The Architecture of Ascent: Aerial Perspectives on the Monteath Mausoleum
A drone flight over the Monteath Mausoleum reveals the raw geometry of an elite imperial monument left empty to the elements.
Critical Sociology
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Critical sociology is entirely defined by refusal to accept things at face value. It looks at the things society labels as "natural," "traditional," or "just the way things are," and it pulls them apart to show the hidden power dynamics underneath. It is a legitimate, peer-reviewed subfield of sociology focused on power structures and social inequalities.
The Stone and the Shadow: A Sociology of Fatlips Tower
Why do Scottish towers still stand while English ones vanish? A look at Fatlips Castle and the enduring shadow of the feudal system.
The Stale Cake and the Ministry: Reclaiming Our Digital Commons
The "Ministry of Truth" is forcing stale legacy media into our feeds. It’s time to reclaim our digital commons. Hands off our YouTube. #RealContent
The Architecture of Attrition: Mapping Modern Zersetzung and Co-Operational Stigmatisation
Modern Zersetzung doesn't use secret police. It manipulates social architecture, turning communities into self-policing panopticons.
The Architecture of Forced Erasure: Understanding Attrition-Based Stigmatisation and Reclaiming Our Rights
Elimination by attrition: how bad-faith actors weaponise public space, how institutions fail us, and how we fight to reclaim our rights.
Co-opting the Shepherd: The Hidden History Behind the Riddell Monument
There is a distinct shift that happens when you leave the digital rush behind and step into the Scottish Borders.
The Architecture of Absence: Institutional Stewardship and the Reclaiming of the Commons
Craik Forest has erased an entire area of our land, turning the Borthwick valley into a landscape hostile to public access. Discover why.
The Amygdala Prison: Situational Enclosure, Betrayal Trauma, and the Double Binds of the Charity State
Locked in the amygdala? Discover how modern homeless services enforce bureaucratic subjugation and the biopolitical enclosure of the charity state.
TERFs in Exile: The Architecture of the Digital Enclave
The Green Party faces a calculated campaign: a modular, multi-litigant project to displace inclusive policy and dismantle human rights.
Blood, Soil, and the Common Good: The Architecture of Border Hegemony
Leonie analyses the dynamics of belonging in the Scottish Borders, mapping the overlaps between micro-local patriotism and exclusionary nationalism to demonstrate how local heritage unintentionally codifies birthright privilege.
Toxic Village: The Spatial Policing of Belonging
Reflecting on the distinct challenges faced during a twenty-two-month residency in Ancrum, Léonie deconstructs the idyllic rural facade to reveal a 'Potemkin village'—an illusion of community that profoundly influenced her lived experience
Deconstructing the Rhetoric: A Sociological Look at TERFs
Gender-critical groups co-opt suffragette colors as signals for trans-exclusion. Sparked by legal cases, a coordinated digital signal triggers orchestrated online pile-ons. Thousands of hostile posts weaponise algorithms to incite anxiety and systematically scapegoat a minority group.
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