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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 9d

Great talking today about historical contingency and the development of spatial technologies. Thank you for having me.

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · 10d

The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.

Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed

Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

CASA Seminar Series 2025-26

This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and their impact on the dynamic of cities.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · 10d

The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.

Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed

Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

CASA Seminar Series 2025-26

This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and their impact on the dynamic of cities.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Paul Cowdell @paulcowdell.bsky.social · 11d

The CfP for next year's Folklore Fellows Summer School is now open. It's a great panel of excellent keynotes. Worth flagging up to encourage as wide a participation of younger career scholars as possible.

Summer School 2026 - Folklore Fellows

11th Folklore Fellows' Summer School: Interdisciplinarity and Involvement – Enduring and Emerging Sites of the Vernacular. Helsinki and Tvärminne, Finland, 17th–21st August 2026.

www.folklorefellows.fi

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 13d

There are many wonderful reasons to travel to Italy. Pisa International Airport is not one of them.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 14d

Duly noted.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 14d

New (short) blog post on geographic info and AI. stuartdunn.blog/2025/09/26/o...

Online geography. A minor headache for AI?

AI is really bad at dealing with geographic information. Much as I wish this was an original observation it is not, I learned this in the summer when a colleague sent me this Skeet on Bluesky: My g…

stuartdunn.blog

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Digital Futures Institute @ King's College London @kings-dfi.bsky.social · 14d

🏛️ What does the future of history look like in a digital age?

Join us on 15 October for The Digital Futures of History and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we study, preserve and engage with the past ⬇️

@stuartdunn.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social

The Digital Futures of History | King's College London

Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 16d

It's just the one swan, actually.

news.sky.com/story/royal-...

Royal Parks responds to Farage's claim that swans are being eaten by eastern Europeans in the UK

The Reform leader had accused migrants living in the UK of taking both carp and swans - a protected species - from ponds in Britain's Royal Parks and killing them.

news.sky.com

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 18d

A really great review. Although not helpful for my current drive to reduce rather than increase my book collection.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 20d

Indeed

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 20d

I was never sure about Academia.edu, this seems to confirm why.
www.bookandsword.com/2025/09/18/i...

I am No Longer on Academia.edu – Book and Sword

academia.edu has introduced new terms of service allowing them to use your Member Content and your personal information, including your name , voice, signature...

www.bookandsword.com

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 22d

Three subjects close to my heart coming together in one conference - digitalisation, decolonisisation and archaeology. Much looking forward to this! urbnet.au.dk/news/events/...

Disentangling the Intertwinement of Digitalisation and Decolonisation

urbnet.au.dk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 24d

Looking forward to speaking in the @kings-dfi.bsky.social's "Digital Future of History" event on 15th October. I'll be looking at the Digital Future of Folklore, linking the themes of AI and superstition. Cc @folkloresociety.bsky.social. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d...

The Digital Futures of History | King's College London

Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Sep 9

This "Britain is North Korea" narrative is getting really boring as well as ridiculous

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Fury over 'new' BBC TV licence rule as Brits would 'rather live in North Korea'

The BBC is reportedly considering a new licence fee that would see households forced to pay even if they don't watch traditional television - and Brits are not happy

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pre-ordered! 🐈 🐈‍⬛️

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Sep 4

An ale from Yorkshire called "Swale Trail Pale", explicitly referencing Keld and Grinton, of Swaledale Corpse Path fame (stuartdunn.blog/2023/07/14/t...). I think the weekend has come early.

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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · Sep 1

JOB!
Research Associate of Slavery in War (Information Science / Data Management),
Digital Humanities, King's College London

Salary: £45,031 - £48,607 per annum, incl LWA
Job ID: 123566
Close Date: 11-Sep-2025
#Job #research #digitalhumanities

www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

Research Associate of Slavery in War (Information Science / Data Management) - London (Greater) (GB) job with KINGS COLLEGE LONDON | 398063

You will bring information science and data management expertise into the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War.

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Well there isn't a lot to do in Dorset. And there are no mountains.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 28

A little side project documenting various landscapes, gardens etc in watercolour.

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (Academic Education Pathway)!

📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025

Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

#AcademicJobs

my.corehr.com

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 7

*park

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 7

Ha ha, yes Upper Poppleton certainly sounds like a mid-century English village in which sweet little old ladies solve murders, until you see the giant parn'n'ride.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 7

Life is made slightly better by knowing there is a place called Kettlesing.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 6

"A memory trying to forget itself" is a lovely phrase.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 4

Roman Corbridge (Coria), Northumberland. The granary building on the left of the picture remained at the same level for 200 years, but the Stanegate road in the centre/right of the picture rose by nearly 2m as a result of renovation and resurfacing. I love seeing how mobility changes landscapes.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 2

The classics disagree

two dalmatian dogs are holding hands in front of roses .

ALT: two dalmatian dogs are holding hands in front of roses .

media.tenor.com

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 2

I'm very excited and proud that my dept @kingsdh.bsky.social is hosting this major conference in 2026. There are many streams of DH, some old, some new, and I've always believed that the future of the field is dialogue between them. This landmark event will do that www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...

Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital

From the 23-26 June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly ...

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Booked!

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Also, if a detective questions you, it will always be in a lecture theatre at the end of your lecture while the students are filing out, and the lecturer for the next class will *never* be standing in the doorway glaring and tapping their watch.

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Cottage in the Woods @cottageinwood.bsky.social · Jul 31

I hope this email never finds you. I hope a single shaft of light pierces the broken ceiling, giving life to saplings and ferns. I hope the old computer went dark years ago, and the office smells of moss and wild spores. I hope that you are free.

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