Delighted to have contributed an essay for and co-edited this volume on postcolonial sociologies for German audiences with @manuelaboatca.bsky.social and Tobias Werron. With essays from @ricardahammer.bsky.social among others. www.hamburger-edition.de/zeitschrift-...
Im neuen Heft von @mittelweg36.bsky.social fragen wir nochmal nach dem Verhältnis von Soziologie, Imperialismus und (Post)Kolonialität. Herausgegeben von @juliango.bsky.social, Tobias Werron und mir & weiteren Beiträgen von Encarnación Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, @ricardahammer.bsky.social, Raewyn Connell!
This time was not meant to end here; we have so many unfinished conversations. But I am overcome by the love you gave so many of us and the gift that it was to have walked with you just for a little while. Until we meet again, Michael. Be well. ♥️
Taking on this moment, bravely, to defend the radically democratic promise of the university, to care for our students, one another & the world, and to fight for a free Palestine. For me, Michael made Oakland feel like home, so full of possibility, camaraderie and laughter.
It feels impossible to imagine a world without Michael Burawoy in it. He made us believe in ourselves, he anchored us in standing up for what is right, he gave so much meaning to what being a sociologist could be:
