My bio for conference papers often says that I am an advocate for making digital humanities methods more inclusive and accessible. Mainly because I know that they can be incredibly useful but they intimidate me. Today I am finally "properly" advocating by organising a workshop. Link in comments...

Very excited to be part of the audience for @robbhawkes.bsky.social and Robyn Ollett’s research seminar at #TeessideUniversity

‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n... such a significant collection of materials for Victorianists and Lee scholars.

‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde

Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers

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This is the context in which I and all my colleagues are being told that we must bring in a minimum of £25k in external funding per year. We get 100 hours of research time per year. The bid-writing process will take up most of it.

ana valdivia@anavaldi.bsky.social · 10mo ago

After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

Great write-up in @thenorthernecho.bsky.social for The Writers' Nook at UHNT: tinyurl.com/ya9wu4jz Over 200 visitors in less than a week! Well done @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social, Mel McEvoy, @drsallybd.bsky.social and all involved. @ouhealtharts.bsky.social @ncch.bsky.social @thechc.bsky.social

Fab article about the launch of The Writers’ Nook at UHNT. #CreativeWriting with #NHS staff is incredibly rewarding & I’m grateful to @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social and Mel McEvoy for sharing their expertise, and the staff for their creative generosity! www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2555243...

New Writers' Nook unveiled at North East hospital

A new Writers' Nook has been launched at the University Hospital of North Tees in the café area of the Tees Restaurant.

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Calling all c19 art and queer theory ppl! @frankiedytor.bsky.social and I are still welcoming proposals for our #AAH panel on c19 British art after trans studies: see CFP below. #c19 #lgbtqhistory

Still buzzing after attending the #SayakaMurata event @mcrlitfest.bsky.social yesterday. Fascinating to hear about her compulsion to write and process. Kudos to the incredible interpreter who brought across Muraka’s humour and voice so beautifully.

This averages out at a violation roughly every four hours, around the clock, continuously since 10 October. At what point do we stop calling it a ceasefire when Israel has just literally not ceased firing

As Minsky (almost) said, anyone can create Boro Bucks, the problem is getting them accepted

Money on the Left@moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Tomorrow in Middlesbrough @wherecreditsdue.bsky.social will issue the first ever “Boro Bucks,” then redeem them via a tax that expresses intersectional solidarity!

Food is recognised by UNESCO as an important part of a community's cultural identity and living heritage. I am so happy to be part of the Redcar Community Kitchen project which provides space for participants to cook and share food that forms part of their cultural identity. #WorldFoodDay2025

🎭Chronic pain is real: and so are the people behind the stories. There's still time to catch the last few performances of 'The Uninvited Guest', a new play blending lived experience, comedy and compassion. More info >> www.theatrespace.org.uk

@drsallybd.bsky.social @teessidelive.bsky.social @hwstockton.bsky.social @bnteesside.bsky.social @ouliterature.bsky.social Thanks to Gary Wright & Dr. Jean McCleod, University-Hospitals-Tees at The Writers' Nook exhibit-NHS voices, an OU Knowledge Exchange, supported bythe Northern Cancer Alliance

I have been lucky to support @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social and Mel McEvoy with the Creative Writing to support Healthcare workers Knowledge Exchange project at @ouliterature.bsky.social Yesterday we launched The Writers’ Nook at UHNT, showcasing impactful work of CW workshop participants.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... Vernon Lee and empathy or Elon Musk?

Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy

Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague

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Announcing the return of COVE Collective to digital discourse. We're revitalizing our online presence to better serve scholars in the Digital Humanities. Looking forward to sharing advancements in our peer-reviewed publications and collaborative platforms. Learn more, editions.covecollective.org

Hi there! We are the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Our members promote research in the history of the book including manuscript culture, print, digital technologies + beyond. Follow to connect with bookish scholarship from around the world + across time periods.

Hurrah! We had such a good time at Teesside running a Being Human festival hub - looking forward to hearing about this year’s theme @beinghumanfest.bsky.social

Being Human Festival@beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello Bluesky! 👋 🌞 We're the team behind Being Human - the UK's national festival of the humanities. We're all about opening up humanities research and bringing it to life in creative, fun and participatory ways for communities across the UK. It's nice to be here! youtu.be/Wb0pMG0GnNc

We have adopted the tradition of Jólabókaflóð in our house and this year I got a wonderful selection! Started with the Balle!

Snow in NYC this morning - thanks to jet lag, I’ve had a solid four hours pottering around in the city in beautiful wintry weather!

Hello to all #academics! The #Neurodivergent #Humanities Network, is now on Bluesky! We've got many exciting events lined up for 2025, including the relaunch of our NDHums #mentorship scheme! Follow us here for important updates, and join the network via our website. #AcademicSky #PhD

Final workshop of the first phase of our “Deliberate Ink” project. It’s been a privilege to work with such amazing women to produce these political messages. Still populating the website but you can find out a bit more at deliberateink.org

Vernon Lee: Text, Applications, and Practice - the first North American Vernon Lee conference is waiting for your abstracts! Jan 3 2025 is your deadline. Conference is at Colorado College, 29 June - 2 July 2025 💜

Delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com

Amidst all the 'English in crisis' rhetoric, let's have a look at the figures & why the data measuring enrolments to 'English Studies' degrees is contested (provided by subject specialists @englishassociation.bsky.social). englishassociation.ac.uk/english-stud...

English Studies in numbers: data on student enrolment and trends | The English Association

We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.

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I made a starter pack for grad students in DH, to build visibility for a rising group of scholars. If you want to be added (or know someone who should be), just comment! go.bsky.app/8Bju8SY

Call for papers: UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association annual event, Glasgow, 17-18 June 2025 (CFP deadline 15 Jan 2025) easychair.org/cfp/ukie2025. The theme is ‘Collaboration beyond boundaries’ #DigitalHumanities

🖋️ Join us to explore centuries of intellectual history in the margins. #marginalia #bookhistory #manuscripts #rarebooks #incunabula #books #intellectualhistory go.bsky.app/UqsF6np

Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures, a newer journal from Johns Hopkins UP, has migrated over to Bluesky. Please take a look at our submission guidelines. We welcome work across the turn of the century, across disciplines, and across national boundaries. www.press.jhu.edu/journals/cusp

Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures

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