David Rypel

@davidrypel.bsky.social

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Sociologist of (queer) everyday security, belonging, and marginalisation in Georgia and beyond. PhD from @uclssees.bsky.social. He/they. https://davidrypel.com

A screenshot from learning materials on differentiation. There's a photo of a person explaining something to a dog.
A screenshot of Jan Lipavský's twitter post from Nov 21, 2024: "Putting a terrorist and someone defending their country against them on the same level doesn't seem right to me. It also undermines the credibility of the court that issued such warrants. Nevertheless, Czechia will always advocate for the adherence to international law."
The list of Research Student Seminar presentations. 22 April (hybrid) - Freya Proudman: Resort to the Court: A Research Agenda for Exploring Human Rights Litigation in LGBTQ+ Russians’ and Poles’ Quest for Justice 29 April (hybrid) – Olga Doletskaya: Creative Family Displays Under State Surveillance: Stories of Queer Parents in Putin’s Russia 7 May (Tuesday, hybrid) – Alesia Mankouskaya: Belarusian Dramaturgist Simeon of Polotsk, 1650 – 1680: His Journey from Bilingual Academic Drama to Court Theatre. 13 May (hybrid) – Ellie McDonald-Dick: The Social, Religious and Cultural Aspects of Marriage in Early Kyivan Rus', Ninth to Thirteen Centuries 15 May (Wednesday, 1 PM, online only) – Xianni Ding: Exploring the Interplay between Financial Markets and Public Trust in the European Central Bank (ECB) 20 May (hybrid) – Miriam Pollock: The Impact of Regime Type on Environmental Policy: Large Lakes in Russia, Kazakhstan, and the United States [word limit reached]
29 Jan: David Rypel - Assembling a Secure Life: A Bottom-Up Approach to Understanding Everyday Security of Queer People in Georgia 5 Feb: Carmela Morgillo - The Last Soviet City: Soviet Hauntology Through Memorabilia, Virtual Memories, and Memes 12 Feb: Agnieszka Puchalska - Fostering Active Readers: Narrative Instability and Change in Walter Benjamin and Olga Tokarczuk’s Novels 26 Feb: Jack Daniel Dean - Anatomy of a Crisis: Medical Populism in Romania 11 Mar: Oliver Banatvala - Wartime Malleability: The Shopping Mall as Public Sphere(?) Since Russia's Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine 19 Mar: Ksenia Sizonova - Discrimination and Resistance – How Do Kyrgyz Migrant Women Reflect on Their Everyday Experiences in Russia? (Overview of a research proposal)
A screenshot of an article titled "How LGBTQ+inclusion boosts profits"