Last week, I was in the incredibly privileged position of attending a panel discussion on the future of the BBC in the House of Lords, brought together by the British Broadcasting Challenge, a group of academics and industry insiders who’d like to see the continuation of the BBC, though they recognise that some reforms are […]

Before going into detail on APV and localisation, I want to first focus on how Netflix has approached the topic. On the one hand, this means investment in so-called ‘local language’ self-produced originals. These texts are constructed in specific ways to appeal to a broad, transnational audience.

The above quote, spoken by MI5 agent Tom Quinn to CIA agent Christine Dale (Megan Dodds), illustrates a key plot point in episode 2.6, but also illustrates a key point in the interplay between geopolitics and international co-productions.  That interplay, here between the UK and US, permeates not only the episode but the characterisation and aesthetics across the run of the series.

Two of the most beloved gen-x writer heroines have been widowed in recent years: Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger). With the death of Big in the series premiere of And Just Like That (2021-2025) and Darcy in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (2025), audiences who have grown up alongside […]

Slow conference: 6-17 July 2026 This slow conference will run over two weeks online to avoid Teams fatigue and allow people to schedule the conference around other commitments.

I am pleased to announce a call for papers for the first edited volume devoted to the Netflix limited series Ripley (Zaillian, 2024). Perspectives on Netflix’s Ripley seeks to explore the myriad ways in which this striking adaptation reimagines Patricia Highsmith’s iconic character for a new era of streaming television.

International conference hosted by the Metropolitan University in Prague and the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon/ULICES 6-7 March, 2026 | Online This online conference will focus on the representation of violence in contemporary audiovisual production, specifically in television series.

Unser Alltag produziert große Mengen digitaler Hinterlassenschaften – der „digitale Nachlass“ ist daher wichtiger, als viele von uns vielleicht denken. Der Nachlass in Papierform ist in der Regel leicht zugänglich für die Hinterbliebenen. Dahingegen stellen Passwortschranken und Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierungen ein Hindernis dar, wenn Angehörige unerwartet Verantwortung für den digitalen Nachlass einer Person übernehmen müssen.

Data may be misleadingly considered an objective and impartial product. When doing historical research based on data (re)use, applying an ethical perspective becomes essential.

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Following the first post in this series on the realities of bibliometric practice and the isolation of practitioners, LIS-Bibliometrics Committee member Naomi Richards reflects on her personal experience as a Research Intelligence Librarian and shares experiences of challenges faced and ways of coping in the hopes of connecting with others in similar situations.