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Parvathi Menon

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Academic at SOAS Law | Marxist, Third Worldist Co-Director @cceilsoas.bsky.social She/her London | Cochin

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Critical Theory Working Group @crittheoryworkgrp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
MARGIN NOTES 2 IS OUT! Featuring original contributions from J. E. Morain and CTWG alongside translations of texts by Georg Lukács, Hans-Jürgen Krahl, Julius Schaxel, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor Adorno—all appearing here in English for the first time! ctwgwebsite.github.io/projects/3_p... 👇🧵
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"AI is operating at a PhD level" oh, so it's replying 'sorry for the late response' to every email and complaining about its labor conditions?
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
YES! I feel so behind. lol
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Ohhhh! Phew
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Damn, one more show I haven’t watched.
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Thomas Penny @thomaswpenny.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
If anyone in government has a few minutes to run the country in between plotting leadership challenges, could they please cast their eye over the devastation of Higher Education in the UK. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts
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Marxism-NL @marxism-nl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Remember to submit your abstracts for the inaugural Dutch Marxism Conference by 29th May!!
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Aleksandra Piletić @apiletic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
My new paper is out in @antipodeonline.bsky.social! It contributes to ongoing debates on the current conjuncture and conjunctural analysis by placing the destruction of Gaza at the center. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Theorising the Conjuncture Through Gaza: Urban Destruction and the Intensification of Authoritarian Neoliberalism
This paper deploys a Gramscian theorisation of the conjuncture to argue that the contemporary global political economy is becoming constituted through the destruction of Gaza. It contends that Gaza's...
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Ian Bruff @ianbruff.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Fantastic new paper by Aleksandra Piletic
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Theorising the Conjuncture Through Gaza: Urban Destruction and the Intensification of Authoritarian Neoliberalism
This paper deploys a Gramscian theorisation of the conjuncture to argue that the contemporary global political economy is becoming constituted through the destruction of Gaza. It contends that Gaza's...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/05/2026
Kerala in India, which gave the world its first democratically elected communist government, has voted the left out.
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India loses its last left-wing government after five decades
Kerala in India, which gave the world its first democratically elected communist government, has voted the left out.
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Felicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The state of British academia: my partner was made redundant from one uni after 14 (14)yrs on fixed-term contracts, & has now begun a short-term fixed contract at another that is threatening to put all (all) its academic staff at risk of redundancy in a “fire & rehire” www.ucu.org.uk/article/1445...
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LSBU blocks access to pension & threatens academics with the sack if they don't accept new terms with increased workloads
London South Bank University (LSBU) has threatened to put all its academic staff at risk of redundancy in a restructure that would divide the workforce into teaching or research streams, worsening ter...
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Marxism-NL @marxism-nl.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🚩🚩🚩 The call for papers for Marxism NL's 1st Conference is now live! CFP deadline 29.05.26 Conference 08-09.10.26 conference.marxism-nl.org/mxnl26/cfp
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Pulling the Emergency Break: MarxismNL Conference 2026
Schedule, talks and talk submissions for Pulling the Emergency Break: MarxismNL Conference 2026
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Haha, I know! Heist plan foiled
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Fourth: very affordable jewellery
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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The CfP for this year's Historical Materialism annual conference in London, under the title 'Planetary Warscapes Ablaze: Imperial Mutations in Infernal Times', is now online! Mark it in your calendars, prepare your abstracts, book your travel!
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Twenty-third Annual Conference - Historical Materialism
Call for Paper is Online and submission form open! Planetary Warscapes Ablaze: Imperial Mutations in Infernal Times 5-8 November 2026, SOAS, Russell Square, Central London Deadline for abstracts: Fr...
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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Warwick Law School is hiring two Assistant Professors in Law. These are permanent research active posts (which feels increasingly like gold dust). Do share amongst your networks! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Assistant Professor x2 (111391-0326) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant Professor x2 (111391-0326). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
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Rob Knox @pashukanist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Reminds me of this classic, wherein Michael Hardt sought to persude George W Bush not to invade Iraq because ... his book Empire had a more rational vision for how global power should work? (If your analysis doesn't fit reality - persuade reality). www.theguardian.com/comment/stor...
