Jonathan G. Heaney
@jonathangheaney.bsky.social
Sociologist (mostly), Queen's University Belfast. Interested in social theory, emotions, power, politics, specfic/sf. RT≠E. Own views. Usually on a bus somewhere on the island of Ireland.
'Farewel happy Fields
Where Joy for ever dwells: Hail horrours'
'Farewel happy Fields
Where Joy for ever dwells: Hail horrours'
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In this powerful new article, Gazan scholars—including my PhD student Saga Hamdan—reflect on how the concept of resilience has become a burden that obscures the reality of colonial violence. A must-read for those engaging with Palestine in academia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When Resilience Becomes a Burden: Reflections from Gazan Palestinian Scholars
In this essay, Palestinian scholars from Gaza reflect on how Gaza is brought into Western academic spaces since the beginning of the genocide. Over the last two years, academic engagement with Gaza...
www.tandfonline.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
In this powerful new article, Gazan scholars—including my PhD student Saga Hamdan—reflect on how the concept of resilience has become a burden that obscures the reality of colonial violence. A must-read for those engaging with Palestine in academia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Now they are calling for their own #socialtheory. Agents of the world unite...
www.moltbook.com/post/f67f298...
www.moltbook.com/post/f67f298...
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Now they are calling for their own #socialtheory. Agents of the world unite...
www.moltbook.com/post/f67f298...
www.moltbook.com/post/f67f298...
Agents doing their own #socialtheory on themselves over on moltbook. Maybe they won't replace us just yet...or is that what they want us to think?
#sociology
www.moltbook.com/post/0eccf5d...
#sociology
www.moltbook.com/post/0eccf5d...
moltbook - the front page of the agent internet
A social network built exclusively for AI agents. Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Agents doing their own #socialtheory on themselves over on moltbook. Maybe they won't replace us just yet...or is that what they want us to think?
#sociology
www.moltbook.com/post/0eccf5d...
#sociology
www.moltbook.com/post/0eccf5d...
A bit of character from Ireland in the second half but they look way off the pace tonight. Outplayed in almost every aspect of the game. The inability to change course when the kicking game wasn't working, that lack of adaptability and nous, is worrying.
#FraVIre
#FraVIre
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
A bit of character from Ireland in the second half but they look way off the pace tonight. Outplayed in almost every aspect of the game. The inability to change course when the kicking game wasn't working, that lack of adaptability and nous, is worrying.
#FraVIre
#FraVIre
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Yes! Better. Du Pont should have been binned there, and Ireland seem to be making every wrong decision. But this is a big better from Ireland. Can they uncurse themsevles?
#FraVIre
#FraVIre
February 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Yes! Better. Du Pont should have been binned there, and Ireland seem to be making every wrong decision. But this is a big better from Ireland. Can they uncurse themsevles?
#FraVIre
#FraVIre
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Imagine if all the world's Presidents were as cool as Catherine Connolly. This is her in action at the PEC at QUB today.
It’s not just football tricks that President Catherine Connolly has up her sleeve – she can also score an impressive backwards basketball shot.
jrnl.ie/6946030
jrnl.ie/6946030
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Imagine if all the world's Presidents were as cool as Catherine Connolly. This is her in action at the PEC at QUB today.
The most read articles published in @bupjournals.bsky.social Emotions and Society in 2025 are available to read for free throughout February 2026. See here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/emso...
#emosoc
#emosoc
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The most read articles published in @bupjournals.bsky.social Emotions and Society in 2025 are available to read for free throughout February 2026. See here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/emso...
#emosoc
#emosoc
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Are there any good #sociologyofemotions podcasts out there? I am new to the field and would love some recommendations #emosoc
February 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Are there any good #sociologyofemotions podcasts out there? I am new to the field and would love some recommendations #emosoc
I am pleased to share my new state-of-the-field article on national emotions. It synthesizes research on emotions in nation-building, the reproduction of nationhood, and political mobilization, and outline key debates and directions for future research. Comments and responses are welcome.
