iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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ScotlandYardCSI @scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some #readers understandably choose not to buy books from certain retailers. However, #authors don’t get to choose where our books are sold, but we feel the impact when readers stop buying. Here are some ways to make sure that your choice doesn’t end up hurting the author too. 👍🧡 #Books #BookSky

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Eleanor Robson @eleanorrobson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📖 I have a new article out! "The Forgotten Workers of Kish: Iraqi Archaeological Labour in Early 20th-Century Hillah", IRAQ 88 (2027), First View online preprint #openaccess 💰From the Forgotten City of Kish project (2022-25), funded by the Nahrein Network at UCL www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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THE FORGOTTEN WORKERS OF KISH: IRAQI ARCHAEOLOGICAL LABOUR IN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY HILLAH | IRAQ | Cambridge Core

THE FORGOTTEN WORKERS OF KISH: IRAQI ARCHAEOLOGICAL LABOUR IN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY HILLAH

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To the 'AI is out of the bottle' folks: so were cigarettes, so was opium, so was uranium in household goods, so was asbestos. It's perfectly possible to look at a financially successful product, decide it's dangerous and work to control it it

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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is tomorrow & I’ve just been told that there’s a free glass of wine included in the ticket price! #oxford

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For #Hobbit day: 'If most of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.'

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Turned down last week: 2 festivals with no budget for speakers 1 writing course with no budget for teachers 1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free. Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.

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AveTeresa @aveteresa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Had to inform myself about Piddington, though it sounded so petty and annoying. This is the only thing I'm willing to repost. This woman is so coherent and when her voice wobbles a bit, gets "You sound emotional" from the interviewer, who somehow doesn't see bigotry as indicative of being far right.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When the heron preens delicate wisps of feather melt into light. Three postcards (350gsm uncoated cardstock) accompanying three new pamphlets (Eyes Front, Crystals & Dust, The Living) by Matthew Clegg. Haiku on reverse. Have You Always Been Here? Out now longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

A hand holding three postcards with watercolour artwork depicting herons.

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Different country, same racist objective.

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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Today’s LAUNCH DAY!! Do give our new series a listen. The first episodes explore the St Brice’s Day Massacre and Gille de Rais. You can listen, follow or subscribe here podfollow.com/buriedevidence @rakshadigs.bsky.social

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Buried Evidence

Is true crime our latest obsession, or just history's oldest guilty pleasure?A brand-new exploration of historical true crime through the ages, exposes why we should be looking over our shoulders to t...

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Have You Always Been Here? emerged through walking with another person. My partner's way of seeing birds, insects and overlooked details changed how I paid attention, and ultimately changed the poems themselves." Have You Always Been Here? Matthew Clegg Out now longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

The cover of 'Eyes Front' by Matthew Clegg. Watercolour (of a heron) and collage.

The cover of 'Crystals & Dust' by Matthew Clegg. Watercolour (of a heron).

The cover of 'The Living' by Matthew Clegg. Watercolour (of a heron) and collage.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Researchers found “striking biological similarities” between 5 illnesses once viewed as separate: ME/CFS, Long COVID, PTSD, Rheumatoid arthritis and MS. Despite different triggers—viral infection, trauma or autoimmune responses—they share fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep and autonomic dysfunction.

An image showing a press release or article headline from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, dated Thursday 3 September 2026.
The main headline reads: "Scientists uncover shared biology behind profound fatigue in five major illnesses."
Below the headline is a photograph of a middle-aged man with a grey beard wearing a green sweater, looking exhausted and resting his head on his hand at a desk with a laptop, a glass of water, and medication packets.
A caption at the bottom states: "The findings suggest that chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as ME), long Covid, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis (MS) may be driven by common underlying mechanisms."

