It was hugely enjoyable to be asked to write an 'About the Cover' text for the forthcoming issue of postmedieval - giving me an excuse to write more about Edwin Morgan's incredible scrapbooks. You can read it here: rdcu.be/dICVS or find it here link.springer.com/journal/41280/…

Stones on mugs (a thread) Stonehenge Denby Stoneware Mug

The Conservative Party has announced a plan to shut down university courses based partly on "future earnings potential”. 1 in 8 students could see their course closed, with funding diverted to apprenticeships. We’re concerned about the implications for arts education. (1/6)

Congratulations to postdoc fran and PhD student Lucy Moore on this article about Wikipedia and its significance for medievalists!

Trending in #CulturalStudies: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) No such thing as peacetime: Notes on Gaza, Hannah Arendt & cultural studies (European Journal of Cultural Studies (EJCS)) 2) A state against boys’ love? The trajectory of censorship over danmei (Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies) 3) Forging the medieval on Wikipedia

Today is International Archives Day. Archives are vital to reclaiming the lives of women in history. Let’s celebrate them! #WomensHistory #GenderHistory #IAW2024

Looking ahead to the IONA conference Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies (CLAMS) this summer: I'll be part of a plenary on Multilingualism, Medieval & Modern, & the running a creative workshop with longtime Revoicing Medieval Poetry collaborators fran & @carl_kears . ionaassociation.org/iona-2024-lond…

I'll also be IMC_Leeds for 'Medievalism's Marginalised Makers' - feeling lucky to be part of a pair of brilliant panels org. by Dr Emma Nuding & fran , w/ so many rich papers. My paper will be some teaching-led research on Elizabeth-Jane Burnett! imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2024/preli…

Ahead of our #Imc2024 panel on Medievalism's Marginalized Makers, I'm enjoying this eg of women's contribution to medievalism by Genevieve Pilley, illuminator and 'assistant' at the Ruskin Museum c. 1898, on display at the Millennium Gallery in #Sheffield

Academia has lost an intolerable number of colleagues, & yet we carry on like nothing is happening.

"We are working with museums to be bold and brave in raising awareness, championing change and embedding climate action." on the Museums Association own page on 'Museums for Climate Justice' - maybe a little hypocritical??

Windrush Day today. Time to honour the courage and resilience of that generation. Who included my own parents Windrush Lives

They scream "STEM only" because they're aware that subjects that are powerfully designed to cause one to think critically & creatively (Arts & Humanities; social sciences) is a HUGE threat to oppressive powers. Don't be fooled to think they truly believe these degrees are useless

My piece with GAY TIMES and V&A is on nearly 275k views! 👍🏛️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ It makes my heart happy that so many people are interested in LGBTQIA+ history. Thanks so much malik ملك for making this happen 🥰

CFP: "Displaying the British Museum: Past, Present, Future" conference British Museum 20-21 Feb 2025 Abstract & bio to: [email protected] @Kew_LAA RHUL GeoHumanities MGHG

On my way to Leeds IMC, but still thinking back to the Revoicing Medieval Poetry workshop at IONA - a chance to reflect collaboratively on the creative & critical work of translation & possible future forms. Great to think w/ Lisa Weston Anna Burnett James Paz & others

Today's special mention goes to University for the Creative Arts, whose Curator role has the requirement for not one but *TWO* postgrad qualifications, one of which hasn't existed since the 1990s.

Kicking off Medievalism's Marginalized Makers #S741 at #imc2024 with a great turnout to hear Caroline Banerjee analysing Headley's 'Merewife' 👀

BREAKING: the UK's arts and culture sector. 🚨 It's in a critical condition, with some of the lowest levels of investment and development in Europe, says our major new report with CCMPS Warwick Uni, launching tomorrow. #TheStateOfTheArts 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵 theguardian.com/culture/articl…