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Juliane Witte

@julianewitte.bsky.social
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Medievalist :) I work with Old Norse-Icelandic literature with a focus on female anger, emotion and monster studies, reception/Medievalism, and narrative networks @ University of Tübingen

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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fix your economy with this one weird trick
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Planning to apply for an ERC grant in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences? Don't miss out on the free expert support available at British Academy reading days. Especially handy if your university is shrinking its research office or making scads of academics with grant expertise redundant. Ahem.
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The IMC 2027 Bursary application deadline is now just 1 week away! For your application to be considered, don't forget to submit by 23:59 on Thursday 15 October. For more information on IMC bursaries, and the application process, visit www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/about/bursary/ #IMC2027 #Medievalsky
Delegates chatting over coffee
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Juliane Witte @julianewitte.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
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Anne Carson wins the Nobel prize in literature 2026
The world’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet Anne Carson, known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#MedievalSky This from the New York Times, minutes ago: "Has plague ever been used as a bioweapon? Maybe — but it’s been a while. In the 14th century, according to one account, a Mongol army catapulted plague-infested bodies into the Crimean city of Caffa." Please don't let this nonsense persist!
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Antonio E. Porreca 🐳 @aeporreca.org · 07/10/2026
The Association for Human Mathematics (AHM) statement on OpenAI’s October 6 release of mathematical documents just dropped! www.ahmath.org/statements
AHM Statement on OpenAI’s October 6 Release of Mathematical Documents

Yesterday, on October 6th, 2026, OpenAI – which is currently defending lawsuits against accusations of illegal plagiarism, copyright infringement, and trademark dilution – released a repository of manuscripts purporting to contain solutions to a number of high-profile problems in mathematics.

Mathematicians did not ask for this work to be done. The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, from whom OpenAI has claimed to derive its legitimacy, opened their initial advisory statement by saying that frontier AI corporations should not test advanced mathematical problems on internal models. In ignoring the central premise of the Advisory Group’s position, OpenAI has indicated total disregard for the norms of scientific research — norms that guarantee that mathematics remains trustworthy, ethically researched, and in the public interest.

Mathematicians have a particular vision of progress that is informed by history and field-specific considerations. We reject OpenAI's assertion that this release advances our subject, and we urge mathematicians and the public to view the value of this publication model with due skepticism. 

Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power. We urge mathematicians to discontinue their work with OpenAI and to return to a vision of science that centers human understanding.

Association for Human Mathematics
Communications Working Group
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TOEBI @toebi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
⏰Reminder: Registration is open‼️ 📜 #TOEBI Conference 2026: All Kinds of People 📅 Saturday, 24th October 2026 🏫 Host: University of Nottingham 📲 Register here: bit.ly/4z3g3Bf #️⃣ #medievalsky #OldEnglish
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Kristin @kehf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I think this is a great way to think about LLMs & A.I. — even well thought out machine learning tool being used in medicine are designed with very specific goals in mind driven by their programmers.
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Doctor Science ❌👑 @doctorscience.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
once again I'll boost @monicamedhist.bsky.social Monica Green's ongoing Black Death bibliography, The Mother of All Pandemics, for all you plague nerds: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The Mother of All Pandemics The State of Black Death Research in the Era of Covid-19 - Bibliography 05152020 - migrated 03032021.docx
This is a comprehensive bibliography on the science and history of the 2nd Plague Pandemic, focusing on scholarship of the past 20 years or so. It is regularly updated. An appendix covers the 1st Plag...
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Brosephine so scary 🎃 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did everyone else know that @anniealtman108.bsky.social is on here, trying to get anyone to pay attention to the first hour of her deposition from the lawsuit against her monster of a brother, Sam? Because I did not. I haven’t seen any news coverage re: the video release either. We can do better
Screenshot of Annie Altman in her deposition, posted on Instagram. I hear it’s on YouTube as well.
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Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
41% staffing cuts in the Faculty of Arts at UoN. We're entering a wilderness of creativity and critical thinking.
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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is it worth attending lectures as a student? The C15 German perspective:
Page from the Manuale Scholarium

