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Alice Borchi
@aliceborchi.bsky.social
Lecturer in Creative Industries at PCI, University of Leeds. How to pronounce my surname:🐗-🔑. Views my own. She/her
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New paper by @johnwrightart.bsky.social and me: Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond | International Journal of the Commons
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Submit your paper to one of the RSA 2026 open sessions (spot the one on the commons!): www.regionalstudies.org/news/2026-rs...!
2026 RSA Annual Conference Submitted Open Sessions - RSA Main
As part of the 2026 RSA Annual Conference, a range of submitted open Sessions will be held throughout the academic programme. Click here to submit your abstract. When submitting, please ensure you sel...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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work with me and @drdaveobrien.bsky.social as part of @creativepec.bsky.social! we're recruiting a postdoc to work on the arts, culture and heritage sectors using quantitative methods. please share, please feel free to email me directly with any Qs! jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Sheffiel...
Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)
Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Pleased to be doing the northern leg of my book launch at @wcmlibrary.bsky.social with Isaac Rose and the Greater Manchester Tenants' Union on 26 Feb. Northerners, book now!
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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New paper by @johnwrightart.bsky.social and me: Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond | International Journal of the Commons
thecommonsjournal.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
New paper by @johnwrightart.bsky.social and me: Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond | International Journal of the Commons
thecommonsjournal.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Congratulations to Helen Graham! Her #OpenAccess book Deconstituting Museums published today. Read and download free at: bit.ly/411oeiG #Museums #Heritage #ParticipatoryResearch
Deconstituting Museums
Over the past 30 years, museums have turned to participation in the hope that direct involvement of non-museum staff would serve their claims to be accessible, inclusive, representative and diverse. A...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It looks like I will have some capacity for PhD and visiting PhD supervision from next year; if you're interested in researching the cultural commons, cultural value and cultural policy, or know someone who does, get in touch!
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Funded PhD opportunities thread!
1) Creative Bridges: Are you passionate about shaping the future of the screen industries? Applications are now open for Creative Bridges CDT, an AHRC-funded doctoral training programme from the University of Leeds and University of Warwick. creativebridges-cdt.ac.uk
Creative Bridges – Connecting Diversity and Sustainability for UK Screen Industries
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November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Funded PhD opportunities thread!
1) Creative Bridges: Are you passionate about shaping the future of the screen industries? Applications are now open for Creative Bridges CDT, an AHRC-funded doctoral training programme from the University of Leeds and University of Warwick. creativebridges-cdt.ac.uk
Creative Bridges – Connecting Diversity and Sustainability for UK Screen Industries
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November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Come and work with us! We have two grade 8 teaching and research lectureships in Psychology at University of Leeds. Its a great department, in a great University, in one of the best cities in the UK. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closing date 9th November, get in touch if you have any questions!
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer (Teaching and Research) in Psychology
Are you passionate about furthering your research career in a research-intensive Russell Group University? Are you committed to delivering a first class learning and teaching experience? The School is...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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funded quants x cultural policy x sociology PhDs don’t come up very often. this looks great! please circulate!
Great (paid) PhD opportunity. Excellent environment, conditions, and supervisors. And a topic close to my heart. (Selfish reason for promoting this: I fear there won't be enough concerts for retired me to go to. Geen dag zonder Bach.) vacatures.knaw.nl/job/The-Hagu...
PhD position "Is the audience for classical music concerts fading out?"
PhD position "Is the audience for classical music concerts fading out?"
vacatures.knaw.nl
October 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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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.
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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I'd had quite a bit of trouble working out why facilitating participation in museums was tricky so I wrote a book about it. @uclpress.bsky.social @fahacs.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Palestinian Literature and Culture.

Please relay widely.

jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Associate Professor or Professor - Palestinian Literature and Culture
Associate Professor or Professor - Palestinian Literature and Culture
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August 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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As the summer tourism season gets underway, we spotlight this think piece by @aliceborchi.bsky.social‬ & Carlo Alberto Petruzzi, highlighting recent events in Florence, a city caught between the pressures of mass tourism and preserving its cultural identity.

www.culturalvalue.org.uk/the-curious-...
Mass tourism, heritage, music, and debt: the curious case of opera and urban planning in Florence - Centre for Cultural Value
Researchers Alice Borchi and Carlo Alberto Petruzzi examine recent events in Florence, a city caught between the pressures of mass tourism and the need to preserve its cultural identity.
www.culturalvalue.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies
University of Leeds - School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ296/t...
Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies at University of Leeds
Apply for the Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Participation Research Group at PCI invites you to a panel discussion on art and participation in difficult times: 'Participatory Arts in a Time of Political Crisis: Provocations and Reflections'
Banham Theatre, Leeds, Thu 26th June 2025 2:00PM
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/lee...
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May 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Lecturer in Photography Permanent, Part Time “A key part of your role will be helping students define their creative voice, build relationships with brands &industry partners…understand how image-making works in the context of the creative sector.” #AcademicJobs www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNF254/l...
Lecturer in Photography at University of the Arts London, London College of Communication
An academic position as a Lecturer in Photography is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
May 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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CFP reminder: Commons and commoning in/for cultural production,Athens, Greece, 4-5 September 2025
Deadline June 30th glammons.eu/2025/02/25/c...
Call for contributions – Conference – 25/02/2025 – GLAMMONS
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May 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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And two Research Fellow posts at the University of Leeds on the 4-year project ‘The Soviet Union, the WHO and Global Health, 1957-91’, which looks superb.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNE369/r...
Research Fellow in Global Health History x2 at University of Leeds
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Fellow in Global Health History x2 on jobs.ac.uk!
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May 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
CFP reminder: Commons and commoning in/for cultural production,Athens, Greece, 4-5 September 2025
Deadline June 30th glammons.eu/2025/02/25/c...
Call for contributions – Conference – 25/02/2025 – GLAMMONS
glammons.eu
May 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM