Lecturer, Geography UoM. Political Geographer interested in environmental knowledge politics, post-foundational political theories and aesthetics. Runner. Website: https://joeblakey.com Research: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/joe.blakeyhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3mtlevi5pyc2g📄 ✨ New paper with @marchudson.bsky.social in @environmentalpol.bsky.social. In 'a caution on climate hope' we challenge the assumption that #hope is always necessary or helpful for progressive climate action. In other words, the idea that if hope is lost, the future is too. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2026.272104721 Aug 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlevi5pyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3lzggax6n3k2m🎉 Congrats to @niamhnelson-owens.bsky.social on the publication of 'Towards an affective post-foundational political geography', which brings together literature on affect and post-foundational geography. A fantastic achievement for paper no.1 and a wonderful contribution. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132525137821422 Sep 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzggax6n3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3lyv7655lqs2jWe're hosting a launch event for our edited book Aesthetics and the City on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 3pm UK time. We would like to invite you to join us. The event is in-person (message for details) at UoM and online (sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aesthetics-and-the-city-book-launch-tickets-1665058728479 ). Hope to see you there!15 Sep 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyv7655lqs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3luridkbcg22tToday marks the launch of our edited volume Aesthetics and the City. @amycbarron.bsky.social and I are thrilled to see this in print. We hope it’s of interest! Do let us know what you think. We are hosting a hybrid launch event in early October. 🔗More details: https://www.routledge.com/Aesthetics-and-the-City/Blakey-Barron/p/book/978103237235825 Jul 2025 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3luridkbcg22thttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3lr6kwjdzek27🌍 Mark Usher and I are collaborating to bring professionals working on natural capital in Greater Manchester together for a workshop on Tues 22nd July (bringing together Mark's work on natural capital and my own on environmental accounting). Details below and register here: http://bit.ly/gmnaturalcapital09 Jun 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6kwjdzek27https://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3lkdi5ykkqk2l📚 @amycbarron.bsky.social and I have an upcoming edited book... Aesthetics and the City explores how aesthetics relates to how cities and urban spaces are perceived, organised, and transformed. There's now a web page which lists the many fascinating contributions… 🔗 bit.ly/aestheticsandthecitybook14 Mar 2025 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdi5ykkqk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3lk4s5kzfqk2nA conversation between Andrea Borsari, Arshia Eghbali and I has been published in The Historical City book. Titled ‘The City Between Geography and Aesthetics’ it discusses the edited book @amycbarron.bsky.social and I have submitted on ‘Aesthetics and the City’. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-71473-3_811 Mar 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4s5kzfqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeblakey.bsky.social/post/3lea3ncxg422bFrom Standedge this evening, looking towards Manchester…26 Dec 2024 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:s6wp57c3cdkkidlovmo5gp4s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lea3ncxg422b