Teaching politics and qualitative methods. Talking about pop culture and representation. Watching as many reality game shows as they will make.
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Ellen Watts retweeted
Very happy to announce that my article “Methodologies of Informed Intuition: The Role of Informed Intuition and Intuitive Openness” was published today in @PoPpublicsphere doi.org/10.1017/S15375927240…
Ellen Watts retweeted
For those interested in the problems regarding the use of the word “local” in academia and policy-making (and what to do about it) here are two other articles:
- How to problematise categories: journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
- How to pay attention to the words we use (with @e academic.oup.com/isr/article…
AKA “the local” trilogy 🤓
Ellen Watts retweeted
Here it is! 🥳📢
Me and @carolineleicht wrote a piece about the Democrats dipping their toe into inorporating meme culture into the formal campaign.
So many amazing reports here from over 100 leading politics and comms scholars. Have a read!
electionanalysis.ws/us/
Ellen Watts retweeted
From a decade of focus groups, @catherinehapper finds citizens feel: utter disconnect between mainstream media content and their own lived experience. Don't blame social media for all social ills; blame those with power; In this, ask: positive change: how? es.britsoc.co.uk/the-sociolo…
This, and Kiell, is how I discovered I like Sewing Bee
I told @ruxandrasrbn this morning that I thought this had contemporary novel vibes, but now I realise what it looks like. One of the covers of A Little Life ☠️
Selin would not be happy about this
This is the table display of Boris Johnson’s memoir at the Cheltenham Literature Festival tonight. Waterstones staff keep cleaning it up. But then festival goers keep doing it again! @cheltfestivals
Jon Tickle had the best reason for going on Big Brother of all time 🍞
So obsessed with the single most iconic reason anybody has ever given for going on Big Brother #BBUK
Ellen Watts retweeted
This year's lecture is by the renowned BBC Radio 4 producer and author Phil Tinline who will be talking about "The Deep State v. The Dictator: America's Battle of Nightmares". It's on 12th November at the Nottingham Contemporary in the city centre....2/3
Elected to lead, not to read
WFH may be OK for the older generation, but for the Bridget Joneses of today it's a sham and a snare - and they'll never meet their Mr Darcy
dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic…
Ellen Watts retweeted
🏅Pleased to announce the publication of Olympic and Paralympic Analysis 2024: Mega events, media, and the politics of sport. 107 short articles unpacking some of the major talking points of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. olympicanalysis.org . @CPMR_BU @UT_CSCM
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(Though favourite may shift once I get to The Safekeep)
Presenting the #BookerPrize2024 shortlist.
Find out more about all the books and authors: thebookerprizes.com/bp2024
