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Stuart Romeo-Richards

@stuartrichards.bsky.social

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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies @ UniSA. Interested in queer film, adaptations, Agatha Christie, Gothic Horror and much more. Co-curator of the Adelaide Queer Film Festival

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · Nov 14

I'm excited to launch my new book Agatha Christie and Gothic Horror at the upcoming SSAAANZ conference here in Adelaide

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Agnes Mack @agnessmack.bsky.social · 59m

David Pope in Canberra Timrs

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 7h

That's actually a brilliant tip!

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Mike Jones @mikejonesphd.bsky.social · 2d

Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres

Colour photograph of a white USB stick. Printed text on the USB stick reads: '...this is not an archive.'

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Something is missing here.... But I can't put my finger on it....

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 7d

New Jersey and Virginia have chosen well by electing
@mikiesherrill.bsky.social and @spanbergerforva.bsky.social as their next governors!

They are proven leaders who won by focusing on what matters most - how politics and policy can make everyday life better and more affordable.

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 6d

This issue features the special dossier in collaboration with My Formative Queers: Stories of the music Videos that Made Us Queer, edited by Patrick Kelly and Stuart Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social : www.sensesofcinema.com/category/my-...

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Oh cool! I had not. Will check it out.

Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Final musing: I'm on parental leave now (baby is taking their time and is yet to arrive!) but doing research projects that bring you joy (and oh boy was there a lot of joy in bringing this dossier about!) is an absolute must.

Thanks to co-editors Patrick Kelly, Stayci Taylor and Cerise Howard.

Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Absolute highlight in the dossier is Cerise Howard's entry, though it's based on a guessing game she played with the particular clip she chose. It's a cracker of a read.

www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/my-form...

Callner and Response: A Personal Meditation Upon a Particular Video Clip – and Others of Its Ilk – With a Lot to Answer For – Senses of Cinema

www.sensesofcinema.com

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote on my own experiences of being a closeted kid watching Skunk Anansie on rage late at night:

www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/my-form...

Secretly Watching “Secretly” – Senses of Cinema

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

The dossier is a tribute to the late Darryl Bullock, author of 'David Bowie Made Me Gay,' who spoke at the event. The transcript of his speech is included in the dossier. It's a great read. www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/my-form...

A Voice That Saved Lives: The Queer Influence of David Bowie – Senses of Cinema

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Issue 115 of @sensesofcinema.bsky.social is out and it includes a dossier from the great symposium 'My Formative Queers' at last year's MQFF, where speakers shared an early music video clip that shaped their queerness in some way.
www.sensesofcinema.com/issues/issue...

Issue 115 – Senses of Cinema

www.sensesofcinema.com

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Jim @bondcliff.bsky.social · 7d

From now on, any time anyone answers any question I have, I'm going to say "Ahh, that would explain the wasps."

tempest keep truther @mothy.bsky.social · 8d

good Reddit

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 14d

Have you got your *free* tickets for our Issue 115 launch yet? We're teaming up with My Formative Queers for a special dossier: "Stories of the Music Videos that Made Us Queer", edited by Patrick Kelly and @stuartrichards.bsky.social
Register here 👉 events.humanitix.com/senses-of-ci...

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15d

Grog's rule of privatisation:

"The day you decide to allow the private sector deliver a public service is also the day you should set the future date for the Royal Commission into abuses in the system."

Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 15d

Adele Ferguson (journalist leading an ABC investigation into child abuse at childcare centres) just told ABC AM that 84% of child abuse occurs in "for profit" (eg privatised) centres.

These centres are putting making money ahead of checking for pedophiles. Who cares about pedos? There's $$ to make

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 18d

Saw NO OTHER CHOICE at AFF and while there were some absolutely wonderful moments, it was overall very meh. Such a shame!

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 20d

The electorate voted for a senate that has a majority of ALP and Greens.

Murray Watt and the ALP are choosing instead to write laws that will please the LNP and mining companies.

This is not the outcome a majority of Australians voted for.

Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 21d

I’m getting weary of this. This government is representative of what the people of this place want. The argument is with all of us. Turning it into a constant personalised political snipe belittles the nature of the problem.

Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to Murray and his ALP pals, weather reports like this will become increasingly scary and weird

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 22d

I just finished the audiobook for Darcy Green's After the Siren and it was an absolute delight. It's so refreshing to read an Australian gay story that isn't entirely dour.

Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · 22d

Emilia Jones is just incredible as Maeve in TASK. Terrific series.

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ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a hbo max logo in the background

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Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · 28d

So, the Albanese Govt's Education Minister wants to do something about bullying.

Perhaps he could start by ending the legalised bullying of LGBTQ+ students by religious schools.

You know, like they promised in 2022, before walking away from it, and from vulnerable kids. #auspol

Education ministers to consider new national standards to combat bullying
Krishani Dhanji
Krishani Dhanji
Federal, state and territory education ministers will consider a proposal for a new national standard on anti-bullying when they meet on Friday.

The communications minister and eSafety commissioner are also set to brief the ministers ahead of the social media ban taking effect on 10 December.

The government announced the anti-bullying rapid review in February, with co-chairs Dr Charlotte Keating and Professor Jo Robinson to present their findings and recommendations to the meeting.

The education minister, Jason Clare, says the review shows the prominence of bullying in and out of school hours.

Complaints about online bullying to the eSafety commissioner have increased by 450% in the last five years ...
The review reminds us bullying doesn’t stop when the school bell rings any more. Today it can follow you all the way home after school. The internet means that you can be bullied now at any time, day or night, and anyone can see it.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Oct 12

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap.
"I've always loved museums," she says,
"but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards'
We do
the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · Oct 8

a) an English degree does not prevent you from getting and doing a [scare quote] real job [scare quote]
b) there are things, goals, and values in the world other than money
but also c) last year the publishing industry's estimated worth to the UK economy was ELEVEN BILLION QUID.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Oct 8

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 30

I continue to think that one of the reasons this country is falling apart is the wholesale abandonment of public virtue as a broadly shared aspiration. Or even something people should be embarrassed about if they don’t have it.

Charles PM @charlespulliam.bsky.social · Sep 30

Fuckin yikes, man

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · Sep 23

Today I happily deleted my academia account. I hadn't logged onto the site in ages so it was overdue anyway.

Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · Sep 17

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · Sep 22

An update on that insane lease term where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy:

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Stuart Romeo-Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social · Sep 21

Phwoar what brilliant tv. Another great character study from the creator of Mare of Easttown. 2 episodes in and need more.