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Critical sociology, criminology and anthropology at the University of Glasgow.
The latest
@thesccjr.bsky.social
workshop on 'Social Analysis of Penalities Across Boundaries' will take place on Wed 27 May, 4pm UK time. Dr Xiaoye Zhang, De Montfort Uni, will be presenting: 'The Rule of Wonder: Prison Theatre and the Governance of Participation in China'. Sign up below.
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Prison Theatre and the Governance of Participation in China
This talk by Dr Xiaoye Zhang argues that prison theatre helps make ‘reform’ visible.
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about 10 hours ago
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If you're near Birmingham on the 3rd June, here's a chance to reflect on the importance of music to Stuart Hall's work. Organised by the Stuart Hall Archive project, with Mykaell Riley and our own Les Back
@academicdiary.bsky.social
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Select tickets – Stuart Hall Archive Project Reading Seminar: Summer Specials – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street
Stuart Hall Archive Project Reading Seminar: Summer Specials – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Wed 3 Jun 2026 - The Stuart Hall Archive Project Readings Seminar in 2026 continues with ...
https://buytickets.at/stuarthallarchiveprojectattheuniversityofbirmingham/2220854
about 10 hours ago
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Please join our own Adnan Hossain and others for the launch of the 'Transgender People in Politics in the Global South' report, on the 18th June (details below). The launch will be preceded by a short conference touching on similar themes, taking place that morning, from 9:30-12:30.
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Trans People in Politics in the Global South global report launch
Join us in person to launch the global report on trans people making political waves in the Global South!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-people-in-politics-in-the-global-south-global-report-launch-tickets-1985993302429?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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Friday 22nd May, 7-9 pm is the launch of 'Lens on Gaza: The Sun and Moon Still Rise' by Fadi A. Thabet organised by the Bethlehem Cultural Festival. It'll be taking place at the Alchemy Experiment on Byres Road, Glasgow. The exhibition will be running until 5th June.
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Lens on Gaza: The Sun and Moon Still Rise - The Bethlehem Cultural Festival
An intimate visual narrative of life, resilience, and humanity in Gaza, through photographer Fadi A. Thabet’s own lived experience and work within the city.
https://www.bethlehemculturalfestival.com/events/lens-on-gaza-the-sun-and-moon-still-rise-2/
4 days ago
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Looking for something new to listen to? Check out 'English Stitch', a wonderful series from
@resonancefm.bsky.social
in which Stuart Hall guides us through the diverse and contested territory of British cultural history. Featuring contributions from many others including
@academicdiary.bsky.social
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Browse English Stitch
Listen to the best English Stitch
https://www.mixcloud.com/genres/english-stitch/
4 days ago
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Amongst other treasures in the most recent
@thesociologicalreview.org
magazine, do take a look at the brilliant interview between Laurie Taylor and our own Les Back (
@academicdiary.bsky.social
).
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6 days ago
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Sharing word of this event, organised by
www.disabilityfutures.uk
, and taking place at Glasgow Women's Library on Wednesday 20th May at 4–5.30pm.
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A Conversation with Rivers Solomon and Jenni Juulia Wallinheimo- Heimonen on Speculative Disability Futures — Doing Disability Futures
This Doing Disability Futures event will feature a reading and art performance, plus reflections and conversation, with speculative fiction writer Rivers Solomon and artist Jenni Juulia Wallinheimo-He...
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6 days ago
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reposted by
Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
The Sociological Review Foundation
7 days ago
The May 2026 issue of The Sociological Review magazine is out now! Les Back and Laurie Taylor take us back to 1960s gangland London, plus we examine how Sicilians remember those killed by the mafia, sociology’s role in Ukraine, and the barriers to adulthood in India. Read it here:
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Institute of Race Relations
11 days ago
NEW ARTICLE❗ The mobilisation of refugee labour for carbon credits as maladaptive practice by Nicholas Beuret (
@nicholasbeuret.bsky.social
), Matilda Fitzmaurice (
@matildaf.bsky.social
) and David Harvie (
@davidharvie.bsky.social
). 🗣 Gholam Khiabany 📕 Read here:
irr.org.uk/article/the-...