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Michael Hardt: Folly of our masters of the universe | Guardian daily comment | guardian.co.uk
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🚨CALL FOR ABSTRACTS🚨 We are proud to announce the call for abstracts for our 11th annual conference: FREEDOM. The conference takes place at Copenhagen Business School on October 2-3 2026. Read the full call here 👇 and submit before 1 May 2026 💌 marxistiskestudier.com/2026/03/03/c...
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Call for Abstracts: 11th annual conference
Freedom Eleventh annual conference of the Danish Society for Marxist Studies Copenhagen Business School, Denmark2-3 October 2026 Open call While we particularly encourage engagements with the theme…
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Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal” on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
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Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
This episode was originally released December 1st for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a pa
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Nate Holdren @nhold.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
new lows in blogging! new heights in self-indulgence! what a time to be alive (so I'm told) buttondown.com/nateholdren/...
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Liberal Egalitarianism and Object Permanence (Tooze v Anderson)
Hey there gang, I hope you’re maintaining despite the hellscape. I’m back with an offcut (even by my standards!)I don’t really follow Adam Tooze and haven’t...
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Centre for Law & Social Change @lawsocialchange.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Comrades, we are inviting applications for the Law and Marxism Spring School 2026: Race, Resources and Redistribution, 8-10 April 2026, at the @gvagrad.bsky.social Please take a look at our Call for Abstracts and share with your networks 📣 📝 To apply, click here: tinyurl.com/LawMarx26
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Suzana Rahde Gerchmann @suzanarahde.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Our Law & Marxism Spring School Call for Applications is out! 😻
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Budget Motel Abyss @budgetmotelabyss.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
excited to be chairing this upcoming free event on critical theory and psychoanlysis: www.eventbrite.com/e/melanie-kl...
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Melanie Klein and Critical Theory
Eventbrite - Melanie Klein and Critical Theory - Sunday, January 18, 2026 - Find event and ticket information.
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Dimitri Van Den Meerssche @dimitrivdm.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Join us in London on 23 January for the inaugural event of the Centre for the Critique of Law and Society @qmul.bsky.social. With stellar speakers we reflect on the state of (legal) critique as we confront a world of "death and destruction without alibi". 👇👇👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-...
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The State of Critique: CCLAS Launch
Join us to celebrate the launch of the Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (formerly Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context)
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Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (CCLAS) @cclas2025.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
**LAUNCH OF THE NEW CENTRE FOR THE CRITIQUE OF LAW AND SOCIETY** Join us to celebrate our new research centre (CCLAS) and hear from thinkers in law and the humanities, examining both (legal) critique and the Critic. Full program and registration here: tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
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Rob Knox @pashukanist.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Me and Mary Robertson in @ripejournal.bsky.social articulating a Marxist perspective on race, racialisation and subprime in a special issue on Raced Finance expertly co-edited by @iliasalami.bsky.social @alibhagat.bsky.social @vincentguermond.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Locating race in capitalism’s laws of motion: the case of subprime
Through a critical engagement with the racial capitalism literature, this article problematizes interpretations of the subprime crisis that foreground expropriation and the historical continuity of...
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Durham UCU @ducu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
It might be that Birmingham have been uniquely foolish in their handling of this situation, but it's worth noting that management failing to take overwork, stress and burnout seriously is a sector-wide problem, and only getting worse as universities slash staff costs.
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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
In memoriam: Asad Haider (1987–2025).
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In memoriam: Asad Haider (1987-2025) - Historical Materialism
‘Our subjective horizon is the optimism of the intellect; our objective, structuring condition is pessimism of the will. Without optimism of the intellect, we have the party without the people. Withou...
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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Chapter 1 of myself @ruthhoughton.bsky.social & Cher Weixia Chen Research Handbook on Global Governance is available open access 👇 doi.org/10.4337/9781... We set out how we created an alternative & critical take on global governance - on topics sometimes forgotten, lots of different voices & more
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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
TURN THE VOLUME UP! Online registration for the HM London has ended, but you can still attend by registering on the door. Low income, unemployed and student (school and university) comrades are welcome to attend by offering to pay whatever you can afford. Three important things...
