I have this great talk end of August, in Brighton or online, I can’t wait!! Ticket sales here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sylvia-pla...
Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
@dorkatamas.bsky.social
Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural with CUP: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/sylvia-plath-and-the-supernatural/3DDD698437DA20C6AA40FF47D27247D3 | 20th c. poetry | witches | ecocriticism | American studies | dorkatamas.com
Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse
Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse
Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence Most people arrested during violent protests after the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s murderer had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose. Data released by Hampshire police under freedom of information laws shows that 22 of 37 people (59%) detained in Southampton after Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life have also been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. Continue reading...
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And just like that, I gave an interview to the most-read Hungarian news site, and it ended up on the front page. I talked about Plath and pop culture, Taylor Swift, witches in literature, Plath’s relationship to Hungary, the Cold War, and more. telex.hu/karakter/kon...
Taylor Swift kedvenc megkínzott költője máig sokakat inspirál
Költő és feminista ikon. Az Annie Halltól a Simpson családon át, a Szexoktatásig számos műben találkozhatunk a gondolataival, és számos szál köti Magyarországhoz is. Ismerjék meg Sylvia Plath-t, akirő...
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Petition: Introduce an immediate ban on the sale and promotion of smart glasses
The government should immediately ban the sale and promotion of glasses that contain recording capability. The government should explore using existing laws, such as RIPA, GDPR, DPA to take immediate ...
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Reposted from earlier. Relevant.
Simon Pegg@simonpegg.bsky.social · 3w agoAhead of the game tonight, if / as needed.
Temperatures have exceeded 34°C today for the 8th day this year 🌡️ That makes it a record for the most number of 34°C or higher in a calendar year 👇 The record was previously set in 1976 and 2020 for 7 days
Still completely buzzing and in a post-talk "hangover" after last night's Seed Talks in #Bristol! I loved being back in the city, and the people have been so kind! I loved every minute being back on stage and talking about Plath and witches. A crowd that really got my jokes 😂 🥰 Thank you!
The UK has now said it will actively harm or damage: *Chemistry *Nursing *High-end physics *Languages *Astronomy *Creative arts *Theatre and performance *Cultural industries *Europe-level science The UK has lost its mind. 🇬🇧
❗️Last opportunity to get tickets to my talk in Bristol or online for tomorrow! 🥰 📆 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sylvia-pla...
It was a pleasure to talk to Earl about Plath, Devon, and the supernatural in his The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP). Listen now 🎙️ shwep.net/oddcast/dork...
Dorka Tamás on Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
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And that's a wrap on #WeirdModernisms! Thank you so much to everyone who took part and especially to all from @moderniststudies.bsky.social, @modernistudies.bsky.social, and the Loughborough local organising committee for their hard work to produce this wonderfully weird conference! 💐
Sometimes my life is a dream 😍📚❤️ just Plath, books, and a lovely audience.
In case you didn’t know, Exeter uni, where I work, has announced a plan to make 25% of staff in my English department redundant. Left-over staff will do double the teaching while their research time will be shrunk to 1%. Meanwhile admissions for English at Exeter are HIGH, and on the rise this year
Surprise!!! I am bringing my favourite topic to talk about, Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift, & the Power of the Witch Imagery to Brighton in August! 😍 This one will be special, Btown was my first UK home. #sylviaplath #taylorswift #witches www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sylvia-pla...
Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift, & the Power of the Witch Imagery
Explore the reinvention of the witch figure through the works of Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift. Followed by Q&A.
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I am really looking forward to going to #Bristol next month to talk about Plath, witches, and poetry. 😍 You can get tickets in person, vip seated, and online tickets on the general sale! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sylvia-pla...
Three quarters of universities in deficit, tens of thousands of jobs being lost, & the government tells us there’s no money. They can, however, find close to the entire budget allocation for teaching from the Office for Students on a private theme park.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoUK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire
UK-based folks: please write to your MP and sign the petition. It’s quick and straightforward and we need to tell the government that their bigotry is not supported
Dr Joby Razzelliot@jobium.bsky.social · 2mo agoWestminster MPs have until the end of the month to reject the proposed anti-trans guidance. If you haven’t written to your MP yet, here’s a good template for you to use. writetheletter.bimini.workers.dev
A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been suspended because she designed an art therapy assignment included a mention a hypothetical woman who is "deeply affected by the violence against Palestinian civilians." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘We call it the P-word’: Chicago professor suspended after assignment mentions Palestinians
School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor put under investigation after a student complained about a case study
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When I heard about the book Weyward, I knew this one was for me. I am still listening to the audiobook, and I am enjoying it very much. I never expected it to mention Sylvia Plath's "Witch Burning" which I extensively discuss in my book.
I am immensely grateful to Peter for the review of my book. "This is a valuable contribution to Sylvia Plath studies; especially so because it is the first full length treatment on the subject." sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/2026/05/sylv...
Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural by Dorka Tamás
Sylvia Plath
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It turns out that a lot of the bafflingly poor metaphors used by LLMs (as opposed to repetitive linguistic constructs like — or “it’s not X, it’s Y”) are actually direct regurgitations from human-written bad fanfiction in the training data: tuhinchakrabarty.substack.com/p/ai-slop-gr...
AI-slop , GrantaGate and Bad Writing
AI writes poorly because it has crammed too much fanfic jargon
tuhinchakrabarty.substack.com
Bluesky academics! As the sector continues to implode, what are your plan Bs? Asking for a me! I guess mine is to go back to secondary school teaching thru cover work at first? But I’d like to hear other plans because I know this plan B would make me unhappy - it’s really a Plan C or D (or F or U)