Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan
@drlaurenalexohagan.bsky.social
🎵 I got me them Rory Gallagher blues🎵
Creator of Rewriting Rory | Research Fellow at Open University | Affiliate Researcher at Örebro University | Specialist in 19th/early 20th-c. visual/material culture & Irish ethnomusicology
www.rewritingrory.co.uk
Creator of Rewriting Rory | Research Fellow at Open University | Affiliate Researcher at Örebro University | Specialist in 19th/early 20th-c. visual/material culture & Irish ethnomusicology
www.rewritingrory.co.uk
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My first Bluesky post! After 3 years of research, 200+ interviews & archival visits in 15 countries, I'm thrilled to announce Rory Gallagher: The Later Years is now out! What an emotional journey & a true labour of love for a man who means the world to me. Rory, I hope you like it ❤️
#rorygallagher
#rorygallagher
I can't believe my baby is 4 today 😀 Head on over to www.rewritingrory.co.uk to delve into blogs, articles and photos that celebrate the final decade of Rory's incredible career 🥰
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I can't believe my baby is 4 today 😀 Head on over to www.rewritingrory.co.uk to delve into blogs, articles and photos that celebrate the final decade of Rory's incredible career 🥰
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s
Delighted to share the introduction to our special issue 'Selling Beauty: Historical Perspectives on the Marketing of Cosmetics and Makeup', which was published today with Journal of Historical Research in Marketing.
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social @makeupmuseum.org
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social @makeupmuseum.org
Guest editorial: Introduction to special issue on “selling beauty”
We are delighted to present this special issue, entitled “Selling Beauty: Historical Perspectives on the Marketing of Cosmetics and Makeup”, to the readers of the Journal of Historical Research in Mar...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Delighted to share the introduction to our special issue 'Selling Beauty: Historical Perspectives on the Marketing of Cosmetics and Makeup', which was published today with Journal of Historical Research in Marketing.
www.emerald.com/jhrm/article...
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social @makeupmuseum.org
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social @makeupmuseum.org
Reposted by Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan
Just a reminder that I'm still looking for people to take part in the below study. Drop me a line if you meet the eligibility criteria and are interested 😃
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Just a reminder that I'm still looking for people to take part in the below study. Drop me a line if you meet the eligibility criteria and are interested 😃
My latest paper with Rock Music Studies is out today. It uses a netnographic approach combining digital archival research and social media observation to explore the sources, circulation and reception of a contemporary music legend about Rory
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“When Jimi Hendrix was Asked. . .” A Netnographic Study of a Contemporary Legend About Rory Gallagher
This paper examines the contemporary legend surrounding the quotation “Ask Rory Gallagher,” allegedly spoken by Jimi Hendrix when asked how it felt to be the world's greatest guitarist. Long debate...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My latest paper with Rock Music Studies is out today. It uses a netnographic approach combining digital archival research and social media observation to explore the sources, circulation and reception of a contemporary music legend about Rory
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
World Mental Health Day seemed the perfect day to share this podcast I did a few years ago for @ouopenlearn.bsky.social about online music fandoms and how they can support good mental health:
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#worldmentalhealthday #breakthestigma #itsokaynottobeokay
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#worldmentalhealthday #breakthestigma #itsokaynottobeokay
Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
What are online fandoms? What are the benefits of joining one – and how to make it happen? Read and watch this personal exploration of online music fandoms by Dr. Lauren O'Hagan.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
World Mental Health Day seemed the perfect day to share this podcast I did a few years ago for @ouopenlearn.bsky.social about online music fandoms and how they can support good mental health:
www.open.edu/openlearn/op...
#worldmentalhealthday #breakthestigma #itsokaynottobeokay
www.open.edu/openlearn/op...
#worldmentalhealthday #breakthestigma #itsokaynottobeokay
Delighted to share the sixth paper in our Selling Beauty special issue. Hillary Belzer of @makeupmuseum.org explores the history of glow in cosmetics marketing, putting forward a typology of its different categories and underlying meanings. You can read it here:
www.emerald.com/jhrm/article...
