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Dr Basil Arnould Price

@basilaprice.bsky.social

He/Him 🏳️‍⚧️ ✨ Asst. Prof. of Queer and Medieval Literature @SUNY, previously UCLA, York, UO ✨Gender, Empire, and Race in the Old Norse World ✨my own bad opinions

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Alex Harvey@alexharvv.bsky.social · 16h ago

A (belated) cfp for #IMC2027 FORGET THE VIKINGS: Other raids, raiders, & raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period Read below for details, and if you're interested (or know anyone who might be), please submit your proposal of 150 words to the attached e-mail (also in alt text) before 1/9/26

A Call-for-papers for IMC 2027 which reads: 'Forget the Vikings! CFP: Other raids, raiders, and raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period There are good reasons why Scandinavian raiders - or ‘Vikings’ - occupy a much-coveted space in popular perceptions of early medieval warfare. But enough about them. What about everyone else? This CFP is seeking submissions from scholars interested in exploring other, non-Viking raiding groups from c. 400 - 1100. This could include (but is not limited to): Avars, Huns, Hungarians, Slavs, Frisians, Saxon and Frankish pirates, Saracens, Welsh and Irish cattle-rustlers, Balts, Oesellians, Narentanians, Dál Riatans, as well as the military activities of major hegemonies such as the Carolingians, Ottonians, West Saxons, Byzantines, even Normans, and so on. Chiefly, this is to fashion some new notions of how identity, political practice, and belonging were fostered within raiding communities. Of particular interest would be any papers keen to explore how other, non-Viking groups used raiding as part of regular military affairs. Analogies and comparisons with Viking studies are also welcome, if they are used to shine a light on lesser-known groups. Like the Vikings, many other communities engaged in more than just raiding, so explorations of trade, exchange, and other political dynamics alongside raids, would be ideal. Please send proposals (150 words or less) to: alexharvv@gmail.com before 1/9/26'
Lynn Butzlaff@lynnbutzlaff.bsky.social · yesterday

The Barkman is here! Thank you @postmedieval.bsky.social for such a great experience publishing my first article. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

‘I am the Barkman, and I am good at nothing’: Anthro-arboreal hybridity and vegetal politics in Q̄rvar-Odds saga - postmedieval

This article offers a new framework for approaching anthro-arboreal hybridity in Ǫrvar-Odds saga (c. 1250–1300 CE) by suggesting that the Barkman’s arborescent transformation is an active, political c...

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Paul Renfro@renfro.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is the tragic yet logical result of a decades-long project—undertaken by rightwing politicians and “business-minded” administrators alike—to distort the meaning of higher education, to deny the intrinsic value of the pursuit of knowledge, to deprive us all of richer, more purposeful lives.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · yesterday

This is simply wonderful news for the Migration Museum and its ongoing project to create the UK's first permanent museum exploring migration to and from the UK. The new Museum will be in the City of London, but is already working with collaborators outside London and outside England. 1/3

The Wolfson Foundation commits £600,000 to the UK’s ‘Missing Museum’

The Migration Museum is delighted to announce that The Wolfson Foundation has become a Founding Partner of the UK’s first permanent museum dedicated to exploring how the movement of people to and from...

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Dr Basil Arnould Price@basilaprice.bsky.social · yesterday

Thrilled that this is out ! Read our OPEN ACCESS article to learn why Kash Patel eulogized Charlie Kirk with “see you in Valhalla,” and the long history of Valhalla as a phantasm that organises desires for masculinity, militarism, and whiteness. #medievalsky

Dr. Timothy Liam Waters@liamh2os.bsky.social · yesterday

Publication Day! Our “Terms of Art” with @postmedieval.bsky.social was published today. In this essay, @basilaprice.bsky.social and I explore the “phantasm” of Valhalla in contemporary and medieval politics and culture. The article is OpenAccess. Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Dr Basil Arnould Price@basilaprice.bsky.social · last wk.

