L. E. Jowett
@ljowett.bsky.social
academic, TV scholar | horror, fantasy, science fiction | overthinking a speciality | neurodivergent | she / they
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Following the Digital Darkside symposium at The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå University last year, I'm co-editing a special issue of Journal of Digital Social Research on the topic of digital darkside.
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
Call for Papers for Special Issue: "Digital Darkside" — DIGSUM
We are seeking contributions to a special issue of JDSR (Journal of Digital Social Research, jdsr.io ) on the topic of digital darkside .
www.digsum.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Following the Digital Darkside symposium at The DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå University last year, I'm co-editing a special issue of Journal of Digital Social Research on the topic of digital darkside.
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
For further info see the CFP at www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
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Deadline for proposals - January 30th
Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
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Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
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January 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Deadline for proposals - January 30th
Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
t.co/QK7DDTdeNb
Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
t.co/QK7DDTdeNb
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Call for Papers
Scream@30
An in-person academic conference hosted by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies, Bangor University, UK
16th December 2026
The deadline to submit abstracts is 1st June 2026.
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
Scream@30
An in-person academic conference hosted by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies, Bangor University, UK
16th December 2026
The deadline to submit abstracts is 1st June 2026.
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
www.jiscmail.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Call for Papers
Scream@30
An in-person academic conference hosted by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies, Bangor University, UK
16th December 2026
The deadline to submit abstracts is 1st June 2026.
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
Scream@30
An in-person academic conference hosted by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies, Bangor University, UK
16th December 2026
The deadline to submit abstracts is 1st June 2026.
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
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EJAE has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Original Song (‘KPop Demon Hunters’), becoming the first Korean American to earn this honor. This is a massive milestone for API representation in entertainment and a moment worth celebrating. 👏
#GoldenGlobes #KPopDemonHunters
#GoldenGlobes #KPopDemonHunters
January 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
EJAE has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Original Song (‘KPop Demon Hunters’), becoming the first Korean American to earn this honor. This is a massive milestone for API representation in entertainment and a moment worth celebrating. 👏
#GoldenGlobes #KPopDemonHunters
#GoldenGlobes #KPopDemonHunters
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When women on screen age, their roles often shrink—and their appearances become plot points. Our research shows that on screen, women over 40 are:
🧑💼Less likely than men to have an occupation
🪞More likely than men to be shown engaging in cosmetic procedures
🧑💼Less likely than men to have an occupation
🪞More likely than men to be shown engaging in cosmetic procedures
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When women on screen age, their roles often shrink—and their appearances become plot points. Our research shows that on screen, women over 40 are:
🧑💼Less likely than men to have an occupation
🪞More likely than men to be shown engaging in cosmetic procedures
🧑💼Less likely than men to have an occupation
🪞More likely than men to be shown engaging in cosmetic procedures
My own experience of menopause outing my neurodivergence ended my career and probably my working life. Making this known more widely could help prevent this happening to others.
NEW on Wonkhe: While universities have got better at talking about the menopause, for Noel-Ann Bradshaw this needs to extend to how it can lead to an intensification of neurodivergent traits buff.ly/nwF6Pej
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My own experience of menopause outing my neurodivergence ended my career and probably my working life. Making this known more widely could help prevent this happening to others.
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Black horror is often confined, simplified, or misclassified to fit a safer mainstream narrative. @lmariewood.bsky.social digs into how Sinners challenges that tendency, emphasizing the full scope of its perspective. 👻📽️📚
nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/s...
nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/s...
DON’T DO THAT: GIVE HORROR WHERE HORROR’S DUE
Black horror is too often boxed in, trimmed down, or miscategorized to fit a narrative that feels safer for the mainstream. Sinners pushes back against that instinct, insisting on the fullness of i…
nighttidemag.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Black horror is often confined, simplified, or misclassified to fit a safer mainstream narrative. @lmariewood.bsky.social digs into how Sinners challenges that tendency, emphasizing the full scope of its perspective. 👻📽️📚
nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/s...
nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/s...
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Our friends at Nottingham City of Literature are celebrating 10 years of their UNESCO status next month with a big party at Metronome. Here's all you need to know and how to be part of it...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
Nottingham celebrates ten years as a UNESCO City of Literature with a spectacular gala on 1 December
In 2025, Nottingham turns the page on a remarkable chapter; ten years as a UNESCO City of Literature and the charity is throwing a party worthy of Nottingham’s words!
leftlion.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Our friends at Nottingham City of Literature are celebrating 10 years of their UNESCO status next month with a big party at Metronome. Here's all you need to know and how to be part of it...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
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As we look toward next year & make preparations for horror events, organizers, I IMPLORE you to diversify your Women in Horror panels!
