Support colleagues in Exeter by signing petition c.org/yKcx6Zr29H! Reduction in staff is disproportionately focused on roles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Affected subjects include English, History, Philosophy, Sociology of Health, and Modern Languages. c.org/TZyHCcn47V

Renee Good was a mom & a poet; Pretti a nurse; Khalil & Ozturk students. When I think of the assault against democracy in general & the humanities in particular, it’s clear the assault is in part against feminized occupations, the often devalued work of care giving, learning and reading

"Time for hope": lnkd.in/e5dUGWBv. Colum McCann and the protagonists of his novel Apeirogon will visit the Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick, this Monday. If you can't make it to the event, well worth reading.

Born #Onthisday 1920 Elizabeth Shaw, the Irish artist & children's author, who charmed East German children. Her fascinating story is contained in @sabineegger.bsky.social publication dspace.mic.ul.ie/handle/10395... @clodaghfinn.bsky.social

Interesting perspective on tattoos. (Still not for me 🙃) www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

A big thank you to all involved in this year's ICTS Symposium, in collaboration with LEMF25 - for their inspiring performance, visual and sound narratives of warscapes, research shared, questions & comments. So much food for thought.

ICTS Symposium ‘Contested (Hi)Stories in Media and Creative Arts’ on 18 March will explore the role of media and arts in challenging narratives on conflict & migration. International panel & sound art performance & screening of documentary Intercepted (2024) by Oksana Karpovych shorturl.at/r91L8