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- It was a late night, but very pleased to present at paper at the Digital Marginality & Plural Subjectivities conference hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social. My paper, titled “Climate justice and the performing of prayer in digital spaces across transnational margins,” explored visual eco-praxis.
- The Dark Side of the AI Detecting and combating the criminal use of AI Friday, Feb 6 - 3:10 pm to 5:30 pm Modern information technology has created a vast scope for new harm on a global scale. Join Ben Collier and James Stevenson to discuss Book your space: edin.ac/3Zh2Aps
- Special shoutout, for @uoedivinity.bsky.social's Prof Arkotong Longkumer as a keynote speaker & PhD exchange student, Haidamteu Zeme. Besides co-organising, I'm excited to chair a panel on Ecology & Spirituality in Digital Spaces, with papers from NZ @emergentkiwi.bsky.social, Indonesia, & India.
- Digitality, Marginality & Plural Subjectivities. Further details about hybrid conference (2-4 Feb) @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Across 3 days, it brings 40+ scholars/activists from across disciplines & continents representing exciting engagement with the theme. Register via Teams: edin.ac/46naEZz
- Today marks the end of my fabulous APS (@amphilsociety.bsky.social) Fellowship at IASH (@iashedinburgh.bsky.social). What began as an empirical assessment into National Museums Scotland's books has instead revealed the relational, emotional, and fluid dynamics underpinning our national museums.
- It has been a pleasure to attend Professor Charlotte Bosseaux's book launch A Voice of Their Own. Encouraging Caring and Ethical Practices in Trauma Screen Translation (Palgrave Pivot, 2025) at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social‘s @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
- Excited to talk about censorship practices in Pakistan at IASH next month - sign up to watch online! 📚✍️❌
- "Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity" Tue 24 Feb, 4pm-5pm (hybrid) How can art oppose oppression and disenfranchisement? Amid increasing geopolitical tension and rising authoritarianism, can we forge collective resistance? Register free: censoringanation.eventbrite.co.uk
- Mediating AI innovation for dependable healthcare Jan 30 3.10pm - 5pm AI has potential to transform healthcare, however the use of emergent technologies in that area remains contested. Join Prof Neil Pollock, Prof Robin Williams, and Prof Stuart Anderson to discuss. Booking: edin.ac/4rm70aF
- After slaying Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 and Manipulate 2026, Auntie Empire comes to the Tron in Feb. This absurd and rambunctious solo show is an outrageous, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood. BOOK TICKETS (12-14 Feb) ➡️ tron.co.uk/shows/auntie-empire/
- "Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity" Tue 24 Feb, 4pm-5pm (hybrid) How can art oppose oppression and disenfranchisement? Amid increasing geopolitical tension and rising authoritarianism, can we forge collective resistance? Register free: censoringanation.eventbrite.co.uk
- IASH offers many opportunities to do a research stay in Edinburgh, including the Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Fellowship. Take a look if that's ok interest.
- One month left to apply for our 2026-27 senior/mid-career Fellowships, and three months left to apply for our postdoctoral Fellowship programmes! www.iash.ed.ac.uk/fellowship-p...
- One month left to apply for our 2026-27 senior/mid-career Fellowships, and three months left to apply for our postdoctoral Fellowship programmes! www.iash.ed.ac.uk/fellowship-p...
- Last few free tickets remaining for tomorrow's roundtable on nationhood and citizenship, through the lens of key governance areas such as energy, faith and welfare. 4pm on Tuesday at IASH and online!
- "Governing A Nation: energy, religion and welfare" Tue 27 Jan, 4pm-5pm A panel featuring Caryn Abrahams, A. Sophie Lauwers and Jacob Boswell, with Beth Cloughton as chair, exploring citizenship and multi-level governance. Register free: governinganation.eventbrite.co.uk
- Another academic journey starts at the University of Edinburgh today! I will be a @iashedinburgh.bsky.social IASH Postdoctoral Research Fellow at @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social for six months! @eutopiauni.bsky.social #edinburgh #scotland
- A 'lost' portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn has been uncovered, and is now on display at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/raeburn...
