Paul Bowman

@paulbowman.bsky.social

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Professor of Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Founding Editor of Martial Arts Studies. Author of books on cultural theory, Bruce Lee, Rey Chow, orientalism, film, media & physical culture. Recovering martial arts addict. CV: http://bit.ly/4mrJE1C .. more

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Paul Bowman is a British academic specialising in cultural and media studies. He is a Professor of Cultural Studies and Deputy Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. .. more

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9h

I think the formula used in his video outputs and the structure/orientation of his Academy are the key issues, really.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 11h

Some thoughts on 'Multicultural Exercise' and 'Cultural Colonialism'
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Multicultural Exercise and Cultural Colonialism

Indian Clubs, Dutch Flow, and Extractivism

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Wendy Rouse @wendylrouse.bsky.social · 2d

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”

Margaret Atwood

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 2d

There's not been a huge take up of 'scranuary', so I wonder if I could interest you instead in the new '100 press-ups-a-day for tendonitis research' project?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 2d

I hadn't quite prepared for the extent to which my 'brilliant idea' of writing a textbook at the same time as teaching the module would actually mean that I have to pretty much write the entire textbook before even starting to teach the module...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 3d

The absolute deadline for abstracts for the 2026 Martial Arts Studies Conference in Brighton (22-24 July) is TOMORROW. I have it on good authority that they will NOT be extending the deadline. So, don't miss out! Submission instructions in the link:
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Martial Arts Studies - MASA Conference 2026

Martial Arts Studies Association 10th Annual Conference

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

Make it viral.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

😡😡😡😡

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 4d

A few words about the cover of my next book, 'The Sublime Object of Orientalism: Asian Physical Culture in the West'
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Cover Design: The Sublime Object of Orientalism

Forthcoming from Hong Kong University Press

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 5d

In these dark days, perhaps we can do no better than to reflect on the immeasurable wisdom of Matt and Luke Goss (AKA: Bros).
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The best quotes from Bros: After the Screaming Stops | Where to watch online in UK | How to stream legally | When it is available on digital | VODzilla.co

In the 1980s, Bros were one of the biggest bands in the world... for 15 minutes. The result brought fame and fortune to the lives of Matt and Luke Goss, but also left the twins feuding and facing enor...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 5d

Free Online Martial Arts Studies Webinar, 4th Feb.
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MASA Winter Webinar: On Community in Martial Arts

Join us online for the MASA Winter Webinar to chat about community in martial arts!

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 8d

Land of the free

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Redirecting...

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 8d

Carole Cadwalladr on the direction of the Rogue State

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Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla)

A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US and what, if anything survives it, will be a lesson for our times. The attack on Venezuela is going to break the US news cycle. But it’s what the re...

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

South Park writer buys ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ domain name

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

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Richie on Gameshow Ooer Sounds a Bit Rude | Filthy Rich and Catflap | BBC Comedy Greats

YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

My fave was “Oo-er, Sounds A Bit Rude”, which was in “Filthy, Rich and Catflap”

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 10d

Day One of “Scranuary”. Let’s do this, people! For Scranuary, you have to eat whatever you fancy whenever you’re peckish. Are YOU up for the challenge?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 11d

I found this old document that I once wrote for research and dissertation students, and I thought I'd share it. It needs updating re:AI, but other than that, I stand by it!
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For students: advice on research projects

I wrote this in 2018.

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 12d

My snapshot review of 'Muscle Man' by Jordan Castro.
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Sub-Incel Homesick Blues: Jordan Castro’s Muscle Man

In late 2025, on a routine search of the internet for anything about the experience or phenomenology of weight training, I found a piece in Harper’s Magazine by Jordan Castro, called ‘Getting the Pump...

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 13d

Absolutely spot-on review of the most disappointing of novels - “Muscle Man” by Jordan Castro. A definite “miss” that still somehow gave me a taste for this new American “sub-incel homesick blues” genre thebaffler.com/latest/cuck-...

Cuck-Coded Zarathustra | Adrian Nathan West

Jordan Castro’s “Muscle Man” thumbs its nose at wokeness while giving the right-curious too little to chew on.

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Dominic Pettman @dominicpettman.bsky.social · 14d

I asked ChatGPT what it has learned about humans from all these billions of interactions. The answer was pretty wild.
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The Top Ten Things ChatGPT has Gleaned About Humans

A tact-free portrait of our species

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Scott Carney @sgcarney.bsky.social · 18d

This redacted document was in the Epstein dump, but the DOJ apparently forgot that they’d already released it a year ago. Can you guess whose name they redacted?

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Scott Carney @sgcarney.bsky.social · 19d

During the Presidential Election in 2024 the analytics company @decisiondeskhq displayed 5 fake counties in swing states that had a total of 20 Million fake votes. Could this be evidence of a hack that flipped the election for Trump?

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Did 5 Fake Counties Steal the 2024 Election For Trump?

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 20d

Alpha males

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 20d

Last job before breaking up: two journal article proofs finalised and the cover and index of my next book signed off. OK, that's me done for the year. Ten-ten, good buddy - over and out.