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

👀 CfP: There's still time to join our TAG Exeter session 22. Persistence through Loss: Archaeological Perspectives on Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity. Like last year, the range of work - research &/or practice based - is astounding. We want to see more! Full details: tinyurl.com/ysddk3p7

Flyer for TAG 2026 Session 22 call for papers. Title: Persisting through Loss: Archaeological Perspectives on Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity. Key Text: From soils to songs, the archaeological record and living heritage demonstrate remarkable human resilience—strategies of ‘persistence’—that have allowed communities, ecologies and landscapes to adapt to changing environmental conditions over millennia. This session aims to highlight how archaeological & heritage expertise can contribute to transformative climate action & sustainable development, using the past to secure a more resilient future. Acknowledging the entanglement of environmental, social & economic domains, this session invites contributions that interrogate the twin processes of persistence & loss from the perspective of archaeological & heritage theory & practice & the intersection of this with climate and biodiversity: past, present & future. We welcome contributions, including creative or speculative responses, that move discussions beyond simply documenting risk & damage & might include, but are not limited to: • Archaeology of Adaptation: Reflections on how past societies managed & adapted to rapid environmental changes & what these strategies offer contemporary climate adaptation. • Heritage as a Sustainer of Biodiversity: Case studies illustrating how archaeological sites & traditional land management techniques protect & encourage biodiversity. • Navigating Loss & Damage: Innovative approaches to documenting, interpreting, & communicating climate driven loss & damage within the historic environment. • Local and Indigenous Knowledge: Integrating traditional knowledge systems with science-based climate policy to build local resilience. • A Just Transition: Contemporary tensions around land ownership, climate policies, & the historic environment. • More-than-Human: How might the past inform a shift in attitudes & behaviours from human-centric to more-than-human planning & design practices?

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A slightly enchanted thing just happened-had the door open bc have been gardening and a WREN hopped in to the house, had a quick look around, spotted a deceased spider in the doorframe, had it as a snack and then…left. What the heck 🪶

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I just got an early copy of a book that is an absolute must for a school/home/public library by @amdassu.bsky.social with art by Mia Saine. It covers everything from the history of racism to fake news and practical things kids and families can do to fight racism. Out 24th sept #KidlitUIK

The cover of TACKLING RACISM TOGETHER in partnership with SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD by AM Dassu and Mia Saine. The cover shows human hands in many colours. It's published by Words and Pictures (part of Quarto). My white hand is holding the book against my green wallpaper.

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A great and overarching report on what we need to do to build infrastructure to digitally preserve all those 3D scans of cultural heritage. It shows how fragile our data is - even more so now SketchFab is being sold on. (And I learnt a lot being on this expert panel!)

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

SUPPORT THESE DATA CENTERS (from magic city books : magiccitybooks.com )

Support These Data Centers: Schools, Libraries, Bookstores, Museums, Public Media, Concerts, Elders, Farmers Markets, Record Stores, Theaters.

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Dr Beccy Scott @beccyscottuk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

By popular demand (well, two people asked), here are the qualification rules of the #BiscuitWorldCup

A screen shot of the rules of the Unit 5 Biscuit World Cup, which reads as follows:

UNIT 5 BISCUIT WORLD CUP – The Rules
1. Only Biscuits that are found in the biscuit aisle of a normal supermarket can enter the Biscuit World Cup
2. Weetabix are not biscuits and are not found in the biscuit aisle, and therefore cannot enter the biscuit world cup.
3. Jaffa Cakes are found in the Biscuit aisle, and therefore DO qualify for the Biscuit World Cup.
4. A sensible Biscuit Aisle. Not Aldi. A hoover is not a biscuit.
5. You may not make up biscuits (there is no such thing as a Chicken tikka digestive biscuit).
6. Crackers are crackers not biscuits, except when they are crisps.
7. Biscuits from overseas are allowed IF you can buy them in this country.
8. No homemade biscuits. This is a professional tournament.

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Hey if you are at #eaa2026 make sure to say hi to this guy, whose archaeology project signed a missile sent to Gaza. 🏺 www.instagram.com/p/DcmVUnBjS7...

A screenshot from the linked Instagram post that shows a shirtless man in front of a tank with the words “few meters from Gaza, ahh finally the smell of gunpowder powder”

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Listen to this student talk about the #eaa2026 boycott—sounds like the police have surrounded the building. www.instagram.com/reel/DciYYM1...

