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The PAAP@peripheralasylumuk.bsky.social · 6d ago

We'll be sending our first edition of the #PAAPDispatch today (31/07/2026) at NOON (BST). Don't miss out and subscribe to our newsletter. (Link below) 1/2 #Immigration #Policy #KeirStarmer #HostileEnvironment #ShabanaMahmood #AsylumHotels #Crowborough #Wethersfield #UK #AcademicSky #Fieldwork

Many in the migrants' rights sector have been warning about exactly this. AI is absolutely not suitable for being used in asylum cases. Not only because of the risk of "hallucination", but also because it is unable to deal with the nuance and complexity. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests

Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’

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We’re super excited to bring you our latest open call - we’re working with Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre and artist Edmund de Waal, and we’d love to invite you to join a new commission called Sanctuary. This is a limited paid commission with just 20 spaces: citiesandmemory.com/sanctuary/

Our feature article outlining our goals and the idea behind the new group is out now in BSA's Network Magazine, pp. 46-47. @britsoci.bsky.social

The recording of the last session of #PhilosophiesOfTheSouth is now live. In this session, Leny & Lily engage with stories about their journey from decolonial to Indigenous theories of the #self. #Philosophy #Indigenity #Decolonial #Theory

The Philosopher@philosopher1923.bsky.social · 3w ago

ICYMI "Decolonizing the Self: Learning Land, Unlearning Empire" Leny Mendoza Strobel and S. Lily Mendoza reflect on their journeys from decolonial theory into #Indigenous practice and explore the transformative nature of reclaiming knowledge. #Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnMG...

TODAY: Mon. July 13 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "Schopenhauer: Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist" David Bather Woods with Patrick Hassan Schopenhauer's pessimism is interesting in the context of his life experiences. The pressing question is how to live. #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"Schopenhauer: Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist": David Bather Woods in conversation with Patrick Hassan – Zoom, Mon 13 Jul 2026 - Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almost wasn’t one of the greatest phil...

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Very proud of the work we've accomplished this year! Join us if you haven't already. And support us by becoming member of @britsoci.bsky.social!

BSA Race & Ethnicity@bsarace.bsky.social · 4w ago

📊 Our 2025–26 Annual Report is out! A huge thank you to everyone who has helped grow the Study Group over the past year. Swipe through for highlights, from community growth and #CriticalCurrents to our plans for 2027. 💜 1/2 #Sociology #RaceAndEthnicity #AcademicSky #BSA #HigherEd #SocialScience

TODAY! Mon. July 6 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "The Philosopher and the News: Who Decides the Future?" Jonathan White with Alexis Papazoglou Politics is becoming elected leaders managing crises, while tech company CEOs are at the G7 table. #Philosophy #Tech www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"Who decides the future?": Jonathan White in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou – Zoom, Mon 6 Jul 2026 - Keir Starmer has resigned. The sixth U.K. prime minister to do so in 10 years. A common objec...

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It's out! Don't miss these important conversations & essays on #finance, #democracy, and #capitalism in our last issue. #Marx #Philosophy #CriticalTheory #AcademicSky

The Philosopher@philosopher1923.bsky.social · last mo.

SPRING ISSUE LAUNCH! "Towards a Critical Theory of Finance" Essays on the paradox of monetary policy, how technocrats prevent democratic decision-making, Schumpeter's view of family, capitalism, and democracy, and so much more! Only £12.99 ($17.35 usd) www.thephilosopher1923.org/product-page...

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BSA Race & Ethnicity@bsarace.bsky.social · last mo.

REMINDER: 7th July, 1pm, online will be our 6th seminar which will focus on #Palestine 🇵🇸🍉 with two powerful presentations. We're exceptionally proud to welcome Dr Madeline-Sophie Abbas and Yara Shahine Gharable before our summer "break" 🌞. (See abstracts and link below) 1/2 #friendship #Sociology

TODAY! Mon. June 29 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "Decolonizing the Self: Learning Land, Unlearning Empire" Join Leny Mendoza Strobel and S. Lily Mendoza as they explore how reclaiming Indigenous knowledge can transform the self. #Philosophy FREE or by donation: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"Decolonizing the Self: Learning Land, Unlearning Empire ": Leny Mendoza Strobel and S. Lily Mendoza – Zoom, Mon 29 Jun 2026 - This event is part of our "Philosophies of the South" series. In this con...

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I'm really excited to join this cohort of brillant fellows at the @iashedinburgh.bsky.social! I'll examine black spatial politics through walking #ethography, while revisiting Stuart Hall's notion of #race as "floating signifier". (1/2)

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Introducing the IASH Fellows for 2026-27: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...

Congrats DR Congo! They had to quarantine in Belgium before the World Cup due to the devastating Ebola outbreak, yet still made it to the knockout stage for the first time in history!

Palantir's "manifesto" offered sweeping claims of everything from Silicon Valley's moral obligation to US power to the hierarchy of civilizations. Our video of the week maps the ideology of techno-fascism. Feat. @moiraweigel.bsky.social et al. at @philosopher1923.bsky.social buff.ly/scGkQ1N

Our last session of #PhilosophiesOfTheSouth!

The Philosopher@philosopher1923.bsky.social · last mo.

