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The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A bit late...we know...but thanks to everyone who presented at and attended our strand at @imc-leeds.bsky.social last month. So many papers, so much to reflect on. Thank you everyone, we hope to see you next year 😊 Here's a photo of the organising team looking proud.

Organising team sitting at the front of a seminar room, behind them a screen with another member joining online.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

⭐️⭐️ PRESS RELEASE: Today, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) + its Texas affiliate, Texas AAUP-AFT, sued Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton and members of the Board of Regents over two system memoranda issued in the past eight months. 1/2

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AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT file lawsuit against Texas Tech System

Social: Bluesky @texasaaup.bsky.social

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This baby needs $10K for a shot at life. Honestly it feels impossible to raise so much money, but 10 people giving just $50 a month will get us halfway there! 10 people giving $100 a month and it’s done! ❤️ We can help this sweet girl!

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It feels impossible to raise so much money, but if we all decide to donate just a little, we can help this sweet girl! 10 people giving just $50 a month gets us halfway there! Ten people giving $100 a month and it’s done! ❤️

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I know this seems like a dream to raise so much money, but we can help this sweet girl! 10 people going just $50 a month will get us halfway there! Ten people giving $100 a month and it’s done! ❤️

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It’s my birthday 🎂🎉 and I’m raising money to help little Noor get a lifesaving genetic therapy. She’s the three-year-old daughter of Syrian friends, and I’m grateful for anything you feel you can give: but recurring donations will be most impactful. Thank you! ❤️ 🙏 givebutter.com/help-a-syria...

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Help little Noor get a lifesaving genetic treatment!

With your help, this sweet Syrian toddler will have a chance to play

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Just here to post this again like I do every year, not only because Douglass was one of the founding philosophers of American liberty but because I am so moved by the kids Frederick Douglass’ descendants deliver “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”

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‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 01/07/2026

great year for medievalists; first you’ve got a tyrant starting shit with the Pope and now we have a full blown schism

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

'“These buildings were like part of us” said Rasoul Mosavi, his head still bandaged in gauze from the injury he received in the explosion...“This place is very dear to my heart”’ Deeply researched, on-the-ground survey of wartime damage to cultural heritage in Iran www.reuters.com/investigates...

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How 5 weeks of war shattered some of Iran’s cherished monuments

The air campaign across Iran damaged some of its most famous monuments, shattering glass and wood, and cracking walls and ceilings at UNESCO sites.

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Crescent-shaped earrings encircling confronted birds, constructed with gold wire, granulation, and filigree Iran, 11th-12th c., Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

“We are so cooked” hits different now

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Wait till he hears who invented the reflecting pool en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian...

Chehel Sotoun Palace, Isfahan, 17th century

A columned pavilion reflected in a pool with trees on both sides

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hello I’m an archaeologist and I am making a video game

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

EVERYONE I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHECK IT OUT

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Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This looks like it's going to be marvellous.

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎉 We’re on YouTube! 🎉 The White Banner is an Arabic-English historical adventure role-playing game set during a famous rebellion in early Islamic Syria. The game is currently in development as a joint Syrian-UT Austin collaboration. Subscribe & follow for updates! www.youtube.com/@WhiteBanner...

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The White Banner Game

The White Banner is a historical action adventure role-playing game currently in development by a joint Syrian-American team. The game is playable in Arabic and English and is set in the Qasr, an 8th ...

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The White Banner Game

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

😅😅 85 degrees and 78% humidity but Texas AAUP-AFT showed up for the launch of Gina Hinojosa’s Team Texas Public Schools initiative! The fight for public education and higher education in Texas are connected! ✊ @ginafortexas.bsky.social

Four individuals wearing American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers shirts and pins pose with gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (in orange) in front of Pease elementary school in Austin.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

“Inboden’s ideal school will strictly promote the line that the West is the best, idealism trumps materialism, and diversity is divisive. Both sides of ‘debates’ will flatter power and prestige…” the-austin-tadarida.ghost.io/a-kingdom-on...

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William Inboden and the Transformation of the University of Texas at Austin

In August of last year, William Inboden began serving as the new executive vice president and provost of the University of Texas at Austin (hereafter UT Austin). In addition to obviously being one pos...

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"Faculty are completely in the dark on the process, and to the extent we’ve heard anything it has been through the rumor mill...That’s a concern because faculty are no longer in control of the core curriculum at a research university."--D Morales, UH AAUP www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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A battle over 'indoctrination' is reshaping core curriculum at Texas colleges

A new state law mandates that Texas' core curriculum must be 'foundational.' No one is really saying what that means.

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

stop scrolling the bad news and help me make some good news 🥹❤️

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Good morning! Have you helped some sweet Syrian kids go to school yet today? Add it to your checklist, it’ll feel great 🥰

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

We really are so close! Excited to see this happen!

