Gurminder K Bhambra

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Professor of Historical Sociology

Author of Colonialism & Modern Social Theory, Connected Sociologies, and Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism & the Sociological Imagination.

#Sociology #IR #Politics #History

Websitehttps://gkbhambra.net/
Global Social Theoryhttps://globalsocialtheory.org/
Discover Societyhttps://discoversociety.org/
Connected Sociologies Curriculum Projecthttps://www.connectedsociologies.org/
Gurminder K BhambraJul 1
GRK 2571 - EmpiresJul 1

🌍🎓 Discover the complex narratives of colonial violence and the quest for postcolonial identity in West Africa! Join us on 🗓 8 July 2025 from 🕕 20:15 to 21:45 in 📍 HS 1228, KG I, for Dr. Kokou Azamede’s thought-provoking talk: “Koloniale Gewalt und postkoloniale Identität: Auf der Suche nach Selbstbestimmung in Westafrika.” Whether you’re attending in person or tuning in via Zoom, this is an opportunity to delve deep into history and its impact on identity.
đź”— Curious to learn more? Email anika.becher@act.uni-freiburg.de for the Zoom link and visit the event page: https://t1p.de/23qqm

#colonialism #postcolonial #westafrica #decolonial #globalstudies #empire #histodons #histodon #academicmastodon #empires @empires @unifreiburg @mehlera @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @histodon @dfg_public @politicalscience

Vortrag „Koloniale Gewalt und postkoloniale Identität: auf der Suche nach Selbstbestimmung in Westafrika“ — ACT - Africa Centre for Transregional Research

Gurminder K BhambraJun 26
Sternentau 🪷 🏳️‍⚧️ Jun 26

Ich bin Deutsche. Wir Deutsche lieben Raubkunst!

#Colonialism #CulturalAppropriation

Gurminder K BhambraApr 22
Show threadMartin RundkvistApr 22

#Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull. Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/22/oxford-academics-drank-from-cup-made-from-human-skull-until-2015-book-reveals

They should get some genealogical DNA done to learn more about the dead woman.

@byroncclark

#archaeology #colonialism #academia

Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals

Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan Hicks

The Guardian
Gurminder K BhambraApr 3

"So how do I respond to the idea that a place that has been to me and many hundreds of Chevening scholars from across the globe has been such a haven for free enquiry and open expression has been fined for a breach of free speech?"

https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/03/free-speech-and-the-university-of-sussex/

Free speech and the University of Sussex  - HEPI

There are times, as a scholar from another country, that events in your adopted home catch you off guard. The fears of those around you are so far removed from your own experience that you are baffled by them. Sometimes, this simply demands that you learn more about the society and culture around you or […]

HEPI
Gurminder K BhambraMar 5
Kit YatesMar 5

"Yesterday I wrote a piece for the Guardian about my decision to step down as an Associate Editor at the Royal Society’s journal Open Science. The response has been overwhelming."

My latest substack.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kityates/p/why-im-resigning-my-editorship-at?r=1cw8pl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Why I’m resigning my editorship at a Royal Society journal

It’s time to take a stand, small as it may be, and to distance myself from the Royal Society

Gurminder K BhambraFeb 11
Alfie KohnFeb 11
Rich entrepreneurs who "donate portions of their wealth to favored causes...bask in their status as society’s saviors. Meanwhile, the corporations they own extract wealth on a scale that dwarfs their largess. With one hand they generate supernormal profits by plundering society, and with the other they dole out a few crumbs": https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/opinion/philanthropy-charity-billionaires-math.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE4.aY_g.tCYZW0Y378wu&smid=url-share
Opinion | The Impossible Math of Philanthropy

There’s a reason so many seemingly well-funded causes fail to move the needle.

The New York Times
Gurminder K BhambraFeb 6
Ruth MottramFeb 6

It's hard to convey how barrier breaking (and not in a good way) this directive is. Weather and climate is one of the most functioning parts of the UN. We have always collaborated internationally, simply because weather does not respect national borders. Even during the Cold War the US and Russia shared weather observations and sat on joint committees.

To be told not to work with "foreign nationals" is almost to be told to "stop doing your job"

https://journa.host/@w7voa/113954372734484406

Steve Herman (@w7voa@journa.host)

Employees at NOAA, the US federal agency that monitors and models the oceans and atmosphere for the purpose of predicting changes in climate and weather, have received orders to temporarily cease communicating with foreign nationals. https://www.wired.com/story/noaa-employees-foreign-nationals/

Journa.host
Gurminder K BhambraFeb 5
Judith BeyerFeb 5
Marxist theorist Michael Burawoy has tragically died on Feb. 3. On his website at Uni Berkeley, this is the last publication of his, listed as forthcoming in Sociological Review: "Why and How Should Sociologists Speak Out on Palestine?" burawoy.berkeley.edu/Settler%20Co... #sociology

burawoy.berkeley.edu/Settler Coloni...
Gurminder K BhambraFeb 5
Dr Alexandrina VankeFeb 5

Very sad news about the death of Michael Burawoy. This’s a huge loss for the global sociological community. His contribution to sociology has been enormous. His Marxist ethnography of the working classes inspired and influenced my research on workers. https://www.socialsciencespace.com/2016/04/michael-burawoy-on-sociology-and-the-workplace/

#sociology #Burawoy #MichaelBurawoy #workingclass #ethnography

Michael Burawoy on Sociology and the Workplace - Social Science Space

Michael Burawoy is a practitioner of what we might call 'extreme ethnography.' In this Social Science Bites podcast, Burawoy tells interviewer Dave Edmonds about his various experiences on factory floors, and some of the specific lessons he learned and the broader points -- often unexpected -- that emerged from the synthesis of his experiences.

Social Science Space
Gurminder K BhambraFeb 5
Show threadAdam WulfFeb 5

@jadp @fulelo According to Wired, the reports of read-only access were not true, they have admin access:

"Despite reporting that suggests that Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force has access to these Treasury systems on a “read-only” level, sources say Elez, who has visited a Kansas City office housing BFS systems, has many administrator-level privileges."

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/

A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.

WIRED