Coming up: Mon Jun 29 ~ 2pm ET /7pm UK "Decolonizing the Self: Learning Land, Unlearning Empire" Leny Mendoza Strobel and S. Lily Mendoza reflect on their respective journeys and explore how reclaiming Indigenous knowledge systems can transform the self. www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/philo...

Another recording from #PhilosophiesOfTheSouth mini-series with @philosopher1923.bsky.social ! Absolutely amazing to hear Mark and Krushil in this online conversation! #Philosophy #AcademicSky #Epistemogy #Decolonial #Indigenous #California #NewZealand

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ICYMI: "On Indigenous Inhumanities" Mark Minch-de Leon in conversation with Krushil Watene On Māori and Indigenous traditions of knowledge, ethics, and relationality that confront colonial frameworks and resist injustice. Like & subscribe! #Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG4k...

TODAY: Mon. June 22 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "AI and the Digital: Data Equals" Jonathan Zittrain in conversation with Audrey Borowski On challenges in AI: from regulation and privacy to trends in AI developments. Register for FREE or by donation: #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"Data Equals": Jonathan Zittrain in conversation with Audrey Borowski – Zoom, Mon 22 Jun 2026 - This event is part of our "AI and the Digital" series, hosted and convened by Dr. Audrey Borowski. In th...

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Finance packages up the productive economy to resell it by its own rules, which ruin living conditions and dominate the global order. We need a critical theory of finance to study the ill effects of this. Join us Mon Jun 15 ~ 10am ET / 3pm UK #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"Towards a Critical Theory of Finance": Melinda Cooper, Radhika Desai and Stefan Eich in conversation with Paul North – Zoom, Mon 15 Jun 2026 - Hegel turned the world onto its head and Marx turned it...

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ICYMI: "Decolonizing Knowledge" Radha D'Souza in conversation with Rinaldo Walcott On the intellectual and political stakes of challenging dominant forms of knowledge produced through colonial and imperial histories. #Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwXX...

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TODAY at 1PM BST, on Teams! Exciting paper on colonial looting in Sri Lanka. #Race #Ethnicity #Museums #BlackStudies #BlackAcademics #SkyAcademia

BSA Race & Ethnicity@bsarace.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the next #CriticalCurrents seminar exploring #whiteness, #museum research, colonial collections, and #decolonisation through two fascinating papers by O'Brien and dr Wanniarachchi. #Museums #Decolonisation #Race #MuseumStudies #WhitenessStudies #Colonialism #Sociology

This is TODAY at 7pm BST (London). Online. Free. Book via link BELOW 👇🏾!

The Philosopher@philosopher1923.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TODAY: Mon Jun 8~ 2pm ET /7pm UK "On Inidgenous Inhumanities" Mark Minch-de Leon & Krushil Watene On #Māori and #Indigenous traditions of #knowledge, #ethics, and relationality that confront #colonial frameworks. #Philosophy Register FREE or by donation www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

How have Māori and Indigenous practices shape community, resist injustice, and offer pathways for decolonial futures? What are their ethical traditions confront colonial frameworks? Join us for the discussion Mon. June 8 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"On Indigenous Inhumanities": Mark Minch-de Leon in conversation with Krushil Watene – Zoom, Mon 8 Jun 2026 - This event is a part of our "Philosophies of the South" series. Indigenous philosophies gu...

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Coming up: Mon Jun 8 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "On Indigenous Inhumanities" Mark Minch-de Leon in conversation with Krushil Watene On Māori and Indigenous traditions of knowledge, ethics, and relationality that confront colonial frameworks and resist injustice. www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

Select tickets – "On Indigenous Inhumanities": Mark Minch-de Leon in conversation with Krushil Watene – Zoom

"On Indigenous Inhumanities": Mark Minch-de Leon in conversation with Krushil Watene – Zoom, Mon 8 Jun 2026 - This event is a part of our "Philosophies of the South" series. Indigenous philosophies gu...

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TODAY: Mon. June 1 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "The Philosopher and the News: The AI Backlash" Students booed AI mentions in a commencement speech, despite students being notoriously heavy AI users. How do we rebel against something we find useful? #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

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"The AI Backlash": Ismael Kherroubi García in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou – Zoom, Mon 1 Jun 2026 - If you are about to give a commencement speech at a university this summer, don’t mention AI....

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Coming up: Mon June 1 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK "The Philosopher and the News: The AI Backlash" Alexis Papazoglou with Ismael Kheroubi Garcia LLMs have turned education into a charade and affected the job market. How can we resist AI when politicians are fans? www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/the-p...

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Last call for expressions of interest for The Philosopher's December 2026 issue: "The New Human(s)" Abstract due May 28th (tomorrow!) First draft due August 1st Final submission due October 1st #Philosophy #writingcommission More information here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/submissions

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Looking forward to talking with @nsharma101.bsky.social next Monday at 7pm BST. #PhilsophiesOfTheSouth #NoBorder #Postcolonial #Anticolonial #Nationalism #Borders #Humanities

The Philosopher@philosopher1923.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How have histories of empire, colonial expansion and racial hierarchy affected modern border regimes? How do borders produce categories of belonging and exclusion and define the boundaries of the human? #Philosophy Join us Mon. May 25 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

This is an AMAZING piece of reporting. And this table is mind-boggling:

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3mo ago

Fuel, munitions and food: the mounting toll of Trump’s Iran war ft.trib.al/skwvxvi