Kirsten Lloyd 🇵🇸
@klloyd.bsky.social
Writer, curator, Senior Lecturer History of Art (The University of Edinburgh) and organiser with Living Rent (Leith Branch). Wants rent controls now. https://kirstenlloyd.co.uk/
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Join the Rally at Parliament on Wednesday, if you're in Edinburgh:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rally-to-s...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rally-to-s...
Rally to Save Jobs at UoE
UCU, with the Joint Unions, EUSA and the SSSN, will rally at Parliament as the big finish to our upcoming 3 days of strike action.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join the Rally at Parliament on Wednesday, if you're in Edinburgh:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rally-to-s...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rally-to-s...
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la commune is one of my favourite films ever & you can watch Universal Clock, a documentary about his methods with footage of la commune's making here www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS7v...
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
la commune is one of my favourite films ever & you can watch Universal Clock, a documentary about his methods with footage of la commune's making here www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS7v...
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
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This is awful. Solidarity with UK colleagues against this cruel and stupid gutting of university education and disciplinary knowledge
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is awful. Solidarity with UK colleagues against this cruel and stupid gutting of university education and disciplinary knowledge
My branch (LEITH!) of @living-rent.bsky.social absolutely killing it in their deputation at the last council meeting as part of our campaign against rogue landlords - see 3a and stay for the Q&A. 5 mins of your time to find some hope in dark times: edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/... ✊
City of Edinburgh Council - Thursday 30 October 2025, 10:00am - Start video at 0:10:26 - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts
City of Edinburgh Council - Thursday 30 October 2025, 10:00am - Start video at 0:10:26 - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts
edinburgh.public-i.tv
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
My branch (LEITH!) of @living-rent.bsky.social absolutely killing it in their deputation at the last council meeting as part of our campaign against rogue landlords - see 3a and stay for the Q&A. 5 mins of your time to find some hope in dark times: edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/... ✊
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Still some spaces left for this talk tomorrow.
Please share.
Please share.
Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive are hosting a talk by Ståle Holgerson on his new book, Against the Crisis
4 Nov 6:30-8pm Civic House free but ticketed
www.eventbrite.com/e/against-th...
“The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades”
--- Andreas Malm
4 Nov 6:30-8pm Civic House free but ticketed
www.eventbrite.com/e/against-th...
“The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades”
--- Andreas Malm
Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World -Ståle Holgerson
Join Ståle Holgerson to discuss his new book Against the Crisis, hosted by Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive
www.eventbrite.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Still some spaces left for this talk tomorrow.
Please share.
Please share.
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University of Edinburgh cutting its Institute for Academic Development which offers crucuial training and support for students, lecturers and researchers. I woked at the UNSW learning centre and know what a huge difference these services make. #AcademicSky
thetab.com/2025/10/31/e...
thetab.com/2025/10/31/e...
Excl: Edinburgh University begins compulsory layoffs with department set to be axed
Seven staff in the Instute for Academic Development are set to lose their jobs when the department closes
thetab.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
University of Edinburgh cutting its Institute for Academic Development which offers crucuial training and support for students, lecturers and researchers. I woked at the UNSW learning centre and know what a huge difference these services make. #AcademicSky
thetab.com/2025/10/31/e...
thetab.com/2025/10/31/e...
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
This book is brilliant and Ståle is a great speaker - join us for the launch in Glasgow on Tuesday the 4th!
Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive are hosting a talk by Ståle Holgerson on his new book, Against the Crisis
4 Nov 6:30-8pm Civic House free but ticketed
www.eventbrite.com/e/against-th...
“The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades”
--- Andreas Malm
4 Nov 6:30-8pm Civic House free but ticketed
www.eventbrite.com/e/against-th...
“The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades”
--- Andreas Malm
Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World -Ståle Holgerson
Join Ståle Holgerson to discuss his new book Against the Crisis, hosted by Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive
www.eventbrite.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This book is brilliant and Ståle is a great speaker - join us for the launch in Glasgow on Tuesday the 4th!
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most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
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To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!
Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize
Explore the article collection: Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize. Published in Visual Culture in Britain.
www.tandfonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!
Super delighted to be included in this book - my chapter focuses on the histories of Take Root, an incredible self-build housing collective established in 1993 in Glasgow. 'Taking Root and Raising Roofs: Reimagining the Housing Question'....
A new Framer Framed publication: 'Slamming Doors. On Falling Out and Fighting Back in a Housing Crisis' brings together writers, academics and community organisers against the backdrop of an ongoing housing crisis.
bit.ly/slamming-door
bit.ly/slamming-door
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Super delighted to be included in this book - my chapter focuses on the histories of Take Root, an incredible self-build housing collective established in 1993 in Glasgow. 'Taking Root and Raising Roofs: Reimagining the Housing Question'....
