Olivia Mason
@oliviamason.bsky.social
I'm a geographer researching mobility politics + resource colonialism. PI ESRC NI Grant 'Cultural politics of nature reserves in Jordan'. Views my own. She/Her.
It’s been wonderful to collaborate with Gazua Eluan on this book project and share her passion for preserving Bedouin cultural heritage.
We’re having a book launch in Amman later this month:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/book-l...
We’re having a book launch in Amman later this month:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/book-l...
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It’s been wonderful to collaborate with Gazua Eluan on this book project and share her passion for preserving Bedouin cultural heritage.
We’re having a book launch in Amman later this month:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/book-l...
We’re having a book launch in Amman later this month:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/book-l...
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#OpenAccess in The GJ:
'Constructing citizenship & indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights & identities in cultural heritage sites' by Taraf Abu Hamdan & @oliviamason.bsky.social
This piece is part of a Special Section entitled 'Glimpses beyond citizenship'.
doi.org/10.1111/geoj...
'Constructing citizenship & indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights & identities in cultural heritage sites' by Taraf Abu Hamdan & @oliviamason.bsky.social
This piece is part of a Special Section entitled 'Glimpses beyond citizenship'.
doi.org/10.1111/geoj...
June 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#OpenAccess in The GJ:
'Constructing citizenship & indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights & identities in cultural heritage sites' by Taraf Abu Hamdan & @oliviamason.bsky.social
This piece is part of a Special Section entitled 'Glimpses beyond citizenship'.
doi.org/10.1111/geoj...
'Constructing citizenship & indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights & identities in cultural heritage sites' by Taraf Abu Hamdan & @oliviamason.bsky.social
This piece is part of a Special Section entitled 'Glimpses beyond citizenship'.
doi.org/10.1111/geoj...
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As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Muna Dajani, @casesofyou.bsky.social and I are organising a session at the RGS-IBG AC25 on the theme of ‘unearthing colonial and ecological violence in the Middle East’ Share with anyone who might be interested in being part of this session.
February 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Muna Dajani, @casesofyou.bsky.social and I are organising a session at the RGS-IBG AC25 on the theme of ‘unearthing colonial and ecological violence in the Middle East’ Share with anyone who might be interested in being part of this session.
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Now out and #openaccess in issue 30(1): "A Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the Home" by Olivia Mason and Sarah M. Hughes @oliviamason.bsky.social @sarahhughes90.bsky.social
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February 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Now out and #openaccess in issue 30(1): "A Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the Home" by Olivia Mason and Sarah M. Hughes @oliviamason.bsky.social @sarahhughes90.bsky.social
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This now has an issue number! It draws on case studies of Palestinian homestay and refugee hosting in the UK. Was a pleasure to write with @sarahhughes90.bsky.social.
Now out and #openaccess in issue 30(1): "A Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the Home" by Olivia Mason and Sarah M. Hughes @oliviamason.bsky.social @sarahhughes90.bsky.social
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February 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This now has an issue number! It draws on case studies of Palestinian homestay and refugee hosting in the UK. Was a pleasure to write with @sarahhughes90.bsky.social.
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Join us at the AAG preconference hosted by Geographers for Justice in Palestine in Detroit!
January 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Join us at the AAG preconference hosted by Geographers for Justice in Palestine in Detroit!
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"Syria after Assad" - On the coexistence of relief, uncertainty & fear, and Israel's (re)invasion of Syria.
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Syria after Assad
The Assad regime, which ruled over Syria for more than fifty years, has ended. The scenes of people being freed from some of the world’s most brutal and notorious torture prisons were deeply m…
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December 11, 2024 at 11:15 AM
"Syria after Assad" - On the coexistence of relief, uncertainty & fear, and Israel's (re)invasion of Syria.
jasminekgani.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/s...
jasminekgani.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/s...