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BSA Race & Ethnicity
12 days ago
We're meeting next week for a session on
#media
and
#representation
! You can find the bios, abstracs and Teams link in our programme:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#Ethnicity
#Race
#OscarsSoWhite
#BFTA
#BritishAwards
#BritishTV
#Cinema
#Representation
#Sociology
#CulturalStudies
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A reminder about this lecture, taking place tomorrow from 16.00.
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13 days ago
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Thinking about setting up a podcast as part of your research? Here's an online workshop, organised by
@thesociologicalreview.org
and featuring our own
@crmnlgy.bsky.social
, which might get you started.
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Introduction to Podcasting – A Workshop
https://mailchi.mp/thesociologicalreview/updates-from-the-sociological-review-foundation-introduction-to-podcasting-8342659?e=deae873f75
13 days ago
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Here's another new publication to share: an essay on C.L.R. James' critical account of capitalist imperialism, from Andrew Smith, in the new
@routledgebooks.bsky.social
Handbook on Antiracism in Global Historical Perspective, edited by Allison Holland and Christopher J. Lee.
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The ‘Gigantic Unpredictable’ | 15 | Reading Empire with C.L.R. James |
The West Indian historian and activist C.L.R. James was one of the twentieth century’s most original and critical thinkers, working at the sometimes fraught
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003489528-15/gigantic-unpredictable-andrew-smith
18 days ago
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Newly published with
@ersjournal.com
, from our own
@shalininair.bsky.social
, this reflection on how we might best think about intersectionality.
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19 days ago
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Register below for this online discussion, taking place 27th May, 18.30, (UK time), with Gurminder Bhambra, Imogen Tyler and our own
@academicdiary.bsky.social
, organised by the
@thesociologicalreview.org
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The Modern World after Colonialism A Conversations event
Join Les Back, Gurminder K. Bhambra and Imogen Tyler for a vital conversation on remaking the social sciences and understanding the modern world after colonialism. This Conversations event explores th...
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20 days ago
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The Sociological Review Foundation
20 days ago
Struggling with the "Publish or Perish" grind? Join Prof. Karen O’Reilly for a deep dive into communicating sociology. From ethnographic methods to engaging the BBC, learn how to make your research matter beyond the journal. 🗓️ June 17, 2026 | 09:30 BST Register here:
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Times Higher Education (THE)
20 days ago
Tips and strategies for helping students move beyond the fear of making a mistake – and feel more willing to try:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/being-beginner-hard-lets-make-it-easier-our-students
#HigherEd
#AcademicSky
#EduSky
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Being a beginner is hard. Let’s make it easier for our students
Tips and strategies for helping students move beyond the fear of making a mistake – and feel more willing to try
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/being-beginner-hard-lets-make-it-easier-our-students
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reposted by
Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
Matthew Waites (he or they)
21 days ago
Catherine Happer on the BBC in The Herald
@uofgsociology.bsky.social
@catherinehapper.bsky.social
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reposted by
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British Sociological Association
22 days ago
Would you like to lead the development and intellectual agenda of Work, Employment and Society, a highly respected journal with an international profile? We seeks a team of Editors in Chief by 12 May:
tinyurl.com/tjres27k
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Manchester University Press
21 days ago
'A compelling read for those who want to go beyond a simple call for renationalisation, to understand how we have reached the current appalling state of water management, and to consider how we should proceed.'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dayl...
'Murky water' is out now!
#booksky
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Daylight robbery
Murky Water: Challenging an Unsustainable SystemLuc Calafati, Julie Froud, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal and Karel Williams Manchester University Press, £14.99MURKY WATER is a meticulously research...
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/daylight-robbery
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3/3 In ‘Urban ethnography and walking Nan Shepherd’s mountain’, Natanya Mark
@nmdlb.bsky.social
takes up a lesson from Nan Shepherd about how we might properly attend to the places we inhabit.
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...
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Urban ethnography and walking Nan Shepherd’s mountain.
