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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

My bio for conference papers often says that I am an advocate for making digital humanities methods more inclusive and accessible. Mainly because I know that they can be incredibly useful but they intimidate me. Today I am finally "properly" advocating by organising a workshop. Link in comments...

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Very excited to be part of the audience for @robbhawkes.bsky.social and Robyn Ollett’s research seminar at #TeessideUniversity

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n... such a significant collection of materials for Victorianists and Lee scholars.

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‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde

Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

This is the context in which I and all my colleagues are being told that we must bring in a minimum of £25k in external funding per year. We get 100 hours of research time per year. The bid-writing process will take up most of it.

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OU English and Creative Writing @ouliterature.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Great write-up in @thenorthernecho.bsky.social for The Writers' Nook at UHNT: tinyurl.com/ya9wu4jz Over 200 visitors in less than a week! Well done @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social, Mel McEvoy, @drsallybd.bsky.social and all involved. @ouhealtharts.bsky.social @ncch.bsky.social @thechc.bsky.social

Dr Siobhan Campbell, Mel McAvoy and others in the Writers Nook at UHNT

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Fab article about the launch of The Writers’ Nook at UHNT. #CreativeWriting with #NHS staff is incredibly rewarding & I’m grateful to @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social and Mel McEvoy for sharing their expertise, and the staff for their creative generosity! www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2555243...

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New Writers' Nook unveiled at North East hospital

A new Writers' Nook has been launched at the University Hospital of North Tees in the café area of the Tees Restaurant.

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Emma Merkling @emmamerkling.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Calling all c19 art and queer theory ppl! @frankiedytor.bsky.social and I are still welcoming proposals for our #AAH panel on c19 British art after trans studies: see CFP below. #c19 #lgbtqhistory

Call for papers: “The nineteenth century saw profound transformations in how being and embodiment were figured across British culture. Art and science were at the forefront of these changes. As new forms of subjectivity were being formulated, the relationship between the self and the body, and between the body and life itself, were being reconfigured in visual productions and scientific writings alike. These transformations were entangled with new, ambivalent, and profoundly modern ways of thinking about gender, sexuality, form, and the nature and limits of the human. In Victorian art, the body was opened up to forces and flows which constituted and exceeded it.
This panel invites papers which centre trans studies as a lens through which to explore these turbulent transformations in nineteenth-century art. What modes of…”

“… embodiment, being, or becoming come into view when Victorian visual culture is approached via trans theory? What kinds of subjects and materials come to matter differently? What are the uses of transness— attuned to transition, indeterminacy, multiplicity, and bodily change—as a theoretical and historical framework?
We invite 20-minute papers exploring British art (broadly conceived) in the long nineteenth century through the lens of trans theory and/or from trans perspectives. Topics might include, but are not limited to:
• The (un) making of the human; nonhuman bodies; monstrosity; animality
• Ecology, metamorphosis, bodies and environments
• Racialization of sex, gender, and embodiment
• Coloniality of gender; imperialism and difference
• Transness and disability; mutable, prosthetic, and anomalous bodies
• Fairytales, folklore, myth, and transformation
• Spirituality and immaterial bodies
• Sexology and medical imaging”

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Still buzzing after attending the #SayakaMurata event @mcrlitfest.bsky.social yesterday. Fascinating to hear about her compulsion to write and process. Kudos to the incredible interpreter who brought across Muraka’s humour and voice so beautifully.

Sayaka Murata on stage at the Manchester Literature Festival. Murata is sat on a chair at the centre of the stage, on her right is her translator, on her left, the host of the session.

