In our latest issue, Sara Tafakori uses Lauren Berlant’s concept of the intimate public to discuss the intimate politics of economic sanctions in Iran during the JCPOA negotiations. Read Here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Still time to submit your abstracts. Join us at EISA BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR #EWIS2024 Deadline🗓️5 February - List of workshops bit.ly/EWIS24list

We are pleased to announce our 2024 Thesis Prize, to be awarded for the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR.🏆🥳 The Prize is a collaboration with he Brill Critical Emotion Studies book series. Deadline: 22 March 2024 BISA - British International Studies Association

CALL FOR PAPERS! 🔊 BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR are hosting a #online workshop on how emotion and affect alter the construction of imperial power dynamics and imperial relationships Deadline 29 Feb Read more: bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… Alister Wedderburn Sara Tafakori ChaeyoungYong

Nominations are now OPEN for BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR + Brill_Social Emotions in IR Thesis Prize 2024! To be awarded for the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR Deadline 22 March Read more: bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… Alister Wedderburn Sara Tafakori ChaeyoungYong

📢The Sound of Politics - by Professor Stephen Coleman - about how politicians speak; what to listen out for when you hear them; how to recognise their communication strategies; how to strip away the verbiage; and how to speak back to them! Leeds Uni Media open.spotify.com/show/7kjQ9fViX…

#DidYouMiss Nominations are OPEN for BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR + Brill_Social Emotions in IR Thesis Prize 2024! To be awarded for the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR Deadline 22 March Read more: bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… Alister Wedderburn Sara Tafakori ChaeyoungYong

Nominations for BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR + Brill_Social Emotions in IR Thesis Prize are closing TODAY! The prize will be awarded to the best doctoral thesis on emotions in Politics and IR Deadline 22 March Read more: bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… Alister Wedderburn Sara Tafakori ChaeyoungYong

LAST CHANCE to register for BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR #online reading group! The 2nd session on 'The Affect Theory Reader 2' will feature a talk from Tyrone S Palmer 27 March Register here: bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… Alister Wedderburn Sara Tafakori ChaeyoungYong Dr Marcelle Trote Martins Dr Anne-Marie Houde

Thrilled to share my study published today in Digital Journalism! In this paper, by closely reading videos of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini’s protests, I aim to challenge the negative values associated with portraying protestors’ violence in the news and offer a new perspective on/

My article, Feminist activist ethnography through Arabic Twitter: Fellowship as a method, is now out (open access) with Feminist Review. So proud to be part of this amazing issue. Thanks to everyone for their support! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

Friends! My book WRONGED: THE WEAPONIZATION OF VICTIMHOOD is now available: cup.columbia.edu/book/wronged/9… Columbia Univ Press

It is a great pleasure to host two fantastic keynote speakers at the September symposium on Cyberfeminism in the MENA Region: renowned Tunisian professor and writer Amel Grami, and the wonderful Dr Sara Tafakori Please submit your abstracts by June 1st (contact details below).

Uncover the deep #narratives in 'The Price of Secrecy' with Sara Tafakori's review. This series not only shares poignant tales of trauma but also urges societal reflection and action. Explore how it challenges secrecy and calls for #responsiblelistening: buff.ly/3WhbAL1

Delighted to be giving keynote at Cyberfeminism in MENA, promising exciting critical exploration of digital activism across North-South boundaries and envisioning digital politics of location addressing inequalities of race, class, gender and geography. Org by wonderful Balsam Mustafa

🚨🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨🚨 #CallforPapers Two more weeks! Title: Affective Counter-Archives: Feeling the Global Majority Guest Editors: Sabiha Allouche & Sara Tafakori Submit your 250-word abstracts by ⏱️ ⏱️ 30th/6/2024 ⏱️ ⏱️ For more info 👉 tinyurl.com/MEC-Affect

I was lucky to be asked to review one of the articles in this issue, and frankly it blew me away. Read the whole issue immediately! P.S. I am also co-editing a special issue for New Formations on 'race, racisms and resistance'. If you are working on an article do get in touch.

I am pleased to announce our "Cyberfeminism in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Concepts, Case Studies, Methodologies" symposium in September at Cardiff. We have a stellar lineup of speakers. Please register to attend! 🔗 cardiff.ac.uk/modern-languag…

🚨🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨🚨 📣 Call for papers 📣 👇 Submit your abstracts by the new date 👇 ⏱️ ⏱️ 30th/7/2024 ⏱️ ⏱️ Title: Affective Counter-Archives: Feeling the Global Majority Guest Editors: Sabiha Allouche & Sara Tafakori For more info 👉 tinyurl.com/MEC-Affect

My latest PassBlue: The failure of #Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian to address continued violence against women by the morality police has disillusioned voters Thanks to Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی, Sara Tafakori, Farzan Sabet & Prof Mahjoob Zweiri (محجوب الزويري ) for their insights passblue.com/2024/09/08/ira…