jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The kids: ‘Were you alive in the nineties? What was it *like*?’ 020
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Back at Keats-Shelley House to see brilliant new displays, recent additions to the collection and the exhibition ‘A World on the Verge: Mary Shelley’s The Last Man’, guest curated by Elisabetta Marino (till 26 November). 010
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialAdam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And did those feet ...? Breaking news here: profadamroberts.substack.com/p/william-bl...profadamroberts.substack.comWilliam Blake, ‘Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion’ (c.1810)And did those feet, in ancient times, walk upon England's ...? No. No, they didn't. 095
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Listening to Zoe Ball talk on her and Jo Whiley's podcast about how it's been 30 years since she first presented Live & Kicking. Around the same time I was in the live audience, dressed as a giant peanut for a game ('Let's Go Nuts'). The Backstreet Boys also appeared, on their first visit to the UK. 040
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Tilford Oak, Surrey - 'By far the finest tree that I ever saw in my life', according to William Cobbett in 1822. Shown in its prime in 1938 and passed away after 800 glorious years in 2026. 0173
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialEllie Collins @elleccollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Uttara Natarajan’s Realism and the Romantic Essay is also here, and it has been such a pleasure to work on. global.oup.com/academic/pro... 041
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Lovely to be at the always brilliant Hazlitt Day yesterday - a highlight of the Romanticist calendar! You can become a member of the Hazlitt Socjety for £10/year and receive their excellent journal. sites.google.com/view/thehazl... 021
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It's time. Time to write about this style of writing. Which I've done here. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comWhat is LinkedIn?The rise of mindful slop 1616555
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Keats-Shelley House has a new website! A thing of beauty... keats-shelley.org 020
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialGodwin_lives @pamelaclemit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Final proof (let’s hope) has arrived for indexing (620 pages). Thanks to all those waiting & watching. #AmIndexing #TheLongestJourneyglobal.oup.com 0174
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialHannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Can anyone recommend a new series of books or new author for my Y5 daughter? So far she loves Lottie Brooks, Wings of Fire, Dork Diaries, Horrible Histories, Wimpy Kid series (but probably a bit easy for her now). Any thoughts? 511911
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Bowled over to see Ross Wilson's very kind review of Articulate Sounds in this week's @thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...the-tls.com‘Tuning our voices’You wouldn’t catch Falstaff or Sir Toby Belch singing it, but Iolo Morganwg’s “rational drinking song” nicely illustrates some of the tensions 030
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Now a six hour workshop to draft a new Faculty AI policy, after one hour's sleep. This feels the wrong way round... 040
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Favourite summer holiday reading so far - Eric Puchner, Dream State (2025). Marriage plot, family saga and climate fiction combined, set in the lakes and mountains of Montana. A baggy, big-hearted American novel. 010
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Took the kids to see some art at Museo Picasso Málaga. They were very sceptical but eventually won over. 030
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialMark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My Dolly Parton story is that she contributed a foreword to a book I edited, and that book make the NY Times best seller list - yet more evidence her book magic was every bit as great as her music magic.uncpress.orgWayfaring StrangersFrom the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in t... 411825
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialCathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Isobel Armstrong on saving English. Brilliant as ever. tribunemag.co.uk/2026/08/savi...tribunemag.co.ukSaving EnglishThe government’s drive for ‘vocational’ education is accelerating the death of the humanities, at a time when the study of literature is more vital than ever. 067
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A characteristically thoughtful and erudite review of the Miles Davis prom by Richard Williams at thebluemoment.com 001
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialJohanna Winant @johannawinant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026excellent casual writing prompts here 1328
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A glorious defence of the essay from Felicity James. 064
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Wonderful to be back at @bars.bsky.social with friends old and new. Congratulations to the organisers on a brilliant conference. Mary Favret’s keynote ’Legible / Illegible‘ a particular highlight for me #BARS2026 0181
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialHannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️kcl.ac.ukAHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College LondonThe Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies 0196243
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Norwich vs AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane the perfect post-World Cup tonic. No air conditioned stadium, no hydration breaks, no Infantino or Trump. Paid £12 for my ticket. 000
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialJames Elder @jameselder.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Good news, but the fact that this is only happening now, nearly three years after the cyber attack shows 1) what a huge job BL staff have had rebuilding services, 2) that the BL is underfunded, and 3) the impact this has had on academic research, especially in the humanities. 128289
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialStacey Balkan @sbalkan5.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Publication Day for “The Anthropocene and Literature”! Massive thanks to Tore Rye Anderson for this magnificent volume. So exciting to be in this company! Get your copy for 20% off today! (link in comments) www.cambridge.org/us/universit... 164
