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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · 2d

Juliette Barnes would be MAGA initially but then have a liberal epiphany later on.

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David Arditi @davidarditi.bsky.social · 9d

Book Announcement:

I just published an OER textbook for Introduction to Popular Culture classes (or any other class that addresses popular culture) called "Keepin' Up with Popular Culture"

It is free, open-access. Please let me know what you think!

uta.pressbooks.pub/keepinupwith...

Keepin' Up with Popular Culture – Simple Book Publishing

Keepin’ it real by keepin’ up with popular culture!

uta.pressbooks.pub

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · 10d

From my cold dead hands. Mind you, I don't want to give over the semi-colon in some kind of hostage exchange either.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d

My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI – now it’s stealing my em dashes too

The humble em dash is being used as a tell that something is written by a large language model. But it’s James Shackell’s favourite piece of punctuation, and he’s not ready to lose it

www.theguardian.com

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Paul David Flood @pauldavidflood.bsky.social · 16d

My article “’Everybody Wanna Move Like Us!’: Performing Afro-Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest” has just been published in the September 2025 issue of the Journal of Popular Music Studies! online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article...

“Everybody Wanna Move Like Us!”Performing Afro-Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

From 2019 through 2021, the Swedish public elected three consecutive Afro-Swedish artists with gospel songs to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest: John Lundvik with his song “Too Late For...

online.ucpress.edu

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · 16d

Here's a Conversation piece you might like then! theconversation.com/who-are-the-...

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

Literature is full of dysfunctional families. We asked critics to nominate the most troublesome examples. We’ve covered fathers – today we look at mothers.

theconversation.com

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Dr. Suzanne Scott @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social · 22d

Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A flyer that reads "Do you own any fandom-related makeup or beauty products? If you are 18 or older, please consider answering a few questions about it by filling out this 10 min survey to support a research project on fan identities and embodiment" followed by a QR code.

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · 19d

Or even better, a recorded skit about the new ICT/enterprise services policy/tool/tip.

I wish I was joking.

Adam Mosley @adamjmosley.bsky.social · 19d

For those of you who were thrilled by That Meeting Could Have Been an Email, Academic Horror Productions is delighted to present the sequel, That Other Thing That Could Have Been an Email is Now a Recorded Video.

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Daniel Feshbach @danielprime.bsky.social · 23d

In the dialogue box asking you to agree, DO NOT click agree: instead click on the TOS link which will open another tab. In the top right of that tab you can go to your account settings and delete your account.

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · Sep 11

Genuine and serious question: is there an academic journal dedicated to Star Wars?

This question brought to you by the discovery of the International Journal of James Bond Studies.

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Mel Stanfill @melstanfill.bsky.social · Sep 4

Please take this online survey to help me understand Xena fans and the relationship of the fandom to the makers of the show. #xena, #xenawarriorprincess, #xwp Share with anyone who might be interested! ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · Sep 4

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Sep 4

A Swedish listicle cultural canon? Petra did it better.

(I bet they left her off it too.)

youtu.be/29tZAqJKtxs?...

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Sep 1

Another great way to mark the Eurovision new year is to start writing an abstract for a fabulous conference to be held in Paris next year.

Proposal submission deadline: 15 October 2025

See website for more details: encore-network.org

#Eurovision #cfp #AcademicSky

ESC Conference Paris 2026

encore-network.org

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Eurovision New Year to all who celebrate! May the most controversial thing about this season be that dreadful new logo.

#Eurovision

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you for sharing this and for permitting others to also use it. I particularly love that it emphasises engagement - with content, activities, and others. It's been harder and harder to get students to commit to that - this communicates its importance so well!

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Aug 31

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Aug 29

When you submit your last lot of grades for the year.

Image shows Nicole Kidman (her curly red hair piled on her head, wearing a pink floral blouse, green skirt, and sneakers) lifting her face with joy to the sun.

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Journal of Australian Studies @jas-jozstudies.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨New issue 49.3 out now!🚨
Featuring: a special section on Australian deserts guest edited by Andrea Gaynor and Gary Reger as well as articles on Aus-US public relations, environmental protest, and gender in Australian visual arts.
Stay tuned for feature posts!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjau20/c...

Teal book cover with title Journal of Australian Studies. Features an image of a red desert scene with scattered low green bushes and a blue sky with a trail of white clouds.

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Jodi McAlister @jodimca.bsky.social · Aug 23

So many people have asked whether the state of academia in Australia is really as bad as I represent it in An Academic Affair, and it's hard to know whether to laugh or cry when I tell them that it's much, much worse.

Australian universities to cut about 2,400 jobs and hundreds of courses as sector blames ‘confused’ government policies

Vice-chancellors say they’ve been forced to restructure but critics point finger at ‘unaccountable’ university management

www.theguardian.com

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Found footage of @lostplayhouse.bsky.social and I trying to connect to our own uni's eduroam.

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Catherine Baker @richmondbridge.bsky.social · Aug 21

Without giving this thing any more publicity than necessary, no the old Intervision was not ‘held between 1965 and 1980 in communist Czechoslovakia’.

Now come weeks of this fluff instead of media exposing how 🇷🇺 positions itself as anti-🏳️‍🌈 world leader by hosting a song contest like this.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Aug 21

The United States is taking part in Russia’s version of the Eurovision Song Contest, alongside a sizable number of dictatorships.

US to take part in Russia’s answer to Eurovision

Singer B. Howard will join acts from Belarus, Cuba and Venezuela at event in Moscow.

www.politico.eu

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Barrie Shannon @barrieshannon.com · Aug 21

The Australian Queer Archives are offering a brand new Research Fellowship - up to $5000 to assist with the expenses of a trip to AQuA to conduct a project on Australian queer history. Applications are due September 1. 🌈🎓

Details are here: queerarchives.org.au/posts/latest...

AQuA Research Fellowship - AQuA

queerarchives.org.au

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A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Aug 15

My cats felt it, but I didn't

A/Prof Jess Carniel @drjessc.bsky.social · Aug 14

Vale to a true icon.

David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85

The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret Pomeranz

www.theguardian.com

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