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Abbie Fray (she/her)
@abbiefray.bsky.social
Queer Medievalist 🏳️‍🌈🏰 PhD student at the University of Bern, researching dysphoria and transformation in late medieval literature
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Very excited to announce this CfP! Please share widely with anyone who might be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians #cfp #histmed #Fissures2026
Call for Papers! Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis #medievalsky #Fissures2026
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On this Trans day of remembrance, let’s think about Rolandina Ronchaia, cruelly executed in 14th-c Venice middleagesforeducators.princeton.edu/resource/cas...
The Case of Rolandina Ronchaia, a 14th - century transwoman?
In this video three historians of gender and sexuality examine the legal case of Rolandina Ronchaia, a transwoman in mid-fourteenth century Venice
middleagesforeducators.princeton.edu
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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I'm glad to have signed this statement in support of queer and trans staff at the National Library of Scotland, who by the sounds of it are going through an awful time at the moment: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance

#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames

*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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One for urban historians... The new Cambridge Urban History of Europe is out soon, including chapters by Durham historians Christian Liddy (vol. 2) and Markian Prokopovych (vol. 3):

www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

@cambridge.org
The Cambridge Urban History of Europe
Cambridge Core - European Studies - The Cambridge Urban History of Europe
www.cambridge.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Very excited to announce this CfP! Please share widely with anyone who might be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians #cfp #histmed #Fissures2026
Call for Papers! Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis #medievalsky #Fissures2026
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'

Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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We've two new titles forthcoming in our New Historical Perspectives book series:

> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H

Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Currently loving this corner of my office ☕️🧡
October 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!

www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
Trans Histories of the Medieval Book - Arc Humanities Press
Archival collections are political spaces: the decisions that govern whose histories are preserved, when, and by whom are not neutral. They reflect the commu...
www.arc-humanities.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I arrived in Bern yesterday to start my PhD in Medieval English literature! Would love to hear people’s advice for starting their PhD or settling into life abroad☺️ #phd #medievalsky
September 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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We are happy to share the publication of Reconsidering Consent and Coercion: Power, Vulnerability, and Sexual Violence in Medieval Literature, edited by @janebonsall.bsky.social and Hannah Piercy! Thanks to the generosity of the @snsf.ch it has been published open access!
Reconsidering Consent and Coercion | Gender and Sexuality in the Global Middle Ages
www.brepolsonline.net
September 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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'I've been exploring the uses of trans history as a tool of political education: one that moves beyond questions of visibility, validity, or 'always being here'.'

Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo on Imagining Trans Futures:
Imagining Trans Futures
Sam Rutherford reflects on how trans histories and historians can work towards building power in the trans community.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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David and Goliath with grotesque creatures in the margins, 1450-1499
September 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This week I presented my first ever research poster at the Sensorial Lives of the Non-Human conference. I had an amazing time in the beautiful cities of Bern and Zurich, surrounded by really fascinating research! Lots to think about after such an inspiring few days! #medievalsky
September 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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We had a wonderful time at the Fifteenth Century Conference at Durham - excellent papers showcasing lots of exciting new work on the later Middle Ages! #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval
September 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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medieval pride parade!
June 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
April 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.

Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
goodlawproject.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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February is #LGBTQHistoryMonth and we are looking forward to our MCR LGBTQ+ Month Equalities Symposium! Join us for ten-minute talks with Q&A followed by drinks and nibbles in our cafe; all welcome!
📆 Tuesday 18 February
⏰5:30pm
📍de Jager Auditorium
February 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM