Das Buch-Cover von »Climatic Subjects« vor hell-orangefarbenem Hintergrund.

Who, or what, is the contemporary climatic subject? And where do we find the stories, the imaginations, the relationships of future climatic subjects? 

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7786-7/

#Subject #ClimateCrisis #CulturalPractice #CulturalStudies

Programme - Critical Currents; - BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group

📌Full abstract and Teams link here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#Sociology #Race #OscarsSoWhite #BAFTA #Ethnicity #BAME #Bourdieu #ResearchSeminars #CulturalStudies #EDI
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'Bergson in Mexican Literature and Film' by Sheldon Penn is the first book-length study of the influence of Bergson’s philosophy in Mexican literature and film.
Learn more: bit.ly/4c6Npq6 #mexico #culturalstudies

Rob McConnell Interviews - JOSEPH LAYCOCK - Investigating the World of Vampires Are vampires purely creatures of myth—or do they represent something deeper within culture, history, and human belief? In this fascinating episode, Joseph Laycock takes us into the world of vampires, not as supernatural beings lurking in the shadows, but as a subject of serious academic study. Drawing from his research into religion, folklore, and subcultures, Laycock explores how vampire legends have evolved over time and how they continue to influence modern society. From ancient myths to contemporary communities that identify with vampirism in symbolic or lifestyle terms, he examines what these beliefs reveal about identity, ritual, and the human imagination. This episode goes beyond the gothic stereotype, offering a nuanced look at how stories of vampires intersect with religion, psychology, and cultural expression. Why do these legends endure across centuries and continents? And what can they teach us about fear, transformation, and the boundaries between life and death? Join us for a thought-provoking and enlightening conversation that explores the vampire not just as a figure of legend—but as a powerful symbol embedded in human culture and consciousness.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - JOSEPH LAYCOCK - Investigating the World of Vampires" on @Spreaker #anthropology #beliefsystems #culturalstudies #culture #folklore #gothic #josephlaycock #legend #mystery #mythology #paranormal #paranormalpodcast #psychology #religion #subculture

Just Published! Examines social evolution across diverse cultures and historical periods. Get your copy ➡️ tinyurl.com/4fazh75k #RussianStateUniv #HSE #SocialEvolution #Anthropology #Sociology #CulturalStudies #WorldHistory #ComparativeStudies #AnthemPress #newreads

CfA: Thyssen@KWI Fellowship, From Oct 26-Mar 27, Application Deadline: 11.05.26

🔔 #Reminder #CfA: 1 month left to apply to become the next Thyssen@KWI Fellow from Oct 26 to Mar 27. Apply if you're a #PostDoc in the humanities/cultural studies/social sciences, and would like to conduct research in the rich academic landscape of UA Ruhr.

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Das Buch-Cover von »Grounding Digitalization« vor pinkem Hintergrund.

An analysis of digitalization from a »grounding« perspective that explores involved cultural practices, materialities, and spaces. 

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-8038-6/

#Digitalization #DigitalTechnology #NetworkInfrastructure #Materialities #Space #CulturalStudies

Fully Funded PhD Cultural Studies Netherlands 2026 | HigherJobz Apply for the fully funded PhD in Cultural and Trauma Studies at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Open to Master’s graduates.

🎭 PhD in Cultural & Trauma Studies – Radboud University, Netherlands
🧠 Explore memory, colonial history & embodied research (dance, theatre) in the Traumascapes project
🎓 Eligibility: Master’s
⏰ Deadline: 06 May 2026
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#PhDJobs #CulturalStudies

#MustRead from Giroux

“A society that embraces cruelty as virtue, ignorance as governance and violence as destiny risks losing its capacity for judgment. Under such conditions, democracy does not simply erode. It is obliterated, giving way to forces that make #fascism possible.”

#CulturalStudies

Identity-of-place: A conceptual framework - Dina Brode-Roger, 2026 This article introduces the conceptual framework of identity-of-place, a perspective that reorients how we think about and with place. Rather than treating plac...

My article “Identity-of-place: A conceptual framework” has just been published! It brings together ideas about place, identity, materiality and de-centering the human. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #AcademicPublishing #Research #CulturalStudies #Identity #Place

Holding the book "From Chinese Cosmology to English Romanticism" in front of cherry trees in full bloom and a bicycle

Yu Liu's book "From Chinese Cosmology to English Romanticism" covers Anglo-Chinese relations 1600-1830 and their influence (via Spinoza) on #RomanticLiterature - e.g. #Coleridge & #Wordsworth - & art & landscape gardening

#Romanticism #EnglishLiterature #China #philosophy #CulturalStudies

#OpenAccess! WORKING THE DUTCH ASYLUM APPARATUS: An Ethnography of Suspicious Compassion and State Power by Maja Hertoghs has now been published.

