Lucy Weir
@lucygweir.bsky.social
Reader and Head of History of Art @edincollegeofart.bsky.social
📚 Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury - out now
📚 A Global History of Modern Dance - out 2026
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📚 Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury - out now
📚 A Global History of Modern Dance - out 2026
linktr.ee/lucygweir
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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🔉 Listen in! Dr @lucygweir.bsky.social - What Moves Them - The Global History of Modern Dance - is episode 4 of series 2 of Artful Inquiry, the ECA research podcast.
Discover how migration, protest, and chance encounters shaped the language of movement.
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Discover how migration, protest, and chance encounters shaped the language of movement.
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10. What Moves Them: The Global History of Modern Dance
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September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🔉 Listen in! Dr @lucygweir.bsky.social - What Moves Them - The Global History of Modern Dance - is episode 4 of series 2 of Artful Inquiry, the ECA research podcast.
Discover how migration, protest, and chance encounters shaped the language of movement.
open.spotify.com/episode/3ct8...
Discover how migration, protest, and chance encounters shaped the language of movement.
open.spotify.com/episode/3ct8...
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Our History of Art Research Seminars are back!
The first is on 18 Sep with Dr Kuang-Yi Ku, '2025 Spotlight Taiwan Project - Challenging Biomedical Paradigm through Art and Design'
Events are free & open to all, with a variety of in person/online/hybrid events: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/history-o...
The first is on 18 Sep with Dr Kuang-Yi Ku, '2025 Spotlight Taiwan Project - Challenging Biomedical Paradigm through Art and Design'
Events are free & open to all, with a variety of in person/online/hybrid events: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/history-o...
September 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Our History of Art Research Seminars are back!
The first is on 18 Sep with Dr Kuang-Yi Ku, '2025 Spotlight Taiwan Project - Challenging Biomedical Paradigm through Art and Design'
Events are free & open to all, with a variety of in person/online/hybrid events: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/history-o...
The first is on 18 Sep with Dr Kuang-Yi Ku, '2025 Spotlight Taiwan Project - Challenging Biomedical Paradigm through Art and Design'
Events are free & open to all, with a variety of in person/online/hybrid events: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/history-o...
In very good company here - many thanks to James for this chat about my forthcoming global history of modern dance.
The ECA research podcast, Artful Inquiry, is back!💥
Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast - six more cracking episodes delving into some of the fascinating topics researched by staff at ECA.
Check out www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-research... or find the episodes on Spotify!
Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast - six more cracking episodes delving into some of the fascinating topics researched by staff at ECA.
Check out www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-research... or find the episodes on Spotify!
August 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In very good company here - many thanks to James for this chat about my forthcoming global history of modern dance.
A glorious evening at Pacific Quay last night - I sneaked on to the final five minutes of Radio 4's Front Row to talk about Soviet ballet and Yuri Grigorovich's complex legacy. You can listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A glorious evening at Pacific Quay last night - I sneaked on to the final five minutes of Radio 4's Front Row to talk about Soviet ballet and Yuri Grigorovich's complex legacy. You can listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
March 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
Tonight @edincollegeofart.bsky.social! Exploring the work of artist André Stitt and his persona of the 'hard man', an archetype used to interrogate feelings of guilt, complicity and posttraumatic suffering in the wake of the Troubles. 5.15pm, in person and online
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History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Lucy Weir
Playing the Hard Man: André Stitt’s Confrontational Engagement with the Legacy of the Troubles
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February 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Tonight @edincollegeofart.bsky.social! Exploring the work of artist André Stitt and his persona of the 'hard man', an archetype used to interrogate feelings of guilt, complicity and posttraumatic suffering in the wake of the Troubles. 5.15pm, in person and online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
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Join us for ‘Playing the Hard Man: André Stitt’s Confrontational Engagement with the Legacy of the Troubles’ with Dr Lucy Weir @lucygweir.bsky.social
5.15pm, Thursday 27 February, Hunter Lecture Theatre – free and open to all, in person and online:
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/playin...
5.15pm, Thursday 27 February, Hunter Lecture Theatre – free and open to all, in person and online:
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/playin...
February 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Join us for ‘Playing the Hard Man: André Stitt’s Confrontational Engagement with the Legacy of the Troubles’ with Dr Lucy Weir @lucygweir.bsky.social
5.15pm, Thursday 27 February, Hunter Lecture Theatre – free and open to all, in person and online:
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/playin...
5.15pm, Thursday 27 February, Hunter Lecture Theatre – free and open to all, in person and online:
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/playin...
Very much looking forward to sharing some of the details of my new book, a global history of modern dance, courtesy of
@rcsofficial.bsky.social
Exchange Talks next week.
Monday 24 Feb at 6pm (GMT), online and all welcome!
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@rcsofficial.bsky.social
Exchange Talks next week.
Monday 24 Feb at 6pm (GMT), online and all welcome!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0bd2f...
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February 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Very much looking forward to sharing some of the details of my new book, a global history of modern dance, courtesy of
@rcsofficial.bsky.social
Exchange Talks next week.
Monday 24 Feb at 6pm (GMT), online and all welcome!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0bd2f...
@rcsofficial.bsky.social
Exchange Talks next week.
Monday 24 Feb at 6pm (GMT), online and all welcome!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0bd2f...
