Jana Bacevic
@unsocialtheory.bsky.social
Feral theorist. Anthropologist & sociologist by education, philosopher by practice, anti-disciplinary by choice. Associate professor, Durham University; migrant, equalities & environment rep, @ducu.bsky.social.
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my former employer immediately taking down all the webpages for colleagues they made redundant so all that’s left is this nauseating twee crap
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
my former employer immediately taking down all the webpages for colleagues they made redundant so all that’s left is this nauseating twee crap
Paris(ien/ne/x/s)! I'll be in town this week & next, digging in the archives of the @college-de-france.fr. Always keen to hear about interesting things happening (both academic and non-academic), but also just good places/reasons for boire un verre! (I haven't been since pre-pandemic 2020 😬😬)
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Paris(ien/ne/x/s)! I'll be in town this week & next, digging in the archives of the @college-de-france.fr. Always keen to hear about interesting things happening (both academic and non-academic), but also just good places/reasons for boire un verre! (I haven't been since pre-pandemic 2020 😬😬)
Fun fact: at the end of his career (and life), Malinowski was embarking on the study of the concept of 'Freedom'. He saw nationalism as the chief obstacle to human freedom. This is the tentative argument structure; pay attention to the paragraph at the bottom of the page.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Fun fact: at the end of his career (and life), Malinowski was embarking on the study of the concept of 'Freedom'. He saw nationalism as the chief obstacle to human freedom. This is the tentative argument structure; pay attention to the paragraph at the bottom of the page.
Newcastle! This looks superb, having FOMO for not being in the region - go go go www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defend-dis...
Defend Dissent Tour - Newcastle
The right to expression and protest is being destroyed in UK campuses. Join the Amnesty Student movement to Defend Dissent at Newcastle Uni
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Newcastle! This looks superb, having FOMO for not being in the region - go go go www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defend-dis...
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Worth remembering that both Corbyn elections garnered more votes than the recent Labour landslide
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Worth remembering that both Corbyn elections garnered more votes than the recent Labour landslide
List of good reasons to have fireworks:
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
List of good reasons to have fireworks:
My unpopular opinion is that most prepared food in the UK, from greasy spoons to high street independents, is (1) too greasy (2) under-salted (3) does not have enough vegetables (no, potatoes and red onion do not count). Also, humongous portion sizes = automatic food waste while people go hungry.
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My unpopular opinion is that most prepared food in the UK, from greasy spoons to high street independents, is (1) too greasy (2) under-salted (3) does not have enough vegetables (no, potatoes and red onion do not count). Also, humongous portion sizes = automatic food waste while people go hungry.
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I’m expecting them to advertise roles that are the equivalent of Cover Supervisors in schools - cheap and unqualified people who deliver content to cover illness/strike/recruitment issues. Not even PhD students
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I’m expecting them to advertise roles that are the equivalent of Cover Supervisors in schools - cheap and unqualified people who deliver content to cover illness/strike/recruitment issues. Not even PhD students
This was an absolutely mind-blowing conversation, which made me think new connections between research (mine and others') and the way we think about communities, self-organisation, and mobilisation. Thanks so much to my fellow discussants Simina Dragos and Ella McPherson, & @crasshlive.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This was an absolutely mind-blowing conversation, which made me think new connections between research (mine and others') and the way we think about communities, self-organisation, and mobilisation. Thanks so much to my fellow discussants Simina Dragos and Ella McPherson, & @crasshlive.bsky.social
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Our story that the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered 7 water companies to take action on PFAS in untreated drinking water sources across England featured on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, this morning. More via BBC online:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Our story that the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered 7 water companies to take action on PFAS in untreated drinking water sources across England featured on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, this morning. More via BBC online:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is today (afternoon): www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47809/
Academic Freedom as a collective right - CRASSH
Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
www.crassh.cam.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is today (afternoon): www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47809/
S'ppose I told you I had an essay on history of anthropology, taxation, monogamy, exclusivity, and what that has to do with the way in which perceive the role of social sciences today. Where would you suggest to try to publish it?
(note - "try" is not pretending, I don't usually get approached).
(note - "try" is not pretending, I don't usually get approached).
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
S'ppose I told you I had an essay on history of anthropology, taxation, monogamy, exclusivity, and what that has to do with the way in which perceive the role of social sciences today. Where would you suggest to try to publish it?
(note - "try" is not pretending, I don't usually get approached).
(note - "try" is not pretending, I don't usually get approached).
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Is it worth being on BlueSky? Yes, once again a brilliant response to my question about the use of 'ignorance' as a political strategy from @semacrae.bsky.social and by @unsocialtheory.bsky.social and Goey. Thanks so much for sharing this paper.