Perspectives are SO important in the genre, so let me help you. Starting off:
160 BLACK WOMEN IN HORROR.
Find wherever books are sold! Find your new faves here. 👻
Perspectives are SO important in the genre, so let me help you. Starting off:
160 BLACK WOMEN IN HORROR.
Find wherever books are sold! Find your new faves here. 👻
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
As we look toward next year & make preparations for horror events, organizers, I IMPLORE you to diversify your Women in Horror panels!
Perspectives are SO important in the genre, so let me help you. Starting off:
160 BLACK WOMEN IN HORROR.
Find wherever books are sold! Find your new faves here. 👻
Perspectives are SO important in the genre, so let me help you. Starting off:
160 BLACK WOMEN IN HORROR.
Find wherever books are sold! Find your new faves here. 👻
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I say the same thing about horror documentaries and podcasts. There is really no reason why they so often interview white folks and mainly men.
As we look toward next year & make preparations for horror events, organizers, I IMPLORE you to diversify your Women in Horror panels! Such amazing perspectives in all of these books, surely you can find new people to speak with.
Find new faves! 👇🏾
Find new faves! 👇🏾
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I say the same thing about horror documentaries and podcasts. There is really no reason why they so often interview white folks and mainly men.
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This weekend, Ryan Coogler joined Directors UK members for a special screening of #Sinners, followed by a discussion with Destin Daniel Cretton where he shared his creative journey as a director and his unique, genre-bending approach to the craft.
📸Christopher Andreou
📸Christopher Andreou
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This weekend, Ryan Coogler joined Directors UK members for a special screening of #Sinners, followed by a discussion with Destin Daniel Cretton where he shared his creative journey as a director and his unique, genre-bending approach to the craft.
📸Christopher Andreou
📸Christopher Andreou
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New on the blog! Esther Freeman from @share-uk.bsky.social explores the different ways women have used food throughout history, and how we can reframe it as a powerful political tool #womenshistory
womenshistorynetwork.org/kitchen-resi...
womenshistorynetwork.org/kitchen-resi...
Kitchen Resistance: how women used food to fight back – Esther Freeman
I’d been in the Women’s Library at LSE for hours, going through oral history transcripts in the Women Against Pit Closures collection. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say I felt close to tears. The…
womenshistorynetwork.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New on the blog! Esther Freeman from @share-uk.bsky.social explores the different ways women have used food throughout history, and how we can reframe it as a powerful political tool #womenshistory
womenshistorynetwork.org/kitchen-resi...
womenshistorynetwork.org/kitchen-resi...
Phan, J. M.,et al. (2025). Bridging neurodiversity and open scholarship: How shared values can guide best practices for research integrity, social justice, & principled education Journal of Social Issues, 81(4) doi.org/10.1111/josi...
Thanks @stimpunks.org for fab pg!
stimpunks.org/philosophy/t...
Thanks @stimpunks.org for fab pg!
stimpunks.org/philosophy/t...
The Nested Intersecting Spheres of Neurodiversity
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October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Just dropped: 12 Days of Christmas for a Brilliant Black Autistic Girl a joyful, sensory-friendly holiday book centering Black girl magic + neurodivergence. 💖📚
Representation matters especially at Christmas 🎄 ❤️
Ages 4–8 | For families, educators, & little ones who deserve to be seen
Representation matters especially at Christmas 🎄 ❤️
Ages 4–8 | For families, educators, & little ones who deserve to be seen
12 Days Of Christmas: For A Brilliant Black Autistic Girl
12 Days Of Christmas: For A Brilliant Black Autistic Girl [Davis, Ayanna PhenomenallyAutistic] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 12 Days Of Christmas: For A Brilliant Black Autistic Girl
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October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just dropped: 12 Days of Christmas for a Brilliant Black Autistic Girl a joyful, sensory-friendly holiday book centering Black girl magic + neurodivergence. 💖📚
Representation matters especially at Christmas 🎄 ❤️
Ages 4–8 | For families, educators, & little ones who deserve to be seen
Representation matters especially at Christmas 🎄 ❤️
Ages 4–8 | For families, educators, & little ones who deserve to be seen
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I'd like to share the #callforsubmissions for Bloodletter, a literary horror magazine that welcomes female, nonbinary, and transgender writers. The theme of their upcoming issue is "Play," and they're actively seeking pitches for nonfiction essays. Shoutout to #FanStudies and video game writers!
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'd like to share the #callforsubmissions for Bloodletter, a literary horror magazine that welcomes female, nonbinary, and transgender writers. The theme of their upcoming issue is "Play," and they're actively seeking pitches for nonfiction essays. Shoutout to #FanStudies and video game writers!
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If you'd like to know a bit more about this animation & its themes, former AMASE Chair @fergus.oolong.co.uk wrote a pair of blog posts about it.
