Sam Dubois
@surveillancesam.bsky.social
They/them. PhD researcher at Birmingham City University. Writes about the fun stuff: surveillance, torture, and depressingly 2000s horror films.
A stellar read, and one whose concepts around the idea of trans "film images" over trans "representation" are stuff that I'd love to see disseminated and used in criticism/academia.
It's transgender awareness week, and if you ever wanted to learn more about the history of transness in cinema, you could pick up our book CORPSES, FOOLS AND MONSTERS at your local library or purchase a copy. We wrote this book for trans people like us. Thank you.
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Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
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November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A stellar read, and one whose concepts around the idea of trans "film images" over trans "representation" are stuff that I'd love to see disseminated and used in criticism/academia.
Had a great time talking about transgender haunted houses at @hauntedfutures.bsky.social today! Thank you for having me, and to my excellent co-panelists :)
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Had a great time talking about transgender haunted houses at @hauntedfutures.bsky.social today! Thank you for having me, and to my excellent co-panelists :)
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How furry research is spread
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
How furry research is spread
For @bcmcr.bsky.social - wrote about the our university's reading group's thoughts on a book about populist feminism, resistance against anti-gender thought, and affect-based politics. It was a fun conversation!
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Cultural Activism & Alternative Politics Reading Group: “Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment” (Graff & Korolczuk, 2022) – BCMCR
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October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For @bcmcr.bsky.social - wrote about the our university's reading group's thoughts on a book about populist feminism, resistance against anti-gender thought, and affect-based politics. It was a fun conversation!
bcmcr.org/research/cul...
bcmcr.org/research/cul...
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Want to do a (funded for UK students) PhD with me? If you're interested in games, posthumanism, avatars, affect, embodiment or any of the other stuff I do (or my colleagues do for that matter) take a look! www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #PhDfunding #PhDstudentship #AHRC #DoctoralFunding #GameStudies
Doctoral Landscape Awards
The AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award is a major new funding scheme from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Its aim is to grow the UK’s capacity for doctoral research in the arts and humanit...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Want to do a (funded for UK students) PhD with me? If you're interested in games, posthumanism, avatars, affect, embodiment or any of the other stuff I do (or my colleagues do for that matter) take a look! www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #PhDfunding #PhDstudentship #AHRC #DoctoralFunding #GameStudies
Very much enjoyed presenting my work at this morning's Birmingham Cine-Excess symposium! Many thanks to my excellent co-panelists and to moderator extraordinaire @danieljsheppard.bsky.social <3
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Very much enjoyed presenting my work at this morning's Birmingham Cine-Excess symposium! Many thanks to my excellent co-panelists and to moderator extraordinaire @danieljsheppard.bsky.social <3
If someone wants to wake up for 10am on a Thursday in October, they can hear we warble about the greatness of Resident Evil: Retribution, one of the masterpieces of modern arthouse cinema.
... And George Romero too, I guess.
... And George Romero too, I guess.
I am delighted to say that the schedule for the Cine-Excess 2025 International Film Festival and Conference is now live: www.cine-excess.co.uk/cine-excess-...
Cine-Excess 2025 Re-Animated: Reviving Cult Film’s Dead Objects - Cine-Excess
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September 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
If someone wants to wake up for 10am on a Thursday in October, they can hear we warble about the greatness of Resident Evil: Retribution, one of the masterpieces of modern arthouse cinema.
... And George Romero too, I guess.
... And George Romero too, I guess.
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My friend and colleague @lerelle.bsky.social needs research participants for their PhD project. The research focuses on intersectionally minoritised queer people's experiences using dating apps. So could you please take a look at this and share it if you can? (1/3)
September 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My friend and colleague @lerelle.bsky.social needs research participants for their PhD project. The research focuses on intersectionally minoritised queer people's experiences using dating apps. So could you please take a look at this and share it if you can? (1/3)
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.
September 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.
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This was Greene's personal favourite, and in my opinion, best work. #nowwatching
September 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This was Greene's personal favourite, and in my opinion, best work. #nowwatching
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
I got my copy and you should get yours.
It's a blood red-letter day! Vera Dika's early, studious, practically geometric breakdown of the slasher film, from the stalkers to the survivors, is updated and lookin' good. One to buy. @uniwalespress.bsky.social @danieljsheppard.bsky.social @wick85c.bsky.social
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www.uwp.co.uk/book/games-o...
August 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I got my copy and you should get yours.
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Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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Wrote a research blog post bridging the theoretical gap in my thinking between a paper I gave last year about furry video games and non-human humanity and the paper I’m giving at this year’s @furrystudies.org. 😁
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An (Early) Argument for the Anthropomorphocene – BCMCR
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August 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Wrote a research blog post bridging the theoretical gap in my thinking between a paper I gave last year about furry video games and non-human humanity and the paper I’m giving at this year’s @furrystudies.org. 😁
bcmcr.org/research/an-...
bcmcr.org/research/an-...
