Cesare Cuzzola
@cesare.bsky.social
Researching museums, enduring academia • he/him
There has to be a better way to request academic journal peer reviews that doesn't involve automated email requests and absolutely no human contact throughout.
I say yes when I can, but when even the thank-yous are automated and my name is misspelled, I can't help but question the system a little!
I say yes when I can, but when even the thank-yous are automated and my name is misspelled, I can't help but question the system a little!
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There has to be a better way to request academic journal peer reviews that doesn't involve automated email requests and absolutely no human contact throughout.
I say yes when I can, but when even the thank-yous are automated and my name is misspelled, I can't help but question the system a little!
I say yes when I can, but when even the thank-yous are automated and my name is misspelled, I can't help but question the system a little!
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Mandatory 30-minute session of sitting down and staring at the sea every time I happen to be in Brighton. Highly recommend
October 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Mandatory 30-minute session of sitting down and staring at the sea every time I happen to be in Brighton. Highly recommend
Having the conference in a heritage venue gave it so much character! Kudos to all the staff at St Fagans for the extra logistical effort required to pull this off!
That’s a wrap on sessions at St Fagans for #Museums2025! 🎬
We’ve had a wonderful two days on-site with you, discussing how community, solidarity and friendship can bring people together at a time of uncertainty and division.
We’ve had a wonderful two days on-site with you, discussing how community, solidarity and friendship can bring people together at a time of uncertainty and division.
October 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Having the conference in a heritage venue gave it so much character! Kudos to all the staff at St Fagans for the extra logistical effort required to pull this off!
The queer tour of St Fagans was my personal highlight of the MA Conference so far! Lovely to see a PERMANENT queer display in such a prominent spot in the gallery 🩷 #Museums2025
October 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The queer tour of St Fagans was my personal highlight of the MA Conference so far! Lovely to see a PERMANENT queer display in such a prominent spot in the gallery 🩷 #Museums2025
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📢 REGISTRATIONS OPEN! 📢
Registrations are open for the upcoming QHCN Symposium, exploring the innovative queer heritage work being developed by cultural organisations across the UK and beyond
📆 Date: 25-26 November 2025
📍 Location: National Trust - Heelis
Registration links below ⬇
Registrations are open for the upcoming QHCN Symposium, exploring the innovative queer heritage work being developed by cultural organisations across the UK and beyond
📆 Date: 25-26 November 2025
📍 Location: National Trust - Heelis
Registration links below ⬇
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📢 REGISTRATIONS OPEN! 📢
Registrations are open for the upcoming QHCN Symposium, exploring the innovative queer heritage work being developed by cultural organisations across the UK and beyond
📆 Date: 25-26 November 2025
📍 Location: National Trust - Heelis
Registration links below ⬇
Registrations are open for the upcoming QHCN Symposium, exploring the innovative queer heritage work being developed by cultural organisations across the UK and beyond
📆 Date: 25-26 November 2025
📍 Location: National Trust - Heelis
Registration links below ⬇
Von Dutch for a bottom two lip sync of a season premiere was certainly a choice for #DragRaceUK
September 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Von Dutch for a bottom two lip sync of a season premiere was certainly a choice for #DragRaceUK
Yes that looks like the correct order for a ribbon menu
August 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Yes that looks like the correct order for a ribbon menu
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
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I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.
August 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.
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We're now at a total of a quarter of the longlisted authors choosing to withdraw from the Polari Prize this year.
New update on author withdrawals from the Polari Prize in protest of the inclusion of a proud transphobe
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Rhian Elizabeth
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Rhian Elizabeth
August 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We're now at a total of a quarter of the longlisted authors choosing to withdraw from the Polari Prize this year.
"This book is surprisingly easy to read," I think to myself, lying on a sunbed at the beach, enjoying quite possibly the best reading conditions known to humankind
July 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"This book is surprisingly easy to read," I think to myself, lying on a sunbed at the beach, enjoying quite possibly the best reading conditions known to humankind
The next phase of the Trans-Inclusive Culture project has officially been announced.
It’s been in development for some time, and the demand for clarity and support within the sector has only grown.
Read more below ⬇️ and at transinclusiveculture.le.ac.uk
It’s been in development for some time, and the demand for clarity and support within the sector has only grown.
Read more below ⬇️ and at transinclusiveculture.le.ac.uk
University of Leicester announces partnership supported by Art Fund with leading UK museums, galleries and heritage organisations to advance trans inclusion. | News | University of Leicester
The University of Leicester's Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) has established a partnership supported by Art Fund – the...
le.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The next phase of the Trans-Inclusive Culture project has officially been announced.
It’s been in development for some time, and the demand for clarity and support within the sector has only grown.
Read more below ⬇️ and at transinclusiveculture.le.ac.uk
It’s been in development for some time, and the demand for clarity and support within the sector has only grown.
Read more below ⬇️ and at transinclusiveculture.le.ac.uk
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Why are you not still living in the place where you went to primary school? Perhaps because you wanted to find opportunities that suited you and people who were interested in the things you are interested in, rather the strangers you happened to be plonked down next to early on?
