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@benwarbs

Lecturer in Film, @UoS_ArtsMedia. Media literacy, linguistics, and queerness. Views own. he/they.

 Manchester, England
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Joined October 2012
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I am binevitable.
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Andys last day on JQ, we will miss him so much! "Every ending is just a new beginning in disguise—step forward with courage." @Michaela0895 @parkerkarenj @MFTnhs @NHS #newjob #newadventure #goodluck #colleaguesthatbecomefriends #friendship #appreciation #newbeginning #stepforward
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Just when you thought 2025 couldn't get any bigger for the Green Party, there's a mention from Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in The War Between The Land and The Sea.
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Let's make hope normal again.
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PhD
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what’s it called when you’re very smart but can’t remember anything and know literally nothing
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CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out" - One-day symposium @LeedsUniMedia, 19 Sept 2025 - Keynote: @PhilipRalph9 - Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected] @whatsonTVclass - Registration is free (details TBA)
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notice how the episode didn’t actually say that conrad was right wing — just that he was spreading lies and weaponising that misinformation for his own gain. funny how this guy assumed it was an attack on his side of the political spectrum based on that
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A warm welcome to our newly qualified nurse Andy on JQ, welcome to the team, you will certainly enjoy being part of our Transplant family #workfamily🥰 'The expert at anything was once a beginner' #Nurse #Aspiration @Michaela0895 @vikki_warman @TntTracy73 @parkerkarenj @MFTnhs
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Call For Papers: Neither Factory Records nor Madchester: Rethinking Manchester’s Musical and Subcultural Histories: A two-day international conference-19th/20th June 2025 @ManMetUni docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Dear white people. Respectfully, please have a word with those other white people who are beginning to make me feel unwanted in the country of my birth. Don't be silent.
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My first book "Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK Television Comedy" is now available for pre-order on the @EdinburghUP website & is 30% off with the code NEW30. Please recommend it to your library/librarian! 🥰 edinburghuniversitypress.com…
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This came to me in a dream last night.
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Tomorrow, I'm at @LeedsUniMedia talking about women in UK TV comedy from 15:45 - 17:00. There's no need to register, and it's free to attend! Please come along if you're interested 🎭 @LeedsUniAHC ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/events…
Research Seminar: ‘From 'Unruly' to 'Fastidious': The Evolution of Female Authorship in UK Televi...

Research Seminar: ‘From 'Unruly' to 'Fastidious': The Evolution of Female Authorship in UK Televi...

This paper explores how female authors in UK television comedy, from 2010 to 2020, balance ‘unruly’ subversiveness with ‘fastidious’ crafts(wo)manship

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ALLY-SHIP IN ACTION. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽@ashleyljames
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I wrote about autistic people on screen melting people’s hearts. And how it’s all a bit nuts. ‘Telly is weird. As an autistic person, I’ve never felt wholesome’ medium.com/@elsalwilliams/te…
Telly is weird. As an autistic person, I’ve never felt ‘wholesome’

Telly is weird. As an autistic person, I’ve never felt ‘wholesome’

Autism infantilisation happens on screen because it reflects how we tend to get treated in reality

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Family when academics start explaining their research
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12 DAYS OF DEAF INSTITUTE - Day 12 🎄 One person and a +1 entry into every show and club night in 2024! To enter - RT this post & tag the gig buddy you'd share this with Competition runs from 8am - 8pm with a winner chosen at 8.15.
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