One of the most fun writing experiences in recent memory. Thank you @liamh2os.bsky.social and @postmedieval.bsky.social !

Dr. Timothy Liam Waters@liamh2os.bsky.social · last wk.

Publication day! Our About the Cover essay is now out in postmedieval. After @basilaprice.bsky.social and I submitted another co-authored article (forthcoming soon!), the editors invited us to write the accompanying cover essay. Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Dr Basil Arnould Price@basilaprice.bsky.social · 2w ago

How many medievalists are here because of the Lord of the Rings ? How many students do we have in our classrooms who love D&D? I want more medievalisms and medievalana ! 🗡️

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Some academics turn up their noses at movie adaptations or popular history books, but I call them "gateway drugs" into deeper scholarship. How many of us fell in love with history because a movie (or book) sparked our curiosity first? For me, it was Amadeus - it sent me down an 18thC rabbit hole.

A screenshot of a headline that says: A Penn professor thought she'd sell 1000 copies of her 'Odyssey' translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.
History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2w ago

We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is Friday 7 August Please share widely!

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026

History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.

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Devin Fitzgerald, bibliothot@devinfitz.bsky.social · 2w ago

A year ago we received a big CLIR grant for digitizing Islamic mss AND integrating them into k-12 education. Madly impressed with the work of our grad student in curriculum development Atiyeh Taghiei and the 7th grade history of paper module she is sharing now. www.library.ucla.edu/about/news/u...

UCLA Library awarded CLIR grant to increase accessibility and deepen understanding of primary source material and the Islamic World | UCLA Library

The UCLA Library creates a vibrant nexus of ideas, collections, expertise, and spaces in which users illuminate solutions for local and global challenges. We constantly evolve to advance UCLA’s resear...

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique@asheeshks.org · 3w ago

🎯 “An elite consensus that AI-assisted learning might be fine for hoi polloi but not for future leaders at the most selective institutions cannot be far-off now“ The coming class divide on AI: tech-free learning at elite institutions, AI-centered learning everywhere else.

Dennis Hogan@dennismhogan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Many faculty have been sounding the alarm about the problems generative AI poses for student learning. Strangely, some higher ed administrations seem have emerged as major AI boosters. Why? As I write in the latest @hedgehogreview.bsky.social it's a labor story: hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-f...

Ceræ@ceraejournal.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today we're launching Friends of Ceræ, a new initiative for our wonderful supporters and readers around the world! Check out all the benefits. We're also announcing a newly expanded essay prize! We'd love for you to be a friend of Ceræ!❤️ ceraejournal.com/2026/07/14/s... #medievalsky #earlymodernsky

Support our journal and become a Friend of Ceræ

We’re pleased to introduce our Friends of Ceræ supporter program, a new initiative designed especially for our wonderful supporters and readers all over the world! Established in 2014, Ceræ is comm…

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie)@stinasdemons.com · 3w ago

All Hail one of the original Scream Kings who always gave it his all and was truly inimitable in every role he played. The immensely talented and charismatic Sam Neill. RIP. Thanks for the hours of enjoyment you gave me, and for guaranteeing your presence would always be a memorable one. 🖤📽️🩸

Sam Neill in PossessionSam Neill in Event HorizonSam Neill in In the Mouth of MadnessSam Neill in The Omen 3
NECRON - Network of Early Career Researchers in Old Norse@necron-network.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A great opportunity for Early Career Researchers to publish! @jonasza4.bsky.social @marycoconnor.bsky.social

Dr Katrín Lísa L. Mikaelsdóttir@vanlinduist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Call for Book Chapters in our book series 'Old Norse Studies' TIMES OF CHANGE: NORWAY IN THE 13TH CENTURY, ed. Mary Catherine O’Connor & Jonas Zeit-Altpeter 📅 Abstract deadline: 31 July More information on submissions below. See the full Call here: trivent-publishing.eu/blog/post/36...