Dr Leanne Weston
@identykit.bsky.social
♿. Independent Scholar/Freelance Proofreader & Editor. PhD from Warwick Film & TV. Music/music docs/stardom/biopics. Accidental Amy Winehouse scholar. https://www.lkwacademic.com
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Dr Leanne Weston
@identykit.bsky.social
· Oct 18
LKW Academic
www.lkwacademic.com
Hello Bluesky! You can find out more about me, my research, and the academic proofreading services over at: www.lkwacademic.com
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‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library.
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library.
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
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If you're in Leeds, consider joining us for our first research seminar of the term! Daniel Sheppard (Birmingham City University) will be speaking about the role women have played in the politics and ideology of slasher film.
🗓️ TODAY, 3.45pm, Clothworkers North G.12
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
🗓️ TODAY, 3.45pm, Clothworkers North G.12
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Research Seminar: ‘Slashing the Sisterhood? Women’s Authorship and the Postfeminist Politics of Early Teen Slasher’
This seminar unearths a history of women’s authorship in North American slasher film production, and examines the role women have played in the overarching politics and ideology of the slasher film
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
If you're in Leeds, consider joining us for our first research seminar of the term! Daniel Sheppard (Birmingham City University) will be speaking about the role women have played in the politics and ideology of slasher film.
🗓️ TODAY, 3.45pm, Clothworkers North G.12
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
🗓️ TODAY, 3.45pm, Clothworkers North G.12
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
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Celebrating the publication of our very own @sophiebishop.bsky.social's first book, 'Influencer Creep'!
🎉 We are hosting a book launch on the 19th November (followed by a drinks reception), and everyone is welcome: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/events...
📚 Order the book: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
🎉 We are hosting a book launch on the 19th November (followed by a drinks reception), and everyone is welcome: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/events...
📚 Order the book: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Celebrating the publication of our very own @sophiebishop.bsky.social's first book, 'Influencer Creep'!
🎉 We are hosting a book launch on the 19th November (followed by a drinks reception), and everyone is welcome: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/events...
📚 Order the book: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
🎉 We are hosting a book launch on the 19th November (followed by a drinks reception), and everyone is welcome: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/events...
📚 Order the book: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
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Our Fall 2025 issue "Notes on Historical Methods" is now live! In her introduction, Katherine Groo reflects on the voices of historical writing, the long history of feminist methods, and the guiding concept and structure of the "note" itself.
Open access for a limited time:
doi.org/10.1525/fmh....
Open access for a limited time:
doi.org/10.1525/fmh....
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Our Fall 2025 issue "Notes on Historical Methods" is now live! In her introduction, Katherine Groo reflects on the voices of historical writing, the long history of feminist methods, and the guiding concept and structure of the "note" itself.
Open access for a limited time:
doi.org/10.1525/fmh....
Open access for a limited time:
doi.org/10.1525/fmh....
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Neurologically speaking, there's no such thing as 'useless' subjects or 'rip-off' degrees
Insisting we should only teach useful subjects is like saying science should only do research that gives positive results
If you honestly believe that's how anything works, *your* education was the wasted one
Insisting we should only teach useful subjects is like saying science should only do research that gives positive results
If you honestly believe that's how anything works, *your* education was the wasted one
October 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Neurologically speaking, there's no such thing as 'useless' subjects or 'rip-off' degrees
Insisting we should only teach useful subjects is like saying science should only do research that gives positive results
If you honestly believe that's how anything works, *your* education was the wasted one
Insisting we should only teach useful subjects is like saying science should only do research that gives positive results
If you honestly believe that's how anything works, *your* education was the wasted one
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Will AI be spending hours reassuring student anxieties, fostering their discussions, answering their panics, and helping them develop the independent learning and personal skills they need to thrive in the world? What students tell us they want most is learning community. And AI can’t provide that.
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Will AI be spending hours reassuring student anxieties, fostering their discussions, answering their panics, and helping them develop the independent learning and personal skills they need to thrive in the world? What students tell us they want most is learning community. And AI can’t provide that.
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Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) - ARU
Join us online on 5 December for a symposium investigating the recent phenomena of Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the so-called 'great Internet let down'.
www.aru.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium (Virtual) 5 December 2025, 10:30 - 16:15
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
www.aru.ac.uk/events/brain...
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“MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live will all stop broadcasting after 31 December, the BBC understands.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK
The broadcaster will stop showing music videos in December, but its main channel will remain on air.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live will all stop broadcasting after 31 December, the BBC understands.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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For over five decades, cinema bent itself around the late actress Diane Keaton’s profoundly original image in movies like Annie Hall, Reds, Father of the Bride, and Something’s Gotta Give. And it will continue to do so long after her death.
The Unfading Beauty of Diane Keaton
For over five decades, cinema bent itself around the late actress Diane Keaton’s profoundly original image in movies like Annie Hall, Reds, Father of the Bride, and Something’s Gotta Give. And it will continue to do so long after her death.
www.vulture.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
For over five decades, cinema bent itself around the late actress Diane Keaton’s profoundly original image in movies like Annie Hall, Reds, Father of the Bride, and Something’s Gotta Give. And it will continue to do so long after her death.
330 days ago, I started what I thought to be an impossible task. 330 days and 98,000 words later, I now have my very first monograph that I submitted today. A massive thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey so far. On to the next stage … the horrors of reviewer two!
September 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
330 days ago, I started what I thought to be an impossible task. 330 days and 98,000 words later, I now have my very first monograph that I submitted today. A massive thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey so far. On to the next stage … the horrors of reviewer two!
