Starting Storytelling for Family Historians open.substack.com/pub/saralrea...
Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
Writing with empathy and purpose
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Sara Read
@saralread.bsky.social
Historical fiction novelist #hisfic; senior lecturer #earlymodern & #creativewriting; mum; grandma; gardener; open water swimmer. www.sararead.co.uk
Earlier we were treated to a fantastic @healthhumslboro.bsky.social talk by @saralread.bsky.social where she discussed her novels ‘The Gossips’ Choice' (2020) & 'The Midwife’s Truth' (2023), and how case notes and midwifery practices in historical medical treatises are transformed into fiction.
On Tuesday 25 March 12-5pm, @saralread.bsky.social will be speaking at 'Literature, Engaged Research and the Wider Humanities At the Mid-Career' @keeleuniversity.bsky.social More details here:
Literature, Engaged Research and the Wider Humanities | At the Mid-Career
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Quick show and tell this afternoon for the VC @lborouniversity.bsky.social and the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities of some of the materials we use to explore early modern health @lboroenglish.bsky.social
Here are two photos taken by Prof Clare Hutton who has made the journey to Canterbury today to attend this historic unveiling and to support Prof Hobby.
Loughborough English@lboroenglish.bsky.social · 2y agoThe Queen unveils a statue of Aphra Behn in Canterbury today, marking a momentous occasion in the recognition of the first full-time professional woman writer in the English language. Loughborough English's Prof Emerita Elaine Hobby has been central to this campaign. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Loughborough English professor Elaine Hobby has been with Her Majesty the Queen today at the unveiling of a statue of Aphra Behn - the first professional woman writer. The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury. Read more: 👇 bit.ly/4bdmmaD
Her Majesty the Queen unveils Aphra Behn statue following campaign involving Loughborough English professor
Her Majesty the Queen has officially unveiled a historic statue of Aphra Behn in Canterbury today, marking a momentous occasion in the recognition of the first full-time professional woman writer in t...
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Hello Bluesky! We are the English Department at Loughborough University. You can find out more about us at this link: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/eng.... Below is a photo taken on a glorious day in May 2024 of some our faculty and finalists.
Wonderful afternoon yesterday celebrating another PhD success as Rai passed her viva. Her creative critical thesis has been a pleasure to supervise for Catie Gill and me over the last 3 years. @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Five years ago we went to the National Civil War Museum in Newark to bring you a tale of Old Father Christmas and his brush with the law. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaDe...
When fake news cancelled Christmas
YouTube video by Loughborough University
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Universities are in a shocking state & the new government has barely begun the herculean task of stabilising the sector.It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic & intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
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Last evening we said goodbye to two phenomenal colleagues in Loughborough English. Deirdre O'Byrne and Catie Gill have been teaching in our department for over 20 years and next week will leave us for pastures new. The department will feel very strange next term without their presence.
Sara Read@saralread.bsky.social · 2y agoI've made a starter pack of my wonderful colleagues in English @lborouniversity.bsky.social go.bsky.app/83SfwnK
I've made a starter pack of my wonderful colleagues in English @lborouniversity.bsky.social go.bsky.app/83SfwnK
At the launch of this new volume! 🎉 To all involved.
Jennifer Cooke@jenniferacooke.bsky.social · 2y agoLaunching this today! It’s open access, so everyone can enjoy the work within.
Six years ago @historianjen.bsky.social and I went to the very cold 1620s house in Leicestershire to make mince pies with cow's tongues from a historical recipe. See how we got on here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r... Please spread the word!!!!
Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History at Lancaster University
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History on jobs.ac.uk!
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Lots of good people to follow here for those interested in health /medical humanities.
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2y agoThere's lots of buzz about scientists on #bluesky! Don't forget to make room for the medical and science historians, too! Here's my #starterpack of some awesome people (and institutes). From medieval astrolabes to Victorian corsets, radium soap, and beyond! I got you covered. go.bsky.app/3DuVT6Z
Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87 www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
And the Loughborough English Oscar Wilde written by our colleague Sarah Parker is now completed 🎉 @lborouni.bsky.social @jenniferacooke.bsky.social @sadiseshiah.bsky.social
A slightly snowy view from my office window in Loughborough today.
Hello, friends! We've made a starter pack. Please give us a nudge if you're a WSG member, colleague, book contributor, or a speaker past or present. We're keen to put our lovely community in touch with each other here. We've started small, so come back and check as we grow! go.bsky.app/88zFAoB
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*VERY EXCITING VACANCY* Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley. Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...
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Not gonna lie: I'm a historian and I had no idea there was a second person on that plane. His name was Fred Noonan. We've all been a Fred at one point in our lives 😂
The Women's Studies Group's annual ECR/DR and Independent scholar bursary is now open for applications. Worth £750. womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
WSG Bursary Scheme
Applications now open for 2024-2025 WSG is offering a bursary of £750 to an early career researcher*, independent scholar or PhD student who is a member of the WSG. The bursary is intended to suppo…
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