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Universities can't afford: research, manageable classes sizes, conference funding, mental health support
Universities can afford: expensive VCs/deputy VCs, change managers, external consultants, shiny new buildings, Research Excellence Framework, clunky virtual learning environments, annual fun run
Universities can afford: expensive VCs/deputy VCs, change managers, external consultants, shiny new buildings, Research Excellence Framework, clunky virtual learning environments, annual fun run
December 11, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Universities can't afford: research, manageable classes sizes, conference funding, mental health support
Universities can afford: expensive VCs/deputy VCs, change managers, external consultants, shiny new buildings, Research Excellence Framework, clunky virtual learning environments, annual fun run
Universities can afford: expensive VCs/deputy VCs, change managers, external consultants, shiny new buildings, Research Excellence Framework, clunky virtual learning environments, annual fun run
Really looking forward to speaking at this workshop in February about my work on socio-environmental and colonial histories of nature reserves in Jordan 🌿🌿
Our workshop ‘From Archives to AI: Researching and Imagining Socioenvironmental Relations’ will be held at Bristol on 12 Feb 2025, which includes talks by @oliviamason.bsky.social @mattinbiglari.bsky.social @jwyg.bsky.social & a panel discussion chaired by Mark Jackson! 🤩
Please find details below!
Please find details below!
December 6, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Really looking forward to speaking at this workshop in February about my work on socio-environmental and colonial histories of nature reserves in Jordan 🌿🌿
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We welcome applications to join our editorial board, from a range of career stages as well as regional, period and methodological specialisms. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our board as part of our mission to decolonise journal practice.
Deadline: Dec 31
Details: bit.ly/JHGBoard
Deadline: Dec 31
Details: bit.ly/JHGBoard
November 29, 2024 at 8:40 AM
We welcome applications to join our editorial board, from a range of career stages as well as regional, period and methodological specialisms. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our board as part of our mission to decolonise journal practice.
Deadline: Dec 31
Details: bit.ly/JHGBoard
Deadline: Dec 31
Details: bit.ly/JHGBoard
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Two permanent human geography posts at Durham University ( a focus on nature, climate change and just futures)
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Assistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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November 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Two permanent human geography posts at Durham University ( a focus on nature, climate change and just futures)
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
In a letter in Science magazine Hussam Hussein and I argue for heritage conservation efforts in Petra to better incorporate local Bedouin communities into decision making over these sites and value their cultural heritage and environmental knowledge.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
https://science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
November 25, 2024 at 1:18 PM
In a letter in Science magazine Hussam Hussein and I argue for heritage conservation efforts in Petra to better incorporate local Bedouin communities into decision making over these sites and value their cultural heritage and environmental knowledge.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Please join us for the second online seminar in the series Student Solidarities with Palestine, organised by the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG):
*November 27th 1pm-2:30pm. Online*.
Sign up here: lnkd.in/dCBw9Gb8
*November 27th 1pm-2:30pm. Online*.
Sign up here: lnkd.in/dCBw9Gb8
November 23, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Please join us for the second online seminar in the series Student Solidarities with Palestine, organised by the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG):
*November 27th 1pm-2:30pm. Online*.
Sign up here: lnkd.in/dCBw9Gb8
*November 27th 1pm-2:30pm. Online*.
Sign up here: lnkd.in/dCBw9Gb8
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So we now have a bluesky account too! 🦋☁️🩵
For more info and updates, here's our website: polgrg.wordpress.com
And do subscribe to our mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
For past posts, here's our X: x.com/RGS_PolGRG?t...
Any questions about the Research Group, do get in touch! 🙌
For more info and updates, here's our website: polgrg.wordpress.com
And do subscribe to our mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
For past posts, here's our X: x.com/RGS_PolGRG?t...
Any questions about the Research Group, do get in touch! 🙌
Political Geography Research Group
A research group of the RGS-IBG
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November 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
So we now have a bluesky account too! 🦋☁️🩵
For more info and updates, here's our website: polgrg.wordpress.com
And do subscribe to our mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
For past posts, here's our X: x.com/RGS_PolGRG?t...
