@sophiemng.bsky.social
junior research fellow in european cultural studies, magdalene college cambridge. https://sophiemarieniang.com/
My first article is out (!!!) it’s a collaborative piece I wrote last year with @sophiemng.bsky.social about moments of recorded excess, laughter, fuck-ups and longing gazes. It’s a short epistolary article and I’d love for you all to read it. I’m so excited to have it out in the world!
13.06.2025 12:22 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
My new article on flamboyance in Rébecca Chaillon’s Carte Noire Nommée Désir. I loved writing it, and I hope you love reading it! 💫🌚🔥
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Session 1 was followed by a fantastic keynote lecture entitled “From La condition noire to Noir.e.s, sans conditions”delivered by @sophiemng.bsky.social #SFSPG2025
30.05.2025 13:29 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0This morning I woke up to an email from my college in Cambridge (King’s) saying they will divest from companies involved in occupation, weapons companies and companies that produce key or dedicated parts of such weapons. It is possible.
20.05.2025 07:05 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0All i think when i see headlines is that refaat al areer, and hundreds of other researchers, teachers, administrators, could be alive today. Fuck this wholw world
17.04.2025 20:30 — 👍 103 🔁 32 💬 2 📌 0
#BlackFranceNoire inaugural symposium.
Join us on 21-23 May 2025, in Paris.
More info: blackfrancenoire.my.canva.site/collectif-bl...
The Trump admin hasn’t accused Mahmoud Khalil of committing a crime. But they’ve labeled his speech a threat and targeted him for deportation.
This is a clear 1st Amendment violation. I stand with Mahmoud, and anyone who cares about our constitutional rights should too.
"This is, more than anything, a plea for principled leftists to rise en masse and not just decry but disrupt a nation helmed by gleeful genocideers."
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
French politician Raphaël Glucksmann suggested that the Statue of Liberty be returned, saying “It was our gift to you. But apparently you despise her.”
Naomi Osaka, whose father, Leonard Francois is of Haitian descent, posted “Since we’re trying to repossess things, can Haiti get their money back?”
a photo of a zine (small paper booklet) featuring a hand releasing butterflies into the air, plus text: "I didn't believe in the fight- the fight made me a believer: for people who want to take action: guante.info/actionzine"
Third in my series of mini-zines responding to questions I come across in my work/life:
This one highlights about a dozen resources each sharing specific, concrete actions people can take, especially if they're new to activism and still looking for their political home: guante.info/actionzine
I had the pleasure of coming onto this feminist student podcast to talk about france, black feminisms and worldmaking! Have a listen 😊
open.spotify.com/episode/4Lhi...
Stevie Wonder being arrested for protesting the South African embassy in 1985
11/ I leave you with this boss photo of Stevie Wonder being arrested for protesting the South African embassy in 1985:
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