #PressFreedom #GazaGenocide action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-2-...action.wemove.euEnd EU Sanctions on Journalist Hüseyin Doğru! Protect Press Freedom & Confront Genocide in Gaza!Journalist Hüseyin Doğru has been sanctioned by the EU without trial, losing access to money, work, and basic rights — simply for reporting on the genocide in Gaza. Meanwhile, the EU maintains its com... 000
Reposted by Angela LastArne Semsrott @arnesemsrott.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Es ist ein bisher einmaliger Vorgang: Eine Bundesbehörde will ein Demokratie-Projekt weiterfördern – aber das Innenministerium untersagt die Finanzierung ohne Begründung und trotz Warnung anderer Beamten. Wir veröffentlichen die Dokumente zum Förderstopp gegen die "Radikalen Töchter":fragdenstaat.de„Radikale Töchter“: Demokratieförderung nach GutsherrenartDas Innenministerium stoppt die Weiterförderung eines Demokratie-Projekts. Eine Begründung liefert es dafür nicht. Dabei hat das Projekt gute Chancen, gegen die Ablehnung zu klagen – sagt selbst ... 341798896
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Link to the recording from Friday's talk ('Tainted Tools: New Materialisms as a Decolonial Project') for those who could not make it: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b78b82...events.teams.microsoft.comMicrosoft Virtual Events Powered by TeamsMicrosoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams 010
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I'm going to give an online talk in about 45 mins as part of the @hpgrg.bsky.social seminar series on 'Tainted Tools: New Materialisms as a Decolonial Project'. You can register for it here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b78b82...events.teams.microsoft.comMicrosoft Virtual Events Powered by TeamsMicrosoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams 000
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026media.tenor.coma greeting card with a crescent moon and the words eid mubarakALT: a greeting card with a crescent moon and the words eid mubarak 010
Reposted by Angela LastHistory and Philosophy of Geography Research Group @hpgrg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026📣 Webinar 📣 20 March (13.00-14.00 GMT) Angela Last (Freie Universität Berlin) will discuss her forthcoming book 'Tainted Tools: New Materialisms as a Decolonial Project'. Registration 👉 tinyurl.com/5x4jd9tz Bio 👉 mutablematter.wordpress.com/about/ 📚 tinyurl.com/39wt72s9tinyurl.comManchester University Press - Tainted toolsTainted tools - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Tainted tools by Angela Last 034
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Some notes from my teaching project, comparing books by N.Z. Davis and A.S. Mittman on racialisation in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, reflecting on parallels with today. So much more to read! mutablematter.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/n...mutablematter.wordpress.comNotes on researching and teaching histories of racialisationAlthough I am not currently teaching, I continue to work on teaching materials. Right now, I am revising a chapter that was prompted by the connections of Bernhard Varenius (1622-50), a geographer … 010
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Wishing everyone celebrating Ramadan Kareem!media.tenor.coma blue background with a white circle on itALT: a blue background with a white circle on it 011
Reposted by Angela LastTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Have any of your colleagues recently been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? What has been the effect of redundancies on departmental morale? We are keen to hear your viewstimeshighereducation.comUK university staff: please complete our survey about redundanciesAcademic or professional staff, employed or unemployed, we are anxious to hear your perspectives 0823
Reposted by Angela LastFelicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026We would love for @jaytoddgla.bsky.social’s and my critical response to be read widely, given the Sullivan Review’s potential for far-reaching implications across the social and health sciences — and indeed well beyond the academy 01611
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Although I am currently unemployed, I have donated to the @ndncollective.bsky.social Legal Fund for the defense of their Founder and CEO who is on trial for fabricated & politically motivated charges. Please donate, too! donate.ndncollective.org/campaign/671...donate.ndncollective.org 020
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Next Decolonization in Dialogue seminar on sound as a means of oppression. Join us on Wed 28 Jan from 5pm on zoom: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/6710399828... 000
Reposted by Angela LastAnne Roth @anneroth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Ein #39C3 Talk, denn ich allen empfehle, die sich ab und zu in Diskussionen wiederfinden, in denen #Neutralität eingefordert wird: Von Vereinen, Lehrer*innen, Beamt*innen, NGOs oder anderen, die öffentliche Fördergelder bekommen. Von Hannah Vos and @viviankube.bsky.social von @fragdenstaat.de :media.ccc.deWer hat Angst vor dem Neutralitätsgebot?Wer überhaupt „neutral“ sein muss, was das bedeutet, und wer sich jetzt wehren muss. „Neutralität“ wird zum neuen Kampfbegriff: Weil sie... 223280
Reposted by Angela LastDrew Mackie @drewgmackie.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Great piece by @garethwatkins.bsky.social in @aftermath.site aftermath.site/queer-cartoo...aftermath.siteThe Rise And Fall of Queer CartoonsLong before LibsofTikTok and Elon Musk called on parents to cancel Netflix, cartoons were already on the tail end of their queer renaissance. 05022
