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 linktr.ee/lucygweirhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3mmbkf54eh22cHow will UK HE recover from this? Disastrously shortsighted decision-making that is dismantling the very infrastructure of the humanities, and threatening the livelihoods of scholars and teachers who deserve so much better. Senior managers, what are you doing? [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbkf54eh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3mgdsmkfhbs2n“We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher” is coming to @edincollegeofart.bsky.social. Delighted to welcome co-director Simon Poulter for this screening on 20 March - all welcome. Book your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-are-making-a-film-about-mark-fisher-with-simon-poulter-tickets-198345721793205 Mar 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdsmkfhbs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3m6w2tdtkhc2y"Edinburgh held 12 contracts and received 26 documents from Nous or related entities between January 2022 and September 2025. As early as February 2022, it had provided the university with a “draft vision” and a “strategy and roadmap” report." [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w2tdtkhc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lwwpaumdd22qIn very good company here - many thanks to James for this chat about my forthcoming global history of modern dance. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwpaumdd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lprtz5iers25A 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: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002cf0n22 May 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprtz5iers25https://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lj5ljgrnyc2cTonight @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 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of-art-research-seminar-series-dr-lucy-weir-tickets-111276965699927 Feb 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5ljgrnyc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lifhumnny224Very 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! https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0bd2f95-92e7-494f-a98a-9983b4c473b2@09ab91a8-e6d6-4fba-98da-63eac7ab3ce217 Feb 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifhumnny224https://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lhrclzc5p22n“Pina’s work is so accessible because you don’t really need to know anything; you can just experience it." https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/09/people-dont-want-choreography-they-want-human-beings-pina-bauschs-son-on-her-legacy09 Feb 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrclzc5p22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lhdshikfts2qSince 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. https://media.tenor.com/yAygQDq_-AYAAAAC/arrested-development-george-michael-bluth.gif?hh=194&ww=35004 Feb 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdshikfts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lge2ac7czk2vSorina 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: https://www.feaa.uaic.ro/LSP/no5_2024.pdf#page=23722 Jan 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge2ac7czk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lcxhwehbns25Coming soon! https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/allen-lane-to-publish-immersive-global-history-of-modern-dance-by-weir10 Dec 2024 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxhwehbns25https://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lbwcja3gwk2dI'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: https://www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetrust/2023-annual-review/full-view.html?p=8827 Nov 2024 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwcja3gwk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lbih47sx4226Meanwhile, a nice surprise this year was the Romanian translation of my 2018 book, Pina Bausch's Dance Theatre: https://editurajunimea.ro/produs/teatrul-dans-al-pinei-bausch-pe-urmele-tanztheater/ (you can find the English edition here: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-pina-bausch-s-dance-theatre.html)21 Nov 2024 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbih47sx4226https://bsky.app/profile/lucygweir.bsky.social/post/3lbiahiifzk2tIt'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: https://www.routledge.com/Performance-Masculinity-and-Self-Injury/Weir/p/book/978103202709821 Nov 2024 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:2c3loq5eeuk5nycipzecs6f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbiahiifzk2t