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialKing's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 02/07/2026🤿 What can we learn from an underwater world seen through divers' eyes? On 16 July, join @kingsenglish.bsky.social and the Environmental Humanities Network for the launch of Underwater Lives: Humans, Species, Ocean – a new book by Professor Clare Brant 🐡 🔗 Register ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...kcl.ac.ukBook Launch: Underwater Lives | King's College LondonYou are warmly invited to the launch of Clare Brant's new book, Underwater Lives: Humans, Species, Ocean. 024
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Love these historical comparisons in @philipjcowley.bsky.social’s FT column on the Burnham transition giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... 133
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Newtown National Nature Reserve, Isle of Wight, first thing this morning. 030
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialNaomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026later in our lives we will find it hard to believe and extraordinary and wonderful that on 29th May 2026 it was possible to listen to a brand new album by Paul McCartney 2402
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Fixed-term lectureships in 19th-century and early modern literature in the KCL English department next year - come and work with us! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/147465-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/146806-... 040
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026BBC Question Time now doing exact same with AI they did with Farage? This ‘expert’ panel on AI is a disgrace: not one critical voice. Gilbert works for Tony Blair to promote AI. Jones is govt chief AI booster (& Blair flunky). Riparbelli is industry. Gawdat is ex industry. And a Tory MP 831417673
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026in rome, the size, duration, and lavishly ridiculous violence of gladiatorial games increased in proportion to the magnitude of social unrest 0408
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 26/05/2026John Doran asked Iggy Pop, Jim Sclavunos, Jason Pierce, Mike Patton, Paul Weller and many other musicians to tell us about their favourite albums by Miles Davis My Favourite Miles Davis Album (#MilesDavis Centenary) buff.ly/uY5wIqr 0299
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialdavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 24/05/2026"Dylan was a revolutionary. Bob freed your mind the way Elvis freed your body. ...To this day, wherever great rock music is being made, there is the shadow of Bob Dylan." Bruce Springsteen on Bob Dylan. 03311
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/05/2026It's Bob Dylan's birthday, so here's your occasional reminder that this iconic slice of footage was shot in the alleyway known as Savoy Steps, just behind the Savoy Hotel in the Strand. 1727041
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Granta shrugs about AI scandal about prize-winning short story: “Perhaps we will never know” if it was AI-plagiarized or not. Absolutely bananas. 5259
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't. 991272786872
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 05/05/2026www.youtube.com/live/eP3hqky...youtube.comWhy are populists winning? Disillusionment, delivery and the future of democracyYouTube video by The Policy Institute at King's College London 000
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialKeats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Prof. Alexander Schlutz reflects on teaching birdsong with P.B. Shelley & Keats, incorporating songs of both skylarks and nightingales in discussions of Romantic poetry. Find ideas for incorporating birdsong into your courses on the Birdsong Teaching page. www.k-saa.org/2025-birdson...k-saa.org2025 Birdsong: Pedagogy — K-SAA 032
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialAndre Keil @andrekeil.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Important intervention by the @royalhistsoc.org, @ihr.bsky.social, History UK, and the Historical Association. I hope politicians will take note.history.ac.ukProtecting What Matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHRProtecting what matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR 01311
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialHolly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Just crazy that the *actual* king of England is explaining the limits on the executive branch under Anglo-American constitutional law — to the U.S. Congress. 161383207
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/w...nytimes.comShakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where. 021
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialProf. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11/04/2026PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships- King's College London - Department of War Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD022/p...jobs.ac.ukPhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships at King's College LondonDiscover a PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities. 02141
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orban owns the media. He controls the information environment. He rigged the electoral system to make defeat next-to impossible. The govt of the most powerful country on earth tried to bribe Hungarian voters in his favour. It didn't work. 191201211
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialTimothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 12/04/2026A great moment to be in Budapest… 110516
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialGodwin_lives @pamelaclemit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026#OTD 7 April 1836: death of #WilliamGodwin, author of Political Justice, Caleb Williams, & many other works speaking truth to power; head of one of Britain's leading literary families; writer of 1500 astonishing letters – Vol. IV: 1816-1828 due out from OUP this year. global.oup.com/academic/pro... 0159
jamesgrande.bsky.social @jamesgrande.bsky.social · 30/03/2026www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...theguardian.comAI lectures, Old West folk heroes and Mark Twain: what is Bob Dylan up to joining Patreon?By far the biggest musician to have joined the membership-based platform, Dylan’s posts have so far been puzzling – and therefore entirely in character 000
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/03/2026AI executives and researchers “readily admit that they have not yet released a model that writes well,” Jasmine Sun writes. She speaks with AI experts about why LLMs are built in a way that is antagonistic to great writing:bit.lyThe Human Skill That Eludes AIWhy can’t language models write well? 64312
Reposted by jamesgrande.bsky.socialMary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Here is my best Habermas story. I am grad student waiting in LONG line for Habermas talk. There is a tall man waiting in front of me. Line moves so we are eventually visible to organizers, a woman looks over & makes horrified face. Runs out: "Prof Habermas! You don't have to wait in line!" 181836328