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Amit Singh

@amit-singh.bsky.social

Sociologist at @ucl.ac.uk Cancelled Futures (PUP): https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691276700/cancelled-futures Pubs for the People (MUP): https://www.waterstones.com/book/pubs-for-the-people/sivamohan-valluvan/amit-singh/9781526194541

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UCL Thomas Coram Research Unit@tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 8h ago

This connects with a question running through a lot of TCRU’s work: what shapes young people’s futures when opportunity is uneven? @amit-singh.bsky.social new book, Cancelled Futures, looks at how class, race and place affect what young working-class people feel is possible. @sriucl.bsky.social

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 2d ago

Cancelled Futures: Class, Race & Place in Post-Industrial Britain 16th September at UCL I'll be talking race, class & place with @alexkelbert.bsky.social & @lukedenoronha.bsky.social Hosted by @uclsociology.bsky.social & @sprc-ucl.bsky.social Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cancelled-...

Rebecca Brennan@rebeccabrennan.bsky.social · 2d ago

Excited for the launch of @amit-singh.bsky.social's wonderful new book @princetonupress.bsky.social Cancelled Futures in September. More info on the book here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Cancelled Futures

How race, class, gender, and place shape the ways working-class young people in Britain envision their transition from education to work

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Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 2d ago

Cancelled Futures: Class, Race & Place in Post-Industrial Britain 16th September at UCL I'll be talking race, class & place with @alexkelbert.bsky.social & @lukedenoronha.bsky.social Hosted by @uclsociology.bsky.social & @sprc-ucl.bsky.social Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cancelled-...

bekadiski.bsky.social@bekadiski.bsky.social · 2w ago

I've seen some early extracts and this is going to be excellent. Anyone interested in English nationalism and the place of pubs in convivial culture should buy! Discount finishes today.

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pubs for the People (@manchesterup.bsky.social)is part of Waterstone's 25% off summer sale... Pre-order using code SUMMER26 to get it for a bargain £14.24! Buy one, buy two, buy ten! www.waterstones.com/book/pubs-fo...

Sol Gamsu@solgamsu.bsky.social · 2w ago

On the class dynamics of education policy, the preservation of elite education & Labour's inability to articulate class struggle thru education. "Unless Burnham offers a substantial change there is little reason for anyone involved in education to vote Labour at all." lwbooks.co.uk/why-does-edu...

Why does education stay the same? - Lawrence Wishart

Class inequality endures throughout England’s education system, argues Sol Gamsu, in part because of the shared educational background of those who have wielded power. Will Andy Burnham break with the...

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Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is next week, come if you're in London and fancy a free lunch + great talks! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch...

Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents

Summer School on class, culture and discontents.

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Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · last mo.

Just over one month to go until two-day Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents All ⭐ line-up 📆 23-24 July 📍 Chestnut Grove Academy, Balham, South London Supported by @thesociologicalreview.org Come one, come all (+ free lunch!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch... @sriucl.bsky.social

Alexandra Wanjiku Kelbert@alexkelbert.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is happening next week in London. Free tickets still available www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch...

Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents

Summer School on class, culture and discontents.

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Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

July 24th with @alexkelbert.bsky.social @academicdiary.bsky.social @sachahilhorst.bsky.social @lukedenoronha.bsky.social myself with a closing panel on racism & nationalism in a changing world Event generously supported by @thesociologicalreview.org including free lunch for attendees on both days

Filter | harm reduction journalism@filtermag.bsky.social · last mo.

As we enter "a world in which criminalization and commercialization are happening simultaneously," @kojokoram.bsky.social examines glaring injustices—and our chance to "put policies in place that genuinely benefit those on the ground." Interview by @sarahlsinclair.bsky.social:

Who Will Profit Most When the Drug War Ends?

In a world where "commercialization and criminalization are happening simultaneously," Prof. Kojo Koram explores the alternatives.

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Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · last mo.

Three weeks until the summer school, come one, come all www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch...

Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents

Summer School on class, culture and discontents.

eventbrite.co.uk

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · last mo.

Just over one month to go until two-day Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents All ⭐ line-up 📆 23-24 July 📍 Chestnut Grove Academy, Balham, South London Supported by @thesociologicalreview.org Come one, come all (+ free lunch!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch... @sriucl.bsky.social

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · last mo.

Three weeks until the summer school, come one, come all www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch...

Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents

Summer School on class, culture and discontents.

eventbrite.co.uk

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · last mo.

Just over one month to go until two-day Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents All ⭐ line-up 📆 23-24 July 📍 Chestnut Grove Academy, Balham, South London Supported by @thesociologicalreview.org Come one, come all (+ free lunch!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch... @sriucl.bsky.social

David Desi Pubs Dason@davidjesudason.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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David Desi Pubs Dason@davidjesudason.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Published today: a joyous exploration of what was once the UK's best desi pub davidjesudason.substack.com/p/glassy-jun...

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nice write up from @davidjesudason.bsky.social about my Dad's old pub, Glassy Junction, a once famous Southall institution. A story that starts in a pub in Tanzania and ends as a vegetarian restaurant... Pre-order Pubs for the People for more! 👇 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526194541/

David Desi Pubs Dason@davidjesudason.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Published today: a joyous exploration of what was once the UK's best desi pub davidjesudason.substack.com/p/glassy-jun...