Soph Lively
@sophlively.bsky.social
PhD-ing in Human Geography at Newcastle University
Masculinity and class in Tyneside. Nationalism and the mainstreaming of the far-right.
Masculinity and class in Tyneside. Nationalism and the mainstreaming of the far-right.
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Soph Lively
@sophlively.bsky.social
· Apr 25
Neoliberalism encourages us to see ourselves as isolated individuals, responsible for our own success or failure.
Hyper-individualistic and focused on worth, the manosphere is a product of neoliberalism
Neoliberalism encourages us to see ourselves as isolated individuals, responsible for our own success or failure.
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Following Netflix's Adolescence, I enjoyed writing for The Conversation on masculinity, capitalism and abolition
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'Racism, transphobia and the mainstreaming of far-right politics in Britain'
New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Maddy Clark and @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
#farright #racism @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Maddy Clark and @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
#farright #racism @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'Racism, transphobia and the mainstreaming of far-right politics in Britain'
New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Maddy Clark and @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
#farright #racism @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Maddy Clark and @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
#farright #racism @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became Britain’s latest culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
Forever a favourite picture
Tyne Pride at Wallsend, 1976, photo by Chris Killip. Biggest ship ever built on the Tyne, but also one of the last.
October 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Forever a favourite picture
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‘Seeing Others from here and there' by Galen Watts
Book Review of 'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World'
Published as part of our latest #Symposium:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social
Book Review of 'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World'
Published as part of our latest #Symposium:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
‘Seeing Others from here and there' by Galen Watts
Book Review of 'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World'
Published as part of our latest #Symposium:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social
Book Review of 'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World'
Published as part of our latest #Symposium:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social
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Amazing to see so many people protest against Trump and the rise of fascism
What will be crucial though will be to avoid exceptionalising him and understand what has created a fertile soil for these politics
There can be no return to the "normal" that paved the way for the far right
What will be crucial though will be to avoid exceptionalising him and understand what has created a fertile soil for these politics
There can be no return to the "normal" that paved the way for the far right
October 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Amazing to see so many people protest against Trump and the rise of fascism
What will be crucial though will be to avoid exceptionalising him and understand what has created a fertile soil for these politics
There can be no return to the "normal" that paved the way for the far right
What will be crucial though will be to avoid exceptionalising him and understand what has created a fertile soil for these politics
There can be no return to the "normal" that paved the way for the far right
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We can all see rough sleepers on our streets, but a much higher number of people are experiencing homelessness out of view.
The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain
www.bigissue.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We can all see rough sleepers on our streets, but a much higher number of people are experiencing homelessness out of view.
Look forward to finishing the day by listening to this...
Some followers may wish to join tomorrow's @crexuio.bsky.social webinar on the challenges of using an empathetic methodology to interview right-wing extremists, which will feature @vox-pol.bsky.social's @lizzypearson.bsky.social.
More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Is it ok to talk to extremists? Navigating gender and avoiding legitimisation in ethnography with the far right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Elizabeth Pearson, Royal Holloway, University of London
www.sv.uio.no
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Look forward to finishing the day by listening to this...
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👉NEW -- How Keir Starmer conned the British electorate
by Richard Sanders
Book review: ‘The Fraud’ offers the most damning portrayal yet of the Starmer project.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-keir-sta...
by Richard Sanders
Book review: ‘The Fraud’ offers the most damning portrayal yet of the Starmer project.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-keir-sta...
How Keir Starmer conned the British electorate
Book review: ‘The Fraud’ offers the most damning portrayal yet of the Starmer project.
www.declassifieduk.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
👉NEW -- How Keir Starmer conned the British electorate
by Richard Sanders
Book review: ‘The Fraud’ offers the most damning portrayal yet of the Starmer project.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-keir-sta...
by Richard Sanders
Book review: ‘The Fraud’ offers the most damning portrayal yet of the Starmer project.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-keir-sta...
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INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins.
Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia.
University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/uf6j50X9OAE
Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia.
University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/uf6j50X9OAE
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University
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October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins.
Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia.
University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/uf6j50X9OAE
Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia.
