Angela Last
Cultural geographer interested in materialism, histories of theory, political ecology, geopoetics, antiracist pedagogy and censorship. Visiting researcher at FU Berlin. mutablematter.wordpress.com
- Reposted by Angela LastWe would love for @jaytoddgla.bsky.social’s and my critical response to be read widely, given the Sullivan Review’s potential for far-reaching implications across the social and health sciences — and indeed well beyond the academy
- New Intervention in TIBG: 'A critical response to the UK's "Sullivan Review" into sex and gender in research and data' by @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & @felicitycallard.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/tran...
- Although I am currently unemployed, I have donated to the @ndncollective.bsky.social Legal Fund for the defense of their Founder and CEO who is on trial for fabricated & politically motivated charges. Please donate, too! donate.ndncollective.org/campaign/671...
- Next Decolonization in Dialogue seminar on sound as a means of oppression. Join us on Wed 28 Jan from 5pm on zoom: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/6710399828...
- Reposted by Angela LastEin #39C3 Talk, denn ich allen empfehle, die sich ab und zu in Diskussionen wiederfinden, in denen #Neutralität eingefordert wird: Von Vereinen, Lehrer*innen, Beamt*innen, NGOs oder anderen, die öffentliche Fördergelder bekommen. Von Hannah Vos and @viviankube.bsky.social von @fragdenstaat.de :
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- Powerful symposium on the current mechanics and dynamics of White supremacy in Germany across political positions. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... The translated version (into English) can be found here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CMG...
- Rewatched this last night while mending clothes. Super clear political analysis & does not feel long despite its run time. Thank you!
- new video youtu.be/teqkK0RLNkI?...
- Reposted by Angela LastThe latest devastating forecast, which takes account of what is actually happening in the real world - in terms of both climate and climate policy - to provide a more realistic view of what we can expect I have said it before - we are in deep, deep, sh*t worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
- The latest seminar from Decolonization in Dialogue, in Bonn & online: decolonizationindialogue.substack.com/p/register-f...
- Reposted by Angela LastHave just been reading about the plans to gut geology, paleobiology and geography at Leicester - where many of the key figures who have developed the Anthropocene concept are based - Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Waters… absolute insanity. Institutional vandalism.
- Reposted by Angela LastGeology and palaeobiology at the University of Leicester are under threat, with at least 14 staff expected to be made redundant. Support them, their postdocs, and their students by signing this petition: c.org/SK8Xm8dhqK
- If anyone is in the vicinity of Bonn, there are still some spaces for my transdisciplinary workshop on teaching disciplinary histories: mutablematter.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/t...
- Petition to save Geography at the University of Leicester: www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
- Reposted by Angela LastFlooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’ Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Please sign this letter in support of students who are facing criminal charges and campus bans at Goethe University Frankfurt after a Palestine related protest. The AfD is behind this, portraying them as left wing extremists & putting pressure on university management: framaforms.org/gegen-die-kr...
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- Reposted by Angela LastThis matches another forecast that global crop yields will fall by 30 percent by 2050 Bleak doesn't even begin to describe our prospects www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/parliam...
- Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
- Reposted by Angela LastAs an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Reposted by Angela LastHAPPENING NOW.
- Join AAUP's National Teach-In on Trump's Loyalty Oaths! Tomorrow, Oct 17pm at 2pmET on Zoom. Be there! Register at link below👇 #AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd
- Reposted by Angela LastNew pub alert! Check out our reflections on how to reach the history of geography in more critical and inclusive ways! An all-star cast of commentators! Conceptual reorientations and practical strategies! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/C7HMD...
- The EU is trying to implement mass surveillance under the guise of children's protection. Check out your country's local campaign. In the meantime, here is a useful tool to contact your EU representatives about the dangers of 'chat control': fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool
- Just one example of how the German press (BBC equivalent) frames anti-genocide demonstrations: triple emphasis on 'islamist' gender segregation, 'expert' warning about 'anti-Western' alliance between islamists and left, massive police presence required, sources: police, social media, local news.
- Brief response to discussions on AI & teaching, whose focus on plagiarism and 'algorithmic thoughtlessness' can sideline wider issues e.g. around epistemic injustice and the licensing of (fascist) desires.
- Reposted by Angela LastUmfragerekorde, absolute Mehrheit in Sachsen-Anhalt in Aussicht – die AfD scheint unaufhaltsam. Doch das ist ein medialer Mythos. Unser Deep Dive als Video: youtu.be/CicXQejYiPA
- The Greens in my current federal state lost a lot of votes and are convinced that it’s because of their environmental themes, not because of their support for the hostile environment... 🫣
- Dear Keir Starmer, illegal migration is not the problem. The problem is not admitting how fucked the country is from a combination of Brexit and 14 years of Tory rule that empowered the rich and ruthless. IDs are a nonsense response. Please stop making racist policies as a distraction!
