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Kindly unfollow me, I have absolutely no idea who you are and I couldn't give a fuck

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Both your posts were aggressive, for absolutely no reason. I'm gatekeeping nothing. 100% of people who know who I'm talking about would recognise the quote. What's wrong with you? Are you simple, or just a total arsehole? Or both?

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Please refer to my previous reply: if you don't know who I'm talking about then you won't know him. Don't think I can make that any clearer for you to understand, sorry. Also don't know why you can talk about being respectful when writing weird aggressive reply-guy bullshit to someone you don't know

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 21h

Helps who? If you don't know who I'm talking about then you won't know him, and I don't care

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That's a fantastic cover image 👌

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 21h

The world lost an absolute titan of the music industry yesterday. Most people won't even know his name, but the influence of his band can scarcely be matched. My life would likely have been entirely different without what they did for music. Those who know will know. Lay down your soul...

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 22h

I really enjoyed working on this volume. Fantastic sexy poetry and short stories from an unjustly forgotten writer!

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‘My name is Emily’ is an interesting field to work in

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This is the first MHRA-organized event since I've been working here; we used to run events quite a lot many years ago, but not for a while. This one was my idea: volume 100 of a periodical publication is a once-in-a-lifetime thing to happen, it had to be marked. I hope people will come!

Party at the Caxton pub in Brighton to celebrate?!

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Please come along to this if you're in/near London! There'll be three interesting talks plus a drinks reception after (well, two interesting talks and one talk by me)

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Atomic Rooster are playing Worthing next month 😊

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Listening to a high-up guy from a semi-major US university press talk about the importance of learned societies, and recalling the extremely rude and un-collegiate email I received from a staff member there when I suggested a collaborative initiative with the society I work for. Hmmmmm

I don't think so. No scriptoria either, but interesting that this discussion suggests there must be a press because of how many books there are -- it could just be lots of MS copying! www.reddit.com/r/teslore/co...

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Yes that's true! I'm sure there are mentions of presses in TES though. I'm gonna go check in on the Black Horse Courier later.

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Has anyone pointed out to him yet that his job remit does actually include these?

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The Fallout 4 one is so annoying because they have a press but the newspaper they supposedly use it for is clearly handwritten 🥲

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thank goodness they’re working hard on fixing his kind of thing, instead of investing all their time and money in useless ‘AI’ garbage that nobody asked for, right?!

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As the new academic year gets underway, here's a reminder of Colin Burrow's important essay for @lrb.co.uk (10/9/26) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... and a link to the accompanying podcast (18/9/2026) www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...

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Colin Burrow · Good Weird or Bad Weird: Uses of Criticism

Literary criticism is a supremely occasional skill, where you have to be bold enough to operate where there aren’t any...

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lovely piece. Vendler was one of the top critics of our time, to my mind

Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That really would be a limited edition

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tell ‘em to scootch the two columns of the contents page closer towards each other! They’re friends, not enemies 😄

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Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Increasingly thinking that rather than open access (e)books, all I want are cheap paperback editions that either I or my institutions’ library can buy and actually read 📚

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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our colleagues in the @englishassociation.bsky.social are hosting an event in London on 17 October, Why Subject Associations Matter -- celebrating their 120th birthday! Do come along if you're in the area. Details here: englishassociation.ac.uk/confronting-...

A painting of a group of hands in a rainbow of different colours

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Spending today working on my talk on the history of the Annual Bibliography for our London event in October (join us!). It's going to be so hard compressing everything into the time available. Also I haven't given a public lecture for about 10 years... www.mhra.org.uk/news/2026/08...

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thoughts are with you. Hoping for the best outcome.

Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The persecution of Brighton University staff by the management there has been probably the longest and most bitter battle of the current HE crisis. Immeasurable harm done to staff wellbeing. But their situation is a warning to all others: this will come for you in the end too.

Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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We've just published a new volume in our 'Jewelled Tortoise' series! 'Vernon Lee’s Cosmopolitan Prose. A Translated Selection', translated and edited by Colton Valentine. All info 👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications...

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Final proof checks this week to the Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature for 2025. Still published in print after 100+ years! Not many subscribers these days (most access the online version), but it's nice that there are still a dedicated few. The print volume has its own value.

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Wishing all language and literature scholars regular and constant intercourse with their fellow-workers 👍

without that encouragement and support which comes from regular and constant intercourse with their fellow-workers in the same field of knowledge'

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The Minister (H. A. L. Fisher I think) wrote: 'I wish you every success in your new endeavour, and hope that the Association will provide a rallying-ground for Modern Language scholars, who have too often in the past been compelled to work in isolation,

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When @themhra.bsky.social was founded in 1918, it was reported in The Times, and the Minister of Education sent a letter of support and good wishes. How times have changed eh! For newspapers, politicians, and the MHRA itself...

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Yeah depends on the field, for sure. That sucks. Literature scholars are lucky to have options I guess

Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

But there are indexed journals that are just as old/prestigious as the commercial ones that are published by non-profit publishers. Commercial publishers don’t have a monopoly on prestige. There are plenty of alternatives.

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It’s only academics themselves whi can change the situation, by voting with their work

Thats true; the larger UPs are really non-profit in name only, they act the same as the commercial publishers. But still: not all academic publishers!

*commercial* academic publishers 😛

Good to know, thanks! Yes that's my plan next :)

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Oxford updates AI disclosure guidelines for academic authors - Research Information

‘44% of respondents said they were concerned that disclosing their use of AI would negatively affect how others viewed their work’ …of course it will. Maybe take the hint? These people are supposed to be academics… www.researchinformation.info/news/oxford-...

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Research found widespread uncertainty among academic authors over when artificial intelligence use should be disclosed

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Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It doesn’t look very women-friendly, it’s not pink and there are no flowers?!?

Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Same! It’s so cold 😰😢🥶