Toby Bennett
@tgpb.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Media, Culture & Organisation at University of Westminster
Wrote a book on the mundane work that makes Big Music work; do editorial bits at Journal of Cultural Economy; some other stuff...
https://tgpbennett.wordpress.com
Wrote a book on the mundane work that makes Big Music work; do editorial bits at Journal of Cultural Economy; some other stuff...
https://tgpbennett.wordpress.com
Glad to hear this. However, while contextually appropriate, aesthetically speaking it's far inferior to "Didn't you kill my brother?" which, alas, has rather fewer use cases.
February 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Glad to hear this. However, while contextually appropriate, aesthetically speaking it's far inferior to "Didn't you kill my brother?" which, alas, has rather fewer use cases.
Building while training others. The idea is that the person being trained develops that hybridity. I'm open to speaking across languages and have some very basic computational literacy. I've worked with software designers before. But there's more of a boundary apparent here.
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Building while training others. The idea is that the person being trained develops that hybridity. I'm open to speaking across languages and have some very basic computational literacy. I've worked with software designers before. But there's more of a boundary apparent here.
I love that way of speaking which you don't see much now. "A serious intellectual project which is nonetheless fundamentally flawed and underdeveloped". Somehow both profoundly respectful and profoundly dismissive. I'd hate to have been on the receiving end obvs.
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I love that way of speaking which you don't see much now. "A serious intellectual project which is nonetheless fundamentally flawed and underdeveloped". Somehow both profoundly respectful and profoundly dismissive. I'd hate to have been on the receiving end obvs.
Yes it's a tricky one, this. Being vague, there's a couple more layers of complexity in there. But some kind of formal statement of interests (material ones, as well as curiosities) would help for sure.
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Yes it's a tricky one, this. Being vague, there's a couple more layers of complexity in there. But some kind of formal statement of interests (material ones, as well as curiosities) would help for sure.
Given the state of things, best to keep it just a part I reckon! But no - the ability to translate between worlds is really undervalued. Being made of many parts forces you to do this but you're right there's a lot to be said for just "go for a drink and be normal".
February 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Given the state of things, best to keep it just a part I reckon! But no - the ability to translate between worlds is really undervalued. Being made of many parts forces you to do this but you're right there's a lot to be said for just "go for a drink and be normal".
This is brutal. Where is this? The 1983 book?
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This is brutal. Where is this? The 1983 book?
"To be more theoretical about it..." I can see this is not the first time you've framed basic advice for academics.
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
"To be more theoretical about it..." I can see this is not the first time you've framed basic advice for academics.
Haha, yes that's probably the main thing isn't it. Attempted to but not yet, although the nature of the project (which I'm being deliberately vague about) doesn't lend itself. Still, early days...
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Haha, yes that's probably the main thing isn't it. Attempted to but not yet, although the nature of the project (which I'm being deliberately vague about) doesn't lend itself. Still, early days...
Yes that's the challenge... 😬But thanks!
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Yes that's the challenge... 😬But thanks!
Thanks, I'd not come across these. Although I think I'm OK with recognising epistemic differences and trying to articulate the value of each at an intellectual level. But the practical steps of finding a shared language and working towards common goals is proving tricky.
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Thanks, I'd not come across these. Although I think I'm OK with recognising epistemic differences and trying to articulate the value of each at an intellectual level. But the practical steps of finding a shared language and working towards common goals is proving tricky.
One way of putting it. I think I naively anticipated some kind of interesting synthesis or agonistic relationship (see below). In reality we both implicitly see the other in a kind of service relation - including me (although I'd rather not admit it). And of course the institution fosters that too.
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
One way of putting it. I think I naively anticipated some kind of interesting synthesis or agonistic relationship (see below). In reality we both implicitly see the other in a kind of service relation - including me (although I'd rather not admit it). And of course the institution fosters that too.