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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 5h

Yes for sure it’s a problem, but the first person banished was a white man.

Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 18h

Having done the opposite route, moving from Canada to the UK, I still cringe whenever someone says toilet. I have adopted ‘loo’, because I accept that saying ‘bathroom’ makes me sound American, but I need the euphemism. It’s been 10 years and I still haven’t gotten over my resistance to ‘toilet’.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oh Madeline, it is SO BAD. the overlap of conferences and freshers week is a rough transition from the peace of September.

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art

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Oxford Court Studies @oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🎊 CFP issued for The Society for Court Studies Conference, ‘Manifestations of Conformity, Controversy, and Emotions at Court, 1200-1800’, taking place at the National Palace of Sintra, Portugal, 16-18 September 2027. Send your proposals by 31 December! For info: courtstudies.org/events/confe...

The annual conference of the Society for Court Studies, co-organised with
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and Parques de Sintra, will take place over 2 days at the National Palace of Sintra, with an optional excursion to the National Palace of Queluz on day 3.

Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
Fellow, Wissenchaftskolleg zu Berlin

Medieval and early modern courts were centres of cultural production, politics and power. They were
stages from which power (in varying degrees) was negotiated and performed by the many people
that made up the court – from the ruler and courtiers to artists and servants. As such, the various forms of cultural production present at court – literature, art, architecture, performance, and material culture – often emphasised the identities, virtues, and differences that characterised court cultures
and their rulers. But, to what extent and in what capacity did these cultural productions represent
the realities and divergences of life at court?
The functional relationship between cultural production and public discourse within court cultures
needs further attention. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to examine the intersection of power
and cultural production to identify the ways in which controversy, conformity, and emotions manifested or were expressed at court. The aim is to understand what these manifestations tell us about the role that social discourse, political participation, and the power of emotional influence
played in the mechanics and socialisation of court life.
The organisers welcome papers that explore the central themes of the conference, in any courtly
context between 1200-1800, including global perspectives. Topics and perspectives include (but are
not limited to):
-Dynastic politics, factions, and succession
-Behaviour, misbehaviour, and acting out
-Individuality, group identities
-Cultural difference, race, and colonisation
-Patronage, performance, artists, artisans

-Religious worship and confessionalism
-Love, sex, and marriage
-War, violence, and feuds
-Shock, news, and gossip
-Trends and novelty
-Drunkenness, smoking, and drugs

Proposals for 20-minute papers should be submitted by 31 December 2026 to
conferences@courtstudies.org. Proposals must include name, title and affiliation (if relevant), abstract (250 words max), and a short bio. Panel proposals of 3–4 papers, roundtable discussions, or other formats are also welcome; these should include an overall panel title, individual titles, abstracts, and biographies for each contributor. Please note: presentations will be in-person only, although the conference may be live-streamed. Exceptions will be considered. All queries can be
directed to the conference organisers via email to conferences@courtstudies.org. For the latest details and information about the conference, visit: https://courtstudies.org/events/conferences
A publication of the conference proceedings is planned.
CFP timetable: accepted presenters will be notified by 5 March 2027, bursary applications will also
open in March, and registration, including the full programme, will open 5 April 2027. For interested
participants, preliminary estimates indicate that early-bird conference fees will potentially be:
PhD/ECRs £35 / €40
Professors* £55 / €65
(*includes Assistant/Associate/Full)
Discounted rates will also be offered to members of the Society for Court Studies. The conference
organisers also plan to offer a limited number of travel bursaries for PhD/ECRs. Official registration
details, confirmed fees and bursary information will be available upon acceptance in Spring 2027.

Organising Committee
Prof. Aline Gallasch-Hall de Beuvink
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Dr. Bruno A. Martinho
Parques de Sintra / CHAM
Chair, European Branch,
Society for Court Studies
Dr. António Nunes Pereira
Parques de Sintra
Hanna Sinclair
Conference Secretary,
Society for Court Studies

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That is an incredible list, some real bangers on there. Thank you!

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t know, I’m mad at him for both reasons.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s not only fake, but old (fake) news.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

He is an American. He became naturalized over two decades ago.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There have always been humans who thought: 1) The world will end soon 2) It will happen in a cool, exciting way 3) It’ll happen to me personally 4) I’ll be a martyred prophet, or a warlord, or otherwise special 5) People who don’t see this are lesser “Sexy apocalypse” is a great phrase for that

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Not a fan of some of their design choices, but my big questions are why did they put a wall in front of the window (photo 11) and is that really it for the yard?!

