Death threats, phone tapping and stalking: the consequences academics can face from sharing their research

By Hannah Yelin, Reader in Media and Culture, Oxford Brookes University
Laura Clancy, Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University

When she passed her PhD viva, literature researcher Ally Louks posted a picture of herself and her thesis on X (formerly Twitter) in November 2024. The photo shared her thesis title: “Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell in modern and contemporary prose”. The post garnered over 11,000 responses, some deeply negative. Louks received rape and death threats.

Academics in UK universities are increasingly encouraged to share their research…

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