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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 38m
📚 Join us at the University of Leeds School of Law on 4 November for a book event with legal journalist John Hyde, author of Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal. #PostOfficeScandal 3:30 PM I Esther Simpson LT (LG.08). ow.ly/KCBb50ZWf9Q
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Select tickets – John Hyde Book Tour - Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal – Esther Simpson LT (LG.08)
John Hyde Book Tour - Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal – Esther Simpson LT (LG.08), Wed 4 Nov 2026 - Join us as John Hyde, author of 'Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal' (Bristol University Press, 2026) examines the key legal failings underlying the Post Office scandal.John Hyde is one of the foremost legal journalists in the UK. He was a leading comm...
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 2h
Join author Will Snell to explore the issues raised in his new book, 'The Fair Necessities'. Unsustainable levels of inequality have contributed to a broken economy & volatile politics. But a fairer society is within reach. 🎟️Bristol | Nov 11, 6:30 PM. ow.ly/bw4e50ZQTze
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The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain & How to Make It Happen
Join us at the Bristol Rooms, with author Will Snell, to explore the issues raised in his recently published book, 'The Fair Necessities'.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 21h
The authors of 'How to Succeed at Collaborative Research' explore how ‘collaboration by design’ can help organisations harness distributed expertise to address complex challenges. ow.ly/tRTs50ZXeWp
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Collaboration by design: Rethinking leadership for complex challenges - Transforming Society
What if effective leadership were not only about developing better leaders, but also about designing organisations that make collaboration possible? The authors of 'How to Succeed at Collaborative Research' explore how ‘collaboration by design’ can help organisations harness distributed expertise to address complex challenges.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🌍 Why should we explore space? 'What Is Space Exploration For?' examines what our pursuit of the stars could mean for our understanding of Earth, our future and our place in the cosmos. #WorldSpaceWeek #SpaceExploration ow.ly/qR8M50ZVrJp
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today is Bookshop Day 📚 Whether it’s Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwell’s, or one of the many amazing independent bookshops, such as Bristol's Bookhaus and Heron Books, take time to appreciate your local bookshop today! #BookshopDay #Bookshops #ReadersAwards @booksaremybag.bsky.social
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The #FrankfurtBookFair is in full swing! 📚✨ Looking to discover new publications or explore publishing opportunities? Come and say hello at IPG, Hall 4.2, J7 — we’d love to chat. #Frankfurt2026 Browse our titles: ow.ly/oHuV50ZVWWM
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What if exploring space could help us build a better future on Earth? From scientific discovery to cooperation and more sustainable ways of using resources, What Is Space Exploration For? asks what we can gain from our pursuit of the stars. #WorldSpaceWeek #WSW2026 ow.ly/TnCA50ZVrGp
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
📚 Join us at the University of Leeds School of Law on 4 November for a book event with legal journalist John Hyde, author of Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal. #PostOfficeScandal 3:30 PM I Esther Simpson LT (LG.08). ow.ly/I34750ZWf9S
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Select tickets – John Hyde Book Tour - Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal – Esther Simpson LT (LG.08)
John Hyde Book Tour - Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal – Esther Simpson LT (LG.08), Wed 4 Nov 2026 - Join us as John Hyde, author of 'Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal' (Bristol University Press, 2026) examines the key legal failings underlying the Post Office scandal.John Hyde is one of the foremost legal journalists in the UK. He was a leading comm...
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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In 'The Fair Necessities', Will Snell sets out how unfair inequality is undermining our society & economy. Join the discussion on Weds 14 October, 6:30pm at @lseinequalities.bsky.social, with @aaronreeves.bsky.social, Sarah Kerr & Armine Ishkanian. 🔗Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We’re at the #FrankfurtBookFair! 📚 Interested in discovering more about our publications or exploring publishing opportunities with us? Come and visit us at IPG, Hall 4.2, J7. We’d love to meet you! #Frankfurt2026
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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We are happy to introduce our current Editor’s Choice articles, which are available to download for free until the end of the month. @brisunipress.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social
EJPG Editors' Choice. Three research articles selected by the editors: "Comparative homonationalisms" by Jana Foxe and Jessica Sciarone; "Tracing the politics of sex education" by Anna E. Kluge; "Beyond 'Yes' men and 'No' women" by Emilia Y. Belknap. Published by Bristol University Press.
