Matthew Waites (he or they)
@matthewwaites.bsky.social
Reader & Sociology Subject Co-Lead, @UofGSociology.bsky.social University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, sexualities & genders, human rights, decolonizing, genocide. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/
Thrilling book launch yesterday for Onlife Criminology by Janos Szakolczai @UofGSociology.bsky.social illustrating creative blending here of media and digital research with criminology, sociology and critical theory, glowing comments from the panel bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/onlife-crimi...
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thrilling book launch yesterday for Onlife Criminology by Janos Szakolczai @UofGSociology.bsky.social illustrating creative blending here of media and digital research with criminology, sociology and critical theory, glowing comments from the panel bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/onlife-crimi...
It was a delight to welcome @dramylind.bsky.social and @sriprateekraj.bsky.social to give talks on Queer and Trans Worldmaking in Ecuador and Sri Lanka in our seminar series @uofgsociology.bsky.social Thanks for the great turnout with a full room, lots of new student attendees, very welcome.
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It was a delight to welcome @dramylind.bsky.social and @sriprateekraj.bsky.social to give talks on Queer and Trans Worldmaking in Ecuador and Sri Lanka in our seminar series @uofgsociology.bsky.social Thanks for the great turnout with a full room, lots of new student attendees, very welcome.
Lovely workshop on Queering/Querying International Political Economy organised by @dramylind.bsky.social & @sriprateekraj.bsky.social in first ISA-BISA Workshops in Newcastle. Inc. paper by Tanvir Alim my PhD student on resourcing in Bangladesh & West Bengal @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Lovely workshop on Queering/Querying International Political Economy organised by @dramylind.bsky.social & @sriprateekraj.bsky.social in first ISA-BISA Workshops in Newcastle. Inc. paper by Tanvir Alim my PhD student on resourcing in Bangladesh & West Bengal @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
Attending inaugural BISA-ISA Joint Workshops in Newcastle, UK - welcome session with useful exchanges on topics including responses to authoritarian populism, AI & need for more accessible conferencing, inc. virtual conferencing. @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Attending inaugural BISA-ISA Joint Workshops in Newcastle, UK - welcome session with useful exchanges on topics including responses to authoritarian populism, AI & need for more accessible conferencing, inc. virtual conferencing. @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Join me with Amy Lind and Prateek Srivastava for this queer feminist double bill in the Sociological and Cultural Studies Seminar Series, 15 October, 3.30pm, room 432 St Andrews Bldg, all welcome! @uofgsociology.bsky.social @dramylind.bsky.social @sriprateekraj.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Join me with Amy Lind and Prateek Srivastava for this queer feminist double bill in the Sociological and Cultural Studies Seminar Series, 15 October, 3.30pm, room 432 St Andrews Bldg, all welcome! @uofgsociology.bsky.social @dramylind.bsky.social @sriprateekraj.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
At Transgender People in Politics in the Global South conference, organized by Dr Adnan Hossain, at University of Glasgow. Opening panel on Brazil with elected trans political representatives from Brazil, showing what could be possible in other countries.
June 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
At Transgender People in Politics in the Global South conference, organized by Dr Adnan Hossain, at University of Glasgow. Opening panel on Brazil with elected trans political representatives from Brazil, showing what could be possible in other countries.
Check out the International Studies Association Virtual Conference 2025 Program that Catia Confortini and I constructed as Co-Chairs, almost 300 papers into 60+ panels with some creative titles! @isanet.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
May 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Check out the International Studies Association Virtual Conference 2025 Program that Catia Confortini and I constructed as Co-Chairs, almost 300 papers into 60+ panels with some creative titles! @isanet.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
Speakers at our seminar Queer Muslims, Gender and Sexuality: Bangladesh in International Contexts, on 1 May at University of Glasgow. Left to right Tanvir Alim, Matthew Waites, Mitaja Chakraborty, Delwar Hussain and Momin Rahman.
May 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Speakers at our seminar Queer Muslims, Gender and Sexuality: Bangladesh in International Contexts, on 1 May at University of Glasgow. Left to right Tanvir Alim, Matthew Waites, Mitaja Chakraborty, Delwar Hussain and Momin Rahman.
@mybisa.bsky.social an invitation to this event at University of Glasgow. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...
April 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@mybisa.bsky.social an invitation to this event at University of Glasgow. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...
Check out this seminar on Queer Muslims and Bangladesh on 1 May #Britsoc25
April 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Check out this seminar on Queer Muslims and Bangladesh on 1 May #Britsoc25