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Research focused on Secrecy, Power, and Ignorance. Follow for research and more. Based in the southwest of the UK.

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Photo: Olu Media (olumedia.co.uk), Copyright SPIN/Olumedia.
We’re excited to be in London today with the London College of Communication for our Artist Lab! Bringing together visual artists, academics, and practitioners to explore and discuss practices of visualising secrecy and power 🕵️🎨

More here:🔗 bit.ly/3Zekitz

#SPINevents #visualart #secrecyresearch
LCC/SPIN 'Artist Lab' - January 16th, London - SPIN
SPIN and the London College of Communication have partnered to organise a multi-disciplinary one-day symposium in London on January 16th...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:09 AM
In a moment that feels like the constant 'revelation' of never-ending scandal, our first event of 2026 is a panel with scandology experts Dr. Ana Flamind (Groningen) plus Jamie Johnson (Leicester) and Owen Thomas (Exeter), 11 February, 3pm (UK time), online. Please join us. All welcome.
January 14, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Happy new year from SPIN! Our Winter Newsletter is now out with highlights of all our latest announcements, events, and publications. wp.me/pb19Tu-1gz Do join us this term.
SPIN Winter Newsletter - SPIN
In this latest newsletter, we’re pleased to welcome new SPIN members, announce new opportunities and celebrate new publications.  ...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of scandals.

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The making of a racial scandal: security and the location of critique
Abstract. Scandals have become an important mode of making visible and knowable the violence of security practices. This is done through a revelatory mecha
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January 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
We're signing off for the holidays! First, a quick one to share how excited we are to co-host, with the LCC, a multi-disciplinary, one-day symposium, Jan 16th, on the research and practices of visualising secrecy from academic/artistic perspectives. Our first foray into London! wp.me/pb19Tu-1g1
LCC/SPIN 'Artist Lab' - January 16th, London - SPIN
SPIN and the London College of Communication have partnered to organise a multi-disciplinary one-day symposium in London on January 16th...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Excited to join Forman Christian College students in Lahore next Monday, the 8th Dec, for my final talk of 2025 (online only sadly). On intertextuality, conspiracy theories, and security narratives - based on some past and future work. Very much looking forward to the discussion that will follow!
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
✨ SPIN Spotlight ✨

Earlier this year, in collaboration with the Martin Parr Foundation, we showcased Ashutosh Shaktan's exploration of the duality of secrecy through lens and light 🌹📷
If you missed it, now’s your chance to discover Ashutosh's work!

🔗 bit.ly/4omTykL

#Secrecy #SPIN #Photography
SPIN Photography Commission: ‘Sub Rosa (Under the rose)’, Ashutosh Shaktan - SPIN
SPIN, in collaboration with The Martin Parr Foundation, is pleased to share a photographic essay by Ashutosh Shaktan.    ...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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How did psychological warfare reshape the 20th century? Dr Jeff Whyte’s latest book explores propaganda and military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us next Wednesday!

🔗 buff.ly/h7tsjcJ.
📖 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert

#SPINevents #PsychologicalWarfare
Book Celebration: The Birth of Psychological War by Dr Jeffrey Whyte - SPIN
Wednesday November 19th, Time 3pm (UK Time) Dr Jeffrey Whyte  Chair: Professor Brian Rappert   SPIN is pleased to host...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Join us tomorrow for @jeffwhyte.bsky.social talk on psychological warfare, propaganda and military violence. See details below to sign up!
How did psychological warfare reshape the 20th century? Dr Jeff Whyte’s latest book explores propaganda and military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us next Wednesday!

🔗 buff.ly/h7tsjcJ.
📖 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert

#SPINevents #PsychologicalWarfare
Book Celebration: The Birth of Psychological War by Dr Jeffrey Whyte - SPIN
Wednesday November 19th, Time 3pm (UK Time) Dr Jeffrey Whyte  Chair: Professor Brian Rappert   SPIN is pleased to host...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Of course it reminded me of Erased by @whitproject.bsky.social who joined us for a book talk @researchspin.bsky.social last month. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Both volumes speak to how women’s contributions to our intellectual life have been systematically and deliberately hidden.
Erased
How a field built on the intellectual labor and expertise of women erased them
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November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Come to my book talk this Wed (Nov 19) at 3pm GMT! I'll be talking about my research on the political history of 'psychological war,' how we came to think about 'wars of ideas,' and how psywar has often justified rather than replaced traditional forms of military violence.

Details in link!
How did psychological warfare reshape the 20th century? Dr Jeff Whyte’s latest book explores propaganda and military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us next Wednesday!

🔗 buff.ly/h7tsjcJ.
📖 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert

#SPINevents #PsychologicalWarfare
Book Celebration: The Birth of Psychological War by Dr Jeffrey Whyte - SPIN
Wednesday November 19th, Time 3pm (UK Time) Dr Jeffrey Whyte  Chair: Professor Brian Rappert   SPIN is pleased to host...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🪙 SPIN welcomes Jeff Whyte (Lancaster) to discuss propaganda & military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us online this Wednesday! See link for details or message us for an invite: buff.ly/h7tsjcJ

🗓️ 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert (Exeter)
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🪙 SPIN welcomes Jeff Whyte (Lancaster) to discuss propaganda & military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us online this Wednesday! See link for details or message us for an invite: buff.ly/h7tsjcJ

🗓️ 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert (Exeter)
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🪙 Missed Dr Vera Zurbrügg’s talk on her Articulated Absences Archive project on the history, myths and ongoing secrecy practices surrounding gold, WWII and Switzerland? You can watch it now on YouTube. Chaired by Dr Elspeth Van Veeren.
Watch here youtu.be/nhosgQdqjvE

#SPINevents #CounterArchives
SPIN Talk: Vera Zurbrügg
YouTube video by Secrecy, Power and Ignorance research Network
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November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Next Wednesday, join us for a talk by @jeffwhyte.bsky.social on his latest book - The Birth of Psychological Warfare (OUP). Of interest to those researching and studying US military conflict and history, propaganda, intelligence operations and post-truth politics. Join us! See link for details.
How did psychological warfare reshape the 20th century? Dr Jeff Whyte’s latest book explores propaganda and military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us next Wednesday!