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Markus Holdo @markusholdo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Important debates about AI and the threat of techno-authoritarianism - here's another question we don't know the answer to.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Debt and the Future of Workers by @ggouzoulis.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social examines how household debt forms an essential part of the capitalist exploitation process. Read the review by Photis Lysandrou @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The @brisunipress.bsky.social press.bsky.social Spring catalogue is out & includes Disabling Capitalism alongside Decolonizing Critical Management Studies & Self, Society and Economy! Out in Feb 2027 - paperback & open access bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... #Marxism #DisabilityStudies
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Many thanks to Saori Shibata for this testimonial for Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement. The book is due to be published with @brisunipress.bsky.social in Feb 2027 and can be preordered now bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... #NewBook
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‘Ioana Cerasella Chis prompts a powerful rethinking of disablement and work, revealing how disabled people sustain society while challenging disabling capitalism.’

- Saori Shibata (University of Sheffield), author of Contesting Precarity in Japan: The Rise of Nonregular Workers and the New Policy Dissensus
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UoP Law @uoplaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This morning saw the start of this year's Law School Staff and PGRS Research Seminar series, with Warwick's Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social discussing an aspect of his @brisunipress.bsky.social book bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/queering-uk-.... Many thanks to Alex and all the attendees.
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Queering UK Refugee Law
Queering UK Refugee Law - Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration; In the context of a global backlash against migrant and LGBTIQA+ rights , this book examines the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people in...
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How did lawyers fail to stop the Post Office scandal? Join legal journalist John Hyde at UEA Law School on Wed 21 Oct, 6 PM, for a discussion on the #PostOfficeScandal, professional failures, and what must change to prevent another disaster. 📝 Register: admin@nls.org.uk
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚀 It’s #WorldSpaceWeek! What’s the point of exploring space? It can help us understand not just what’s beyond Earth, but also our home planet and its climate. Discover more in What Is Space Exploration For? by Tony Milligan and Koji Tachibana. ow.ly/hL5T50ZVrAn
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The very first issue of Feminism and Organization is online! Feminism and Organization is an international journal committed to advancing critical feminist scholarship, activism, and praxis to promote social justice. FREE to access for the rest of 2026: ow.ly/svvI50ZVoy4
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Saving the #NHS ❤️‍🩹 NHS activism sits at the heart of some of the most urgent political struggles in Britain today. These books not only explore these struggles but also show how important the #Healthcare #Health Browse on our website. ow.ly/Pyi950ZTVWc
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Did you know that the University of Bristol has its own press? Visit our stand at the TQEC on 10 Oct and learn more about publishing with Bristol University Press, which is based in the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. ow.ly/yc4r50ZQBzU
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This #BannedBooksWeek, we’re asking: What is free speech for? 🗨️ 'What Is Free Speech For?' examines the gap between abstract discussions of free speech and communication in democracies with abundant speech but very little listening. #FreedomOfSpeech #BannedBooks ow.ly/U5cN50ZTRAe
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"But with #AI powering wars, arms trade and unsustainable economic growth, the future may well depend on citizens’ willingness to disrupt its normalisation. The question is: will the tech giants tolerate it?" Markus Holdo ow.ly/ohLf50ZTrmF
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Can AI tolerate a disruptive democracy? - Transforming Society
Markus Holdo, author of 'The Responsibility to Disrupt', argues that AI’s threat to democracy is its intolerance of thinking and questioning.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue is here! ✨ We are delighted to bring you our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue, featuring all forthcoming Bristol University Press and Policy Press titles. The Journals Catalogue is also available on our website. ow.ly/8MUs50ZTTIi
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
