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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

It’s out 4th Sept! With a chapter from me coauthored with Rosie White (a literal dream coauthor - who I fangirled at hard the first time we met) - our chapter is on (surprise) Stand-up and Gender. Proud to be amongst a stellar contribs list too.

Book cover for Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy- text over a picture of comedian Hannah Gadsby holding a microphone, wearing a checked shirt and a black waistcoat.

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Have a day off so thought on a whim ‘I feel like a Jurassic park film is out that might be fun’ - I am now in the very first screening of said film with the hardcore dinosaur fans. 😂

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Really enjoyed The Ballad of Wallis Island - strong Withnail vibes.

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Join us for the @bcmcr.bsky.social conference "Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities" - 17-18 June, Parkside Building, Birmingham City University! In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15. Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr... #media #culture #research #transgression

Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities Conference
17-18 June, Birmingham City University

Panels include:

Non-Human and Transgressive Bodies
Representing “Subversive” Genders
Horror and Monstrosity
Transgressive Game Cultures
Class, Culture and Consumerism
Music, place, and the articulation of transgressive identities: Popular Music Listening Session Playlist
Social Media and Online Transgressions
Cultural Theory Roundtable

In addition to standard paper presentations we have some short screenings, a listening session, a roundtable, and a panel of short takes.

In-person conference tickets include refreshments and lunch on both days, plus drinks reception on day one.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Attacking the rights of a marginalised group isn’t a win for feminism. Demanding that women be defined by our biology isn't a win for feminism. The people driving this are not acting in the interests of women. They're taking us all backwards and ushering in the far right.

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Whoop! Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism, edited by @poppywilde.bsky.social @nweidhase.bsky.social and I, won the Best Edited Volume award from @baftss.bsky.social for 2025. Huge congratulations to our contributing authors! 🎉 www.baftss.org/winners-pub-...

Ellie Tomsett, Nathalie Weidhase and Poppy Wilde, eds, Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

Panel comments:

"This is a collection of important, well-organized, timely research that contributes to several of the most important themes in film, TV and screen studies today. The judges would like to acknowledge, in addition to the excellent essays throughout, the important contribution made to our disciplines by the editors' generous and meticulously researched introductory chapter."

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Panayiota Tsatsou @panaytsatsou.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🌟 New Report Alert 🌟 The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity's 2025 report on post-production sound workforce in the UK is now out! The report is authored by @emmabuttsound.bsky.social, @ellietomsett.bsky.social Read the full report here: bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/csu2025...

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

In the weekly game of ‘don’t wake the baby at 5am when leaving for work’ I have been defeated, sabotaged by one of the cats. Good luck to my partner with the fall out. 😬

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Super excited that our edited collection Working Women on Screen has been shortlisted for the BAFTSS Best Edited Collection award. A testament to all our excellent contributing authors and the Poppy/Nathalie/ Ellie editing squad. www.baftss.org/contenders-p...

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Contenders: Publication Awards 2025

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Registration now open for Mixed Bill’s Comedy and Racial Justice Conference. 22/23 April Manchester Metropolitan University. Excellent programme and options to join online too for international colleagues. mixedbill.wordpress.com/2025-comedy-...

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2025 Comedy and Racial Justice

CFP: Comedy and Racial Justice, 22-23 April 2025, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) Mixed Bill and Manchester Metropolitan University’s Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies This conf…

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Guy being the definition of mixed messages on the 5.30am bus this morning….. hi-vis jacket and camouflage trousers.

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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I loved investigating the challenges of BSL interpreting for live comedy, theatre and music for Time Out. From tricky and frozen language (imagine signing Shakespeare) and timing punchlines to post-MeToo agency, it’s a fascinating area. www.timeout.com/uk/city-life...

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‘I had to dip my hands in ice, they hurt so much’: inside the blossoming BSL events industry

Demand for British Sign Language interpreting in live arts is on the up

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✿ Dr Laura J Minor ✿ @lrjdmnr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

London people: I'll be talking about my new book 'Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK Television Comedy' at the BFI Library on Monday the 2nd of December, 18:30 🎭 Link to buy a ticket below!

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Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: Reclaiming Female Authorship in UK TV Comedy with Laura Minor | BFI Southbank

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Valerie - the absolute embodiment of the ‘I don’t wanna do the work today’ meme

A tabby cat lies sleepily in a pink blanket.

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

For anyone interested in the experiences of deaf people in the UK TV and film industry a research report conducted by Erika Jones and myself for the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity is out today. You can access it here - bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/unmuted...

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Dr Ellie Tomsett @ellietomsett.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A good excuse for my first post! Super happy to share a call for chapter abstracts for an edited collection on representations of adult children and their parents in TV comedy. Some excellent people on board already and we are looking for more. Take a look #comedystudies

For a version of this call for abstracts that can be read by assistive software please contact Ellie.tomsett@bcu.ac.uk

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