A deservedly wonderful review! Catch Mare's Nest until Wednesday 👉 www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/mares-...

Mare's Nest

Based on Don DeLillo’s The Word for Snow and shot on 16mm – in both black and white and colour – Mare’s Nest is a mysterious, poetic and thought-provoking film from Ben Rivers. Moon travels throu...

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Erdem Avşar@erdemavsar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ben Rivers' Mare's Nest is pure magic. Delighted I managed to catch it at my usual haunt, @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social this afternoon. An extraordinary film. In the most beautiful way possible, it reminded me of my favourite film of all time, The Spirit of the Beehive.

Ben Rivers' Mare's Nest is pure magic. Delighted I managed to catch it at my usual haunt, @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social this afternoon. An extraordinary film. In the most beautiful way possible, it reminded me of my favourite film of all time, The Spirit of the Beehive.

Now that the exams and the marking are nearly over, here's a brilliant way to spend some time with our own, supremely creative @erdemavsar.bsky.social.

Erdem Avşar@erdemavsar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Care Engine is now up and running! 👾 Come and play my primitive sci-fi, MS-DOS-style command-line adventure game against a hostile database of anti-migration narratives. Kelvin Hall, 26–28 May, part of @uofgunescorila.bsky.social's Spring School. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social, @uofgsociology.bsky.social

Care Engine is now up and running! 👾 Come and play my primitive sci-fi, MS-DOS-style command-line adventure game against a hostile database of anti-migration narratives. Kelvin Hall, 26–28 May, part of @uofgunescorila.bsky.social's Spring School. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social, @uofgsociology.bsky.social

24th June sees the launch of the latest Glasgow Media Group (@gu-mg.bsky.social) investigation, edited by @catherinehapper.bsky.social, @pauljreilly.bsky.social and Alison Eldridge. Organised with @redpeppermag.bsky.social, and with @lauraewebster.bsky.social as special guest. Sign up now!

Red Pepper Media@redpeppermag.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Tickets are free but spaces are limited, so register now to ensure your spot! buytickets.at/redpepper/22...

So wonderful to see @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social buzzing for a special screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street. Last time I saw GFT this lively was during the Barbenheimer frenzy!

Reflecting on the work @erdemavsar.bsky.social has written a really thoughtful piece about the book and the process here 👇🏼 3/ www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

One more sleep until this book is published! It features about 30 chapters & contributions from my recent PhD students past and present, led by Piki and Tawona and their respective practices, shared, given support and permission to shape shift. 1/

Exploring Restorative Intercultural Practices

This book is a groundbreaking introduction to restorative intercultural practices. It explores how Indigenous people and refugees can lead the development of research methods in the social sciences. F...

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We've been conducting the Big Freelancer Survey for over 5 years, and something that has become more pronounced it that more and more creatives are having to rely on multiple sources of income due to an inability to earn a living from their art. #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

What keeps people coming back to Spring School? 🌱 Swipe through to hear from three past participants and come join them this May. 📅 26–28 May 2026 · Glasgow · free · limited spaces 🔗 events.humanitix.com/rielaspring2... 📩 unesco-riela@glasgow.ac.uk

'Absolutely the BBC unfortunately falls into line and there’s a lot of pressure on it to do so' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @neilmackay.bsky.social

A wee blog post on restorative practices and storytelling in academia and reflections on our book Exploring Restorative Intercultural Practices: Fire Stories from @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social edited by @alisonphipps.bsky.social, Piki Diamond, and tawona sitholé.

Brilliant to see this new piece from @erdemavsar.bsky.social out now.

Erdem Avşar@erdemavsar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our article “‘Every time we walk, it is a pride march!’ A conversation on the everyday politics of queer walking” is now out in RiDE's special issue on walking. Huge thanks to editors Dee Heddon, Stephanie Springgay, and Harry Wilson! @uofgsociology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our article “‘Every time we walk, it is a pride march!’ A conversation on the everyday politics of queer walking” is now out in RiDE's special issue on walking. Huge thanks to editors Dee Heddon, Stephanie Springgay, and Harry Wilson! @uofgsociology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Every time we walk, it is a pride march!’ A conversation on the everyday politics of queer walking

This is a critical-meditative conversation between artist-researchers Avşar and Akıncı. Reflecting on ‘queer walking’ in two cities, Istanbul and Glasgow, it takes walking as an ever-shifting and e...

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Our @sgsss.bsky.social Advanced Training is here! Help me and @drfigtree.bsky.social reach the PhD researchers looking for creative tools, supportive practices, and new ways of imagining scholarly life. Apply by 10/03/26: forms.gle/GD7ixJ4JDvpx... @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

"Melodrama as Provocateur," edited by Christine Gledhill, Laura Horak, and Elisabeth R. Anker, showcases the final project of influential film scholar Linda Williams, along with responses by a diverse collection of scholars. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/PkD02nj

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Robin Moira White@robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Good news for trans workers After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers. A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Special issue alert from @catherinehapper.bsky.social and Hayes Mabweazara! Glasgow University Media Group (GUMG) is also now on Bluesky! @gu-mg.bsky.social 👇🏼

Glasgow University Media Group (GUMG)@gu-mg.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New publication from GUMG members Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara and @catherinehapper.bsky.social revisiting the Sociology of News (special issue) www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjos20/2...

1/2 Check out Lluis de Nadal's new article on social media's role in the growing backlash against climate action. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Low-emissions, High Tensions: Social Media Groups and the Escalation of Climate Obstruction

Backlash against climate policy is rare, but it is growing as policies become more present in everyday life, and resistance is becoming more confrontational. In the UK, this includes property destr...

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With the start of the latest round of the Ashes, Andy Smith reflects on the extent to which English cricket has become a game for the elite. 👉 Read our latest Sociological and Cultural Studies blog piece here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

What challenges do you face as a PhD student working in the field of arts and culture? Discuss at ‘Meeting Emerging Sociologists of the Arts and Culture: A PGR Online Tea Chat’ – a free online event by the BSA Sociology of the Arts Study Group, 12 December tinyurl.com/47hw76h6

The first in our new TTiN podcast series of interviews with academics and artists working on infrastructure is now live! In this episode, Nicola Kirkby discusses her new book, Railway Infrastructure and the Victorian Novel. Listen on your usual podcast platform! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Thanks to everyone who came to the GLINTS launch yesterday. Great to see so many academics, students & supporters. Excited for the possibilities of this new space. Thanks to @echomikeromeo.bsky.social @notrightruth.bsky.social @kenglish.bsky.social @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & co-directors not on here

it is the age of the crybully

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all

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Happy Monday to UK academics politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/where-n...

Where now for Britain’s Universities?

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

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If you are a @uofglasgow.bsky.social staff or student interested in intersex, non-binary and trans studies join us for our GLINTS launch event later this month on October 21st: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glints-lau... also enjoy this image of some our publications (books and zines!) from our stall.