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Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died.
RIP to an all-time great of UK dance music 🖤
RIP to an all-time great of UK dance music 🖤
Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died
The DJ, producer, promoter and label head was a celebrated icon of UK dance music
mixmag.net
September 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died.
RIP to an all-time great of UK dance music 🖤
RIP to an all-time great of UK dance music 🖤
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Edinburgh University staff set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Edinburgh University lecturers set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute
Picket lines are expected around the University of Edinburgh every day until Friday September 12.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Edinburgh University staff set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
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Comrades, registration for the twenty-second annual Historical Materialism Conference in London is now open. The plenaries and programme will be released soon.
Join us this year (and every year) in November!
Join us this year (and every year) in November!
Twenty-Second Annual Conference Registration - Historical Materialism
Online registration is now open. Please register and pay the correct conference fee as soon as possible, as it helps us to plan ahead and ensure the smooth running of the conference. You can select ...
www.historicalmaterialism.org
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Comrades, registration for the twenty-second annual Historical Materialism Conference in London is now open. The plenaries and programme will be released soon.
Join us this year (and every year) in November!
Join us this year (and every year) in November!
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Interesting reflection on the removal of the Kirkgate benches by Connor Robertson. What did it signify and why does it matter? "The benches are back, but the battle for the right to the city continues."
Holding the Line: Gentrification and the Dispossession of the Kirkgate Benches
EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
www.discontent.wtf
September 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Interesting reflection on the removal of the Kirkgate benches by Connor Robertson. What did it signify and why does it matter? "The benches are back, but the battle for the right to the city continues."
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"And what is happening may yet come to define its darkest eras, one that casts a stain on humanity which will endure for generations"
Truly chilling two minutes here.
Truly chilling two minutes here.
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
August 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"And what is happening may yet come to define its darkest eras, one that casts a stain on humanity which will endure for generations"
Truly chilling two minutes here.
Truly chilling two minutes here.
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“Palestine: A Sociological Issue is a way to reflect on the role of sociology in times of genocidal violence & settler colonialism" @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
All the articles in the special section are free to access here
journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOR/73/2/
All the articles in the special section are free to access here
journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOR/73/2/
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May 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Palestine: A Sociological Issue is a way to reflect on the role of sociology in times of genocidal violence & settler colonialism" @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
All the articles in the special section are free to access here
journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOR/73/2/
All the articles in the special section are free to access here
journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOR/73/2/
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This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
May 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
Delighted about this. 🇵🇸
NEW: Stella Maris, the St Andrews Uni rector who won an appeal against a decision to remove her from the governing body over her views on Palestine, has spoken out on her experience.
Maris is accusing the institution of an "attack on freedom of speech".
Maris is accusing the institution of an "attack on freedom of speech".
May 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Delighted about this. 🇵🇸
Join us on Tuesday in Edinburgh for the relaunch of 'Culture is Bad for You'....
Just a reminder that if you are in Edinburgh you can hear me, @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, antonio cuyler, Beata Kowalczyk and Ines Ruiz Alvarado chaired by @klloyd.bsky.social talking about all things inequality in creative work on Tuesday evening at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Culture is Bad for You - Edinburgh Futures Institute
A panel event on the mechanisms of exclusion in cultural work and how they are mirrored in other national and policy contexts
efi.ed.ac.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join us on Tuesday in Edinburgh for the relaunch of 'Culture is Bad for You'....
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Funded PhD Scholarship opportunity! Come work with me and Claire Haggett in partnership with @living-rent.bsky.social on a project looking at retrofitting, housing, and tenure in Edinburgh. Please share with anyone you think might be interested, and get in touch with us if you have any questions.
March 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Funded PhD Scholarship opportunity! Come work with me and Claire Haggett in partnership with @living-rent.bsky.social on a project looking at retrofitting, housing, and tenure in Edinburgh. Please share with anyone you think might be interested, and get in touch with us if you have any questions.
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632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee.
Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee.
Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632
youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI
Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee.
Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632
youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI
We Are The 632: University of Dundee staff speak out
YouTube video by Dundee UCU
youtu.be
March 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee.
Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee.
Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632
youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI
Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee.
Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632
youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI
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I’m giving up for Lent
March 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I’m giving up for Lent
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Culture is bad for you is doing a book tour! @orianbrook.bsky.social @markrt.bsky.social or me in Bristol 24th March (in person), Manchester 27th March (in person), Edinburgh 1st April (online & in person) & Sheffield 9th April (in person). Details/tickets manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Culture is bad for you is doing a book tour! @orianbrook.bsky.social @markrt.bsky.social or me in Bristol 24th March (in person), Manchester 27th March (in person), Edinburgh 1st April (online & in person) & Sheffield 9th April (in person). Details/tickets manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/