Dr Renasha Khan
@renasha.bsky.social
Lecturer in Religion & Social Sciences @KingsTRS @KCL Documentary PD 📺 and Director @forwardculture (she/her)
London 🎬 check out Curzon Bloomsbury this week for a Bertha DocHouse special screening of The Hard Stop marking the anniversary of Mark Duggan’s death followed by a live Q&A with director George Amponsah and producer Dionne Walker.
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#TheHardStop #documentary
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#TheHardStop #documentary
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August 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
London 🎬 check out Curzon Bloomsbury this week for a Bertha DocHouse special screening of The Hard Stop marking the anniversary of Mark Duggan’s death followed by a live Q&A with director George Amponsah and producer Dionne Walker.
🎟️ www.curzon.com/ticketing/se...
#TheHardStop #documentary
🎟️ www.curzon.com/ticketing/se...
#TheHardStop #documentary
Thrilled to have been on this Early Career's Researcher workshop at @BSASocrel #socrel25 with Dr Jennie Riley @jen-studies-death.bsky.social and Dr Rob Barward-Symmons @robb-s.bsky.social on public speaking, comms and accessibility!Such brilliant advice on how to get our research out into the world!
July 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Thrilled to have been on this Early Career's Researcher workshop at @BSASocrel #socrel25 with Dr Jennie Riley @jen-studies-death.bsky.social and Dr Rob Barward-Symmons @robb-s.bsky.social on public speaking, comms and accessibility!Such brilliant advice on how to get our research out into the world!
Great talk by Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social
at #SocRel2025: More than Flirting with Media in the Sociology of Religion. Sharp, funny, and on point — and this meme was a brilliant touch 👇📺😂 #SocRel #MediaAndReligion
at #SocRel2025: More than Flirting with Media in the Sociology of Religion. Sharp, funny, and on point — and this meme was a brilliant touch 👇📺😂 #SocRel #MediaAndReligion
July 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Great talk by Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social
at #SocRel2025: More than Flirting with Media in the Sociology of Religion. Sharp, funny, and on point — and this meme was a brilliant touch 👇📺😂 #SocRel #MediaAndReligion
at #SocRel2025: More than Flirting with Media in the Sociology of Religion. Sharp, funny, and on point — and this meme was a brilliant touch 👇📺😂 #SocRel #MediaAndReligion
Brilliant plenary by Dr Monique Moultrie @GeorgiaStateU on Religion, Reproductive Justice, and Ensuring Black Women’s Reproductive Futures at #SocRel2025. A powerful, urgent call to centre Black women’s voices in faith, ethics & reproductive justice.
July 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Brilliant plenary by Dr Monique Moultrie @GeorgiaStateU on Religion, Reproductive Justice, and Ensuring Black Women’s Reproductive Futures at #SocRel2025. A powerful, urgent call to centre Black women’s voices in faith, ethics & reproductive justice.
We're here! #SocRel2025 @bsasocrel.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're here! #SocRel2025 @bsasocrel.bsky.social
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🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!
June 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!
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Exciting news! We're pleased to
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
June 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Exciting news! We're pleased to
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
Well done @obrienk.bsky.social !!! Sounds like a brilliant project 🌳 🌿
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Karen O’Brien-Kop @obrienk.bsky.social
on receiving a @britishacademy.bsky.social
Small Grant for her upcoming project on plant ontologies & sustainable practice in Ayurveda! Launching July 2025, the research explores health, ecology & ethics. 🌿 #Ayurveda #Sustainability
on receiving a @britishacademy.bsky.social
Small Grant for her upcoming project on plant ontologies & sustainable practice in Ayurveda! Launching July 2025, the research explores health, ecology & ethics. 🌿 #Ayurveda #Sustainability
June 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Well done @obrienk.bsky.social !!! Sounds like a brilliant project 🌳 🌿
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📣 Calling all King’s students — the Brenda Trenowden Feminist Analysis Essay Prize is now open!