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Naoise Dolan @naoisedolan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This averages out at a violation roughly every four hours, around the clock, continuously since 10 October. At what point do we stop calling it a ceasefire when Israel has just literally not ceased firing

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Where Credit’s Due @wherecreditsdue.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

As Minsky (almost) said, anyone can create Boro Bucks, the problem is getting them accepted

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Food is recognised by UNESCO as an important part of a community's cultural identity and living heritage. I am so happy to be part of the Redcar Community Kitchen project which provides space for participants to cook and share food that forms part of their cultural identity. #WorldFoodDay2025

Members or Redcar community kitchen cooking three dishes from Iran

Nigerian rice dish with peas, beans, sweetcorn and beef

Participants eating Thai food around a table

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Flippin' Pain @flippinpain.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🎭Chronic pain is real: and so are the people behind the stories. There's still time to catch the last few performances of 'The Uninvited Guest', a new play blending lived experience, comedy and compassion. More info >> www.theatrespace.org.uk

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Siobhan Campbell @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

@drsallybd.bsky.social @teessidelive.bsky.social @hwstockton.bsky.social @bnteesside.bsky.social @ouliterature.bsky.social Thanks to Gary Wright & Dr. Jean McCleod, University-Hospitals-Tees at The Writers' Nook exhibit-NHS voices, an OU Knowledge Exchange, supported bythe Northern Cancer Alliance

Dr. Siobhan Campbell, creative writing lead on the Creating Space for NHS voices project in front of The Writers' Nook wall at North Tees Hospital.

NHS writers read their creative works on display in Teesside Restaurant, University Hospital North Tees

Plaque acknowledging NHS writers, the Creative Writing workshop series, Mel McEvoy Nurse Consultant, Convenor Dr. Sally Blackburn-Daniels and the Northern Cancer Alliance for the Open University Knowledge Exchange Project - Creative Writing for psychosocial support of NHS workers.

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I have been lucky to support @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social and Mel McEvoy with the Creative Writing to support Healthcare workers Knowledge Exchange project at @ouliterature.bsky.social Yesterday we launched The Writers’ Nook at UHNT, showcasing impactful work of CW workshop participants.

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COVE Collective @coveeditions.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Announcing the return of COVE Collective to digital discourse. We're revitalizing our online presence to better serve scholars in the Digital Humanities. Looking forward to sharing advancements in our peer-reviewed publications and collaborative platforms. Learn more, editions.covecollective.org

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COVE | COVE is Collaborative Organization for Virtual Education, a scholar-driven open-access publishing platform.

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 24/02/2025

Hi there! We are the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Our members promote research in the history of the book including manuscript culture, print, digital technologies + beyond. Follow to connect with bookish scholarship from around the world + across time periods.

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hurrah! We had such a good time at Teesside running a Being Human festival hub - looking forward to hearing about this year’s theme @beinghumanfest.bsky.social

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

We have adopted the tradition of Jólabókaflóð in our house and this year I got a wonderful selection! Started with the Balle!

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Snow in NYC this morning - thanks to jet lag, I’ve had a solid four hours pottering around in the city in beautiful wintry weather!

A view of skyscrapers in the snow from Central Park, New York City

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Neurodivergent Humanities Network @ndhumanities.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Hello to all #academics! The #Neurodivergent #Humanities Network, is now on Bluesky! We've got many exciting events lined up for 2025, including the relaunch of our NDHums #mentorship scheme! Follow us here for important updates, and join the network via our website. #AcademicSky #PhD

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Jane Ford @janeford.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Final workshop of the first phase of our “Deliberate Ink” project. It’s been a privilege to work with such amazing women to produce these political messages. Still populating the website but you can find out a bit more at deliberateink.org

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Vernon Lee: Text, Applications, and Practice - the first North American Vernon Lee conference is waiting for your abstracts! Jan 3 2025 is your deadline. Conference is at Colorado College, 29 June - 2 July 2025 💜

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Women in the History of Political Thought @whpt.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com

Call for papers. Women in the History of Political Thought conference. To be held on May 7th-9th in Ghent Belgium. Submit abstracts to womeninhpt@gmail.com by January 24th for consideration.

