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Gothic Poland and British Fiction, c. 1790-1830 by Jakub Lipski now open access for next two weeks in our Cambridge Elements in the Gothic series. Congratulations to Jakub, and hurrah! @dalegothic96.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

Dale Townshend@dalegothic96.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New Elements in the Gothic title, available via open access for the next 2 weeks: Gothic Poland and British Fiction, c. 1790–1830 by Jakub Lipski @angelawright1794.bsky.social url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/vsrkC2gknc...

A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database. An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️

We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals

We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.

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Real ghouls match their bookmarks to their books. Did you check out our spooky season reading recommendations? We had weird and witchy reads (including CJ Cooke’s The Ghost Woods, pictured) as well as some culty and corrupt options. Listen: shorturl.at/f5yA9 (other podcast platforms available!)

Professor Angela Wright is editing Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho for The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe. Discover how this groundbreaking Gothic novel shaped Radcliffe’s legacy and why it remains essential reading: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... #GothicFiction

We're putting on an exciting range of research events this year at @manchester.ac.uk on 'Queer Bodies' in 18 & 19C Britain. Colleagues in English, Art History (@emmamerkling.bsky.social), & History are exploring queer approaches to bodies and embodiment and their cultures. See poster for more!

I was expecting Born With Teeth to be good, but it was Really Very Good.

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Consider applying for our Postgraduate Seminar Series ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/ihr-...

IHR Digital History Seminar Postgraduate Panels Call for Papers 2025-26 - Digital History Seminar

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Is your historical research made possible by the use of electronic tools ...

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$483k!! Can we get to half a million for PCRF?

Last year we got a box of Lego to use @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social for inductions and development workshops, so today I’m at the University of Birmingham for a whole day of training on using Lego for inclusive teaching & learning facilitated by the @britishacademy.bsky.social ECR network

Current fiction TBR. Starting with The Year of the Witching, then maybe The Midnight Shift next? Finished Victorian Psycho yesterday, but didn’t find it as satisfying as Mrs March - the textual presentation and the engraving illustrations I did however really appreciate.

And for the visual version: youtu.be/qRiDK5aWqQc?...

A History of Moral Panics: Folk Devils and Labubu | Ghoul Guides Association

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THEY’RE BURNING THE LABUBUS. The Association is in session and we’re discussing the Labubu craze, the people crying demon, and the Gothic history of moral panics. Guest starring Lauren’s Labubus, obviously. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/26fk...

Spotted this yesterday at the Graves Gallery in Sheffield: a circular chronology of George III’s reign, including the National debt, prime minister, military engagements and the price of bread. I wish I’d discovered this when I was doing the PhD instead of hand drawing timelines! #AcademicChatter

An absolutely amazing night at the world premiere of Survivors: The Spectre Of Threads, here in #Sheffield where the film was shot 41 years ago. I can't stress enough how much I want @craigimann.bsky.social and Robert Nevitt's brilliant documentary to be seen as widely as possible. #FilmSky

And if you prefer to consume who video: youtu.be/24I-Ln9oL8s?... #WednesdayS2 #booktalk #GothsAssemble

REVIEW: Wednesday Season 2 | Ghoul Guides Association

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This evening’s meeting of the Ghoul Guides Association is Lauren’s thought on Wednesday season 2 so far, as well as some recommending reading if you’re looking for some more dark academia, mystery or weirdness. Spotify link (or find us on other platofrms!) open.spotify.com/episode/6IkC...

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Doh Ho Suh’s Walk the House at the Tate Modern. Nothing in the exhibition was made from the materials I thought they would be and this was maybe the first time I’ve had to consciously remind myself not to touch the artwork

To whoever finds my the copy of JK Chukwu’s The Unfortunates that I have managed to loose somewhere in Seven Dials I wish you well

Some favourites from the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition at the Hayward Gallery.

The guy in Pop Mart tried to shake my confidence and said this box felt like the sweetcorn but OH HOW WRONG HE WAS.

On our YouTube: youtu.be/GNO2ZeNIlIk?... On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1chO... #horrorreview #gothsassemble

REVIEW: 28 Days Later franchise PART 1 | Ghoul Guides Association

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A coworker said to me ‘you watch horror right’ and I explained that actually, I don’t, @mazgoing.bsky.social explains the plots to me on the Internet because I get too scared.

The Ghoul Guides@ghoulguides.bsky.social · last yr.

What do zombies have to do with masculinity, empire and identity? Everything, it turns out! Listen now on your favourite podcast platform or head over to our YouTube for our review of 28 Years Later (2025) featuring special guest @kathleenh42.bsky.social and a discussion of the franchise so far

The first episode of our podcast series for Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now is live! Join Michael Gamer discussing his editing of The Italian by Radcliffe with project research associate Rosie Whitcombe.

Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now@radcliffecup.bsky.social · last yr.

Introducing our brand new podcast for the 'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' project! You can find our first episode, 'Editing The Italian', an interview with Professor Michael Gamer, by clicking the link below 👇 player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... And be look out for episode two, coming soon..

Jumping on the Jane Austen bandwagon and offering a short course from Halloween to her birthday (approx!) - join me! Or help me spread the word! Please and thank you!!

Jane Austen: Reading, Romance, Revolution - Edge Hill University

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary with Jane Austen: Reading, Romance, Revolution—a course for book lovers exploring her novels through fresh historical and critical lenses, from the French Rev...

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New: 'The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541)' bit.ly/4mtRQgS The Society's latest Camden volume of primary sources presents the 115 holograph letters of Margaret Tudor. This new edition, by Helen Newsome-Chandler, is an unprecedented epistolary archive 1/2 #Skystorians

The Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: new Camden volume published - RHS

The Society is very pleased to announced publication of its latest Camden series volume: The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541), edited by Helen Newsome-Chandler. This vol...

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Have you read Asako Yuzuki’s ‘Butter’ yet? This week at the Ghoul Guides Association, @laurenjnixon.bsky.social reviews the global bestseller and recommends some more reading! #GothsAssemble

Last we set up a network for PGR doing emotionally demanding & ‘difficult’ research: what troubled me was realising how many of us don’t realise or feel able to acknowledge we’re in that category. My works all about war but because it’s historical it took supporting others to see I needed it too

Evan@evansmithhist.bsky.social · last yr.

35. Historical research can be triggering/traumatic (including looking at material in the archives) but there is not enough discussion about this or how researchers can deal with this aspect of the work

Huge thanks and love to everyone who's shared this post and others like it. We can't fix everything by ourselves. But there's ALWAYS something we can do. And there are SO MANY people who care. Here's a thread of some more more places I've sent money to help Gazans during this horrific time...

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · last yr.

Because this is unbearable, I just gave to the Sameer Project - recommended by @prisonculture.bsky.social. linktr.ee/thesameerpro...