- High school student Judith Scheytt received & lost prestigious Grimme award for spot on criticism of German media bias. Prize withdrawal was based on shoddy AI generated report on supposed 'antisemitism' after Christian group complained. No fact checking! Final deathstroke of German media reputation
- Join us today @rgsibg.bsky.social at the Teaching and Learning Building, Room 109, 11.10-12.50hrs to discuss Claire Blencowe's book 'Spirits of Extraction' (@manchesterup.bsky.social).
- Reposted by Angela LastBitte unbedingt die #Uppsala-Declaration schwedischer Wissenschaftler:innen gegen #Apartheid und #Genozid zur Kenntnis nehmen und als Text weiterverbreiten! #NieWieder heißt #NieWiederFürAlle und überall.
- Langsam, konzentriert und sorgfältig lesen. Sacken lassen. Und noch mal von vorn: uppsaladeclaration.se/germany-faq/
- Am reading an article on the politics of #teaching by mathematician Rochelle Gutierrez. Instead of 'low income', she calls people 'historically looted’. Spot on & should be used more! journals.charlotte.edu/teem/article...
- Finding the German media coverage of Temu rather revolting, especially in comparison with Amazon. So much implicit (or explicit) racism and classism. If everything from China is trash, then why are so many German firms producing high end goods there, also for the middle/upper classes?
- We seem to be at the “On Exactitude in Science” (Borges story) stage of British universities. 😢
- Reposted by Angela LastSudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations.
- Reposted by Angela LastA needless and stupid comparison This is NOT a competition Both climate breakdown - which is here now - and potential nuclear war will/would have catastrophic consequences We need to work flat out to stop both www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- The University of Leicester petition against redundancies and programme reductions is out now. Please consider signing. In the meantime, more departments have been told that they are 'on the list': www.change.org/p/save-acade...
- Great talk by Robin D G Kelley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9Z... "WW2 did not end fascism, it expanded it". Thanks to @kaikodden.bsky.social for recommending!
- Reposted by Angela LastLabour is lying about the costs of nationalizing the water industry. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Angela LastWe've made it easy to respond to tell the EHRC what you think of its wicked attempt to humiliate trans people. Please use, share in your networks, and allow us to contact you in the future. goodlaw.social/9e59e9
- Reposted by Angela LastCO2 levels top 430ppm after huge 3.6ppm rise over last 12 months No sign at all of this slowing We really are in deep, deep, sh^t But I don't see any government that gives a flying f*ck scripps.ucsd.edu/news/annual-...
- Deadline extension to submit abstracts for the #NKG (New Cultural Geography) 2025 in Augsburg, Germany. I have a session with Juliane Schumacher on the conservative/regressive turn in new materialisms. Please join us! Session details here: mutablematter.wordpress.com/2025/04/22/c...
- Reposted by Angela LastLSE Fellow in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies! 2 years fixed term, closing date is Wednesday 11 June jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - #NewcastleUniversity staff are being made redundant despite the university's 'relatively strong cash and borrowing position'. The 'impact mitigation' with insulting 'wellbeing sessions' strongly resonate with the situation at Leicester. Solidarity!
- Reposted by Angela Last👭Women on the Move is a transdisciplinary book series focused on the multiplicity of experiences of women in migration processes🌏 Our Spring 2025 title is Bordering social reproduction by Rachel Rosen and Eve Dickson, now #OpenAccess on Manchesterhive🐝 More on our latest titles & proposals below👇
- Giving comments on the EHRC Code of Practice Consultation with regard to the proposed gender and sexuality definitions is like giving feedback on a very bad paper that did not use any literature for their argument. Who sits in these places? Also total no-nos in the examples that biologise race. Wow.
- Reminder for tomorrow's talk by anthropologist and political ecologist Munira Khayyat on South Lebanon (21 May, 4.30pm UK time/5.30pm CEST). You can register for zoom participation here: decolonizationindialogue.substack.com/p/register-f...
- Reposted by Angela LastJoin our team @dhssfau.bsky.social @fau.de 2 full professorships in #DigitalHumanities ‼️ Professor in #DH with focus on #HCI ‼️ Professor in #DH with focus on #Place&Space ⏰ Deadline: 2 June 2025 www.fau.eu/people/worki... @fauphil.bsky.social
- First day of 'Stride for Palestinians', organised by @medicalaidpal.bsky.social . If you can, please donate! medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/angela-last
- This is finally coming out in English. The German version is excellent, adding much needed complexity in a climate of two-dimensional Enlightenment celebrations/dismissals so you may want to bookmark this!
