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Dr Jennie Orr

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VP @bars.bsky.social Irish Studies, 1798, Ulster poetry, transatlantic radical networks Senior Lecturer in 18thC Literature @newcastleuni.bsky.social Member NCPS & @hypnotherapyhelps.bsky.social Didn’t come up the Lagan in a bubble

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to be re-elected as Vice President of @bars.bsky.social and looking forward to continuing work with our excellent team to strengthen Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practices, not least toward our academic-adjacent colleagues and supporters. Thanks to all members who cast their vote!

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 3h

Sad to hear this via Jane Fonda overnight. One of a generation of absolute Queens whom I grew up watching and admiring. According to Fonda, Keaton was very modest about her own acting talent in spite of winning the Oscar.

Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 15h

This one hurts a lot. RIP Diane Keaton.

I don’t even know what else to say.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 19h

Durham Miners' Gala: how mining banners helped shape communities past and present. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How mining banners helped shape communities past and present

The colourful banners can be seen around north-east England, but why and what do they represent?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 19h

Victorian shipwreck heroine Grace Darling's shawl for auction. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Grace Darling's shawl set for auction

Grace Darling is remembered for her bravery after rescuing survivors off the Northumberland coast.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22h

We, as human educators, learn over years when to support and when to back off and offer that space. A Chatbot follows a programmatic checklist and can never achieve that level of intuitive presence.

Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22h

Many of us teaching literary texts are seeing this and it can be a real obstacle to engagement, growth and, ultimately, empathy (which is what we're all about in the Humanities).

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22h

"...and denying people the capacity to touch into their ability to be with difficult experiences and that that is such an important part of education." (3/3)

Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22h

He sympathises with teachers in the classroom setting: "in this moment of being a teacher of young people with all the different forces incl AI ... there’s a way trauma-sensitive practice can end up so focused on safety that it is preventing exposure to stress and difficulty..." (2/3)

Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22h

"Sometimes being unsafe is a great place to start to explore together" - Dr David Treleaven in a recent talk about trauma and the idea of expanding the window of tolerance. He sympathises greatly with teaching staff...(1/3)

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 1d

Our friends at ‘Romanticism across Borders’ are back! As in previous years, all events will continue to be held online, with the first one coming up soon.

The session will take place on Wednesday 22 October, on Zoom at 5.30pm (London time, or GMT+01, i.e. 6.30, Paris time).

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 1d

The @bars.bsky.social President’s Fellowship is open to scholars from Black, Indigenous and other minority ethnic backgrounds working on any aspect of Romantic Studies to support research, teaching and/or public outreach expenses of up to £1500. Read more here: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...

BARS President’s Fellowship – British Association for Romantic Studies

www.bars.ac.uk

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all authors of Romantic Studies monographs (2023-2025)! The BARS First Book Prize 2026 competition has launched: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174

Please direct all queries to [email protected]

BARS 2026 First Book Prize: Calls for Nominations – BARS Blog

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to everyone who took time to read our statements and to cast their vote.

Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 1d

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philcave.bsky.social @philcave.bsky.social · 4d

They’d really hate Shakespeare if he’d emerged today. And he’s from Birmingham

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 4d

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 3d

‘Rawdogging’ marathons: has gen Z discovered the secret to reclaiming our focus?: bit.ly/4h4MhnV

‘Rawdogging’ marathons: has gen Z discovered the secret to reclaiming our focus?

In a world of distraction, it’s easy to jump from one interruption to another. Could sitting doing nothing for an hour help us cope – or is it just meditation by another name?

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 5d

Join us on 8 Oct for Collecting Ireland’s History, a lecture for the Dublin Festival of History in collaboration with @virtualtreasury.bsky.social

Explore 700 years of Irish manuscript collecting.

Book your tickets now: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

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deven parker @devenparker.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this year's program for 'Romanticism Across Borders' virtual speaker series. I'm on there along with some of my favorite people 👯✨

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 4d

The quiet power of never forgetting.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group

Nihon Hidankyo receives accolade for campaign to rid world of nuclear weapons by ‘describing the indescribable’

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 6d

Great work Amanda

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Dr Amanda Blake Davis 🌱 @abdavis.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to have my essay on P.B. Shelley and Wordsworth's 'woodland state' included in the 'Tree Cultures and the Arboreal Humanities' special issue of @plantperspectives.bsky.social, ed. by @treeseeker.bsky.social & @planthums-uk.bsky.social 🌿🌳

Article cover image of a blossoming branch in front of a stack of books

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Caroline Anjali Ritchie @carolineanjali.bsky.social · 24d

📣 Announcing the publication of BARS review Issue 61, my first issue as editor!

www.bars.ac.uk/review/index...

Vol. 61 (2025) | The BARS Review

www.bars.ac.uk

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 7d

Too much Keats for you, fella

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 7d

I do too. I haven’t read it since I was 14 and it has taken on a whole new realm of meaning for me in the context of psychology and mental health

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Dominic Dean @drdominicdean.bsky.social · 7d

This looks like a great opportunity!

Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 11d

Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

University English Funding

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