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Paul Bowman

@paulbowman.bsky.social

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Professor of Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Founding Editor of Martial Arts Studies. Author of books on cultural theory, Bruce Lee, Rey Chow, orientalism, film, media & physical culture. Recovering martial arts addict. CV: http://bit.ly/4mrJE1C .. more

Paul Bowman is a British academic specialising in cultural and media studies. He is a Professor of Cultural Studies and Deputy Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. .. more

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Scott Carney @sgcarney.bsky.social · 2d

This redacted document was in the Epstein dump, but the DOJ apparently forgot that they’d already released it a year ago. Can you guess whose name they redacted?

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Scott Carney @sgcarney.bsky.social · 3d

During the Presidential Election in 2024 the analytics company @decisiondeskhq displayed 5 fake counties in swing states that had a total of 20 Million fake votes. Could this be evidence of a hack that flipped the election for Trump?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoAU...

Did 5 Fake Counties Steal the 2024 Election For Trump?

YouTube video by Scott Carney

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 4d

Alpha males

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 4d

Last job before breaking up: two journal article proofs finalised and the cover and index of my next book signed off. OK, that's me done for the year. Ten-ten, good buddy - over and out.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 6d

Telltale signs it’s AI

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 8d

Martial Arts Studies updates!
mailchi.mp/bba6eb086fb5...

MASA Community Updates: Membership Launch, 2026 Conference, Webinars, and New Publications

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

I suppose that’s a good point… Unlikely that Team America World Police have even heard of Bluesky though

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

You mean the AI / CGI “get massive and ripped via t’ai chi” ads?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

I have, however, seen all of them on Amazon. Is that good or bad?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

Since 2003, I've seen copies of my books in bookshops... TWICE. Once in Gateshead, once in Chicago. Someone once sent me a photo of another in Hong Kong. And someone else bought a hardback meant to be £100 for about 5 euros, in Croatia...

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 9d

An Ode to the Orange Mussolini

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 10d

If Trump feels he must sue the BBC for misrepresenting him, does that mean everyone he has misrepresented really must sue him? Hope so.

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Oleg Benesch @olegb.bsky.social · 10d

I'll be giving a talk at The Japan Society in London next month on “Japan, Britain, and the Globalisation of the Samurai," which will also tie into some of themes of the upcoming British Museum special exhibition.
www.japansociety.org.uk/event?event=...

The Japan Society - Japan, Britain, and the Globalisation of the Samurai - with Oleg Benesch

www.japansociety.org.uk

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 11d

Excellent - bookmarked to listen later

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 13d

Let's hear it for made up stuff and the rightness of wrongness

bowmanp.substack.com/p/in-honour-...

In Honour of Made Up Stuff

in tai chi, in baduanjin, and in pretty much everything else

bowmanp.substack.com

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 16d

Fantastic new FREE open access monograph by Daniel Mroz. Free to download from Cardiff University Press. Or you can buy an actual book for cost price from all the usual outlets

cardiffuniversitypress.org/books/m/10.1...

Resonant Space | Cardiff University Press

<h3><i>With prefaces by Gey Pin Ang and Peter Lorge, a chapter by Colin Lalonde, and a postface by Guy Cools</i></h3> <p><i>Resonant Space</i> constellates the martial, ritual, and theatrical element...

cardiffuniversitypress.org

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 17d

Should I buy the 'new' (2010) translation of Derrida's 'La Voix et le Phénomène' (1967) or just use the old 1973 'Speech and Phenomena'? I get *why* they've gone for 'voice' over 'speech' now, but does it make all that much difference (or even différance)?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 17d

I know scrolling social media is bad for you. HOWEVER, I recently followed loads of 'learn Spanish' pages. This means that as I scroll, I am challenged to translate a phrase or add a missing word. This seems to turn scrolling into a stimulating kind of 'distributed/micro-learning'. ¿Qué opinas?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 17d

My abstract and panel overview for the 2026 Martial Arts Studies Conference in Brighton :-)

bowmanp.substack.com/p/the-feelin...

The Feeling of Structures: Style as Somaesthetics

My abstract for the 2026 Martial Arts Studies Conference in Brighton

bowmanp.substack.com

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Andy Williams @llantwit.bsky.social · 20d

Support the hunger strikers.
Support political prisoners.

The hunger strike is to become the BIGGEST in UK prisons since the Irish Republicans and there is no media attention. This is an open ended rolling hunger strike which began on 2nd November. The strikers are rapidly losing weight with irreversible health risks.
Two of them have been hospitalised.
Who are the hunger strikers?
6 political prisoners, from carers to volunteers & students, imprisoned without conviction here in the UK, for allegedly taking action for Palestine.
Why are they striking?
1.End all prison censorship, mail, and information
2.Immediate bail for all imprisoned activists
3. The right to a fair trial
4. Deproscribe
5. Shut Elbit down
PRISONERS FOR PALEST NE
How can you help?
1. Follow calls to action on Prisoners for Palestine
2. Email your MPs, media, and amplify demands
3. Attend rallies in support of the hunger strike
4. Write letters to the hunger strikers

Reposted by Martin Paul Eve, Paul Bowman, Tracy Creagh

Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 21d

We're hiring! We have 2 jobs advertised: Library Engagement Lead and Operations Manager, deadline Tues 6 January 2026. Links:

openjournalscollective.org/static/engag...
openjournalscollective.org/static/opera...

Come work for a major new international organisation funding #openaccess publishing!

openjournalscollective.org

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 22d

I think neoliberalism is more than a little bit responsible for actual BJJ anyway…

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 22d

If you work in a university, read this, pronto!

www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...

AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself

Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.

www.currentaffairs.org

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Nabeel Zuberi @nabeelzuberi.bsky.social · 22d

Should assign this for students next year

AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself

Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.

www.currentaffairs.org

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 24d

Final, approved cover design. Very happy! (Publication some time in 2026 from Hong Kong University Press)

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 24d

Word.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Liberal arts and critical thinking | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to a letter that argued we should stop worshipping the liberal arts, and that they should become more market-oriented

www.theguardian.com

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 25d

Wind, rain and delayed trains. But I've had some great meetings with PhD students and I've just signed another book contract. This one is for a textbook, to be called 'An Introduction to Martial Arts Studies'. I'm co-writing it with Alex Channon. So, today is officially a good day.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 28d

It's exploded in UK media today - BBC TV, Radio, and online news. Also Channel 4. This is good. Much needed. Too many adoptive families have needlessly been put through hell. The system is comprehensively broken

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 28d

"'What if we just can't do this any more?'... [T]he social worker's reply came without a moment's hesitation: 'You'll be prosecuted for child abandonment'."

Thank you BBC for investigating the UK Adoption Scandal. It can't go on like this

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care

Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 29d

2025 will go down in history as the year students stopped even trying to understand italics