Dr Dorothy Finan

Lecturer in Cultural Industries. Popular media industries+ adolescence in Japan and East Asia. She/her. 英語・日本語
Views are my own.

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

You can now read my PhD thesis online! It's about how and why there is so much media, especially idol lyrics, about youth and adolescence in Japan.

https://t.co/zjl8RTGQej

[Michaela Makusha @MakushaMichaela]

Liz, I know you were in the job for a short time but we don't have executive orders.

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

I went to Sheffield for my MA and PhD, an amazing centre of excellence in East Asian Studies with a cracking record in external engagement and outreach. @sheffielduni is now proposing to cut UG courses, admin staff, and language teaching. Pls help! https://t.co/ObK2D9pm5e

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

I love you @MediaMuseum

https://t.co/2rK7HXWlGH

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

https://t.co/EBIH0bffYc WHAT

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

Has anyone done any analysis of the spread of Team Tomodachi versions? Asking for me.

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

West Yorkshire friends! And non-West Yorkshire friends! Please help fund this amazing mentoring scheme for underrepresented and aspiring creative workers in the region!

[Alicia Haddick/アリシア @socialanigirl]

Dove a little into the transformation of Ikebukuro (and in turn, Akihabara) to discuss why the former is now quickly becoming the new home of anime

It's not just a case of redevelopment in the city but focus, and support from the local ward to elevate it to the next level

[Ruth Ibegbuna @MsIbegbuna]

Seeking Northern young people (aged 18-25 years) for a new leadership development programme.

- All free.
- Stipend included.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- High level coaching/mentoring.

We need a new generation of powerful committed Northern voices.
Pls share ☺️

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

Dear toy manufacturers, I am afraid we have reached the absolute peak of whatever the hell this kind of toy is and you can now stop, thanks

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

Worth noting Uni of Leeds has a lot of support for undergrads who are likely to have faced extra hurdles getting to uni https://t.co/v37syKY2pi, but not all unis can offer this so government support would be really valuable.

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

TLDR: Tuition fees increase not great and will obvs put ppl off going to uni, but the real issue is the fact that maintenance loans have NOT kept pace with cost of living. Honestly if govt. NEEDs to announce something (grants?) to help the poorest students!!!

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

IMPORTANT PLS SHARE. It's rumoured the English £9,250 tuition fee cap may be raised this pm for the 1st time in 8yrs, as University's finances are strained. As student finance misunderstandings abound, I've bashed out a few notes to help...

1. Higher tuition fees WON'T change what most pay each year. For most, they're paid for you by the student loans company and you repay afterwards only if you earn over the threshold. The amount you repay each year (9% over the threshold) solely depends on what you earn not on what you borrow.

2. Increasing tuition fees will only see those who clear the loan in full over the 40yrs pay more. That is generally mid-high to higher earning university leavers only, so the cost of increasing them will generally be born by the more affluent. Most lower and middle earning university leavers will simply pay 9% extra tax above the threshold for 40yrs (and higher tuition fees won't change that)

3. The rise is tuition fees is likely to be trivial compared to the changes the last govt made for 2023 starters. 2023 starters had their repayment thresholds dropped to £25,000 (from £27,295/yr) and had the time they had to keep repaying for (unless cleared) extended to 40years from 30years.

So these higher annual repayments for longer, increased by over 50% the amount many graduates will eventually have to pay back for going to university. Yet they were almost stealth changes because people can't intuitively feel the seismic impact.

Changing tuition fees is a more obvious rise, but in reality has far less of an impact on the amount most will repay (though combined with the 2023 changes it does certainly up the cost).

4. The biggest practical problem for students isnt tution fees (even if raised) its the fact maintenace loans aren't big enough. English maintenance loans have not kept pace with inflation. I'd urge the govt to couple the tuition fee loans with bigger living loans - if not it is a real risk to social mobility, with those from the poorest backgrounds likely to be worse affected.

I could write more, but will stop here, hopefully this gives an idea the issues are less straightforward than many feel.

[Callum Sarracino @CallumSarracino]

For anyone interested: my article discussing #Omegaverse #BL manga in #Japan has just been published in the East Asian Journal of Popular Culture.

https://t.co/2FuTa74nQJ

[Local Sound Focus @LocalSoundFocus]

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[Marc Steinberg @msteinbrg]

Texts have paratexts. Platforms have paraplatforms - and we need to think through them. New research objects and angles appear as we do. That's what I argue in this short commentary for this great new journal @pandsociety . Please take a read!

https://t.co/mhBqoMEGVG

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

This is a proper test of the shininess of the HyBe brand (tm) https://t.co/RxYgjS4imn

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

No one:
My brain when trying to do important tasks: All the girls are girling girling all the girls are girling girling all the girls are girling girling ALL THE GIRLY GIRLS

[Bradford 2025 @bradford2025]

It starts here. We are Bradford. We are the UK City of Culture 2025. Check out the first part of our programme now 💥

🔗 https://t.co/c25ujASWkU

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

Non 0% chance I tweeted this years ago too but it's still extremely true.

[Dr Dorothy Finan @dotfinan]

What a privilege it is to mark student theses/projects! So much amazing innovative scholarship! Ah!

[Bradford 2025 @bradford2025]

Young Creatives is Bradford 2025’s new 16-month work-based training programme that mixes paid work with study! 💛💚🩷

Paid at the living wage foundation rate, we are looking to recruit 10 young people aged 18-24 to build their skills and experience within arts and culture organisations.

What does it look like: 1 day of study and 4 days paid work placement per week
How long for: 16 months
When does it start: September 2024
When does it finish: January 2026

📆 Deadline: Wednesday 14 August. Apply here: https://t.co/UpKKcyRRV4

ℹ️ Join an info session to find out more and meet the team:

��� Wed 17 July, 5-6pm (Online)
• Wed 24 July, 5-6pm (Online)
• Tue 30 July, 5-6pm (Bradford 2025 Office
• Tue 6 August, 5-6pm (Bradford College)
• Wed 7 August, 5-6pm (Bradford College)

The Young Creatives Programme was made possible by The Harry & Mary Foundation and The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust. 🫰

#YoungCreatives #Bradford2025 #UKCityofCulture