Any questions about the Research Group, do get in touch! 🙌
For more info and updates, here's our website: polgrg.wordpress.com
And do subscribe to our mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
For past posts, here's our X: x.com/RGS_PolGRG?t...
Any questions about the Research Group, do get in touch! 🙌
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Hi folks, as part of the Political Geography Research group of RGS IBG, we are organising a mentorship session for ECRs on 4th December. Please register and join us if you are interested www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
@ingridagnete.bsky.social @oliviamason.bsky.social
@ingridagnete.bsky.social @oliviamason.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Hi folks, as part of the Political Geography Research group of RGS IBG, we are organising a mentorship session for ECRs on 4th December. Please register and join us if you are interested www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
@ingridagnete.bsky.social @oliviamason.bsky.social
@ingridagnete.bsky.social @oliviamason.bsky.social
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‘Perhaps this is why he did it: he was already burning. I guess we all are. God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, the fire next time’.
We will never forget Aaron Bushnell offering his own body to resist such cruelty and protest against genocide. Thank you @erikmbaker.bsky.social.
We will never forget Aaron Bushnell offering his own body to resist such cruelty and protest against genocide. Thank you @erikmbaker.bsky.social.
New from me on a very difficult subject. Thanks for reading. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Burnt Offerings | Erik Baker
Since Aaron Bushnell’s death by self-immolation this week in protest of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, his detractors have warned about the risk of “contagion,” suggesting that his protest will encourage ...
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March 1, 2024 at 11:45 AM
‘Perhaps this is why he did it: he was already burning. I guess we all are. God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, the fire next time’.
We will never forget Aaron Bushnell offering his own body to resist such cruelty and protest against genocide. Thank you @erikmbaker.bsky.social.
We will never forget Aaron Bushnell offering his own body to resist such cruelty and protest against genocide. Thank you @erikmbaker.bsky.social.
This article is based on my research in Palestinian homestays 9 yrs ago and @Sarah_Hughes90's research on refugee hosting. We muddy the cultural/political borders of home + hosting and show how the home is a site of geopolitical violence across scales.
t.co/5M3F4BDzNp
t.co/5M3F4BDzNp
A Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the Home
This paper aims to enhance geopolitical understandings of hosting by exploring the practice of bringing guests – known or unknown – into a home. It starts with a recognition that whilst a growing b...
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February 26, 2024 at 9:02 AM
This article is based on my research in Palestinian homestays 9 yrs ago and @Sarah_Hughes90's research on refugee hosting. We muddy the cultural/political borders of home + hosting and show how the home is a site of geopolitical violence across scales.
t.co/5M3F4BDzNp
t.co/5M3F4BDzNp
It’s really heartening to see editorial statements like this. We need more academics, editors, academic societies, and journals speaking out about the violence of Israel’s war on Gaza and calling for a ceasefire.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Editorial statement on violence against children and a call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Published in Children's Geographies (Ahead of Print, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com
February 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
It’s really heartening to see editorial statements like this. We need more academics, editors, academic societies, and journals speaking out about the violence of Israel’s war on Gaza and calling for a ceasefire.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr Wiesam Issa was a CARA fellow in our department in 2019. I didn’t know him well beyond chats in the hall, but he was a lovely colleague & loved his work. He was recently awarded another fellowship to come to the U.K. but unable to leave before being killed. #CeasefireNOW
January 23, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Dr Wiesam Issa was a CARA fellow in our department in 2019. I didn’t know him well beyond chats in the hall, but he was a lovely colleague & loved his work. He was recently awarded another fellowship to come to the U.K. but unable to leave before being killed. #CeasefireNOW
An open letter to the RGS about its decision not to host a PalFest event during Israel's War on Gaza . The piece reflects on the responsibility and histories of our academic societies and the silencing of Palestinian voices.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
An open letter to the SJTG and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG): The War on Gaza, the Royal...
Click on the article title to read more.
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January 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM
An open letter to the RGS about its decision not to host a PalFest event during Israel's War on Gaza . The piece reflects on the responsibility and histories of our academic societies and the silencing of Palestinian voices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....