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UNESCO Week of Sound – Concert – ‘Stolen voices and parameters for uncertainty’ @weekofsound.bsky.social
A concert of electroacoustic music and sound art from projects by the late Rebecca Collins.
7pm, Tue 18 Feb, West Court. Free and open to all. Book now: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...
A concert of electroacoustic music and sound art from projects by the late Rebecca Collins.
7pm, Tue 18 Feb, West Court. Free and open to all. Book now: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...
February 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
UNESCO Week of Sound – Concert – ‘Stolen voices and parameters for uncertainty’ @weekofsound.bsky.social
A concert of electroacoustic music and sound art from projects by the late Rebecca Collins.
7pm, Tue 18 Feb, West Court. Free and open to all. Book now: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...
A concert of electroacoustic music and sound art from projects by the late Rebecca Collins.
7pm, Tue 18 Feb, West Court. Free and open to all. Book now: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...
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Theatre Studies at University of Glasgow is launching a pilot, SCOTTISH THEATRE ARCHIVES PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY, offering a fee of £2000. Applications are invited from self-employed arts practitioners. Deadline 21 Feb. Full details in link.
www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/the...
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February 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Theatre Studies at University of Glasgow is launching a pilot, SCOTTISH THEATRE ARCHIVES PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY, offering a fee of £2000. Applications are invited from self-employed arts practitioners. Deadline 21 Feb. Full details in link.
www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/the...
www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/the...
“Pina’s work is so accessible because you don’t really need to know anything; you can just experience it."
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‘People don’t want choreography – they want human beings’: Pina Bausch’s son on her legacy
Salomon Bausch, head of the foundation set up in his mother’s name, talks about the enduring, visceral appeal of the dance pioneer’s work and preserving the sense of potential in her work
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February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“Pina’s work is so accessible because you don’t really need to know anything; you can just experience it."
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...
Since submitting my book manuscript last month, I don't think I've ever sent so many emails every single day as I have while trying to source all the image permissions. At this rate, if I manage to label them correctly, it will be nothing short of a miracle.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Since submitting my book manuscript last month, I don't think I've ever sent so many emails every single day as I have while trying to source all the image permissions. At this rate, if I manage to label them correctly, it will be nothing short of a miracle.
Sorina Chiper, the translator of my book on Pina Bausch, has written an article reflecting on the process, and it offers such an interesting insight into the linguistic and technical challenges she encountered:
www.feaa.uaic.ro/LSP/no5_2024...
www.feaa.uaic.ro/LSP/no5_2024...
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January 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sorina Chiper, the translator of my book on Pina Bausch, has written an article reflecting on the process, and it offers such an interesting insight into the linguistic and technical challenges she encountered:
www.feaa.uaic.ro/LSP/no5_2024...
www.feaa.uaic.ro/LSP/no5_2024...
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#15 on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social critical theory advent calendar is the brilliant @lucygweir.bsky.social discussing “Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury” newbooksnetwork.com/performance-...
Lucy Weir, "Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury" (Routledge, 2024) - New Books Network
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December 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM
#15 on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social critical theory advent calendar is the brilliant @lucygweir.bsky.social discussing “Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury” newbooksnetwork.com/performance-...
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Allen Lane to publish 'immersive' global history of modern dance by Weir
Allen Lane has acquired academic and BBC New Generation Thinker Lucy Weir’s “immersive” history of modern dance.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Coming soon!
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I've been incredibly fortunate to have the support of @leverhulme.bsky.social over the last 18 months as I've been working on my new book, a global history of modern dance. The Trust's annual report has some more information on the project, which you can read here: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
2023 Annual Review
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November 27, 2024 at 10:06 AM
I've been incredibly fortunate to have the support of @leverhulme.bsky.social over the last 18 months as I've been working on my new book, a global history of modern dance. The Trust's annual report has some more information on the project, which you can read here: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
Meanwhile, a nice surprise this year was the Romanian translation of my 2018 book, Pina Bausch's Dance Theatre: editurajunimea.ro/produs/teatr...
(you can find the English edition here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-pina-ba...)
(you can find the English edition here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-pina-ba...)
November 21, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Meanwhile, a nice surprise this year was the Romanian translation of my 2018 book, Pina Bausch's Dance Theatre: editurajunimea.ro/produs/teatr...
(you can find the English edition here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-pina-ba...)
(you can find the English edition here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-pina-ba...)
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Weekend listening! Lucy Weir talks to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about the fascinating 'Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury' newbooksnetwork.com/performance-...
Lucy Weir, "Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury" (Routledge, 2024) - New Books Network
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September 22, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Weekend listening! Lucy Weir talks to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about the fascinating 'Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury' newbooksnetwork.com/performance-...
It's been a busy 18 months while I've been on research leave, with many hours clocked up in front of a screen. My second book was published by Routledge in August - it was a real labour of love, and I'm so grateful to the artists who gave their time to talk to me:
www.routledge.com/Performance-...
www.routledge.com/Performance-...
November 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
It's been a busy 18 months while I've been on research leave, with many hours clocked up in front of a screen. My second book was published by Routledge in August - it was a real labour of love, and I'm so grateful to the artists who gave their time to talk to me:
www.routledge.com/Performance-...
www.routledge.com/Performance-...