SJ Cooper-Knock @SJCK_Sheff
Academic at The Uni of Sheffield. Studying urban policing, justice, & inclusion in South Africa. Academic lead on Ed for Sustainable Development They/ Them Joined April 2023-
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My latest piece with @SJCK_Sheff explores the politics of data within the contest of police abuse. We adopted the concept of complaint biography from Sara Ahmed to help us frame our analysis. Find more about our analysis here: shorturl.at/pYuGS
Great to be at @sheffielduni Decolonising the Curriculum event linked into the @SheffieldSU campaign "Another University is Possible". Read more about the campaign here: su.sheffield.ac.uk/another-univer…
Congrats @nrlcadyer 🎉
"Ed should be about making sense of the world and finding your place in it... Our pedagogy should align with a vision for humanity, our vision for a shared existence. But first, we need safe spaces in which we feel free to imagine." -Ayesha Price. asai.co.za/an-engaged-pra…
In Ep 4 of our Law in Context rapid response 🎧 series @acmogan @gardencourtlaw & @SJCK_Sheff @lawsheffield discuss the law & politics of social movements & protests. A great listen & conversation starter for the wknd, available at @UniShefPlayer & ᯤ: 🔗 shorturl.at/61V72
New Episode! "Pursuit of dignified work by Kenyan domestic workers" Domestic work in Kenya, as well as in other parts of the world, is frequently characterized by low wages and a lack of recognition… Player links & show notes: podpage.com/the-kenyanist-…
Always deeply appreciate thinking and writing with @KamauWairuri 'Notes on the difficulty of studying everyday police abolition' #ECAS2023 with thanks to @nrushsmith @TessaDiphoorn for organising the panel
EVENT: "Reparation, Restitution and Restorative Justice: Countering Imperialism" Friday 2 June, from 11:00-13:00 BST, followed by a buffet lunch. Violet Laidlaw Room, Chrystal Macmillan Building, George Square, Edinburgh. Free registration at reparation.eventbrite.co.uk
Brilliant news! So excited to learn from iForge in our ESD work...
It was great to hear about the work that folk at @sheffielduni are doing with schools: sustainability grounded in social justice. Thanks to everyone who made the day possible @TheUrbanBeth
We have an exciting event coming up as part of our new public education series... Join @gmtenantsunion + the Centripetal City research team to discuss the housing partnership between Manchester City Council + Abu Dhabi United Group Free tickets 👇 tinyurl.com/ycked2am
Looking forward to this event Tuesday - still time to sign up! RT welcome @GoodfellowTom @VaneBailo @USPSheffield @SheffGeogDev @JennyPickerill
Looking forward to this event Tuesday - still time to sign up! RT welcome @GoodfellowTom @VaneBailo @USPSheffield @SheffGeogDev @JennyPickerill
See the latest @IGSD_Shef blog siid-blog.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/home by Dr Esme Cleall @unishefhistory where she writes about her new book Colonising Disability exploring the way in which disability was represented in the British empire
Fantastic to interview such a great group of students today for our ESD internships. I am, as ever, really impressed by the enthusiasm, commitment, insight and capacity of our students... Excited for the road ahead @alisheff

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