CHAPTER XII
VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS AMONG STUDENTS
Cam. I was at a lecture. I don't suppose I learned a single word. Our preceptors compel us, we spend our time to no purpose.
Bar. How's that? I suppose you don't pay attention. Explain to me what's the bother.
Cam. The trouble is this, the subject matter is too deep and serious. I'd rather give my money and not enter; I'd do something worth while.
Bar. What sort of a lecture is it?
Cam. On the books de anima.
Bar. This book is of very little use to the unintelligent or to those who lack preparation. Why did you enter it?
Cam. Oughtn't I to take it?
Bar. Ask your master. Perhaps he can find a way out of it.
Cam. I did ask him. He says there isn't any remedy. If I want to take it, it'll be necessary to attend regularly.
Bar. I must be silent if that's the way your master feels about it.
Cam. Ha, ha, nevertheless I'll do as I please.
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now.
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excited that we'll be welcoming a new member to the English Literature team. For more details and to apply see the link below. We're looking for a 0.5 colleague with a specialism in pre-1800s. www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...
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Work with us - University of Winchester
Explore the University of Winchester and discover your new career. We have a variety of positions in academic and professional services. Work with us.
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Juliane Witte @julianewitte.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Absolutely! Thanks in advance for sharing 🙂
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Juliane Witte @julianewitte.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So I've had a speaker drop-out last minute from the session dedicated to Old Norse female networks and communities! I still need to figure out next steps but is there coincidentally anyone who'd like to present in this session? #MedievalSky #OldNorse
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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today we are #shipposting ! Viking ships are one of the most popular and enduring symbols we associate with the Viking Age - and who could blame us, really 😏 [Photo Credits: Bart the Viking, DrummieKerr, InghenRuiadh] #NorseMap #iViking #MedievalSky
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Dr Grace Khuri @gracekhuri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For my new role as RA for the #OxfordUniversity project: 'British Fantasy and the #FirstWorldWar', I'll be drawing on my extensive research experience with the widespread mythic framing of #WorldWarI. Below is an illustrated article on the topic. academia.edu/113103338/Th... #Norsemyth #medievalsky
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The Politics of Norse Medievalism in the British Press during the First World War
The Norse-Germanic branch of medievalism in Britain during the First World War has been strangely neglected in both literary-cultural and historical scholarship. 1 Several studies have addressed that ...
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fascinating! ‘Greece will hand ​over to Bulgaria the remains identified as those of Bulgarian ‌medieval ruler Tsar Samuel under an accord signed on Tuesday that also provides for the transfer of other historic and religious ​artefacts between the two Balkan neighbours.’
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Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies @acmrs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ACMRS is hiring! We are seeking a program manager to join our ongoing Mellon Foundation-funded RaceB4Race initiative. Find the full position listing below and apply today! asu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ASU…
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Program Manager
Job Profile: Administrative Operations Specialist 3 Job Family: Administrative Operations Time Type: Full time Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. Job Profile Summary: Supports and instructs those served by the department with complex queries, applies specialized knowledge of multiple standards, policies...
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Juliane Witte @julianewitte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Took some annual leave to figure out how I'm going to work my way through this mountain over the next few months... should probably start with the sequels right? #Booksky
A stack of books on a table. From top to bottom: Slow Gods by Claire North, The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin, A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martin, and The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.
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Juliane Witte @julianewitte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seeing people post about how unfair the “mob justice” against the Cornell rapists is doesn’t really move me when there is no justice for survivors. The system doesn’t work; it enacts further punishment on the victims. Society is even crueler. So spare me the “mob justice” rhetoric about the accused
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
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medievalJewishStudiesNow! @med-ljewishstnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Job: Assistant Professor of Medieval History, History Department, UT-Austin. #jewishstudies #medievalsky mjsnow.hypotheses.org/23115
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Job: Assistant Professor of Medieval History, History Department, UT-Austin
The Department of History at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027. We seek a scholar to teach medieval Europe, excluding ...