Natanya Mark explores a lesson from Nan Shepherd about how we might properly attend to the places we inhabit.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/sociological-cultural-studies-research/blog/headline_1261388_en.html
24 days ago
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2/2 In ‘On the double binds of telling stories in research, firepits, and the trees we grew under (or didn’t)’,
@erdemavsar.bsky.social
reflects on the value of gatherings and restorative storytelling in academia.
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...
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On the double binds of telling stories in research, firepits, and the trees we grew under (or didn’t).
Erdem Avsar reflects on the value of gatherings and restorative storytelling in academia.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/sociological-cultural-studies-research/blog/headline_1261052_en.html
24 days ago
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1/3 We are very pleased to announce the publication of not one but two new Sociological & Cultural Studies blogs this month.
24 days ago
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
Dr Fabiola Creed
25 days ago
📙 My book has been longlisted for the BSHS (British Society for the History of Science) Pickstone Prize! I'd also like to thank Dr Harriet Palfreyman and Dr Beth Parkes for their kind book reviews in both: 📘 Technology and Culture:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/journa...
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A reminder about this event, taking place today.
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26 days ago
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Our own Diego Maria Malara is one of the co-organisers of a forthcoming lecture with Prof. Joel Robbins (Cambridge). 'The Present and the Future in the Present: Religion, Values, and Climate Change' will be taking place in the James McCune Smith Bldg, Rm 639 on Wed 6th May. Do spread the word.
26 days ago
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British Sociological Association (BSA) - Early Career Forum
27 days ago
How can we move beyond precarity in academia? Join us on 4 June at Newcastle University Business School for a regional event bringing early career researchers together to share ideas and imagine more sustainable academic futures. Register here:
www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
The Sociological Review Foundation
28 days ago
Why are colonial histories often sidelined in our understanding of the modern world? Join us on 27 May with Gurminder Bhambra, Imogen Tyler
@imogentyler.bsky.social
& Les Back
@academicdiary.bsky.social
Part of our Conversation Series. Free & online! 🔗
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Select tickets – The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom
The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom, Wed 27 May 2026 - What does it mean to take colonial histories seriously in the making of the modern world? Why does it matter that processes of colonialism,...
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thesociologicalreviewfoundation/2164064
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research
28 days ago
📆There's still time to register for next week's Justice Futures seminar with Anastasia Chamberlen & Henrique Carvalho who will present the main themes of their co-authored book, Questioning Punishment. 28 April, 12-1pm, Online. 📍https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1986199379812?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
Manchester University Press
29 days ago
Manchester University Press is proud to launch Radical Histories, a new series dedicated to the individuals, movements and ideas that have challenged political, social and cultural authority. Call for proposals now open. Find out more:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
The Sociological Review Foundation
about 1 month ago
What are the connections between war and society in Eastern Europe and East Asia? War frames, edited by Paul Jobin, Horng-Iuen Wang & Olga Kutsenko, is the latest Sociological Review Monograph, and offers insight on war, sovereignty and insecurity. ➡️
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@journals.sagepub.com
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
about 1 month ago
What does it mean to speak of #sovereignty from outside the Global North? Join us for our next event: 'Ceding Sovereignty to the More-Than-Human: A #Maori Perspective' with Prof Carl Mika In person, 23 Apr, 2-3.30pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk...
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@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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New from
@thesccjr.bsky.social
, this podcast series is aimed at PhD students, and invites any questions that you might have about doctoral research and all that it involves.
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SCCJR Podcast: Just Ask . . . - SCCJR
The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) is excited to launch our brand new podcast series – ‘Just […]
https://www.sccjr.ac.uk/project/sccjr-podcast-just-ask/
about 1 month ago
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Border Criminologies
about 1 month ago
📚 We're looking for book reviews! Send us your take on one of these new titles (750-1000 words) and you'll receive a free print or e-copy. Get in touch with Nayera nayera.bordercrim[at]gmail.com for more info. Full book list and details in following posts 👇
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Phil Crockett Thomas
about 1 month ago
This is going to be brilliant! We're SO lucky to have Nat Raha & Mijke van der Drift coming to visit Stirling. I'm stoked to respond to their inspiring book Trans Femme Futures as part of it. Thanks to
@memoryplace.bsky.social
and Safet HadžiMuhamedović for organising!
