ASA member Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social uses ethnographic fieldwork and interviews to weave an account of how Brazil’s labor and environmental regulations are forged through racial and class struggles at worksites and within the state. @dukepress.bsky.social

The Business of Racism: Labor and Environment in Brazil's Racial Capitalism

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‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.” But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’ New, by Emily Wilson www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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Bluesky users really are 𝘓𝘙𝘉 people. Even if you don’t know it yet. Try us out for 3 months for just £6, to see: subscription.lrb.co.uk/offers/social

Michael@michaeljsc.bsky.social · last wk.

mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not

I have spent the last 3 days binge-reading Emily Wilson's Odyssey. After two decades with my mind occupied by the Indian epics, I have a lot of reactions (including, damn, the Odyssey is short). I'm enamored with the translation though.

The UNHCR archives in Geneva are at risk; reading room already closed - and there's a much broader 'humanitarian archive emergency' ongoing with aid budget cuts. www.aretenews.com/unhcr-refuge...

As aid funds shrink, archivists warn of risks to the humanitarian record

UNHCR's archives are a test case for humanitarians struggling to preserve institutional memory in an era of retrenchment.

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academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... This article has a really long history. I began collecting data on space launch & costs more than 10 years ago (forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?to...). Over the years, we refined the dataset through many iterations.

Signed. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Britain's Juries

Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.

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Due to several retirements, UWA #Law School is recruiting multiple positions from Lvls B-D (lecturer, snr lecturer, Assoc Prof). See ad for topic areas BUT we could also really use a feminist/gender & the law person!! #job #jobFairy #academia #Perth #AUS external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...

Once again, more EU citizens are leaving the UK than arriving. A negative net migration figure of -42,000 — is this what @andyburnham.bsky.social, #ShabanaMahmood and #KeirStarmer celebrate as a success and a goal to achieve for #migration overall?

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‘Law is not the only element in determining citizenship: the actions of those who interpret or challenge the law are just as important.’ @kabcommons.bsky.social on England’s birthright citizenship. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Kathleen Commons · Short Cuts: England’s Birthright Citizenship

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🌈 Call for Collaboration Partners! Join the 11th Global Summit on Feminist & LGBTQ+ Studies 2026. 📍Berlin (Hybrid) | 📅24–25 Sept 2026. Collaborate with us! 🌐 genderandfeminist.com #FeministStudies #LGBTQStudies #GenderStudies #AcademicConference #Berlin2026 #Collaboration #HybridConference

Next Wednesday, Garden Court Chambers, Garden Court North Chambers, One Pump Court Chambers & Nexus Chambers will come together to co-host: 'Descent Into Authoritarianism? Undermining the Role of Defence Lawyers: The Rajiv Menon KC Case'. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A collective UEA #protest effort from @crwerren.bsky.social @storiesfromjack.bsky.social @suzmd.bsky.social & me: our evidence* to the current JCHR Inquiry "Security, safety & protest: the role of Human Rights" has just been made public... committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... * it's not short

The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History Open, online meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline in a time of crisis. 2-4pm BST, Tuesday 4 August 2026 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-crisis...

The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History

An open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline.

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Great piece from @hetanshah.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com on the future of the Humanities. Hope the new Cabinet will read this! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

We need humanities more than ever in the age of AI

Subjects like literature, languages and history are vital to a thoughtful and prosperous society

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Musk is now openly backing Le Pen

🎉Check out Anaheed Al-Hardan and @juliango.bsky.social's new book "Anticolonialism and Social Thought." @universitypress.cambridge.org doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Anticolonialism and Social Thought

Cambridge Core - Social Theory - Anticolonialism and Social Thought

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The University of Chicago law school has banned AI and electronic devices from its classrooms for first-year students. Why won't the college do the same for its first-year undergraduates?https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/13/university-of-chicago-ai/

The AI effect: University of Chicago Law School opts to prohibit electronic devices in some classrooms

Come fall, first-year students at U. of C. Law School will be prohibited from using electronic devices like laptops, tablets and phones in the classroom.

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I’m new to this, but does this mean Spain could get Argentina back at the weekend?

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3w ago

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I will still watch football and cheer for *this* England team in the next World Cup tournament. #BringSouthgateBack For the final, #GoSpain 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

We’ve crunched the data and it shows teaching only staff in social science, humanities and arts went from 34% in 2012/13 to 42% by 24/25 and that this has been concentrated at early and mid career level www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

What can we learn from data about the current trends in university staffing in the humanities, social sciences and arts subjects? 🧵 Read on for key insights or see the full analysis: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

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As i've been predicting for the past few years –– social housing will be the next right wing moral panic. It's incredible the speed in which this stuff (directly lifted from far right blogs) has ended up in centre-right publications

Apply to @soasuni.bsky.social for TF positions! Info and areas are listed in 2 ads, see website 👇🏾 vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/906956

Apply to @soasuni.bsky.social for TF positions! Info and areas are listed in 2 ads, see website 👇🏾 vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/906956

"During Israel's ongoing attack on Gaza, similar concerns over ignoring & manipulating evidence were raised, and now with #Sudan we see evidence given that the FCDO has been undervaluing casualty numbers as well as warnings of genocide for political advantage" 1/2 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

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