- The event link is now updated with the new time for Feb 27th 2026! 😀 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/09d755... @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @apecs-denmark.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social
- There's a need to reschedule until Feb 27th. Sorry for any inconvenience! Info on the exact time is forthcoming☺️ @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @arcticinstitute.bsky.social @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social
- Our The Conversation UK article published! “How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now” Published: January 19, 2026 Emrah Atasoy, Uni of Warwick, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Uni of California, Irvine @jwassers.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-george-o...
- ICYMI! Charlotte Bosseaux's book launch A Voice of Their Own. Encouraging Caring and Ethical Practices in Trauma Screen Translation. With @uoe-llc.bsky.social, @iashedinburgh.bsky.social and @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social Fri 30 Jan, 2-5pm, CMB/online Register: edin.ac/4jLfqFI
- A brilliant project from the Lyceum featuring a host of IASH friends and alumnae!
- For our 60th year, we’re bringing theatre into Edinburgh homes! 🏠🎭 Lyceum at Home features new plays by four local writers, inspired by the paths we walk every day. Fancy hosting a performance? Find out how to take part: loom.ly/Odp9TBM
- ✨New on the Binks Hub blog✨ Dr Georgi Gill, Public Engagement Fellow at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, has written about her project 'Poems on my Mind: poetry writing groups for people living with neurological illness.' Full blog: edin.ac/4sJ8ptr
- "Governing A Nation: energy, religion and welfare" Tue 27 Jan, 4pm-5pm A panel featuring Caryn Abrahams, A. Sophie Lauwers and Jacob Boswell, with Beth Cloughton as chair, exploring citizenship and multi-level governance. Register free: governinganation.eventbrite.co.uk
- How do multi-level modes of governance combat inequality, further socio-spatial justice and foster ideas about what constitutes national identity? In what ways do governance and control operate, and how are policy-makers influenced by data, activism, research or individual citizens?
- This event is part of the Making A Nation series for 2025-26: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/making-...
- "Poetry, multiple sclerosis and me": new on the IASH blog via @thebinkshub.bsky.social www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/poetry-...
- Was interviewed by the Traverse here. Fantastic to have an opportunity to talk about everything from fencing to biography and the connection between the Cromarty oil rigs and Livi skate park. www.traverse.co.uk/news/10-ques...
- You are invited to attend the January 23, 2026 virtual book launch of "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" @routledgebooks.bsky.social by @danitaburke.bsky.social hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social #WiAA
- Spending a suspiciously sunny day writing in @iashedinburgh.bsky.social ☀️
- Two weeks to go! "1725 to 2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" is open for submissions until 1 Feb 2026 ✨ Link: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/... @sheelalipi.bsky.social @olebirklaursen.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
- If we lose our languages, do we lose ourselves? Join Prof Alison Phipps FRSE, Dr Teresa Garrido-Tamayo, Dr Nadeen Purna, and Dr Hyab Yohannes as they explore how the languages spoken by both New Scots and long-established communities change as their sense of belonging shifts over time.
- The Supreme Court of India's November order to remove street dogs from public spaces mirrors colonial attitude...these dogs continue to be colonial victims in independent India. My article today in 'The Print'
- Register for the Jan 23, '26 virtual book launch "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" by @danitaburke.bsky.social hosted @iashedinburgh.bsky.social - @sduarctic.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social
- Happy New Year to our followers! Some upcoming events this month: Fri 16 Jan: "A Nation At The Crossroads: Palestine Between Genocide, Statehood Recognition and Liberation" (in-person only), 14:30-16:30 GMT Register free here: anationatthecrossroads.eventbrite.co.uk Very few spaces remaining!
- Fri 23 Jan: Book Launch for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" (online-only), 16:00-17:00 GMT Register free here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/09d755...
- Thu 29 Jan: "Coaching for success: transforming leadership and career development in higher education" (online-only), 11.30 - 13.30 GMT An interactive training session for ECRs exploring coaching, mentoring & leadership in academia. Register free here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/19a341...
