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Ann Davies

@anndavies.bsky.social

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Emeritus Professor of Spanish at Stirling University, Scotland, researches on Spanish film, TV, culture and landscape, Spanish Gothic and horror. Amateur clarinet player and fan of crime fiction and tortoiseshell cats.

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 21d

If you have an account with academia.edu, please read their new terms and conditions in the post below. Scandalous terms. I’ve deleted my account.

Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 21d

More Gothic adjacent than actually Gothic, but if you have an academia.edu account, you may want to delete it. (I just deleted mine). Their new service terms say they own and can sell anything you post there.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 21d

Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Aug 2

Just received my personal copies of my new book The Nightmares of Presence.

Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Apr 11

Out in July: my book on space and place in Spanish horror and Gothic. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/nightmare...

The Nightmares of Presence

From haunted houses to sandy beaches, The Nightmares of Presence explores the role of setting in inspiring fear and wonder through audiovisual media. With an em…

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hope it goes well- I can’t make it up there but hope it’s a great conference.

Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Apr 3

Meta is stealing authors’ work. Sign the petition: chng.it/VtpXn4JdnS

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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Clare Flynn @clarefly.bsky.social · Apr 3

I'm supporting today's day of action by @societyofauthors.bsky.social

#DotheWriteThing

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Apr 2

Link to Society of Authors advice: societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...

SoA day of action following allegations of Meta’s mass theft of authors’ work – The Society of AuthorsXFacebookInstagramVimeoApple PodcastsSearchShopping CartSearchToggle MenuToggle Menu CloseScroll ...

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Apr 2

Tomorrow the Society of Authors asks for a social media blitz if your work is in LibGen, pirated material used by Meta for its AI models. Check if your material is on LibGen via the Atlantic magazine. I’ve just checked the database and I’m horrified how much of my work appears on LibGen.

Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Mar 21

Intriguing programme for the annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland. Family matters mean I’m unlikely to make it but it should be a rewarding occasion for participants. llc.ed.ac.uk/delc/news-an...

70th AHGBI Annual Conference 2025

A three-day hybrid conference hosted by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland and featuring keynote talks, panel discussions, and a Spanish classical concert. In association with ...

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Dec 4

Very intriguing title for the new project!

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · Nov 15

Getting to the final stages of pre-publication for my book on landscape, space and place in Spanish horror and Gothic film.

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Dale Townshend @dalegothic96.bsky.social · Nov 14

Just published in our ‘Elements in the Gothic’ series: Xavier Aldana Reyes’s splendid new book on contemporary body horror. Available to download for free for the next 2 weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Contemporary Body Horror

Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - Contemporary Body Horror

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