Ben Carrington
@BenHCarrington
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A working-class hero is something to be. South Londoner ("I'm so London, I'm so south"). Occasional Footballer & Cricketer. Professor of Sociology & Journalism.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2012
The next time someone tells you that sociology "isn't rocket science". Tell them that's true, it's much more complex.
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NEW PICT BOOK: Fixers: Reporters Without Bylines 🎈 by Mortaza Behboudi & Oksana Leuta edited and introduced by Evrim Emir-Sayers & David Selim Sayers #journalism #fixers #media #journalists #criticalthinking
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🏏Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England🏏 by Dr Michael Collins @ucl OUT NOW @OxUniPress
https://t.co/U42gDfbRzE Use code AUFLY30 to get the hardback for just £21.00. #Cricket #Caribbean #Empire #decolonisation #Britain
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How Trump is "trying to bring the university to heel in order to advance a political agenda, which is to remove a very significant bastion of liberal democratic values" – with a fine of $1 billion – @DavidNMyersUCLA explains – on @thenation podcast https://t.co/eIUriWOCPD
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The Stuart Hall Essay Prize is reopening to submissions. New entries will be accepted until 5pm, 3rd November 2025. Open to submissions from UK-based entrants aged 18-30 inclusive, the prize invites new writing that connects with Hall’s ideas and impacts broad public discourse.
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A special mural tribute to Diogo Jota nearby Anfield, created by artist John Culshaw, has now been completed ❤️
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I am truly lost for words. Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team mates come and go but not like this. It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won’t be there when we go
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"Football is the excuse, people are the reason..." This weekend, go out and enjoy it. This one is for all of you ❤️
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Very difficult end to the season, coming so close and for it to now feel so far is tough! Thank you to the board, staff, players and supporters-you have been magnificent all season. From Weston away, Rochdale at home, to Torquay Utd in the trophy….its been a rollercoaster.
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When @LewisHamilton was growing up outside of London, there were no museums near him, there wasn’t much diversity, and there was certainly no money for clothes. “My family and I spent it all on racing,” the Formula 1 star recalls. https://t.co/fnE4ycne30
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