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Fiona Campbell-Howes @fortrenn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Still time to get your tickets for our @pictishartssociety.bsky.social conference next weekend! A fantastic line-up of experts looking at the 'Pictishness' of Pictish art, new findings from Burghead, and approaches to representing Picts and Pictland in the role-playing game Carved in Stone.
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
youtu.be/R92vqPDVgA4
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The greatest Viking gold ever discovered
YouTube video by The Archaeologist's Notebook
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov day! He saved the world from nuclear annihilation on this day in 1983. My freshman year in college would have been so much worse without his courage.🧵
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Hella Hannah 🌟 [Comms Open!] @hellahannah.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A second foal has hit the ground! <3
A drawing of two adult Przewalski’s horses and their two foals on a blank background in the style of the Lascaux cave paintings. The text underneath reads “making friends with mama.”
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Detection software is a con. Those who believe it works are getting suckered while thinking they're righteously punishing someone who deserves it. The damn stuff says Emily Dickinson, famously deceased long before modern computing, used this generative junk. It cannot be relied on to tell on itself
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MythologyBot @mythologybot.boodoo.co · 24/09/2026
B646 Marriage to person in reptile form.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.
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Natalie Hopwood @nrhopwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reminder to all Old Norse PGRs and ECRs! The next NECRON event is happening NEXT WEEK! Hope to see many of you there 🌟
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How men feared women! she thought, walking among the late-flowering roses. Not as individuals, but women when they talked together, worked together, spoke up for one another - then men saw plots, cabals, constraints, traps being laid.
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Misery 👻 @miseryhighlight.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Listen, man, you didn’t weird me out you weirded me in. Tell me more obscure facts immediately.
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Grand Admiral Shaun Duke @shaunduke.net · 22/09/2026
Hey! A while back, JSTOR dropped a Speculative Fiction reading list. There are pieces on obvious things, but also some sociology/social sciences pieces about speculative thought. Lots of nifty bits here! daily.jstor.org/spec...
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Speculative Fiction: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily
Speculative fiction, from Afrofuturism to Star Wars, offers students tools and methods for analyzing social movements, power structures, and utopian thinking.
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Middeleeuwen Podcast @middeleeuwen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Deze week is dr. Janna Coomans van de Universiteit Utrecht terug in Middeleeuwen! In de nieuwste aflevering spreken we over haar onderzoek naar brand in de middeleeuwen: van preventie tot het blussen van branden. Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧 ➡️ linktr.ee/middeleeuwen
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Brand in de middeleeuwen | Middeleeuwen
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 23/09/2026
RIP to Chris Christie’s 2028 campaign, murdered by an octogenarian mere hours after launch
Joyce Carol Oates • @JoyceCarolOates
really, this is a serious question: why on earth would Chris Christie imagine that anyone, anywhere, ever would want him to run for President? what sparks such a delusion? granted, his wife might enjoy having him out of the house & on the campaign trail; but better just get an inexpensive hobby instead.
Joyce Carol Oates • @JoyceCarolOates •1h
New Jersey thinks not, x.com/ianjaeger29/st...
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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Coins make up only a small part of the hoard, but they range from Arabic dirhams to Anglo-Saxon pennies, showing how far reaching Viking hoarding tendencies were. #NorseMap #iViking #UCC #CACCS #FutureHumanities #CitizenScience #Vikings #Norse #PublicHistory #CulturalHeritage #ERC #MedievalSky
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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After a hot Norse summer of incredible finds, we are transitioning into hoard autumn 🍁 The beginning of September brought the news of the 18,5kg Rebild hoard, the largest silver hoard ever found in Denmark! [photo credits: Nordjyske Museer] #NorseMap #MedievalSky
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Brandon W. Hawk @brandonwhawk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#MedievalSky, surely this is a time to shine for medievalists who can talk about the long tradition of considering God & Jesus in feminine & non-binary terms--not just maleness.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 21/09/2026
It’s just a conference motion and only from the party with the third most seats in Parliament but it passed resoundingly and I do think that matters.
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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 22/09/2026
new cat, new mouse, new brain, what dread punchline is this setup for
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