Excitedly on my way to UT Arlington for the 2026 Hermanns Lecture Series: The Global Middle Ages. And joyously whiling away my flight with Learning to Talk Shop from Susie Phillips and @pennpress.bsky.social .

Colored Conventions Project celebrating Fred Douglass’s bday right now. So Good! www.youtube.com/live/-pnjHzD...

Douglass Day 2026

YouTube video by Douglass Day

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Hey, Bluesky history nerds! Who are your favorite pre-modern historians on here?

Proud to publish this reflection in Pasts Imperfect. Thank you to PI’s incredible team!

Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Medievalist & historian of race @profcwhit.bsky.social discusses NPS' removal of plaques documenting slavery in Philly 🔔 Then, the ceramics of Roberto Lugo, a new DH project on the artifacts of refugees, ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more

Deserving Martin Luther King Jr. Join us for today’s special podcast interview with friend, colleague, teacher, and spiritual leader Maurice Wallace! #mlk diversitydifferently.substack.com/p/deserving-...

Deserving Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Maurice Wallace

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substack.com/@diversitydi... listen here for our interview with documentary filmmaker Sheila Marshall on working with story toward “a vision of going forward…together…without fear”

Learning without Judgment

Listen now | An Interview with Filmmaker Sheila Marshall

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In my world, the holiday season IS deviled egg season (and my mom makes a mean one!). And of course it’s medieval. Many, many of the good things are!

Had a beautiful night in DC at Folger Shakespeare Library last night exploring resistance through the dual lenses of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and the life and legacy of Malcolm X. I highly recommend Julius X. Running through Oct 26. If you can get to DC, see it. www.folger.edu/whats-on/jul...

Folger Theatre: Julius X

Al Letson harmonizes with Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in his retelling of the story, "Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare."

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Philly area folks, Major benefit concert next weekend! With some of my fave ppl singing and benefiting my fave community orgs @calvaryumcphilly.bsky.social & Calvary Ctr for Culture & Commy. Come! Support Love!

Thursday 7 ET/ 4 PT. Join us for Myth Making, Myth Breaking: California at 175. I’ll be speaking on California as Medieval Dream.

New logo. New season. New pod. Diversity Differently is back! Episode 1: The Story of Your Morning Coffee: and what you can do about it--is available now. Link in the comments.

This was one of my favorite projects to be a part of in recent memory. Get your syllabus ready for the fall. Check out Throughlines today.

Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies@acmrs.bsky.social · last yr.

Tomorrow is August 🤯 is your syllabus ready?? Throughlines carries several exemplar syllabi to help inspire you for the semester ahead. We are also proud to announce new pedagogical resources from Patrica Akhimie and Geraldine Heng are now available. Start here: www.throughlines.org

From my favorite commentator on the soul, culture, and life: my wife!-on the #Fourth and never asking permission for what’s already yours.

punkrockflea.market/livestream/4... If you’re a vintagehead like me, check out my buddy The Captain’s live sale going on right now!

Vintage T-shirts Live Sale!

Shop @captainsvintage's stream on District

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In some exciting medieval manuscript news! This makes me downright happy... bbc.com/future/artic...

Lost manuscript of Merlin and King Arthur legend read for the first time after centuries hidden inside another book

For centuries, an intriguing sequel to the tale of Merlin has sat unseen within the bindings of an Elizabethan register. Cutting-edge techniques have revealed it for the first time.

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I ran across this opinion piece today, and it irked me--for a few reasons. Mainly its breezy and self-assured association of Christianity with the political right. Nah, that's not gonna fly anymore. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

'White Lotus' reflects new reality. We voted for Trump − and we're not weird. | Opinion

A scene from HBO's 'The White Lotus' highlighted a vibe shift in America, where even the entertainment industry has to admit that conservatives exist.

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Mary Prince escaped in 1828, sharing her story and those of enslaved women. In 1831, The History of Mary Prince became the first account of a Black enslaved woman’s life published in the UK, inspiring the anti-slavery movement. 158 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

The objective of Premodern Critical Race Studies distilled: “….Let us be necromancers of the past in order to steward lives in the present. It is in rising up that revolution breaks out of orbit and creates universes entirely new.”

Rose A. McCandless@rosemccandless.bsky.social · 2y ago

LIMITED scholars on medievalism/race and medieval studies to follow/check out: @isasaxonists.bsky.social and @erikkaars.bsky.social; @profcwhit.bsky.social; @jonathanhsy.bsky.social; David Matthews (in particular Medievalism: A Critical History, 2017); and the journal "postmedieval." 14/14

Were I not so preoccupied with the medievalist fascism on display in the current White House I’d write about the medievalist fashion on display at London Fashion Week. www.vogue.com/article/lond...

At London Fashion Week, Lots of Armor—and a Literal Knight

From Denzil Patrick’s jousting brotherhood to Di Petsa’s male and female knights in shining armor—chestplates and armory were approached with differing perspectives.

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A lovely op-ed (mirroring some of my own thoughts) on a beautiful GREEN morning. www.usatoday.com/story/sports.... #flyeaglesfly

Opinion: Super Bowl a rejection of Trump's vision for America

New Orleans jazz, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, even the Philadelphia Eagles' victory a reminder of all that's good in America.

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My nail artist is a freehand badass. Let's do this! GO BIRDS!!! 🦅 #flyeaglesfly

Why did I briefly consider buying this? 😂 Go Birds! #flyeaglesfly 6abc.com/post/snow-co...

Snow collected from Lincoln Financial Field after Eagles' playoff win is now for sale

You can own a piece of Philadelphia Eagles playoff history - just don't let it get too warm.

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First episode in our new podcast! As we celebrate (and grieve) #MLK and grieve today’s new chapter in the U.S., what is it to grieve well? Give us a listen. We keep it short.

Lesley Curtis@sagelyculture.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our diversity differently conversations are now on Apple podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #grief #democracy #equity #appliedhealing #hope

A conference worth attending if you can. It’s always a treat to hear Alastair Minnis—and St Andrews is nice in July!

A starter pack for folks who want to follow @wellesleycollege.bsky.social faculty and staff. Happy to add more folks: just let me know.

Hello again Bluesky! @sagelyculture.bsky.social has had such response to our Healing Racism Intensive that we have added options. Please check it out and join us with the option that works best for you. Link in comments.

Also, a new favorite lately.

Hi Bluesky! At Sagely, we're offering a 3-evening online intensive for white-identified leaders. Come learn how to do #antiracism work better, w/ less burnout, and w/ yourself as your main tool. Currently scheduled Dec 17, 18, 19 (hmu if ur interested yet need diff dates or have ?s). Link in cmts

And since many of us are struggling with grief right now--for the nation and its future. There are skills to get through, and even thrive, in times like these. Read Essential Skills in Turbulent Times. Link in bio and comments.

Hello Bluesky! I am a prof of English in medieval lit & culture and the history of race @wellesleycollege.bsky.social. I consult in how to build inclusive org cultures with @sagelyculture.bsky.social. I love cats, adore dogs, and get good energy from being with other people and with very old books.