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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Many people like to laugh at medieval illuminations of stag-snails, oh those funny medieval artists making up anim...

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Beautiful art. I love the story behind it

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dual factor authentication annoys me to no end. Passkey didn't work, get a text with a code, email the code, thumb print, facial recognition 🫠 I'm not a robot

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Rebecca Ferguson @r3beccaf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saint Gerard Majella was overcome with divine fervour, dancing and repeating verses until he fell into ecstasy and, allegedly, even levitated onepeterfive.com/saint-gerard...

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Saint Gerard Majella & the Mysticism of Music

Transforming music into a sacred play.

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Rohan Maitzen @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a wonderfully measured and non-polemical and sometimes surprisingly moving discussion of "the point of literary criticism" by way of a review of Helen Vendler's "Inhabit the Poem".

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What’s the point of literary criticism?

Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · September 18 · 37m

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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Are you #TeamScroll or #TeamCodex when it comes to texts with genealogical diagrams? Join me and @leoba.bsky.social on Thursday as we resolve this burning question once and for all! (hint: read my recent article if you want to know which team I'm on! muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...)

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

–here –though –although –asserts

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

After tutoring this morning, I spent the afternoon looking at happy little fish from the Rate manuscript #medievalsky

Bodeleian Library Ashmole 61. "Amen quid Rate" marginalia of a fish, possibly a salmon, smiling with visible teeth

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The fish: This meeting could have been and email.

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I wrote a short story after my dog passed away and it was recently published in The School Magazine "Blast Off" (ages 9-10) which is used in New South Wales, Australia classrooms. They have teaching resources for students to use when reading the story! www.theschoolmagazine.com.au/learning-res...

Screenshot of where to find teaching resources for the short story

First page of the story in a magazine. Grandma waving goodbye in the rearview mirror

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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We're officially looking for a senior Classicists for an Associate/Full Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Can confirm the community is excellent and we have some amazing resources for research. Link to the job posting is below.

illinois.csod.com

Associate/Full Professor- Classics - College of LAS

Duties & Responsibilities

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The MEMRN conference, kindly sponsored by CHASE (AHRC), is open to all UK and overseas postgraduates, professionals & practitioners. Deadline for submissions: Midnight on Friday 25th September ⏰

The MEMRN conference, kindly sponsored by CHASE (AHRC), is open to all UK and overseas postgraduates, professionals & practitioners. This includes independent researchers who are unaffiliated at this time. To submit your abstract: email your submission to chasememrn@gmail.com, with your name & ‘Conference Paper Submission’ in the subject line. When submitting your abstract, please indicate whether you plan to present in-person or remotely; include your institution (if applicable) and, if from a CHASE-affiliated university institution, whether or not you are directly funded by CHASE. Deadline for submissions: Friday 25th September

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

SAVE THE DATES! We’re delighted to share that our Winter Conference event is returning in 2026! The third iteration of the MEMRN Winter Conference will take place from the 12th - 15th November at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social We’re excited to reveal ‘Otherworlds’ as this year’s conference theme.

SAVE THE DATES! HUGE news everyone! We’re delighted to share that our popular Winter Conference event is returning in 2026!

Proudly sponsored by CHASE (AHRC), the third iteration of the MEMRN Winter Conference will take place from the 12th - 15th November at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. We’re so excited to finally reveal ‘Otherworlds’ as this year’s exciting conference theme.

Join us between the 12th & 15th in person and online for several joyful days of panels, social events, workshops, networking sessions, and adventures in our historic city. Arrival activities will take place on Thursday 12th November, with the following three days dedicated to the exploration and exchange of our community’s incredible academic knowledge.

If you’ve previously attended one of our events, you’ll know that this promises to be a brilliant time; full of supportive academic dialogue, socialising with like-minded peers, and plenty of laid-back fun too. Don’t just take our word for it, though - swipe to see what last year’s delegates thought!

Everyone is welcome: whether you’re a current researcher, a creative practitioner, working in heritage, or simply a huge history enthusiast - MEMRN is always proudly open to all.

This year’s Call for Papers will be available via the MEMRN website and on our social media from Tuesday 4th August. The deadline for submitting an abstract will be midnight on Friday 25th September.

