Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sobering 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. 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The 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? 000
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026So, 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. 000
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A short trip, but Tuesday's are trivia and taco night at The George in South Melbourne. Lovely pub. It's been a while but I remember it fondly. If you don't fancy the short trip, Ludlow on Southbank do a tasty & thrifty steak + wine Tuesday. I used to solo dine there quite a bit. 210
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons GIFstatic.klipy.comSkinner: Am I Out Of Touch? No, The Children Are Wrong.ALT: Skinner: Am I Out Of Touch? No, The Children Are Wrong. 000
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Good 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-...theconversation.comAustralians are hungry for new history books – but historians are pressured not to publish locallyA new study shows that workplace priorities for Australian historians make it harder for their work to reach Australian readers – despite strong public interest. 100
Reposted by Toby JuliffDaniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Check 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...sciencedirect.comGeology as geopolitics: continental drift and the southern hemisphereThis article argues that the mid-twentieth-century acceptance of continental drift cannot be understood solely as the result of new geophysical eviden… 25824
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The Lost Captain in Huonville. Local ales, fab menu, quiz, kiddo friendly garden, and live music at the weekend. 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Red sky in the morning, shepherds take warning / blue sky at night, day 000
Reposted by Toby JuliffRebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026There 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 📜 1710
Reposted by Toby JuliffKate 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...theconversation.comWhy 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. 096
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I was off most of last semester. Received a wee round of applause from learners as I came in to class today. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 041
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/02/20261) Being read well by others 2) Reading and discovering 3) Getting it out there - publishing 4) Writing and 5) Being poorly read by others 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Felt 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… 1/2 110
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I’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. 130
Reposted by Toby JuliffDolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026We 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 #envhumuis.noEstablishing a secure connection ... 086
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Blistering 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. 000
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 02/01/20262025 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. 110
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Wordle 1,652 X/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 No one is to speak to me today. No one. 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 06/12/2025I was surprised by this too so came back via Taroona, which was slow and meandering but it was least moving. 100
Reposted by Toby JuliffNiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna Apply by January 6th. niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j... #envhistniche-canada.orgJob - Tenure Track - Environmental History - BOKU UniversityTenure-track BOKU University - Vienna position seeks environmental history scholar with strong research, teaching, interdisciplinary methods, funding success, and socio-ecological expertise. 01617
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 01/12/2025I 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. 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 14/09/2025I rate Georges Didi-Huberman’s ‘Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere’. 020
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Think I’ll go back to bed Wordle 1,520 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 15/08/2025At what age is still acceptable to have a toy boat in your bath? I’m asking for a me. 020
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Much 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 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025My 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. 060
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025“It is very likely that universities not actively using AI will risk having less competitive researchers.” No. Research undertaken without AI will be competitive due to its assurance of integrity. 000
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Three 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. 010
Reposted by Toby JuliffWiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Heritage At Risk in Wiltshire from the Historic England Register www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/2537618...gazetteandherald.co.ukWhat buildings around the county are at risk of being lost after neglect and decayApproval of planning permission to restore the Grade II listed Assize Court in Devizes has been welcomed by people interested in Wiltshire's… 032
Reposted by Toby JuliffAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Counterpoint 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. 7594131
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Once a childhood favourite of mine; now a favourite of B. I was sorry to hear that Allan Ahlberg has passed. A fine legacy. 010
Reposted by Toby JuliffThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/08/2025We 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. 17115
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 30/07/2025That was something Wordle 1,503 5/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 000
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 29/07/2025I understand. I still think Cardi B is the cardigan you wear when the good woollens are in the wash. 010
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 29/07/2025You’re no longer welcome to join Quizteama Rossetti. I suspect my knowledge of music far worse. Classical music I can do. Music theory, fine. Anything vaguely popular after 1999? Nope. 110
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Ha! There we go. I’m sure you did better in the music round than I did (I don’t think anyone did worse). 020
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/07/2025In other news. It’s quiz night and I need help on all things contemporary culture. 130
Toby Juliff @tobyjuliff.bsky.social · 24/07/2025First 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. 000
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