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Dr Gabby Storey

@gabbystorey.bsky.social

Historian of monarchy, gender, and sexuality. Writer, traveller, feminist, bi (she/her) trans ally always 🏳️‍🌈 #teamberengaria. Book 1: Berengaria of Navarre (Routledge, 2024). Book 2 underway! Rep'd by Georgina Capel Associates

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Jan Marc Morawe@janmarcmorawe.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Do men rely only on women to prevent pregnancies? How do masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraception intersect? Our project's final paper is part of this month's issue of Culture, Health, and Sexuality. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tandfresearch.bsky.social

‘How do I really want to be as a man?’ Masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraceptive decision-making – findings from an interview study in Germany

This paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. Through twelve qualitative interviews, three of which were couple interv...

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Dr Gabby Storey@gabbystorey.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It has been a very up and down week for writing - you know, when the chapters really get stuck - but I seem to have broken a wall last night and punched out many words on early modern sodomy. Afternoon's aim is to get a rusty draft finished and then some Gallagher Premiership this evening!

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magistraetmater.bsky.social@magistraetmater.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Interesting comparative paper for those working on medieval queenship: Paula Sabloff: "The Political Agency of Royal Women: A Comparative Analysis of Eight Premodern States According to Societal Rules and Roles" link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Suggests a lot of structural similarities.

The Political Agency of Royal Women: A Comparative Analysis of Eight Premodern States According to Societal Rules and Roles - Journal of Archaeological Research

Comparative analysis of women rulers and main wives of kings in eight premodern states around the globe reveals similar patterns of political agency, or the opportunity and ability to take political action. Queen rulers, regents, and main wives substituting for their husbands in their absence made policy, but they had somewhat less political agency than male rulers. Main wives’ political agency took the forms of influencing policy and people’s behavior (sometimes through their role as patron to others), interceding between their kin and their husbands, advocating for one party or the other, spying, and conspiring. Therefore, women’s political agency ought to be part of any political study. This study builds on the anthropological/archaeological study of agency by drawing attention to royal women’s political agency and showing how the analysis of structural rules and the roles of kings, queen rulers, and main wives illuminates the societal structure in which agency is embedded. By analyzing premodern societies this way, we learn that there is remarkable similarity of agency behaviors among royal women in the eight sample societies, even though the societies emerged independently of one another.

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Dr Gabby Storey@gabbystorey.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I've managed so many projects and like to think I'm pretty organised, and yet somehow, every year, trying to organise a Christmas meal with 4 shift workers proves to be the most challenging task of all 😂

Dr Gabby Storey@gabbystorey.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Lots of history joy this week - two fantastic exhibitions at the V&A yesterday, some wonderful new works to review, and today working through chapter edits for a piece on Eleanor of Aquitaine and rituals. Trying to get all the ducks in a row before the Women's Rugby World Cup final tomorrow!

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12mo ago

At last. But not for the two female PhD students informed last week that their families, including children, while eligible for visas, are not eligible for evacuation. Gutting.

Bridget Phillipson MP@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The brave students who landed this week have chosen to answer loss with learning, despair with determination, and war with hope. They are an inspiration and I am deeply relieved that they’ve arrived in the UK & can now continue their education in safety. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Surprised Eel Historian, PhD@greenleejw.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I hate to talk about Christmas at a time like this (it being only Sept.), but if you're thinking about commissioning a gift map for Christmas...'tis the season! I've done a number of gift maps over the last few years, and they take a while. So now's the time to get in line!

A map of the Society for Creative Anachronism's Loch Soillier barony in Texas, done in a pseudo-medieval style. There are sea monsters!Map of part of New York City. Surrounding the city are black and white drawings of various city landmarks. The drawings are in half circles that look like snow globes, and each has a number that cousins corresponds to a number on the map.A map of a piece of property in Florida, with two ponds, a shed, a trailer, a trehouse, and a lot of trees. The map is labeled, "The Hideout" and there is an oppossum.A map of the area around Seattle, from Tacoma in the South to Whidby Island in the north. It is done in a fantasy style, with different places represented by different icons. The border took me a long time, and is made of abstract shapes on a red background. There are mountains and forests, and the map includes Mt. Rainier in the bottom right and Mt. Backer in the top right. Neither mountain is actually there, but it's close enough.
Dr Gabby Storey@gabbystorey.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This is in the news but isn't being talked about enough. I'm glad the Sikh woman who was attacked has spoken of support from her community. More people need to speak about violence against women + girls Man arrested over 'racially aggravated' rape in Oldbury - BBC News share.google/N6fZaTUk2wq5...

Man arrested over 'racially aggravated' rape in Oldbury

West Midlands Police says a man in his 30s was detained on Sunday evening and remained in custody.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚@nathenamin.bsky.social · 12mo ago

On 16 September 1400, Owain Glyn Dwr began what would prove a decade long War of Independence against the English crown. It was a bold gambit that would have devastating consequences for so many but which earned Owain an enduring place in his compatriots' hearts. Link in bio 👆🏾

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