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

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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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Political science 26%

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 12h

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Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk

Federal agents have pepper-sprayed, tackled and detained people recording their actions. If you post your recordings of agents, you also risk the feds tracking you and those around you.

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Reposted by Yakov Kuzyakov, Richard B. Aronson, Patrick Dunleavy , and 5 more Yakov Kuzyakov, Richard B. Aronson, Patrick Dunleavy, Paul Bowman, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Patrick O. Waeber, Martin S. Flaherty, Kristina McElheran

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h

You misspelled "BORED".

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 6d

In Press!
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The Sublime Object of Orientalism:

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve just joined the Martial Arts Studies Association. I’m as excited as when I joined The Dennis the Menace Fan Club when I was 9

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 8d

And yet it has always been thus. Have I always been old? (I’d believe that)

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 8d

If I train in the evening, I can't sleep at night. If I train in the morning, all I want to do is sleep. Can someone explain this to me, please.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 11d

Want to do a funded PhD at Cardiff Uni, starting in Sept, supervised by me? Here's our funded project:

What stops people from exercising? Why do they keep going? What makes them quit? This project explores narratives of health and wellbeing across media, to see to what people feel about exercise

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 13d

I think the formula used in his video outputs and the structure/orientation of his Academy are the key issues, really.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 13d

Some thoughts on 'Multicultural Exercise' and 'Cultural Colonialism'
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Multicultural Exercise and Cultural Colonialism

Indian Clubs, Dutch Flow, and Extractivism

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Wendy Rouse @wendylrouse.bsky.social · 15d

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”

Margaret Atwood

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 15d

There's not been a huge take up of 'scranuary', so I wonder if I could interest you instead in the new '100 press-ups-a-day for tendonitis research' project?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 16d

I hadn't quite prepared for the extent to which my 'brilliant idea' of writing a textbook at the same time as teaching the module would actually mean that I have to pretty much write the entire textbook before even starting to teach the module...

Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, Diane Ravitch, Paul Bowman , and 2 more Kimberly A. Prather, Diane Ravitch, Paul Bowman, Anne Norton, Virginia Sapiro

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16d

Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 16d

The absolute deadline for abstracts for the 2026 Martial Arts Studies Conference in Brighton (22-24 July) is TOMORROW. I have it on good authority that they will NOT be extending the deadline. So, don't miss out! Submission instructions in the link:
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Martial Arts Studies - MASA Conference 2026

Martial Arts Studies Association 10th Annual Conference

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Reposted by Jason Mittell, Colin F. Camerer, Stephan Lewandowsky , and 27 more Jason Mittell, Colin F. Camerer, Stephan Lewandowsky, Jennifer A. Richeson, Suzana J. Camargo, Patrick Dunleavy, Steve Peers, Glenn Lyons, Rosemary A. Joyce, Henning Melber, Paul Bowman, Peter Holmes, John Foot, Robert Wolfe, W. Andy Knight, Michael Zimmer, Adrian Daub, Gerald Friedman, Anne Norton, Nikolay Marinov, Kent Johnson, Ann Bartow, Mary Jane Curry, Ryan K. Brook, Eric J. Sundquist, John H. Knox, Albin Wagener, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Jaap Kooijman, Kristina McElheran

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17d

Make it viral.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17d

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, John F. McCarthy, Paul Bowman , and 1 more Nandita Sharma, John F. McCarthy, Paul Bowman, Stephen Ryan

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17d

😡😡😡😡

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 18d

A few words about the cover of my next book, 'The Sublime Object of Orientalism: Asian Physical Culture in the West'
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Cover Design: The Sublime Object of Orientalism

Forthcoming from Hong Kong University Press

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 18d

In these dark days, perhaps we can do no better than to reflect on the immeasurable wisdom of Matt and Luke Goss (AKA: Bros).
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The best quotes from Bros: After the Screaming Stops | Where to watch online in UK | How to stream legally | When it is available on digital | VODzilla.co

In the 1980s, Bros were one of the biggest bands in the world... for 15 minutes. The result brought fame and fortune to the lives of Matt and Luke Goss, but also left the twins feuding and facing enor...

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Reposted by Stefan Reis, Richard B. Aronson, Diane Ravitch , and 5 more Stefan Reis, Richard B. Aronson, Diane Ravitch, Paul Bowman, W. Andy Knight, Gerald Friedman, Karine Espineira, Stella M. Rouse

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18d

FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 18d

Free Online Martial Arts Studies Webinar, 4th Feb.
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MASA Winter Webinar: On Community in Martial Arts

Join us online for the MASA Winter Webinar to chat about community in martial arts!

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 21d

Land of the free

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Redirecting...

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 21d

Carole Cadwalladr on the direction of the Rogue State

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Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla)

A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US and what, if anything survives it, will be a lesson for our times. The attack on Venezuela is going to break the US news cycle. But it’s what the re...

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 22d

South Park writer buys ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ domain name

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 22d

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Richie on Gameshow Ooer Sounds a Bit Rude | Filthy Rich and Catflap | BBC Comedy Greats

YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats

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Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 22d

My fave was “Oo-er, Sounds A Bit Rude”, which was in “Filthy, Rich and Catflap”

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 23d

Day One of “Scranuary”. Let’s do this, people! For Scranuary, you have to eat whatever you fancy whenever you’re peckish. Are YOU up for the challenge?

Paul Bowman @paulbowman.bsky.social · 24d

I found this old document that I once wrote for research and dissertation students, and I thought I'd share it. It needs updating re:AI, but other than that, I stand by it!
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