Find out more: bit.ly/4rfLBAm

Review from @anouk-amsterdam.bsky.social

#Anthropology #RefugeeStudies #CulturalStudies

The online banner shows a job vacancy announcement: Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) within the ERC Consolidator Grant Project EMPOWER at Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. 100% position, TV-L E13, fixed-term for 4 years. Research on sites of Romani genocide commemoration, archival and field research, digital mapping, community engagement, collaboration with Roma communities across the region. Submission deadline: April 22, 2026.

#Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) for the ERC project #EMPOWER: Sites of Romani Genocide and Community Commemoration in East & Central Europe. Open to applicants from #history, #anthropology, #culturalstudies or related disciplines.
📅 Deadline: 22 April 2026
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Holding the book "How I Became a Tree" by Sumana Roy in front of a tree

"How I Became a Tree" by Indian author Sumana Roy is a #nonfiction meditation about #trees & plants & our relation with them, from a perspective of how culture & the arts, science & spiritual leaders engage with nature & a re-enchanted world.

#CulturalStudies #History #LiteraryStudies #Ecocriticism

Putting the book "Return to my Trees" into the fork of a tree's branches

In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future

#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory

Postdoctoral Researcher Cultural Studies Spain 2026 | HigherJobz Apply for a funded Postdoctoral Researcher role in Cultural Studies at Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Deadline 30 March 2026.

🎓 Postdoctoral Researcher in Cultural Studies
📍 Universitat de Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
🔬 Work on digital ethnography, misinformation & socio-political research in Germany
🎓 Eligibility: PhD in Social Sciences
⏳ Deadline: 30 Mar 2026
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#PostdocJobs #CulturalStudies @ub.edu

MUSEUM TIMES: Changing Histories in South Africa by Leslie Witz is now available in paperback!

Find out more here: bit.ly/464xZ2i

Review from @sajournalofscience.bsky.social

#MuseumStudies #CulturalStudies

Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance Author: Edited by Karen McNally

Happy Pub Date to WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD'S DREAM FACTORY: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance edited by @profkarenmcnally.bsky.social!
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

#WomensStudies #FilmStudies #CulturalStudies #AmericanHistory #Oscars

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Toutes les Rencontres 2022-2025 sont sur le YouTube du RT14 : www.youtube.com/@rt14afs67, disponible aussi en podcast : rt14-podcast.castos.com.
#sociologie #culture #culturalstudies #podcast

#ThyssenFellowship2026 #CulturalStudies #ResearchFellowship Thx for sharing! @ruhr-uni-bochum.de @tu-dortmund.de @unidue.bsky.social @college-uaruhr.bsky.social

book cover 'Comics and the Global South'

book cover 'Cold War Art Worlds'

book cover 'Women, Art, Freedom'

book cover 'Politics in Publishing'

The @asianstudies.org Annual Conference takes place from March 12 to 15 in Vancouver!

📚 We’re pleased to spotlight a selection of new and recent titles in Asian Studies.
🔗 Browse the collection: lup.be/lup-book-cat...

#AAS2026 #AsianStudies #ArtHistory #CulturalStudies

Holding the book "Toxic Nostalgia on Screen" in front of a meadow with blue flowers

Book 3), "Toxic Nostalgia on Screen" is an essay collection ed. by Simon Bacon on how the past haunts and feeds on us. 21st c #popculture & #Gothic / #Horror examples illustrate the toxic "undead memory"

#CulturalStudies #MemoryStudies #FilmStudies #LiteraryStudies

Holding the book "Happy Days" by Benjamin L. Alpers in front of a meadow with blue flowers

Do you wish to return to easier times?
Then check out our 3 new books on #nostalgia !
1)"Happy Days" by Ben Alpers examines how 1970s #popularculture reimagined their past, from 1950s teens to neo-slave narratives, the US #bicentennial & #filmnoir

#CulturalStudies #CulturalHistory

Friendship and Exchange Along the North Coast of New Guinea by Robert L. Welsch has now been published!

Find out more here: bit.ly/4rMeDHI

#Anthropology #CulturalStudies #Sociology

Students and parents ask Western Placer Unified to add PSAT NMSQT access and reintroduce ethnic-studies-style course Parents asked the board to expand access to the PSAT NMSQT for juniors; multiple students urged the board to place a cultural/ethnic-studies course back on the agenda so students can learn comprehensive histories and civic participation skills.

Parents and students are rallying for expanded academic opportunities at Western Placer Unified, demanding access to the PSAT NMSQT and the return of an ethnic studies course to enrich their education.

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#CA #CivicParticipation #CitizenPortal #CulturalStudies

Mythical Archipelagos 2026 · ULPGC

Cfp: Mythical Archipelagos: Islands, Narratives & Imaginaries Across Cultures and Media
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 14–15 May 2026
Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026

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#CFP #IslandStudies #MythStudies #ArchipelagicStudies #Humanities #CulturalStudies

Panelist JP Catungal has put together a full syllabus exploring many interrelated aspects of the show: www.canva.com/design/DAG9O... #migrationstudies #culturalstudies #popculturestudies