University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/uf6j50X9OAE
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Academic milestone day.....my first ever CFP, alongside the fantastic @ckweatherill.bsky.social We're putting together a panel looking at Gender and resistance in environmental politics for the @mybisa.bsky.social conference next June. Please share away and get in touch if it's of interest
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Academic milestone day.....my first ever CFP, alongside the fantastic @ckweatherill.bsky.social We're putting together a panel looking at Gender and resistance in environmental politics for the @mybisa.bsky.social conference next June. Please share away and get in touch if it's of interest
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Labour or Conservative, governments always find a way to demonise Palestine solidarity protests – this time Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's version of Suella Braverman's "hate marches" is "un-British" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mahmood: Pro-Palestinian protests 'un-British' after terror attack
The home secretary told BBC Breakfast she was disappointed pro-Palestinian protests went ahead.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Labour or Conservative, governments always find a way to demonise Palestine solidarity protests – this time Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's version of Suella Braverman's "hate marches" is "un-British" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Woot!
Best start to the week is sharing The Feminist Art of Walking is now an actual book, I have an actual box of them actually singing to me from the sofa. THANKS @plutopress.bsky.social and all walk with me.
Pre-orders www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Please RT x #psychogeography #WalkingArt
Best start to the week is sharing The Feminist Art of Walking is now an actual book, I have an actual box of them actually singing to me from the sofa. THANKS @plutopress.bsky.social and all walk with me.
Pre-orders www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Please RT x #psychogeography #WalkingArt
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Woot!
Best start to the week is sharing The Feminist Art of Walking is now an actual book, I have an actual box of them actually singing to me from the sofa. THANKS @plutopress.bsky.social and all walk with me.
Pre-orders www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Please RT x #psychogeography #WalkingArt
Best start to the week is sharing The Feminist Art of Walking is now an actual book, I have an actual box of them actually singing to me from the sofa. THANKS @plutopress.bsky.social and all walk with me.
Pre-orders www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Please RT x #psychogeography #WalkingArt
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Labour is platforming someone who called for deeper DWP cuts at its conference
An author of a report that called for an end to DWP ESA is to speak at a Labour conference event on 'restoring disabled people's trust' in the welfare system
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
An author of a report that called for an end to DWP ESA is to speak at a Labour conference event on 'restoring disabled people's trust' in the welfare system
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour is platforming someone who called for deeper DWP cuts at its conference
A Fabian author of a report that called for an end to DWP ESA is to speak at a Labour conference event on 'restoring trust' in welfare
www.thecanary.co
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Labour is platforming someone who called for deeper DWP cuts at its conference
An author of a report that called for an end to DWP ESA is to speak at a Labour conference event on 'restoring disabled people's trust' in the welfare system
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
An author of a report that called for an end to DWP ESA is to speak at a Labour conference event on 'restoring disabled people's trust' in the welfare system
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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"The Starmer leadership want Reform to do well. It's the strategy that you're going to alight upon if you are a centrist political formation with nothing positive to offer, because the only way you can get people to vote for you is to make it a kind of blackmail." - @leninology.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"The Starmer leadership want Reform to do well. It's the strategy that you're going to alight upon if you are a centrist political formation with nothing positive to offer, because the only way you can get people to vote for you is to make it a kind of blackmail." - @leninology.bsky.social
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Another excellent article by the very amazing @sophlively.bsky.social
centralbylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
centralbylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
To unite or divide: legacy of Britain’s flags exposed
Across Britain’s history and current political spectrum the Union Jack and St George’s flags represent a nation unwelcoming to refugees
centralbylines.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Another excellent article by the very amazing @sophlively.bsky.social
centralbylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
centralbylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
Kindest comments!
A brilliant little piece on flags, imperialism and borders from the fantastic @sophlively.bsky.social
On flags:
"Their banal yet pervasive presence acts as a symbolic reminder that we ‘belong’ to a nation" 🔥🔥🔥
centralbylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
On flags:
"Their banal yet pervasive presence acts as a symbolic reminder that we ‘belong’ to a nation" 🔥🔥🔥
centralbylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
To unite or divide: legacy of Britain’s flags exposed
Across Britain’s history and current political spectrum the Union Jack and St George’s flags represent a nation unwelcoming to refugees
centralbylines.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Kindest comments!
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Men born in the poorest areas of the country can expect to die 10.4 years sooner than those born in the richest areas. Can Labour fix it?
Darren McGarvey: 'A lot of my friends are dead – I'm the exception'
www.bigissue.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Men born in the poorest areas of the country can expect to die 10.4 years sooner than those born in the richest areas. Can Labour fix it?
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Using AI is bad scholarship; passing it off as your own work is academic misconduct.
We have just rejected an(other) article for the use of AI. The AI had hallucinated a publication apparently written by a certain J.E. Richardson, and another (by G. Mautner) apparently published in CDS 16(2). Funnily enough, I recognised both were fictional.
