@imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2027 CALL FOR PAPERS: “Communities and Connections between the Norse and Celtic Worlds” We want to hear all about your research on Norse and Celtic connections ☘️🌊 @irishinstitute.bsky.social

On the long American tradition of buying sovereignty, Greenland, colonialism, an AI penguin, and the grimy history of the president’s grandfather in the far north www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Strategic Amnesia | Bathsheba Demuth

Denying that history could have been otherwise or making conquest subject to some unwritten statute of limitations are both ways of cloaking not just the US’s imperial past but its continuation into t...

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This, in particular. Increasingly of the view that government policy towards universities is the test case of whether it really has a wider economic policy.

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 3w ago

"A closed country will be poorer. A country that underinvests will not grow. A state that refuses to reform tax will ration ambition. And a Labour government afraid to say these things will discover once again that caution, too, has costs." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It is mad that we have, somehow, allowed net zero - a policy common to all major parties under 5 years ago and supported by a majority of the public - to become a synoym for mad radicalism. It is doubly mad that we've allowed this to happen during the hottest summer on record.

Jo Michell@jomichell.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m sorry, but what is ‘radical’ about the policies pursued by Miliband?

Still coming down from all the excitement of #imc2026! Always so energising and inspiring to hear about the amazing research which is happening despite the difficulties of the current political/cultural moment. Imagine what we could do with more funding and less fascism!

I usually find it very cringe when modern populations are referred to as Vikings - but when I see Erling Haaland in action I understand why some people inspired the writing of sagas

This is my Glastonbury! And what a line-up!

MAMO Conference 2027@themamoconf.bsky.social · last mo.

❗It's here! The Call For Papers for MAMO 2027❗ - Seeking a broad range of proposals for papers and events, focusing on aspects of medievalism in the modern world. - Featuring some very special events and keynotes... - You can find a plaintext version of this CFP at shorturl.at/0FJjY.

As it gets harder and harder for people to resist using AI, we need new awards that recognise and celebrate the very worst of human-made writing, saluting people who didn’t know wtf they were doing but had the courage and resilience to press ahead and write without running anything through an LLM

"The Univ. of Hertfordshire has decided to close all eight Humanities undergraduate programmes in English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, Creative Writing, History and Philosophy.... PLEASE sign this petition to support staff and students in Humanities" www.change.org/p/save-the-h...

Sign the Petition

Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire

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It’s that time of year again! Heading to #IMCLeeds2026 and work on the Medieval North? NECRON is back for another casual IMC social! 🗓️ Tues 7 July 🕗 20:00 📍 Terrace (LUU) PhDs, ECRs, and medieval North enthusiasts warmly welcome. Come hang out, meet people, and stay as long as you like!

Please share: with @imc-leeds.bsky.social nearly on us, if anyone needs a lift from the east of England roughly on this route (for a very small fee) then do get in touch. I’ll be doing one pickup in Cambridge but could possibly do more on the way

We did it, lads. We banned trans people from toilets. Now to sit back and watch house prices come down and vegetables stop rotting on supermarket shelves and we'll all come together and feast on Cadbury's Creme Eggs as big as your head, m'boy, And we'll watch Morecambe and Wise, who did NOT die

This. God, this. It is such a manufactured panic and it started the moment they lost the fight over gay marriage. Support trans rights because it’s the right thing to do and also because this is all just a fascist push

Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera@pantibliss.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should

Resharing what looks to be a really exciting talk (and which is open to everyone)! 💥14th May, 17.00 GMT💥

Natalie Hopwood@nrhopwood.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Next week (14th May) @necron-network.bsky.social will be hosting an online talk by @kakapitan.bsky.social on Internationalisation in Academia! Open to all NECRON members! #medievalsky #oldnorse Follow the link below to register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Very excited to be giving this paper next week! 🇫🇴📝

Medievalism Seminar@ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 3mo ago