Got coursework that uses a feminist lens? Submit it for a chance to win:
🥇 £600 | 🥈 £300 | 🥉 £100
📅 Deadline: Fri 27 June 2025
📧 giwl@kcl.ac.uk
📝 Subject: Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize
Got coursework that uses a feminist lens? Submit it for a chance to win:
🥇 £600 | 🥈 £300 | 🥉 £100
📅 Deadline: Fri 27 June 2025
📧 giwl@kcl.ac.uk
📝 Subject: Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize
June 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📣 Calling all King’s students — the Brenda Trenowden Feminist Analysis Essay Prize is now open!
Got coursework that uses a feminist lens? Submit it for a chance to win:
🥇 £600 | 🥈 £300 | 🥉 £100
📅 Deadline: Fri 27 June 2025
📧 giwl@kcl.ac.uk
📝 Subject: Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize
Got coursework that uses a feminist lens? Submit it for a chance to win:
🥇 £600 | 🥈 £300 | 🥉 £100
📅 Deadline: Fri 27 June 2025
📧 giwl@kcl.ac.uk
📝 Subject: Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize
Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F...
#lifeatkings
#lifeatkings
June 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F...
#lifeatkings
#lifeatkings
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The TRS department is spending the day at the Aga Khan Centre for our departmental away day- reflecting, strategising, and planning. Grateful for the time and space to think collaboratively with colleagues in such an inspiring setting. #TRSKCL #AgaKhanCentre #AcademicLife
May 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The TRS department is spending the day at the Aga Khan Centre for our departmental away day- reflecting, strategising, and planning. Grateful for the time and space to think collaboratively with colleagues in such an inspiring setting. #TRSKCL #AgaKhanCentre #AcademicLife
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Now open: Walton Scholarships at King’s!
£4,500 awards available for full-time MA & MPhil/PhD students in Theology & Religious Studies.
Apply now & spread the word!
More info: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/theolog...
#KingsTRS #Scholarships #PostgradFunding
£4,500 awards available for full-time MA & MPhil/PhD students in Theology & Religious Studies.
Apply now & spread the word!
More info: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/theolog...
#KingsTRS #Scholarships #PostgradFunding
May 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Now open: Walton Scholarships at King’s!
£4,500 awards available for full-time MA & MPhil/PhD students in Theology & Religious Studies.
Apply now & spread the word!
More info: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/theolog...
#KingsTRS #Scholarships #PostgradFunding
£4,500 awards available for full-time MA & MPhil/PhD students in Theology & Religious Studies.
Apply now & spread the word!
More info: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/theolog...
#KingsTRS #Scholarships #PostgradFunding
Buzzing after speaking at my first @britsoci.bsky.social conference! 3 days of brilliant talks by inspiring sociologists from across disciplines. Loved sharing my research on social media and contemporary Muslim life – and diving into the big questions about social transformation! #britsoc25
April 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Buzzing after speaking at my first @britsoci.bsky.social conference! 3 days of brilliant talks by inspiring sociologists from across disciplines. Loved sharing my research on social media and contemporary Muslim life – and diving into the big questions about social transformation! #britsoc25
Exciting to be speaking today @britsoci.bsky.social conference today on Political Activism by British Muslim Women: Performance and Practice taken from my research on the digital lives of british Bangladeshi women! #britsoc25
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Exciting to be speaking today @britsoci.bsky.social conference today on Political Activism by British Muslim Women: Performance and Practice taken from my research on the digital lives of british Bangladeshi women! #britsoc25
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We are delighted to share that our next webinar will take place on the 12th June, 4pm-5:30pm (BST).
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We are delighted to share that our next webinar will take place on the 12th June, 4pm-5:30pm (BST).
