Davina Cooper
@davinacooper.bsky.social
Research prof in law & political theory, KCL; interdisciplinary scholar currently working on gender politics, utopianism, speculative law, and conceptual activism; books include: Feeling like a State, and Everyday Utopias
so pleased to see these articles by Dan Swain, Flora Renz, Kimberly Hutchings, Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle, and Maša Mrovlje... with more to follow
Articles for the Special Issue on Utopia and Failure are now available on FirstView in the European Journal of Social Theory
See Irretrievable failure: Life in the ruins of utopian dreaming by
Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle
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See Irretrievable failure: Life in the ruins of utopian dreaming by
Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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October 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
so pleased to see these articles by Dan Swain, Flora Renz, Kimberly Hutchings, Martin Coward and Debbie Lisle, and Maša Mrovlje... with more to follow
Are there good reasons to hold onto legal sex status, and what is happening with feminist politics in Britain, discussing this on Australia’s The philosopher’s zone, ABC, with David Rutledge, www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Is it time to get rid of legal gender status? - ABC listen
Most of us have Male or Female registered on our birth certificates - but what does this certification mean, in terms of its effect on our lives? There are many other things about us that have at leas...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Are there good reasons to hold onto legal sex status, and what is happening with feminist politics in Britain, discussing this on Australia’s The philosopher’s zone, ABC, with David Rutledge, www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
In these grim times, can utopianism benefit from failure? - interesting blog posts from the AHRC utopia and failure network, failingbetter.sps.ed.ac.uk
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September 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In these grim times, can utopianism benefit from failure? - interesting blog posts from the AHRC utopia and failure network, failingbetter.sps.ed.ac.uk
Ben Anderson will be giving a lecture at KCL (London) on 30th June at 6pm, I'm very pleased to say. It's on "the politics of feeling in crisis times". Do register if you're interested in attending and please reshare.
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The Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times
Join for the Public Lecture on the Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
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May 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ben Anderson will be giving a lecture at KCL (London) on 30th June at 6pm, I'm very pleased to say. It's on "the politics of feeling in crisis times". Do register if you're interested in attending and please reshare.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
I am delighted Sylvia Walby will be giving a public lecture on the concept of society on 24th June at 5pm (at KCL), part of King's international interdisciplinary summer residence. If you'd like to come, please register on eventbrite:
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Thinking about the concept of society
Public lecture with Prof Sylvia Walby
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May 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I am delighted Sylvia Walby will be giving a public lecture on the concept of society on 24th June at 5pm (at KCL), part of King's international interdisciplinary summer residence. If you'd like to come, please register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thinking-a...
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An interesting and important piece of research open.substack.com/pub/worldwit...
Imperfect Utopias: What might the future be if we have to share it with ‘them’?
By Andrew McCartan and Kath Browne
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April 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
An interesting and important piece of research open.substack.com/pub/worldwit...