Reposted by Solange MancheArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan 2682542423
Reposted by Solange Manchemensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026German broadcast. Nailed it 139149794993
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Delighted to share that I've joined French Studies Bulletin as Assistant Editor. I look forward to contributing to FSB, supporting early-career researchers, and helping to publish bold new ideas. 140
Reposted by Solange MancheFrench Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026We are pleased to announce the CFP for next year's annual conference which will take place at the University of Galway. The deadline for submissions is 18 September 2026. For more information see the link below: www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...sfs.ac.uk2027 Annual ConferenceThe Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels. 052
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 01/07/2026NEOBANKS: any good articles on neobanks, especially in the EU? 100
Reposted by Solange MancheFrench Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Another great day at the SFS Annual Conference in Leicester with keynotes by Mary Harrod and Camille Robcis 051
Reposted by Solange MancheFrench Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Our 2026 Annual Conference kicks off with a welcome by Society President Nicholas Harrison and a plenary lecture by Patrick Crowley on 'Literary Criticism in a Time Before "After"' 041
Reposted by Solange MancheBenjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 20/06/2026Germany, hotbed of AI accelerationism. We're hoping to leapfrog the digital democracy phase – straight from fax-based government to rule by AGI. 1253
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I'm very please to share that I've been invited to share a poetic performance for the "It's A Merciless Format" gathering taking place in Brussels end of this month. Read more here: solangemanche.substack.com/p/its-a-merc...solangemanche.substack.comIt's A Merciless Format: programmeI'll be performing in Brussels, on Sunday the 28th of June 110
Reposted by Solange MancheAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 11/06/2026housing is everything rise up “to the younger generation the housing squeeze is personal, and so is the policy response. While most lawmakers are homeowners — 80%, by one count — the youngest politicians are often renters,like the vast majority of Americans under 35” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...nytimes.comA Youthful Crop of Politicians Run on Housing, and Their Own Rent 1257
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A week ago, on the third of June, the Dutch poet Lieke Marsman passed away after years of fighting cancer. Her work meant a lot to me. solangemanche.substack.com/p/lieke-mars...solangemanche.substack.comLieke Marsman (1990-2026)in memoriam 050
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Although it will still take at least nine months to appear, I had to write about finishing the manuscript of my first monograph! I am extremely grateful to @frenchstudies.bsky.social who enabled this. Very excited about what's next. solangemanche.substack.com/p/the-new-fi...solangemanche.substack.comThe New Financial Subjecton finishing my manuscript, Butler, and Malabou 080
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I started a substack to write about my recent archival research trip to IMEC, Caen. open.substack.com/pub/solangem... 120
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 05/04/2026It's a bit the Homo Academicus moment of Marxism right now... 000
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 23/03/2026As a library dweller and former resident of the city, I really enjoyed this article on Berlin's libraries by Laney Lenox. I'd definitely recommend anyone with a connection to the city to dig into the @slowberlin.bsky.social literary archives 👌 www.slowtravelberlin.com/berlins-best...slowtravelberlin.comBerlin’s Libraries: More Than Just BooksLaney Lenox dives into Berlin’s libraries, discovering much more than just glorious books… on Slow Travel Berlin 073
Reposted by Solange MancheDanish 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...marxistiskestudier.comCall for Abstracts: 11th annual conferenceFreedom 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… 26737
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Very disappointing to read a well-established literary scholar’s article about François Bon and see that he paid very little attention to the spelling of women’s names. Published in 2005, Akerman was hardly a niche filmmaker... 140
Reposted by Solange MancheHeather Williams @heatherhmw.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Important interview free to read here. Congratulations to both Martin and Dave @frenchstudies.bsky.social liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...liverpooluniversitypress.co.ukWhither French Studies? An Interview with Martin Crowley and David Evans | French Studies BulletinIf the article has an Altmetric Attention Score, you will find this displayed below. 032
Reposted by Solange MancheMaybe: Sinan @maybenansi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026A wonderful initiative 022
Reposted by Solange MancheFrench Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The Society is delighted to announce the five shortlisted entries for this year's R. Gapper Book Prize: 151
Reposted by Solange MancheLiverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Most read in French Studies this week: Hauntology, Spectres and Phantoms by Colin Davis. Read it in the French Studies online archive: bit.ly/FS-Hauntology @frenchstudies.bsky.social #FrenchStudies #SubscribetoOpen 153
Reposted by Solange MancheJimmy Dijk @jimmydijk.sp.nl · 25/02/2026Stop de verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd. Na de vakbonden zeggen zelfs werkgeversorganisaties dat de AOW-leeftijd niet verder moet stijgen. Afspraak is afspraak. Hoe betrouwbaar zijn D66, CDA en VVD eigenlijk? 78923
Reposted by Solange MancheUniversity of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 19/02/2026NEW: A simple digital treatment involving gameplay has been shown to dramatically reduce intrusive trauma memories within one month. Six months on, some participants were symptom-free. Find out more ⬇️ox.ac.ukStudy shows that digital treatment with Tetris gameplay canNew research involving Oxford researchers has shown that a simple digital intervention that includes gameplay can dramatically reduce intrusive memories of trauma in a month, even to the point of 0121
Reposted by Solange MancheEnvironmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026New article! Far-right fossil fuel ignorance: the nostalgia of national-industrial modernity by Kjell Vowles. @kvowles.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2026.2620920 2137
