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Dr John Wright

@johnwrightart.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Leeds (he/him). Interested in place, culture, policy and ecological thinking.

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Centre for Cultural Value @valuingculture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Drawing on findings from the Culture in Crisis research project, @johnwrightart.bsky.social & @aliceborchi.bsky.social explore how festival organisers found new ways to share knowledge, create experiences, support one another and sustain a collective identity. culturehive.co.uk/CVIresources...
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How commoning practices became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic - CultureHive
During the COVID-19 pandemic, festivals faced a major challenge: how could they create meaningful shared experiences when people could no longer gather? Moving online was often described as a practica...
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Alice Borchi @aliceborchi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
New paper by @johnwrightart.bsky.social and me: Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10....
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Landscapes and Cyberscapes of the Commons: Scottish Festivals in the Pandemic and Beyond | International Journal of the Commons
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This week on Wonkhe: Cutting student immigration won't win votes and won't improve the economy. James Coe urges the government to learn the right lessons from May's local elections and he thinks universities can help.
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Labour is learning the wrong lessons from Reform on immigration
Cutting student immigration won't win votes and won't improve the economy. James Coe urges the government to learn the right lessons from May's local elections and he thinks universities can help.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/05/2025
Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger
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Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger
By insisting tariffs on films at least partly produced outside the US, the president is trying to limit the important worldview of cinema
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is an excellent crowdfunding project by my friend and long term collaborator John Ledger. His work is highly considered and empathetic. To make it happen he needs collective support! www.indiegogo.com/projects/str...
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'Straight A's' exhibition book and album launch
Support the publication of a book and cassette for a milestone exhibition! | Check out ''Straight A's' exhibition book and album launch' on Indiegogo.
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Great to participate in the Midlands Conference in Critical Thought so good to meet up snd collaborate with Experimental Space Collective and Q_plus_I mcct.margins.org.uk
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MCCT – Midlands Conference in Critical Thought
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
📆What policy interventions will the Industrial Strategy need to take to meet the different needs of places around the country? Six months on from the Industrial Strategy Green Paper, join us to discuss the external factors shaping the strategy in 2025👇 buff.ly/HgSFb1V
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/04/2025
Gary Lineker’s critics have got it wrong. It’s reasonable to talk about more than sport | Max Rushden
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Gary Lineker’s critics have got it wrong. It’s reasonable to talk about more than sport | Max Rushden
The Match of the Day presenter has been challenged again on his views on Gaza and Israel. But can we really expect him to have no opinions about the outside world?
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Ingenious protest about the ongoing decimation of HE teaching and research funding in Madrid. Speaks to the public good that universities bring! ¡Solidaridad con mis camarades!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
UK charities warn of record high child poverty if two-child benefit cap not scrapped. £3.6bn would lift 350,000 children out of poverty, reduce poverty for another 700,000. Govts that bail out & subsidise corporations can eradicate poverty. Ditch the Tory policy. Tax the rich. Save the future.
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Charities warn of record high child poverty if two-child benefit cap not scrapped
Failing to scrap the limit could put child poverty at its highest level since records began by the end of this parliament, charities have warned
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Looking forward to getting stuck into this over the Easter break! We need a new political imaginary more than ever! Hoping Leela Gandhi’s politics of friendship will help focus my thoughts for some new trajectories that I am working on.
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We have started work on our allotment! Feels really good to dig the land and start to grow/nurture things. This is about regenerative practice and quiet activism.
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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 07/04/2025
The Center for Art and Advocacy, a nonprofit supporting artists affected by incarceration, entered its new home in Brooklyn with an inaugural exhibition of visual artworks, written projects, and films by its Right of Return fellows.
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Brooklyn Welcomes a New Center for Formerly Incarcerated Artists
Founded by formerly incarcerated artist Jesse Krimes, the Center for Art and Advocacy will host exhibitions and programs in a 2,600-square-foot space in Bed-Stuy.
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
“Tolerance dies when it’s performative” - Nothing but thieves
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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A headline Alexander Fleming would have been proud of! @nature.com #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden
The molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
UK law denies the full minimum wage rate to workers below the age of 21. They pay full price for housing, food, shoes, clothes, transport, medicines and other essentials. Output of their labour is not sold at lower price. Legalised age discrimination, exploitation of young workers.
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Prem Sikka: A boost in the minimum wage is welcome, but more must be done to improve people’s material conditions
'Despite the increase, the minimum wage will still be comparatively low, and millions will live below the minimum acceptable standard of living.'
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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 21/03/2025
Shân Edwards is the founder and director of the Scottish charity Outdoor Spaces, helping to forge new ways for artists to make work using affordable spaces. She thinks this model forms a vital component of the wider arts ecology.
