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Keith Ruiter

@keithruiter.bsky.social
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Medievalist | likes law, normativity, transgression, & other Viking Age oddities (also has a life outside work) | Senior Lecturer at University of Suffolk | Hon. Assistant Prof at Centre for the Study of the Viking Age | PhD | he/they

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Ruth! @ruthholliday.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Lecturers for the last 200 years: Optional Modules should explore a topic in depth giving students a sense of a field of enquiry and different approaches to it. The best teaching is research-led, delivered by experts in the area bringing students the latest knowledge in their field. 1/
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Keith Ruiter @keithruiter.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
What are the rules at the intersection of video games & public history? In this talk (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBuX...), I explore Viking-Age law, video games, & pose some questions about gamified heritage. Thanks again to @jubalbarca.bsky.social for inviting me and sorry for the glitch at the start!
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“What are the Rules?” Medieval Law and Opportunities for Authenticity in Video Games: CMW5 Keynote
YouTube video by The Exilian Channel
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Amy J. Rutenberg @amyjay401.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
For those historians keeping track, esp #milhist folks, “history” is now a flagged word bc of its apparent connection to #DEI. Canary in a coal mine, indeed. @smh-historians.bsky.social 🗃️ www.tpr.org/military-vet...
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U.S. military removes words 'history,' 'respect,' 'dignity' from digital presence as part of DEI review
The Department of Defense issued a Digital Content Refresh document to comply with DEI removal from the armed services. TPR obtained a document laying out the guidance of what to remove.
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
No fooling! If you're in #Kirkwall on 1st April, come along to our reading of #poetry composed in and inspired by #Orkney and #Shetland. 7.30 pm in the St Magnus Centre, and free. A @ragnasislands.bsky.social event.
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Keith Ruiter @keithruiter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Really excited to join #WolseyWriters for a session on branching narratives! If you’re in Ipswich on the 1st, come play!
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Keith Ruiter @keithruiter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The inaugural Humanities Seminar at the University of Suffolk was a huge success! Thanks again @thecelticist.bsky.social!
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Andrew Alan Johnson @andrewalanjohnson.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
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Civilization 7 senior historian prays it'll be a 'gateway drug' into textbooks: 'I teach undergraduates in my other life, and my God, man, they don't read'
"I just want people to appreciate the world and the strangeness of the world," says Dr. Andrew Johnson.
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Keith Ruiter @keithruiter.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I've been experimenting with creative assessments for a while. Students get to bring their skills and interests to them, they still get training in long-form, research-driven writing, and I get to have way more fun marking them. Win-win-win! Then I had a student ask if they could do a tattoo... 😳
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Making a Warrior @makingawarrior.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
We're so pleased to launch The Great Viking Survey today, a global study on how people view and connect with the viking world as history and heritage. We invite anyone, anywhere, to share their thoughts on vikings and their legacy! Let us see the Viking Age through your eyes at vikingsurvey.org
The Great Viking Survey logo, overlaid on a photo of a rocky shore.
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Keith Ruiter @keithruiter.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
Consulting on a film & a game this year made me realise how much I miss being creative. So, I've started making silly little videos, offering insights on how to better integrate #History into #TTRPGs like #dnd. Check it out! www.youtube.com/channel/UC7W...
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