- Reposted by Angela Last« Si vous n’avez rien à manger, il est évident que vous partirez » : comment la surpêche européenne pousse les jeunes Sénégalais sur la route des Canaries ➡️ l.humanite.fr/S0V
- Reposted by Angela LastDie Jerusalem Declaration (JDA), zu der sich die Linke bekennt, wurde von führenden Holocaust- und Antisemitismusforschern auf wissenschaftlicher Grundlage entwickelt bzw. gezeichnet. Sie pauschal antisemitisch zu nennen, bleibt skandalös. 5/ jerusalemdeclaration.org
- We are honoured to be joined by anthropologist Munira Khayyat from NYU Abu Dhabi. She is going to speak about the war in South Lebanon. You can join us here, on 21 May 2025 at 16:30 BST/17:30 CEST: uni-bonn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- People are starving to death in Gaza, and people are posting taunts underneath their calls for help. The level of cruelty is unbearable!
- Reposted by Angela LastLabour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
- Reposted by Angela LastJust flat out lying from Treasury. Water utilities are highly profitable once you strip out debt repayments. And the statutory mechanism for rescuing broken water companies enables DEFRA to strip out debt repayments. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- A reminder that the Supreme Court ruling is dangerous on many fronts, and another example of science being ignored in order to deliberately harm people.
- Call for NKG 2025 in Augsburg on the politics of new materialisms x
- Reposted by Angela LastRishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics www.electoral-reform.org.uk/rishi-sunaks... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
- Stop illegal deportations in Germany - please sign! (English translation available) www.openpetition.de/petition/onl...
- Today!
- Reposted by Angela LastIn response to today's supreme court ruling, we want to urge any researcher in Trans Histories to consider a proposal to our new Queer & Trans Histories series - because research into Trans histories will help to shape Trans futures: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer... #TransRights
- Next talk in the Decolonization in Dialogue series: Miriam Cooke on 'A Century of Arab Feminist Writings'. 30 April 5.30pm CEST, online. You can register here: uni-bonn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Reposted by Angela Last#mittwochsimGIUB Dr. Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social (International Research Fellow, @unibonn.bsky.social) is giving a talk on 'Erasures & Re-connections: Teaching Disciplinary Histories Under Censorship' When? April 16, 17:15 pm Where? Dept. of Geography or online (see below for link)
- This week, a neo-Nazi killed a 17-year old girl in Germany, and around 20,000 school kids could not go to school in nearby #Duisburg, because of neo-Nazis threatening to commit 'ethnic cleansing'. The lack of outrage in the mainstream media is scary. Sending solidarity to those affected!
- Reposted by Angela LastIt finally happened. The first documented case of a public school teacher being fired for referring to a student by their chosen name, instead of their dead name, as required by a law signed by Ron DeSantis in 2023: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
- For my UK friends who are still confused about the Antideutsche phenomenon, here is a rather good article to send through a translation site: www.jungewelt.de/artikel/4973...
- Reposted by Angela LastWe have new permanent lecturer post (London) who will mainly be teaching on our BA Social Sciences www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/112226-...
- Reposted by Angela LastHope it was worth it to stop a few of us from peeing.
- Reposted by Angela Last"Transphobia has been a prime tool in helping reactionary movements unpick the progressive alliances that oppose them. We know that this is a deliberate strategy" Great interview from @franamery.bsky.social
- 📢New blog📢 Our member, @franamery.bsky.social, discusses the biopolitics of anti-trans 'gender critical' feminism in the UK and its attempts to monitor and control those it marks as 'gender deviants'. reacpol.net/gendercritic...
- Reposted by Angela LastAmerica just did a Brexit, didn't it.
- Reposted by Angela LastAmnesty International UK is commissioning research into how activism for Palestinian human rights is being impacted on UK university campuses- they’re inviting tenders from researchers with relevant expertise www.amnesty.org.uk/jobs/terms-r...
- Germany is deporting people involved in human rights protests despite lack of criminal record. These include EU citizens and two trans people. Sound familiar? #authoritarianturn www.972mag.com/germany-depo...
- Tomorrow! #teslatakedown #germany
- I am giving a hybrid talk entitled 'Erasures & Re-connections: Teaching Disciplinary Histories Under Censorship' as part of my @humboldt-foundation.de project. It's at my host institution @giubresearch.bsky.social on 16 April at 17:15. If you can make it in person, there is a small buffet & drinks.
- Because it's not out in English yet, I have written a review of Nikita Dhawan's 'Saving the Enlightenment from Europe: Critical Theories of Decolonisation' (my translation of the title, not the official one, which is not available yet): mutablematter.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/r...
- Reposted by Angela Last6 funded PhD studentships available on place and memory: placememory.net/apply-now-fo...
- Reposted by Angela Lastfolks flying in to the US for #AAG2025 may want to remove apps from their phones & take other precautions after today's outrageous detention of a French Scientist on the way to a conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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- @ucu.org.uk can you please redesign your LGBT+ survey, as it lacks space to discuss issues other than the most crude/obvious stuff like assault or name calling? There is not even a feedback box where stuff can be explained. I am sympathetic to this survey, but I don't think you will get good data!