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New model for Scottish artists - Arts Professional
Shân Edwards is the founder and director of the Scottish charity Outdoor Spaces, helping to forge new ways for artists to make work using affordable spaces. She thinks this model forms a vital component...
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist… I believe it because I was a waitress." We need real people to govern us, not billionaires. 💙💯 @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov #HumanRights
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
As we reach the end of another week, I wanted to briefly reflect on two highly interesting events that I attended this week. Collaboration and connection seems to be in the ether!
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 20/03/2025
Plastic and climate change are interfering with how plants make food. It will blow back on us.
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Earth’s lungs are choking on plastic and smoke – scientists hope to unblock them
Plastic and climate change are interfering with how plants make food. It will blow back on us.
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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 17/03/2025
A government-backed initiative to regenerate high streets through community engagement and cultural events provided an economic boost of nearly a quarter of a billion pounds, a study has found.
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Heritage-led regeneration ‘can revitalise high streets’ - Arts Professional
A government-backed initiative to regenerate high streets through community engagement and cultural events provided an economic boost of nearly a quarter of a billion pounds, a study has found. An evaluation...
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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 13/03/2025
A new arts venue has opened in a converted storage depot in Bradford city centre.
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Bradford 2025: ‘Pop-up’ arts venue opens in former warehouse - Arts Professional
A new arts venue has opened in a converted storage depot in Bradford city centre. The Loading Bay on the city's Duke Street has been converted by Bradford 2025 to host events throughout the year. The...
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Centre for Cultural Value @valuingculture.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
What is the role of art in a community, and who really benefits from cultural placemaking? @rob-eagle.bsky.social reflects on their own experiences of creating a four-week art installation with and for their local community in the market town of Shipley. www.culturalvalue.org.uk/art-communit...
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“What’s the point of it?” Art, community, and the challenges of cultural value - Centre for Cultural Value
Rob Eagle reflects on their experiences of creating a four-week art installation with and for their local community.
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Some great moments this week. A brilliant online discussion led by Sophie Hope on sharing power with some fascinating discussion on #Friendship. Then a deep dive into #Midjourney #AI experimental workshop by Martine Neang ‘Home, Nowhere and Everywhere’.
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
When a book just hits right for your #research and your world view! Highly recommend Matt Hern and Am Johal’s book on the potential of friendship for thinking about a future that is, currently, very unthinkable!
Red book on a light wooden desk, black keyboard visible off shot.
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Centre for Cultural Value @valuingculture.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Today, we share news about the future of the Centre for Cultural Value and the funders who will be supporting our work as we take a deliberate and strategic pause to reflect, innovate and prioritise our long-term sustainability. Read more: www.culturalvalue.org.uk/what-happens...
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What happens next? Taking time to reflect, learn and move forward - Centre for Cultural Value
As the Centre for Cultural Value's initial five-year funding period ends, we share our plans to take a deliberate and strategic pause to reflect, innovate and prioritise the Centre’s long-term sustain...
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Sluice__ @sluiceart.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Now I am become life, builder of worlds Sluice is pleased to announce the inaugural Sluice Film, an itinerant film festival for artist films Applications are now open – link in bio or via sluice.info Theme: World-Building Where: Seyðisfjörður When: 23 – 25 May Partners: @lungaschool + @herdubio
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/03/2025
Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead
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Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead
Forget about inflation. Now it’s all about cutting ‘waste’ in the form of jobs and our already paltry social safety net
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 28/02/2025
Trump’s diplomatic how-to guide boasts new chapters on the arts of bullying, harassment, gaslighting and, of course, the deal.
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Emmanuel Macron used every diplomatic trick in the book at the White House – but Trump writes his own rules
Trump’s diplomatic how-to guide boasts new chapters on the arts of bullying, harassment, gaslighting and, of course, the deal.
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Dr Sarah Feinstein @1000plateaus.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
One of my students did a workshop last week that used AI to vision the day of third culture kids and it was not only one of the best examples of using AI but a really powerful means to discuss racism and anti-racism. Extraordinary!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.
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Leila Jancovich @leilajancovich.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Sharing new(ish) article by Dr Victoria Durrer UCD and me www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... PLEASE NOTE If you don't have institutional log in first 50 downloads free but please leave for those who need them www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IUERY... Thanks and feedback welcome
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Negotiating between national and local policy on participation: local authority arts offices in Ireland
Focusing on the participation agenda, this paper explores the definitions, negotiations and implementation of cultural policy at the intersection of national policy aims and local level strategy. R...
