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Malcolm MacLean
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UK-based settler scholar grappling with colonialism, sport, culture & activism; irredeemable Tsundoku; penchant for sardonic détournement https://labourbehindthelabel.org/; https://malcolmkmaclean.net/

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 19h
'The global scientific community has been urged to adopt and support non-profit scholarly publishing models to help solve the problems caused by today’s predominant systems—described as “arguably the largest science crisis of all time”.' 1/3

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Sara Salem @sarasalem.bsky.social · 22h
I wrote this piece for @antipodeonline.bsky.social on street names as anticolonial traces, looking at Lusaka's map as a cartography of solidarity. Though these solidarities are less vivid today, I suggest these traces continue to hold revolutionary potential

antipodeonline.org/2025/11/06/c...
Intervention—“Cairo Road” - Antipode Online
Sara Salem, London School of Economics and Political Science Growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, I distinctly remember Cairo Road, one of Lusaka’s main thoroughfares named after the city my father was from....
antipodeonline.org

Reposted by Malcolm MacLean, Richard Shaw, Andrew Geddis

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d
We’ve forgotten what universities are for
We’ve forgotten what universities are for
With New Zealand universities facing not only a funding crisis but a philosophical challenge to their role, the soul of tertiary education is at stake....
thespinoff.co.nz

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 2d
A Retrospective of Trailblazing Artist Faith Ringgold Centers Narratives of Black Americans
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/fait...
A Retrospective of Trailblazing Artist Faith Ringgold Centers Narratives of Black Americans
Faith Ringgold is renowned for her story quilts, which combine fabric and embroidery with painted tableaux of scenes around Harlem and beyond.
www.thisiscolossal.com

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Malcolm MacLean, R. M. Wilson , and 4 more

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 2d
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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Reposted by Malcolm MacLean, Laurent Dubois, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 2d
My latest @theguardian.com: As a genuine soccer fan & generational political talent, freshly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani might be able to achieve the unthinkable: force the FIFA behemoth to share its lucre by targeting its tax exemptions & extreme privilege www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Zohran Mamdani has upended US politics. Now he should take on Fifa | Jules Boykoff
New York’s mayor-elect has taken on powerful institutions. With the World Cup taking place in his city, he should challenge Fifa next
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Timnit Gebru, Rosemary A. Joyce, Malcolm MacLean , and 13 more

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The Economist @economist.com · 4d
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st

Reposted by Malcolm MacLean, Laurent Dubois, Jason Dittmer

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 6d
An exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum offers a welcome corrective to the nostalgia for empire common among Britain’s elites.
Reckoning With Empire at Britain’s Imperial War Museum
An exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum offers a welcome corrective to the nostalgia for empire common among Britain’s elites.
jacobin.com

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 6d
alari.fas.harvard.edu/2025/11/01/h...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 8d
'In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC), a leading research institution focused on human rights, ordered one of its best-known professors, Laura Murphy, to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China.' 1/3
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Ben H. Ansell, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 10 more

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 8d
Pretty extraordinary story here
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

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Dr Rebecca Hall WakeProductions @wakerevolt.bsky.social · 8d
Im glad you asked!

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Self-Defense, Non-Violence and the Diversity of Tactics
(This essay was written in 2017) There is a lot of discussion about non-violence as a moral belief, as a strategy, and as a tactic. I often see the following claim: “Non-violence is the only valid app...
rebhallphd.org

Reposted by Virginia Braun, Malcolm MacLean, Shaun C. Hendy

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 10d
Morning peeps! I’ve written a piece for @thespinoff.bsky.social on why I ended up taking legal action against my employer and a little bit about how it played out. The whole story needs a book to tell but this is a good start 😂 thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1... thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1...
Siouxsie Wiles: Why I’m crowdfunding despite winning my legal battle
'Between the ERA and the Employment Court, my husband and I have spent over $632,000.'
thespinoff.co.nz

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 18d
BANGLADESH: Key ILO Conventions on safety and gender equality ratified following long union campaign www.industriall-union.org/bangladesh-r...
Bangladesh ratifies key ILO Conventions on safety and gender equality following long union campaign
Bangladesh has become the first country in South Asia to ratify ILO Conventions 190, 155 and 187, addressing violence and harassment, occupational safety and health (OSH), and the promotional framewor...
www.industriall-union.org

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Malcolm MacLean, Margot C. Finn , and 1 more

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 18d
New in 'Transactions': 'Possible Maps: Newfoundland, 1763–1829' bit.ly/4oygf5V

@julialaite.bsky.social shows how overlapping maps highlight complexity of encounter with place over a coherence of colonial ideologies. What were peripheries of some people’s empires were centres of others' worlds 1/2
Opening page for the new Transactions article: 'Ppssible Maps: Newfoundland, 1763-1829'. Full abstract: "Islands have a disproportionate role – as strategic locations, as imaginative or symbolic locales, as extractive zones and as ecological bellwethers – in oceanic imperial histories. They were and are places of ‘great practical use and metaphorical power’. And yet Newfoundland was seen (and continues to be seen) as marginal and peripheral, even if the biomass that was pulled out of its ocean fed – quite literally – a global network of exploitation. This article uses four overlapping maps to tell four overlapping stories: James Cook’s circumnavigation of the island in 1763–8; Lt David Buchan’s trek into the interior to contact the Beothuk in 1811 and 1820; William Eppes Cormack and Joseph Sylvester’s trek across the island in 1822; and finally, a series of story-maps created by Shanawdithit, who is apocryphally known as ‘the last of the Beothuk’. In doing so, it draws in Indigenous ‘storywork’ and cartographic histories and makes a case for storytelling as powerful methodology for examining overlooked colonial histories. These maps and stories highlight the complexity of encounter with a place rather than a coherence of colonial ideologies. Through the stories these maps help me tell, I hope to show how the peripheries of some people’s empires were the centres of other people’s worlds." Extract from Julia Laite's new TRHS article with image of Clarence Brown's 'The Newfoundland Centred World' (1977), reproduced with permission from the Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Labour Behind the Label @labourlabel.bsky.social · 18d
Making sure Big Fashion brands pay their fare share of tax is a good effort. We have a lot of work left to do on workers' rights and wages across the sector, however: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reeves expected to scrap ‘low-value imports’ loophole that benefits Shein and Temu
Chancellor reportedly plans to close tax loophole in budget, after complaints by UK retailers of uneven playing field
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Malcolm MacLean, Joanna Tai

