Luuc Brans
@luuc.bsky.social
🎓👨💻FWO Postdoc sociology KU Leuven
👕🌿🪧researching politics of sustainability in culture, esp in fashion
🚄🐶 rail aficionado & aspiring dog owner
🏡 🇪🇺Bruxelles - Amsterdam
🔗www.luucbrans.eu
👕🌿🪧researching politics of sustainability in culture, esp in fashion
🚄🐶 rail aficionado & aspiring dog owner
🏡 🇪🇺Bruxelles - Amsterdam
🔗www.luucbrans.eu
🎧🌿 Our latest episode of the Culture and Inequality Podcast on the Cultural Politics of the Climate Crisis just dropped!
🥩 🐄 I talk with the great Josée Johnston, Emily Huddart, and Shyon Baumann about their and @merinoleschuk.bsky.social just-published book Happy Meat and Emily’s book Eco-Types!
🥩 🐄 I talk with the great Josée Johnston, Emily Huddart, and Shyon Baumann about their and @merinoleschuk.bsky.social just-published book Happy Meat and Emily’s book Eco-Types!
From Happy Meat to Eco-Types: The Cultural Politics of the Climate Crisis
Culture & Inequality Podcast · Episode
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July 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🎧🌿 Our latest episode of the Culture and Inequality Podcast on the Cultural Politics of the Climate Crisis just dropped!
🥩 🐄 I talk with the great Josée Johnston, Emily Huddart, and Shyon Baumann about their and @merinoleschuk.bsky.social just-published book Happy Meat and Emily’s book Eco-Types!
🥩 🐄 I talk with the great Josée Johnston, Emily Huddart, and Shyon Baumann about their and @merinoleschuk.bsky.social just-published book Happy Meat and Emily’s book Eco-Types!
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Open vacancy for a Professorship in British Cultural Studies at TU Dortmund👀
tudberufung.hr4you.org/job/view/707...
tudberufung.hr4you.org/job/view/707...
Professorship (W3) British Cultural Studies in a Global Context
tudberufung.hr4you.org
June 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Open vacancy for a Professorship in British Cultural Studies at TU Dortmund👀
tudberufung.hr4you.org/job/view/707...
tudberufung.hr4you.org/job/view/707...
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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How do elites navigate a world with meritocratic expectations and calls for diversity? I had the absolute privilege to talk to both Kristina Kolbe and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new books that address these very questions! Listen to the podcast here:
open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...
open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...
The Sound of Elites: How Elites Navigate a Meritocratic and Anti-Elite World
Culture & Inequality Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
How do elites navigate a world with meritocratic expectations and calls for diversity? I had the absolute privilege to talk to both Kristina Kolbe and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new books that address these very questions! Listen to the podcast here:
open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...
open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...
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So: environmentalism isn’t just an expression of privilege. It’s also a way of opposing a different kind of privilege.
Read more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌱📊
Read more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌱📊
Green Against Greed: Negating Economic Capital Through Ecological Distinction
Pro-environmental attitudes are more prevalent among the affluent and educated, both across and within societies. However, the underpinnings of this pattern remain debated. Some scholars view environ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
So: environmentalism isn’t just an expression of privilege. It’s also a way of opposing a different kind of privilege.
Read more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌱📊
Read more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌱📊
🎉Very happy I'm awarded a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social. My project uncovers the cultural roots of climate polarization by studying how an 'oatmilk elite' of well-meaning climate advocates in 🇧🇪🇮🇹🇸🇪 fashion like eco-influencers may exclude & moralise people unlike them...🌿
👏 🎉Congratulations to all awardees and canditates for making this year's selection an affirmation that Flanders's research culture is from the highest quality.
Good luck!
Results FWO postdoc positions, SBO projects and ERC runner-up projects: www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
Good luck!
Results FWO postdoc positions, SBO projects and ERC runner-up projects: www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🎉Very happy I'm awarded a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social. My project uncovers the cultural roots of climate polarization by studying how an 'oatmilk elite' of well-meaning climate advocates in 🇧🇪🇮🇹🇸🇪 fashion like eco-influencers may exclude & moralise people unlike them...🌿
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De Duitse socioloog Werner Sombart noemde mode al in 1902 ‘het lievelingskind van het kapitalisme’. Dat staat op gespannen voet met de klimaatcrisis. We spraken met socioloog @luuc.bsky.social over zijn proefschrift naar mode en ideologie ondermediadoctoren.nl/afl-201-mode...
Afl 201: Mode & de klimaatcrisis | Onder Mediadoctoren
ondermediadoctoren.nl
March 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
De Duitse socioloog Werner Sombart noemde mode al in 1902 ‘het lievelingskind van het kapitalisme’. Dat staat op gespannen voet met de klimaatcrisis. We spraken met socioloog @luuc.bsky.social over zijn proefschrift naar mode en ideologie ondermediadoctoren.nl/afl-201-mode...
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I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different.
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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Chaos and confusion. Somebody read @naomiaklein.bsky.social The Shock Doctrine as a manual, it seems. Time for people to read it again for countermeasures also.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different.
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
a 🧵
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
a 🧵
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
January 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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I spoke to @theguardian.com for their podcast today about the enduring propulsive power of Britain’s private schools, and the impact it has on the politics we get 🎧
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Will Labour take on the power of private schools in the UK? – podcast
Professor of sociology Sam Friedman charts the enduring influence of private schools in the making of the British elite and asks whether the Labour government is looking finally to curtail it
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I spoke to @theguardian.com for their podcast today about the enduring propulsive power of Britain’s private schools, and the impact it has on the politics we get 🎧
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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New article in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly and I’m quite proud of this one!
