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Professor of Screen Studies @SODAmcr @manmetuni Series Editor: Britsh Pop Archive @ManchesterUP Own views.

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@ProfKFairclough
Prof Kirsty Fairclough
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I’m honoured to have been added to the list of @GMancunians. This is a landmark photography project which is student led & celebrates people across all ten of the Greater Manchester boroughs who have in some way shaped the region. @SODAmcr @ManMetUni
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@PrincePartyUK
Prince Party UK
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An exclusive collection of #RobertWhitman prints are now available to purchase ahead of the upcoming London Exhibition, presented in partnership with @PrincePartyUK Explore the collection here: https://t.co/rvB0GKqmfm #Prince #Prince4Ever
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@vikasreddy
Vikas Reddy
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Our friends at Smartest built this interactive trivia experience for Race the District in DC! Recorded with an iPhone in a NYC apartment using LIghtTwist. Link to play below.
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@Variety
Variety
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Taylor Swift responds to fans who don't like #TheLifeOfaShowgirl by saying: "I welcome the chaos" and "I"m not the art police." "The rule of show business is if it’s the first week of my album release and you are saying either my name or my album title, you’re helping. And art,
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@PrincePartyUK
Prince Party UK
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EXCLUSIVE run of Robert Whitman prints now available as part of the upcoming London Exhibition, in partnership with Prince Party UK. https://t.co/rvB0GKqU4U #Prince #Prince4Ever
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@ManMetUni
Manchester Metropolitan Uni
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Following the launch of Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl, pop culture expert @ProfKFairclough asks why the star matters and what makes her music so popular. 👇 🔗 https://t.co/ckVnGIwZzX @taylorswift13
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@Lthanwordsfest
Louder Than Words
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Now THIS will be a real treat: SHOCK FACTORY: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music. An in conversation with @Nicolas__Ballet hosted by Ian Trowell. Sun 16 Nov, 2.15pm @innsideuk #Manchester. All tickets & details: https://t.co/qNyuRGfC4C Image of Nicolas: Veronique Ellena
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SHOCK FACTORY: An in conversation with Nicolas Ballet, exploring the visual and aesthetic elements of industrial music culture.
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@Lthanwordsfest
Louder Than Words
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Heads up Louder Lovers & Ravers of Reading! Our #ClubCulture event is back! Fri 14 Nov, 8.45pm @innsideuk #Manchester Join @DJWrong & Katie Milestone in conversation with Martin James talking: Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb & Flow of Dance Music All tickets:
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Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb & Flow of Dance Music explores the emergence & evolution of nightclubs & electronic dance music from the 1950s
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@Variety
Variety
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Nobody does it better than #TaylorSwift — now or at any point in time — when it comes to delivering world-dominating pop that feels all the feels and doesn’t stint on the thoughts, either. With her 12th studio album, The #TheLifeofaShowgirl, Swift once again proves that balance.
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@ManMetUni
Manchester Metropolitan Uni
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The thoughts of everyone at Manchester Metropolitan University are with all those affected by the horrific events at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue this morning (Thursday 2nd October).
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@ManMetUni
Manchester Metropolitan Uni
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The United Nations is set to harness our excellence in Education for Sustainable Development to advance its global development goals. Read more about our involvement🔗 https://t.co/pb7qvP0Iyf
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@thisismcrawards
THIS IS MCR AWARDS ®
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Appreciated Post ✉️ We want to take a moment to thank our amazing judges at TIMA 2025. Your expertise, dedication, and passion have been invaluable in reviewing every single nomination for this years awards. The time, work and care given to ensure the process is fair, and
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@BoltonFilmFest
Bolton Film Festival
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@ProfKFairclough
Prof Kirsty Fairclough
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Seven out of 10 women in creative industries experience bullying and harassment, survey finds https://t.co/QZdzg102PA
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theguardian.com
Exclusive: Only half of victims report incidents – and of those who do, 42% say response was insufficient
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@ManchesterUP
Manchester University Press
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HUGE congratulations to our author DJ Paulette who has been shortlisted for Woman Of The Year at the @thisismcrawards 2025! 🥳 Her incredible memoir 'Welcome to the club' is available from local bookshops including @QueerLitUK, @Books_n_friends, @WaterstonesMCR and many more.
@thisismcrawards
THIS IS MCR AWARDS ®
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THIS IS MANCHESTER AWARDS 2025 & The Official Shortlist Is Here! 🚀💛🐝 We are beyond proud of our region’s incredible talent, creativity, optimism, and unstoppable hard work and dedication. From trailblazing fashionistas and world-class chefs, to tech pioneers, bold
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@WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
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Taylor Swift is more than a pop star. She’s a great songwriter who proves that mass appeal and lyrical subtlety can go together, writes Harvard English professor Stephanie Burt. 🔗: https://t.co/TubDcSKTPI
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@nazirafzal
nazir afzal
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Today we launch an inquiry into how more people from working class backgrounds can flourish in the Arts & Cultural Research is showing that working class representation in UK creative industries is at its lowest level in decades You can contribute: https://t.co/M00FSSOar8
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@BigTellyNI
Big Telly Theatre Company
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What happens when Faith Hughes tries to sell her soul…only to discover she doesn’t have one? FAUSTISH – a brand-new dark comedy by Nicola McCartney, directed by Zoe Seaton 📍 The Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre 📅 29 Oct – 9 Nov Bring Your Own Torch 🎟️ https://t.co/DiM0DOZd9q
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@OxRdMcr
Oxford Road Manchester
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🔊 “Statistical Alchemy”. Artist Vicky Clarke (aka SONAMB) takes us inside AI, sonic materiality and Manchester’s spectral aura. Read more: https://t.co/x3iM0C6jF7
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@JDMcGlynn
James Denis Mc Glynn (@JDMcGlynn.bsky.social)
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A reminder that the CFP is live for the International Musicological Society (IMS) Music & Media Study Group’s annual conference. Taking place in June 2026 at @UCDSchoolMusic, the theme is “Directions and Aesthetics of the Digital Era” Please share widely https://t.co/AqJToUrfyg
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The seventeenth meeting of the ‘Music and Media’ study group of the International Musicological Society will take place in-person on June 11-12 2026 in the School of Music at University...
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@ManMetUni
Manchester Metropolitan Uni
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From outstanding teaching and research to being named @thetimes Modern University of the Year 2026.🙌 Find out how we're making our mark in @MENnewsdesk 👇 https://t.co/0fcyosod8C
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The university has had record student survey results and achieved Teaching Excellence Framework Gold status, and rising league table performance
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