The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears its themes of the destruction of nature would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press theguardian.com/media/2023/mar…

20 years after the disastrous Iraq War, as the UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda and stop small boats with desperate people crossing the Channel, little account is taken of the role we played in creating this crisis in the first place.

The arrest of anti-monarchy protestors in London this morning is an abuse of power enabled by the authoritarian and unlawful Public Order Bill, passed by this disgraceful government. The right to peaceful protest must be respected and this demonstration allowed to continue.

Today protestors are being arrested for the ‘crime’ of holding a ‘not my king’ sign. The right to simple protest, criminalised. This is how a dictatorship acts. RT if you back the right for protestors to be on our streets, and especially if this shambles is not in your name.

Loners, Criminals, Mothers: The Gendered Misrecognition of Refugees in the British Tabloid News Media | Dr Hannah Ryan, @KatieTonkiss (2022), Sociological Research Online franceukborder.org/2022/06/03/lon…

The number of people who lost their lives off the coast of Greece yesterday has now risen to 500. There can be no talk of a shipping "accident." The dead in the Mediterranean are calculated.

Reposting this article from a few weeks ago because of all the 'unfortunate tragedy' sentiments expressed these days. Let's not get fooled: delays in rescue, non-assistance and pushbacks are there by design. Shipwrecks are inevitable. As is their cover up. aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2…

11 years and 3 graduations at Aston University and I am officially Dr Hannah Ryan! A really special day with my family which wouldn’t have been possible without the support and guidance of my amazing supervisors @KatieTonkiss Graeme Hayes @Gaja_Maestri and so many others ❤️

Yesterday, the BBC insinuated that ‘Hamas builds tunnels under hospitals’ Today, the Israelis bombed a hospital in Gaza City & killed 500—FIVE HUNDRED—of the doctors, patients, and refugees inside of it. This is journalism ushering in genocide. We won’t forgive.

Do not try and tell me that this is part of any right to defend. Whatever your beliefs, whatever your position in society please appeal to our political leaders, including of my own party, to demand an end to the bombing.

New research led by @KatieTonkiss highlights financial challenges faced by older noncitizens in the West Midlands - they are particularly vulnerable to financial shocks due to limited access to social safety nets. #TalkMoney #migration #citizenship aston.ac.uk/latest-news/ne…

Email your MP to demand a ceasefire now - with this form it takes less than a minute. At our Palestine teach-in yday, our Palestinian speaker told my students not to lose hope, that our voices & actions are making a difference #ceasefirenow #freePalestine palestinecampaign.eaction.online/ceasefire

What a beautiful location for a writing retreat. Such a productive and lovely couple of days with fellow The British Academy early career researchers #BAECRN

In my piece for the @BorderCrim blog, I discuss the continued use of colonial tropes by the U.K. media to other refugees of colour and justify violence against them

In years to come, students in university departments around the world will be studying the propaganda embedded in this headline. As someone who regularly lectures in sociology, journalism and media studies, I could teach an entire lesson on the title alone. For example: 1.

Really pleased to have a chapter included in this really interesting book, published today! Huge thank you to Rui and Carlos for including me and for @KatieTonkiss for her support with my drafts

Thrilled that my article co-authored with @KatieTonkiss exploring gendered misrecognition of refugees in UK newspapers has been nominated for the SAGE Prize. Honoured to see our names next to so many fantastic papers. The BSA Sociological Research Online

🌟 SRO Sage Prize Nominee 🌟 Hannah Ryan (@hannahryan22) and Katie Tonkiss (@katietonkiss) capture the role of audiences in constructing the meanings of the images through the visual representation of refugees in British tabloids. Read the article now! doi.org/10.1177/136078…

Based on our SAGE Prize winning Sociological Research Online article on the gendered misrecognition of refugees