Such a fascinating paper by Dr Sharon Walker (Uni of Bristol) on the discursive construction of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and what this reveals about the politics of ‘Britishness’ #britsoc25
April 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Such a fascinating paper by Dr Sharon Walker (Uni of Bristol) on the discursive construction of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and what this reveals about the politics of ‘Britishness’ #britsoc25
Excited to be at this year’s BSA Conference diving into big questions on Social Transformations - let’s rethink, disrupt, and imagine together. #britsoc25
April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Excited to be at this year’s BSA Conference diving into big questions on Social Transformations - let’s rethink, disrupt, and imagine together. #britsoc25
Just booked my spot for the incredible #FDMauriceLectures with the brilliant @SarojiniNadar—can’t wait for this thought-provoking series in a few weeks! You need to be there too! @kcltrs.bsky.social
There’s still time to book for the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar.
Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…
We look forward to seeing you there!
📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…
We look forward to seeing you there!
📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
April 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Just booked my spot for the incredible #FDMauriceLectures with the brilliant @SarojiniNadar—can’t wait for this thought-provoking series in a few weeks! You need to be there too! @kcltrs.bsky.social
Just booked my spot for the incredible #FDMauriceLectures with the brilliant @SarojiniNadar - can’t wait for this thought-provoking series in a few weeks! You need to be there too! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcltrs.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Just booked my spot for the incredible #FDMauriceLectures with the brilliant @SarojiniNadar - can’t wait for this thought-provoking series in a few weeks! You need to be there too! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcltrs.bsky.social
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Solidarity with the trans community after this grim Supreme Court decision.
Fixation on biological markers of sex are disproven by Disabled bodies everyday - this decision will impact anyone with a body deemed outside of 'normal'.
None of us are free until all of us are free! 🏳️⚧️
Fixation on biological markers of sex are disproven by Disabled bodies everyday - this decision will impact anyone with a body deemed outside of 'normal'.
None of us are free until all of us are free! 🏳️⚧️
April 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Solidarity with the trans community after this grim Supreme Court decision.
Fixation on biological markers of sex are disproven by Disabled bodies everyday - this decision will impact anyone with a body deemed outside of 'normal'.
None of us are free until all of us are free! 🏳️⚧️
Fixation on biological markers of sex are disproven by Disabled bodies everyday - this decision will impact anyone with a body deemed outside of 'normal'.
None of us are free until all of us are free! 🏳️⚧️
I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!
New Book Drop: Messy Methods in Researching Religion
Edited by our very own Prof Linda Woodhead and Dr Nicole Graham @drnicgraham.bsky.social and Dr Louisa Cadman. It’s a must-read for anyone navigating the beautiful chaos of fieldwork. Available now via King’s Library and in print! See 🔗 in bio!
Edited by our very own Prof Linda Woodhead and Dr Nicole Graham @drnicgraham.bsky.social and Dr Louisa Cadman. It’s a must-read for anyone navigating the beautiful chaos of fieldwork. Available now via King’s Library and in print! See 🔗 in bio!
April 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!
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Whilst we're both still buzzing - it was so great to work with @renasha.bsky.social on this, thank you so much for your energy and being such a fantastic ally and 'getting' why access is so central and important to how we 'do conferences!
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We did it! @renasha.bsky.social and I hosted a highly successful Chair's Response Day for the BSA Sociology of Religion study group at King's College London and online with an exemplary line up of speakers for both academics and practitioners!
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March 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Whilst we're both still buzzing - it was so great to work with @renasha.bsky.social on this, thank you so much for your energy and being such a fantastic ally and 'getting' why access is so central and important to how we 'do conferences!
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Thank you to @krysiawally.bsky.social & @renasha.bsky.social for inviting me to give the keynote at #SocRelResponse2025 on research & practice on disability, neurodivergence & religions. Themes today incl critical responses to insitutional power, challenging textual interps, agency & consent... 1/3
March 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you to @krysiawally.bsky.social & @renasha.bsky.social for inviting me to give the keynote at #SocRelResponse2025 on research & practice on disability, neurodivergence & religions. Themes today incl critical responses to insitutional power, challenging textual interps, agency & consent... 1/3