See @unsocialtheory.bsky.social and Linsey McGoey for how this played out during COVID www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Is it worth being on BlueSky? Yes, once again a brilliant response to my question about the use of 'ignorance' as a political strategy from @semacrae.bsky.social and by @unsocialtheory.bsky.social and Goey. Thanks so much for sharing this paper.
In addition to the anniversary of the Novi Sad tragedy, today is the 115th anniversary of the founding of CNT-FAI, which is also a reminder that unions were not established so you could beg your boss for a slightly less horrific teaching schedule
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In addition to the anniversary of the Novi Sad tragedy, today is the 115th anniversary of the founding of CNT-FAI, which is also a reminder that unions were not established so you could beg your boss for a slightly less horrific teaching schedule
ALL EYES ON SERBIA 👇👇👇
The anniversary of the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad, which saw 16 people die and ushered in the longest wave of protests and self-organised movement in recent history, is tomorrow, 1/11. Thousands are gathering in Novi Sad. Will the regime finally cede ground?
The anniversary of the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad, which saw 16 people die and ushered in the longest wave of protests and self-organised movement in recent history, is tomorrow, 1/11. Thousands are gathering in Novi Sad. Will the regime finally cede ground?
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ALL EYES ON SERBIA 👇👇👇
The anniversary of the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad, which saw 16 people die and ushered in the longest wave of protests and self-organised movement in recent history, is tomorrow, 1/11. Thousands are gathering in Novi Sad. Will the regime finally cede ground?
The anniversary of the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad, which saw 16 people die and ushered in the longest wave of protests and self-organised movement in recent history, is tomorrow, 1/11. Thousands are gathering in Novi Sad. Will the regime finally cede ground?
Apply apply apply! The site (and fellowship) of one of my first archival dives, @archivum.org has a wealth of material and is an absolutely great place to work from. Deadline: 15 November, topic: Living in dystopian times: Lessons from the Cold War (and after), details: archivum.org/academics/vi...
Visegrad Scholarship at OSA
archivum.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Apply apply apply! The site (and fellowship) of one of my first archival dives, @archivum.org has a wealth of material and is an absolutely great place to work from. Deadline: 15 November, topic: Living in dystopian times: Lessons from the Cold War (and after), details: archivum.org/academics/vi...
aw the racist neighbourhood I am passing through now has butcher's apron flags with added red snowflakes on white squares. banal nationalism + christmas kitsch, how fitting :)
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
aw the racist neighbourhood I am passing through now has butcher's apron flags with added red snowflakes on white squares. banal nationalism + christmas kitsch, how fitting :)
A good article on what is going on in Serbia, feat. your favourite sociology and philosophy professor explaining why there has, historically, been only one way for a true system change ;) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
After a year of street protests, Serbia’s students split on what should come next
As a radicalised generation presses its calls for political change, a debate has opened up over whether to join battle by the ballot box
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A good article on what is going on in Serbia, feat. your favourite sociology and philosophy professor explaining why there has, historically, been only one way for a true system change ;) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Conspicuously reading this in public spaces during "half-term" (= exacerbated forced privatization of reproductive care) 🤘
October 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Conspicuously reading this in public spaces during "half-term" (= exacerbated forced privatization of reproductive care) 🤘
there is also a great collection of videos and links (some talks, mine included, are in English) at this conference convened by @winslowsp.bsky.social last year: winslow.fr/conferences-...
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
there is also a great collection of videos and links (some talks, mine included, are in English) at this conference convened by @winslowsp.bsky.social last year: winslow.fr/conferences-...
Sat once again in a public talk in which someone discovers the political epistemology of Covid, so just a small reminder that some of us have, in fact, written about this as long ago as 2020 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Liberal fatalism, COVID 19 and the politics of impossibility
How liberal governments manage knowledge, ignorance, prediction and uncertainty has attracted increased attention across the social sciences. In this paper, we analyse the strategy and rhetoric of ...
www.tandfonline.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Sat once again in a public talk in which someone discovers the political epistemology of Covid, so just a small reminder that some of us have, in fact, written about this as long ago as 2020 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Q (data collection): if your UK-based HEI (employer) employs students on student visas, do you know what kind of checks they need to undergo, and how often?
Please respond in comment (ideally with links) or DM. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
Please respond in comment (ideally with links) or DM. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
October 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Q (data collection): if your UK-based HEI (employer) employs students on student visas, do you know what kind of checks they need to undergo, and how often?
Please respond in comment (ideally with links) or DM. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
Please respond in comment (ideally with links) or DM. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
I have, in fact, read this initially as "progressive crows", and I must confess it didn't register as odd
2- Glasgow University's fight against aggressive crows on campus
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556355...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556355...
The avian nuisances causing havoc on Glasgow University's campus
The birds have been spotted on the university’s Hillhead campus, pecking at floodlights and freshly mowed grass.
www.heraldscotland.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I have, in fact, read this initially as "progressive crows", and I must confess it didn't register as odd