The Passive Voice of Light: On Grief and Imperial Grammar

A Gazan teacher remembers the sister who taught her the passive voice — and traces the violence of moving through the world.

themarkaz.org

Gaza and the Problem of Moral Stupidity • EQUATOR

Forty years after Edward Said demanded ‘permission to narrate’, the truth from Palestine has never been more widely known. And yet the annihilation continues.

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INT Academic Career Development Fellow in Gender Studies & HSPS (Fixed Term) at University of Cambridge

An academic position as a INT Academic Career Development Fellow in Gender Studies & HSPS (Fixed Term) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic...

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Jailed Gaza hospital chief in life-threatening condition, rights group says

Elyas Abu Safia says his father Hussam can barely breathe or speak after more than 555 days in Israeli prison.

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Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time linked to higher risk of cancer death

Study suggests even light activity such as ironing could reduce health risks linked to prolonged sedentary behaviour

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Iran: a third way between oppression and aggression - Red Pepper

Is Iranian society limited to a choice between a repressive state or colonialist invasion? Interview with Iranian feminist collective Tanide

redpepper.org.uk

Register – GUMG & RPM present: Bad News on the Cost of Living Crisis – Reading Room, Glasgow University Union (GUU), University Avenue

GUMG & RPM present: Bad News on the Cost of Living Crisis – Reading Room, Glasgow University Union (GUU), University Avenue, Wed 24 Jun 2026 -

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Activists agree to stop hanging flags from Oxfordshire lampposts

It comes after Oxfordshire County Council lodged a High Court case to prevent the flag hanging.

bbc.co.uk

On the Rise of Reluctant Heterosexuality

Human beings are, of course, perverse—both in ways that enrich our lives and in ones that hinder us. All too often, we remain “secretly attached to the continuity of the very things we (sincerely) …

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SDS Conference 2027

Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link.

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The slow death of Goldsmiths is a warning to British universities

The crisis at the London university shows how marketisation has pushed UK higher education to the brink.

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Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and author behind ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56 | CNN

French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir “Persepolis,” has died at 56.

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Windrush Week Symposium - WindRush: Migration, Memory, Culture and Conversations

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Israeli Guards Sexually Assaulted Activists, Released Captives Say

Israeli forces raped and sexually assaulted numerous activists who were kidnapped in international waters while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, participants have said.

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Remembering Richard Lehman (1950–2026) | King's College London

It is with great sadness that the Centre for Data Futures shares the news that our colleague Richard Lehman, Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre, passed away on 14 May after a period of illness.

kcl.ac.uk

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

bbc.co.uk

Have no doubt: the campaign to sack Misan Harriman is part of an assault on black figures in public life | Afua Hirsch

The move against the boss of London’s Southbank Centre sends a forbidding message about who is and isn’t seen as fit to lead in UK culture, says Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch

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British Palestinians feel ‘gaslit’ and unable to speak out, says leading activist

Ahead of Nakba march, Sara Husseini says many feel they are being treated as suspects rather than victims of mass suffering

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Fragments of existence: testimonies of life with no recourse to public funds - Rich Mix

NRPF is an immigration condition which prevents people from accessing welfare support, social housing and other services. Based on personal accounts of children, young people, and parents living with ...

richmix.org.uk

Open ears: The podcasts that fire up our team’s sociological imaginations

Alice Bloch, Executive Producer of the Sociological Review’s Uncommon Sense podcast, shares colleagues’ recommendations for interesting and topical listening.

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Relational Research: how community organising can help re-think how research is commissioned and augment its impact

The purpose of this seminar is to bring together leading exponents of relational research to explore what this involves and how it could be developed further in the Higher Education sector where there...

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Defend Our Juries

Thousands of people have been arrested for opposing the government’s absurd ban on Palestine Action, protest trials are being manipulated and UK lawmaking has been corrupted by corporate interests. No...

actionnetwork.org

NEW SERIES: Radical Histories - Manchester University Press

“Manchester University Press launches Radical Histories, a new series exploring global movements, resistance, and the voices that challenged authority.”

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BREAKING THROUGH: Support for global majority researchers and creative practitioners navigating the journey to scholarly publication, 30 April – 5 June 2026

A programme of online workshops, a hybrid roundtable, and a handbook supporting global majority researchers and creative practitioners co-organised by Feminist Review Collective and the UAL Decolon…

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