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British Sociological Association
about 1 month ago
Book now for ‘Theorizing from Lived Experience: A Roundtable on Activist Scholarship’, a free online joint event from
@bsatheory.bsky.social
and
@bsa-asmr.bsky.social
Study Groups, 12 May
tinyurl.com/mpmx3e44
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
The Glasgow Latin American Research Network
about 1 month ago
On 5 May, Prof Javier Auyero of UT Austin will be in Glasgow to present findings from his latest book, Dark Governance: Illegal Organisations and State Power. Please join us for this joint event of GLARN and IPED. 16:00 - 5 May 2026 Room 916, 42 Bute Gardens Followed by a drinks reception
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Brilliant to see this new piece from
@erdemavsar.bsky.social
out now.
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about 1 month ago
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Pleased to announce that our latest Sociological & Cultural Studies blog has just been published. In 'What is wrong with climate change journalism?'
@dominicmhinde.bsky.social
asks why contemporary journalism has been so poor at facing up to the planetary consequences of climate change. Pls share!
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What is wrong with climate change journalism?
Dominic Hinde reflects on the failure of contemporary journalism to reckon with the planetary consequences of climate change.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/sociological-cultural-studies-research/blog/headline_1255166_en.html
about 1 month ago
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A reminder of this seminar, taking place tomorrow: please do come along if you can, and share the word with others who might be interested.
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about 1 month ago
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)
about 2 months ago
The Glasgow Lab for Intersex , Non-binary & Trans Studies quilt square for the
@transunityquilt.bsky.social
is done!!!
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
British Sociological Association
about 2 months ago
Nominee for the Sociology Sage Prize 2026 Håvard Helland, Sam Friedman, Vegard Jarness and Jørn Ljunggren investigate the assumption that occupational status hierarchy is tacitly accepted, or misrecognised, by people across the class hierarchy. Read their article below.
doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research
about 2 months ago
🎬There's still time to register for next week's screening of Prison in Twelve Landscapes. 📍Tues 7 April, 2-5pm, Edinburgh. Get your tickets now! 🎫
www.eventbrite.com/e/prison-in-...
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“Prison in Twelve Landscapes” – Screening and Panel Discussion
Prison in Twelve Landscapes: film + panel examining how incarceration affects communities, workplaces, and daily life across the U.S.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prison-in-twelve-landscapes-screening-and-panel-discussion-tickets-1984830158434?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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Our next S&CS seminar, organised with the Lived Religion Network and Glasgow Latin America Research Network, is on April 8th in 42 Bute Gardens (916), 15.30-17.00. Visual anthropologist Myrian Lamrani will be talking about her research on Saints, Death, and Devotion to La Santa Muerte in Oaxaca.
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The Intimacy of Images
La Santa Muerte becomes a lens for understanding how Oaxacans relate to saints, loved ones, and other “special dead.” In Oaxaca, images of saints and lov...
https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330029/
about 2 months ago
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Taking place today (Monday 30th March) in the Gilbert Scott Building, Committee Room 251,
@rahulraothariel.bsky.social
: 'The Phallic Lives of Statues'. Rahul's book is out with
@plutopress.bsky.social
. The seminar is part of the Centre for Gender History series, and starts at 1.00 pm.
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The Psychic Lives of Statues - Pluto Press
An exploration of global statue controversies and cultural memory
https://www.plutobooks.com/product/the-psychic-lives-of-statues/
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow
about 2 months ago
📢 Fully Funded Collaborative PhD Opportunity with
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
and
@nationaluglymugs.bsky.social
, based in
@uofgsociology.bsky.social
and
@thesccjr.bsky.social
‘Our Safety, Our Work, Our Views: Sex workers’ experiences of violence, regulation and resistance in Scotland’ 🔗
lnkd.in/e797Wsvf
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Advance notice of this forthcoming seminar, organised by
@identitiesjournal.bsky.social
, and taking place here in Glasgow next month.
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about 2 months ago
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