What Shapes Feminist Journalism? Comparing Dutch and French Reporting on Street Harassment
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What Shapes Feminist Journalism? Comparing Dutch and French Reporting on Street Harassment
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What Shapes Feminist Journalism? Comparing Dutch and French Reporting on Street Harassment - Mischa J. T. Dekker, 2024
What leads journalists to adopt feminist framings by linking news topics to gender-based inequalities? While scholarship often mobilizes individualized explanat...
journals.sagepub.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:17 AM
New article in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly and I’m quite proud of this one!
What Shapes Feminist Journalism? Comparing Dutch and French Reporting on Street Harassment
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What Shapes Feminist Journalism? Comparing Dutch and French Reporting on Street Harassment
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New paper: Do social media algorithms shape affective polarization?
We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️
We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️
November 25, 2024 at 8:32 PM
New paper: Do social media algorithms shape affective polarization?
We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️
We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️
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💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
Most people are willing to infer ideological/partisan preferences based on #food consumption choices in #Italy 🥕🥦🥩🍤
Read the article by G. Scaduto & F. Negri
⌛ HURRY UP! #FreeAccess here until 30th November 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Most people are willing to infer ideological/partisan preferences based on #food consumption choices in #Italy 🥕🥦🥩🍤
Read the article by G. Scaduto & F. Negri
⌛ HURRY UP! #FreeAccess here until 30th November 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
Most people are willing to infer ideological/partisan preferences based on #food consumption choices in #Italy 🥕🥦🥩🍤
Read the article by G. Scaduto & F. Negri
⌛ HURRY UP! #FreeAccess here until 30th November 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Most people are willing to infer ideological/partisan preferences based on #food consumption choices in #Italy 🥕🥦🥩🍤
Read the article by G. Scaduto & F. Negri
⌛ HURRY UP! #FreeAccess here until 30th November 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
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This is a dawn on Mars captured by Opportunity rover.
November 20, 2024 at 6:34 PM
This is a dawn on Mars captured by Opportunity rover.
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To all the researchers here on @bsky.app for whom the topic data access from online platforms is relevant, please consider writing a short feedback on the draft of the delegated acts for the DSA:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
November 20, 2024 at 10:29 AM
To all the researchers here on @bsky.app for whom the topic data access from online platforms is relevant, please consider writing a short feedback on the draft of the delegated acts for the DSA:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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Just to make sure that our new generation of researchers does not get less attention than more senior scholars, I have made a starter pack with PhD researchers in Political Science go.bsky.app/MYHYycU
November 15, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Just to make sure that our new generation of researchers does not get less attention than more senior scholars, I have made a starter pack with PhD researchers in Political Science go.bsky.app/MYHYycU
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I won't lie if I say that some of the posters from the exhibition "The art of integration: 40 posters promoting #Europe" at the EU #archives in Florence made me a little bit sentimental, even sad, given where things are now.
Some posters are also really beautiful and interesting to look at.
Some posters are also really beautiful and interesting to look at.
November 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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🚨 Those from upper-middle-class backgrounds, and the privately-educated, are significantly overrepresented in the creative professions in the UK.
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
November 13, 2024 at 7:40 AM
🚨 Those from upper-middle-class backgrounds, and the privately-educated, are significantly overrepresented in the creative professions in the UK.
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
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6. Hyland et al.: Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition
The farmers' protests sweeping across Europe during the early month of 2024 have highlighted the discontent felt by many residing in rural areas. Protests have been motivated by increasing input cost....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 10, 2024 at 3:19 PM
6. Hyland et al.: Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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🚨💰New paper with @marentoft.bsky.social and #MikeSavage in #Sociology: In this theoretical intervention, we show how different approaches to class analysis can be easily mobilized to study contemporary wealth and asset inequality dynamics! 💰🚨
doi.org/10.1177/0038...
#SociologyJournal #Wealth #Class
doi.org/10.1177/0038...
#SociologyJournal #Wealth #Class
Wealth and Class Analysis: Exploitation, Closure and Exclusion - Nora Waitkus, Mike Savage, Maren Toft, 2024
Wealth inequalities are increasingly prominent in contemporary societies but they have not been systematically addressed by sociological class analysis. However...
doi.org
September 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
🚨💰New paper with @marentoft.bsky.social and #MikeSavage in #Sociology: In this theoretical intervention, we show how different approaches to class analysis can be easily mobilized to study contemporary wealth and asset inequality dynamics! 💰🚨
doi.org/10.1177/0038...
#SociologyJournal #Wealth #Class
doi.org/10.1177/0038...
#SociologyJournal #Wealth #Class
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In "Poor Things," @lendavis.bsky.social writes about “poornography”: distorted narratives of poverty written by and for the middle and upper classes. Read the introduction for free now: assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
September 11, 2024 at 2:20 PM
In "Poor Things," @lendavis.bsky.social writes about “poornography”: distorted narratives of poverty written by and for the middle and upper classes. Read the introduction for free now: assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
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Crises responses are created in reference to the meanings of other crises. How can we study such processes? And how do they work out for the cases of climate change and Covid? We answer these questions in our new International Sociology article!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
August 26, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Crises responses are created in reference to the meanings of other crises. How can we study such processes? And how do they work out for the cases of climate change and Covid? We answer these questions in our new International Sociology article!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....