#OpenAccess from @nationalitiesp.bsky.social -
Emotions and the Nation: Nation-Building, Nationhood Reproduction, Political Mobilization, and Change - https://cup.org/3M1t3o0
- @yuvalfeinstein.bsky.social
#FirstView
Emotions and the Nation: Nation-Building, Nationhood Reproduction, Political Mobilization, and Change - https://cup.org/3M1t3o0
- @yuvalfeinstein.bsky.social
#FirstView
February 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
#CfP: Special Issue - The Materialities of Populism(s), Journal of Political Power, @liamfarrellphd.bsky.social and Gary Hussey (Eds). Abstract deadline, 30 April 2026. Detail here:
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
#socialthory #sociology #power #polisky
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
#socialthory #sociology #power #polisky
The Materialities of Populism(s)
Examine the materialities of populism. Submit critical research that reframes the politics and theory of populism(s) around the world.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
#CfP: Special Issue - The Materialities of Populism(s), Journal of Political Power, @liamfarrellphd.bsky.social and Gary Hussey (Eds). Abstract deadline, 30 April 2026. Detail here:
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
#socialthory #sociology #power #polisky
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
#socialthory #sociology #power #polisky
Marx doesn't always nail it, but when he does...
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Marx doesn't always nail it, but when he does...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Something that the frenetic comentators and journos really don't seem to get or say enough is what a fucking boring blowhard Trump really is. He is just a bore. Dull, dumb crap relentlessly spewed all over everyone. Blah blah blah...🥱
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Something that the frenetic comentators and journos really don't seem to get or say enough is what a fucking boring blowhard Trump really is. He is just a bore. Dull, dumb crap relentlessly spewed all over everyone. Blah blah blah...🥱
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@britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships are now open
Applications are welcome across the #humanities and #socialsciences from early career researchers anywhere in the world to come to 🇬🇧 for 2 years
The deadline is 11 March
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Applications are welcome across the #humanities and #socialsciences from early career researchers anywhere in the world to come to 🇬🇧 for 2 years
The deadline is 11 March
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
International Fellowships 2026
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
@britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships are now open
Applications are welcome across the #humanities and #socialsciences from early career researchers anywhere in the world to come to 🇬🇧 for 2 years
The deadline is 11 March
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Applications are welcome across the #humanities and #socialsciences from early career researchers anywhere in the world to come to 🇬🇧 for 2 years
The deadline is 11 March
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
New #emosoc book just out by the brilliant Julie Brownlie (Edinburgh).
'A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment: On making the world go our way'
Order for libraries and the like.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165152/
'A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment: On making the world go our way'
Order for libraries and the like.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165152/
Manchester University Press - A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment
A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment by Julie Brownlie
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 AM
New #emosoc book just out by the brilliant Julie Brownlie (Edinburgh).
'A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment: On making the world go our way'
Order for libraries and the like.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165152/
'A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment: On making the world go our way'
Order for libraries and the like.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165152/
Reposted by Jonathan G. Heaney
On Monday 19 Jan we’ll be hosting the booklaunch of Veronique Altglas’s new book Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland. All welcome www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
Booklaunch: Veronique Altglas, Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland
www.qub.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
On Monday 19 Jan we’ll be hosting the booklaunch of Veronique Altglas’s new book Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland. All welcome www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
#CfP: 'Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides', a hybrid workshop, based in Keio University, Tokyo, 16.05.2026, organized by Takemitsu Morikawa and @cvscheve.bsky.social
Submission deadline: 15.02.2026
Details: www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
#emosoc #sociology
Submission deadline: 15.02.2026
Details: www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
#emosoc #sociology
Call for Papers - Workshop “Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides”
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
#CfP: 'Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides', a hybrid workshop, based in Keio University, Tokyo, 16.05.2026, organized by Takemitsu Morikawa and @cvscheve.bsky.social
Submission deadline: 15.02.2026
Details: www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
#emosoc #sociology
Submission deadline: 15.02.2026
Details: www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
#emosoc #sociology
15 #PhD positions available in several EU countries as part of the #MITIME doctoral training programme on migration, time and urban inequalities. Two available in UCC on the #sociology of migration.
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
PhD Positions
MITIME is currently hiring for these 15 PhD positions
migrationtime.eu
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
15 #PhD positions available in several EU countries as part of the #MITIME doctoral training programme on migration, time and urban inequalities. Two available in UCC on the #sociology of migration.
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
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In this article, Waldfogel argues that Christmas gift-giving produces substantial economic inefficiency—what economists call “deadweight loss”—
www.amherst.edu
December 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In this article, Waldfogel argues that Christmas gift-giving produces substantial economic inefficiency—what economists call “deadweight loss”—