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Matthew Leggatt
@matthewleggatt.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer English and American Lit @ Winchester Uni: Lit & Film, utopia/dystopia, apocalypse, terror. Co-host Utopian and Dystopian Fictions podcast. D&D. Dog pics. Views own. He/Him
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · Nov 10
Liam Knight and I have a podcast! It's called "Utopian and Dystopian Fictions" and features interviews with some fantastic scholars. In the first episode we interview Raffaella Baccolini! More to follow.

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Podcast · Utopian and Dystopian Fictions · Utopian and Dystopian Fictions is a podcast for scholars, thinkers, and anyone with an interest in utopian and dystopian theory, literature, film, and televi...
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 2h
Thanks. You're right though. I asked her if she'd come along but when she told me her appearance fee I quickly withdrew the offer!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 2h
For anyone local(ish) to Winchester and interested, I'll be hosting a book launch event for Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction from 4.30 - 5.30pm on Wednesday 22nd October. All are welcome. It's being held in WB 5. I'll be giving a short reading from the book and a Q&A. My dog will not be there.
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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 7h
Episode 16 on all things playful in utopian and dystopian fiction is available to stream now via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. We had a lot of fun talking to the brilliant Stefano Gualeni. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 11h
A year ago we posted the first episode of the podcast, uncertain what to do with it, if anyone would want to be interviewed by us, or if anyone would listen. This afternoon we'll be posting our 16th episode and have met some fabulous scholars along the way! The lesson is... collaboration is awesome!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 3d
New episode of @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social landing on Wednesday and given its close connection to my own research on play in utopian and dystopian fiction and the fact it marks a year since we started the podcast it's certainly a special one for me.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 5d
I've been teaching at Winchester for nearly 13 years and I think this morning I managed to have the best class I've ever taught! Still buzzing from it. The new students really blew me away! Amazing what a good class can do for the mood.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 6d
Copy edits for the Wastelands and Wonderlands collection complete! Onto the final phase now.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 8d
What I've been teaching so far this week! It's going to be an eclectic semester so thought I'd catalogue it...
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 10d
My wife and I visited Portland back in 2016. Absolutely beautiful city. We're so shocked to hear that it's now "war-ravaged"
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 12d
Advertisers... if you make a 2 minute ad for YouTube please realise that the only people who are still listening by the end are those who are unable to hit the skip button right now and they're just getting increasingly pissed off with your product!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 14d
Explain to me how it's fair... My 8 month old gets about 12-13 hours sleep in a 24-hour period, whereas I get about 7 hours. And I have way more responsibilities than he does!
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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 14d
Had a great chat with Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com yesterday morning recording an interview for the next episode of the podcast. Going to be a fun one discussing, among other things, play and games in utopia/dystopia!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 14d
Always exciting to meet the new first years ahead of next week's teaching. The poor souls have 6 hours a week with me until Christmas. They'll be sick of me in no time!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 16d
Excited to be writing a class on Lois Lowry's The Giver... a novel I've wanted to teach for a long time but never quite found the space for it!
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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 21d
Daniel Jenkin-Smith, one half of @smfmspodcast.bsky.social, is a guest on @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social. Bigger than the 1968 crossover Thanksgiving episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. Can't wait to listen!

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Episode 15: Daniel Jenkin-Smith, Bureaucracy, Utopia, Dystopia
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 21d
Haha! This gave me a good laugh. Thanks Daniel! Hope you enjoy!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 21d
I should add, if you like what you hear from our guest in this episode you can follow him @dcjenkin-smith.bsky.social and his podcast is the brilliant @smfmspodcast.bsky.social.
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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 21d
We all love bureaucracy, right? Here it is for your enjoyment... bureaucratic utopias and dystopias with Daniel Jenkin Smith. Please rate, subscribe, recommend, and all that other bureaucratic nonsense!
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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 21d
Episode 15 drops this afternoon, 1pm BST. It should be fun. An episode about bureaucratic utopias/dystopias featuring an interview with Daniel Jenkin Smith, author of The Rise of Office Literature and co-host of @smfmspodcast.bsky.social.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 22d
Picked this up recently as something I've been meaning to read for a while and it has blown me away! Fully recommend!
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 23d
Been out in the wild for a month today! Hope to be doing one or two things to promote over the next few months starting with an episode about play on the pod and a small book launch event in Winchester. Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | Home www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | Home
Matthew Leggatt is Senior Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Winchester, UK. He is the author of two monographs, one edited collection, and numerous articles and book chapters. He is also the editor of the forthcoming collection Wastelands and Wonderlands: Essays on Utopian and Dystopian Film and Literature (SUNY Press, 2026) and co-hosts the Utopian and Dystopian Fictions podcast.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 24d
The web page isn't up yet. I believe it will be soon. Will post the contents pages when I have the proofs in a couple of months though.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 25d
Thanks Sean, very happy with it! Looking forward to being able to share it with everyone.
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 25d
Burcu Akkoyun, and Werner Christie Mathisen
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 25d
With essays from @rb60.bsky.social, @sean-seeger.bsky.social, @stinaface.bsky.social, @nanoutopia.bsky.social, @jelenaps.bsky.social, @tomue.bsky.social, Murray Pomerance, Sean Redmond, Maria Varsam, Jacqueline Dutton, Daniel Varndell, Hisashi Ozawa, Patricia McManus, Douglas McFarland, Steve Rybin,
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