- Tue 27 Jan: "Governing A Nation: energy, religion and welfare", 16:00-17:00 GMT A roundtable on citizenship and governance with Caryn Abrahams, Jacob Boswell, Beth Cloughton & Sophie Lauwers. Part of our MAKING A NATION series. In-person and virtual registration: governinganation.eventbrite.co.uk
- Excited to present on my new @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" www.routledge.com/Greenpeace-i... on January 23, 2025 at 4pm GMT. @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @mike49.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social
- Fri 23 Jan: Book Launch for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" (online-only), 16:00-17:00 GMT Register free here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/09d755...
- 🎟️Free film screening: "More Than a Fish Kill"📽️ Sat 17 Jan, 10:30-12:00 National Museum of Scotland Join us for an exclusive screening and hear from a panel of filmmakers, curators and First Nations custodians, including IASH Fellow Dr Vic McEwan. To book: email a.clark@nms.ac.uk by Thu 15 Jan
- Very excited that an article about #KatherineRead prepared whilst I was @iashedinburgh.bsky.social has finally come out in The Burlington Magazine.
- Due to popular demand, 'Traversing the Inner Seas' is available in print again, in case you missed it the first time around!
- I have many things to look forward to in 2026, not least speaking at the symposium "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia”, organised by @tgifatima.bsky.social and Sheelalipi Sahana at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social in April. The CfP is now live, check it out!
- 🚨 CfP Alert! 🚨 Thanks to the generosity of the Susan Manning Workshop Fund at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, my colleague and I are delighted to be organising a symposium, "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia.” PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1IuTn...
- Please enjoy this recording of our recent webinar for applicants wishing to apply for the next round, offering insights into our programmes, as well as advice and tips: media.ed.ac.uk/media/1_7wtw... Deadline for senior/mid-career scholars: 27 February Deadline for postdoctoral scholars: 24 April
- Today will be my last trip to Edinburgh this year 😞! Bye-bye, @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, it has been wonderful being a visiting #Fellow, and you have been the most generous hosts!
- Announcing the RACE.ED Stuart Hall Foundation Fellowship 2026-2027 – a result of our continued collaboration with @iashedinburgh.bsky.social and Uni of Edinburgh. Applications close on 24 April 2026: stuarthallfoundation.org/opportunitie... Learn more at the pre-application workshop, 15 Dec, 1pm.
- This year’s O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh will be given by Professor @brendankanect.bsky.social of @earlymodirish.bsky.social fame. Brendan is Visiting Leverhulme Professor in Edinburgh in 2025 and 2026.
- Last chance to register for this afternoon's online launch of "The BBC Legacy in Africa: Continuities and Change" (Routledge 2025), from 3pm GMT: thebbclegacyinafrica.eventbrite.co.uk
- I am pleased to share that I been awarded a Research Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh's The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH).I will be a Heritage Collections Research Fellow between Jan 2026 and July 2026. @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
- The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People. The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
- Our December newsletter is out now, with updates on 2026-27 Fellowship opportunities, the latest publications by alumnae/i, events, and more: mailings.ed.ac.uk/2MQP-22XJZ-4...
- This is a great opportunity for scholars to come to the University of Edinburgh and produce work without the stress of U.S. political racism.
- Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-... This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
- Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-... This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
- Please join our free webinar for applicants wishing to apply for the next round. The webinar is on Monday 15 December, 13:00-14:30 GMT. Please register even if you cannot attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
- Over 40 years, National Museums Scotland published 1000+ places to @visit-scotland.bsky.social. Shout out to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social & @amphilpress.bsky.social for support building this unwieldy database. A pie chart won't cut it... too bad there's no other way to map spatio-temporal data. 😏📍🗺️📍
- 2 weeks left to apply for the American Philosophical Association Fellowship at IASH for 2026-27! Enjoy a private office at the Institute for up to 6 mths, along with regular seminars, lunches, writing retreats and more! You must be a member of the APA - apply here: www.apaonline.org/page/edinburgh
- the call is now open for our next round of @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Heritage Collections Research Fellows! - find out more here: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...
