Anna Lou Walker
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Senior Arts + Culture Editor at The Conversation UK | Host of Jane Austen's Paper Trail | Author | Runs Gallery_Gals: instagram.com/gallery_gals 🏳️🌈 she/her https://linktr.ee/AnnaLouWalker
The #Bayeux #tapestry and the hidden history of the women who embroidered it. @uk.theconversation.com @annalouwalker.bsky.social theconversation.com/the-bayeux-t...
The Bayeux tapestry and the hidden history of the women who embroidered it
The 70-metre embroidery will be displayed at the British Museum from September.
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Victorians were acutely aware of the health problems which could come from devotion to the ‘gospel of work’.
Victorians called burnout ‘overwork’ – and they cured it by holidaying in France
Victorians were acutely aware of the health problems which could come from devotion to the ‘gospel of work’.
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Social change made leisure gardens accessible to all – not just kings and aristocrats – at the same time as ‘the great horticultural movement’.
Why impressionists loved to paint gardens
Social change made leisure gardens accessible to all – not just kings and aristocrats – at the same time as ‘the great horticultural movement’.
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Pleased to introduce The Conversation Climate Poetry Award. We're inviting academics in the UK to write a poem inspired by climate change research. More info here, including a free poetry workshop: theconversation.com/introducing-...
Introducing The Conversation Climate Poetry Award – for UK-based academics
The Conversation invites academics across the UK to write a poem inspired by climate change research.
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Bait is a quietly devastating study of the pressures placed upon British‑Pakistani men navigating identity, racism and aspiration.
Bait sheds light on British-Pakistani mental health struggles rarely seen on screen
Bait is a quietly devastating study of the pressures placed upon British‑Pakistani men navigating identity, racism and aspiration.
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Every March, St Patrick is celebrated with shamrocks, parades and, of course, pints of Guinness. But did you know there might actually have been two Saint Patricks? tcnv.link/VOHmqQN
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The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.
The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language
The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.
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For World Book Day, we asked ten academic experts to share a work of fiction that has challenged their assumptions and changed their thinking in a lasting way.
The novel that changed my mind – ten experts share a perspective‑shifting read
For World Book Day, we asked ten academic experts to share a work of fiction that has challenged their assumptions and changed their thinking in a lasting way.
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As a physical piece of a person that would outlast their human life, a lock of hair symbolised immortal love.
Forget flowers: lovers in 18th- and 19th-century Ireland exchanged hair
As a physical piece of a person that would outlast their human life, a lock of hair symbolised immortal love.
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Many couples were forced to undertake dangerous, daring escape attempts to overcome their separation.
Love stories of the Berlin Wall – couples reunited via tunnels, hot air balloons and zip wires
Many couples were forced to undertake dangerous, daring escape attempts to overcome their separation.
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Do you have any questions about Jane Austen's life and writing that you'd love to ask one of our experts? Send us an email or a voice note to podcast@theconversation.com or leave a comment below. Your question may be featured in our seventh BONUS Q&A episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail!
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Do you have any questions about Jane Austen's life and writing that you'd love to ask one of our experts? Send us an email or a voice note to podcast@theconversation.com or even leave a comment below Your question may be featured in our seventh BONUS Q&A episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail Over six episodes, we’ve been talking to experts leading research into Jane Austen and exploring places around England that were important to her. Listen to the full series wherever you get your podcasts and send us your questions about Jane Austen (or in the comment section)! #janeausten #janeausten250 #askanexpert #podcasts #podcastclips Listen to the full series: https://pod.link/1844385976
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If you have five minutes spare today, George Orwell's short essay Some Thoughts on the Common Toad makes for some v hopeful reading amid the January gloom 🐸❄️ www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
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"Is it wicked to take a pleasure in Spring and other seasonal changes?"
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Irish people have historically looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense of their surroundings.
Reading the sky: how Irish weather lore preserved a deep understanding of the natural world
Irish people have historically looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense of their surroundings.
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In the 17th century, patches were used to conceal blemishes like the scars left by diseases like smallpox or even syphilis.
Pimple patches have hidden our blemishes for hundreds of years – historian explains
In the 17th century, patches were used to conceal blemishes like the scars left by diseases like smallpox or even syphilis.
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December 16 marked 250 years since the writer’s birth – but at The Conversation, we have been celebrating all year.
Our Jane Austen year – a free ebook, loads of expert insights and a six-part podcast
December 16 marked 250 years since the writer’s birth – but at The Conversation, we have been celebrating all year.
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It is likely that Austen met one of her earliest romantic interests at a Christmas party.
Jane Austen celebrated Christmas with dancing, dinner parties and dangerous games
It is likely that Austen met one of her earliest romantic interests at a Christmas party.