🔗 buff.ly/h7tsjcJ.
📖 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert

#SPINevents #PsychologicalWarfare
Book Celebration: The Birth of Psychological War by Dr Jeffrey Whyte - SPIN
Wednesday November 19th, Time 3pm (UK Time) Dr Jeffrey Whyte  Chair: Professor Brian Rappert   SPIN is pleased to host...
wp.me
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
How did psychological warfare reshape the 20th century? Dr Jeff Whyte’s latest book explores propaganda and military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Join us next Wednesday!

🔗 buff.ly/h7tsjcJ.
📖 19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online
Chair: Prof Brian Rappert

#SPINevents #PsychologicalWarfare
Book Celebration: The Birth of Psychological War by Dr Jeffrey Whyte - SPIN
Wednesday November 19th, Time 3pm (UK Time) Dr Jeffrey Whyte  Chair: Professor Brian Rappert   SPIN is pleased to host...
wp.me
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
📖 Join SPIN to celebrate Dr Jeff Whyte’s most recent book The Birth of Psychological War, exploring propaganda and military violence from WWII to Vietnam. Chaired by Prof Brian Rappert.

19 Nov | 15:00 (GMT) | Online

🔗 buff.ly/h7tsjcJ

#SPINevents #PsychologicalWar
Book Celebration: The Birth of Psychological War by Dr Jeffrey Whyte - SPIN
Wednesday November 19th, Time 3pm (UK Time) Dr Jeffrey Whyte  Chair: Professor Brian Rappert   SPIN is pleased to host...
wp.me
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How does art reveal hidden complicity? This week, Vera Zurbrügg presents her Articulated Absences Archive on gold, myth, and WWII secrecy. Join us on Wednesday. Details at buff.ly/JtVme6U.

🗓️ 05 Nov | 15:00 (UK time) | Online | Chair: Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren

#SPINevents #CounterArchives
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November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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We are delighted to share two additions to our A-Z Secrecy and Ignorance series from the brilliant @kindynis.bsky.social

🕵️D is for Deep Politics: bit.ly/42Ua8AI
🕵️P is for Parapolitics: bit.ly/43AGOiR

#SPINBlog #DeepPolitics #Parapolitics #Secrecy
D is for Deep Politics - SPIN
D is for Deep Politics   (From the A-Z of Secrecy and Ignorance Series A-Z of Secrecy and Ignorance)  ...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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🪙 SPIN welcomes Vera Zurbrügg to discuss counter-archival work challenging Switzerland’s WWII neutrality myth. Join us online next Wednesday! See link for details or message us for an invite.
5 Nov | 15:00 (GMT)| Online
Chair: Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren

🔗 wp.me/pb19Tu-1aI

#SPINtalk #CounterArchives
SPIN Talk: Articulated Absences Archive - SPIN
Wednesday 5th November 2025, 3pm (UK time), Online via Zoom Vera Zurbrügg Chair: Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren     SPIN...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🪙 SPIN welcomes Vera Zurbrügg to discuss counter-archival work challenging Switzerland’s WWII neutrality myth. Join us online next Wednesday! See link for details or message us for an invite.
5 Nov | 15:00 (GMT)| Online
Chair: Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren

🔗 wp.me/pb19Tu-1aI

#SPINtalk #CounterArchives
SPIN Talk: Articulated Absences Archive - SPIN
Wednesday 5th November 2025, 3pm (UK time), Online via Zoom Vera Zurbrügg Chair: Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren     SPIN...
wp.me
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We are delighted to share two additions to our A-Z Secrecy and Ignorance series from the brilliant @kindynis.bsky.social

🕵️D is for Deep Politics: bit.ly/42Ua8AI
🕵️P is for Parapolitics: bit.ly/43AGOiR

#SPINBlog #DeepPolitics #Parapolitics #Secrecy
D is for Deep Politics - SPIN
D is for Deep Politics   (From the A-Z of Secrecy and Ignorance Series A-Z of Secrecy and Ignorance)  ...
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Our next SPIN TALK is coming up!

November 5th, 3pm (UK time) join us online for a talk by Basel and London-based artist, Vera Zurbrügg on her latest project, 'Articulated Absences Archive', on gold and Switzerland's wartime neutrality.

More info at: wp.me/pb19Tu-1aI

Email/DM us for a zoom link.
SPIN Talk: Articulated Absences Archive - SPIN
Wednesday 5th November 2025, 3pm (UK time), Online via Zoom Vera Zurbrügg Chair: Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren     SPIN...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Very excited to be attending this talk by Patricia Owens about Erased: a history of international thought without men.

Thanks so much @researchspin.bsky.social for organising!
October 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
SPIN is hoping to head to #BISA2026 in Brighton in June. If you would like to contribute a paper to a panel on secrecy and/or ignorance in international politics, please send a quick expression of interest thsi week followed by abstracts and titles by 27 Oct. conference.bisa.ac.uk
Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions
The BISA conference is renowned for being inclusive, diverse and friendly. We bring together a worldwide community of specialists to discuss, promote and develop international studies.
conference.bisa.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM