Gavin Brewis
@gavinbrewis.bsky.social
C4 Community Catapult Research Fellow with interests in youth culture, communities, systemic violence, and intergenerational psychosocial trauma. Scholar of Buckfast Tonic Marxism. 🍾
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Gavin Brewis
@gavinbrewis.bsky.social
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Very pleased to share my latest article, which features in Sage Journals, Crime Media Culture: An International Journal, as part of the 2026 Special Issue: 50th Anniversary of Resistance Through Rituals.
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Pleased to share that my review of Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante, titled: “A Landlord with a Gun”, is now available in Crime, Media, Culture.
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Film review - Gavin Brewis, 2026
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September 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Pleased to share that my review of Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante, titled: “A Landlord with a Gun”, is now available in Crime, Media, Culture.
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Gloria Steinem was a CIA asset who was tasked with subverting the feminist movement away from class-based analysis.
She founded the Independent Research Service that was funded by the CIA to spread anti-communist propaganda at youth festivals abroad.
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She founded the Independent Research Service that was funded by the CIA to spread anti-communist propaganda at youth festivals abroad.
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September 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Gloria Steinem was a CIA asset who was tasked with subverting the feminist movement away from class-based analysis.
She founded the Independent Research Service that was funded by the CIA to spread anti-communist propaganda at youth festivals abroad.
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She founded the Independent Research Service that was funded by the CIA to spread anti-communist propaganda at youth festivals abroad.
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Deadline for this call for abstracts for relevant chapters is Wednesday.
Send abstracts to [email protected] or the email in the OP.
Cheers.
Send abstracts to [email protected] or the email in the OP.
Cheers.
August 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Deadline for this call for abstracts for relevant chapters is Wednesday.
Send abstracts to [email protected] or the email in the OP.
Cheers.
Send abstracts to [email protected] or the email in the OP.
Cheers.
Going on holiday tomorrow.
Suffered a bit of burnout last week and while the weekend seemed to sort me out, a few days in the sunshine with copious amounts of cocktails will do me the world of good. Had some good news with work after the graft so seems a good time for it.
🍸
Suffered a bit of burnout last week and while the weekend seemed to sort me out, a few days in the sunshine with copious amounts of cocktails will do me the world of good. Had some good news with work after the graft so seems a good time for it.
🍸
August 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Going on holiday tomorrow.
Suffered a bit of burnout last week and while the weekend seemed to sort me out, a few days in the sunshine with copious amounts of cocktails will do me the world of good. Had some good news with work after the graft so seems a good time for it.
🍸
Suffered a bit of burnout last week and while the weekend seemed to sort me out, a few days in the sunshine with copious amounts of cocktails will do me the world of good. Had some good news with work after the graft so seems a good time for it.
🍸
Hameboon.
Aboot time anaw!
Aboot time anaw!
July 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Hameboon.
Aboot time anaw!
Aboot time anaw!
Apparently this has been selling quite fast, and according to Darren, not many tickets are left, so thank you for showing an interest. I look forward to seeing you there.
I'll be on the 14th but the whole series looks great. Link below!
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
I'll be on the 14th but the whole series looks great. Link below!
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
July 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Apparently this has been selling quite fast, and according to Darren, not many tickets are left, so thank you for showing an interest. I look forward to seeing you there.
I'll be on the 14th but the whole series looks great. Link below!
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
I'll be on the 14th but the whole series looks great. Link below!
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Visited Fermanagh and Milltown today, the latter of which my great great grandfather was a servant (professional name "coachman", so drove Edward Archdale around, as did the rest of our family at that time) at the Archdale Castle.
July 20, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Visited Fermanagh and Milltown today, the latter of which my great great grandfather was a servant (professional name "coachman", so drove Edward Archdale around, as did the rest of our family at that time) at the Archdale Castle.
"They are trying to make hunting difficult because of one murder"
First, just to get it right, Dunblane was not “one murder”. It was the murder of sixteen children, their teacher, alongside fifteen others who were seriously wounded...
First, just to get it right, Dunblane was not “one murder”. It was the murder of sixteen children, their teacher, alongside fifteen others who were seriously wounded...
July 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"They are trying to make hunting difficult because of one murder"
First, just to get it right, Dunblane was not “one murder”. It was the murder of sixteen children, their teacher, alongside fifteen others who were seriously wounded...
First, just to get it right, Dunblane was not “one murder”. It was the murder of sixteen children, their teacher, alongside fifteen others who were seriously wounded...
Interesting to see a return of the term "Ned" to mainstream media in the last couple of years. That's a few times now that journalists have felt comfortable throwing around the label, thinking not about the implications, let alone caring about them.🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2625367...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2625367...
Once-wonderful T in the park festival became, well, a Woodstock for Scotland's neds
Once-wonderful Scots festival became Woodstock for neds
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July 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Interesting to see a return of the term "Ned" to mainstream media in the last couple of years. That's a few times now that journalists have felt comfortable throwing around the label, thinking not about the implications, let alone caring about them.🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2625367...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2625367...
July 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Queen's have given me expert status in my field.
Check out my details below for any related work or insight.
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Check out my details below for any related work or insight.
www.qub.ac.uk/News/find-an...
Dr Gavin Brewis | News | Queen's University Belfast
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June 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Queen's have given me expert status in my field.
Check out my details below for any related work or insight.
www.qub.ac.uk/News/find-an...
Check out my details below for any related work or insight.
www.qub.ac.uk/News/find-an...
I did say I'd make my own wee World Cup tune...
Here's a wee Scottish Makina number to get folk in the mood for Wednesday. Titled as such in respect of the new book #Raveheart by @graemearmstrong.bsky.social
‘Raveheart (2026)’ by GFB is on #soundcloud
m.soundcloud.com/gavin-f-brew...
Here's a wee Scottish Makina number to get folk in the mood for Wednesday. Titled as such in respect of the new book #Raveheart by @graemearmstrong.bsky.social
‘Raveheart (2026)’ by GFB is on #soundcloud
m.soundcloud.com/gavin-f-brew...
Raveheart (2026)
Stream Raveheart (2026) by GFB on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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June 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I did say I'd make my own wee World Cup tune...
Here's a wee Scottish Makina number to get folk in the mood for Wednesday. Titled as such in respect of the new book #Raveheart by @graemearmstrong.bsky.social
‘Raveheart (2026)’ by GFB is on #soundcloud
m.soundcloud.com/gavin-f-brew...
Here's a wee Scottish Makina number to get folk in the mood for Wednesday. Titled as such in respect of the new book #Raveheart by @graemearmstrong.bsky.social
‘Raveheart (2026)’ by GFB is on #soundcloud
m.soundcloud.com/gavin-f-brew...
"Poor white children aren't victims of the state, but of bad parenting"
Or so John Townsley would have you believe.
Some thoughts on this here:
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Or so John Townsley would have you believe.
Some thoughts on this here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavin-...
June 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
"Poor white children aren't victims of the state, but of bad parenting"
Or so John Townsley would have you believe.
Some thoughts on this here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavin-...
Or so John Townsley would have you believe.
Some thoughts on this here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavin-...
Belfast in an eerie state.
Everything closed. The vast majority of buses stopped. Also seen the media cutting about taking photos of smashed windows (which have been smashed for a while now). Asked them about it and got pied. Stoking panic.
Everything closed. The vast majority of buses stopped. Also seen the media cutting about taking photos of smashed windows (which have been smashed for a while now). Asked them about it and got pied. Stoking panic.
June 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Belfast in an eerie state.
Everything closed. The vast majority of buses stopped. Also seen the media cutting about taking photos of smashed windows (which have been smashed for a while now). Asked them about it and got pied. Stoking panic.
Everything closed. The vast majority of buses stopped. Also seen the media cutting about taking photos of smashed windows (which have been smashed for a while now). Asked them about it and got pied. Stoking panic.
How Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore www.glasgowbell.co.uk/happy-hardco...
How Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore
‘It was basically extending the gang warfare through the airwaves’
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June 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
How Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore www.glasgowbell.co.uk/happy-hardco...
Productive end to the week.
Long overdue catch up with @crmnlgy.bsky.social and @robbiejourno.bsky.social this morning for a wee scran and coffee. Then got a new article in for submission after weeks of effin about with it.
Few smokies and some reading now before an early night.
Slàinte mhath!
Long overdue catch up with @crmnlgy.bsky.social and @robbiejourno.bsky.social this morning for a wee scran and coffee. Then got a new article in for submission after weeks of effin about with it.
Few smokies and some reading now before an early night.
Slàinte mhath!
June 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Productive end to the week.
Long overdue catch up with @crmnlgy.bsky.social and @robbiejourno.bsky.social this morning for a wee scran and coffee. Then got a new article in for submission after weeks of effin about with it.
Few smokies and some reading now before an early night.
Slàinte mhath!
Long overdue catch up with @crmnlgy.bsky.social and @robbiejourno.bsky.social this morning for a wee scran and coffee. Then got a new article in for submission after weeks of effin about with it.
Few smokies and some reading now before an early night.
Slàinte mhath!
The Ned Culture Renaissance has just peaked.
15-year-old me is in that collection somewhere, so please ignore the bleached blonde barcode fringe and hoop earring. 😆
15-year-old me is in that collection somewhere, so please ignore the bleached blonde barcode fringe and hoop earring. 😆
To celebrate the release of #Raveheart - the #PCDJ playlist drops today🏴
PCDJ was a not-for-profit Scottish rave subculture made by teens.
⚠️ᴅɪꜱᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇʀ: ᴅɪꜱꜱ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ/ᴏꜰꜰᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ʟʏʀɪᴄꜱ. ɴᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ɪꜱ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ 3ʀᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟꜱ ⚠️
on.soundcloud.com/0RymhbiPL2dJ...
PCDJ was a not-for-profit Scottish rave subculture made by teens.
⚠️ᴅɪꜱᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇʀ: ᴅɪꜱꜱ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ/ᴏꜰꜰᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ʟʏʀɪᴄꜱ. ɴᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ɪꜱ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ 3ʀᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟꜱ ⚠️
on.soundcloud.com/0RymhbiPL2dJ...
June 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The Ned Culture Renaissance has just peaked.
15-year-old me is in that collection somewhere, so please ignore the bleached blonde barcode fringe and hoop earring. 😆
15-year-old me is in that collection somewhere, so please ignore the bleached blonde barcode fringe and hoop earring. 😆
Notice!
Scots can apply for the School Age Payment Grant (£331.95 per child) from today.
The grant is for families with children aged 4 and 5, who are ready to start primary school. This can go toward uniforms, trips, stationery, etc.
Read more and apply here:
www.mygov.scot/best-start-g...
Scots can apply for the School Age Payment Grant (£331.95 per child) from today.
The grant is for families with children aged 4 and 5, who are ready to start primary school. This can go toward uniforms, trips, stationery, etc.
Read more and apply here:
www.mygov.scot/best-start-g...
Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods are payments to help with the costs of supporting your family.
www.mygov.scot
June 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Notice!
Scots can apply for the School Age Payment Grant (£331.95 per child) from today.
The grant is for families with children aged 4 and 5, who are ready to start primary school. This can go toward uniforms, trips, stationery, etc.
Read more and apply here:
www.mygov.scot/best-start-g...
Scots can apply for the School Age Payment Grant (£331.95 per child) from today.
The grant is for families with children aged 4 and 5, who are ready to start primary school. This can go toward uniforms, trips, stationery, etc.
Read more and apply here:
www.mygov.scot/best-start-g...
Reposted by Gavin Brewis
⚠️Limited time offer on Amazon before release on 04/06!!!! ⚠️
#Raveheart
www.amazon.co.uk/Raveheart-be...
#Raveheart
www.amazon.co.uk/Raveheart-be...
May 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
⚠️Limited time offer on Amazon before release on 04/06!!!! ⚠️
#Raveheart
www.amazon.co.uk/Raveheart-be...
#Raveheart
www.amazon.co.uk/Raveheart-be...
Reposted by Gavin Brewis
Two great minds and orators when discussing social class and the place of working-class people in Scottish politics and society. Nae polished social media affectation or pseudo intellectualism here, these guys are the real deal who are well informed, researched and have lived the life!
Friday, 14th August.
I'll be live at the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social with Darren McGarvey as part of his latest conversation series "Performative Male".
We will be discussing politics, class, identity and culture in Scotland.
Tickets on the link below:
www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2912/...
I'll be live at the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social with Darren McGarvey as part of his latest conversation series "Performative Male".
We will be discussing politics, class, identity and culture in Scotland.
Tickets on the link below:
www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2912/...
May 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Two great minds and orators when discussing social class and the place of working-class people in Scottish politics and society. Nae polished social media affectation or pseudo intellectualism here, these guys are the real deal who are well informed, researched and have lived the life!
Friday, 14th August.
I'll be live at the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social with Darren McGarvey as part of his latest conversation series "Performative Male".
We will be discussing politics, class, identity and culture in Scotland.
Tickets on the link below:
www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2912/...
I'll be live at the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social with Darren McGarvey as part of his latest conversation series "Performative Male".
We will be discussing politics, class, identity and culture in Scotland.
Tickets on the link below:
www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2912/...
May 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Friday, 14th August.
I'll be live at the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social with Darren McGarvey as part of his latest conversation series "Performative Male".
We will be discussing politics, class, identity and culture in Scotland.
Tickets on the link below:
www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2912/...
I'll be live at the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social with Darren McGarvey as part of his latest conversation series "Performative Male".
We will be discussing politics, class, identity and culture in Scotland.
Tickets on the link below:
www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2912/...
"Like the conversation between the sword and the neck".
Ghassan Kanafani highlights the inherent contradictions and detachment in Western media interviews.
A Marxist-Leninist and active member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Kanafani was assasinated on 8th July, 1972.
Ghassan Kanafani highlights the inherent contradictions and detachment in Western media interviews.
A Marxist-Leninist and active member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Kanafani was assasinated on 8th July, 1972.
May 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"Like the conversation between the sword and the neck".
Ghassan Kanafani highlights the inherent contradictions and detachment in Western media interviews.
A Marxist-Leninist and active member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Kanafani was assasinated on 8th July, 1972.
Ghassan Kanafani highlights the inherent contradictions and detachment in Western media interviews.
A Marxist-Leninist and active member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Kanafani was assasinated on 8th July, 1972.
Many thanks to @graemearmstrong.bsky.social for an early copy of his brand new book – a hardback too!
And an additional thank you too for the thoughtful wee mention in it.
And an additional thank you too for the thoughtful wee mention in it.
May 25, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Many thanks to @graemearmstrong.bsky.social for an early copy of his brand new book – a hardback too!
And an additional thank you too for the thoughtful wee mention in it.
And an additional thank you too for the thoughtful wee mention in it.