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Toby Juliff

@tobyjuliff.bsky.social
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Lecturer, researcher. Foster parent. Latin/x, EnvHist, cont Art historian and curious person. nipaluna Hobart. Often found walking. discover.utas.edu.au/Toby.Juliff

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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sobering event today. I had to show a second year student (SM2) how to borrow a book from the library. They hadn’t borrowed a single item in 4 semesters.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The little crackle that you hear when the vacuum is doing its thing is very satisfying. When it’s non-stop crackle for 20 mins, that’s less satisfying. How did I let it come to this?
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
So, a major #envhum journal I submitted to v favourably over a year has, under new editors, undertaken a quite significant stylistic and thematic review. Which is frustrating. I understand the responsibility, but the lack of custodianship is palpable. A year lost too.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons GIF
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Skinner: Am I Out Of Touch? No, The Children Are Wrong.
ALT: Skinner: Am I Out Of Touch? No, The Children Are Wrong.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Good article. I find the push towards high-$ & paywalled ‘international’ publications troubling for all the reasons that this article explores. Most troubling is the endless push of rankings tables, which benefits only the top (who simultaneously defund Hums). theconversation.com/australians-...
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Australians are hungry for new history books – but historians are pressured not to publish locally
A new study shows that workplace priorities for Australian historians make it harder for their work to reach Australian readers – despite strong public interest.
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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Check out my new article! It argues that the rise of continental drift should be understood within the context of the geopolitical shift that came from decolonization. lmk if you can't access! #histsci #STS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Geology as geopolitics: continental drift and the southern hemisphere
This article argues that the mid-twentieth-century acceptance of continental drift cannot be understood solely as the result of new geophysical eviden…
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Red sky in the morning, shepherds take warning / blue sky at night, day
Autumnal sunrise in southern Lutruwita- lots of reds, and purples, a sky bruise
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
There are PhD studentships available for some lucky people: Collecting Space Heritage (Museum Studies) - le.ac.uk/study/resear... Humanity and space, open theme - le.ac.uk/study/resear... #STS #histSTM 📜
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Kate Bagnall @baibi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
'Why doesn’t Hobart have a Chinatown?' by @imoweg.bsky.social, Annaliese Claydon, and me! theconversation.com/why-doesnt-h...
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Why doesn’t Hobart have a Chinatown?
Early Chinese communities might seem to have left little tangible trace. But such an absence does not necessarily mean the absence of a Chinese history.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
And I can’t stress this strongly enough. No.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I was off most of last semester. Received a wee round of applause from learners as I came in to class today. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Felt a bit meh today, and mostly on top of teaching. So spent some time reading the authors that have cited me of late. Quite a few PhDs and MRes, and a few interesting books. So I’ve compiled my four (ok 5) favourite aspects of research… 1/2
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I’ve reached the age. An overly energetic head bop to Hall & Oates on the school run and now I can’t look right. I welcome massage recommendations in the Hobart area.
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We have an online information meeting about our new Masters in Public Environmental Humanities program TODAY (Jan 27) at 14:00 Central European time. If you are interested in finding out more, register to attend the meeting (near bottom of this page): www.uis.no/en/studies/t... #envhist #envhum
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Blistering day of little progress in the garden. So a quiet pint of cider with the always quarrelsome VS Naipaul. A troubling read, but damn he can write prose like few I know.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
2025 was a challenge on many fronts. A real struggle. Only two days into 2026 an not even a rotten sinus infection can bring down the joy in receiving positive, constructive, and encouraging reviews received today to a very lengthy article in v prestigious journal posted mid year.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna Apply by January 6th. niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j... #envhist
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Job - Tenure Track - Environmental History - BOKU University
Tenure-track BOKU University - Vienna position seeks environmental history scholar with strong research, teaching, interdisciplinary methods, funding success, and socio-ecological expertise.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Oh dear #ashes
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I so wish I could be at #AAANZ2025 where my wonderful colleague Karen Hall will be convening a terrific panel we devised on creative approaches to sound in #envhums #envhist. Poor health keeps me away, but I hope speakers and audiences are enriched.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
At what age is still acceptable to have a toy boat in your bath? I’m asking for a me.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Much like the weather, today could go either way. But either by work or by luck, we’ll get there together. Wordle 1,518 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
My wee tantrum over, I’ve deleted my outrage at how universities are attacking the very foundations of research and critical thinking (the thing that distinguishes us from rocks). I’m now having a cup of tea in front of a fire in a lovely pub in Huonville. I’m still right though.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Three chatty kookaburras on the roof. That must be good. I mean, one pooped on me. Less good. But I’m going with the good overall. Trying to be positive.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
A subject close to my heart.
