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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 8h

The overuse of em dashes give it away. Otherwise, it's perfect!

New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: Riyadh’s comedy festival and video game investments are aimed at Saudis first — the “whitewashing” frame and Western outrage say more about us than them, writes @kshaheen.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Saudi Arabia and the Tired 'Whitewashing' Trope

Riyadh’s comedy festival and the Electronic Arts megadeal aren’t image laundry so much as a domestic culture pivot, and our scolding says more about us than about the kingdom

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 5d

We’ll be out in Barcelona, too, please add to your map! And Madrid also has a protest planned @demsabroad.bsky.social - if you’re in Barcelona, please join us to protest tyranny next Saturday. Noon, Plaça Sant Jaume. People of all nationalities & speaking any language welcome, bienvenido, Benvingut!

No Tyrants. Barcelona, please join us to protest tyranny next Saturday. Noon, Plaça Sant Jaume.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 6d

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is divided between its realists like, Mamdani and AOC, and fundamentalists who disagree over whether or not the DSA should continue to run and win with the Democratic Party. From Harold Meyerson:

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The Rift in American Socialism

Today on TAP: Realists (Mamdani, AOC) seek immersion in mass politics; fundamentalists oppose it.

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Lori Allen @loriall.bsky.social · 7d

jacobin.com/2025/10/pale... So much wisdom in this conversation: "without focusing on that broader working-class agenda & without focusing on winning over people who don’t already agree with you ... how [will you] build enough power to... change US policy toward Israel and the Middle East”

Ultraleftism Can’t Free Palestine

Two years into Israel’s genocide, the US movement in solidarity with Palestinians is far weaker than it should be. To cut off American arms to Israel, we need to build a powerful movement oriented to ...

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Nations and Nationalism @nationsnationalism.bsky.social · 27d

ICYMI: @umutozkirimli.bsky.social is working on a fourth edition of his seminal Theories of Nationalism and is crowdsourcing publications that should be covered in it. Do you know of any? Head to asen.ac.uk/theorieso... to submit them!

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 28d

That’s why, together with ASEN - The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism @asenevents.bsky.social, I’m crowdsourcing recommendations. If you know of recent or forthcoming publications that should be included, please share them with me via asen.ac.uk/theoriesofna....

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Theories of Nationalism | ASEN

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 28d

This fully revised and expanded edition will be reimagined as a fully-fledged textbook, complete with Key Concepts and Case Study features. Although the core research is done, I want this edition to reflect the most comprehensive, global, and up-to-date scholarship available.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 28d

Some unexpected but exciting news: after eight years away from the field, I am returning to nationalism studies. The first stop in what will be a three-book marathon is the fourth edition of Theories of Nationalism, forthcoming with
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Nations and Nationalism @nationsnationalism.bsky.social · 29d

Do you know of any publications, including forthcoming publications, that would be relevant to an updated Theories of Nationalism? If you have any you would like to share, head on over to asen.ac.uk/theorieso...!
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Nations and Nationalism @nationsnationalism.bsky.social · 29d

This is where you come in. While Umut’s core research is largely complete, he wants to ensure this edition is as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible. ASEN is helping crowdsource as wide a base as possible of research, case studies, and perspectives from around the world.
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Nations and Nationalism @nationsnationalism.bsky.social · 29d

Twenty-five years on, Umut is working on a revised and expanded fourth edition. The new edition will be a fully-fledged textbook with new features such as Key Concepts and Case Study boxes.
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Nations and Nationalism @nationsnationalism.bsky.social · 29d

@umutozkirimli.bsky.social’s seminal work, Theories of Nationalism, has been a standard text for students of nationalism at all levels since its first edition in 2000.
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Nations and Nationalism @nationsnationalism.bsky.social · 29d

A fourth edition of Theories of Nationalism?
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