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Philip Seargeant
@philipseargeant.bsky.social
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Language / Politics / Dystopian narratives Sociolinguist, Open University Recent books: The Future of Language Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape The Art of Political Storytelling
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · May 28
Our ‘Radicals of Russell Square’ map on sale at Waterstones in Gower Street
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · May 13
‘The times we’re living in are dominated by rapid technological change, and much of this change is focused on how we communicate.’

@philipseargeant.bsky.social discusses how 21st-century developments in technology are changing the ways we communicate www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · May 12
Thanks. Can you give me an example?
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Patricia Lovett MBE @patricialovett.bsky.social · May 12
Listened to this yesterday - absolutely fascinating - as are all of @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social podcasts. V interesting explanations of weird street names and distinctions between roads and streets.
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · May 10
Here's the link to last week's Word of Mouth, in which I discuss the language of street names with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Word of Mouth - Street Names - BBC Sounds
Michael Rosen talks to Philip Seargeant about where our street names come from.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · May 10
Here's the link to last week's Word of Mouth, in which I discuss the language of street names with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Word of Mouth - Street Names - BBC Sounds
Michael Rosen talks to Philip Seargeant about where our street names come from.
www.bbc.co.uk
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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon @bwthornton.bsky.social · May 10
Street Names
Word of Mouth
BBC Radio 4
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social talks to @philipseargeant.bsky.social from the Open University about where our street names come from, like Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate in York, and Michael's old address, Love Lane.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Street Names
Michael Rosen talks to Philip Seargeant about where our street names come from.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · May 9
How are 21st-century developments in technology changing the very nature of language and the ways that we communicate with each other?

@philipseargeant.bsky.social, author of The Future of Language, provides a brief history of the future of human communication bit.ly/4merPmK
How are 21st-century developments in technology changing the very nature of language and the ways that we communicate with each other? Philip Seargeant, author of The Future of Language, provides a brief history of the future of human communication.
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · May 9
A short piece I wrote for the Bloomsbury blog

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A brief history of the future of human communication
Philip Seargeant, author of The Future of Language, on how recent technological developments such as AI and social media are changing the nature of human communication and of the way we relate to each...
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · May 6
To accompany the @openuniversity.bsky.social's collaboration with Radio 4's Word of Mouth with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, here's a short quiz about the bewildering world of idioms

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Bloomsbury Linguistics @bloomsburyling.bsky.social · Apr 4
New in paperback this week: Bloomsbury.com/9781350538474

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Cover image of The Future of Language, with endorsements reading: 'I've never read a book on language with such a breadth of vision' - David Crystal; 'A scholarly, must-read book' - New Statesman'
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Apr 3
Podcast of Episode 4 of our #FreeSpeech and #Literature series - #Translation and #Censorship - is now available to listen. Translators Sawad Hussain and Monica Cure discussed taboos, cultural difference, banned words + more with Daria Chernysheva.
mklitfest.org/podcasts
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Podcasts | MK Lit Fest
Podcasts available from Milton Keynes Literary Festival.
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Mar 31
Enjoying this morning's #R4moreorless about #freespeech? Join us online tonight as we look at free speech, #translation + #Censorship
www.mklitfest.org/translation
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Free Speech and Literature: Translation and Censorship with Sawad Hussain, Monica Cure and Daria Chernysheva | MK Lit Fest 2025
In this event, we explore literature in translation with a specific focus on censorship and free speech through the lens of two novels that both address these concerns: Liliana Corobca’s The Censor’s ...
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Mar 29
Don't miss Translation and Censorship: Pt 4 of our #freespeech + #literature series, Mon 31/3.
Book (free/donations): mklitfest.org/translation
@oupolitics.bsky.social @monicacure.bsky.social @sawadhussain.bsky.social #translation #censorship #restlessbooks #7storiespress #translation #censorship
Free Speech and Literature: Translation and Censorship with Sawad Hussain, Monica Cure and Daria Chernysheva | MK Lit Fest 2025
In this event, we explore literature in translation with a specific focus on censorship and free speech through the lens of two novels that both address these concerns: Liliana Corobca’s The Censor’s ...
mklitfest.org
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Mar 28
The #podcast of Episode 3 of our #Freespeech and #literature series - Historical #CancelCulture - is now available. Charlotte Gordon talks to Jupiter Jones about #marywoolstonecraft, cancelled in the C18th. www.mklitfest.org/podcasts

#romanticoutlaws #openuniversity
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Dan Berlinka @danberlinka.bsky.social · Mar 27
I haven't seen Giant yet (am going in May) but this discussion with playwright Mark Rosenblatt is excellent, talking about (among other things) how and if Roald Dahl's antisemitism colours his own reading of the books.