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VidyaKumar 🕵️🪐🚀💫⚖️🇵🇸 @vidyakumar.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Public Lecture co-organised by me and @parvathimenon.bsky.social @cceilsoas.bsky.social ( & by Luke McDonagh Gerry Simpson & @mariepetersmann.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social ): "Recognition of the State of Palestine: Contested Interpretations" 6pm on Thurs November 13 at LSE. Registration 👇🏾
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Recognition of the State of Palestine - Contested Interpretations - LSE Law School Events
What is the meaning and significance of the legal recognition of the state of Palestine in international law?   Speakers: Prof Vasuki Nesiah, Dr. Shahd Hammouri, Dr Mazen Masri & Dr Nora Jaber
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Cominsitu @cominsitu.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
“Marx and the Critique of Humanism”, coming Feb 2026, edited by @asaenzdesicilia.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marx-and-...
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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The week in review: it was a Labor Day special, with @mikewishnie.bsky.social on faculty unions, and Eamon Coburn on the long-eroded social norms against union busting. Plus, the best of LPE from around the web in the 🧵 👇
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Weekly Roundup: September 5
A Labor Day special: Michael Wishnie on the possibility of faculty unions, and Eamon Coburn on reviving long-eroded social norms against union busting. Plus, upcoming deadlines for the ALPE conference...
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
If you’re in Copenhagen on 23 September, come out for this stellar event ✨
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Ayça Çubukçu @aycacu.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Friends in NYC: Vasuki Nesiah, Tony Alessandrini, Gary Wilder and I will be holding a public conversation at CUNY Graduate Center on "The Question of Internationalism Today" on Sept 18, at 5 pm. Please join the discussion. @lsehumanrights.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
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Hyo Yoon Kang 강효윤 @hyoyoonkang.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Guys
Screenshot of Neil renic’s post from last year Twitter.
Text: finally time to start my summer writing
Photo: tsunami wave approaching a woman on the beach looking at it. The Center of image says: August 1
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
the weaponization of course evaluations in the Brown University deal takes the consumerist model of higher education to new heights. not only is your job contingent on it, but make any of your students uncomfortable and you’ll be investigated by the government
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Rob Knox @pashukanist.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Recognition of Palestine now is more about attempting to (re-)normalise the Israel's place in the regional order than anything else.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
It's utterly mad. These people are the opposite of terrorists. THEY WANT PEACE. The police know they're not terrorists. The government knows they're not terrorists. Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action
Police in London detain scores of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
*me and my book project
Sigourney Weaver standing happily with the Alien queen
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Order your copies now (one for yourself and another for a friend who needs it badly)! The brilliant combination of Knox, Ziadah and Hanieh
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Rob Knox @pashukanist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Physical copies of this, written by Adam Hanieh l, myself and @rafeefz.bsky.social seem to be appearing on the shelves. If you can't find a copy it's still available for preorder from Verso - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
5 copies of the book Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine.
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Marina Veličković @marinavelickovic.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
look at what was just delivered it’s the @pashukanist.bsky.social & co. masterpiece that everyone should read & it looks even more 🔥🔥🔥 than online & IT HAS THAT FRESH BOOK SMELL (in case you needed another reason to ordered it right this moment)
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Ah ok, I had a feeling that would’ve been the angle
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I found it pretty surprising that Nehru (India's first Prime Minister) was included on this list. I don't know anyone who would characterise him as a Marxist. I should probably read this book and find out why...
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
And when panels don’t end at 9PM!
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Magnus Møller Ziegler @magnusz.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The revolution Will come the day they add lunch breaks to the HM programme.
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ANZSIL Gender, Sexuality & International Law Interest Group @anzsilgsil.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
CfP!!! The @anzsil.org Gender, Sexuality and International Law Interest Group will be holding a workshop on 'Feminist Approaches to International Law in Times of Atrocity, Anthropocene, and Authoritarian Capitalism' on 31 October at Melbourne Law School: drive.google.com/file/d/10YPs...
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Parvathi Menon @parvathimenon.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Why are people always excited and thrilled and banal on LinkedIn? It’s a parallel universe where no Palestinians are being brutally killed daily.
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