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Shannon Kneis
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Senior Commissioning Editor for Sociology at Polity Press (from Jan 2026)
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Here's a long thread on an issue dear to my heart. This Tuesday evening I’m doing an Intellectual Publics with Macarena Gomez-Barris on publishing. Like last year’s conversation with Denise Cruz, or the prior year’s with Racquel Gates, we will talk about how to find a publisher, turn a thesis... 1/
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Ken Wissoker in conversation with Macarena Gómez-Barris
Tues June 3rd at 6:30pm ET via Zoom
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June 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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💡Got a proposal? WOTM is open for submissions!

Find out more on the series page on the MUP website or contact one of our commissioning editors:
@shannonkneis.bsky.social👋@historicalmeredith.bsky.social👋
May 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Save the date!!!! 📢

Intersections of Sociology with Crip Theory, Critical Disability Studies, and Mad Studies.

One-day hybrid symposium for researchers and community members.

11th June 9.30 - 4.30

Centenary Building, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ. And online!

#MadCrip2025 #AutRes
April 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What a line up! Rachel Rosen, Eve Dickson and Gwyneth Lonergan will discuss their new books on bordering and motherhood. Response by Umut Erel, chaired by Nando Sigona. Thurs 5 June 5 pm (UK)Sign up: ssahe.net/2025/04/25/m... @manchesterup.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Social media is flooded with images of the perfect housewife and 'cleanfluencers'.

In her new book, The return of the housewife, @emmahcasey.bsky.social asks why women are still cleaning up.

Upcoming events in #Leeds (8/5) & #Durham (14/5): manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky
May 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Join our author @mgloriapolimeno.bsky.social at @soasuni.bsky.social for the launch of Egypt and the rise of fluid authoritarianism!

Maria's book explores the struggle of political authorities to gain legitimacy in Egypt after the 2013 coup.

📆13th May
⏰5:30pm
📍Khalili Lecture Theatre
April 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Celebrations in order - congratulations to Billy Holzberg's 'Affective Bordering' winning this year's Philip Abrams Prize at the @britsoci.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Tonight! Come and join us for a post-day1-conference-social + test whether you know your Bauman from Bourdieu 🤓
Looking for something to do in Manchester this evening after #BSA2025?

We're co-hosting a free pub quiz alongside The Sociological Review, UoM & MMU🍻

⏰7:30pm
📍The Salutation Arms
🏆 Books, choc & other prizes up for grabs

Conference attendees, students & sociology enthusiasts welcome!
April 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Born #OnThisDay in 1940, Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, and who started a movement to plant millions of trees across sub-Saharan Africa.

Discover her story in 'Wildly different' by @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social, out now!
April 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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🔓A selection of social sciences titles are now available #OpenAccess!

An ethnographic study of breast cancer experiences in Western Europe, powerful new research on human disappearances, and the latest addition to our Racism, Resistance and Social Change series.

#10YearsofOA📖
April 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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📢Our Racism, Resistance and Social change series publishes the most challenging scholarship on race, racism and ethnic relations - mapping their shifting forms in the contemporary age and recognising anti-racism as an intellectual and social movement.

Find out about our Spring titles below!👇
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Delighted to see a new book review on ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’ by Dr Mitja Stefancic just out in the 50th Anniversary issue of Network, the magazine of @britsoci.bsky.social. Link to the full issue 👉🏽 www.britsoc.co.uk/publications... @manchesterup.bsky.social #class #workers
April 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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On the new episode of The C Word podcast, a review of 'Culture is bad for you': "Work in heritage? Get this. Work in museums? Get this. Work in management? Especially get this!"

Listen here: thecword.show/2025/04/02/s...
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@orianbrook.bsky.social
@markrt.bsky.social
S16E02: Choosing a Specialism
C is for: Choices, Choices! Jenny, Liz and Solange tackle the age old question: how do you choose a conservation specialism? How did we find ours and what should you consider? Also tune in for a revie...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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We are proud to celebrate @lgbthm.bsky.social and our queer history titles across our trade and academic list.

You can get 25% off all the books in our reading list by using code LGBT25 at checkout. Discount code is valid 1st until 28th February 2025: buff.ly/40uG900
#lgbthm #lgbtreads #booksky
LGBT+ History Month 2025 - Manchester University Press
LGBT+ History Month welcomes everyone, regardless of your professional background—be it in education, museums, libraries, art galleries, businesses, services, or as a member of a network, social group...
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January 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Have something to say about higher education and the institutions? New @manchesterup.bsky.social series ''University reimagined'' is now accepting proposals
January 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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📖Now available #OpenAccess🧡

Digital Ecologies explores how livestreams, mobiles, social media and new software are reconfiguring our lives in profound ways.

🤖Find out more and access the FREE eBook: tinyurl.com/5e5hbms5
December 3, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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After much haranguing from me, @adriennebuller.bsky.social — the host of @the-breakdown.bsky.social and author of this book that y'all should read — is finally on Bluesky!

You should follow both if you're interested in how capitalism has shaped, and is being reshaped, by climate change.
November 14, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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Attending #AAA2024Tampa this week?
Our Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography series is open for proposals! Find out more in our #ACPE spotlight over on the blog⬇️

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PLUS, get 30% off our #Anthropology & #Sociology titles.
AAA 2024: Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography and 30% off our titles - Manchester University Press
Find out about our Anthropology, Ethnography and Creative Practice series and get 30% off our titles for AAA 2024!
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November 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Founding members then set up the Contemporary Anarchist Studies monograph series, now published by Manchester University Press.

This is an excellent series, but I’m biased
Contemporary Anarchist Studies - Manchester University Press
This series promotes the study of anarchism as a framework for understanding and acting on the most pressing problems of our times. The series publishes cutting-edge, socially engaged scholarship from...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:47 PM