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Do walls still have ears? - Allegra Lab How can communications studies contribute to anthropological inquiry of Syria? This essay reflects on the architecture that governs silence and speech in

I wrote this essay a few months back in reaction to the fall of Al-Assad. It is published on Allgra Lab as part of a series on 'Recalibrating Syria'.
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So while media avoid calling Palestinian refugees as such, and with talk of mass deportation of refugees, we see this over stretching of the word in other contexts that contributes to eroding its meaning. No those who left twitter are not refugees.. neither are Americans moving to Madrid 🤦🏻

UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010 The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the country

My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.

The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010

www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

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🏳️‍⚧️ In light of the supreme court's decision, here's what Susan Stryker said at a recent event at LSE:

Very happy to see this published! In this commentary I reflect on doing critical algorithm research and entering the field as a trans researcher and dealing with mine and my interviewees experiences with anticipation, vulnerability and uncertainty. Open Access link below👇

Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbook, says LSE professor of media and communications Lilie Chouliaraki

Very excited to be at #LSEEvents book launch for Wronged: the Weaponization of Victimhood by my brilliant colleague Lilie Chouliaraki.

Lilie actually wrote an op ed for the Guardian today on exactly this topic, applying her arguments to US-Ukraine relations. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚨OUT NOW 🚨 Join Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser for a discussion about centering joy and care within institutions, building communities of trust, and how researchers and even social media users should think about these terms. Find it wherever you get your podcasts or visit our website:

Racial geographies of the platform economy Attend the next event in the racial borderscape series.

📢 Upcoming Event: Racial Geographies of the Platform Economy

Join us on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at LSE for a thought-provoking discussion on how racialisation and social differentiation shape platform economies.

📍 CKK.2.04, Cheng Kin Ku Building
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Desi Queers is out! Happy Publication Day! @rkdasgupta.bsky.social 🎉🎉

On white normativity, racial habituation, and cracks in racial teams 6.30pm Weds 19 Mar | Eduardo Bonilla-Silva | Free public event at LSE

In this year’s annual @bjsociology.bsky.social lecture, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva will review the basics of his “racialized social system” with a focus on explaining how he has improved the theoretical apparatus over the years.

📆 Wednesday 19 March
⏰ 6.30pm to 8pm

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Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood 6.30pm Thurs 6 Mar | Lilie Chouliaraki, Rosalind Gill, Radha Sarma Hegde, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen | Free public event at LSE

Join us for the launch of Prof Lilie Chouliaraki's latest book 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood'.

@liliechouliaraki.bsky.social will argue that even if suffering is universal, claiming pain is embedded within power relations.

Thurs 6 March 2025 6.30pm-8pm
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...