Matt V

PhD researcher @GeographyUOM. Looking at german nationalism, völkisch movements, far-right ecologies New article Volk Utopia available here 👇

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Glad and relieved that my first article Volk Utopia is now out, which looks at how the link between ecology and the German right is being reconfigured in the 2020s. I’m trying to do a number of things: (1/13)

https://t.co/vVWYJrLiwJ

[Matt V @mattvarco]

@rosiehampton_ LETS GO DR ROSIE congratulations u so deserve it! 🥳

[Matt V @mattvarco]

@George_Iorda @ERC_Research George what a project, huge congrats!!!! You so deserve it. Following this from now on like 🤓🤓

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Solid results with intelligent left strategy and absolutely no concerning precedents

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Huge thanks to our wonderful presenters and audience at #rgsibg2024 Geography and Contingency, kindly sponsored by @HPGRG_RGS Such a cool array of geographical theory and empirics. See u next time! @joeblakey @RuthMachen @LaurenARickards @mattyrichy @ihnji

[Joe Blakey @joeblakey]

Our #RGSIBG2024 session, 'Geography and Contingency' (w/@RuthMachen and @mattvarco), will take place tomorrow morning at 11:10am in the Council Room and online. Sponsored by @HPGRG_RGS. Looking forwards to hearing from @LaurenARickards and colleagues, @mattyrichy, and @ihnji.

[Manchester Stand Up To Racism @Manchester_SUTR]

Applause from 500 in #Cheadle for refugee now a British citizen @Rapar @AntiRacismDay @uaf ‘with all this support I feel like I am at home now’ #StandUpToRacism ‘We have to stay united if we are to change the system’

[Hannah Al-Othman @HannahAlOthman]

Just wanted to share quickly how lovely yesterday felt in Southport; a total contrast to the night before. 🧵

The mosque and people’s garden walls were rebuilt by builders and bricklayers volunteering their time and labour:

[Chris Perkins @ChrisRPerkins1]

https://t.co/6kEdwlEsVy

[Heather Miles @HeatherJMiles]

Pleased to have this just published! https://t.co/sdIOSOht6h @envplanf

Explores research framing, axiology & “mapping space”*

Thanks to @ChrisRPerkins1 @mattvarco @JackCoffin, 2 writing retreats @Ctemenos @budworthpoppy, & a reading group @jessy_ewilliams @AndyHarrod79

[ellis @homocarto]

Here's me tweeting about experiencing the same issues exactly one year ago. @OfficialUoM we need reassurance that this is going to finally be fixed asap, otherwise we will continue to share our mistreatment
https://t.co/VuiFwGYmNM

[Matt V @mattvarco]

This is extremely demoralising and stressful, and more, completely preventable if recurring feedback about our broken Registration system was actually listened to. Multiple @GeographyUOM PGRs working this week without payments. This has got to change!!!!

[ellis @homocarto]

Once again, a significant number of returning PGRs have been left without their stipends @OfficialUoM. This is caused by registration issues which happen every. single. year. It is atrocious that so many students are left without a way to pay their rent and bills.

[Matt V @mattvarco]

@willr_haynes Congrats will!!🥳

[Matt V @mattvarco]

@billyhs_ Iconic! and now immortalised within our collective cultural consciousness 😌

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Bumping into that cultural observations guy from tiktok outside UoM geography building and talking about how mark fisher and baudrillard inform his video style was definitely the unexpected highlight of my week

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Scary, and reveals a lot about the most radical elements of the German f-r: it’s transnational, (largely) offline, has a spatial strategy that annexes ‘apolitical’ areas which seem so banal that they couldn’t possibly be involved in anything ‘extreme’
https://t.co/8sxfvhGDqB

[Matt V @mattvarco]

which is why you should get the train anyway bc Berlin Hbf slaps - functionally and aesthetically

[Matt V @mattvarco]

the nice looking panels and walls at BER always trick me into thinking it is a good airport, but then after spending any period of time there I am quickly reminded that it is in fact, not a good airport

[Adam Tooze @adam_tooze]

Berlin airport does work after a fashion, but it is an airport designed by people who apparently dont actually have to use, live in or work in airports. Unreal!

[Matt V @mattvarco]

@homocarto it would be both rude and offensive not to

[Matt V @mattvarco]

@harrietbulkeley @RGS_IBG And for friends who couldn't be there, we were thinking of you and will see you soon. ❤️

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Out of office: i will be floating in a sensory deprivation tank for the next 28 days. If you need to reach me, please reconsider whether you really need to. Kind regards
#RGSIBG23

[Matt V @mattvarco]

Thank you so much to everyone who made this event possible - @harrietbulkeley as brilliant chair, Catherine Souch, keynotes speakers, and all staff + volunteers at the @RGS_IBG . What an impossibly complicated thing to pull off - we appreciate you!