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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Heritage At Risk in Wiltshire from the Historic England Register www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/2537618...
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What buildings around the county are at risk of being lost after neglect and decay
Approval of planning permission to restore the Grade II listed Assize Court in Devizes has been welcomed by people interested in Wiltshire's…
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Counterpoint to the AHA Committee: it is NOT OUR JOB TO TEACH AI literacy. It is our job to teach students history, critical thinking; how to interrogate and analyse sources, primary and secondary; how to write and weave historical narratives; how to communicate history to the public and more.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Oh no. No. No no no.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Once a childhood favourite of mine; now a favourite of B. I was sorry to hear that Allan Ahlberg has passed. A fine legacy.
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We were saddened to learn of the death of Allan Ahlberg, one of our much-loved and respected Fellows. He leaves behind an extraordinary legacy and has earned a place in the hearts of millions of families. Our thoughts are with his loved ones.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
In other news. It’s quiz night and I need help on all things contemporary culture.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
First two classes of SM2 down. It’s not my unit, and geared around creative coding. I’m about 5 minutes ahead of 60% of them, and way behind the other 40%. It’s interesting to be in a laboratory-type classroom where I, the instructor, is learning alongside them as we explore this.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I pride myself on my maturity. Wordle 1,493 5/6 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
No cakes? No sizzle? I mean, what even is the point of voting? Oh, the democracy. Right.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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Oslo Center for Environmental Humanities @uio-oceh.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Next up in our “meet the groups” series: EcoLit 📚🌿 This group is all about stories — and how literature and culture shape how we think (and feel) about the environment. 🔗https://shorturl.at/rnPBH #EnvHum #EcoCriticism
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Ecocritical Literary and Cultural Studies - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
Literary and cultural texts that explore environmental issues provide important sites for ecocritical analysis.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I’ve been reading Blanchot again and finding their writing useful on opening up ethical encounters with unknown Others. But I’m wondering if there’s any literature out there on ethical encounters with those who will never be known? I’m thinking long extinct Others. #envhums #einvhist #extinction
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
It’s totally out of my comfort zone but I’m teaching* first year artists with cables.gl this coming semester. Although my efforts land between ZX81 and MSPaint it’s been quite fun. If anyone has any funky historical or heritage patches let me know *about 5 minutes ahead of learners #dighums
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Cables is a tool for creating beautiful interactive content. With an easy to navigate interface and real time visuals, it allows for rapid prototyping and fast adjustments.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Lunch eaten 9.45am. I am a disgrace.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Long before I became one of those boring & predictable Tasmanian walkers who refuses to wear long pants no matter how cold it is I was a boring & predictable Yorkshire Dales walker who refused long pants no matter how cold it was.
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
CFP extended until July 23. Karen Hall and I are convening a panel at AAANZ2025 in Perth on unruly histories and practices of water. Histories & practices of infrastructure, hydrofeminism, blue humanities, oceanic thinking. #envhum #aaanz #cfp #water #arthistory #envhist aaanz.info/aaanz-home/c...
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2025 Conference | Unruly Objects - AAANZ | The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand
2025 AAANZ CONFERENCE | UNRULY OBJECTS Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 December 2025, University of Western Australia, Perth Hosted by The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, The Berndt Museum, and the UWA School of...
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Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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