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Joanne Cawkwell

@cawkous.bsky.social
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I work in an academic library, but also have a passion for culture especially museums and galleries, reading and dogs. I am also a new resident of Epsom.

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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
DOD (Daughter of Doncaster)
All about my mother by Rachael Stirling
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This book by @jonronson.bsky.social is the most entertaining and shocking book I've read all year #goodreads
The Castle: Adventures in a world of unraveling men by Jon Ronson
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Forgot to post about 'The Music is Black' exhibition at #V&AEast I visited last week. Really enjoyable, the personal audio guides were a great touch if a little bit temperamental
Bristol Trip Hop scene explanation boardMel & Kim outfits
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The role nostalgia plays in creating a mythical past and then is weaponized for a culture war. #culturewaes #goodreads
Imperial Nostalgia by Peter Mitchell
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I've been loving @jonronson.bsky.social new book The Castle, bought a print copy but then been listening on audiobook on Spotify and run out of credits with 3.5 hours to go. The Bad Baby chapters are wild... The whole thing is wild!
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This book by You Tube's Map Men is surprisingly entertaining. Who knew geography and maps could be so much fun #goodreads
This way up by The Map Men
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Horrified how much this still relates today
How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Great to see a book which has been able to measure the benefit of the arts on health. Great case studies. #goodreads
Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transfirm our Health by Daisy Fancourt
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This is a really smart book about the pros and cons or AI, really enjoying it #howtotalktoAI #goodread
How to talk to AI by Jamie Bartlett
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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
EThOS platform restored! 'Following restoration work, all metadata records previously available on EThOS have now been restored, along with an additional 14,000 records added since the service was taken offline' - more to come www.bl.uk/stories/news...
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EThOS records restored
We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Another glorious #Lobdonpride 🌈Well done Kingston Uni and @kingstonunilib.bsky.social
Group photo at London Pride of Staff and Students from Kingston University Me holding LGBTQ+ flag
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Frieda: The Icon is a great exhibition, but don't mistake it for a retrospective #tatemodern
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This has been a fascinating read. Abolitionists, women's suffrage and intersectionality.
Women, race and class by Angela Y. Davis
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Had such a nice time at the Watts Gallery at the weekend. Worth a visit if you are in Guildford #wattsgallery #artsandcrafts
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
As someone who works in a library I can sympathise with someone so passionate about books they have ended up with over 3,000
No one round here reads Tolstoy by Mark Hodkinson
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Great to be at #lethopeblossom today finding comfort and hope in nature and with others @nationaltrust.org.uk Morden Hall Park 🌸
Sign says "Everything is blossoming and it feels like spring"Artistic blossom installations
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Who has the bravery to be extraordinary when it is more comfortable to go along with the status quo?
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Busting the myth of meritocracy
Inheritocrasy: It's time to talk about the bank of mum & dad by Eliza Filby
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Maybe it is possible to make our politics fairer and the economy work for communities and the environment...
Out of the Wreckage by George Monbiot
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
A soul laid bare at the Tracy Emin exhibition #Tatodern
A second life- Tracy Emin exhibitionBed
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
"the closest thing we have to ruling powers now are nebulous, unaccountable interests exercising corporate irresponsibility."
Book, Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
If you have ever wondered what it was like for people behind the Iron Curtain in Hungary and East Germany this is a good read.
Book cover if The Picnic by Matthew Longo
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Great to get up to London to see the new BM exhibition #Samuri
KimonoSamuri helmutSamuri armour
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/... I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are political
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Secret Maps | British Library
Step into the shadows at Secret Maps, a major new exhibition revealing the stories hidden in some of history’s most mysterious maps.
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing how they all get on.
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Not very seasonal, but I've fallen down a Jack the Ripper hole. Reading this and also listening to audiobook of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
The complete Jack the Ripper by Phillip Sugden
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'
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Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'
A review of Arts Council England recommends more power for the regions and scrapping a controversial strategy.
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Nice to discover a new artist to me yesterday. Her art heavily influenced by her Long Island home #bettyparsons #delawarrpavilon
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A big thank you to all the students who joined in at Pause Point, Roehampton Vale. We even got our first dot to dot completed! #kupausepoint
Dot to dot of scuba diverHawker Wing, Roehampton Vale campus. Pause point activity
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate?
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Check out the first episode of our new podcast, this one focuses on AI, AI, AI open.spotify.com/episode/4zMB... #AI
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Episode 1: Not convinced yet? AI in libraries - Policy, Ethics and Privacy
The Info Pro Podcast · Episode
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given
Farage’s disgraceful record
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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
You can see a recreation of one of these original turnip lanterns at the @nmireland.bsky.social, which as you can see were a bit less whimsical than the modern 'traditional' faces... www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
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Ghost turnip | National Museum of Ireland
In Ireland, at Halloween, we carved turnips to create scary-faced lanterns. The term, Jack o’ Lanterns, takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was…
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians
Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I seem to have given in to the wave of 90s nostalgia sweeping through. Remembering my youth with Miranda Sawyer #britpop #90s
Book cover Uncommon People: britpop and beyond in 20 songs
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Facet Publishing @facetpublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Curious about AI in Library and Information Science? So are we! We have some remarkable books to help you understand how Artificial Intelligence can benefit and influence the sector. Explore our latest books on AI 👇https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/results/?DS=&SF1=keyword&ST1=AI
Three covers of AI-focused titles on a green background.
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Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Quite a big deal this - there will be a few VCs and governing bodies across UK reading the fine print… @wonkhe.bsky.social wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fi...
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The first multi-university group arrives
The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent are moving together into a single governance structure. Mark Leach and David Kernohan report on the sector's first "super university"
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.
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Baldyrunner @baldyrunner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
It's good to get angry about the patriarchy every once and a while. Women's lives are harder because research data is predominantly based on men, and men are still outnumbering women in board rooms. #Invisiblewomen
Book cover "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Great exhibition @Thephotographersgallery Dennis Morris has photographed a lot of icons spanning 70s, 80s and 90s
Window of Dennis Morris exhibition at The Photographers Gallery
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Really enjoying reading @patrickgrantism.bsky.social book Less. It really makes you think how making and consumerism have evolved (not for the better) #Less #circulareconomy
Book cover of Patrick Grant's book Less
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
The Yoshimoto Nara exhibition @Hayward Gallery turned out to be the best possible place on this very hot day 🥵
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Enjoying @chrisgpackham.bsky.social getting as many blur songs into #bbcSpringwatch as possible 😊
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Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
After walking up and down the street for a couple of minutes we finally found #gilbertandgeorgecentre off Brick Lane. It was a joy to see
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/05/2025
Puffin cam is getting busy! We're streaming puffins from the Farne Islands from dawn until dusk, every day during the 2025 breeding season, giving you the chance to see puffins up close, wherever you are! Tune in here: buff.ly/WxZlp3T
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Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTORS” pec.ac.uk/wp-content/u... The report examines graduate outcomes from a range of creative subjects, looking at skills and earnings. Full summary 🧵 to come tomorrow!
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