@buildmeawoman.bsky.social
Academic nomad. Dr of Film. Falmouth University. Paul Weller, PJ Harvey, John Hurt. All things British cinema. Oddly underpinned by maracas.
Years back visiting Chicago I was reading Morrissey’s autobiography mainly when travelling on public transport. Never have so many men wanted to chat…but only about Moz & it was the final nail for Morrissey with me. Read in public? Choose the text wisely I say.
Assuming this is a real trend (I’m sceptical), reading books to get laid is basically the liberal answer to Andrew Tate that people were calling for. But not Harry Potter
August 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Years back visiting Chicago I was reading Morrissey’s autobiography mainly when travelling on public transport. Never have so many men wanted to chat…but only about Moz & it was the final nail for Morrissey with me. Read in public? Choose the text wisely I say.
No one shocked to find out language matters.
“Racist discourse from the highest levels of UK society, including politicians and the media, is used to frame immigration as an existential threat to the British way of life … this works to justify ever more hostile immigration policies”
“Racist discourse from the highest levels of UK society, including politicians and the media, is used to frame immigration as an existential threat to the British way of life … this works to justify ever more hostile immigration policies”
Language on immigration in UK news and politics found to have ‘shaped backlash against antiracism’
Language on immigration in UK news and politics found to have ‘shaped backlash against antiracism’
Pattern of ‘hostile language’ in media and debates likely to describe people of colour with less sympathy, report says
A pattern of “hostile language” in news reports and UK parliamentary debates is more likely to describe people of colour as immigrants, or with less sympathy, researchers have found.
The race equality thinktank the Runnymede Trust analysed more than 63m words from 52,990 news articles and 317 House of Commons debates on immigration between 2019 and the general election in July 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
No one shocked to find out language matters.
“Racist discourse from the highest levels of UK society, including politicians and the media, is used to frame immigration as an existential threat to the British way of life … this works to justify ever more hostile immigration policies”
“Racist discourse from the highest levels of UK society, including politicians and the media, is used to frame immigration as an existential threat to the British way of life … this works to justify ever more hostile immigration policies”
Another day, another crisis in Higher Education. Teaching pressures due to redundancies and cost cutting means many academics are already doing less research. But hey, why not wring another stress line….
Here's some more craziness from the waste of tax money in Higher Education: state R&D spending is huge, but pouring it into a collapsing system risks just pouring loads of it away. Making everything dependent on a Wild West of undergrad recruitment has gone spectacularly wrong.
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Another day, another crisis in Higher Education. Teaching pressures due to redundancies and cost cutting means many academics are already doing less research. But hey, why not wring another stress line….
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The biggest barrier to social cohesion in this country is this: a news agenda framed by a stream of pseudo-research “reports” from right wing think tanks with the pre-determined conclusion that immigrants and Muslims are intrinsically a threat to our country.
July 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The biggest barrier to social cohesion in this country is this: a news agenda framed by a stream of pseudo-research “reports” from right wing think tanks with the pre-determined conclusion that immigrants and Muslims are intrinsically a threat to our country.
Excellent thread here on how (and why) to challenge media and political narratives on immigration.
Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄
This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc
Let’s take a look….👀
🧵
1/26 (1/1)
This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc
Let’s take a look….👀
🧵
1/26 (1/1)
July 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Excellent thread here on how (and why) to challenge media and political narratives on immigration.
With Glastonbury about to kick off and the prospect of a summer of wall-to-floor Oasis, it’s worth remembering what Mark Fisher had to say about both. #MarkFisher #capitalism #retroculture #thingscantgoonlikethis
June 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
With Glastonbury about to kick off and the prospect of a summer of wall-to-floor Oasis, it’s worth remembering what Mark Fisher had to say about both. #MarkFisher #capitalism #retroculture #thingscantgoonlikethis
Getdown Services owning Fri nite #Wanderfal #Cornishbank Peter Kay’s rola cola meets Sleaford Mods do pop. “Got choccy in my pocket”
April 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Getdown Services owning Fri nite #Wanderfal #Cornishbank Peter Kay’s rola cola meets Sleaford Mods do pop. “Got choccy in my pocket”
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A cluster of university failures is now a matter of when, not if. M'learned colleague @olimould.bsky.social suggests three quick fixes to avoid collapse: (1) emergency student number caps; (2) suspend REF 2029; (3) reverse visa policies. It's up to you.
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...
Three Immediate, Cost-Free Interventions to Avert Collapse in UK Higher Education
UK higher education (HE) is undergoing a profound and deeply unsettling crisis. Universities across the country including Newcastle, Cardiff, UEA, Dundee and many others (seemingly by the day) are …
tacity.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A cluster of university failures is now a matter of when, not if. M'learned colleague @olimould.bsky.social suggests three quick fixes to avoid collapse: (1) emergency student number caps; (2) suspend REF 2029; (3) reverse visa policies. It's up to you.
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...
Quintessential Christmas Eve viewing. What else would I be watching…#christmashorror
December 24, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Quintessential Christmas Eve viewing. What else would I be watching…#christmashorror
Well this was lovely. Mike Leigh on top loveable grumpy form #cornwallfilmfestival Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s is devastating & performance of the year. Beautiful words for Dick Pope too. Go see Hard Truths and enjoy Mike Leigh while you can #britishcinema #britishfilm
November 24, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Well this was lovely. Mike Leigh on top loveable grumpy form #cornwallfilmfestival Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s is devastating & performance of the year. Beautiful words for Dick Pope too. Go see Hard Truths and enjoy Mike Leigh while you can #britishcinema #britishfilm