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 18d
#jobfairy the short deadline suggests they may have someone in mind for this role already, but icymi Univ. of Auckland seeks a historian of Aotearoa New Zealand for a permanent position: deadline 31 Oct. 🗃️
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD267/l...
Lecturer in Aotearoa New Zealand History at University of Auckland, New Zealand
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
www.jobs.ac.uk

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North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) @nassh1972.bsky.social · 19d
The #NASSH2026 Call for Paper & Session Proposals is available! The conference will take place in 2 locations from May 22-25, the University of Texas at Austin & the New College on the downtown St. George campus of the University of Toronto, along with a virtual option. #SportHistory #Skystorians
NASSH 20226: Call for Paper and Session Proposals
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Malcolm MacLean @malcomaxx.bsky.social · 19d
I have been reminded of this excellent piece by @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social & Matilda Fitzmaurice exploring the meaning of and forces affecting academic freedom; it's a useful reminder of the landscape and stakes involved: precarity, managerialism, coercive power, a hostile media ecology, and more
Academic freedom and the knowledge commons
By Matilda Fitzmaurice and Dion Georgiou This article represents an attempt to establish some basic, but contingent, principles on academic freedom. It does not put forward a ‘UCU Commons position’…
ucucommons.org

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20d
from the resources section:

labornotes.org/strikes
How to Strike and Win: A Labor Notes Guide
After a long absence, the strike seems to be making a comeback in the U.S. The teacher strike wave of 2018-19 caught everyone off guard—but showed that workers’ most powerful tool can still win. As we...
labornotes.org

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Malcolm MacLean

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · 20d
🎓Fully-funded PhD studentship:

'A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre

Supervisors: @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social @sadiahabib.bsky.social & Kerry Pimblott

Apply by Fri 14 Nov 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com

Reposted by Malcolm MacLean, Michael H. Whitworth

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Wim Van Mierlo @wvmierlo.bsky.social · 20d
PhD opportunity with fee-waiver. I'm always interested in supervising projects in textual scholarship and editing, literary archives and modernism (especially the work of James Joyce and W. B. Yeats).

www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...

#phd #humanities #lboro
School of Social Sciences and Humanities | Postgraduate study | Loughborough University
We are keen to receive proposals from scholars interested in working within or across a wide range of areas within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
www.lboro.ac.uk

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 21d
Fully funded PhD opportunity

Centring older ethnically minoritised residents' experiences in N Manchester to create more resilient communities

Apply by 14 Nov

Working with Camilla Lewis @tinebuffel.bsky.social @muarg.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Building resilient communities through urban regeneration: Centring older ethnically minoritised residents' experiences in North Manchester at The University of Manchester on Fi...
PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Building resilient communities through urban regeneration: Centring older ethnically minoritised residents' experiences in North Manchester at The University o...
www.findaphd.com

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Labour Behind the Label @labourlabel.bsky.social · 21d
We're gathering TONIGHT at Pelican House. Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 23d
This is very, very good.

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There Are No Ceasefires on Stolen Land – Spectre Journal
Tithi Bhattacharya challenges recent criticisms of the Palestinian solidarity movement from Eric Blanc, Bashir Abu-Manneh, and Hoda Mitwally, arguing that our movement need not embrace Liberal Zionism...
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Reposted by Malcolm MacLean, Anne Norton

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 24d
Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?

We did too... so we asked some to find out.

Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Why have so few athletes spoken about Gaza? Fear of backlash, lost sponsors and being branded antisemitic all help explain the silence
www.theguardian.com

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Malcolm MacLean @malcomaxx.bsky.social · 29d
"Football, basketball, and Olympic representation are not just games; they are pillars of national identity and instruments to project the nation and its legitimacy abroad.... international sport is a crucial platform for Israel’s global image." #bds @ssj4pro.bsky.social @redpeppermag.bsky.social
No neutral ground: sport is political in Israel’s war on Gaza - Red Pepper
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports as genocide unfolds in Gaza
www.redpepper.org.uk

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Joe Wozzaa #toitūtiriti @joewoz.bsky.social · Oct 11
youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?...

The most accurate video you'll ever see. #nzpol
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Maxine Beuret @maxinebeuret.bsky.social · Oct 9
Local Historians come and make your own short film! One day free course at the @heritagewshc.bsky.social on Monday 10th November. Fun collaborative day learning new skills to share local history and heritage. For more information and to book visit: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Digital Storytelling for Local History. One day free course on Monday 10th November at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham. Booking at https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/digital-storytelling-local-history-chippenham

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Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social · Oct 9
📅 Save the date!

The University of Stavanger, invites you to a symposium entitled:

Freedom of Expression in Times of Genocide

🗓 Wed. Nov 12, 5–7:30 pm | Sølvberget, Stavanger & online

Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw

More details to follow.