- Both books derive from the Poetry and Multiple Sclerosis study undertaken by Georgi Gill at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social. The anthology and toolkit are both completely open access, so take a look! Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9... Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
- Welcome to poeMS! poeMS consists of two books: one an anthology of poetry by people living with multiple sclerosis and the other a toolkit for poetry writing by people living with neurological illness. Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9... Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
- Between Comparative Literature (Deepshikha) and Theology (myself), we welcome wide engagement on questions of marginality and digitality: from academics, activists & practitioners alike. Great to see some interest building already. Event page is now live! @iashedinburgh.bsky.social edin.ac/3XXnRne
- 📢CfP: Digitality, Marginality & Plural Subjectivities Interdisciplinary conference on evolving & contested digital agency @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, 2–3 Feb 2026. Does digital life open space for counter-narratives, resistance, solidarity, or epistemic justice? Join us! 🗓️Abstracts due 15 Dec 2025
- Looking for a Christmas gift for arts and culture lovers? You can get 25% off our stunning collection of feminist visual art and creative writing, "The Art of Being Dangerous", with code DECEMBER25 on the publisher's website: lup.be/book/the-art...
- Meet our 2026 British Council Fellows: Dr Elsie Albis and Dr Dustin Lalkulhpuia have been appointed to explore how Indigenous communities from the Philippines and India can inform global debates around the arts, environment and peacebuilding. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/meet-ne...
- More information on Dr Albis' work on translating Shakespeare's 'The Tempest': www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins... More about Dr Lalkulhpuia's research on ecological knowledge and decolonial thought: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...
- Excitingly, this programme includes an IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship, inviting applications from people working on one of the following: 1) Cultures of Natural History 2) Collecting Video Game Heritage More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
- Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have. Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb... Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
- So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐
- Supported by the @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Susan Manning Workshop Fund, we can offer travel bursaries for up to two UK-based scholars representing minority perspectives whose abstracts are selected. We anticipate a journal special issue as well as alternative-format outputs if appropriate.
- 📢CfP: Digitality, Marginality & Plural Subjectivities Interdisciplinary conference on evolving & contested digital agency @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, 2–3 Feb 2026. Does digital life open space for counter-narratives, resistance, solidarity, or epistemic justice? Join us! 🗓️Abstracts due 15 Dec 2025
- I would encourage you to apply: I had a wonderful 4 months @iashedinburgh.bsky.social a few years ago!
- Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have. Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb... Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
- Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have. Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb... Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
- Nicely done Jack, the Trav and IASH.
- Thrilled to be appointed the new writer in residence for the IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship for 2026. More details to follow soon. www.traverse.co.uk/news/travers...
- A world class honour to be the playwright-in-residence with IASH and the Trav for 2026. Massive!
- Meet our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow! We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
- Meet our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow! We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
- Meet Auntie at Manipulate Festival in February! First developed as part of Julia Taudevin's IASH Fellowship back in 2020, "Auntie Empire" is a bloody, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood. 8-9 Feb at @summerhallarts.bsky.social www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/aunti...
- A great article about GenAI, low-resource languages and decoloniality. Current Fellow Dr Deepshikha Behera is working on this topic: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr%C... She will be presenting her research on 27 November @hias-hamburg.bsky.social - see hias-hamburg.de/en/events/co... for more info.
- even when things are getting really tough at work, it's stories like this, a culmination of over two years of relationship building and planning, that keep me going. So proud of my team for helping the Sikh community celebrate a shared heritage: www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Out now! New book by “Seals, Stigma and Survival” PI Danita Burke - "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" with @routledgebooks.bsky.social #survivingsealingstigma @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
- excited to have a chapter in this new monograph by the University of Edinburgh's IASH (where I spent my sabbatical). I discuss my efforts to implement a moderate form of decoloniality in my Intro to IR course, and the mixed results I've run into. #academicsky www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/essays-...
- Excited to get stuck in to this collection edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social 👋 and Jo Shaw. Thanks @edinburghup.bsky.social