A reminder: AI generates slop.
A reminder: AI generates slop.
July 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Using AI is bad scholarship; passing it off as your own work is academic misconduct.
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"We were told that the police had been hassling the Palestine Bloc, with one caution for wearing a T-shirt that allegedly may have implied support for Palestine Action. I’ve never heard of the police trying to hassle marchers at the Gala before" freedomnews.org.uk/2025/07/13/d...
Applause and abuse at the Durham Miners' Gala - Freedom News
The event showed working class solidarity—but also the rising tensions in a Reform-supporting County ~ Tom Brown ~ It was an early start for Durham Miners’ Gala, these islands’ largest gathering of th...
freedomnews.org.uk
July 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"We were told that the police had been hassling the Palestine Bloc, with one caution for wearing a T-shirt that allegedly may have implied support for Palestine Action. I’ve never heard of the police trying to hassle marchers at the Gala before" freedomnews.org.uk/2025/07/13/d...
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If you support trans people but not Palestinians, you’ve misunderstood the fight. Queer & Palestinian liberation are both about tearing down the same colonial systems that criminalize existence, surveil bodies, and justify genocide of both in the name of order. These are not separate struggles.
July 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
If you support trans people but not Palestinians, you’ve misunderstood the fight. Queer & Palestinian liberation are both about tearing down the same colonial systems that criminalize existence, surveil bodies, and justify genocide of both in the name of order. These are not separate struggles.
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Mimi E Kim writes in our latest special issue on the embrace of policing as a guarantor of women's safety by feminist carceral activists in 1980s America, and how community-based, non-carceral approaches to gender-based violence offer an alternative buff.ly/M6VzkhL #CDJ
Abolition and the renewal of community: from carceral feminism to collective self-determination
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Mimi E Kim writes in our latest special issue on the embrace of policing as a guarantor of women's safety by feminist carceral activists in 1980s America, and how community-based, non-carceral approaches to gender-based violence offer an alternative buff.ly/M6VzkhL #CDJ
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Another great piece from the fantastic @sophlively.bsky.social Loving the link to Paul Willis' Learning to Labour, one of my favourite books! You can also catch her at a panel discussion on Thursday exploring these issues futher. Link is in the article. theconversation.com/class-and-ma...
Class and masculinity are connected – when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’
The process of deindustrialisation affects not just the type of work that was done, but how men in the region see themselves.
theconversation.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Another great piece from the fantastic @sophlively.bsky.social Loving the link to Paul Willis' Learning to Labour, one of my favourite books! You can also catch her at a panel discussion on Thursday exploring these issues futher. Link is in the article. theconversation.com/class-and-ma...
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“The real work lies in moving past old scripts and moral panics, and towards a more thoughtful, inclusive approach to gender justice.” @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
The discourse of masculinity as “in crisis” is deeply problematic.
lens.monash.edu/@steven-robe...
The discourse of masculinity as “in crisis” is deeply problematic.
lens.monash.edu/@steven-robe...
Recycled panic: The long history of worrying about boys and men
Across media and politics, claims of a “masculinity crisis” are rising. But is this new or just history repeating? A deeper look at boys, men, and cultural change.
lens.monash.edu
July 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
“The real work lies in moving past old scripts and moral panics, and towards a more thoughtful, inclusive approach to gender justice.” @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
The discourse of masculinity as “in crisis” is deeply problematic.
lens.monash.edu/@steven-robe...
The discourse of masculinity as “in crisis” is deeply problematic.
lens.monash.edu/@steven-robe...
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Have you read the latest #IdentitiesBlog?
'The proximity of the 'far' right' by @liamgillespie.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
'The proximity of the 'far' right' by @liamgillespie.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Have you read the latest #IdentitiesBlog?
'The proximity of the 'far' right' by @liamgillespie.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
'The proximity of the 'far' right' by @liamgillespie.bsky.social
Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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"They did not show up for any of the other outrages against women and girls ... the only kinds of riots that are ever treated with such solicitousness, such strenuous attempts to 'understand', such charitable interpretation — are race riots." @leninology.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/131211...
www.patreon.com/posts/131211...
June 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"They did not show up for any of the other outrages against women and girls ... the only kinds of riots that are ever treated with such solicitousness, such strenuous attempts to 'understand', such charitable interpretation — are race riots." @leninology.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/131211...
www.patreon.com/posts/131211...