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The End of Supplication: The Invention of Prostrate Blackness as a Replacement for the Maroon by Yannick Marshall

Argues that the Black liberation struggle is and has always been an anti-colonial campaign

https://bit.ly/485Ax1o #CivilRights #Decolonization #Antiracism
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Learn more about #Uzbekistan with #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social. Out on 13th November - pre-order now!

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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? Although the late dictator Islam Karimov jailed and tortured opponents and gunned down protesters, his grave is a place of pilgrimage in Uzbekistan. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Learn more about #Uzbekistan with #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social. Out on 13th November - pre-order now!

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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? There are various theories about what led to a massacre of protesters in Andijan twenty years ago. To this day, Uzbekistan has not allowed an independent investigation into the events of 13th May 2005. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Our author @joannalillis.bsky.social has put together a fantastic event calendar to mark the publication of #SilkMirage! Find out below where to catch her in the coming weeks to get a glimpse of #Uzbekistan 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Want to learn more about #Uzbekistan?

#SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social is out on 13th November - pre-order now!

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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been in power for nearly a decade. After his last re-election, he acquired the right to rule until 2037. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We’re so excited for #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social! Only 1 week until publication – pre-order now! 👇

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#Uzbekistan
An image showing the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Explore one of the world’s most secretive countries in the midst of its struggle to emerge from decades of dictatorship. Publishing 13th November 2025. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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With less than a month to go before the @asanewsonline.bsky.social ASA 2025 conference, it's time to set up a meeting to discuss your book proposal ⏲️

Email our editor now 📩

#AfricanStudies #AcademicBsky #Publishing #ASA2025
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Just finished reading Rainbow Trap by @kevinguyan.bsky.social and found it so insightful. The idea of “box breakers” resonated with me so much. Incredibly worthwhile read for anyone working with or interested in queer data.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Eritrea's Gold Rush: Western #Mining Companies, Regional Wars & #HumanRights Abuses in Africa by Charlotte Touati

Shows how global capital networks perpetuate economic & political instability in HoA, which then fosters violence & volatility elsewhere.

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October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Black History Month might draw to a close in the UK, but our “Blackness in Britain” series celebrates Black British voices year round.

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Everyone passionate or curious about Black Studies in Britain, check out the books below 👇

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackBritish
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October is Black History Month in the UK. Amplify Black voices with our curated collection of essential stories from across the globe.

📚💡 https://bit.ly/4poaSHJ

#BookSky #History @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🔓 In celebration of #OAWeek, we have rounded up 6 books that exemplify the power of open scholarship.

Read our latest academic blog post, an #OpenAccess reading list of essential research on gender, climate and justice.

Read now: https://bit.ly/3L3BTAJ

#OAWeek25
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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How will climate hazards affect the conflicts of today and tomorrow?

Listen to Erin Sikorsky, author of 'Climate Change on the Battlefield' on Reversing Climate Change 🎧

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#climatechange #climatecrisis #securitystudies
372: Climate Change on the Battlefield: New Missions, New Kit, New Theaters—w/ Erin Sikorsky, Director of The Center for Climate and Security
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October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Robert Sherman, author of “Lessons from the Front,” detailed his experience working as a foreign correspondent in this @dailymail.co.uk op-ed.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nd9t4A

📚💙 #Politics #InternationalRelations @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
My moment with the brother of a hostage where I felt the shift in Gaza
Robert Sherman spent months speaking to people in Gaza. On October 8, as the historic agreement was coming to fruition, he saw with his own eyes how the region would be transformed.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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In "Climate Shocks and Pastoralist Migration in South Sudan" @jongethon.bsky.social shows that the relations between climate disaster, pastoralist migration, and intercommunal conflict in Africa reach farther than we realize.
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Read now 👉 bit.ly/4mK9vBq #OpenAccess
"Climate Shocks and Pastoralist Migration in South Sudan"
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined for the Belfast launch of Rainbow Trap! A packed room + lots of great conversations.

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#RainbowTrap #boxbreakers #LGBTQ #data #queerdata #research #policy #tech #books #newbooks
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October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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#Covidocracy is now available in #paperback and #hardback on #Amazonuk @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Looking for #OpenAccess scholarship to spark your ideas? 💡

Discover our most popular OA titles: www.bloomsbury.com/discover/bloomsbury-academic/open-access/popular-and-most-accessed 📚

& explore your OA options: www.bloomsbury.com/discover/bloomsbury-academic/open-access/publishing-open-access 🔓
October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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In our new blog post, Prof. James B. Stewart - author of #OpenAccess book 'Higher Flight' - proposes how Brits & Americans can work together to strengthen the movement for achieving racial liberation and justice.

Read now: https://bit.ly/4nfPAdg 📖
#OAWeek #BlackHistoryMonth
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Discover what's #publishing this term with our new Oct-Dec 2025 #AcademicBooks Catalog 📖

Fill up your #bookshelves, request #InspectionCopies and let us know if you'd like to review titles in your #journal! 💡

Browse the catalog now: https://bit.ly/435uBT1 📚
Academic New Books Catalogue October-December 2025
Bloomsbury's latest education products for academic study, including textbooks, research and initial teacher education.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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It's publication day! 🧵 of new titles on #InternationalDevelopment & #AfricanStudies:

Value Struggles: Looking at #Capitalism thru the #Wine Glass by Stefano Ponte

"A highly recommended & insightful read" - Stephanie Barrientos

Available open access: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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BELFAST LAUNCH! 🚀 Join me on 21 Oct to explore ideas from my new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion.

Ulster University | 6pm | All welcome ✨

@gailneill.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

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Rainbow Trap – Belfast Launch
Join Dr Kevin Guyan to explore ideas from his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion
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October 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Economies of Care: Market #Women in the Highlands of #PapuaNewGuinea by Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh

Challenges individualistic assumptions of classical #economic theory to foreground emotional labour & #community responsibility.

Read #OpenAccess: https://bit.ly/4h6kgw7
October 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Join us for an evening with @mattkennard.bsky.social as he shares insights from his investigations into the violence, exploitation and resistance surrounding global #empire - from Palestine to Haiti.

🗓️ Fri 17th Oct, 7:30pm
📍#Reading International Solidarity Centre
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4pOSM22 (Free)
Matt Kennard - Uncovering Empire from Palestine to Haiti
An evening with Matt Kennard, former investigative journalist for the Financial Times, author of The Racket and Silent Coup.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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If you're based around Ashburn, VA, join @michaelcohen.us for a 'Modern Political Campaigns' author event!

📆Saturday, October 18, 2025 1:00 PM ET
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📘 www.bloomsbury.com/modern-polit...
Michael D. Cohen
Join us for an in-store event, Michael D. Cohen, on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Decolonizing Western-Indigenous Dialogues: Interwoven Epistemologies for Multiple Modernities

This groundbreaking book offers a unique collection of #Indigenous & non-Indigenous approaches to #decolonizing #InternationalDevelopment.

https://bit.ly/3IVXeLM #decolonize
October 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM