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Dr Francesca Benatti

@rhymesontheroad.bsky.social
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Wandering scholar at Open University. Digital Humanities, Book History, Comics and Thomas Moore. Irish/Italian. She/her. Views my own.

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Jane Doe @waywoke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just saying
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Mikko Tolonen @tolonen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don't forget to apply for our DH lecturer position in Helsinki. DL midnight today, so still plenty time to get your applications in!
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Disability doesn’t care how old you are. Specialist food is no cheaper if you’re 19. Employers don’t lose their prejudice if you’re 21. This is blatant intergenerational inequality from Labour. Younger disabled people of all severities deserve better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment
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OU English and Creative Writing @ouliterature.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our new podcast episode drops today! Dr Francesca Benatti and Dr Shafquat Towheed discuss comics, and whether they are good quality reading material. Find 'The OU Literature Podcast' on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast providers. Image (C) Jessica Abel used under CC 3.0.
A post featuring a very colourful page from a graphic novel showing characters drawn in bright colours with speech bubbles, set in the centre of a blue surround, with the words 'Is reading comics bad for you?' in the centre, followed by the words 'A new episode from re: reading - The OU Literature Podcast'
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Zombies, Run! @zombiesrunofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our Run For Your Life extras begin, with a special epilogue mission by Naomi Alderman! This is part of the bonus extras we're offering to subscribers, which include: - The script for this mission. - An AMA with Naomi. - Behind-the-scenes writing material. zombiesrungame.com/subscribe/arc
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is reading comics bad for you? Discover what I think in this podcast where I discuss it with my colleague @shaftowheed.bsky.social
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/09/2026
Turkey is raiding LGBTQ+ groups and detaining activists across 15 provinces. Turkish academics in UK universities are watching friends and colleagues detained at home. LGBTQ+ Turkish academics face this most acutely. We stand with them. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1467...
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UCU condemns Turkish state crackdown on LGBTQ+ people and civil society
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/09/2026
Nottingham today. Everywhere tomorrow. 2,700 staff put at risk. 600+ jobs targeted. At least 48 courses facing closure. What happens here sets the template for the sector. Stand with Nottingham.
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Kevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
TinTin discovers Edward Said.
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Kudos to my former colleague @jtonra.bsky.social for explaining why universities need to diversify assessment types to address the challenges of AI. And why students need to develop their own critical thinking skills more than ever.
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Dr. Giulia Evolvi @giuliaevolvi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Il mio progetto Marie Curie sta finendo e io festeggio con un workshop su Cattolicesimo, femminismo, e media digitali! Con speaker eccezionalə, aperto a tuttə e si può seguire anche su Teams. Scrivetemi per info
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UK-Ireland DH Association @ukiedh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🎉 We're excited to welcome 6 new Community Interest Groups to the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association! From #webarchives, #pedagogy, and #openknowledge, our CIG network now includes 10 active groups. 🔗 digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026/09/21/2... #DH #DigitalHumanities
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Announcement: New CIGs | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Center for Digital Narrative @cdn-bergen.bsky.social celebrates the equinox with a research conference! This will be a long thread with snippets from the presentations. @scottrettberg.bsky.social opens with a rap! www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We’re delighted to announce Dr Paul Bate as the British Library’s new Chief Executive Joining us from the UK Space Agency, Paul brings experience supporting world-class research communities. We look forward to welcoming his expertise at the Library. Read the full announcement here link.bl.uk/fc6
A photograph of Dr Paul Bates stood in a stairwell at the British Library. He is a white man, with dark brown hair and wearing a white shirt and camel coloured chinos.
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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New CEO at the British Library www.bl.uk/about/press/...
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Dr Paul Bate appointed as Chief Executive of the British Library
Paul will take up his new role on 4 November 2026.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our minister for justice is a disgrace … seems cruelty is the point.
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Digital Archives and Feminist Art History: Recovering Marginalized Documentation from 1960s New York. Open Access article on how Digital Humanities can question exclusion by my former student Elizabeth Ashley Fox-Jensen. doi.org/10.1017/alj....
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Digital archives and feminist art history: recovering marginalized documentation from 1970s New York | Art Libraries Journal | Cambridge Core
Digital archives and feminist art history: recovering marginalized documentation from 1970s New York - Volume 51 Issue 1
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OU English and Creative Writing @ouliterature.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The new YouTube channel from the English and Creative Writing department at The OU is now live! www.youtube.com/@OULiterature It hosts videos from 're: reading – The OU Literature Podcast'. We post a new podcast episode on the first of the month - videos go on YouTube mid-month. Please share!
A screenshot of a YouTube channel home page which says 'OULiterature' and 'The YouTube channel of the English and Creative Writing department at the OU'. There is a navy blue folder of videos under the 'playlists' tab and a tag which reads '@OULiterature'.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You will like an issue coming up a couple issues from now!
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The X-Men are intense. That's why I love them.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It just comes up every time hubby wears an X-Men shirt. I never had anything like that, not anywhere near as often, even when I was writing Wonder Woman or Deadpool or Superman. There are X-Men fans all over the place and it means something different to all of them. I love that so much. 11/
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ready to officially begin HT’26 @acmht.bsky.social with some cracking workshops tomorrow 14 September. Have a look at our programme here: ht.acm.org/ht2026/progr...
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Programme – ACM Hypertext 2026
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Black American Tennis Players.
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How Black American tennis players built U.S. stardom: ‘Serena and Venus said I can be myself’ (Gift Article)
How Black Americans became some of the biggest stars in U.S. tennis — transcending a predominantly White sport.