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Powerful symposium on the current mechanics and dynamics of White supremacy in Germany across political positions. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... The translated version (into English) can be found here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CMG...youtube.comTag 2 | Der grosse Kanton: Rise & Fall of the BRD | 06.12.2025YouTube video by medico international 010
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Rewatched this last night while mending clothes. Super clear political analysis & does not feel long despite its run time. Thank you! 000
Reposted by Angela LastProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The latest devastating forecast, which takes account of what is actually happening in the real world - in terms of both climate and climate policy - to provide a more realistic view of what we can expect I have said it before - we are in deep, deep, sh*t worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...worldcrunch.comGlobal Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate WarningGerman scientists warn global warming is accelerating faster than expected, raising the risk of a 3 °C rise by 2050 and forcing Europe to confront unthinkable adaptation plans. German scientists warn ... 59965
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 25/11/2025The latest seminar from Decolonization in Dialogue, in Bonn & online: decolonizationindialogue.substack.com/p/register-f... 000
Reposted by Angela LastMarianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Have just been reading about the plans to gut geology, paleobiology and geography at Leicester - where many of the key figures who have developed the Anthropocene concept are based - Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Waters… absolute insanity. Institutional vandalism. 04115
Reposted by Angela LastProf Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Geology and palaeobiology at the University of Leicester are under threat, with at least 14 staff expected to be made redundant. Support them, their postdocs, and their students by signing this petition: c.org/SK8Xm8dhqKc.orgSign the PetitionSave Geology at the University of Leicester 26249
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025If anyone is in the vicinity of Bonn, there are still some spaces for my transdisciplinary workshop on teaching disciplinary histories: mutablematter.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/t...mutablematter.wordpress.comTeaching Disciplinary Histories: A Transdisciplinary WorkshopAnna Von Mertens, Midnight until the first sighting of land, October 12, 1492, six miles off the coast of current-day San Salvador Island, Bahamas, 2006. Venue: Impulse, University of Bonn Date: 27… 010
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Petition to save Geography at the University of Leicester: www.change.org/p/save-geogr...change.orgSign the PetitionSave Geography at the University of Leicester 050
Reposted by Angela LastDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’ Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFlooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets 32312
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Please sign this letter in support of students who are facing criminal charges and campus bans at Goethe University Frankfurt after a Palestine related protest. The AfD is behind this, portraying them as left wing extremists & putting pressure on university management: framaforms.org/gegen-die-kr...framaforms.orgGegen die Kriminalisierung von Studierenden, die für Palästina protestieren | Against the criminalisation of students who protest for Palestine | Framaforms.org 040
Reposted by Angela LastCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 06/11/2025www.commondreams.org/news/teen-vo...commondreams.orgJournalists' Unions Condemn Condé Nast's Gutting of Teen Vogue | Common DreamsCondé Nast's decision to gut Teen Vogue's award-winning journalism and lay off key staffers is a devastating blow to insightful political coverage. Will the magazine's mission and identity survive the... 073
Reposted by Angela LastProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 06/11/2025This matches another forecast that global crop yields will fall by 30 percent by 2050 Bleak doesn't even begin to describe our prospects www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/parliam...thegrocer.co.ukParliamentary group warns of 32% drop in food production without urgent actionThe All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture said domestic food production could decline by 39% per capita 67244
Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo! 65062
Reposted by Angela LastCristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 29/10/2025As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comLetter of Support for Professor Farhana SultanaAs scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe... 713177
Reposted by Angela Laste. kinkaid (they/them) @queergeog.bsky.social · 11/09/2025New pub alert! Check out our reflections on how to reach the history of geography in more critical and inclusive ways! An all-star cast of commentators! Conceptual reorientations and practical strategies! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/C7HMD...tandfonline.comWhose Geography, Whose History? Reimagining How We Teach the History of GeographyIn this roundtable, we share our reflections on how to teach more critical histories of geography in Anglo-American institutions. Ashutosh offers a contrapuntal reading of the history of geography,... 0166