Reposted by Solange MancheRobert Heinze @rheinze.myatproto.social · 31/01/2026Ok we all need some silliness right now, so I'll tell you that there is a polish rapper called "Taco Hemingway" who produced a song called "I fell in love next to a pharmacy", in which he raps about a specific painkiller - so now his fans are emptying Polish pharmacies because they see it as merch. 2345
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 29/01/2026My level of exhaustion can be interpreted from my posts: commenting articles from the Guardian means "exhausted" 000
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Another reason to dislike Tarantino... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...theguardian.comPaul Dano reacts to Tarantino criticism: ‘I was incredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me’Actor says the defence of his peers and fans was ‘really nice’ after Quentin Tarantino’s scathing assessment calling Dano ‘a weak, weak, uninteresting guy’ 000
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 27/01/2026getting some help rereading my applications, and fact checking pretty much everything I print 040
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 26/01/2026As Honnold himself would say: this is extremely low risk for a climber like him. It is an easy climb when trained at the level H is. It is a bit like when I go to the climbing gym and I know I can easily climb a certain grade. I know I will not fall. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.com‘The most stressful TV experience on record’: Alex Honnold and the rise of potential death as live entertainmentWitnessing the free climber’s ascent of the Taipei 101 without ropes on Skyscraper Live was an astonishing experience. But beneath panicked viewers’ sweaty palms, there was a queasy truth about the fu... 100
Reposted by Solange MancheMediapart @mediapart.fr · 24/01/2026#Emploi | Mediapart recrute un·e journaliste réseaux sociaux (CDI) 🔎 Pour produire et diffuser des contenus éditoriaux, animer les communautés et participer à la stratégie du journal. 🗓 Fin de candidature : 29 janvier 2026 ✉️ Réponse à l'annonce : Notion 📍 Date de prise de poste : avril 2026l.mediapart.frJournaliste réseaux sociaux (CM) | NotionMediapart recrute un·e journaliste réseaux sociaux en CDI 22034
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 23/01/2026A little bit of Breton working-class history, taking you back to 1924! Tonight, my partner is celebrating their birthday and I picked this card from my collection for the occasion. It portrays the failed assassination attempt of the communist mayor of Douarnenez, Daniel le Flanchec. 110
Reposted by Solange MancheBenjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 22/01/2026This UK university finance dashboard is so good. Incredible public service. 0109
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Writing a non-academic cover letter today: it's actually refreshing. 010
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 22/01/2026this definitely reflects what I see around me: so many friends on universal credit (including myself), and these are friends with degrees of which no one thought you'd ever be on UC, chemical engineering, structural biology... 031
Reposted by Solange MancheNick Bernards @nickbernards.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Out now! I've edited a special issue of New Political Economy on 'Centring exploitation in global political economy'. Link to the intro: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Other articles (all brilliant!) and a short summary 👇 1/ 23115
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 19/01/2026With the rise of extreme wealth, there's also a growing resistance to it. I don't doubt this is a good development, but it is also extremely limited view of why extreme wealth is possible in the first place, www.theguardian.com/books/2024/j...theguardian.comLimitarianism: why we need to put a cap on the super-richIn this extract from her new book, Dutch political philosopher Ingrid Robeyns proposes a three-pronged plan of action to tackle extreme wealth concentration and reduce inequality 110
Reposted by Solange MancheAnn Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States…. gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c... 21824407
Reposted by Solange MancheLaura Kennedy @laurapkennedy.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Delighted to share the CFP for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate and ECR Study Day, happening on Friday 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social. This year we are also opening the call up to final-year UG students and MA students. Please share widely! 0108
Reposted by Solange MancheIsabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Some prices matter much more than others for livelihoods, production and distribution. They are systemically significant and key in the fight for affordability and against inflation. So proud to win the Nelson & Freeman Prize for our paper! Thank you ICC! 🥳 academic.oup.com/icc/article/... 35512
Reposted by Solange MancheSteven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Very excited we have five funded PhD fellowships, open to all fields of political science and economics, so please do spread the word to prospective political theory students! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...findaphd.comPhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London on FindAPhD.comPhD Programme - PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com 01720
Reposted by Solange MancheDaniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026'we're too civilised for this banana republic behaviour' is such neocolonial language. 23810
Reposted by Solange MancheDaniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026bet you didnt have BlackRock presiding over Trump's destruction of Fed independence on your bingo cards 43514
Reposted by Solange MancheNew Left Review @newleftreview.bsky.social · 08/01/2026In NLR 156: History’s Shadow. Why is South Africa stuck in forms of social and economic segregation, 30 years after apartheid? Kevin Cox unpacks the white regime’s class-making processes. newleftreview.org/issues/ii156... 1102
Reposted by Solange ManchePeter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Very happy to see this out in CPS! We study class identities and their social and political relevance over several decades in Britain, Denmark, Norway, and the US. A small thread: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SIRW4... 712145
Solange Manche @smanche.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Trinity Hall, also the college that has been trying to hide years of sexual harassment cases. What is going on at this college? www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comCambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitmentExclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students 162