In this article, Thomas Leahy investigates the impact of British informers and agents on Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) military strategy and British counter-insurgency strategy in Northern Ireland between 1976 and 1994. See more: bit.ly/2xjh7Yn

ART OF SECRECY: Taryn Simon, 'American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar', 2007, dld.bz/hdRGu #secretspaces

Call for submissions! 📷 2024 SPIN photography commission in collaboration with The Martin Parr Foundation. Further details on eligibility & submission at: wp.me/pb19Tu-RH

DRONE CULTURES: ​Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil Bendib, 'Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance', 2017. Graphic novel. dld.bz/haCfE #dronething #dronevision #droneshadow

'What does secrecy look like?'

Exciting commission for visual art on themes of secrecy, ignorance, conspiracy, and fakery.

Dr Rosie Nelson ( @roropanolo ) explores how people show/hide their sexual and gender identity based on their communities, asking how do bisexuals and plurisexuals experience, interpret, and understand gender in their everyday lives? Read more here: t.ly/xNb1

Missing museums right about now?

In this SPIN podcast episode, Lisa Graves, curator at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery discusses the ‘Do you believe in magic?’ exhibition which reveals how magic has been used to heal, hunt and harm across the world.

Listen here: bit.ly/2V4ThZw

BOOKS WE’RE READING: Secrecy and Silence in the Research Process: Feminist Reflections, edited by Roisin Ryan-Flood (Prof Róisín Ryan-Flood) and Rosalind Gill (eds.) (@routledgebooks) tinyurl.com/3wy9j6zp #secrecyresource

In this article, Stephan Lewandowsky ( Stephan Lewandowsky ) et al. outline a number of recommendations to counter misinformation in today's world. See more: bit.ly/34uUcpe

🌐 Our SPIN May Newsletter is out! Catch up on what has been happening in our SPIN community and what's upcoming. Read it here: wp.me/pb19Tu-RA

ART OF SECRECY: Trevor Paglen, 'The Other Night Sky', 2010. dld.bz/hdRJq dld.bz/hdRJr dld.bz/hdRQH #secretspaces

DRONE CULTURES: Various artists, journalists and NGOs incl Noor Behram, Reprieve, Saks Afridi and JR, 'Not A Bug Splat', 2014. Giant portrait installation. dld.bz/gXEB9 dld.bz/gXEBA #dronevision #droneshadow

The Martin Parr Foundation and ⁦SPIN Research Network⁩ are launching the third round of our photo-essay commission series. Photo-artists interested in themes of secrecy and/or ignorance are invited to apply. More details on the SPIN and MPF websites! instagram.com/p/C6d_vlCtLws/…

In this article, Dr. Owen Thomas addresses the relationship between 'liberal' values and the way wars are conducted, including their secrecy politics. See more with Owen D Thomas here: bit.ly/2USc1eC

BOOKS WE’RE READING: Covert Operations: The Medieval Uses of Secrecy, by Karma Lochrie (@PennpPress) tinyurl.com/559mcjwh #secrecyresource

🎙️We are pleased to share a recording of SPIN’s recent talk: ‘Secrecy Games: Power and Resistance in Global Politics’, based on the newly published paper in RIS by @clare_Stevens86 Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren #ucu and Amaha Senu. Stream the talk here: wp.me/pb19Tu-Rw

DRONE CULTURES: Laura Poitras, 'Anarchist', 2016. Data Feed with Doppler Tracks from a Satellite (Intercepted May 27, 2009). Pigmented inkjet print on aluminium dld.bz/gZtmm dld.bz/gZtmn #dronenetwork

SPIN Book Launch: watch an enlightening discussion of Oliver Kearns' new book, The Covert Colour Line, featuring Claudia Hillebrand Shuk Ying Chan and Brian Rappert.

Link: youtu.be/T2co_xDIQSg

BOOKS WE’RE READING: States of Denial: Knowing About Atrocities and Suffering, by Stanely Cohen (Polity) tinyurl.com/45h2bsx9 #secrecyresource

In this article, Leahy concludes that contested memories and commemorations in Irish and Northern Irish politics are particularly persistent because the constitutional question has not been resolved. See more with Thomas Leahy: bit.ly/3aXfYUO