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

History has lured me here – a lining of moss on a crumbling log. 'Have You Always Been Here?' Matthew Clegg A series of three pamphlets Published by Longbarrow Press Early September

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

in honour of @bsky.app testing longer videos, here's our most successful short: holding space with @olliedouglas.bsky.social

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Sophia McDougall @sophiamcdougall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you are or know someone looking to adopt a kitten in London, please get in touch. She's scared but nevertheless already very friendly and likes to sit on laps.

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Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting is about to start. The programme shows a horrendous disregard not only for Palestinian people and their heritage, and EAA members, but even for their own ethical codes and principles. everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/a...

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Archaeology & Occupation: A Double Standard at EAA 2026

by Archaeologists Against Apartheid The European Association of Archaeologists’ annual conference will take place between 26–29 August 2026 in Athens. Despite our call for boycott, as well as…

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026

People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We need two Arday inquiries: 1) Into racist (and misogynistic) bullying by UK press and social media accounts (see also Diane Abbott); and 2) into the duty of care that HE has for its minority staff - a duty of care that in my repeated experience is reserved primarily for white male sex offenders.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

UK readers! There's a special offer on pre-orders of a selection of Angry Robot titles - including The Riven Kingdom - all this month over at bookshop.org - use the code LOVEBOOKSHOPS and get 10% off at the checkout uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Promotional flyer for the Bookshop.org pre-order offer on Angry Robot titles. Thumbnail pictures of the covers of the following books on a purple background -
The Mortal Trials - Megan Shunmugam
Loba - Valentina Cano Repetto
Eternity's Tomb - Dan Moren
Worry Box - Chris Panatier
Queens of an Alien Sun - Peter F Hamilton
Evocation - ST Gibson
The Darkness Bites Back - Laura R Salmon & Ben Alderson
A Compendium of Supernatural Entities found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School - Kushal Manickavel
The Carousel of Forgotten Places - S Hati
The Riven Kingdom - Juliet E McKenna
The Jewel and the Comet - Tim Pratt
with additional text -
10% off with code LOVEBOOKSHOPS valid all of August 2026
Supporting indie bookshops
selected titles UK only T&Cs apply

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you haven't already, can you please take a minute to sign this demand for a public inquiry into the role of the media in Prof. Arday's death? Thanks so much. Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project share.google/yglZz4Gw42RJ...

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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026

I'm perplexed. This year, we've watched multiple Black authors lose book deals, face scrutiny, and endure reputational damage because of AI accusations. And now this tragedy. The question is, are we going to sit back and allow scientific racism to be resurrected and returned to the mainstream?

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Dr Aisling Tierney @irishashyt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

These are probably the crispest cyanotypes I have achieved to date! Adapted from authentic range of knapped flint from various prehistoric archaeological contexts. Handmade A5 print tephraarts.etsy.com/listing/4555... #archeology #prehistory #prehistoric #flintknapping #archaeology

White line design showing scattering of knapped flint on blue background

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sja @sam-ja.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

i'd recommend people read the response from an LGBTQ+ cancer charity to last year's EHRC proposed guidance - been thinking a lot about this particular section ever since i first read it (full response here outpatients.org.uk/2025/06/26/e...)

Screenshot of article reading:
"The suggestion that transgender people should only be accommodated in side rooms is unfeasible. As anyone in healthcare knows, available side rooms are a rare commodity. If their use was mandated for all transgender patients it would largely be unenforceable. It is necessary to consider the broad variety of people who require side rooms and their availability across the NHS. As per NHS Estates documents, increased floor area, capital cost, management, and staffing issues also need to be considered. If a redrafted single-sex accommodation policy aligns with the EHRC’s Code of Practice, we feel that it could leave transgender people without reliable accommodation options, putting their clinical outcomes at risk."

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'“Let us take the example of Joelle, a trans woman who died of an eminently treatable cancer after waiting for eight days on a general ward, because clinicians could not agree whether she should be placed on a men’s ward or a women’s ward. The delay in treatment cost her her life.”

