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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for. Stop using WeTransfer.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

@iaspm_official #paris2025 you were brilliant. An awful lot of behind the scenes and on the ground work went into making this conference accessible, diverse, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating, and it did not disappoint. Academic rockstars round every corner. 💪

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Bloomsbury Music & Sound Studies @bloomsburymus.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Are you an early career researcher looking to get published? Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with Writers & Artists. Find out how you can apply here: bit.ly/4mHlgcn

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Had a great week at Rockfield studios in Monmouth with the Pro7ect team, writing and recording songs. My wordsmith abilities were put to the test with allegedly (day 1), paradoxical intention (day 2), and purgatory (day 3) 😂.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

What a beautiful week in the Scottish highlands writing songs with amazing people. Thank you all for sharing your time and space, and for the wonderful music making I’ve been privileged to witness and be part of.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 25/04/2025

Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:

Every April, we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day to remind us how vital indie bookstores are to our communities and society. It’s a day of joy and solidarity, and significant financial impact for these bookstores.

This year, Amazon is undercutting that with a “Book Sale” on the same day—a calculated move by a company that has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controls over 60% of the market and sells far more books than all indie bookstores combined. The people at Amazon responsible for the timing of their "Book Sale" should be ashamed, but they are shameless.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

ALCS day always a happy surprise. Keep reading, folks 😊

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

So very sad to hear this news. MP3: the Meaning of a Format, and The Audible Past have been hugely important texts to my lecturing over the years. Diminished Faculties has been a touchstone to me as a scholar and personally over the last few years. 1/2 dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/f...

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Farewell to Jonathan Sterne

We are very sad to learn of the death of communication scholar Jonathan Sterne, after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years old. Sterne was James McGill Professor of Culture and Technology at …

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Tanya Kirk @tanyakirk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies

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Work at St John's | St John's College, University of Cambridge

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We had an absolutely brilliant @royalmusical.bsky.social Pathways to Publication event yesterday, held at UoBristol’s Victoria Rooms. Thanks so much to the speakers who gave freely of their time and insights, and all IRL and virtual participants who were so attentive and had some great questions.

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Izzy Thomas @izzygthomas.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

✨Registration is now open for the RMA Study Day - Everyday Music Scenes: Pubs, Clubs and 'Stutes.✨ And we’re excited to announce that @petebrownbeer.bsky.social, author of Clubland: How the Working Men’s Club Shaped Britain, will be giving our keynote… with a twist! @royalmusical.bsky.social

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🔈 Calling musicians in Cardiff! Musicians, students and alumni will be gathering tomorrow in a mass protest against the proposed plan to close Cardiff University School of Music ✊ Every young person in Wales should have the chance to benefit from arts education

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Saima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Applications for the MA Black Humanities are open @brisblackhums.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social. You can find more information here: www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr... Come join us! Please share widely!

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MA Black Humanities | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 09/02/2025

From the male voice choirs of the Valleys to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, music is woven into the fabric of Welsh identity - a ‘Land of Song’ whose voice is being ripped out ✍🏻 Nathan James Dearden wp.me/p8Mk4U-V3y

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Gwlad o (protest) gân: Why closing Cardiff University’s School of Music is cultural suicide

Dr Nathan James Dearden My heart breaks – for the current students who are experiencing the wonders of a music degree, for future students who may never have the chance to be part of this special plac...

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Don't hesitate to feed yourself the good stuff, artistically and intellectually. It's the best antidote to... all this.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Please consider signing in support of our friends and colleagues in the School of Music at Cardiff University. Music and the arts make everything better. This is so shortsighted.

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Sign the Petition

SAVE CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC

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WOR$T GIRL IN ACADEMIA @medievaliste.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Scottish musicologist bat signal

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Donned a square hat again today, this time for my MA in Creative Writing from the UoBristol #bristolgrad. Yesterday heard Jacob Collier and Chris Thile at Bristol Beacon. Flying visit to Edinburgh earlier this week to examine a PhD. What a week!

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Caught a typo on yesterday’s post, so please see again: @royalmusical.bsky.social students and ECRs!! Please see the below for information about an event about getting published in academia. Aimed at musicologists, broadly speaking: Tuesday 4th March, 1-4pm, University of Bristol Victoria Rooms.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

University of Aberdeen, you are very beautiful. Here for the @royalmusical.bsky.social/BFE RSC. I am holding networking and ‘how to navigate a conference’ drop in session 9-10 tomorrow, and an ‘Academic Resilience’ workshop 1400-1530. All in MacRobert 028. Everyone welcome!

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

🚨Update from RSC organisers 🚨: 'We are looking forward to welcoming delegates to Aberdeen. While there is still snow on the ground and the weather is chilly, we no NOT expect significant travel disruption later in the week and there are NO changes planned to the running of the conference.'

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Galley Beggar Press is hiring! We need a reliable, book-loving, Norwich-based administrative assistant for six months - starting January, 10 hours a week, and with the possibility of extending: Closing date: 13 December 2024 Full details: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/new-page-34 (Please do share!)