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Heike Bauer @heikebauer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Amidst all the 'English in crisis' rhetoric, let's have a look at the figures & why the data measuring enrolments to 'English Studies' degrees is contested (provided by subject specialists @englishassociation.bsky.social). englishassociation.ac.uk/english-stud...

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English Studies in numbers: data on student enrolment and trends | The English Association

We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.

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Teddy Roland @teddyroland.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I made a starter pack for grad students in DH, to build visibility for a rising group of scholars. If you want to be added (or know someone who should be), just comment! go.bsky.app/8Bju8SY

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Call for papers: UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association annual event, Glasgow, 17-18 June 2025 (CFP deadline 15 Jan 2025) easychair.org/cfp/ukie2025. The theme is ‘Collaboration beyond boundaries’ #DigitalHumanities

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Natale Vacalebre @natvacalebre.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

🖋️ Join us to explore centuries of intellectual history in the margins. #marginalia #bookhistory #manuscripts #rarebooks #incunabula #books #intellectualhistory go.bsky.app/UqsF6np

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Cusp @cusplate.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures, a newer journal from Johns Hopkins UP, has migrated over to Bluesky. Please take a look at our submission guidelines. We welcome work across the turn of the century, across disciplines, and across national boundaries. www.press.jhu.edu/journals/cusp

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Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 18/11/2024

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

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Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Here is the Manuscript and Book History starter pack, with experts working on Latin, Chinese, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew, Old English, Slavic, Ethiopian and many more manuscript and book traditions! go.bsky.app/AN9pLVo

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Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

A new open-access journal, Public Humanities, has launched. I'm proud to have a piece in the inaugural "Manifesto" issue, on "The Necessity of Public Writing." I hope academo-friends will read, circulate, propose, and submit. doi.org/10.1017/pub....

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Michael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

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!!!!

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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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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I made a starter pack for people interested in scholarship on Vernon Lee go.bsky.app/DJGbDZf I included lots of wonderful academics who have shaped my thoughts and directed my own work. Please let me know if I’ve missed anyone (and sorry if I have!).

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Dr Bethany Usher @bethanyusher.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Remember folks that we need to return to the old habit of reposting (retweeting) people's posts instead of liking them to allow the folks we think are cool to build their following. Let's continue to build one another's visibility as a community should.

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Landmark Art of Centre Square was a masterclass in turning research into public engagement! @karislousirak.bsky.social led us on a tour of public art in Middlesbrough for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social - past, present, and looking to the future… #TeessideUni #publicspace #publicart

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Fantastic afternoon at Thornaby Town Hall Archives collecting memories of the Fylingdales Golf Balls as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky. Huge thanks to event lead Michael Mulvihill, Julia Routh, and to the archive volunteers for their expertise and hospitality. #TeessideUni

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Jane Ford @janeford.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Still buzzing after y’days being human workshop on Memorialising Middlesbrough’s Women. The participants had loads of amazing ideas and co-produced this stunning visualisation capturing their discussion on gender bias in public art. @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @drsallybd.bsky.social

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

The English & Creative Writing Department Teesside have organised a great line up for their annual Research Seminar Series! @bradders953.bsky.social and will be talking about Vernon Lee in April. The seminars are open to everybody, so if you want to join, let us know!

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

As part of this year’s @beinghumanfest.bsky.social #TeessideUni will be hosting 9 #TeesValley events! I’m so excited to be leading the ‘Bridging Past and Future Through Digital Storytelling’ at the Transporter Bridge with Antonia Liguori. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bridging-p...

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Bridging Past and Future Through Digital Storytelling

An event to capture thoughts on Middlesbrough's past and future, as part of Teesside University's Being Human Festival programme.

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Would like to welcome the International Vernon Lee Society to Bluesky! You can find - and follow - them @vernonleesociety.bsky.social

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Sally Blackburn Daniels @drsallybd.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Super excited to have the proofs for this. It has been the absolute best working with @bradders953.bsky.social. Should be out mid-September, open access.

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