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“We know people of the past only through how others laid them to rest. In that sense, one is not born a woman, but rather dies as one.”
Archaeologist Sabrina Autenrieth alchemyofthepast.bsky.social asks: what can Bronze Age burials tell us about sex, gender and identity?
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“Regardless of how assembly is defined, people will find creative ways to collectively resist the increasingly totalising impact of AI.”
@bnjacobsen.bsky.social reviews AI and Assembly: Coming Together and Apart in a Datafied World, edited by Toussaint Nothias and Lucy Bernholz.
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Ruchika Ranwa & Suruchi Thapar-Björkert Reconfiguration of Kalbeliya dance in neoliberal economy: Negotiating traditions, tourism and (non)recognition https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261261420670 The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst
How have tourism and commercialisation impacted Kalbeliya dancers in India?
Ruchika Ranwa and Suruchi Thapar-Björkert @uu-polisci.bsky.social on neoliberalism, the politics of heritage-making and the life of renowned dancer Gulabo Sapera.
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Laura Clancy and Hannah Yelin Digital hate, health and safety, and the labour politics of public academia: ‘Universities don’t value this sort of work at all’ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261261420671 The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst
Do universities fail to protect researchers when their public-facing work receives backlash?
@lauraclancy.bsky.social @hannahyelin.bsky.social take a closer look at academic labour, the risks of public engagement and the politics of visibility.
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“She reads the newspaper to her father. Sports news – he always liked that. She sees other bedside-sitters too. Busy ‘doing more’ for the bodies of mothers, grandmothers, fathers or grandfathers.”
Sylwia Męcfal’s short story on family, stigma and shame.
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How do Thai women’s experiences of ageing compare with idealised online portrayals? In our latest article for A-level sociology students, Kullanit Nitiwarangkul explains how her research integrates media analysis with real-life perspectives.
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“Now, so many years later, I still remember it clearly. The sound of the drum. The shine of the snakes. The fear in my chest. The way the Madari smiled.”
Arun Kumar Gond’s tale of a travelling snake-charmer summons memories of community and wonder.
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Alice Bloch invites our Uncommon Sense podcast guests to introduce us to someone whose work has influenced their own. The results reveal just how broad “sociological” thinking can be.
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The latest issue of Global Dialogue (15.3, December 2025) honours the life and work of Michael Burawoy (1947–2025) Micheal was a key figure in shaping public sociology as a global conversation.
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Who wants to live forever? “A future that eradicates ageing might also be an unequal future. Thomas Ramge addresses whether longevity is for everyone with cynicism and caution.”
Emily Elizabeth Hoyle @emilyehoyle.substack.com reviews The End of Ageing. @anthempress.bsky.social
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On BBC Thinking Allowed, our trustee Les Back joins Imogen Tyler to discuss the status of overarching theoretical frameworks in contemporary sociology and the "gendered character" of theory itself.
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“Even suspected inauthenticity can lead to exclusion or devaluation.” Archana Raghavan meets the writers facing peer surveillance, self-censorship and crumbling solidarity in the face of AI.
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“Collective walking opens up possibilities for rebellion by resisting structural powerlessness through sisterhood and solidarity.”
Yubai Li reviews The Feminist Art of Walking by Morag Rose @thelrm.bsky.social in our February magazine.
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“Prosperity is not about wealth, it’s about health. Care, in all its forms, underpins a vibrant life. Yet in today’s economy, it is undervalued, underpaid and often overlooked.”
Briony Lipton on The Care Economy by @timjackson.org.uk @politybooks.bsky.social
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“Social struggles and oppressions are not abstract concepts: they usually emerge from our daily lives and often find us before we go looking for them.”
Editors Iris Pissaride and Juliette Wilson-Thomas introduce our Magazine’s February issue.
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Our awards are new for 2026, but we are happy to receive feedback, and we think this is a great idea.
“There are a whole lot of different political crises impacting on universities in a way that can only change them quite dramatically.”
Karl von Holdt in conversation with journal editor Carin Runciman in The Sociological Review magazine’s February issue.
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Doing public-facing sociology?
Our Public Sociology Awards 2026 are open. Celebrate creative work beyond the academy.
Deadline: 13 March. Apply now 👇
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Artist, engineer, researcher and trail-maker Serkan Taycan is our latest Image-Maker in Residence, with his walking project Between Two Seas. Read his conversation with George Kalivis about the making of trails as alternative infrastructures.
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“Classroom teachers are no longer just educators; we’re therapists, crisis responders and case managers, all while trying to meet academic benchmarks.” In the February issue of the Magazine, former teacher Iza Munir Hamdani shares her experience of burnout.
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Our latest #bookreviews explore artificial intelligence, South Africa’s prisons, seafarers, care, ageing and feminist walking. Read The Sociological Review magazine’s February issue. #OpenAccess. buff.ly/mdRHaCQ
The February 2026 issue of The Sociological Review features Karl von Holdt on activism and the anti-apartheid struggle, plus we look at teachers under pressure, gender perceptions in past societies, copywriters facing the threat of AI and more.
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“This morning some weird news on the TV announced that a 38-year-old man from Codogno tested positive for a new strand of Sars virus. The first thing that crossed my mind, quite selfishly, was that – holy shit – Codogno is close to Mantova.” Personal Apocalypse(s) Sociological fiction by Lara Monticelli The Sociological Review
News bulletins and face masks, polluted Italian cities, pantries and hospital waiting rooms: in Lara Monticelli’s autofiction, the protagonist describes her anxiety and disbelief after hearing about a looming apocalyptic pandemic in the wake of her breast cancer diagnosis.
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Join us in celebrating Dr Brenda Herbert, Sociological Review Fellow 2024–25, her book The Everyday Lives of Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Abuse is out on 19 Feb 2026.
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SAVE THE DATE: science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini will deliver The Sociological Review Foundation Public Lecture on 2 September 2026 at the SOAS Gallery Lecture Theatre in London.
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“He found his mind returning to the teenagers’ animated expressions and the curiosity with which they had listened to what each in turn had to say. When was the last time he had a discussion like that? ” The Report Sociological fiction by John D. Boy The Sociological Review
An analyst for a marketing firm thinks about the youth he overhears on his commute, and why their complexity will not be captured in the Gen Z trend report he is writing.
John D. Boy’s short story reflects on nuance and truth.
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