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Good morning bsky friends! If just nine of you give $100 we will fully fund these kids’ school fees TODAYYYYY! Help a girl out we can do this! ❤️🎉❤️🎉

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Yay we got one donation! Just nine people needed now! NIIIINNEEEE 🎉❤️🎉❤️

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Yay we got one! Just nine people needed now! NIIIINNEEEE 🎉❤️🎉❤️

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Yay we are so close to 2/3 there with this fundraiser for my Syrian friends! If just ten people donate $100 each, these sweet kids will be in school. Ten people. Ten people on the internet. TEN. PEEOPLEEE. 😀 givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This is 'Red Beach' on Hormuz Island off the coast of Iran. The red mud is actually one of the island's most important natural resources: OCHRE. It's a mix of silica, clay & iron oxides. Let's talk about the unusual geology, vibrant colors & culture of Hormuz Island, Iran. (📷: Sirsilentbob423)

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"Alcohol" is (indirectly) named for Egyptian eye makeup.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

AAUP UT Austin Chapter Pres. Karma Chávez on faculty resistance to the closure of racial, ethnic + gender studies departments at UT: “it has felt like screaming into the void, righteous screams in solidarity with our colleagues around the state.” ✊ open.substack.com/pub/highered...

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Pebbles in the Ocean (or Screaming into the Void)

Karma R.

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Let’s do this. Can I get four $25 donations today? ✨❤️

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We’re just little over 60% of our goal! 🎉 feels great like magical awesome good vibes feelings all around

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Hello friends, you can help me empower a Syrian refugee family living in Beirut. They’re good friends of mine, and I’d really like to see them keep their kids in school. Every little bit helps, and even a small donation is gratefully received! givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A few scenes from a recent trip to Cairo. It will always be Umm al-Dunya: Mother of the World

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Yale! Join us today for what will no doubt be a fascinating conference with some brilliant young students. They’re giving me hope for the future ✨✨✨ arthistory.yale.edu/event/sohbat...

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Tremendously honored to have been invited to speak at the Yale Graduate Student Symposium on Islamic Art and Architecture this Thursday. If you’re near New Haven, please join me! I’d love to see you, and please come Friday for the symposium, which looks terrific. arthistory.yale.edu/event/sohbat...

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Sohbat: Third Biennial Graduate Student Symposium on Islamic Art and Architecture | Department of the History of Art

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Happy Monday! Here’s how to brighten your day: click below & make a donation in honor of my Syrian friends! They're hoping to pay their kids’ school fees in Beirut, where they are displaced. Your kindness is deeply appreciated and will be life changing for these sweet kids! givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Please consider a donation in honor of my Syrian friends, who are hoping they’ll raise enough to pay their kids’ school fees in Beirut where they are now displaced. No amount is too small (or too big lol), and your kindness will be life changing for these sweet kids! givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Eid mubarak! Please consider an Eid donation in honor of my Syrian friends, who are hoping they’ll raise enough to pay their kids’ school fees in Beirut, where they are now displaced. Your kindness is so deeply appreciated and will be life changing for these sweet kids! givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Eid mubarak! Please consider an Eid donation in honor of my Syrian friends, who are hoping they’ll receive enough to pay their kids’ school fees in Beirut where they are now displaced. Your kindness is so deeply appreciated and will be life changing for these sweet kids! givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Tomorrow is Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, and my Syrian friends wish for one thing on this joyous holiday: to send their kids to school. With one click, you can make it happen! We’re over halfway there already! 🎉🎉🎉 givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

My Syrian friends fled Assad’s bombs in Syria and are now trying to survive this new nightmare in Lebanon, where over 820 people have been killed in recent weeks. Normal life matters more than ever. They just want to send their kids to school, and you can help me help them. givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The news is unbearable. But here’s how you help bring a little light. One click and you can help my Syrian friends pay their kids’ school fees. I can’t think of a better way to fight the darkness. ❤️🙏 givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Help a Refugee Family Pay their Kids’ School Fees

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The news is unbearable, but here’s a bright spot: A generous donor has pushed us over the halfway point: $1,460 of our $2,800 goal! 🥳 One click and you can help my Syrian friends pay their kids’ school fees. I can’t think of a better way to fight the darkness. ❤️🙏 givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Wonderful news! A generous donor has pushed us across the halfway point: $1,460 of our $2,800 goal! 🥳 Let’s keep it going! One click and you can help my Syrian friends pay their kids’ school fees. C’mon just do it it'll feel great! ❤️🙏 givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Thanks to a generous donation of $250, we're at 34% of our goal! $40 and we’ll cross over the $1K mark 🥳 With one click you can help me help my Syrian friends send their sweet kids to school. In the face of everything that’s awful, here’s one small good thing we can do! ❤️🙏❤️🙏 givebutter.com/ZUTUcD

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