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Essential thread on LLMs and text production
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My new article about LLMs is finally out in AI & Society! It argues that LLMs produce text metaphorically, through juxtaposing tokens that are related in some dimensions yet unrelated in others. This is why we see misaligned citations in scientific articles. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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LLMs are metaphor machines: orbital argumentation, misaligned citations, and scientific fabrication in AI-generated writing - AI & SOCIETY
Large language models are metaphor machines: they generate text based on similarities and proximity in their training data. I argue that this metaphor-based text generation leads to what John Gallaghe...
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Proud to be featured in @universitypress.cambridge.org ‘s blog post on #LiteracyDay #NationalYearifReading Blog: cup.org/4qXMjTj LinkedIn: lnkd.in/p/egR6_hkQ
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Read your own way
Cambridge Elements authors share how there’s no single way to be a reader
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Amy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
His leadership was monumental. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a gem. I’m dismayed about where we as a country are heading… it’s post reconstruction again.
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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 08/09/2026
Masked thugs turning up to intimidate and cause disorder have no place on our streets. I am asking whether our laws are fit for purpose when it comes to groups that organise intimidation and disorder. Political disagreement is part of democracy. Violence and intimidation are not.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 06/09/2026
Read the essay from the film archivist behind Uncommon Ephemera on why it’s important to preserve filmstrips: blog.archive.org/2024/09/23/v...
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Vanishing Culture: On Filmstrips | Internet Archive Blogs
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Looking for your next great read? 📖 Our subscription to OverDrive allows you to enjoy thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines & reference titles from the comfort of your own device.📱💻 See where your next read takes you 👉 ow.ly/ILx550ZJiOG (OU login req) #NationalReadABookDay
A selection of reading for pleasure book covers. Text reads: 'Discover reading for pleasure titles for National Read a Book Day and beyond. Free for OU students and staff'.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Return of the Blackshirts. Dozens of men dressed in black, wearing balaclavas blocked the road at Dover. Organised to frighten people Crime and Policing Act 2026: "the wearing or otherwise using of an item that conceals identity when in an area designated by police" is a criminal offence.
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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Port authorities say access roads ‘free flowing’ again after large group forces road closures in both directions
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Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Masked men, blockading a port & roads, & apparently refusing to speak to anyone don’t get arrested. Climate protesters, after the summer we’ve had, chatty, non-threatening, visible & open, politely explaining their cause & reason are treated as terrorists. Where the hell are we going with this?
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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Trans Pride NI will return from September 4 to 13! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Read 👉 buff.ly/QvvnJdO #GCNnews
Image of a Pride march, featuring the Progress Pride Flag on a flagpole, with a small placard featuring the words “THE FIRST PRIDE WAS A PROTEST”. It has a blue and purple gradient with the GCN logo and the article's title that reads: "Trans Pride Northern Ireland announces exciting 2026 programme". At the bottom of the image, a message says: "Read more on www.gcn.ie at the link in bio".
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DH2027 @adho-conferences.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#DH2027 is coming to Galway! ⛵️ Join us 28 June–3 July 2027 at the University of Galway for ADHO’s 37th annual conference, on the theme #Creativity. Our website is now live: dh2027.adho.org Watch this space: the CfP is coming soon. #DH2027 @adho-org.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A great discussion of Wuthering Heights and adaptation with my colleagues Jennifer and Anna!
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A milestone for Digital Humanities at The Open University!
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I begged Woman’s Hour to cover Gamergate in 2014, when it was the NYT front page & UK women in games were living in terror. Gamergate became the model for MAGA. They said they didn’t think it was an important story. That week they covered women mountaineers of the 19th C & new ways with aubergine
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is the most fucked up and immediately harmful policy decision I think I've ever seen in adult trans healthcare in the UK, and that's saying something. The Welsh Gender Service is one of the best in the country. It is widely praised by the patients it helps. That is why it is being targeted.
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Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Come and learn with us at The Open University! Learn why in this inspiring video featuring my colleague @shaftowheed.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/v/1JoY...
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Amy Wilcockson @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One of the best things about being Comms Officer for BARS is working alongside a wonderful Communications Fellow!! If you're interested in helping me run the BARS Blog and social media feeds for the next academic year (and receive a stipend for doing so!!!), please check out the link below ⤵️
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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NHS cancelling surgeries for adults even after they’ve already paid for travel + accommodation and waited years to get there. Some were about to be wheeled into theatre! Every manager responsible for this decision must be sacked and every patient paid compensation.
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly’s impact has so many facets, but here’s one important to me: My parents devote their time to hands-on work for family charities. Dad has been deeply involved in bringing Dolly’s Imagination Library to as much of Houston as possible. So many kids now have books at home, just for them.
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Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · 27/08/2026
See also bsky.app/profile/scur...
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.
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DH2026 | X/Twitter (@DH2026_Daejeon) @dh2026daejeon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Thank you to Naoya Iwata (Humanitext) for this #DH2026 report: presenting in Japanese, fielding English questions in Japanese via the AI live interpretation — and a closing reflection on building infrastructure scholars actually use. humanitext.ai/blog/dh2026-...
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DH2026: AI Translation and the Work of Building Research Infrastructure
Notes from DH2026 in Daejeon: presenting and fielding questions in Japanese with the aid of real-time AI translation, and reflecting on the distance between novelty in research and the less visible wo...
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 25/08/2026
🚨 University of Nottingham staff will strike over plans that put jobs, courses, teaching and research at risk. UCU members will walk out on 30 September and 1 October, followed by sustained strike action from 5 October to 11 December. Staff have put forward alternatives. Management must listen.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
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For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
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Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) @adho-org.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📢 Call for Applications: 2026-2027 ADHO Communications Fellowship 🔗 Read more: adho.org/2026/08/26/c... ⏰️ Application deadline: 18 September 2026.
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