I wrote about how for decades, we've been conflating civil society support with achieving foreign policy ("geopolitical") goals, and how this has not made geopolitics better and has left civil society much worse off. Time for an audit.
https://t.co/NI1Vyrmt0B
Whereas Putin insists that "no Ukraine ever existed in the history of humankind," this was a postcard a Ukrainian living in places like St. Petersburg or Vladivostok could receive in the early 20th century. Its message serves as a reminder: "Don't forget your native Ukraine." 🧵
people asked me for the dystopic letter i read yesterday at #ASEEES23 Presidential Plenary: Decolonizing in Practice, so sharing it here:
"DO NOT DESPAIR: a letter to a scholar whose homeland will be attacked by Russia next"
https://t.co/MdyIrw5NlJ
On June 9, 2014, representatives of the Russia in the Donets'k occupation administration seized the territory of the #IZOLYATSIA Foundation in Donets'k and turned it into an illegal prison. For 9 years now, cultural infrastructure places used to enact crimes against humanity.
As part of a special issue on implications for Russian Studies of war edited by @TomilaLankina, Post-Soviet Affairs published my short piece on political ethnography. https://t.co/rq8QZRFteR
Nino Haratischvili at #Bozar in #Brussels: “Georgian society survived the 1990s only thanks to the improvisation and creativity of women.” I dare suggest all of the former soviet states’ societies survived thanks to women…
@SandraNoDuerme With due respect, DEI and top journals are an oxymoron. These journals reinforce exclusion and inequality in academia. I do understand the importance of these publications but still... (anyways, thank you for your inspiring tweets🌻)
@GuzelYusupova7 just to clarify, I know that the support provided is not enough and I am not comparing my situation to others' situation. And I know the sitaution is a way more complex than a tweet
@GuzelYusupova7 an answer to your tweets in general: also difficult for foreigners who used to work for RU universities and now are jobless and cannot even count on the support offered to RU scholars as they are not (no judgement/no criticism here, just a big WTF and a lot of understanding)
So it begins.
We have launched a new bilingual left-wing, anti-war platform. It's called Posle (After).
A short 🧵 on the first few texts that we have published.
https://t.co/owEPKsvzCy
Delighted to announce our new article (open access) with @alina_jasina
Relational Area Studies: Russia and Geographies of Knowledge.
Below are some of the main points so you don't even have to read it🤪(long 🧵warning)
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https://t.co/K6ocMZjfWo
*Job Alert*
Come work with me on my project on “Decolonising Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Higher Education: Innovations in Theory, Policy and Practice".
This post is full time, 35 hours per week and is fixed term for 2 years.
https://t.co/sd0doAuwie
Difficult conversations about gendered and racial dimensions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine should start now. In this @LSE_WPS post, @JulianaRSanin and I argue for reimagining the aftermath of war. | LSE Women, Peace and Security blog https://t.co/DAf1oPoy3V