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“The Dynamic Nature of Being a Person”: An Ethnographic Study of People Living With Dementia in Their Communities academic.oup.com/gerontologist/…

On Thursday, the fifth track from my 'Covers' album comes out on all streaming platforms from Dualtone Records. It's 'Only Lie Worth Telling' by the singular Paul Westerberg and it features Daniel Tashian. You can pre-save it here: kathleenedwards.komi.io

Michael Burawoy has been killed by a hit-and-run driver. This deprives sociology of one of its most brilliant advocates, guides, and teachers. It deprives many of us of a friend and all of us of both a warm human voice and a needed critical analyst.

With deep sadness, we share the passing of Michael Burawoy. A towering figure in sociology, he shaped global debates & championed Public Sociology with passion. His legacy lives on. Read ESA’s full statement here: bit.ly/3CyL5Jz

ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.

The BSA has expressed its sorrow at the death of Professor Michael Burawoy, “A respected colleague whose brilliant scholarship reshaped our understanding of industrial labour – his absence will be keenly felt across our community” tinyurl.com/ndzd2955

New book from Chris Gilleard and myself. Hope that it causes a few ripples among sociologists of ageing Rethinking the Sociology of Ageing e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/rethi…

Rethinking the Sociology of Ageing e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/rethi… UCL Sociology Network UCL Psychiatry

Rethinking the Sociology of Ageing e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/rethi… Gerontological Society of America (GSA) @socgerontech @britgerontology European Society of Health and Medical Sociology BSA Medsoc AKA @[email protected]

📣 Out now - Rethinking the Sociology of Ageing: Towards a Sociology of Later Life, by Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard Free content available at: doi.org/10.4337/978180… More information: e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/9781… Endorsement by tannistha samanta #Ageing #Globalisation

The Trigan Empire became one of the best-loved British comic strips of the post-war era: an epic tale that brought the Roman world into the space age. Let's take a look at it...

Just out: experiences of apple tree dementia prevention exhibition QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health PaulFDHiggs doi.org/10.1177/147130…

NIHR-funded research: are you a private tenant in London with dementia? Advice worker or family carer supporting a private tenant with dementia? To take part in qualitative interview about your experiences, contact Ellie: [email protected] WomensCommunityHouse Nathan Davies

📢 The conference abstract for the 17th ESA Conference is now online! Strengthening Democracies: Social Action, Solidarity, and Sustainable Futures 🗓 25–28 August 2026 | 📍 Warsaw 🔗 bit.ly/3FaMCXu #ESAWarsaw26

Happy to share a new OA co-authored publication on critical fabulation as a speculative yet empathic method for reimagining 'lost' dementia narratives Kate Irving Humanitats UPF mh.bmj.com/content/early/…

🧠✨ We're wrapping up #DementiaActionWeek! UCL's dementia research and expertise span the full spectrum from discovery science through to the evaluation of health and social care. Read all of this week's stories: buff.ly/v4Af9Ms

Also in London, I gave the keynote address for the annual UCL Sociology Network event, where I situated We Have Never Been Woke in the sociological canon and articulated some of its contributions to the field: youtu.be/PR00_7HRFsE?si…

UCL Sociology Annual Lecture 2025 youtu.be/PR00_7HRFsE?fe… via YouTube

I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with Princeton University Press, slated for publication in late 2026! 🧵