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Nathalie Weidhase
@nweidhase.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Media and Communication researching the intersections of feminism, postfeminism, and popular culture
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · May 7
Co-written with @poppywilde.bsky.social, our article is out now in @icsjournal.bsky.social. We analyse humorous bad taste Twitter reactions to the death of Prince Philip as a critique of the monarchy, and reflect on the ethics of researching controversial content on social media
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Abstract When Prince Philip died on 9th April 2021 aged 99, the media coverage was extensive. Not only did the BBC dedicate wall-to-wall coverage to his passing (and received nearly 110,000 complaints from viewers for it), but social media, too, participated in what had quickly become a major media event. Social media remembrance has become an expected part of the death of a celebrity or well-known figure. However, what stood out in the Twitter activity, in particular, was not only sombre remembrance but also many instances of what can be considered bad-taste humour. Particularly prominent were comparisons of Philip to zombies, often including images of him. We explore the ways in which Twitter reactions to Prince Philip's death may highlight the monarchy as an outdated, presumably useless (yet undying) institution. The use of the zombie metaphor complicates the reading of these Tweets are merely offensive, as they are used to articulate resistance to royal power. We thus argue that the use of zombie metaphors in instances of bad taste, while considered offensive, may at the same time also offer a critique of the royal family as an institution at a particular moment in time and offer reflections on the ethics of researching controversial social media content.
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · 23d
Had an absolute blast at #MeCCSA2025 with the Women's Network, and also talking about gendered social media representations of paid work. Shout out to our social media team for capturing it so well!
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MeCCSA Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social · 23d
MeCCSA 2025 has come and gone but we still have plenty of updates to share about the conference and our network members! Stay tuned for more 👀 #MeCCSA2025
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 23d
This! I welcome it too. I genuinely don't want bad things for anyone. The people who I admire most are the ones who suffer all of life's disappointments and somehow become even better people, who build even stronger structures of care and community. "That's* who we need to listen to. Not fascists.
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Laboured @labouredsubterfuge.bsky.social · 23d
I remember getting an NF leaflet through the door in Bath as a student (some 20 years ago) and being informed that the government was going to build around 15 cities the size of Brimingham just for migrants. I still welcome that utopia if it ever comes.
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Sylvia de Mars @sylviademars.me · 28d
The fuck is unfunded hobbyist research? My hobbies are millions of miles removed from the academy and if my research was of no interest to others, this would show in every aspect of my career. We have the REF for this, no? So what other than right wing talking points being echoed is this adding?
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 28d
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
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Robin James @robinjames.bsky.social · 28d
Palgrave is hiring an Editor for Film, TV, and Theatre Studies hybrid (2 days/wk in office) out of NYC or London. I'm not on the hiring committee but this is directly on my team:

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Palgrave Macmillan hiring Editor, Film, Television and Theatre Studies in London, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 11:19:41 PM. Job Title: Editor, Film, Television and Theatre StudiesLocation(s): New York or London (Hybrid…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Isabel Sykes @isabel-sykes.bsky.social · 29d
I had such a good time at the @meccsa2025.bsky.social conference last week! Highlights include presenting some ideas on class, domestic labour and the mental load, @nweidhase.bsky.social's fab paper on corporate queens and girlbosses, and winning the pub quiz with @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social pals!
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 10
We've got a chunky @britishacademy.bsky.social report out looking at the emergence of 'cold spots' where you can't study arts, humanities or social science subjects close to home. We call for an urgent review of HE funding & monitoring of at risk subjects
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/univers...
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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Karen Boyle @profkarenboyle.bsky.social · Sep 7
Following on from mentoring session with @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social I thought it would be useful to share this 🧵 on academic job applications again.
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Karen Boyle @profkarenboyle.bsky.social · Jan 19
I am reading a *lot* of job applications atm so here’s a thread of my dos and donts for academic job applications. My experience is Humanities in UKHE so may play out differently elsewhere. 🧵
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Isabel Sykes @isabel-sykes.bsky.social · Sep 5
So lovely catching up with the Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social at the MeCCSA conference today! Excited for some more events, workshops and networking in the new term 🥰 @meccsa.bsky.social
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Sep 5
What an incredible keynote #meccsa2025
Mallika Sarabhai performing in front of a screen that says "Says who? Mallika Sarabhai on belonging and identity"
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Aug 29
Just a reminder that there is still time to sign up for our speed mentoring event for PhD students, ECRs, and anyone looking for career advice at @meccsa2025.bsky.social ! (There will be coffee, tea and pastries 🥐☕)
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Aug 20
If you're going to MeCCSA this year at Edinburgh Napier University, join us for our MeCCSA Women's Network Speed Mentoring event on 4th September for PhD students and ECRs (ECRs very much defined broadly - if you identify as ECR, then you are!)! You can sign up here: buytickets.at/universityof...
Poster containing info about speed mentoring event: Date: 4th September, time: 9am to 10.30am, location: Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart campus, Room CRL_1/06
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · Aug 26
Researchers from Cardiff University are recruiting non-binary people (between the ages of 18-65) who have had treatment for an eating disorder to find out more about their experiences to understand how we can improve support.

