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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Nice post day... paperback has arrived!

Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Excited that we'll be welcoming a new member to the English Literature team. For more details and to apply see the link below. We're looking for a 0.5 colleague with a specialism in pre-1800s. www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just delivered proofs for a chapter on Stranger Things and Chernobyl Prayer that I'm very excited about. Part of the Atomic Horror collection due for publication in December.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Work by Raffaella Baccolini, Murray Pomerance, Sean Redmond, Sean Seeger, Jacqueline Dutton, Heather McKnight, Patricia McManus, Jelena Pataki Šumiga, Burcu Akkoyun, Tom Ue, Werner Christie Mathisen, Hisashi Ozawa, Christina Wilkins, Daniel Varndell, Maria Varsam, Steven Rybin, & Douglas McFarland.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This beauty is now available in paperback and you can get 30% off with code SNPF26 making it around £20: sunypress.edu/Books/W/Wast... For more info about the book or the writing process I was interviewed for New Books Network and you can find that interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/wastelands-a...

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Had a lot of fun talking to @lucatrenta.bsky.social on NBN for the impending paperback release of Wastelands and Wonderlands. You can listen to the interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/wastelands-a...

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Wastelands and Wonderlands: Utopias and Dystopias in Film and Literature with Matthew Leggatt (SUNY Press, 2026) - New Books Network

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Epic one shot yesterday. Hadn't written one for quite some time but was great to get together with some old friends and play!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks. I think the code SNSW26 still works to get 30% off.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just had a lovely chat with @lucatrenta.bsky.social for an episode of NBN about Wastelands and Wonderlands. Paperback version is now just on the horizon. I hope the episode, when it airs, will give potential readers more insight into what it's all about.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So I'm about 60 years late to the party but just finished this and it really is a great novel!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today has been a good day! One of my PhD students passed with minor corrections, I submitted a journal article, and I saw the documentary I'm featured in for the first time (albeit in French/German so we have to wait for the English version!)

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Katherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A very quick turn around because of paperwork, but we're hiring a one year post in Modern British History! Please have a look and share with anyone interested! recruitment.winchester.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wonderful! I'm due to submit this paper at the end of the month, would love your input if you have time to read it? Think I have a full draft ready now...

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Really enjoyed the annual CMT Symposium this year which featured a great paper by @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social and my own contribution on @gua-le-ni.com's fascinating novel "What We Owe the Dead". Photo credit to Beth.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What you get from the back... a very long loaf of bread. What you get from the front... a very sad looking girl!

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Can really recommend this to listeners. Something a bit different from @nedbeauman.bsky.social on the subject of species extinction! Will be making an appearance on my Globalisation module this year.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A year ago today I received my author copies of Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. If you want to know what that book is about you can listen to my recent appearance on The Deep Dive open.spotify.com/episode/7AuD...

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Well done sky, you did a thing! Raining for the first time in about 2 months. For context... I live in the south of England!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Another monthly session, another dragon! #DnD

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So about 30% of the electorate in Clacton voted for Farage when his only real opponent was a bin and his party are claiming this is a ringing endorsement of him! 🤔

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The theme was hobbits... I may have gone a bit left-field!

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Want to listen to @friede.bsky.social talking about the history of Actual Play, Critical Role, fan spaces, and utopia? You can find our latest episode of the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. #DnD #CriticalRole open.spotify.com/episode/1Njk...

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Episode 24: Emily Friedman, Actual Play, Critical Role, and Utopianism

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sorry for the wait. We've been busy! But tomorrow we'll finally be releasing episode 24 and our interview with the effervescent @friede.bsky.social on Actual Play, Critical Role, all things TTRPG and... of course, Utopia! #CriticalRole, #TTRPG, #DnD

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Travis Willingham's Eldritch Blast on Critical Role

ALT: Travis Willingham's Eldritch Blast on Critical Role

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Had a great time guesting on The Deep Dive podcast and talking all things Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. The episode is now available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or on the podcast's website: open.spotify.com/episode/7AuD...

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

😬 imagine what mine would be without Willow!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The best thing about having a dog is that whenever I want to stroke a dog I can!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Not posted any pics of Miss Willow for a while. Enjoy!

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Great to catch up with @dystopiajunkie.bsky.social today recording for the next two episodes (coming your way soon)! Here's a hint of subject matter for the next one...

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Critical Role: Travis Willingham Gets Hype

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I'll add this to my TBR on your recommendation Beth!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Excessive temperatures in the UK at the moment means early morning walkies!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the episode. I believe you're referring to 'paratopia'... as in parallel since it sits adjacent/close to our own time. It's a term that appears in Jess's book but isn't widely in circulation. It's a neat way of categorising such dystopias though I agree.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Remember that politicians on the right, despite the support they often enjoy, are generally failures. Hatred, fear, and anger are shallower emotional responses, much easier to generate than love, compassion, and pride. Maybe reminding them of that occasionally might help dent their egos.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Had a great time presenting at The Quartet Symposium today organised by my wonderful colleagues @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social and Dan Varndell! The papers were all incredibly delivered and thought-provoking. I previewed my Utopian Studies paper I'll be giving in Bucharest in a couple of weeks!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Spent this morning giving a talk on Play in Utopia as part of the Design Probes series for Masters students at Domus Academy, Milan. It was a privilege to be invited to talk to the students. Maybe next time in person... just saying a trip to Milan would be a lot of fun! 😉

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Just sat down for a chat with the wonderful @friede.bsky.social. Excited for you to hear our conversation about D&D, Actual Play, Fan Communities and Utopia/Dystopia!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Awesome. Really looking forward to that! I'll keep an eye out for it.

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Great to hear it's out there being read. Hope you enjoy it, Michael!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

No combat in this month's DnD session, which is a rarity, but at least I got to unveil my new dice tower which is pretty epic!

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A reminder that our latest episode, which has been out just over a week now, is all about the relationship between language and dystopian fiction. How did you find it?

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