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CultureSuite @culturesuite.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Accessible writing isn't about losing creativity. It's about connection. Learn how you can craft content that scanners love and readers appreciate. Practical tips to make your words work harder, reach wider, and inspire everyone. Get practical guidance: buff.ly/3EPOAMx
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Writing for Everyone: Accessible Language in Arts and Culture – CultureSuite Article
Transform how you communicate with your patrons online using these practical tips for creating clear, scannable content that engages diverse audiences. From structure to writing effective CTAs,…
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
WTF 🤦🏻‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Fyre festival 2: tickets go on sale for follow-up to infamous disaster
No musical line-up has been confirmed but tickets to the Mexican sequel are now available with prices up to $1.1m
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 24/02/2025
"The top 10 companies now account for 37.3% of the S&P 500 – the highest concentration in history. 26 stocks now account for half of the value of the entire index. Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft account of 13% of the value of the S&P on their own." Read now: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Is the AI Bubble about to Burst?
Probably - but that doesn't mean the end of the boom.
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Interesting article. Really like the idea of ‘listening lunches’.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
In "Rhetorics of Value," Corinne A. Kratz explores how exhibition design creates and conveys values that have the potential to touch, educate, and engage visitors. Read the intro for free on our website now! #ArtHistory #MuseumStudies buff.ly/4b45MtH
Cover of Rhetorics of Value: Exhibition Design & Communication in Museums and Beyond by Corinne A. Kratz. The top half of the cover features the title text in bold white font against a purple background. The lower half features two photographs. The photograph on the left depicts a young Black girl inspecting a sign, while the one on the right shows a Black woman reading some informational literature.
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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 20/02/2025
There’s something about the tiny image of death as a sickle-wielding skeleton astride a rat shitting out a yellow plume over Naples that perfectly captures the way a pandemic can lay waste to a place.
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Alexis Rockman Paints Humanity’s Final Season
Taking on Thomas Cole’s epic The Course of Empire, the New York artist asks if we’ve all had a good run.
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Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Incredibly useful new POST note from @ukparliament.parliament.uk on "Participation, diversity and inclusion in cultural and creative industries" post.parliament.uk/participatio...
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Participation, diversity and inclusion in cultural and creative industries
UK creative industries can feature inequality and lack diversity. How can participation be increased?
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Alice Borchi @aliceborchi.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
@1000plateaus.bsky.social 's lecture on repatriation was such a high point in the module - it was great to have someone who has first-hand experience of these processes and a nuanced understanding of the power relations that shape them!
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 14/02/2025
America’s allies are preparing to have to fend for themselves against not just their traditional foes, but also a predatory Washington.
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Most of the world has long feared US power. Now its allies do too.
America’s allies are preparing to have to fend for themselves against not just their traditional foes, but also a predatory Washington.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/02/2025
Athens resists as investors swoop on the city’s ‘neighbourhood of the gods’
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Athens resists as investors swoop on the city’s ‘neighbourhood of the gods’
The district of Plaka dates to neolithic times but a new wave of development is luring more tourists – and local people are fighting back In a neoclassical building in Athens on the oldest street of one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the western world,…
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Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
AND new @creativepec.bsky.social report dropped today too, with ind with analysis of the employer skills survey and detailed policy recommendations too pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
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Skills Mismatches in the UK's Creative Industries - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report on the skills mismatch in the creative industries produced by Work Advance.
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
NEW on Wonkhe: Randall Whittaker and Stephen Farrier argue for a better model for dramatic arts education – one that acknowledges the competing cost and time pressures on students bit.ly/3WZOs3g
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Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Really insightful think piece on by @aliceborchi.bsky.social and Carlo Alberto Petruzzi on the contradictions between urban planning policy, cultural heritage and intensification of tourism.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 05/02/2025
"Capitalism functions because it can promise the average person that tomorrow will be better than today. Climate breakdown threatens to upend this bargain." Subscribe to read my piece on the global food crisis in the latest issue of Tribune tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/the-...
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The Saving Standards Scramble
In the coming years, climate breakdown will ravage the global food systems on which we depend, ushering in a new era of political instability.
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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 25/01/2025
Speaking at an event in Glasgow this week, John Swinney blasted the UK’s “disastrous” decision to leave the European Union, but suggested a new migration route specifically for students who choose to study in Scotland. #AcademicSky #InternationalStudents #GraduateVisa
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Scotland eyes new graduate visa for international students
Scotland's first minister has outlined an ambition to create a bespoke visa for skilled international students graduating from the country's colleges and universities.
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Baris Cayli Messina @bariscaylimessina.com · 25/01/2025
An #authoritarian regime sows fear by using law enforcement to immobilise certain segments of society. This tactic strengthens its social control and draws in more people with the false allure of power. It has alarming results: more societal divisions & the survival of autocratic rule. #AcademicSky
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 23/01/2025
THREAD An Ode to Yorkshire They call it God's own Country. Among the stereotypes of England, it ranks up there with Shakespeare, Dickens, Tea & Biscuits, top hats and a very particular brand of dentistry. Why Yorkshire? Isn't this account about Attention Scores and Memes? Couple of reasons. 1/31
Britannica's map of Britain with Yorkshire highlighted. #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics #Yorkshire
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