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SOAS, University of London. IR theory, ontological security, aesthetics, South Korea, ballet, samba no pé.

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28.08.2025 08:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Publication day! My article "World heritage and inter/national cultural prestige" is now available online, and it is also part of the special issue I am co-editing with Jelena Subotic (jelenasubotic@bsky.social) on global heritage politics. 1/

07.07.2025 15:12 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Cooking Shows as Gender Edutainment in Authoritarian Regimes: Recipe for (New) Turkey | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core Cooking Shows as Gender Edutainment in Authoritarian Regimes: Recipe for (New) Turkey

There's so much going on, but I'm pleased to share my study of the vernacular politics of gender construction.

As a former pastry chef, I gathered data from 600 hours of cooking shows to unpack what I term "conservative gender edutainment."

Read open access at Politics & Gender cup.org/46pO43h

04.07.2025 11:49 👍 19 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 2
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From the #Turkey protests - this must be one of the best protest signs ever!

23.03.2025 00:11 👍 135 🔁 40 💬 1 📌 5
Poster for a "Concepts and Theories" section at the EISA pan-European Conference. It says: As researchers, we engage in practices of theorizing, and in working with concepts we inevitably work on concepts. This section creates a space for conversation across theoretical and sub-disciplinary divisions. To build a diverse intellectual community we welcome a wide range of approaches to knowledge production and encourage participation by marginalised and early career scholars.

Poster for a "Concepts and Theories" section at the EISA pan-European Conference. It says: As researchers, we engage in practices of theorizing, and in working with concepts we inevitably work on concepts. This section creates a space for conversation across theoretical and sub-disciplinary divisions. To build a diverse intellectual community we welcome a wide range of approaches to knowledge production and encourage participation by marginalised and early career scholars.

Thinking about applying to the @europeanisa.bsky.social conference but looking for a place to discuss the concepts and theories that cut across all our work?

well do I have NEWS for YOU

17.03.2025 14:31 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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📣 CALLING ALL PARTICIPANTS!

@bohdanakurylo.bsky.social and I are organizing "Reimagining Security through Aesthetic Practice" roundtable at #EISAPEC25! If you're going to Bologna this summer and want to join this conversation, we'd love to hear from you! Details below ⬇️

17.03.2025 10:22 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0