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Philip Ralph @philralph.bsky.social · 20d

Here is my recent keynote for @whatsontvclass.bsky.social given @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on Friday 19th - give it a read and let me know your thoughts. Many thanks to @lrjdmnr.bsky.social for inviting me to hang my metaphorical arse out in public...
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COMMON PEOPLE: RECLAIMING THE NARRATIVE ON CLASS IN TV AT A TIME OF CRISIS…

Here is the full text of my opening keynote address given at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 'What’s Class Got to Do With It?' symposium on class and the UK TV industry at the School o...

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Becca Harrison @beccaeharrison.bsky.social · Jun 17

Last year we ran a survey on UK HE redundancies.

Based on 349 responses, the UNIVERSITIES DEGRADED REPORT uncovers awful conditions, targeting of marginalised groups, & far more cuts than estimated.

People's stories matter. We can hold leaders to account. Please share widely tinyurl.com/48nzf7ew

Universities Degraded: Staff Experiences & Employer Practices of Redundancies in UK Higher Education

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Conducted between August and October 2024 and publicised mainly by members of the University and College Union (UCU), the ‘Survey for UCU Members on HE Redundancies’ invited response...

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Dr Rebecca Williams @augustaquarius.bsky.social · 25d

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University course closures leave students unable to study many SHAPE subjects close to home - report

A new report shows that students are shut out of SHAPE education in their home regions, as large swathes of the UK are ‘cold spots’ for humanities, social sciences and arts degrees.

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European Journal of Cultural Studies @ejcs-journal.bsky.social · Sep 7

In "International media production, shooting locations, and illiberal spatial projects", Timothy Havens examines international media production in Budapest (HU) to think through the intersections of film/television locations and spatial politics. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Lisa Holdsworth @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social · Aug 28

A free creative writing opportunity for 18–25 year olds in Yorkshire ✍

Applications are now open for Life in a Northern Town, a playwriting course led by Northern Broadsides.

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LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Northern Broadsides

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Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Queer Book History" zine is done (32 pages!), just getting final team edits pre-pub. Built on upcoming @sharpnews.bsky.social Queer Book History Bibliography—100s of resources by team led by SHARP Bibliographer @bibliowingate.bsky.social. Zine=fave reads, teaching examples, community+conf info +

Photo of the front cover of a standard-sized (half sheet) zine titled "Queer Book History: a tasting from SHARP's 2025 Queer Book History Bibliography. By Visconti; Wingate; Keller, Coker; et al.". The cover background uses a glitched photo of a handwritten manuscript.

Photo of the table of contents of a standard-sized (half sheet) zine titled "Queer Book History: a tasting from SHARP's 2025 Queer Book History Bibliography. By Visconti; Wingate; Keller, Coker; et al.". The table covers 32 pages and says:
• Credits & how to cite this zine.
• Introduction
Resources:
• Intro to general book history
• Intro to QUEER book history!
• Teaching queer history toward
• A model teaching approach
• Black, Indigenous, POC + Queer
• Broader BIPOC book history
• Zines, community periodicals, DIY queer publishing history
• Libraries, archives, museums
• Archives & catalogues
• Design & art.
• Close readings
• Ethics & justice re:gender & sexuality
• Feminist 2SLGBTQIA+
• Community & conferences
• Queer book history isn't past
• Current book arts practitioners relevant to queer book history
• Want more queer book history?
• Back cover & reuse/ remix info

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Jul 9

I'll be at Turton Local History Society, near Bolton, with 'Manchester and Bolton Portraits: fascinating figures from the region's past', on Thursday September 25th, 7.30pm, Harwood Methodist Church. Visitors £2. www.turtonhistory.com/2024/12/manc...

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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Aug 4

We have a shiny new poster designed by our own @lrjdmnr.bsky.social for our one day symposium in September, registration link coming soon too!

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Aug 4

19th September @leedsunimedia.bsky.social! WHAT'S CLASS GOT TO DO WITH IT? RETHINKING TV FROM THE INSIDE OUT
One Day Symposium
All welcome, registration & details on the excellent poster designed by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social

Poster for the class and TV symposium at the university of Leeds on 19th September 2025, to register contact WHATSONTVCLASS@GMAIL.COM

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · Jul 7

Reading is the core practice of humanities research. But I have never had a professional or academic role that factors reading time into workload. We're meant to do it in 'spare time'. Now we're being told to let machines do it for us.

Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · Jul 7

The thing that makes my research work is I read whole books, and sometimes everything a great thinker has written. It's not possible to think, synthesise, and write well in long form (or, indeed, at all) without reading deeply and well.

Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · Jul 6

You basically cannot.

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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks everyone who came to our panel yesterday at the Screen 2025 and for engaging so thoughtfully as we discussed how class continues to shape TV production, aesthetics, and working conditions @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social @lrjdmnr.bsky.social @annaviolasborgi.bsky.social

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✿ Dr Laura J Minor ✿ @lrjdmnr.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks so much, Helen! Was lovely meeting you in person 🥰

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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · Jun 25

Many congratulations to all the New Generation Thinkers!

Great to see Sarah Smyth and @lrjdmnr.bsky.social recognised for their research and knowledge of #Womensfilmhisory and their leadership in the @wfthn.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻

🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · Jun 25

News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · Jun 17

ICYMI: BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025 #AHRC #AcademicSky

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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 27

Looking forward to presenting our @UKRI What’s On project findings at #Screen25 in Glasgow this weekend in our panel “Returning to Class: Power, Aesthetics, and Labour in Contemporary Television @leedsunimedia.bsky.social @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social @lrjdmnr.bsky.social
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Dr Stephanie Brown @stephemmabrown.bsky.social · Jun 16

Could not have wished for a nicer cohort of New Generation Thinkers. Very excited to see everything that @bethmalory.bsky.social, @lrjdmnr.bsky.social, @reetiks.bsky.social, Sarah Smyth, & Ashleigh Percival-Borley get up to this year 👏🎉

News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · Jun 16

BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025 #AHRC #AcademicSky

BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025

Six early-career university researchers will work with Radio 4 programme makers to bring new ideas and the latest academic scholarship to audiences.

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Jun 16

Wonderful to see @whatsontvclass.bsky.social own @lrjdmnr.bsky.social is part of this fantastic list!

News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · Jun 16

BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025 #AHRC #AcademicSky

BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025

Six early-career university researchers will work with Radio 4 programme makers to bring new ideas and the latest academic scholarship to audiences.

www.ukri.org

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✿ Dr Laura J Minor ✿ @lrjdmnr.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks so much, @drdaveobrien.bsky.social 🥳

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Jun 6

The full programme is now available for the Critical Studies in Television Conference. You can access this by following this link: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/tvresearchgr...

Please also remember to register for the conference - even if you are attending online. Registration closes on the 1 July.

Critical Studies in Television Conference Programme - Television Studies Research Group %

Overview of programme for the Critical Studies in Television Conference 2023. A detailed programme will be covered soon.

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Philip Ralph @philralph.bsky.social · Jun 2

I’m absolutely thrilled to be asked by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social
to give the opening keynote at this symposium @leedsunimedia.bsky.social
in September, talking about class - on screen and off - in the current TV industry. Looking forward to some rich conversations and hopefully a better way forwards.

What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are super excited to have a CFP out for our upcoming What's On Symposium at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on 19th September 2025! See all details below Deadline to apply: 4th July. Looking forward to reading your proposals!

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is *so* wrong. Children need to be ready to *learn* the skills needed in the workplace, not to already know them, because (a) there are so many different workplaces, (b) skills are changing all the time, and (c) they’re not going to stay in the same workplace all their lives.

The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · Jun 2

We need our children to leave school ready for life in the real world

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the workplace, writes David Blunkett.

‘We need our children to leave school ready for life in t...

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the wor...

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jun 2

No, employers need to do their own training. It’s not educators’ job to make sure that school-leavers — or graduates — have the specific skills that each company needs. Employers need to invest in their workforce.

The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · Jun 2

We need our children to leave school ready for life in the real world

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the workplace, writes David Blunkett.

‘We need our children to leave school ready for life in t...

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the wor...

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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are super excited to have a CFP out for our upcoming What's On Symposium at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on 19th September 2025! See all details below Deadline to apply: 4th July. Looking forward to reading your proposals!

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · May 29

Anyone interested in class, media and the arts could give these people a follow.

Great research and links to articles and stats on working class representation.

What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · May 13

Excited to see our AHRC research project led by our PI @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social featured in The TV Foundation’s important report released today: "Let’s Talk About Class" @edinburghtvfest.bsky.social Read the report here: lnkd.in/eVycEpjp 🙌

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