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Free Speech and Literature: Part 1 - Literature and Offence
MK Lit Fest · Episode
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Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social · Mar 27
“Maybe I’m thinking too much about the emoji. This is just the way people communicate these days, I understand. ... But the emoji are part and parcel of a set of exchanges that reveal a group of people play-acting at importance." - @slate.com slate.com/life/2025/03...
There’s One Part of the Signal Leak That I Can’t Get Out of My Head
This week, we found out our leaders are just more fools in a group chat.
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · Mar 26
Here's the podcast of the most recent event in our series on literature and free speech, run in collaboration with the @mklitfest.bsky.social

Author Charlotte Gordon discusses the 'cancelling' of Mary Wollstonecraft with @jupiterjonz.bsky.social

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Free Speech and Literature: Part 3 - Historical Cancel Culture
MK Lit Fest · Episode
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · Mar 26
Here's the podcast of the most recent event in our series on literature and free speech, run in collaboration with the @mklitfest.bsky.social

Author Charlotte Gordon discusses the 'cancelling' of Mary Wollstonecraft with @jupiterjonz.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/4d4v...
Free Speech and Literature: Part 3 - Historical Cancel Culture
MK Lit Fest · Episode
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Mar 23
#CancelCulture isn't new: #MaryWollstonecraft was cancelled in the 18th century. Join us online on Mon eve as Charlotte Gordon explains all to @jupiterjonz.bsky.social for our #FreeSpeech + #literature series.
Tickets (free): mklitfest.org/historical-c...
#charlottegordon #feminism #radicaloutlaws
Free Speech and Literature: Historical Cancel Culture with Charlotte Gordon and Jupiter Jones | MK Lit Fest 2025
Charlotte Gordon, author of Radical Outlaws, talks to Jupiter Jones about the eighteenth-century writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and how after her untimely death, Wollstonecraft was effectivel...
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Mar 20
Listen to our latest podcast as @juliahbell.bsky.social and @philipseargeant.bsky.social discuss #ai and #writing in the age of the #algorithm open.spotify.com/episode/68r4...
Part of our on-going Free Speech + Literature series.
#freespeech #creativewiring #artificialintelligence
Free Speech and Literature: Part 2 - Freedom of Expression in the Age of the Algorithm
MK Lit Fest · Episode
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Mar 19
Our #freespeech and #literature series concludes with a panel of @akischilz.bsky.social @henrycporter.bsky.social Sabrina Mahfouz + Donall Mac Cathmhaoill at WaterstonesMK
on 11 April.
Info and tickets: mklitfest.org/free-speech-...
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Free Speech and the Politics of Literature | MK Lit Fest 2025
A series of online events with the Open University's Language, Literature and Politics research group, culminating in an in-person panel event at MK Lit Fest's April 2025 festival.
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · Mar 19
The next of our sessions on literature and free speech is next Monday (24 March) with the author Charlotte Gordon talking about Mary Wollstonecraft and the fall and rise of her reputation

Free to attend (though donations for the running of the lit fest welcome)

www.mklitfest.org/historical-c...
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · Mar 19
Here's the podcast of my talk for @mklitfest.bsky.social with @juliahbell.bsky.social the other night on freedom of expression in the age of the algorithm

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Free Speech and Literature: Part 2 - Freedom of Expression in the Age of the Algorithm
MK Lit Fest · Episode
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Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social · Mar 19
The next of our sessions on literature and free speech is next Monday (24 March) with the author Charlotte Gordon talking about Mary Wollstonecraft and the fall and rise of her reputation

Free to attend (though donations for the running of the lit fest welcome)

www.mklitfest.org/historical-c...
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Bloomsbury Linguistics @bloomsburyling.bsky.social · Mar 18
Finally yours to own in paperback! Pre-order at bloomsbury.com/9781350538474
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