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

UPP is also in its 30th year, so I think it’s a fairly well established business model, even if the ownership has changed. It has wide community support. And in general, while it’s a gorgeous and historic college, Oriel is not a good neighbour on the Cowley Rd.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don’t think that is quite correct. The UPP (which is community owned) has a 15 year lease, and needs a 20 year lease in order to get funding for upgrades. But also, they had a longer lease with the previous owner, and when Oriel bought it they reduced it.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Are we talking about trans women? If so, that sucks.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Still coming to terms with this card at WHSmith (or whatever). Who is the recipient?

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lake America

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Your timing is maybe sub-optimal, after a whole summer of 25-35C.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

That sucks, I’m sorry. I had to go to the JR for a test today and I couldn’t find my way in, and then couldn’t find my way out. Thought I might just have to live there. The construction is not helping in the short term. All the best.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Joint head, and we’re both British citizens born abroad and of British heritage, but I had to get my citizenship the expensive way.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Googled that in the hopes that the starter pack would appear, but google AI took me too seriously.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As much as this fool deserves to be pilloried for his absolutely absurd statement, and it says something about Reform’s idiocy, why is this the top story on the Guardian site? They aren’t in a position to create policy, and probably never will be, so why are we treating anything they say seriously?

A screenshot of the Guardian newspaper’s app’s main page, with the main headline (under ‘News’) ‘Reform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat’.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It is surprising to me how different an experience it is for everyone. I have the same conditions and it was just mildly uncomfortable, with only a anaesthetic gel. Presumably women with my reaction are what they based the old advice (just take an ibuprofen) on, but I’m glad they have changed it.

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Dr Lucy J.S. Clarke 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️🌈 no human is illegal @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

so the government can send us an emergency alert about the national risk of wildfires, but can’t actually address why it is that we’ve become a country at risk of wildfires, something formerly associated with arid climates?

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I had the opposite reaction. I’m glad the #1 trending topic is people noticing that he has avoided talking about the single most important challenge we are facing.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Stiletto heels aside, without any strap at the top, how does one even walk in these shoes?

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Same but for dysmenorrhea. Kind of extreme to be told that at 14, when it turned out the pill (so like the opposite) was just as effective.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is brilliant. I read it, expecting American exceptionalism to claim all sorts of global phenomena, but they nailed it. The only thing missing is the most American thing of all: a gun. (Gift article)

nytimes.com

Opinion | The 25 Objects That Explain America (Gift Article)

Want to understand this country? Look at our stuff.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A Franken-organ for a Franken-church

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Pre-toasted! Still looks fantastic.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It’s a dark, miserable day here, I have a cold, and my thesis is stressing me out. But this has raised my spirits immeasurably.

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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If I were a person in the past writing a document that may be looked at by historians one day I would simply have legible handwriting

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

You take the train more than most, your insights into on Canadian rail travel would be appreciated. The Toronto-Hamilton GO in particular.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’m beginning to think you might be the problem Ollie. How many people with munitions at their disposal do you know?!

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

One of them is the very spry nonagenarian across the street!

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

And you also know someone who found a whole arsenal of them and just threw them into a gravel pit.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You may want to keep your eye out for the forthcoming monograph by Michaela Kalcher on diarists during the French Revolution. Lots more of that content.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The ENGFRA game healed something. Two teams Playing phenomenally. Records broken. Golden boot challenge laid. And our boys were incredible. Saka, Rice, Spence, Henderson, all of them. Proud of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, and glad France gave us such a great game.

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Sable, Sapphic Wet Nightmare 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I love the World Cup because it lets you see the unique cultures of nations expressed through football, like Germany's ruthless efficiency, Brazil's beautiful dance, Spain's style and flair, France's total collapse in the face of slight adversity, and Italy's rich ancient history.

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Hanna Sinclair @hannasinclair.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The social media age carries additional emotional risk during major sporting events: watching all the highlights, memes, and commentary during England’s great run means that all my timelines nothing but painful reminders of their big loss. Some effort will have to go into re-curating my feeds.

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