Guillaume Clément
@profgbclement.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in British studies.
Université de Rennes (FR)
Politics, music, pop culture, sport, and everything in between.
Keep it session.
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Université de Rennes (FR)
Politics, music, pop culture, sport, and everything in between.
Keep it session.
gbclement.weebly.com
https://sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/author/clement_g
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November 27 is gonna be the day... International symposium on Oasis's legacy and status in British culture. Join us if you can! sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
Obsessed with this absolute tune. Oasis meets Arctic Monkeys meets... Grand Corps Malade! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlzO...
The Guest List - Ruine (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Guest List
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Obsessed with this absolute tune. Oasis meets Arctic Monkeys meets... Grand Corps Malade! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlzO...
November 27 is gonna be the day... International symposium on Oasis's legacy and status in British culture. Join us if you can! sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
November 27 is gonna be the day... International symposium on Oasis's legacy and status in British culture. Join us if you can! sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
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🚨 NEW: Jeremy Clarkson has hinted he will run against Ed Miliband in the next election
October 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🚨 NEW: Jeremy Clarkson has hinted he will run against Ed Miliband in the next election
Wolf Alice? More like Wolf Adele (but I mean this as a compliment, what a song!) youtu.be/Qyk5U2p-msk?...
Wolf Alice - Thorns (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by WolfAliceVEVO
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Wolf Alice? More like Wolf Adele (but I mean this as a compliment, what a song!) youtu.be/Qyk5U2p-msk?...
Released 30 years ago today! (... as was Blur's Country House, which famously won the battle -- but not the 'war' -- of Britpop) m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5...
August 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Released 30 years ago today! (... as was Blur's Country House, which famously won the battle -- but not the 'war' -- of Britpop) m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5...
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Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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De retour à la maison après quelques voyages en train, et donc après avoir entendu au moins 87 fois le mot 'luggage' au pluriel dans les annonces de la SNCF, dont je sais très bien qu'ils ont chez eux des gens qui parlent mieux anglais que ça ! Faudrait les consulter... @sncf-voyageurs.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
De retour à la maison après quelques voyages en train, et donc après avoir entendu au moins 87 fois le mot 'luggage' au pluriel dans les annonces de la SNCF, dont je sais très bien qu'ils ont chez eux des gens qui parlent mieux anglais que ça ! Faudrait les consulter... @sncf-voyageurs.bsky.social
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Proper England? Maybe, but the Lionesses legacy can be something completely new | Emma John
Proper England? Maybe, but the Lionesses legacy can be something completely new | Emma John
Beyond the dated stereotypes, England’s sporting identity is now fluid and up for debate, and the Lionesses’ durability can help shape it
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Proper England? Maybe, but the Lionesses legacy can be something completely new | Emma John
Happy Oasis day everyone! Today is gonna be the day, but November 27th is also gonna be the day when my colleagues and I have a look at the reunion and the band's significance in general, at a symposium we're organising in Rennes! sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
Évènements en juillet 2025 – ACE
sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr
July 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Happy Oasis day everyone! Today is gonna be the day, but November 27th is also gonna be the day when my colleagues and I have a look at the reunion and the band's significance in general, at a symposium we're organising in Rennes! sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
Six Pints of Bitter and a Packet of Cringe: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
English local elections: Reform UK wins Runcorn byelection by six votes – UK politics live
Reform UK narrowly win in Runcorn and Helsby seat; Labour wins North Tyneside and Doncaster mayoral races
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Six Pints of Bitter and a Packet of Cringe: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
youtu.be/hwHc4z9q1pg?... Doves and The Lathums are releasing great new albums today. It's like the Battle of Britpop (northern edition) all over again - 30 years on.
Doves - Cold Dreaming
YouTube video by DovesVEVO
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
youtu.be/hwHc4z9q1pg?... Doves and The Lathums are releasing great new albums today. It's like the Battle of Britpop (northern edition) all over again - 30 years on.
The album of the year won't be released until April, but I can already tell you what it's going to be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cae5...
Black Country, New Road - 'Besties' (Official Video)
YouTube video by Black Country, New Road
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The album of the year won't be released until April, but I can already tell you what it's going to be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cae5...
My colleagues and I are organising a symposium on Oasis at Rennes 2 University in November 2025 in order to celebrate Morning Glory's 30th anniversary! We'd love for you to join us. CFP here: sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
Évènements en janvier 2025 – ACE
sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr
January 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My colleagues and I are organising a symposium on Oasis at Rennes 2 University in November 2025 in order to celebrate Morning Glory's 30th anniversary! We'd love for you to join us. CFP here: sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen...
