BCU Sociology Team
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Updates from the Sociology team at Birmingham City University on research, teaching, public engagement and more.
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Online event (3 Mar) on Criminalised Care, Hope & Solidarity based on responses to the book Pirate Care. I'm looking fw to discussing radical care as praxis across various initiatives with the authors and contributors. Link to register: lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... vagabonds.xyz/hope-and-ref...
Hope and refusal in an era of criminalized care: Responses to Pirate Care (3 March 2026, online) - VAGABONDS
Pirate Care: Acts Against the Criminalization of Solidarity contends that, today, our movements for collective liberation are increasingly defined by the calling to care for one another in defiance of...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Online event (3 Mar) on Criminalised Care, Hope & Solidarity based on responses to the book Pirate Care. I'm looking fw to discussing radical care as praxis across various initiatives with the authors and contributors. Link to register: lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... vagabonds.xyz/hope-and-ref...
This is a research blog written for a @mybcu.bsky.social series. It's mainly geared to UG students but your page admin learned a bit here... Get in touch with @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social if you want to know more!
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
This is a research blog written for a @mybcu.bsky.social series. It's mainly geared to UG students but your page admin learned a bit here... Get in touch with @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social if you want to know more!
Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social.
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Expert Blog - Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate
When many people think about relationships, they often imagine a straightforward path: meet someone, fall in love, commit exclusively to that one person, get married. Various Western sociologists have...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social.
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This is part of a wider thread on what @alternativesatsase.bsky.social are doing. Check them out!
🧵Co-organiser Dr Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @bsatheory.bsky.social welcomes abstracts on alternatives combining anti-capitalism with anti-authoritarianism, climate activism, and alternative forms of democracy and political organising.
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is part of a wider thread on what @alternativesatsase.bsky.social are doing. Check them out!
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Excited to launch our digital existence as the Alternatives to Capitalism Network of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics🎉Follow us for updates on calls for papers, events, podcasts & much more! Learn more about us via the link👇👇 sase.org/networks/i-a... @sasemeeting.bsky.social
Network I: Alternatives to Capitalism | SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
The broad aim of research Network I is to advance the international, comparative and interdisciplinary study of alternatives to capitalism.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Excited to launch our digital existence as the Alternatives to Capitalism Network of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics🎉Follow us for updates on calls for papers, events, podcasts & much more! Learn more about us via the link👇👇 sase.org/networks/i-a... @sasemeeting.bsky.social
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Interested in Alternatives to Capitalism🔨? Our call for papers for the 2026 SASE Conference in Bordeaux is out! Deadline: 16 December 2025. We encourage pre-formed panel submissions and individual papers. Looking fw to renewing our faith in humanity. @sasemeeting.bsky.social sase.org/networks/i-a...
Network I: Alternatives to Capitalism | SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
The broad aim of research Network I is to advance the international, comparative and interdisciplinary study of alternatives to capitalism.
sase.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Interested in Alternatives to Capitalism🔨? Our call for papers for the 2026 SASE Conference in Bordeaux is out! Deadline: 16 December 2025. We encourage pre-formed panel submissions and individual papers. Looking fw to renewing our faith in humanity. @sasemeeting.bsky.social sase.org/networks/i-a...
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Excited to join Lara Monticelli, Torsten Geelan, and Jan Groos to co-organise the Alternatives to Capitalism Network @sasemeeting.bsky.social! Check out the Network, our new call for papers, and guidelines here: sase.org/networks/i-a...
@bcusociology.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
@bcusociology.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Excited to join Lara Monticelli, Torsten Geelan, and Jan Groos to co-organise the Alternatives to Capitalism Network @sasemeeting.bsky.social! Check out the Network, our new call for papers, and guidelines here: sase.org/networks/i-a...
@bcusociology.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
@bcusociology.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
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24 October in London at 6:30pm I'll be at the After Collective event on capitalism and its alternatives with Panos Theodoropoulos @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @intrrgum.bsky.social Join us for an inspiring discussion, antii-capitalist solidarity & pizza! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/4nv7s7rb
October 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
24 October in London at 6:30pm I'll be at the After Collective event on capitalism and its alternatives with Panos Theodoropoulos @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @intrrgum.bsky.social Join us for an inspiring discussion, antii-capitalist solidarity & pizza! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/4nv7s7rb
This has been labelled as adult content, so each person will take a view as to whether they want to engage. @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social will likely be very happy to talk through what it is about!
September 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This has been labelled as adult content, so each person will take a view as to whether they want to engage. @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social will likely be very happy to talk through what it is about!
Another shout for @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social and his work featured in @spektrum.de. It's in German, so one for those who are either speakers of that language or skilled users of translation tools.
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Sexualität: Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel
Viele fantasieren nur davon, einige probieren ihn aus: den »flotten Dreier«.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Another shout for @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social and his work featured in @spektrum.de. It's in German, so one for those who are either speakers of that language or skilled users of translation tools.
www.spektrum.de/news/sexuali...
www.spektrum.de/news/sexuali...
The work of our @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social features in "Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel".
The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...
The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...
Was zeichnet Personen aus, die »immun« gegen #Sucht sind und wie kann dieses Wissen bei der Vorbeugung und Behandlung helfen? Außerdem: »Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel« – was versprechen sich Menschen von #Sex zu dritt? Jetzt in »Die Woche« #repost
Immun gegen Sucht
Was zeichnet Personen aus, die »immun« gegen Sucht sind, CO2-Speicherung im Meer vor Norwegens Küste, Sex zu dritt – jetzt lesen
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September 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The work of our @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social features in "Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel".