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Dot Porter @leoba.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Do you use digitized medieval manuscripts in any capacity? Do you have opinions about the metadata that describes them? We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to fill out our very short survey. Please repost and share with anyone you know who might be interested! forms.gle/sBPXAnoRhwe1...

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Digitized Medieval Manuscripts: Metadata Preferences

A brief survey about what metadata formats people prefer to go along with their digitized medieval manuscripts. The results of this survey will be used to consider what metadata we make available thro...

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Pieter Beullens @pieterbeullens.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Just over a week left to apply!

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Rachel A. Fletcher @rafletcher.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Interested in the history of #OldEnglish scholarship? @emgallimore.bsky.social, Thijs Porck and I will be editing a volume on OE in the long 19th century; if you'd like to contribute a chapter, the deadline for abstracts is 1 Sept 2026, first full drafts due Sept 2027. Spread the word! #medievalsky

Call for Contributions
Dynamics of Old English Scholarship in the Long Nineteenth Century: Discoveries, Disputes and the Development of a Discipline
ed. Rachel A. Fletcher, Ellen Gallimore & Thijs Porck
The long nineteenth century (1786–1914) was a dynamic and transformative period for the scholarly study of Old English.
The legacies of nineteenth-century scholarship remain deeply embedded in the study of Old English today. As a result, contemporary scholars must engage not only with early medieval language and literature itself, but also with the intellectual and ideological lenses through which nineteenth-century scholars recovered, edited and interpreted this material.
We hope to bring together a peer-reviewed edited volume with papers on various aspects of the scholarly study of Old English in the long nineteenth century, with an additional focus on European continental
contributions in line with the ERC-project EMERGENCE (‘Early Medieval English in NineteenthCentury Europe’). Proposals for chapter contributions of c. 8000 words are welcome from scholars from all academic backgrounds. First drafts full drafts are due at the end of September 2027.
Possible topics/themes include but are not limited to:
- Discoveries of Old English texts
- Disputes about linguistic or literary interpretations of Old English
- Developments in the discipline of Old English studies
- Personal, religious, political and ideological motivations for the study of Old English
- Biographical contributions about scholars of Old English
- Scholarly correspondence on Old English matters
- Editing and printing of Old English texts
- Teaching of Old English
Please send an abstract (500 words) and short bio (150 words) to Rachel A. Fletcher
(r.a.fletcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl), Ellen Gallimore (ellen.gallimore@york.ac.uk) and Thijs Porck (m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl) before 1 September 2026.

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Laestrygonians as giants in pseudo-medieval armour was not on my bingo card #odyssey #medievalsky

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The only thing positive about these types of films is that there's a kid out there somewhere that'll see it and be inspired to read the original. Getting kids interested in history, literature and archaeology is the most redeeming quality imho

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aelura @aelura.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New tech support team at @imc-leeds.bsky.social seems a little sus. Eager though! 😆

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Brandon W. Hawk @brandonwhawk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This goes for all academic publications, journal articles (not just in science) & book chapters. I’m always happy to send my work along!

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Stephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Just let me have one, I besiege thee

A night lying on his back in a grassy field with flowers looking up remorsfully at the sky. The text above him reads reasons why I can't have a trebuchet: one. I will use it. Immediately.

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Massive thanks to University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center and the NCTA www.ucis.pitt.edu/ncta/ for the books I'll be sharing with my students this fall. 💕📚

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Leonardo Costantini @lcostantini89.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Please, consider signing this petition to stop the construction of an AI data centre in Devon: c.org/PDhTJkzvMB

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Sign the Petition

SAY NO TO DEVON DATA CAMPUS- Go fund me in description!

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Medieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We are recruiting for a Curator of Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts. For further details, and information on how to apply, please see the advert below. The deadline for applications is 12 July.

ce0752li.webitrent.com

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

They will need to hire research fact checkers that are human to make sure the basis and the results of said AI breakthroughs are genuine and that all of the sources used are properly cited to avoid plagiarism.

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Jeffrey Insko @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

if universities were serious about "workforce readiness," they'd be promoting the humanities, not building data centers on campus

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Charlie Rozier @rozierhistorian.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I’ve been contributing to a new @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social initiative to help ECR authors. Some good advice here!

