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Associate Professor of English at the University of South Eastern Norway. Managing Editor of MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture (https://maifeminism.com/). Lit, Comics, Culture, Gender and YA scholar. Proper lefty. Neurodivergent. Ally. Cat person. He/him.
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An open letter to the ELT industry about LGBTQI+ representation. Worth reading and signing. iamnotataboo.com/open-letter/

I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni

The shameful scene of a hero who has defended his country against foreign aggression being scolded like a child by these cowardly, treacherous scum that we have in the executive branch is going to go down in infamy with Chamberlain's betrayal of Czechoslovakia. www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre.

Goodness. The ongoing Neil Gaiman nightmare has been breaking my heart in small increments for months now, and I think this may be the final hammer blow. It's a long read, but an important one. And is probably the most incisive criticism of Gaiman I've read.

This is a pretty amazing offer - and almost everything is available as an e-book for super-cheap, so international shipping is not a worry.

My wise and humane friend @mahmutovic.bsky.social writing in Al Jazeera about our inadequacies in the face of atrocity and horror. Please read this. aje.io/ing5in

Did you know that MAI also accepts creative work? Creative responses can take any form, are peer reviewed using our fair, transparent approach and are an important aspect of creative scholarship. Honor Wilson's confessional in MAI 14 is a great example maifeminism.com/the-men-who-... #academicsky

New CFP alert! Celebrating Women's Writing seeks a reassessment of women’s words and cries out to hear their diverse voices as they make critical contributions to society, culture, and politics. Creative and academic submissions are welcome maifeminism.com/cfp-happy-50... #academicsky

Librarian Cat is on the job.

Yes, "Hatred Was His Job". cc obit and op-ed writers over here, who've done their worst to invent a Jean-Marie Le Pen who never existed since the fascist thug died.

Doctor Who more popular than monarchy. Not my opinion. Fact.

Just want to remind folks that Substack has similar policies as the ones Meta just announced and funds N*zis as a result. You can leave that platform too.

Honestly, is there any point staying on those sites anymore? As toxic as X. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Is this a good thing?

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My new year's resolution is an old classic: I aim to read at least 120 books for pleasure this year (on top of anything read for research or teaching). I've done it before, but it has been a while. 📖 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

Probably the last book I'll finish this year, and what a way to see 2024 out! This is a wonderful exploration of darker Christmas traditions such as Krampus, Lucia, and mummers' plays. Never dry, always wise and with the best footnotes - highly, highly recommended! @readingartefacts.bsky.social

Hello. I’d really like it if everyone could listen to my show today. More listens and engagements means more likelihood of me being allowed to do this nice thing again next year. Absent Friends - 4.45pm (& midnight) BBC Radio 4 Extra: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #Music 2/20

"You will be visited by three spirits." The three spirits:

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #Music 1/20