-Dr Roz Savage, MP'

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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Even the BBC are catching up. Quoting Alon Arad:"This is exactly how the mechanism works. You use archaeology, you use it in order to do excavations and...to rewrite history, but you also use it in order to allocate lands or reallocate lands from Palestinian to Israeli" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites

Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

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Stewart Horn he/they @thenakedpoet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Another good resource for #trans people. A map showing unisex toilets all round the UK. openlavs.com

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Map / Open Lavs

Find a unisex loo near you.

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Isis Naucratis @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I am so proud of this podcast! Huge thanks to all our guests, to our producer Taylor Stark & to @girishdaswani.bsky.social for being the incredible host he is (his intro essays, which you can also read on EO, are also superb everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/eo-podcast/ )

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Jeremy Clarkson would like a 'full thank you letter' from disabled people who get disability benefits. metro.co.uk/2026/08/02/j... refers. OK, Mr Clarkson, I'm not on benefits, but I'll have a go at writing you this thank you post thread instead/

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Jeremy Clarkson wants ‘full thank you letter’ from people claiming benefits

Clarkson compared it to the oodles of gratitude his dogs lavish on him.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 02/08/2026

In asking archaeologists to unify over a more apolitical archaeology, you are explicitly asking marginalised archaeologists to reject parts of themselves for the sake of civility. You’re asking people who recognise injustice to remain silent. Why would I want to be in a group like that?

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 02/08/2026

I’m so tired of the push for an ‘apolotical archaeology organisation’. Recognising that the discipline is inherently political and yet demanding that our organisations that represent us limit their ‘political engagement’ (which here means recognition of the genocide in Palestine!) is cowardly shit

A LinkedIn post from Professor Christian Horn which reads, “Two weeks ago, I wrote that EAA members should vote for the candidate whose vision for the Association most closely matches their own.
My vision for the EAA is an open and inclusive association that does not discriminate based on ethnicity, gender, religion, or nationality.
I also believe there should be limits to the political issues in which the EAA becomes involved. I agree that archaeology is inherently political. However, our political engagement should remain within the bounds of our profession, where our expertise genuinely applies.
Beyond our professional expertise, our opinions carry no greater authority than those of anyone else. If we allow the EAA to become a forum for debating every political issue of the day, we risk descending into the kind of polarised exchanges that dominate social media.
Anyone who witnessed the last Special Meeting will understand my concern.
Every individual member is, of course, free to hold whatever political views they choose. But within the EAA, what should unite us is our archaeological work and our profession.”

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Allen Stroud and Juliet E. McKenna are at Bolsover Castle today talking about Margaret Cavendish and Science Fiction. If you are in the area, do come and say Hi! @julietemckenna.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social

Allen Stroud and Juliet E. McKenna at Bolsover Castle.

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

From one woman robbed in Iron Age studies (Vix, first her authority, now her gold) to another: Maud Cunnington. As Mortimer Wheeler had it, “one of the foremost archaeologists of her day” yet her articles were listed under her husband’s name in @antiquaries.bsky.social library (hopefully no more).

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 23/07/2026

Our KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic is now available in 14 languages! www.weteachnyc.org/resources/collection/know-your-rights-comic/ @davidhahn.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @nycschools.bsky.social @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social

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Contemporary Levant @contemplevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

As a journal editor, it is incredibly depressing to see the expansion of AI slop in the academic field. What I'm noticing at the moment is that it seems to come in waves, presumably because someone within a network finds out about a tool and their contacts start to use it: at the moment, the two...

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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yuko Kikuchi: “I felt unwelcome almost from day one, and everything I brought to the V&A felt unappreciated or indeed unwanted.” She also describes "microaggressions, exclusion from key meetings and repeated resistance to her proposals" www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/h...

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Head of V&A’s academic programmes resigned citing ‘racist’ and ‘culturally insensitive’ behaviours, letter reveals

Yuko Kikuchi wrote a letter to the museum’s leadership that was supported by 12 academics and included student testimonials

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