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Free ebook! To celebrate Jane Austen's extraordinary talent in this special year, The Conversation published a series of articles by Austen experts to complement our six-part podcast, Jane Austen's Paper Trail. In this ebook, you can enjoy ten of those exceptional pieces: tcnv.link/RaEGIaY
📚🎧 I can't believe today is the final episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail! But it might just be my favourite of the series. Today we're exploring whether Austen was happy, using her last published novel, Persuasion, as our guide. theconversation.com/jane-austens...
Jane Austen’s happiness was complicated – her last heroine in Persuasion knew why
The sixth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail explores whether Austen was happy, through the pages of Persuasion.
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📚 🎧 Episode five of Jane Austen's Paper Trail is out now! This week, we explore what Northanger Abbey reveals about Austen’s life as a professional writer, and how she viewed the novel as a moral force. Read more on what our experts had to say & listen here: theconversation.com/jane-austen-...
Jane Austen shunned literary fame – but transformed the novel from the shadows
The fifth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail explores Austen’s view of writing through the pages of Northanger Abbey.
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It can feel daunting for modern film fans to know where to start with curating their taste.
Five tips for becoming a cinephile in the age of streaming algorithms
It can feel daunting for modern film fans to know where to start with curating their taste.
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📚 🎧 Episode four of Jane Austen's Paper Trail is out this morning! This week we're talking Emma – and exploring Austen’s female friendships, including one her family later tried to hush up… You can read more on what our experts had to say & listen here: theconversation.com/jane-austens...
Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing
The fourth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail uses the novel Emma to explore the writer’s views on friendship.
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In the third episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her politics and views on slavery, as we dive into the pages of Mansfield Park.
Why it’s so hard to know what Jane Austen thought about slavery
In the third episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her politics and views on slavery, as we dive into the pages of Mansfield Park.
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Some peasants were entitled to up to a year and a day of leave if they were sick.
Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits
Some peasants were entitled to up to a year and a day of leave if they were sick.
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Did you know? Jane Austen only ever wrote one black character: Miss Lambe in the unfinished work Sanditon (1817). For more Austen facts, listen to Jane Austen's Paper Trail, wherever you get your podcasts. Read the article: tcnv.link/GRLHmZ4
Jane Austen's character from Sanditon, Miss Lambe, is having a moment
One of the biggest and most urgent public debates of Jane Austen’s time wasslavery. It’s an issue most modern readers would like to see her coming down on the right side of. But did you know? Jane Austen only ever wrote oneblack character: Miss Lambe in the unfinished work Sanditon (1817). And the novel which deals most with the issue, Mansfield Park (1814), still only mentions slavery directly once. What we do know is that three of Austen’s brothers were engaged inanti-slavery activism. Her letters also show that she admired the abolitionists Thomas Clarkson and William Cowper. But while it’s tempting to assume Austen shared their convictions, it isn’t that simple – as Mansfield Park demonstrates. Listen to the latest episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail wherever you get your podcasts Listen to the latest episode: https://pod.link/1844385976 Read the article: https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-hard-to-know-what-jane-austen-thought-about-slavery-269053 #janeausten #mansfieldpark #janeausten250 #sanditon #podcastclips #podcast
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🎧 📚 We're three episodes into Jane Austen's Paper Trail, a podcast series from @uk.theconversation.com. Today we talk Mansfield Park, and try to understand what Austen thought about the slave trade. It's one of my favourite episodes of the series. theconversation.com/why-its-so-h...
Why it’s so hard to know what Jane Austen thought about slavery
In the third episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her politics and views on slavery, as we dive into the pages of Mansfield Park.
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In the second episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her views on love, and the role of romance in Pride & Prejudice.
Jane Austen perfected the love story – but kept her own independence
In the second episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her views on love, and the role of romance in Pride & Prejudice.
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In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail podcast, uncover Austen’s relationship with gossip, how surveillance played out during the time period and take a deeper dive into her first novel, Sense and Sensibility. Listen to the first episode: tcnv.link/7tBODqF
In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to Austen experts about her relationship with gossip.
Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it
In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to Austen experts about her relationship with gossip.
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The first episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail – a new podcast from @uk.theconversation.com hosted by me – is finally out! 🎧📚🫖 We visit Bath with Dr Andrew McInnes & over a plate of Sally Lunn’s famous buns (Austen's faves), he reveals the author's love of gossip. theconversation.com/jane-austens...
Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it
In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to Austen experts about her relationship with gossip.
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It's hosted by the wonderful @annalouwalker.bsky.social with help from Jane Wright and @naomijoseph.com and made by the fantastic Eloise Stevens. Read more about the first ep here theconversation.com/jane-austens... and here are links to follow wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1844385976
Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it
In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to Austen experts about her relationship with gossip.
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