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From health to status symbol: towards a typology of glow in cosmetics marketing
Purpose. This paper aims to explore the history of marketing the concept of glow, or, glowing skin, within the American cosmetics sphere from the early 20th century and into the 21st to understand why...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Delighted to share the sixth paper in our Selling Beauty special issue. Hillary Belzer of @makeupmuseum.org explores the history of glow in cosmetics marketing, putting forward a typology of its different categories and underlying meanings. You can read it here:
www.emerald.com/jhrm/article...
www.emerald.com/jhrm/article...
My baby is one today! 😃❤️
Today marks one year since the publication of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years! Here's a conference paper I delivered earlier this year about the writing process behind the book and the decisions made along the way. Enjoy!
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#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s
rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/10/03/o...
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s
One Year On: Reflections on Rory Gallagher: The Later Years
Today marks one year since the publication of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years. The book was truly a labour of love – an attempt to do justice to the final decade of Rory’s life and everything he co…
rewritingrory.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
My baby is one today! 😃❤️
Just wanted to share news that the second paper based on the study I conducted earlier this year with Rory fans has now been published! This one focuses on four 'rites of passage' in the fan experience, as told through material objects:
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@rorygallagher.com
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@rorygallagher.com
Materialising music worlds: heritage-as-praxis in everyday music objects and vernacular memories
This paper extends Crossley’s concept of ‘music worlds’ by foregrounding the role of material assemblages in shaping collective memory, fan practices and vernacular heritage. Drawing on object-orie...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Just wanted to share news that the second paper based on the study I conducted earlier this year with Rory fans has now been published! This one focuses on four 'rites of passage' in the fan experience, as told through material objects:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@rorygallagher.com
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@rorygallagher.com
Little blog piece for Edinburgh University Press about Rory's incredible songwriting as a companion piece to my recent Crime Fiction Studies piece on the wonderful Kickback City boxset 😃❤️
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#rorygallagher
@rorygallagher.com
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#rorygallagher
@rorygallagher.com
Hardboiled Blues: Rethinking the Music of Rory Gallagher - Edinburgh University Press Blog
Dr Lauren Alex O’Hagan explores the overlooked literary depth of Rory Gallagher’s lyrics, arguing for their place in a unique hardboiled blues tradition.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Little blog piece for Edinburgh University Press about Rory's incredible songwriting as a companion piece to my recent Crime Fiction Studies piece on the wonderful Kickback City boxset 😃❤️
euppublishingblog.com/2025/09/05/r...
#rorygallagher
@rorygallagher.com
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#rorygallagher
@rorygallagher.com
The latest paper in our Selling Beauty special issue has now been published. Jeaney Yip and colleagues explore Indonesian beauty ideals through the ads of local beauty brand, Mustika Ratu. You can read it here:
doi.org/10.1108/JHRM...
#beauty #cosmetics #marketing
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1108/JHRM...
#beauty #cosmetics #marketing
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The latest paper in our Selling Beauty special issue has now been published. Jeaney Yip and colleagues explore Indonesian beauty ideals through the ads of local beauty brand, Mustika Ratu. You can read it here:
doi.org/10.1108/JHRM...
#beauty #cosmetics #marketing
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1108/JHRM...
#beauty #cosmetics #marketing
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan
Last year, I did a talk on National Crime Reading Month about the Kickback City boxset. Well, the findings have since been written up & were published today in the academic journal Crime Fiction Studies. Here's the link if you fancy a read! 😊 #rorygallagher
www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
Hardboiled Blues: Exploring Ian Rankin's ‘Novel’ Approach to the Music of Rory Gallagher | Crime Fiction Studies
In 2013, the estate of the late blues musician Rory Gallagher released Kickback City. Described as a ‘unique immersive album’ inspired by Gallagher's passion for crime noir, it sought to draw attentio...