.Prof Jo Delahunty KC in discussion with Piers Pressdee KC at the prestigious Treasurer's Lecture at Middle Temple, bringing 'We Set the Bar' to this important audience. Jo's passion and commitment to creating a broader and more diverse bar continue to inspire. 📖 ow.ly/7I4F50ZTQN1
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How to publish: Story Exchange, 3:30 pm to 4 pm Learn more about academic publishing with Bristol University Press. We'll answer questions about the publishing process - from book proposals to cover design and publication. ow.ly/ioZG50ZQBUl
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join us for the launch of Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal. Author John Hyde will discuss the legal, ethical and human lessons from one of the UK's greatest miscarriages of justice. Register here (8 Oct, 5 PM - Cardiff): ow.ly/xGmB50ZlZbz
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Read our latest article, where Markus Holdo argues that #AI’s threat to #Democracy is its intolerance of thinking and questioning. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/…
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Can AI tolerate a disruptive democracy? - Transforming Society
Markus Holdo, author of 'The Responsibility to Disrupt', argues that AI’s threat to democracy is its intolerance of thinking and questioning.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What is money—and could we imagine life without it? 💰 Join Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', Laleh Khalili & Julio César Linares for MØN€Y, launching 'After the Lecture', a new show exploring debt, finance & more. Ibraaz 🎟️29 Oct, 6 PM: ow.ly/PI7V50ZOmoN
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After the Lecture: MØN€Y | Ibraaz
Laleh Khalili, Ryan Davey, and Julio César Linares
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Conversation with Yaniv Benhamou, author of 'Creative Value Chains,' on Copyright and Creative Industries in the Digital Era. Yaniv examines this problem across music, video games, and the visual arts. Harvard University | Oct 1 | 12:15 pm: ow.ly/HCFG50ZSefE
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Copyright and Beyond for a Better Value Distribution
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Available open access this month. 🔓 From how we experience time and alternative economic futures to inclusive education and more, explore the titles published open access this September. #Inclusion #Education #Capitalism #OpenAccess #OABooks ow.ly/mjFv50ZT21u
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Emilia Y Belknap @emiliabelknap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really pleased that my article, “Beyond ‘Yes’ men and ‘No’ women,” has been selected for the European Journal of Politics and Gender Editors’ Choice Collection! @ejpgjournal.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social It’s also free to read until 31 October! doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Beyond ‘Yes’ men and ‘No’ women: gendered political attitudes, risk and constitutional change in Scotland
What explains gendered differences in attitudes towards constitutional change? Focusing on Scottish independence, this article examines how voters interpret the risks and possibilities of constitution...
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brendan b. coke @brendancoke14.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bristol University Press. A Conversation with Yaniv Benhamou, author of 'Creative Value Chains,' on Copyright and Creative Industries in the Digital Era. Yaniv examines this problem across music, video games, and the visual arts. Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession Oct 1 | 12:15 pm:
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Huge thanks to #AmyMorris-Drake & @profstevesimpson.bsky.social for writing such wonderful supporting statements. Also, to #JoGildersleve & #HannahGrist from @biltonline.bsky.social for help with the application. @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
John Preston, Apocalypse Capitalism: Economic Visions after Nuclear War - @brisunipress.bsky.social, September 2026 (print and open access) bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/apocalypse-c...
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Apocalypse Capitalism
Apocalypse Capitalism - Economic Visions After Nuclear War; Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence. What happens to capitalism after nuclear war? This book uncovers how UK and US planners...
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Dan @d-j-frost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just finished reading Graham Harrison's The Internet Left (@brisunipress.bsky.social, bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-internet...), which is quite different in approach and scope, but similarly emphasises capacities to 'generate political argument as if politics mattered to people'
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The Internet Left
The Internet Left - Ideology in the Age of Social Media; This book defines what political social media is and then takes a morphological approach to investigate political ideologies and reveal the way...