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Anyone want to go in on it with me? I've got maybe £350 I can throw in 😅 We can donate it to a library afterwards www.christies.com/en/lot/the-m...

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I'm tired of "gritty realistic" medieval movies. Give me Technicolor flamboyant medieval stories like the actual colorful middle ages! Give me the funky hats and pointy shoon!

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Men In Tights Accent

Alt: Men In Tights "unlike some other Robin Hoods I can speak with an English accent"

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Sydney Carton got the ax, Very polite about the facts— “Far better thing I do,” he sighed, And heroically… well… he died.

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I'm still shopping my book chapter on Perceforest (an exploration of Arthurian lineages), if anyone knows a place where it might fit! 😊

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Millennials annotate. Gen Z tabs. We write the books that spark conversations across generations. We fear the MUP team had far too much fun writing these... #AcademicBooks #HistoryBooks #ArtHistoryBooks #TradeNonFiction #CriticalThinking #CulturalHistory #NonFictionReads

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nightmargin @nightmargin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I don't want AI in my email I don't want AI in my search engine I don't want AI in my house I won't click AI with a mouse I don't want AI in a box I don't want AI in firefox

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Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell @loren325.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

👋 I've made starter packs for #ICMS2026 ! Find and follow your favorite medievalists here: go.bsky.app/Li75Wkw and here: go.bsky.app/BXGBDv3 📜🪶 #icms #kzoo2026 #medieval #medievalsky @kzooicms.bsky.social

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

They knew. They tried to warn us. It's not the hantavirus. It's the planned alien Armageddon! youtu.be/B2o85p2lfRM?...

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Mulder and Kurtzweil («The X-Files: Fight the Future»)

YouTube video by RetroPanorama

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy Easter! 🐣 🐰 Freshly made hot cross buns

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Awww!! 🐇Happy Easter weekend, everyone! I have to make hot cross buns this weekend...

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De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Job vacancy: We are looking for an Acquisitions Editor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Apply now! de-gruyter.onlyfy.jobs/job/3dhjdvo3... #medievalsky #earlymodern

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 16/03/2026

The 1st iteration of HireHumanArtists.com is here. It's currently just a spreadsheet directory of visual artists who've pledged to never use AI in their works. Use the pre-made filters to find what you want or make your own. Please share with authors & anyone else looking for art!

hirehumanartists.com

Directory of No AI Artists

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Pleased to be quoted here. This is the first request for a conversation I've accepted from a journalist who emailed me abt AI bc the journalist, Kathryn Palmer, didn't approach me as a stenographer for industry but instead to provide visibility for a movement.We had a great substantive conversation

For academics and others who want to advance the Al-resistance movement, focusing on the right to refuse the technology and directing criticism toward tech companies offers the best path forward, said Sonja Drimmer, an associate professor of medieval art and architecture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who has written at length about resisting generative Al in education.
"Worries about plagiarism are distractions to pit teachers against students so that we forget that our actual opponents in this battle are profiteers and opportunists," she said. "The word 'inevitability' has long been used to defuse and deflate any kind of resistance or rejection to anything. It's important to ask who is promoting that narrative and why."
And while those and other questions about generative Al's ability to improve student outcomes remain largely unanswered, the higher education sector should take time to first question where the pressure to adopt the tools now is coming from, Drimmer added.
It's also why she believes the CCCC's resolution offers such an effective defense against that pressure.
"Urgency is meant to flood the mind of the customer so they can't take a pause to consider whether the thing that's being sold really needs to be bought," she said. "I see no need for urgency. I understand that the phrase 'But we're going to fall behind' can be very convincing. But no one is really asking, 'Fall behind what?''

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Dr. Krista A. Milne @kmilne.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Please help spread the word #medievalsky! Funded PhD position on medieval literary and artistic representations of disability as part of a Vidi project I will be leading that is funded by the Dutch Research Council: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3592...

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PhD position on medieval representations of disability within the project DISMANTLE

Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) invites applications for a PhD position on medieval representations of disability within the project DISMANTLE (1.0 fte, 4 years / 0.8 fte, 5 y...

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