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This is progressive thinking. While idiot politicians and media talking heads over here, are talking about stopping the boats
July 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is progressive thinking. While idiot politicians and media talking heads over here, are talking about stopping the boats
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It's the remix to Audition
Holding tryouts for women
The way you injured your body destroyed your ballet ambition
You can afford some CDs
Let's get a room by the sea
That's a nice rubber apron baby kirikirikiri
Holding tryouts for women
The way you injured your body destroyed your ballet ambition
You can afford some CDs
Let's get a room by the sea
That's a nice rubber apron baby kirikirikiri
July 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's the remix to Audition
Holding tryouts for women
The way you injured your body destroyed your ballet ambition
You can afford some CDs
Let's get a room by the sea
That's a nice rubber apron baby kirikirikiri
Holding tryouts for women
The way you injured your body destroyed your ballet ambition
You can afford some CDs
Let's get a room by the sea
That's a nice rubber apron baby kirikirikiri
"Bring Her Back" is so good. So good.
July 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"Bring Her Back" is so good. So good.
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After doing the ultimate 9/11 film twice, makes sense that this franchise would do the ultimate Brexit film with "28 Years Later".
Adored it. An extraordinary mix of poetic postapocalyptic fairytale and of ruthless satire.
Adored it. An extraordinary mix of poetic postapocalyptic fairytale and of ruthless satire.
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
After doing the ultimate 9/11 film twice, makes sense that this franchise would do the ultimate Brexit film with "28 Years Later".
Adored it. An extraordinary mix of poetic postapocalyptic fairytale and of ruthless satire.
Adored it. An extraordinary mix of poetic postapocalyptic fairytale and of ruthless satire.
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Fantastic first morning of the @bcmcr.bsky.social #TIS25 conference. We've had presentations exploring transgressive bodies and subversive genders through furriest, bots, veganism, the good samaritan, India's Hijras, trans and non binary youth, menstrual cooking, and mediated drag cultures. 🐶🤖🍃✝️🇮🇳👱🩸💃
June 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Fantastic first morning of the @bcmcr.bsky.social #TIS25 conference. We've had presentations exploring transgressive bodies and subversive genders through furriest, bots, veganism, the good samaritan, India's Hijras, trans and non binary youth, menstrual cooking, and mediated drag cultures. 🐶🤖🍃✝️🇮🇳👱🩸💃
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DELIGHTED to receive my gratis copy of GAMES OF TERROR, courtesy of @uniwalespress.bsky.social. This revised volume contains Vera Dika’s full original text w/ additional writings, as well as an all-new foreword that I am SO incredibly proud to share, co-authored with @wick85c.bsky.social 👻📚🎉
May 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
DELIGHTED to receive my gratis copy of GAMES OF TERROR, courtesy of @uniwalespress.bsky.social. This revised volume contains Vera Dika’s full original text w/ additional writings, as well as an all-new foreword that I am SO incredibly proud to share, co-authored with @wick85c.bsky.social 👻📚🎉
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
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June 22nd Frameline !! tickets on sale now, so proud of this film🥹
TW for graphic self h*rm/su*cide
TW for graphic self h*rm/su*cide
The Serpent's Skin
Twentysomething Anna finally leaves her small, transphobic hometown for good and quickly begins dating goth tattoo artist Gen after the two discover they share supernatural powers. But before Anna can...
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May 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
June 22nd Frameline !! tickets on sale now, so proud of this film🥹
TW for graphic self h*rm/su*cide
TW for graphic self h*rm/su*cide
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Let's fucking rock!!!!!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve picked up North American rights for @weard.moe’s epic-in-the-making CASTRATION MOVIE — and — it’ll be having its U.S. festival premiere at Frameline next month.
More info:
www.muscle-distribution.com/films/castra...
More info:
www.muscle-distribution.com/films/castra...
May 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Let's fucking rock!!!!!
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🚨 CfP for Cine-Excess 2025 is now LIVE. This year’s theme, REANIMATED! REVIVING CULT FILM’S DEAD OBJECTS, marks 40 years of Re-Animator (1985). Legendary producer Brian Yuzna is scheduled to join us in person with keynote speaker, Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes. Plus special guest speakers TBA: bit.ly/CECFP
May 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🚨 CfP for Cine-Excess 2025 is now LIVE. This year’s theme, REANIMATED! REVIVING CULT FILM’S DEAD OBJECTS, marks 40 years of Re-Animator (1985). Legendary producer Brian Yuzna is scheduled to join us in person with keynote speaker, Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes. Plus special guest speakers TBA: bit.ly/CECFP