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london archives, plea and memoranda roll a34, m.2

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 5d ago

ok let's do a discourse: what historical text absolutely needs the big budget film treatment, AND will create the need for a review by a scholar in a prestige publication? for medieval Europe, either: -- Song of Roland -- Book of Margery Kempe

got my friend to teach me how to cut my own bangs. I'm strong, I'm self-sufficient, I'm no longer in thrall to Big Hairdressing

bade farewell to my academic books... safe travels to rochester my babies

suppressing a grimace every time someone in this training session mentions integrating genAI into teaching

Allegedly Nolan had comrades tie him to a ship's mast before being read Wilson's review

Some historical background to the fires in southwestern France, drawing on reading I did for my 2019 book about the moorlands, and lamenting the deeply depressing reality that we have known many of the causes of this ecological disaster for 150years 🗃️ williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/u...

Unintentional Arson

The fires in southwestern France are an appalling demonstration of the reality of climate change in 2026. But this is not the first ecological devastation in the region, and the role of human actio…

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Oh did a female academic with an extensive history of study and practice in a particular area of literature make a reasoned critique of a male filmmaker’s movie? I’m sure this will be handled with maximum normality.

Sad to miss #NCS2026 but thank you to @siobhanmup.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social for bringing my book & sending pictures! So many brilliant publications here to go on my to-read list too. MUP also have a medieval NCS list + 30% discount! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/07...

CFP ICMS, Kazoo 2027: “Alfredian Texts and Contexts” (hybrid session) invites submissions on the circle of Alfred & developments associated with it from both newcomers & established scholars in any discipline. Submit proposals by 15 Sep to icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pa... Please reshare freely!

She gave a talk at my prev school and some yahoo asked how a woman can translate Epic Male Poetry & her response was glass-cut perfect: men don’t own poetry This translation is a banger and I am hyped for her next book discussing her process. Emily Wilson hive rise up

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 2w ago

“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”

"Like many saints, Guthlac’s death didn’t stop him going places." Emma Nuding explores St Guthlac’s journeys through the Fens to his lasting literary legacy in saints’ lives, poetry and modern writing. #BookSky #MedievalSky #Skystorians @eknuding.bsky.social Read the blog ➡️ buff.ly/GrxtCRP

See below for a CFP for #leeds2027 organised by Robyn Stewart.

(had to be convinced by my co-organiser not to put Pitbull on the CfP flyer)

Prof. Tess Wingard@tesswingard.bsky.social · 2w ago

Are you working on the histories of clerics and clerical networks across and beyond political borders? Interested in presenting your research at next year's Leeds IMC? Consider submitting an abstract to our Call for Papers! Deadline 1 Sept, details at: medreligion.wordpress.com/transnationa...

Are you working on the histories of clerics and clerical networks across and beyond political borders? Interested in presenting your research at next year's Leeds IMC? Consider submitting an abstract to our Call for Papers! Deadline 1 Sept, details at: medreligion.wordpress.com/transnationa...

Transnational Clerical Communities

Call for Papers for sessions organised by the Ideology, Society, and Medieval Religion seminar series at the Leeds International Medieval Congress 2027 St. Brendan the Navigator. Bibliothèque de Re…

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It's kind of bonkers because it's usually accompanied by a concession that sure, our lives are hard, but it's not *misogyny*. Yes it may be gendered violence and specifically gendered sexual violence, but it has to be something other than misogyny because you know, no womb.

Always sobering when I'm reminded that people genuinely believe trans women are less impacted by misogyny

Thrilled to hear this afternoon that my article on medieval women interacting with English government in Ireland is now live at Speculum! It was all due to the resources @virtualtreasury.bsky.social 50 people can access it for free here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/VCYQU...

🥳New #medievalsky #earlymodern Open Access Article! It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including: - How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women - ⛏️ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps -⚖️ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)

Toil and Trouble: The Labour, Duties and Rights of Women in Alpine Communities in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period

How were women perceived and treated in Alpine communities in the late Middle Ages? This study explores this question by using sources ranging from the fourteenth up to the sixteenth century and fr...

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Rebecca Menmuir@rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Odyssey? Never heard of it. The upcoming Peasants' Revolt film feat. Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler, however... www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3YO...

culture shocks I was not prepared for: finding out that you have to mail an actual physical cheque in the year of our lord 2026 to rent a house in america

Who held the power during an arrest in early modern England? @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social explores how bystanders could uphold or undermine the power of the state.

Being an Audience to Arrest

Lucy Clarke examines the arrest in early modern England, reconstructing how bystanders could legitimise or challenge the power of the state.

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Glasgow is hiring a lecturer in medieval history (c.800-1500) on an open-ended basis. We are a lovely bunch in the medieval area, would be great to have a new colleague! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF052/l...

Lecturer in Medieval History (Research & Teaching Track) at University of Glasgow

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Medieval History (Research & Teaching Track) on jobs.ac.uk!

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What happens when an Iron-Age British hero, some early-medieval Welsh saint, and a 21st century French philosopher of the climate crisis walk into a bar? Find out in my (Open Access) article now out in an Early View copy with @histandtheojrnl.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1111/hith...

PERIODIZING GEOLOGICALLY OUTWITH (AND WITHOUT?) THE ANTHROPOCENE: PASTS, AGENCIES, AND THE TERRESTRIAL

As a periodization that is generally understood to refer to an era of Terrestrial relationships that developed with modernization and nuclearization, the Anthropocene cannot be applied simply to prem....

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How did trans people in 1970s Spain protest against their social and political marginalisation? Iago Mora uncovers this hidden piece of trans history.

Uncovering the History of Spain’s First Trans Organisation

How did trans people in 1970s Spain organise and campaign for their rights? Iago Mora explores this hidden piece of trans history.

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There've always been people that cared for animals - including in the Middle Ages! This video is about the various ways people protected & cared for animals, even in the face of challenges like iron-eating 🐂 & spontaneous 🐷explosions #skystorians #medievalsky #envhist #animalhistory #earlymodern

Joschka Meier Paper Alpine Animal Welfare - IMC Leeds 2026

YouTube video by Joschka Meier

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Joschka Meier@josserme.bsky.social · last mo.

If anyone is interested in #animalhistory - or just animals in general - come check out #IMC2026 panel 1505 : imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/mee... The theme is 'protecting animals' which includes in my case maternity leave for horses, sabbaticals for work animals and more! #medievalsky #envhist

"jesus christ i cannot take on any more projects" i say as bestie successfully convinces me to do an IMC session proposal 💀

I missed the email that says You Have 50 Free ePrints To Share so if you wanted to read my new article, Against Cultural Heritage Wastelands, and you did not have access, here you go www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3CTVH... Working on getting an author's copy into our repository as well!

Heather Froehlich@heatherfro.bsky.social · last mo.

Um, apparently this was *very* soon, as it was published yesterday. Delighted to share my latest article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If the metadata doesn't exist, if -I- have to pull every doc in a series to find the ONE that actually is whatever I need, then no LLM will be able to find it, ever.

Actually want to amplify this further--95% haven't been digitized and even beyond that, archival CATALOGUING is its own patchy horrorshow of varying strategies, standards, and funding levels. To DIGITIZE something you have to FIND IT first!

Amalia S. Levi, PhD@amaliasl.bsky.social · 3w ago

📢 Once more for the people in the back: - Most [more than 95%] of archives have not been digitized. - Most of humanity's knowledge and memory is *not* reachable by LLMs. - Believing that AI can provid you with comprehensive, definitive, "intelligent" results is folly.