Email them at [email protected]

#TransResearch #ResearchSurvey
Illustration of a megaphone underneath a speech bubble and lightning bolt. Text in speech bubble reads "Are you a non-binary person aged 18/65 that has had treatment for an eating disorder? If so, we would like to hear from you!" Text below speech bubble reads "What is the research about? We are conducting research to better understand the lived experiences of non-binary people who have/had an eating disorder Text below reads "What would this involve? You'll be asked to attend a 1:1 interview lasting approximately one hour. The interview will be helf via video call (Zoom). You will receive a shopping voucher as reimbursement for your time. Cardiff University Logo. QR code to CANVA website.
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MeCCSA Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social · Aug 20
We are pleased to be bringing back our Speed Mentoring Event to @meccsa2025.bsky.social Join us to meet and learn from fellow researchers in the field of media, communications and cultural studies! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
Poster for The MeCCSA Women’s Network Speeding Mentoring Event for any PhDs and ECRs wanting advice on academic careers, networking opportunities and/or tips for professional development. There is a QR code embedded for signing up, or alternatively you can click the link in the post
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Aug 20
If you're going to MeCCSA this year at Edinburgh Napier University, join us for our MeCCSA Women's Network Speed Mentoring event on 4th September for PhD students and ECRs (ECRs very much defined broadly - if you identify as ECR, then you are!)! You can sign up here: buytickets.at/universityof...
Poster containing info about speed mentoring event: Date: 4th September, time: 9am to 10.30am, location: Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart campus, Room CRL_1/06
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Laurence Totelin @ltotelin.bsky.social · Aug 19
This came up a few times in conversations with other people with settled status in the UK, so sharing. You may now be asked, upon returning home to the UK, for a proof of your settled status. You can get a 'share code' following this link. It's easy, even if a pain: www.gov.uk/evisa/view-e...
eVisas: access and use your online immigration status
How to access and use an eVisa: set up a UKVI account, update your details and get a share code to prove your immigration status when you work, rent or travel.
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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · Aug 15
I recently learned about Russian painter Ivan Aivazosky and I may never recover. I don't think I've ever seen water done like he does it. I don't think I've ever felt an artist loved water as much as I feel he must have. It's so incredible I could vomit.

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Ivan Aivazovsky's painting "Ship on Stormy Seas" depicts a wildly canting sailing ship in the middle distance of a storm-ridden sea. In the foreground, a wave of flawless translucent blue forms, and it's so incredibly depicted I could just vomit.
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Jul 28
📢 Please share with your networks and anyone you think might be interested! 📢 I'm looking for participants for my research project on young women's understanding of paid work on and through social media, including phenomena such as the #girlboss #corporatequeen or #lazygirljobs.
Do you identify as a woman and are aged between 18 and 30? Do you use social media? How do you feel about representations of paid work on social media? I am looking for women (including those identifying as non-binary and trans women) from all backgrounds who engage with work-related content on social to discuss their experiences. You do not need to be currently employed to take part in this study. The interview will take approximately one hour and will be conducted online. You will be asked to bring in a meme relating to work – either one you found, or one you created yourself. You will receive a £30 voucher for taking part in the interview. Sign up to show interest by filling out this form: https://surreyfbel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aY6hOtqQ7BAaLQy For more details, please contact the researcher Nathalie Weidhase at n.weidhase@surrey.ac.uk The project is funded by a British Academy Small Research Grant, and has received ethical approval from the University of Surrey Ethics Committee (Ref. Ethics RM ID: 1298). End of recruitment period: December 2025.
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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Aug 5
Is anyone working on the Online Safety Act and specifically impacts on social media? I'd like to run a class on it this autumn semester for my third year undergraduates. Any resources/ideas/people happy to speak etc. greatly appreciated! #OnlineSafetyAct #SocialMedia #OnlineSafetyBill
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Aug 4
This looks great - won't make it to Edinburgh until later that week for MeCCSA but would love to join online if there's a hybrid option?
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Aug 4
Favourite bot response to my research project EoI so far - wish I had the same superpower
Survey response that says "I can create time anytime I get an email"
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jul 30
wonder if decades of mocking media studies as a Mickey Mouse subject has anything to do with this at all
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jul 30
The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament
This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Jul 30
Unfortunately not at this stage!
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Jul 29
Thank you for sharing!
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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Jul 28
You can find out more about the project here: www.surrey.ac.uk/research-pro...
From #Girlboss to #LazyGirlJobs: Young women's working lives on and through social media | University of Surrey
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