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NEW: On New Labour politicians on Desert Island Discs, and what their musical choices said about their taste, identities and political beliefs, and their professional and private lives.
All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x
#skystorians🗃️ #polisky
All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x
#skystorians🗃️ #polisky
New Labour on Desert Island Discs
Labour politicians who appeared on the Radio 4 show between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s used their musical choices to try and tell stories about their politics and personal lives.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEW: On New Labour politicians on Desert Island Discs, and what their musical choices said about their taste, identities and political beliefs, and their professional and private lives.
All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x
#skystorians🗃️ #polisky
All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x
#skystorians🗃️ #polisky
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Le linguiste du Figaro qui explique dans un article que chocolatine pourrait dériver du mot anglais médiéval chocolat-in, sur fond de présence anglaise en Aquitaine.
Le chocolat.
En Europe.
Au Moyen Âge.
Le chocolat.
En Europe.
Au Moyen Âge.
January 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Le linguiste du Figaro qui explique dans un article que chocolatine pourrait dériver du mot anglais médiéval chocolat-in, sur fond de présence anglaise en Aquitaine.
Le chocolat.
En Europe.
Au Moyen Âge.
Le chocolat.
En Europe.
Au Moyen Âge.
My favourite albums of 2024!
- The Smile
- Porridge Radio
- IDLES
- Vampire Weekend
- Fontaines DC
- Rachel Chinouriri
- Blossoms
- English Teacher
- Yard Act
- The Smile
- Porridge Radio
- IDLES
- Vampire Weekend
- Fontaines DC
- Rachel Chinouriri
- Blossoms
- English Teacher
- Yard Act
December 27, 2024 at 12:37 PM
My favourite albums of 2024!
- The Smile
- Porridge Radio
- IDLES
- Vampire Weekend
- Fontaines DC
- Rachel Chinouriri
- Blossoms
- English Teacher
- Yard Act
- The Smile
- Porridge Radio
- IDLES
- Vampire Weekend
- Fontaines DC
- Rachel Chinouriri
- Blossoms
- English Teacher
- Yard Act
"Ted Lasso has massively boosted the careers of its British cast members – but it’s almost as if their job is to cosplay Britishness for American eyes" www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘The vibe may be British, but the money is not’: how the US quietly conquered UK TV
That new British show you love? There’s a fair chance it is being backed by a US studio. What’s behind the Americans’ sudden influence over our TV – and will it mean more Ted Lassos, and fewer Only Fo...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:16 PM
"Ted Lasso has massively boosted the careers of its British cast members – but it’s almost as if their job is to cosplay Britishness for American eyes" www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Budget 2025. L’alerte des « universités en danger » face à une situation financière très dégradée !
Les universités se mobilisent pour marquer leur « refus de se voir condamnées à dégrader la qualité de leurs formations ».
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
#UniversitesEnDanger @lemonde.fr
Les universités se mobilisent pour marquer leur « refus de se voir condamnées à dégrader la qualité de leurs formations ».
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
#UniversitesEnDanger @lemonde.fr
L’alerte des « universités en danger » face à une situation financière très dégradée
Les établissements français se mobilisent, mardi 3 décembre, pour mettre en garde sur leur situation. Une majorité d’entre eux devront réduire leurs capacités d’accueil, revoir leur offre de formation...
www.lemonde.fr
December 3, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Budget 2025. L’alerte des « universités en danger » face à une situation financière très dégradée !
Les universités se mobilisent pour marquer leur « refus de se voir condamnées à dégrader la qualité de leurs formations ».
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
#UniversitesEnDanger @lemonde.fr
Les universités se mobilisent pour marquer leur « refus de se voir condamnées à dégrader la qualité de leurs formations ».
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
#UniversitesEnDanger @lemonde.fr
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The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it | Will Hayward
The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it | Will Hayward
From the the Barnett formula to the humiliation of having an English ‘Prince of Wales’, you’d never catch Scotland allowing this treatment
When you come to Wales, one of your first impressions is of how delighted people here are to be Welsh. Even those…
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:11 AM
The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it | Will Hayward
As a fan of great music and topical lyrics, I have no choice but to make my first post here feature this wonderful cover by The Delgados.
open.spotify.com/track/0nkztF...
open.spotify.com/track/0nkztF...
Mr Blue Sky
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November 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM
As a fan of great music and topical lyrics, I have no choice but to make my first post here feature this wonderful cover by The Delgados.
open.spotify.com/track/0nkztF...
open.spotify.com/track/0nkztF...