This one's aimed at the community:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
The other is aimed at professionals:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
This one's aimed at the community:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
The other is aimed at professionals:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
Discovering You're Autistic Community Blog
A blog for the community
www.thrivingautistic.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you'd like to know a bit more about this animation & its themes, former AMASE Chair @fergus.oolong.co.uk wrote a pair of blog posts about it.
This one's aimed at the community:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
The other is aimed at professionals:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
This one's aimed at the community:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
The other is aimed at professionals:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...
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Award-winning Deaf director Samuel Dore leads a masterclass for members on working with Deaf actors + portraying Deaf culture on screen.
Samuel will also be joined by Luke Snellin, director of "Reunion", to discuss how he worked with his Deaf cast. More:
directors.uk.com/career-devel...
Samuel will also be joined by Luke Snellin, director of "Reunion", to discuss how he worked with his Deaf cast. More:
directors.uk.com/career-devel...
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Award-winning Deaf director Samuel Dore leads a masterclass for members on working with Deaf actors + portraying Deaf culture on screen.
Samuel will also be joined by Luke Snellin, director of "Reunion", to discuss how he worked with his Deaf cast. More:
directors.uk.com/career-devel...
Samuel will also be joined by Luke Snellin, director of "Reunion", to discuss how he worked with his Deaf cast. More:
directors.uk.com/career-devel...
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2nd film of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social : THE OLD WONAN WITH THE KNIFE a melancholic action film. An aging assassin contemplates her mortality when her past catches up with her. Great central performances & surprising action setpieces.
#Koreanfilm
#Actionsky
#Koreanfilm
#Actionsky
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
2nd film of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social : THE OLD WONAN WITH THE KNIFE a melancholic action film. An aging assassin contemplates her mortality when her past catches up with her. Great central performances & surprising action setpieces.
#Koreanfilm
#Actionsky
#Koreanfilm
#Actionsky
bectu.org.uk/news/three-q...
Social capital perpetuates the industry's inequalities.
Social capital perpetuates the industry's inequalities.
Three quarters of creative industries jobs go to friends and connections reveals Bectu’s Bectu Survey
Three quarters of jobs secured by creative industry workers in the last 18 months came through a friend or...
bectu.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
bectu.org.uk/news/three-q...
Social capital perpetuates the industry's inequalities.
Social capital perpetuates the industry's inequalities.
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Kathryn Bigelow joined Directors UK members last night for a special screening of A House Of Dynamite, followed by an inspiring conversation with Peter Straughan on her fearless approach to directing.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for an explosive evening!
📸Christopher Andreou
Thanks to everyone who joined us for an explosive evening!
📸Christopher Andreou
October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Kathryn Bigelow joined Directors UK members last night for a special screening of A House Of Dynamite, followed by an inspiring conversation with Peter Straughan on her fearless approach to directing.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for an explosive evening!
📸Christopher Andreou
Thanks to everyone who joined us for an explosive evening!
📸Christopher Andreou
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The October issue of LeftLion is out now!
At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.
Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻
At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.
Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The October issue of LeftLion is out now!
At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.
Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻
At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.
Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻
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“Directors see things that other people – and AI programmes – don’t. Their vision is something that AI will never replace.”
deadline.com/2025/10/dire...
deadline.com/2025/10/dire...
Directors UK Says AI Will Never Replace Human Vision After Launch Of First Digital Auteur
Directors UK, the body that boasts members including Paul Greengrass, has voiced skepticism after a producer unveiled the world's first AI director.
deadline.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“Directors see things that other people – and AI programmes – don’t. Their vision is something that AI will never replace.”
deadline.com/2025/10/dire...
deadline.com/2025/10/dire...
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🖤 This #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember the Black British women who shaped socialist and feminist movements in post-war Britain. Their fight against racism, sexism & classism laid the groundwork for intersectional activism today. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/socialism-an... #BHM
Socialism and the Black British Women’s Movement – Kelly-Ann Gordon
Generally, researchers of Black British history have focused upon men, producing a version of history from which Black women have been largely excluded.[1] However, this is now changing. Natalie Th…
womenshistorynetwork.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🖤 This #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember the Black British women who shaped socialist and feminist movements in post-war Britain. Their fight against racism, sexism & classism laid the groundwork for intersectional activism today. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/socialism-an... #BHM
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We are presenting the most read articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last 6 months. This week's article is “‘I cringe at the slave portions’: How fans of Gone with the Wind negotiate anti-racist criticism”, authored by Marcel van den Haak, Liedeke Plate, and Selina Bick.
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We are presenting the most read articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last 6 months. This week's article is “‘I cringe at the slave portions’: How fans of Gone with the Wind negotiate anti-racist criticism”, authored by Marcel van den Haak, Liedeke Plate, and Selina Bick.