Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 16/11/2025It’s been wonderful to collaborate with Gazua Eluan on this book project and share her passion for preserving Bedouin cultural heritage. We’re having a book launch in Amman later this month: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/book-l... 031
Reposted by Olivia MasonThe Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social · 16/06/2025#OpenAccess in The GJ: 'Constructing citizenship & indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights & identities in cultural heritage sites' by Taraf Abu Hamdan & @oliviamason.bsky.social This piece is part of a Special Section entitled 'Glimpses beyond citizenship'. doi.org/10.1111/geoj... 022
Reposted by Olivia MasonCristina 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
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Muna Dajani, @casesofyou.bsky.social and I are organising a session at the RGS-IBG AC25 on the theme of ‘unearthing colonial and ecological violence in the Middle East’ Share with anyone who might be interested in being part of this session. 071
Reposted by Olivia MasonGeopolitics Journal @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Now out and #openaccess in issue 30(1): "A Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the Home" by Olivia Mason and Sarah M. Hughes @oliviamason.bsky.social @sarahhughes90.bsky.social Download and read for free:buff.ly 0114
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 15/02/2025This now has an issue number! It draws on case studies of Palestinian homestay and refugee hosting in the UK. Was a pleasure to write with @sarahhughes90.bsky.social. 084
Reposted by Olivia MasonGeographers for Justice in Palestine @geogboycott.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Join us at the AAG preconference hosted by Geographers for Justice in Palestine in Detroit! 35826
Reposted by Olivia MasonJasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 11/12/2024"Syria after Assad" - On the coexistence of relief, uncertainty & fear, and Israel's (re)invasion of Syria. jasminekgani.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/s...jasminekgani.wordpress.comSyria after AssadThe Assad regime, which ruled over Syria for more than fifty years, has ended. The scenes of people being freed from some of the world’s most brutal and notorious torture prisons were deeply m… 13613
Reposted by Olivia MasonJulie Cupples @juliecupples79.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Universities can't afford: research, manageable classes sizes, conference funding, mental health support Universities can afford: expensive VCs/deputy VCs, change managers, external consultants, shiny new buildings, Research Excellence Framework, clunky virtual learning environments, annual fun run 14625
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Really looking forward to speaking at this workshop in February about my work on socio-environmental and colonial histories of nature reserves in Jordan 🌿🌿 0111
Reposted by Olivia MasonJournal of Historical Geography @jofhistgeog.bsky.social · 29/11/2024We welcome applications to join our editorial board, from a range of career stages as well as regional, period and methodological specialisms. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our board as part of our mission to decolonise journal practice. Deadline: Dec 31 Details: bit.ly/JHGBoard 01111
Reposted by Olivia MasonAya Nassar @ayanassar.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Two permanent human geography posts at Durham University ( a focus on nature, climate change and just futures) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...durham.taleo.netAssistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)Click the link provided to see the complete job description. 38053
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 25/11/2024In a letter in Science magazine Hussam Hussein and I argue for heritage conservation efforts in Petra to better incorporate local Bedouin communities into decision making over these sites and value their cultural heritage and environmental knowledge. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…science.org 041
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Please join us for the second online seminar in the series Student Solidarities with Palestine, organised by the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG): *November 27th 1pm-2:30pm. Online*. Sign up here: lnkd.in/dCBw9Gb8 131
Reposted by Olivia MasonPolGRG @polgrg.bsky.social · 19/11/2024So we now have a bluesky account too! 🦋☁️🩵 For more info and updates, here's our website: polgrg.wordpress.com And do subscribe to our mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j... For past posts, here's our X: x.com/RGS_PolGRG?t... Any questions about the Research Group, do get in touch! 🙌polgrg.wordpress.comPolitical Geography Research GroupA research group of the RGS-IBG 165
Reposted by Olivia MasonRaktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Hi folks, as part of the Political Geography Research group of RGS IBG, we are organising a mentorship session for ECRs on 4th December. Please register and join us if you are interested www.rgs.org/events/upcom... @ingridagnete.bsky.social @oliviamason.bsky.social 035
