c//gray
@c-gray.bsky.social
I study International Relations, recently completing my PhD at Leeds (UoL). I am interested in understanding intensifying Neoliberal techno-capitalism; its impact upon global politics, upon the scholars of IR, and the latter’s theorising of the former.
Fantastic conference; huge thanks to the organisers and panellists, very interesting and exciting papers that all have our dark times in the crosshairs - so grateful to have been able to attend!
St Andrews IPT Conference@standrewsipt.bsky.social · 2w agoHere are some pictures from the rest of Day One of the 14th Annual Graduate Conference in International Political Theory @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @standrewsir.bsky.social - Including the panel dedicated to Masters Students.
I think more attention should be paid to the “concept” of ‘bio-Leninism’ displayed here
PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w agoMiller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
Reading Paul Virilio’s last book (interview) ‘The Administration of Fear’ (2012); absolutely electric so far and very accessible
Artificial intelligence, body modifications, autonomous drones, cyberspace psychosis, electronic cash and identities, global immuno-crash, political narco-capital, ecological collapse, trillionaires, hypercrime, and (anti)social media-gigabucks; all while hard-power flails endlessly
Sadie Plant and Nick Land in the mid -1990s talking about the death of academic institutions; if nothing is done to address mass learning deficiencies fuelled by AI writing in everything - news outlets, essays, even academic publishing - then only more rot can come
Blair’s quotation of ‘neoliberalism’ is either a sign of a complete denial or obliviousness to the realities of the post-Thatcherite consensus, or an absolute brilliant effort at deflection and heuristics (enabled by modern, i.e., terrible, journalism)
“Markets pricing in their idea that the prime minister is going” - Christian Fraser on BBC news 12/05/2026 (~3:25PM); threat of market instability put towards Labour MPs r.e calling for the Starmer project to end. Markets, not politicians, are at the wheel, digitally and journalistically amplified