Laura Clancy
@lauraclancy.bsky.social
She/her | Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University | Author of 'Running the Family Firm' (2021) & ‘What is the Monarchy For?’ (April 2025) | Interested in inequalities, elites, digital hate
https://laura-clancy.com
https://culturesdigitalhate.wordpress.com
https://laura-clancy.com
https://culturesdigitalhate.wordpress.com
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Mine and @dvandebroeck.bsky.social’s paper on ‘The Labor of Distinction’ is out now in ASR. Drawing from an ethnography that involved training and working as a butler, we tell a larger story about elites and inequality (1/18) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Mine and @dvandebroeck.bsky.social’s paper on ‘The Labor of Distinction’ is out now in ASR. Drawing from an ethnography that involved training and working as a butler, we tell a larger story about elites and inequality (1/18) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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➡️ "The Class Politics of Fine Dining" @victorerikray.bsky.social
contexts.org/blog/the-class-politics-of-fine-dining/
contexts.org/blog/the-class-politics-of-fine-dining/
January 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
➡️ "The Class Politics of Fine Dining" @victorerikray.bsky.social
contexts.org/blog/the-class-politics-of-fine-dining/
contexts.org/blog/the-class-politics-of-fine-dining/
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BREAKING NEWS
Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.
Get down there and support everyone.
For folks who want to support.
Signal announcement group:
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...
We've Been advised to share this.
Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.
Get down there and support everyone.
For folks who want to support.
Signal announcement group:
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...
We've Been advised to share this.
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org
December 11, 2024 at 7:32 PM
BREAKING NEWS
Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.
Get down there and support everyone.
For folks who want to support.
Signal announcement group:
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...
We've Been advised to share this.
Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.
Get down there and support everyone.
For folks who want to support.
Signal announcement group:
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...
We've Been advised to share this.
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In today's The Conversation, my and @lauraclancy.bsky.social's article on our findings from the project Cultures of Digital Hate: theconversation.com/death-threat...
Death threats, phone tapping and stalking: the consequences academics can face from sharing their research
Facing an abusive backlash may make the cost of entry into public debate too high.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
In today's The Conversation, my and @lauraclancy.bsky.social's article on our findings from the project Cultures of Digital Hate: theconversation.com/death-threat...
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We are doing it again, again!
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the @sasemeeting.bsky.social organized with, amongst others, @brunocousin.bsky.social @thierryrossier.bsky.social @vereta-nahoum.bsky.social
Hard deadline for abstracts in a week
sase.org/event/2025-m...
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the @sasemeeting.bsky.social organized with, amongst others, @brunocousin.bsky.social @thierryrossier.bsky.social @vereta-nahoum.bsky.social
Hard deadline for abstracts in a week
sase.org/event/2025-m...
2025 – Montréal - SASE
SASE is delighted to announce that its 37th annual conference will be hosted at the Palais des Congrès, Montréal from 9-12 July 2025.
sase.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:02 AM
We are doing it again, again!
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the @sasemeeting.bsky.social organized with, amongst others, @brunocousin.bsky.social @thierryrossier.bsky.social @vereta-nahoum.bsky.social
Hard deadline for abstracts in a week
sase.org/event/2025-m...
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the @sasemeeting.bsky.social organized with, amongst others, @brunocousin.bsky.social @thierryrossier.bsky.social @vereta-nahoum.bsky.social
Hard deadline for abstracts in a week
sase.org/event/2025-m...
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Super excited to announce our next season theme for @britishacademy.bsky.social public events is ‘the Age of Mistrust?’
We’ve a range of free events on: the history of misinformation, the year of elections, the role of AI and mistrust in sci-fi. Book here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
We’ve a range of free events on: the history of misinformation, the year of elections, the role of AI and mistrust in sci-fi. Book here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
The Age of Mistrust?
Join us as we explore how the latest humanities and social sciences research can help us confront some of the biggest issues of our time. How can we recognise misinformation? How can we build trust in...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 29, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Super excited to announce our next season theme for @britishacademy.bsky.social public events is ‘the Age of Mistrust?’
We’ve a range of free events on: the history of misinformation, the year of elections, the role of AI and mistrust in sci-fi. Book here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
We’ve a range of free events on: the history of misinformation, the year of elections, the role of AI and mistrust in sci-fi. Book here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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Our latest special issue is the brilliant Affect & Ideology, guest edited by @ajsecor.bsky.social and Ben Anderson.
journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformation...
journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformation...
New Formations: Volume 2024 Issue 112 (2024) - Lawrence Wishart
New Formations: A Journal of Culture / Theory / Politics - Issue contents for Volume 2024 Issue 112 (2024)
journals.lwbooks.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Our latest special issue is the brilliant Affect & Ideology, guest edited by @ajsecor.bsky.social and Ben Anderson.
journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformation...
journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformation...
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Calling everyone concerned with ‘elite takeover’ driven by excessive concentrations of wealth: don’t miss this LSE event next Wednesday evening!
From rage to riches: how fixing wealth inequality defeats populism
Wednesday 27 November | 18:30 to 20:00 | LSE III Public Event with Liam Byrne MP, Professor Jonathan Hopkin, Dr Faiza Shaheen and Professor Mike Savage
www.lse.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Calling everyone concerned with ‘elite takeover’ driven by excessive concentrations of wealth: don’t miss this LSE event next Wednesday evening!
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Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming
Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming
From tales of alienation to comforting novels set in bookshops, Japanese authors have written nearly half of this year’s bestselling translated novels in the UK. What’s their secret?
• Read an an exclusive Q&A with Haruki Murakami
Anyone who has been in…
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming
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We are the Centre for Gender Studies at Lancaster University - follow us for feminist events & chats 🫶
You can find out more about who we are on our website wp.lancs.ac.uk/centre-for-g...
You can find out more about who we are on our website wp.lancs.ac.uk/centre-for-g...
At the Centre for Gender Studies you will not only find an intellectually stimulating and challenging environment, but you will also find a welcoming, supportive and inclusive community. This website acts as a hub for our various academic and social activities, and we’d like to extend a convivial invitation for you to join us. Feel free to say hello and get involved.
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November 22, 2024 at 9:47 AM
We are the Centre for Gender Studies at Lancaster University - follow us for feminist events & chats 🫶
You can find out more about who we are on our website wp.lancs.ac.uk/centre-for-g...
You can find out more about who we are on our website wp.lancs.ac.uk/centre-for-g...
Feeling the “first post pressure” so here’s Ginny posing
November 22, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Feeling the “first post pressure” so here’s Ginny posing