We’re inviting journalists to attend and report on RUTA Conference 2026 (12–15 July, Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine). Theme: “Rooted knowledges and dialogues for change.” Applications open until 31 March: alexis.scott@ruta-association.org
Additionally, as #BerghahnBooks provides #openaccess, you can read all articles and reviews in this issue without restricted access. I hope many other publishers and journals will adopt similar #openpublishing practices.
Link: www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
Here is my #book #review of 'Mobilizing in Uncertainty:Collective Identities and War in Abkhazia' written for #ConflictandSociety. I greatly enjoyed reading this book,learning about the resistance of the #Abkhaz people through Abkhaz perspectives,and writing this review. #SouthCaucasus
Please read these statements on the ATGENDER website:
Statement on Venezuela: atgender.eu/atgender-sta...
Statement on Iran: atgender.eu/atgender-sta...
Dear all,
As the #ATGENDER Board, we have decided to issue statements on the ongoing protests in both #Iran and #Venezuela, standing in solidarity with the people of Iran and Venezuela against #imperialism, #violence, and the #killing of innocent protesters.
✨ Exciting News! ✨
Our panel P025: The Geopolitics of Ideologies: Post-Soviet Polarities & the Collapse of the Liberal (Dis)Order in the South Caucasus has been accepted for #EASA2026 in Poznań!
Thrilled to co-organise this with Sevinj Samadzade and Lala Darchinova.
CFP details coming soon.
My new #article is out in #CentralAsianSurvey!
Based on my 2019 fieldwork and MA thesis;huge thanks to the amazing women who shared their stories💜
If you don’t have access,message me and I’ll send you a free link.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Gender #Displacement #NagornoKarabakh
This is an open access article but if you have technical problems downloading it, please reach out!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How is this different from Nazi Germany?
🚨 Quick request:
It concerns the family of two dear friends of my friend’s, who, after three years of struggle, finally received a German residence permit.Yet today, they remain stuck in Pakistan, blocked by German bureaucracy, and face imminent deportation back to Afghanistan.
👉 shorturl.at/MQMA7
The pic features the Iranian author Sahar Delijani who is looking at the camera. Her words appear next to her on the picture and they read: I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author
Sahar Delijani on brand
Dear all,
I am happy to share my newly published op-ed in Caucasus Edition: Journal of Conflict Transformation. This piece offers a modest critique that seeks to shed light on the current dynamics of knowledge production in the South Caucasus.
The crew of the Madleen, a ship carrying humanitarian aid, are now hostages of Israel.
Thrilled to announce the publication of my article,’State Violence and Queer Identities: Experiences from the Azerbaijani Military’, in Journal of Critical Military Studies! #QueerStudies #Azerbaijan #StateViolence
Disappointed but not surprised by the International Studies Association’s decision to host its 2026 Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
Despite growing concerns, #ISA continues its Americentric approach, prioritizing convenience over genuine inclusion and safety.
Meet-up! 25th of april, 12-13.30 CEST, DM for Zoom-Link
This time we want to offer a space to share experiences and think about the current situation of the world in turmoil and its impact on different queer people. The developments in various parts of the world affect us in many different ways,
Women are “ordinary people.”
Migrants are “ordinary people.”
LGBT folks are “ordinary people.”
Stop using “ordinary people” as a reference only for people who are straight, white and male.
It’s simple.
Pic from BBC -- white women celebrating outside the UK SC. We may deprivilege the colonial-racial frame, but the hate campaign led by white cis women speaks to a nation that criminalised same-sex relations in its empire, invented 'woman' in its colonies (cf. Oyewumi) & knows how to coerce white +
Quotidian realities of the Trump era! #freerumeysa
We will receive the feedback in May! So, looking forward to :)
Why do we always share the #success? As #Halberstam said’Failing is something #queers do and have always done exceptionally well.’
Just received a rejection from a postdoc funding of #FWO in #Belgium. Disheartening that #queerethnography still struggles to find appreciation at the heart of #Europe!
"The threat of #German citizens being stripped of their citizenship for political opinions – for example, for expressing views about the war in #Gaza – risks creating a chilling effect to quash views unpopular with the government."
NEW comment @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
@echr.coe.int is hopefully getting ready to deal with such serious human rights violations in #renazifying #germany.
Berlin's city parliament just agreed a city partnership with Tel Aviv. All parties voted in favour. Die Linke‘s representative in fact complained that it has taken so... long, given the plan dates to 2023. So that you know...
Race is a human invention.
Race is not a biological reality.
#Anthropologist
I have literally taught this to undergrads.
americananthro.org/about/polici...
“Research into sexuality and gender is vital for identifying social, cultural, and medical needs of populations, and addressing inequalities across populations.”
It’s good to see editors of academic journals refuse to comply with increasing state censorship of sexuality and gender scholarship.
🌈🎓
If you’re in London this Friday, this event on ‘Global Anti-Gender Politics’ is one not to be missed. Great lineup of speakers and a truly transnational focus, which is often overlooked in these discussions 🤩 www.qmul.ac.uk/events/upcom...
"The ministry announced that it will launch family education seminars for citizens living abroad ... will include a session titled 'De-gendering.'"
The Ministry of Family’s new move: Anti-LGBTI+ training seminars to begin abroad #Turkey 👇🏽
kaosgl.org/en/single-ne...
Tweet from Yuval Abraham: "A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since."
BREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him.
Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.