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The #PostOfficeScandal is a stain on the British justice system. This book dives into how legal professionals failed in their duties, silenced the truth and even turned against the victims, including accounts from victims who were advised to enter guilty pleas. John Hyde ow.ly/luHF50ZKnZr
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bestselling books 📚🌟 Over the last 30 years, we have published almost 3,000 books, from specialist monographs to broad interest trade books. How many of them have you read? #BristolUniversityPress #BestsellingBooks #SocialSciences ow.ly/1h9P50ZSF7w
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did you know that the University of Bristol has its own press? Visit our stand at the TQEC on 10 Oct and learn more about publishing with Bristol University Press, which is based in the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. ow.ly/uUri50ZQBzu
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#AI could transform our lives in profound ways, but who gets to shape that future, and how do we manage the risks? These books explore AI’s possibilities and pressing questions, and what its future could hold. 🌟30% off with code BUP30 until Sept 30🌟 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/bup-ho…
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Welcome to the launch of the podcast series with therapists, social justice activists, trade unionists and progressive tech campaigners about the uberization of care. #UberTherapy @survivingwork.bsky.social ow.ly/fvTz50ZSeCP
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As #LabourPartyConference continues, our latest article explores the priorities that could be at the heart of #AndyBurnham’s programme of renewal. #AcademicsStandAgainstPoverty Academics Stand Against Poverty 📖 Read on Transforming Society: ow.ly/hpzh50ZQS5i
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Burnham’s opportunity to renew Labour’s antipoverty agenda - Transforming Society
ASAP UK urges Andy Burnham to make tackling poverty a central priority through stronger social security, child-poverty action, decent wages, social housing and treating poverty as a health issue.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Conversation with Yaniv Benhamou, author of 'Creative Value Chains,' on Copyright and Creative Industries in the Digital Era. Yaniv examines this problem across music, video games, and the visual arts. Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession Oct 1 | 12:15 pm: ow.ly/HCFG50ZSefE
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Home - Creative Value Chains
Copyright and Beyond for a Better Value Distribution
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Debt and the Future of Workers by @ggouzoulis.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social examines how household debt forms an essential part of the capitalist exploitation process. Read the review by Photis Lysandrou 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
Book cover titled Debt and the Future of Workers — Financialization as Exploitation in the 21st Century by Giorgos Gouzoulis, depicting bundled US dollar bills on a blue spiked mousetrap against a red background to symbolize debt as a trap for workers.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Following the #LabourPartyConference? 🌹 Why not deepen your knowledge of key issues, including unequal access to food and healthcare, environmental injustice, political division and more. #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics #LabourParty The Labour Party ow.ly/OZmq50ZQUj8
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In the age of #Parasocial media, scrolling is more common than posting. The content we encounter is largely shaped by #Algorithms and optimised for engagement. This shift shows the need for a new model of digital literacy centred on #Lurkers. ow.ly/VJYC50ZRuXK
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Practitioner Briefing: Why should we teach lurker literacies in the parasocial media age? - Transforming Society
In this practitioner briefing, Gina Sipley, author of 'Just Here for the Comments', examines how lurking is an active form of digital literacy shaped by algorithms, with significant social and economic impacts despite involving little or no public posting.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Heading to #LabourPartyConference? Start the conversation with our new book, ‘How to Use Evidence to End Homelessness’. #AndyBurnham contributes Chapter 17, sharing insights into Manchester’s approach to tackling homelessness. The Labour Party Read #OpenAccess: ow.ly/aHl450ZQRTG
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Global Social Challenges Development Fund is celebrating its first year. Visit our stand at the TQEC on 9 Oct and discover more. All Bristol University Press books will be 50% off for alumni at the event. ow.ly/H5vx50ZQCnS
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unfortunately, since 2021, #PresidentTrump has preferred to make market-moving announcements on a digital platform owned by him, his family and his business insiders: #TruthSocial. ow.ly/pkJs50ZQabX
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Trump is selling a 50-millisecond head start on Truth Social: Democracy could pay the price - Transforming Society
Reed Van Schenck, author of 'The Reactionary Web', argues that Truth Social’s paid Truth API gives wealthy traders advance access to Trump’s market-moving announcements, highlighting how the commodification of information can undermine economic fairness and democracy.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In this practitioner briefing, Gina Sipley, author of 'Just Here for the Comments', examines how #Lurking is an active form of digital literacy shaped by algorithms, with significant social and economic impacts despite involving little or no public posting. ow.ly/7Vk950ZRuTB
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Practitioner Briefing: Why should we teach lurker literacies in the parasocial media age? - Transforming Society
In this practitioner briefing, Gina Sipley, author of 'Just Here for the Comments', examines how lurking is an active form of digital literacy shaped by algorithms, with significant social and economic impacts despite involving little or no public posting.
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