We eloped!

One of the readers groups I’m in, someone just asked for a book “set in the 1990s or 70s, back when women used to wear modest full length clothing” and I just honey. sweetie pie. you’re gonna wanna sit down for this

The violence in Belfast is a reminder of something I don’t want to take for granted: The fascists here hoped the response to the depredations of ICE would be similar, with people turning in or attacking their neighbors. That it was the very opposite is worth remembering in this season of despair

We look forward to hearing your rabbit holes!

North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network@northwestmedieval.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎉 CFP for the annual NWMS Postgrad Symposium. To be held at Chetham’s Library Tuesday 4th August 2026. Open to any PG or ECR. This year we are particularly interested in research rabbit holes that you had to cut! Email title, ~150 abstract and short bio to nwmsreading@gmail.com by 17th July 🎉

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [catchye hurdy-gurdy riff] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

On the tube

Omg the auto captions for my lecture #medievalsky

This cause is close to my heart - genuinely, the amazing Salisbury Collection of Welsh history, language and literature was a major boon in completing my PhD: having this on open shelves was worth semi regular trips from Southampton, I’m forever in the library’s debt.

Save the second floor of Cardiff University's Arts and Social Studies Library (ASSL)

Dear current patrons, past patrons, and future patrons of Arts and Social Sciences Library (ASSL) at Cardiff University. On Friday 17th of May, library staff of the ASSL were informed by University Li...

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🚨 #medievalsky 🚨 Middle English Dictionary update via FB: "In its 100-year history, MED has enjoyed periods of support, and periods when that support was lacking. It is about to enter on one of the latter. After this year...UMich will no longer fund ongoing editorial work and maintenance." 🧵

Yesterday Kier Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel, and save 2700 jobs. Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy. This is just one university. Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving. Where is the rescue package for our universities?

Gesticulating, talking about Chaucer, wearing a suit that makes me feel like David Byrne Thank you @bristolcms.bsky.social for organising another fabulous PGR conference earlier this month

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call me a spondee by cause Ich am stressed stressed

One cool thing about unequivocally hating AI is that you will be proven right over and over again every single day

Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting. She had some things she needed to get off her chest

The really egregious thing is how much Bristol has spent on buildings recently. Do university administrators think that buildings teach? research? provide student support? Academics and professional services staff *are* universities and we are being treated like an unwanted extra.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

'If they choose to take up the Voluntary Severance Scheme, open to all academic staff in the School of Humanities and the School of Modern Languages, staff essentially make themselves redundant in return for a good pay-out.' 9 months' pay; 3 weeks to decide. 1/3

I just had to lie to my wife about why I was tearful. It was because I'd been reading the Wikipedia page about Catherine of Aragon. What that woman went through. I had no idea.

Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval women’s writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. You’re welcome.

'this appears to be a long document, save time by reading a summary by AI' says Acrobat at the top of a PDF of all the Annals of St Bertin written between 830 and 882

Some very exciting news about the CMS PGR Conference 2026! #medievalsky #skystorians

Bristol PGR Medieval Conference 2026@bristolcmspgr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We're delighted to announce the first of our amazing keynote speakers: medieval historian, author, co-host of 'Gone Medieval' and 'We're Not So Different' podcasts, and co-creator and host of several HistoryHit TV series... Dr Eleanor Janega 🎉🎉🎉(@goingmedieval.bsky.social)! #medievalsky #skystorian

Medievalist friends! Applications are open until end of Feb for a fully-funded PhD in Arthurian Literature with the brilliant Louise D'Arcens @medievalafterlives.bsky.social and myself, based between Sydney (Australia) and Groningen (The Netherlands). Please share widely! tinyurl.com/f7su6urv

I was right he did need a top hat.

there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything

Looking forward to being back at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this summer! Can’t wait to share some highlights from my Big Scary Pontifical Spreadsheet with the world!

The Bristol CMS PGR conference is taking place from 30 March to 1 April and I will be there to give the keynote, and also hear a bunch of amazing papers, obviously. The call for papers is now open, so of you are a medieval PGR, do come along! medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/pgr-conferen...

A very big day today… I have passed my PhD with minor corrections! Had a fantastic time talking Chaucer with my examiners #medievalsky #PhDone 🎓

Alice Greedy Dyke England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

It’s the universities encouraging students to use AI that really gets me. All this “we need to accept it’s here and teach them to use it” does not help students learn to think. Writing is for thinking and communicating, not just producing words.

Dave Parisi@daveparisi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I spent a lot of time this semester explaining why it produces bad work but at the end of the day, they're being asked to do a thing they find difficult, and this makes it easy for them, without any meaningful consequence. And the university encourages them to use it.

my first-born turns two tomorrow. So proud of all the organisers - we have a jam packed programme of insanely creative papers 🍏

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies@bristolcms.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Tomorrow (Thursday 13th) is also brat symposium: the remix! Last year's inaugural brat symposium was created by CMS PGRs (pictured), and it was a huge success! Tomorrow's event promises to be just as exciting, with 14 papers on topics from environmental humanities to medieval studies! #medievalsky