@jonathangheaney.bsky.social
Sociologist (mostly), Queen's University Belfast. Interested in social theory, emotions, power, politics, specfic/sf. RT≠E. Own views. Usually on a bus somewhere on the island of Ireland. 'Farewell happy fields, Where joy forever dwells: hail, horrors'
A list of top songs from Spotify wrapped.
The songs I listened to most this year. Spotify thinks I'm 28 (just a couple of decades out).
And I got another message from Tay Tay, my top artist. And bestie.
I love that 'She Cleans Up' snuck in here.
youtu.be/MtqMEeaeybk?...
I thought...I thought it was over....
Will Teddington ever end?!
My brillaint #SOCQUB colleague @valtglas.bsky.social will be discussing her most recent book in January at the @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
The seminar is 'Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland', Jan 19th, 16.30-18.00, in-person/online. See:
tinyurl.com/263nbwdh
#sociology
Really interesting #CfP for a conference at @sns.it in March.
Political Emotions in Times of Conflict: Climate, Inequality, and Democracy
cidape.eu/news-events/...
#emosoc #sociology #sociatheory #polisky
Interesting
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Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Interesting new paper on emotional practice in organizations.
Castro, V. R., Mendes, L., & Coutinho, M. L. G. (2025). Investigating Emotional Practices in Organizations: A Proposal for an Analytical Framework. International Journal of Qualitative Methods doi.org/10.1177/1609...
#sociology #emosoc
My 2023 paper '(Un)Fixing habitus: affective transactions and the becoming body' is just out in the latest volume/issue (26/3) of @distinktionjournal.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/3evry2su
Some other great #socialtheory in that issue (e.g. Paul Gorby's paper on the biopolitics of fear and Agamben) #emosoc
This recent podcast from @lrb.co.uk gives some good context on the politics of the region (though not the specific election).
open.spotify.com/episode/6PtI...
Another interesting election happening now in Chile, which may see the right-wing drift of recent Latin American politics continuing.
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Carrion and Earth www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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There was moment I thought perhaps we had movement here, but the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social strike is on. You can read more about why here:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Please write and call your MSPs on Monday: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/lobby-your-msp
This is a better link for this #sociology job at TCD. Year Fixed Term Tenure Track, Full time, gender/sexuality specialism.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a...
My @qubcriminology.bsky.social colleague Kevin Hearty has a brilliant new paper out that should be of interest to #emosoc people.
‘One brother would carry another’: #Emotions, political imprisonment, and the prison memoirs of the ‘blanketmen’
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#sociology #polisky
In celebration of our new trillionare, I am going to count to a trillion.
See you in about thrity two thousand years...
'Accumulation of wealth at one pole is, therefore, at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental degradation, at the opposite pole'
Assistant Professor in Environmental #Sociology, Trinity College Dublin.
5 year fixed term tenure track, full time. Closing Date: 12 Noon (Irish Standard Time), 01 December 2025
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...
#CfP: Turbulence & Transition: The Economic and Social Consequences of Contemporary Global Events in Ireland.
Deadline for article submission to the Economic and Social Review is March 27th, 2026. Details below:
www.esr.ie/index.php/es...
@sociologyireland.bsky.social @carmelhannan.bsky.social
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
“Don’t show them anger because then they think we are criminals.”
New blog from Emotions and Society author Betül Özkaya 👇
@jonathangheaney.bsky.social #EmoSoc
@jonathangheaney.bsky.social & I organised a film screening & film discussion on #rewilding with @rubyfree.bsky.social & Hugh Marcus @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social yesterday
Inspiring #coexistence conversations!
See below to win a film poster!
#FestivalofSocialScience #SnowLeopardDay
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
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‘An international stabilisation force is not something most Israelis would like to see. The Palestinian Authority playing a role in Gaza is certainly not something this government would want to see. But it's not a matter of those details.’
Robert Malley on the pod
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Catherine Connolly was the first person to end a phone call with 'bye-byebyebyebye-byebye-bye'.
#smearthebejaysus #spéirghorm
Some fresh #FridayTunes - this dropped an hour ago on KEPX. One of my favorite songs from Wet Leg's excellent second album 'moisturizer', which came out in July. The full set is great, too.
youtu.be/k80nQyBjmyo?...
#CfP: IPSA Research Committee 36 (political power).
What is the Future of Political #Power?
For APSA 2026 Boston, MA September 3-6. See:
powerstudies.org/apsa-2026-bo...
#sociology #polisky
Was Looking for this...
youtube.com/shorts/bLuO0...
Bubble bubble...
08.10.2025 07:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Giving this another spin. Almost full -- just a few tickets left I am told!
#ESRCFestival @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social