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August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last year, I did a talk on National Crime Reading Month about the Kickback City boxset. Well, the findings have since been written up & were published today in the academic journal Crime Fiction Studies. Here's the link if you fancy a read! 😊 #rorygallagher
www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan
Wishing Rory’s brother and longtime manager, Dónal Gallagher, a very happy 76th birthday today! ❤️Thank you, Dónal, for everything you've done - and continue to do - to keep Rory’s legacy alive.
#rorygallagher
#rorygallagher
August 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Wishing Rory’s brother and longtime manager, Dónal Gallagher, a very happy 76th birthday today! ❤️Thank you, Dónal, for everything you've done - and continue to do - to keep Rory’s legacy alive.
#rorygallagher
#rorygallagher
Join Lucy and I for the launch of our special issue on Friday 19th September, 14:00-15:30 (BST)! Get in touch if you'd like the Zoom link to join the meeting.
So excited to launch Selling Beauty: Historical Perspectives on the Marketing of Cosmetics and Makeup with this online event.
If you want to attend please do email me via my website www.lucyjanesantos.com (I haven’t set up age verification on this so no DMs)
If you want to attend please do email me via my website www.lucyjanesantos.com (I haven’t set up age verification on this so no DMs)
August 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Join Lucy and I for the launch of our special issue on Friday 19th September, 14:00-15:30 (BST)! Get in touch if you'd like the Zoom link to join the meeting.
My latest article for Irish Studies Review is out now, focusing on the figure of the colleen in McClinton’s Colleen Soap advertisements and how it was used to express evolving national identity:
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#ireland #colleen #marketing #advertisements #soap
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#ireland #colleen #marketing #advertisements #soap
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July 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My latest article for Irish Studies Review is out now, focusing on the figure of the colleen in McClinton’s Colleen Soap advertisements and how it was used to express evolving national identity:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ireland #colleen #marketing #advertisements #soap
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ireland #colleen #marketing #advertisements #soap
It was a real joy to write this piece for RIFFS reflecting on the incredible privilege we had last year, spending time up close with Rory’s iconic Strat 🥰
Recently, I teamed up with the brilliant Steve Clarke - Bonhams' expert guitar tech - to write a piece for the academic journal RIFFS: Experimental Writing on Popular Music on Rory's Strat. You can read it here:
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Lauren Alex O’Hagan and Steve Clarke – From Extension of Self to National Treasure – July 2025
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July 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It was a real joy to write this piece for RIFFS reflecting on the incredible privilege we had last year, spending time up close with Rory’s iconic Strat 🥰
My latest article with RISE has just been published on Irish and Irish-American representations of World War in US Sheet Music Covers. You can check it out here:
risejournal.eu/index.php/ri...
#ireland #irish #irishamerican #worldwarone #sheetmusiccovers
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#ireland #irish #irishamerican #worldwarone #sheetmusiccovers
June 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
My latest article with RISE has just been published on Irish and Irish-American representations of World War in US Sheet Music Covers. You can check it out here:
risejournal.eu/index.php/ri...
#ireland #irish #irishamerican #worldwarone #sheetmusiccovers
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#ireland #irish #irishamerican #worldwarone #sheetmusiccovers
Reposted by Dr Lauren Alex O'Hagan
Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since we lost Rory. To mark the day, I reached out to his family, friends, fellow musicians and fans to gather 30 messages of love. I hope you find comfort, inspiration & connection in their words:
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#rorygallagher
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#rorygallagher
30 Years, 30 Messages of Love
It’s hard to believe that today marks thirty years since the world lost dear Rory. To me – and to so many others – he wasn’t just one of the most electrifying musicians and dedicated pe…
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June 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since we lost Rory. To mark the day, I reached out to his family, friends, fellow musicians and fans to gather 30 messages of love. I hope you find comfort, inspiration & connection in their words:
rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/06/14/3...