May 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Why are you not still living in the place where you went to primary school? Perhaps because you wanted to find opportunities that suited you and people who were interested in the things you are interested in, rather the strangers you happened to be plonked down next to early on?
The adaptation of Trans-Inclusive Culture for the Italian heritage context is out now! 🏳️⚧️
It's been a pleasure to work with ICOM Italia to make this happen. Thank you to all our collaborators, artists and supporters 🙏🏻
📄 Download here: www.icom-italia.org/pubblicazioni/
It's been a pleasure to work with ICOM Italia to make this happen. Thank you to all our collaborators, artists and supporters 🙏🏻
📄 Download here: www.icom-italia.org/pubblicazioni/
May 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The adaptation of Trans-Inclusive Culture for the Italian heritage context is out now! 🏳️⚧️
It's been a pleasure to work with ICOM Italia to make this happen. Thank you to all our collaborators, artists and supporters 🙏🏻
📄 Download here: www.icom-italia.org/pubblicazioni/
It's been a pleasure to work with ICOM Italia to make this happen. Thank you to all our collaborators, artists and supporters 🙏🏻
📄 Download here: www.icom-italia.org/pubblicazioni/
"Separate the art from the artist," they implore, but the artist tweets an average of 15 times a day about how much she delights in opposing trans rights
An HBO executive has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming reboot television series will not be “infused” with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.
HBO Exec Promises 'Harry Potter' Series 'Not Secretly Being Infused' With J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Rhetoric
An HBO exec has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming TV series will not be "infused" with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.
rollingstone.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Separate the art from the artist," they implore, but the artist tweets an average of 15 times a day about how much she delights in opposing trans rights
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I have a photo album on my phone dedicated to museum toilets. Classy, I know.
On average I visit 50 museums a year and, as a genderqueer person, I prefer an all-gender toilet.
On average I visit 50 museums a year and, as a genderqueer person, I prefer an all-gender toilet.
April 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I have a photo album on my phone dedicated to museum toilets. Classy, I know.
On average I visit 50 museums a year and, as a genderqueer person, I prefer an all-gender toilet.
On average I visit 50 museums a year and, as a genderqueer person, I prefer an all-gender toilet.
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I’m reminded of a recent Judith Butler interview in which they pointed out that the history of feminism is characterised by resisting definitions of what a woman is or can be. The idea that my gametes (good lord) are what make me a woman feels as offensive as any other limitation i can imagine.
I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.
April 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I’m reminded of a recent Judith Butler interview in which they pointed out that the history of feminism is characterised by resisting definitions of what a woman is or can be. The idea that my gametes (good lord) are what make me a woman feels as offensive as any other limitation i can imagine.
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regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
April 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
My visit to Catania and the Monastero dei Benedettini completely redefined my idea of what a university can look like 🤯
Absolutely chuffed to have been invited to speak in such an incredible space
Absolutely chuffed to have been invited to speak in such an incredible space
April 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My visit to Catania and the Monastero dei Benedettini completely redefined my idea of what a university can look like 🤯
Absolutely chuffed to have been invited to speak in such an incredible space
Absolutely chuffed to have been invited to speak in such an incredible space
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Opinion | In the Trump era, the UK sector’s commitments to equity and inclusion risk being quietly eroded
Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and @richardsandellrcmg.bsky.social.
Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and @richardsandellrcmg.bsky.social.
In the Trump era, the UK sector’s commitments to equity and inclusion risk being quietly eroded - Museums Association
Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and Richard Sandell
www.museumsassociation.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Opinion | In the Trump era, the UK sector’s commitments to equity and inclusion risk being quietly eroded
Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and @richardsandellrcmg.bsky.social.
Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and @richardsandellrcmg.bsky.social.
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A morning out at Lethaby Gallery, @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social for Transcestry: 10 Years of the Museum of Transology 🏳️⚧️
Our Q&A with founder E-J Scott will be coming to Museums Journal soon.
A little ambient video of our wander around the exhibition 👇
Our Q&A with founder E-J Scott will be coming to Museums Journal soon.
A little ambient video of our wander around the exhibition 👇
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A morning out at Lethaby Gallery, @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social for Transcestry: 10 Years of the Museum of Transology 🏳️⚧️
Our Q&A with founder E-J Scott will be coming to Museums Journal soon.
A little ambient video of our wander around the exhibition 👇
Our Q&A with founder E-J Scott will be coming to Museums Journal soon.
A little ambient video of our wander around the exhibition 👇
Had the most magical time at the Lethaby Gallery tonight! Please go visit TRANSCESTRY: 10 years of the Museum of Transology! Happy birthday MoT 🧁🏳️⚧️✊🏻
March 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Had the most magical time at the Lethaby Gallery tonight! Please go visit TRANSCESTRY: 10 years of the Museum of Transology! Happy birthday MoT 🧁🏳️⚧️✊🏻
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