Paul Bowman
@paulbowman
Professor of Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Founding Editor of Martial Arts Studies. Author of books on cultural theory, Bruce Lee, Rey Chow, orientalism, film, media & physical culture. Recovering martial arts addict. CV:
Screw strength, screw outcomes, screw aims and intentions... substack.com/home/post/p-...
Happy to see my article 'Imagined Somaesthetics and the analysis of embodied ideology' published today in what looks to be a great special issue of Martial Arts Studies. mas.cardiffuniversitypress.org/articles/10....
My 'Exercising Corpo-Realities' panel stream proposal has been accepted for the 2026 Affect Studies Conference! Now let's fill the stream with excellent papers
Book sent to publisher. 'The East in Western Media: A Critical Introduction'.
I just watched this for the first time ever, start to finish - mesmerising. www.openculture.com/2026/03/the-...