👋 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

Hell yeah! Get 'em! Proctor those exams! Stop the lazy AI cheaters!

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

Happy Easter! 🐣 🐰 Freshly made hot cross buns

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

MA funding for 2026/7 is available now in the school of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at Leeds ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/n...

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

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!

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

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...

King Lear vibes

Read the resolution: cccc.ncte.org/wp-content/u...

Good news that the digitised Beowulf manuscript has survived the digital equivalent of the Cottonian Library fire, the British Library cyberattack of 2023

A pic of a grave and "still spaces available" may lead folk to jump to the wrong conclusions... :)

'To me, education is inherently worthwhile – but I am probably a deluded old dinosaur.'

I miss pączki so much. The closest I can get where I live is a jelly donut but it's just not the same 🥹 www.michigan.org/article/trip...

C. S. Lewis tried to warn us about AI

ICMS 2026 registration is officially open! Be sure to register early so you secure your spot in limited workshops, concerts, and (limited) Tuesday arrivals. We can't wait to see you there! icms.confex.com/icms/2026/re...

I can't wait to read this!

Yes! Also Calvin and Muad'dib

⚠️ Important news! The deadline for the submission of abstracts is now Friday 16th of January at 17:00 GMT! We know that the winter break is barely behind us, and want to give everyone a bit more time to write. Send all proposals and enquiries to [email protected] #MedievalSky

Belated posting of my annual St. Lucia Saffron wreath bread. It never lasts long though the process takes around 4 hours. I was under the weather this year so I only made one (I usually make two so it lasts longer!)

Another exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke. Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3

on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias: we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com

Happy Holidays everyone! Here’s a lovely scene of the Adoration of the Magi from @rialibrary.bsky.social MS 12 R 31, a 15th-century Book of Hours that you’ll hear more about with other collection goodies in 2026! 😇📜🎄

Saw this on Tumblr and had to repost #Farscape #DominarRygelXVI

This is awesome and so is the Looming Zone! Highly recommend!

"We are currently looking for: Crime & thrillers Psychological thrillers Cozy crime Historical fiction Romance & romantic comedies We currently don’t accept non-fiction, science fiction, YA, children’s books, literary fiction, poetry or short stories."

Face/Off counts as a holiday movie, right? Because I'm watching it and making Christmas cookies for my students... John Woo movie marathon really helps you get into the Christmas spirit. ❄️⛄🎄🤣

Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research? We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections. Find out more: collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/

We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing

Post a movie where you are from

🔔 job opportunity at @cam.ac.uk in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400 in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Join us for the webinar: What languages can do for you: Opportunities across the globe. Dr Peter Haysom-Rodríguez will discuss how the study of #languahes and global cultures can help you stand out in the job market! Booking required: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/talk-... #employability

go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary "employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class." www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...

It's the final countdown... ⏳ The #IMC2026 session and round table portal will be CLOSED at midnight BST tonight. Don't forget to make your submission here: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2026/pro... #Medievalsky #Medieval #Skystorians #IMC2026

This will be terrific!

Dream job alert! #medievalsky

Jobs For Medievalists Tenure-track Assistant Professor of English: Medieval Literature Review of applications will begin 10 November, 2025 The English Department at Trinity University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in medieval www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-med...

Hi #medievalsky! We’re excited to announce that Issue 2 of The So What is available on our site: www.arthuriana.com/tsw-issues! #pubhums #arthuriansky And now, a quick teaser 🧵 of the pieces in this issue… /1

Thanks for sharing this, Fran, what a great resource!

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Delighted to say that I've been awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for 2025-26, and we are hiring a 1-year full-time lecturer in early medieval history to replace me. Deadline 7 August. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions about the role! jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Something right up my alley. *Casually adds to cart* 😏

AI steals from the past to steal from the future. That is in its nature. If we allow it to continue, even if doesn't destroy the world, it would still do that. It's diminishing returns, yes, but from a six-month shareholder profit stand point, they don't care;

Over 60 medieval manuscript fragments from St John's Library's collection have been uploaded to Digital Bodleian 🥳 These medieval fragments were removed from college library books and are now known collectively as MS 235. You can view them here: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/partners/st-... (a 🧵)

It wouldn't be an IMC without our campus rabbits... We'd love to see your pictures of them brightening up campus at #IMC2025 Here's one we spotted consulting the programme.

Dear anxious parents of high school seniors, Are any of you wanting your senior to get a head start on their college essay? I’m a professor in the English department at William & Mary & my Summer 2 class got cancelled so I’m looking to add structure to my days these next two months.

Hey kids! First time at the #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social? Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips! #medievalsky