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Hakan Sandal-Wilson

@hsw.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at LSE Gender | Licensed Lay Minister in the Diocese of London | cats, books, baking | views own | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakansandalwilson/

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This fantastic panel is happening this Friday at @lsegender.bsky.social !

It's free but you'll need to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-lgbti...

23.02.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Event by Kaos GL UK: "Anti-LGBTI+ discourses, legal regimes, and fields of struggle in Tรผrkiye" At Kaos GL UKโ€™s panel at the London School of Economics, rising anti-LGBTI+ policies in Tรผrkiye and the UK will be examined from a comparative perspective, with a focus on the potential impacts on rig...

+ โ€œAt Kaos GL UKโ€™s panel at the London School of Economics, rising anti-LGBTI+ policies in Tรผrkiye and the UK will be examined from a comparative perspective, with a focus on the potential impacts on rights of draft judicial packages containing anti-LGBTI+ regulations.โ€
kaosgl1.org/en/single-ne...

23.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Event by Kaos GL UK: "Anti-LGBTI+ discourses, legal regimes, and fields of struggle in Tรผrkiye" At Kaos GL UKโ€™s panel at the London School of Economics, rising anti-LGBTI+ policies in Tรผrkiye and the UK will be examined from a comparative perspective, with a focus on the potential impacts on rig...

+ โ€œAt Kaos GL UKโ€™s panel at the London School of Economics, rising anti-LGBTI+ policies in Tรผrkiye and the UK will be examined from a comparative perspective, with a focus on the potential impacts on rights of draft judicial packages containing anti-LGBTI+ regulations.โ€
kaosgl1.org/en/single-ne...

23.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This fantastic panel is happening this Friday at @lsegender.bsky.social !

It's free but you'll need to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-lgbti...

23.02.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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+ It's free but you'll need to register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-lgbti... [ @lsegender.bsky.social ]

20.02.2026 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My work is part of this amazing open access collective volume by UCL Press edited by Natasha Tanna, Abeyamรญ Ortega Domรญnguez and Hakan Sandal-Wilson.
Check it out now!

Open access pdf
doi.org/10.14324/111...

10.02.2026 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m very excited to share that our edited volume Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is now out! ๐Ÿงฟ

It is available open access and can be downloaded at: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...

06.02.2026 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is an edited volume grounded in a commitment to politically engaged research that moves beyond traditional scholarly forms. It examines knowledge tha...

Congratulations from everyone at the department to @hsw.bsky.social for publishing Creative Interventions for Social Justice!

Open access here: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...

13.02.2026 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is an edited volume grounded in a commitment to politically engaged research that moves beyond traditional scholarly forms. It examines knowledge tha...

New today, and #OpenAccess: Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice, edited by Natasha Tanna, Abeyamรญ Ortega Domรญnguez and Hakan Sandal-Wilson. Read and download free: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...

04.02.2026 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to chairing this event! ๐Ÿงฟ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

10.02.2026 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!! :)

07.02.2026 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.02.2026 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m very excited to share that our edited volume Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is now out! ๐Ÿงฟ

It is available open access and can be downloaded at: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...

06.02.2026 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Women's Library at 100 | LSE Library Find out about the various activities planned to celebrate 100 years since The Women's Library was founded.

We are celebrating 100 years of The Womenโ€™s Library, the UKโ€™s oldest & largest book, archive & museum collection on the history of women's movement. Join us for an exhibition and year of FREE special events to mark its memory and continue its legacy. www.lse.ac.uk/library/twl100
@fotwl.bsky.social

05.02.2026 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Utopia Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beingsโ€™ social dreaming. In this c

NEW BOOK!

I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line

academic.oup.com/book/62279

03.02.2026 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 215    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

TAMU ended our women and gender studies program, degrees and certificates today. Apparently they arenโ€™t allowed under the new donโ€™t mention gender or sexuality in the classroom rules our board passed. I am so saddened by this. I worked as a grad asst to wmst (no gender in the 90s) for a few years

30.01.2026 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 557    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Gender Department Christmas Lunch! ๐Ÿด๐ŸŽ„

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09.12.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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C of E to challenge Tommy Robinsonโ€™s โ€˜put Christ back into Christmasโ€™ message Church leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with โ€˜Outsiders welcomeโ€™ message

โ€œChurch leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with โ€˜Outsiders welcomeโ€™ messageโ€

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

07.12.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

+ โ€œAs we approach Christmas and recall the Holy Familyโ€™s own flight as refugees, we reaffirm our commitment to stand alongside others in working for an asylum system that is fair, compassionate, and rooted in the dignity of being human.โ€

07.12.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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C of E to challenge Tommy Robinsonโ€™s โ€˜put Christ back into Christmasโ€™ message Church leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with โ€˜Outsiders welcomeโ€™ message

โ€œChurch leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with โ€˜Outsiders welcomeโ€™ messageโ€

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

07.12.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elected in 1972 as the first openly gay politician in the UK, Sam Green served his community with commitment and courage, and weโ€™re proud that Ed Davey was there to unveil a plaque in his honour.

21.11.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Master's Dissertation Prize The LSE Middle East Centre runs a prize for LSE Master's student dissertations.

LSE Masterโ€™s students, receiving your thesis grades? Our annual Dissertation Prize is now open: if you get a grade of 70 or above for your research on the #MiddleEast, apply & get your hard work recognised.

Deadline 30 Nov 2025, prizes announced Jan 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

17.11.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Empire of Officials: Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Bureaucracy | @hakirmizi.bsky.social

โžก๏ธ www.bloomsbury.com/uk/empire-of...

13.11.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจExciting news! Today is pub day for my book Queering Women, Peace and Security: Expanding Feminist Approaches to Gender in Peacebuilding. ๐Ÿšจ

You can preorder print copies now and the online edition of the book is already available to subscribers to Oxford Academic at this link: bit.ly/4hP3wdc

07.11.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Screenshot of event page.

Screenshot of event page.

Iโ€™ll be in London next week to launch my new book about LGBT rights. Come along for good chats and refreshments! ๐Ÿท๐Ÿ“–

๐Ÿ“†: Tuesday 11th November
โฐ: 6.30-8.00pm
๐Ÿ“: Council Room, Kingโ€™s College London, The Strand

Itโ€™s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...

04.11.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Zheen Centre for Documentation and Research: Preserving Archival Materials for Kurdish Historical Research - Middle East Centre An archive in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq seeks to preserve and restore archival material essential to understanding Kurdish history.

A centre in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq seeks to document and preserve Kurdish archival materials for researchers to better understand the history of the Kurds. Marouf Cabi for the blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/11/...

05.11.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Don't miss a visit on Monday 3 Nov from our PhD alum Dr Hakan Sandal-Wilson, speaking on his research "Kurdish and Queer Struggles for Democracy and Peace: Transformative Dialogues". 12:30-1:30 ARB S1

31.10.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Join us for our event with Prof Seema Arora-Jonsson and @sumimadhok.bsky.social, co-hosted by @gsos-lse.bsky.social ๐ŸŒณ

27.10.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica hit with powerful winds and heavy rain The US National Hurricane Centre says the category four storm is

Holding Jamaica and all who have loved ones there in my prayers. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

28.10.2025 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55% Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

"Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour"

"The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years..."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

27.10.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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