At our next seminar, @hjparmstrong.bsky.social (York) will speak on 'Rediscovering the Viking Road: 20th-Century British Writers in the Faroe Islands'. Online and in person at @ihr.bsky.social, 13/05/26, 17.30 BST. Abstract, details and registration: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Next week (14th May) @necron-network.bsky.social will be hosting an online talk by @kakapitan.bsky.social on Internationalisation in Academia! Open to all NECRON members! #medievalsky #oldnorse Follow the link below to register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

It takes time to learn things. This isn't the Matrix, humans are not LLMs, you don't just upload knowledge into your brain. It comes with time and experience and, crucially, a chance for your brain to rest and process what it's learned.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

No, they are not. And instead of faffing about pretending that they are, we need a proper policy or failing that comprehensive review that encompasses HEI finances, teaching, research (including innovation) and civic functions.

We love to see it!

Caroline Dodds Pennock@carolinepennock.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Well, well, well.

TOMORROW - 🎥🔴 Timothy Liam Waters, The Ohio State University "Virtual Vikings: A Case of Identity Formation and Techno-Skepticism in the Digital Vernacular" www.youtube.com/live/-pdDizg... More about the Lunch with Digital Humanities lecture series: mshl.is/vidburdir/lunch-with-dh

MSHL Iceland

Timothy Liam Waters - "Virtual Vikings"

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DARIAH-IS/CDHA | Centre for Digital Humanities and Arts@mshl-cdha.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#LunchwithDH Lecture Series Timothy Liam Waters (@liamh2os.bsky.social), The Ohio State University "Virtual Vikings: A Case of Identity Formation and Techno-Skepticism in the Digital Vernacular" 📅 Tuesday, 14 April 2026, ‼️ 14:00 GMT 📍 ONLINE on YouTube @MSHLIceland

The conference is almost here! #medievalsky Full Schedule: histudentconference.wordpress.com We can't wait to see you there! #SagaLiterature #medievalstudies

Starting work soon on a new 3 year book project. People keep asking me if I’ll use AI to help me? I would rather wear a hornet’s nest for underpants than ever delegate thought to a plagiarism engine

What a brilliant line-up! Norse in the North also has a proud tradition of being a very welcoming and friendly space for PGRs and is a great first/early conference experience for those cutting their teeth:

Norse in the North@norseinthenorth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our programme is here! Check out our lovely speakers, including our keynote address by @beccamerkelbach.bsky.social! To register, please follow the link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/norse-in-t... We will be sharing further information in the coming weeks and we hope to see all of you there!

This was a lot of fun and I was delighted to be one of the finalists! Congratulations again to Charlotte and I'm so excited to hear her full talk in the summer.

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 4mo ago

Last Friday, the Society - together with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social - held the finals of 'Pitch my Project', 2026 bit.ly/4lMEsFz This new scheme offers sessions at Chalke for early career historians, along with mentoring, to communicate research to new audiences #Skystorians 1/2

We're hiring! 🌿 The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger invites applications for a 3-year postdoc in Environmental History. See thread for more details. #envhist #envhum

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026

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I'll always be obsessed with this edit made by @tommchenry.bsky.social

Ned Hartley@nedhartley.com · 5mo ago

Greg Davies: Great task, well done. Didn‘t eat a thing. Persephone: Thank you. Alex Horne: Ah. Well. Let’s take another look at that pomegranate.

This looks like a brilliant (and very practical!) series of events:

School of Advanced Study, University of London@sas-news.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Whether you're a researcher with experience in public engagement or are trying it for the first time, our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social training programme has been designed to cover some of the key knowledge and skills to help you connect the wider public with your research: https://bit.ly/4j3UOHN

Islands Matter: #Faroese & #Shetlandic #Folklore 26 Feb, free online via @insuhi.bsky.social Prof Jóan Pauli Joensen: “Water Beings in Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings: “From Fetlar to Foula – Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore” www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...

He just called it "Iceland". We've lost track of which Atlantic island we're extorting Europe for.