Reposted by Olivia MasonFelicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 01/03/2024‘Perhaps this is why he did it: he was already burning. I guess we all are. God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, the fire next time’. We will never forget Aaron Bushnell offering his own body to resist such cruelty and protest against genocide. Thank you @erikmbaker.bsky.social. 011
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 26/02/2024This article is based on my research in Palestinian homestays 9 yrs ago and @Sarah_Hughes90's research on refugee hosting. We muddy the cultural/political borders of home + hosting and show how the home is a site of geopolitical violence across scales. t.co/5M3F4BDzNpt.coA Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the HomeThis paper aims to enhance geopolitical understandings of hosting by exploring the practice of bringing guests – known or unknown – into a home. It starts with a recognition that whilst a growing b... 100
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 24/02/2024It’s really heartening to see editorial statements like this. We need more academics, editors, academic societies, and journals speaking out about the violence of Israel’s war on Gaza and calling for a ceasefire. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comEditorial statement on violence against children and a call for a ceasefire in GazaPublished in Children's Geographies (Ahead of Print, 2024) 000
Reposted by Olivia MasonCristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 23/01/2024Dr Wiesam Issa was a CARA fellow in our department in 2019. I didn’t know him well beyond chats in the hall, but he was a lovely colleague & loved his work. He was recently awarded another fellowship to come to the U.K. but unable to leave before being killed. #CeasefireNOW 11610
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 23/01/2024An open letter to the RGS about its decision not to host a PalFest event during Israel's War on Gaza . The piece reflects on the responsibility and histories of our academic societies and the silencing of Palestinian voices. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comAn open letter to the SJTG and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG): The War on Gaza, the Royal...Click on the article title to read more. 002
Reposted by Olivia MasonDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 16/01/20241 out of every 20 Palestinians in Gaza has either been killed, injured, or declared missing.... 311384
Reposted by Olivia MasonJasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 10/01/2024Statement in support of South Africa's ICJ submission by international lawyers. Scholars of international law, international studies and genocide studies can sign here 👇twailr.comPublic Statement: Scholars support South Africa’s submission to the International Court of Justice...Text and signature link for this public statement. 093
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 10/01/2024Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophetheguardian.comEmissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastropheExclusive: First months of conflict produced more planet-warming gases than 20 climate-vulnerable nations do in a year, study shows 021
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 10/01/2024How much environmental damage is Israel’s war on Gaza causing? www.aljazeera.com/program/insi... 000
Reposted by Olivia MasonJonathan Harris @jonathanaharris.bsky.social · 02/01/2024Plans are moving forward for the IGU political geography pre-conference, to be held in Belfast, 22-24 August 2024. We can announce that the RGS will be sponsoring up to 3 UK-based PGRs to attend 🙏🥂. Keep those paper/panel submissions coming: politicalgeographycommission.com/2023/08/17/c...politicalgeographycommission.comPre-conference August 2024: Celebrating a World of Political DifferenceThe IGU Commission for Political Geography pre-conference will take place at Queen’s University Belfast 22-24 August 2024 ahead of the International Geographical Congress taking place in Dublin 24-3... 021
Reposted by Olivia MasonMark Griffiths @casesofyou.bsky.social · 30/12/2023Ishraq — my PhD student at Newcastle — is trying to help her family in Gaza. Please consider donating if you can. And please share gofund.me/0687b519 032
Olivia Mason @oliviamason.bsky.social · 19/12/2023An important petition to share and sign. £38, 700 excludes a lot of the skilled and valuable workers I know and is another appalling policy from this Government. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/65... 020
Reposted by Olivia MasonMark Griffiths @casesofyou.bsky.social · 19/12/2023Northumbria University is bringing Lockheed Martin money into Newcastle at a time when its warplanes and bombs are being used to raze Gaza. If anyone is interested in organising around this, please be in touch www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl... 031