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CFP: 7th Annual Themed Experience and Attractions Academic Society (TEAAS) Symposium
Due Friday, September 12, 2025
Symposium: Friday, November 21, 2025
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida USA
teaacademicsociety.org/call-for-pro...
Due Friday, September 12, 2025
Symposium: Friday, November 21, 2025
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida USA
teaacademicsociety.org/call-for-pro...
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Themed Experience & Attractions Academic Society
teaacademicsociety.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
CFP: 7th Annual Themed Experience and Attractions Academic Society (TEAAS) Symposium
Due Friday, September 12, 2025
Symposium: Friday, November 21, 2025
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida USA
teaacademicsociety.org/call-for-pro...
Due Friday, September 12, 2025
Symposium: Friday, November 21, 2025
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida USA
teaacademicsociety.org/call-for-pro...
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Streaming has taken over, but the legacy of the videotape continues to inform modern entertainment.
Explore the latest addition to our Object Lessons series: https://bit.ly/45H8R1G 💡📚💙
@bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Explore the latest addition to our Object Lessons series: https://bit.ly/45H8R1G 💡📚💙
@bloomsburylit.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Streaming has taken over, but the legacy of the videotape continues to inform modern entertainment.
Explore the latest addition to our Object Lessons series: https://bit.ly/45H8R1G 💡📚💙
@bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Explore the latest addition to our Object Lessons series: https://bit.ly/45H8R1G 💡📚💙
@bloomsburylit.bsky.social
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Channel 5 has a lot to live up to, but research into the original BBC drama series has inspired nine principles the new Play for Today should live by.
Play for Today is back – nine ways Channel 5 can make it as successful as the original
Channel 5 has a lot to live up to, but research into the original BBC drama series has inspired nine principles the new Play for Today should live by.
tcnv.link
September 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Channel 5 has a lot to live up to, but research into the original BBC drama series has inspired nine principles the new Play for Today should live by.
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Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025
Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...
tinyurl.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
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Still time to submit proposal!
New CFP!! Special Issue of Early Popular Visual Culture @epvcjournal.bsky.social about TEACHING SILENT CINEMA TODAY guest-edited by Carolyn Condon Jacobs and myself!! Please share!!
August 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Still time to submit proposal!
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UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double.
Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double - Research Professional News
Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double.
Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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Do you read fanfiction? Can you help our @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social student Khushi Shokeen with her research by completing her survey, please?
(Please share!)
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(Please share!)
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Microsoft Forms
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August 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Do you read fanfiction? Can you help our @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social student Khushi Shokeen with her research by completing her survey, please?
(Please share!)
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
(Please share!)
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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“This assured directorial debut from Shoshannah Stern offers an intimate look at the life and career of Marlee Matlin, the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award”
Peter Adams reviews Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
Peter Adams reviews Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore review
Director Shoshannah Stern’s documentary about Marlee Matlin, the first deaf actor to win an Oscar, offers thought-provoking insights into the history of disability inclusion (and exclusion) in America...
www.bfi.org.uk
August 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“This assured directorial debut from Shoshannah Stern offers an intimate look at the life and career of Marlee Matlin, the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award”
Peter Adams reviews Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
Peter Adams reviews Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...
August 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...
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Excited to announce that a Special Issue of Open Screens on the representation of Students on Screen has just dropped. It includes a special episode of The Cinematologists Podcast, articles, book reviews and a round table discussion. Some summer reading!
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July 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Excited to announce that a Special Issue of Open Screens on the representation of Students on Screen has just dropped. It includes a special episode of The Cinematologists Podcast, articles, book reviews and a round table discussion. Some summer reading!
lnkd.in/dQ3vBq5thttp...
lnkd.in/dQ3vBq5thttp...
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wonder if decades of mocking media studies as a Mickey Mouse subject has anything to do with this at all
The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament
This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...
committees.parliament.uk
July 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
wonder if decades of mocking media studies as a Mickey Mouse subject has anything to do with this at all
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Are you a fan of Betty White or Angela Lansbury? Take this survey (about 10 minutes) being conducted by @bridgetkies.bsky.social to share your experiences. #angelalansbury #murdershewrote #bettywhite #thegoldengirls
Take the survey: oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Take the survey: oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Betty White and Angela Lansbury Fan Survey
Survey of fans of Betty White and Angela Lansbury
oakland.az1.qualtrics.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Are you a fan of Betty White or Angela Lansbury? Take this survey (about 10 minutes) being conducted by @bridgetkies.bsky.social to share your experiences. #angelalansbury #murdershewrote #bettywhite #thegoldengirls
Take the survey: oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Take the survey: oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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REVIEW: This immersive exploration of Elvis’s life not only lacks the scale and ambition of previous Layered Reality experiences, but also tells us nothing new about the King of Rock and Roll. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Elvis Evolution by Layered Reality - Immersive Rumours
This immersive exploration of Elvis's life not only lacks the scale and ambition of previous Layered Reality experiences but tells us nothing new about the King of Rock and Roll.
www.immersiverumours.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
REVIEW: This immersive exploration of Elvis’s life not only lacks the scale and ambition of previous Layered Reality experiences, but also tells us nothing new about the King of Rock and Roll. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
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Open Access Article from Practicing Anthropology: Friends, Fandom, Family: A Framework for a Future in Fan Studies by Equinox Hartman doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #PracticingAnthropology
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #PracticingAnthropology
July 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Open Access Article from Practicing Anthropology: Friends, Fandom, Family: A Framework for a Future in Fan Studies by Equinox Hartman doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #PracticingAnthropology
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #PracticingAnthropology