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Job Advertisement: Administrator — Galley Beggar Press

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A date for your diary: we're pleased to announce that the 2026 BFE & RMA Research Students' Conference will be hosted by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 6-8 January 2026.

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Dr Joanna Nadin @joannanadin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Poem by Joseph Fasano. It’s that time of year. H/T to Alice Adams for the picture.

Poem entitled ‘For a Student who
Used AI to Write a Paper’

Now Iet it fall back
in the grasses.
I hear you. I know
this life is hard now.
I know your days are precious
on this earth.
But what are you trying
to be free of?
The living? The miraculous
task of it?
Love is for the ones who love the work.

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A Very Theory Xmas @averytheoryxmas.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I like my wine not so much mulled as thoroughly historicised.

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Erin K. Maher @erinkmaher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I know a better way to create natural, human-sounding writing, it's called writing

Sponsored Facebook post from GPTinf: Tired of AI detectors flagging your text? GPTinf transforms AI-generated content into natural, human-sounding writing that passes all detectors. Perfect for school, articles, or blogs—keep it real, stay AI-free ✨

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Happy to see this out in the world! It has been a delightful coauthoring experience with Jan, Simon and Ingrid (none of whose can be tagged as not yet on Bluesky 😊). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108…

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Nikki Dudley @nikkidudleywriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Reminder - the @foundationswift.bsky.social needs 3 Creative Associates, who will strengthen connections with women poets in Wolverhampton, London, & Newcastle. The aim is to build networks by delivering impactful in-person work in these 3 cities. Info 👇 tinyurl.com/2uvzhhpu #Poets #WomenPoets

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Call for Proposals: Royal Musical Association 61st Annual Conference, Department of Music, University of Southampton (10–12 September 2025) www.rma.ac.uk/2024/11/20/c...

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Call for Proposals: RMA Annual Conference, University of Southampton – Royal Musical Association

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Dan Elphick @danelphick.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Worth celebrating and promoting to any young people considering studying for a music degree: the value of the UK music industry has hit a record high of £7.6bn www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Value of UK music industry hits record £7.6bn thanks to superstar tours

Live shows from acts including Coldplay, Elton John, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran help drive revenues

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Grateful to be in the room for a generous, thoughtful and thought provoking @royalmusical.bsky.social round table on Equality, Diversion and Inclusion. Call to action to music HEA to do better, and do more.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Good morning London! Stepping out to join colleagues and friends at @royalmusical.bsky.social #rma150. My workshop on Academic Resilience is at 2, straight after lunch. Everyone welcome.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

We had a great few days in Berlin with the SC21 Songwriting Camp. Some phenomenal songs were written.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

Had a great day presenting the key note (and chairing the fascinating research student papers at the @royalmusical.bsky.social Qualitative Interview Techniques study day yesterday.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 03/06/2024

Having a leisurely transfer in Schiphol en route to the DWB camp in Belgium. What is this madness?! I even have time for lunch and a coffee and to finish a review 😊

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

News: nominations now open for Royal Musical Association Council. We have openings for three Ordinary Members and one Vice-President. Further details here: www.rma.ac.uk/2024/05/16/n...

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Nominations for RMA Council now open – Royal Musical Association

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 29/04/2024

What a week at the Knoydart Retreat. Did some ethnographical observation, wrote some songs, and made some friends. This picture captures the experience I think: taken from the house where we stayed, ate, wrote and played, that’s me conducting a qualitative interview with one of the participants.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Reading and loving The List of Suspicious Things @jenniegauthor.bsky.social. I am late to the party here but a million congratulations! What an achievement 😊

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 07/04/2024

Thursday night dinner in Graz. Cafe culture: Wiener schnitzel and excellent conversation! @mborshuk.bsky.social

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 06/04/2024

So long, Graz, you’ve been great. Beautiful city and a great conference. Wonderful to catch up with old friends and colleagues, and to hear some fabulous music and scholarship. Sorry to leave a day early (and to miss the chocolate factory!).

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

Rhythm Changes Runners (group B!) in Graz

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

Happy to be here at Rhythm Changes, listening to the Reflecting on Jazz (Studies) panel. Fascinating talk by Michael Duch on how we address the gender imbalance in jazz education

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Bristol airport in the dawn light this morning. Raced through Amsterdam to make my connecting flight. Next stop, Graz, for Rhythm Changes conference 😊 I’ll be speaking about jazz and the American songbook on Mike Borshuk’s jazz and American culture panel tomorrow.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

ALCS day is always a pleasant surprise 😊

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Day trip to London to deliver a workshop on interview technique and ethnographic methods to RCM doctoral students. What a great bunch! We had a fab afternoon.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Planning a qualitative methods workshop for the RCM (can’t find on Bluesky!). Delightfully analogue reading and note taking at one of my favourite Bristol coffee shops.

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Dr Katherine Williams @jazzladyk.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Pleased to see this author copy on my desk when I arrived back from a busy few days in Huddersfield. What a great bunch of contributors!

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