The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...
The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...
Congratulations @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social! This is great news.
Excited to be a part of the BSA Theory Group over the next few years!
The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors!
They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter
They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter
September 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Congratulations @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social! This is great news.
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Great news @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social 👌👏🏻
Excited to be a part of the BSA Theory Group over the next few years!
The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors!
They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter
They are:
Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham
Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University
Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University
Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol
Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great news @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social 👌👏🏻
Excellent new article by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social in Cultural Sociology. Even the board game averse admin of this account is getting plenty out of this one.
Delighted to announce our newest paper on women's experiences with sexism, misogyny, and being treated differently within hobby board game cultures.
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‘Oh you’re really good for a girl’: Sexism, Stereotypes and Subcultural Capital in Board Gaming - Ryan Scoats, Marcus Maloney, 2025
This study explores gender dynamics in hobby board gaming culture through 43 semi-structured interviews with women who play these games. While recent scholarshi...
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July 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Excellent new article by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social in Cultural Sociology. Even the board game averse admin of this account is getting plenty out of this one.
We are welcoming students from Central St Michaels Sixth Form, West Bromwich today for a taste of university life. They will get sessions on socialisation through football, fundamental questions in citizenship, and race and gender in Love Island. Quite a mix!
June 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We are welcoming students from Central St Michaels Sixth Form, West Bromwich today for a taste of university life. They will get sessions on socialisation through football, fundamental questions in citizenship, and race and gender in Love Island. Quite a mix!
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Doing something funny with my hands while presenting @sportanthro.bsky.social conference last week. A good event and a very welcoming crowd.
June 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Doing something funny with my hands while presenting @sportanthro.bsky.social conference last week. A good event and a very welcoming crowd.
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I'll be at the @bsatheory.bsky.social BSA Theory Symposium @camsociology.bsky.social on Friday May 23rd, discussing how to do social theory. See the programme and the participants below 👇👇
We're delighted to share the programme for the 23rd of May Symposium 'The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory', with four paper workshops and other sessions throughout the day, at the University of Cambridge.
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#SocialTheory #Sociology
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#SocialTheory #Sociology
May 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'll be at the @bsatheory.bsky.social BSA Theory Symposium @camsociology.bsky.social on Friday May 23rd, discussing how to do social theory. See the programme and the participants below 👇👇
It's a sad day for us today as we say adieu to @samburgum.bsky.social, who is off to pastures new. Looking forward to seeing what Sam does next, a good guy and an excellent scholar.
May 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's a sad day for us today as we say adieu to @samburgum.bsky.social, who is off to pastures new. Looking forward to seeing what Sam does next, a good guy and an excellent scholar.
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Outreach with @streetskitchen.bsky.social this morning 🫧
#theremaybebubblesahead #heartisaweaponsizeofafist
#solidaritynotcharity
@bcusociology.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social
@city-journal.bsky.social
#theremaybebubblesahead #heartisaweaponsizeofafist
#solidaritynotcharity
@bcusociology.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social
@city-journal.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Quick bit of research in London this week. The #streetlegal project with @streetskitchen.bsky.social “SK Lawless” clinic will look at role of legal knowledge in fighting eviction of rough sleepers & loiterers, and the powers being used to move people along. @bcusociology.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Quick bit of research in London this week. The #streetlegal project with @streetskitchen.bsky.social “SK Lawless” clinic will look at role of legal knowledge in fighting eviction of rough sleepers & loiterers, and the powers being used to move people along. @bcusociology.bsky.social
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In a study of UK police sergeants, Scott Banks and @dranthonymay.bsky.social examine the impact of New Public Management strategies on policing, using semi-structured interviews to explore their managerial challenges www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
May 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In a study of UK police sergeants, Scott Banks and @dranthonymay.bsky.social examine the impact of New Public Management strategies on policing, using semi-structured interviews to explore their managerial challenges www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Looks like a cracking day in Oxford! Hope the talk is outdoors.
Talking about #squattinglondon at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk (a university whose dreaming spires were built by squatters from Headington Quarry) @plutopress.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Looks like a cracking day in Oxford! Hope the talk is outdoors.
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Two book launches this week for #squattinglondon
28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Two book launches this week for #squattinglondon
28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm.
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
...and this one is supervised by @dranthonymay.bsky.social alongside two colleagues from Criminology and Security Studies, @euanraffle.bsky.social and Dr Ryan O'Connor.
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USMEC : US Military-Entertainment Complex from the Cold War to the War on Terror
This research project examines how American popular culture, including movies, TV shows, and other media, intersects with U.S. military and foreign policy messaging from the Cold War to today. The PhD...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
...and this one is supervised by @dranthonymay.bsky.social alongside two colleagues from Criminology and Security Studies, @euanraffle.bsky.social and Dr Ryan O'Connor.
www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...
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This project will be supervised by @samburgum.bsky.social and Dr Shey Fyffe...
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Becoming Brixton: the British Black Panthers, squatting, and community empowerment through histories of the present
Working alongside Dr Samuel Burgum (sociology) and Dr Shey Fyffe (sociology/black studies), this research project will explore the intersections of Black histories and squatting in Brixton through com...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This project will be supervised by @samburgum.bsky.social and Dr Shey Fyffe...
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