Professor of Medieval French @OxfordModLangs . Eleanor Boyle Fellow and EDI Fellow @hilda_beastoxf . Views my own. #ActuallyAutistic she/her.
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A piece I was approached to to write. No more highliting it here 'Refused service yet again with my guide dog - I'm done speaking out' bbc.com/news/articles/c87x2p…
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We’re devastated that UCLan is planning to get rid of nine subjects for good: French, Spanish, German, Russian, TESOL, Philosophy, Religion, Politics, International Relations and Chemistry under threat lep.co.uk/education/were-dev…
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If you're a postgrad or recently finished graduate study working on the Middle Ages, do check out the @Medium_Aevum Essay Prize: aevum.space/EssayPrize
With #WorldMentalHealthDay's theme for 2024 being workplace mental health, my one thought is never to underestimate what it might have cost, and be costing, someone "simply" (for it is not at all simple) to show up. Mental illness doesn't pick its day off to celebrate.
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Calling all manuscript scholars: the London Palaeography Seminar is back! The next meeting is special. Online only, we are hosting @jdsargan, whose title is 'Trans Theory as Method in Manuscript Studies’. Tuesday, 15th October, 5:30pm BST. Book here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/trans-t…
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It's the time of year when master's students begin tackling palaeography.
Here's a spot of advice on that that I wrote a few years back (generously hosted by the amazing @lauravarnam): drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/…
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"all universities charge the same amount, even though some degrees are patently worth more than others in terms of earning potential" (#r4today).
It's depressing how far it is simply taken for granted now that the worth of a degree is measured by earnings xitter.cf/redhistorian/status/11…
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Join our webinar on Professional Boundaries and Sexual Harassment in Academic Settings:
📅 14/11/24, 15:00–16:30
This session with @anna_bull_ will include:
-key points on professional boundaries
-an anonymised case study of boundary-blurring behaviours
🔗gendersafe.eu/events/webinar…
It feels a poignant privilege to read this from my desk in what was for many years Jenny's office in St Hilda's College @hilda_beastoxf.
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Target Oxbridge is now open for applications! UK-based Year 12 students of Black African and Caribbean heritage, including mixed race students, can now apply for our free programme of personalised support. Find out more here: targetoxbridge.co.uk
Solidarity with anyone for whom today/this week/this month is just really flippin' hard because of everything that doesn't work in education in the UK (and elsewhere) today, and with everyone trying honestly to repair it. #AcademicChatter
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Running a FREE reading and writing poetry and short fiction workshop (with FREE breakfast) in Oxford on 26-27 October, esp suited to beginners. Sign up via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-a…. Funded by @BritishAcademy_ [@Lesley_Cat @OxfordConted]
Hugely proud of my wonderful colleague @LukeNOSullivan. It gives me great joy to be working together as we welcome our new and returning @OxfordModLangs students this autumn to our @hilda_beastoxf community.
1) I wrote a book! This will be out soon. More details here: edinburghuniversitypress.com…
Incredibly grateful to everyone @EdinburghUP and series editors @eparpillee @manymanyplies Lorna Hutson and Joe Moshenska
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To every charity that put out BLM statements or participated in black square summer, your silence right now as racist violence targets Black and brown communities is deafening.
Speak out. Support your racialised staff. Work towards dismantling systemic racist oppression.
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📣 I've created a mailing list for those of us working in Medieval French Literature broadly defined in North America. There's 50 of us so far, and I *know* there are many more out there. Can we make it to 100? Please RT and share the link! groups.google.com/a/nd.edu/g…
ALT Paris, BnF, fr. 20090, fol. 3r; Bible historiale, Paris, last decades of the 14th century. Source: BnF/Gallica
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I have has SO many folk asking me today ‘what can I do?’ about Wes Streeting and the puberty blocker ban.
Well, you could send a copy of the attached to your MP and to WS and KS with your endorsement / comment.
I’ll be in tribunal on another matter for the rest of this week.
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🧵NEW on the blog! Top Tips for Preparing for your PhD Viva (or for delivering one!). With huge thanks to @PilgrimTeresa- I so enjoyed our 'mock viva' last month!- and much gratitude to tweeps who contributed suggestions for questions/approaches drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/…
Like many mutuals, my feed is awash with #IMC2024 and #SFSStirling2024 posts. Wishing everyone joyous and affirming conferencing, and also thinking of everyone for whom seeing all such posts is hard and right now is really difficult.