#rorygallagher
rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/06/14/3...
#rorygallagher
Today marks 30 years since Rory passed. It’s hard to believe so much time has gone by as his presence still feels so close & he is such a big part of my everyday life. RIP, beautiful man. I love you so, so much. If only you could see just how dearly you're still remembered by all.
#rorygallagher
#rorygallagher
June 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Today marks 30 years since Rory passed. It’s hard to believe so much time has gone by as his presence still feels so close & he is such a big part of my everyday life. RIP, beautiful man. I love you so, so much. If only you could see just how dearly you're still remembered by all.
#rorygallagher
#rorygallagher
The fourth article in our Selling Beauty special issue has now been published! Sridevi Gopakumar & Madhava Priya Dananjayan examine greenwashing tactics in both historical & contemporary cosmetic advertisements:
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
Can nature sell beauty? Historicising cosmetic advertising and its modern greenwashing parallels
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June 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The fourth article in our Selling Beauty special issue has now been published! Sridevi Gopakumar & Madhava Priya Dananjayan examine greenwashing tactics in both historical & contemporary cosmetic advertisements:
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
Would you like to win a copy of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years? Then check out my Rewriting Rory post below ⬇️
Just a quick reminder that I’m still giving away a free copy of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years to one of my followers. Bob Hewitt has also kindly added one of his much sought-after Stratmasters DVD to the prize fund! (1)
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #competition
#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #competition
June 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Would you like to win a copy of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years? Then check out my Rewriting Rory post below ⬇️
Excited to share the first paper from my music keepsakes project, now out in Social Sciences & Humanities Open! It reflects on the emotional afterlife of 'lost' & 'absent' items fans received from Rory Gallagher.
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#rorygallagher @rorygallagher.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Excited to share the first paper from my music keepsakes project, now out in Social Sciences & Humanities Open! It reflects on the emotional afterlife of 'lost' & 'absent' items fans received from Rory Gallagher.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#rorygallagher @rorygallagher.com
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#rorygallagher @rorygallagher.com
The third paper in our Selling Beauty special issue is now out. Anya Griffiths explores advertisements for cosmetics and medicines in The Morning Chronicle, 1800-1810. Read more here:
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
#advertisements #marketing #cosmetics #beauty
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
#advertisements #marketing #cosmetics #beauty
“Preserving the health, add to which an irresistible personal beauty”: advertisements for cosmetics and medicines in The Morning Chronicle, 1800-1810
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May 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The third paper in our Selling Beauty special issue is now out. Anya Griffiths explores advertisements for cosmetics and medicines in The Morning Chronicle, 1800-1810. Read more here:
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
#advertisements #marketing #cosmetics #beauty
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@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
#advertisements #marketing #cosmetics #beauty
Check out my latest piece for @theconversation.com on the origins of plant-based meat and their 'shockvertising' campaigns⬇️
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#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg
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#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg
How controversial nutritionist John Harvey Kellogg pioneered the path to modern plant-based eating
The pioneering US health reformer and breakfast cereal inventor introduced plant-based meat substitutes to the public.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Check out my latest piece for @theconversation.com on the origins of plant-based meat and their 'shockvertising' campaigns⬇️
theconversation.com/how-controve...
#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg
theconversation.com/how-controve...
#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg
Our paper on historical ads for plant-based meat has just been published with Food and Foodways. Check it out here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg #foodmarketing
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#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg #foodmarketing
Historicizing the marketing of plant-based meat substitutes: a multimodal analysis of Sanitas Nut Food Company advertisements, 1896-1901
This paper historicizes the contemporary meat substitutes trend by analyzing advertisements from the Sanitas Nut Food Company, founded by Dr John Harvey Kellogg, during its first five years of oper...
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March 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Our paper on historical ads for plant-based meat has just been published with Food and Foodways. Check it out here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg #foodmarketing
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#plantbasedmeat #meatsubstitutes #kellogg #foodmarketing