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Warwick Film TV PhD β€’ Researching sex on screen in the #MeToo era β€’ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Bridgerton season four explores sexual and class power dynamics more than any season before Benedict Bridgerton has fallen for a woman from a different class and his class power complicates the issue of consent.

Benedict Bridgerton has fallen for a woman from a different class and his class power complicates the issue of consent.

06.02.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bridgerton season four explores sexual and class power dynamics more than any season before Benedict Bridgerton has fallen for a woman from a different class and his class power complicates the issue of consent.

Really excited to share my first article for @uk.theconversation.com! theconversation.com/bridgerton-s...

06.02.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The film is part of the Care BTS strand from the Handle with Care! season, contracted by @alpember.bsky.social and myself. See the website for more screenings as part of the season!

21.01.2026 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Care BTS: How to Have Sex + Panel discussion - Warwick Arts Centre Molly Manning Walker’s startlingly frank, stylish debut follows three teenage girls on a rites-of-passage holiday.

Join us at the #WarwickArtsCentre for a screening of How to Have Sex, followed by a Q&A with Enva Lewis (cast) and Jen Odell (intimacy coordinator) which I’ll be chairing.

www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/q88...

21.01.2026 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We've just sent round details of our Spring Schedule for the SIG but our next event is 18th February on Adaptation and Franchises with @polinazelm.bsky.social and Seren Rose Sonnell. DM if you didn't get the email and want the zoom link.

16.01.2026 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some wonderful work and presentations on the special issue on sex and the Hollywood production code this evening. Looking forward to reading the full articles!

14.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is wearing a helmet that looks like a sphere ALT: a woman is wearing a helmet that looks like a sphere

Film and scholar community! I’m looking for case studies for my final thesis chapter. Please send my way any recommendations of film/TV that explore sex on screen in a fantasy setting/element. Time travel, sci fi, horror, fantasy - anything Anglophone made between 2017-present.

30.06.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Frances McDormand in Zhao's "Nomadland" (2020)

Frances McDormand in Zhao's "Nomadland" (2020)

🎬 Call for Papers 🎬
We’re organising a one-day symposium on the work of ChloΓ© Zhao at the University of Portsmouth (7 Nov 2025). Topics include transnational cinema, Indie v. Marvel, eco and feminist approaches and more!

Full CfP here: tinyurl.com/3ajt4tsa
Please share!
#CfP #AcademicSky #FilmSky

30.06.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

It was when JK Rowling said that the Cass Review was a peer review itself and that's why it didn't need to be peer reviewed I realised she's an idiot.

Anyway, here's a peer review of Cass.

Guess what it finds?

10.05.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1016    πŸ” 323    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

Had the most amazing time at the #SpottingRedFlagsSymposium talking about The Ultimatum with my friend and colleague Ellie Smith!

10.06.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a great time presenting at the Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment (COSME) PGR Symposium at the university of Liverpool on Monday. My paper on sex and colourblind casting in Bridgerton won the best paper award, topping off an already fab day!

21.05.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome keynote address today from Prof Diane Negra. Absolute treat!

19.05.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Joe!!

01.05.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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School of Sexuality Education reviews Adolescence β€” School of Sexuality Education The Netflix series, Adolescence , was released just over a month ago. As a charity delivering relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in schools, the show centered many topics that are important ...

For anyone interested in a persoective from RSE edicators on why screening Adolescence in schools is not a good idea or a solution to tackling misogyny and inceldom. Great piece from a colleague at the School of Sexuality Education schoolofsexed.org/blog-article...

21.04.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010 The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the country

My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.

The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010

www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

16.04.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1746    πŸ” 881    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 231

Thanks so much Matt!

02.04.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Alice!!

01.04.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Between agency and victimhood: Adult Material and screening the female porn performer in the #MeToo era The porn star figure has typically occupied a polarizing position within media and feminist discourses, being a symbol of either agency or victimization. This article explores the way the televisio...

My new (and first!) article 'Between agency and victimhood: "Adult Material" and screening the female porn performer in the #MeToo era' is now out on @pornstudiesjournal.bsky.social. Available on open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

01.04.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This was such a fun panel for the @screeningsex.bsky.social SIG at #BAFTSS2025 with @polinazelm.bsky.social, Donna Peberdy, and BelΓ©n Salinas Torres! I discussed the representation of hook-up apps and their media archaelogies in recent Spanish romantic comedies on streaming

28.03.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Super great panel on feel bad TV at #BAFTSS2025 organised by @victoriapistivsek.bsky.social, that ended here:

28.03.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge congratulations to Chris O’Rourke for winning the Best Article Award at BAFTSS 2025!

28.03.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Always a pleasure to deliver our SIG sponsored panel at @baftss.bsky.social conference. Big thanks to @polinazelm.bsky.social for convening and chairing. Super presentations given to a packed room who had plenty of questions. Job done!

27.03.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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My fourth BAFTSS! #BAFTSS2025

27.03.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@screeningsex.bsky.social SIG panel this morning at #BAFTSS2025! Had a really great discussion and Q&A and looking forward to more informal chats later! Massive thank you to all the panelists and the generous audience who joined us so early in the morning!

27.03.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to another day at #Baftss2025 and our @screeningsex.bsky.social SIG panel this morning!

27.03.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome first day, on clipboard duty! Love seeing my friends and colleagues who I only see once a year at BAFTSS πŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆ

26.03.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our fabulous team of helpers ready to welcome you to the conference! #BAFTSS2025

26.03.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Linda Williams’ Screening Sex has been such an important text for my PhD; and I feel super lucky to have introduced it to students in my MA teaching this term. Such an incredible scholar!

15.03.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really great day so far teaching sex and consent in the metoo era as part of the MA Screening Bodies module at @warwickfilmtv.bsky.social!

28.02.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really excited for these events we’re putting together at Screening Sex. I’m currently looking for contributors from non UK institutions from our Screening Sex network for the October event on Pedagogical Practices πŸ“– DM me to connect!

27.02.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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