Laura Stevens
@lauramstevens.bsky.social
I'm a Professor of British, American, and Indigenous lit, pre-1800, & Director of Auburn University's Honors College.
I am so here for this content: Names of cows in 16c-18c English wills. 🐄🐄🐄
Dr Laura Sangha@lsangha.bsky.social · 2d agoYes, we have a lot of wills in our 30,000 strong sample (1540-1790)! Prob most common in the 16thC. e.g. 🐮 Daisy (yes, really) 🐄 Lily 🐮 Redbacke 🐄 Gentle 🐮 Button 🐄 Lovely 🐮 My favourite is 'Taggell',
Latest texting scams on my phone veering into plaintive flash fiction.
It's a time of intense and mixed emotions for me: I have had such a wonderful time at Auburn & will miss my colleagues there, & I am very excited to be joining Oklahoma State University later this summer. news.okstate.edu/articles/com...
Oklahoma State University names Stevens dean of the Honors College | Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University has appointed Dr. Laura Stevens as dean of the Honors College, bringing extensive academic leadership and a strong background in undergraduate research and honors education.
news.okstate.edu
Pulverized cuttlefish bone. I had no idea that that was a material for ink-blotting.
Leon Jackson@drleonj.bsky.social · 6mo agoToday’s archival #tinyjoy is the sparkle of pounce on an early nineteenth century document. The brief iridescence, it’s a reminder that many more technologies were involved in writing than simply pen, paper, and ink 🗃️ #bookhistory
HERE IT IS: Earlier this month, without any planning, I drove 6 hrs to the desert to capture the last full lunar eclipse until December 2028 Over 3 hours I shot over 3000 stills, but not the stars Last Tuesday I drove 4 hrs to capture the stars After 30+ hrs figuring out editing, this is DONE 🧵
My dog Ruth has been added to the staff list for the Auburn University Honors College. Which, Ruth feels, she deserves. #auburn #auburnhonors honors.auburn.edu/about/staff/...
Our Staff | Honors College
The Honors College is a place where you can honor your dreams. Whether you aspire to enter the workforce, pursue a graduate degree, or help make the world a better place through dedicated service, the...
honors.auburn.edu
Mom's weekend schedule for my son's fraternity shows some promising intentionality.
My Dad, hearing I’m going to #ASECS and learning what it is: “well, I guess that century isn’t going anywhere.”
What's the current thinking about booking with Lufthansa v. United for flights to Germany?
I absolutely love this ode to John Hodgson and his footnote on Hadrian's wall.
John Bull@garius.eurosky.social · 3y agoIf you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it. Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22
@auburnhonors.bsky.social is hiring a coordinator for our National Scholarships program. Please help spread the word. We're looking for a great writer who wants to work directly with students in helping them apply for major scholarships. bsky.app/profile/aubu...
@auburnhonors.bsky.social · 9mo agoWe’re hiring a passionate National Prestigious Scholarships Coordinator to help recruit, mentor and support students pursuing nationally competitive scholarships, grants, internships and research opportunities. Apply today and help shape the future of Auburn scholars. https://bit.ly/4qD24x9
Learned today that Auburn has 2 buildings named Smith Hall. In other news, got my 10,000 steps in quite early today. #auburn
More early Transactions of the Royal Society in my Bluesky feed, please.
Fintan Mallory@fintanmallory.com · 9mo agoOnly British Vogue has the courage to publish true science as it was practiced in the 18th century Transactions of the Royal Society
Auburn University's Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (Gamma of AL) is excited to be welcoming Ed Yong to Auburn tomorrow, to deliver the Anne and David Laband Phi Beta Kappa lecture. The lecture is free and open to the public, and it will be followed by a reception & book signing.
Happy New Year, everyone. Here's a plug for a dear friend's publication. Hilary Wyss's Cambridge Element on the London Foundling Hospital is just out, and you can download a copy for free until Jan. 15, here: doi.org/10.1017/9781.... It's fantastic work!
The London Foundling Hospital and Eighteenth-Century Objects of Charity
Cambridge Core - Evolutionary Biology - The London Foundling Hospital and Eighteenth-Century Objects of Charity
doi.org
All set up for the #AuburnHonorsCollege Fall medal ceremony, for our most recent group of graduates.
Who says we don't need the National Union Catalogue anymore? Auburn Libraries turned it into a Christmas tree.
I'm so looking forward to welcoming Kevin Hughes to Auburn this week.
For Auburn folk, demo of Spidle Hall is underway -- photo taken today from the library parking deck.
We are all set up for the Auburn Honors College’s induction ceremony. We are prefacing it this year w reception w poster presentations from our research grant awardees.
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
I completely agree and love this show. His portrayal of Maximus was brilliant.
Alan Sepinwall@sepinwall.bsky.social · last yr.Amen to everything Dan said. Especially how great — and funny — he was on Reservation Dogs. Related: all of Reservation Dogs — one of the very best shows of the last decade — is currently streaming on Hulu.
