Dr. Caitlyn Brinkman-Schwartz
@caitlynbbs.bsky.social
I teach at Oxford University. Memory historian interested in medieval and epic literature, modern nationalism, asymmetric warfare, health humanities, gender.
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
I’ll never top this *Very Scary* Halloween costume
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’ll never top this *Very Scary* Halloween costume
Absolute burn from Richard the Lionheart [source is Hilary Rhodes, ‘Richard the Lionheart, Contested Queerness, and Crusading Memory’]
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Absolute burn from Richard the Lionheart [source is Hilary Rhodes, ‘Richard the Lionheart, Contested Queerness, and Crusading Memory’]
There's no way to quite get it across in English but I love the saint Colum Cille's description of a young warrior as 'eólach cech ernmaiss'. It's like, 'learned in all forms of death-by-iron'
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There's no way to quite get it across in English but I love the saint Colum Cille's description of a young warrior as 'eólach cech ernmaiss'. It's like, 'learned in all forms of death-by-iron'
I'm not saying it's difficult to find full-time academic posts in my fields of expertise, but--
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I'm not saying it's difficult to find full-time academic posts in my fields of expertise, but--
One phrase in the English language stands out as for its exceptional versatility. In this essay I will--
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
One phrase in the English language stands out as for its exceptional versatility. In this essay I will--
Normal family whatsapp chat
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Normal family whatsapp chat
Why is girls' night so hard to organise
October 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Why is girls' night so hard to organise
It’s Walter Benjamin’s yahrzeit. He was a philosopher who chose to die whilst fleeing the Nazis in 1940. He is the only historical figure I *miss*, irrationally, as though he was a friend I suddenly lost.
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s Walter Benjamin’s yahrzeit. He was a philosopher who chose to die whilst fleeing the Nazis in 1940. He is the only historical figure I *miss*, irrationally, as though he was a friend I suddenly lost.
Re: the Charlie Kirk murder in the USA: If you're not familiar with Horst Wessel, now would be a great time to look it up.
September 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Re: the Charlie Kirk murder in the USA: If you're not familiar with Horst Wessel, now would be a great time to look it up.
The documents are Napoleonic era, but I nonetheless hear this in Picard's voice and expect tha next word to be 'stardate'
August 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The documents are Napoleonic era, but I nonetheless hear this in Picard's voice and expect tha next word to be 'stardate'
Unexpected delight at the names for different classifications of gunship
August 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Unexpected delight at the names for different classifications of gunship
Someone should start a vegan shop and call it Seitanic Panic
August 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Someone should start a vegan shop and call it Seitanic Panic
www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/i-san... A poet I hadn't heard of before today
from Crow’s Eye View - Asymptote
Poem 9 Muzzle                Every day was a spate of gusts and now a largish hand touches my waist. Just when the smell of my sweat seeps through the ecst...
www.asymptotejournal.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/i-san... A poet I hadn't heard of before today
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People don't talk nearly enough about how cute 16th Century Witch's Familiars were.
August 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
People don't talk nearly enough about how cute 16th Century Witch's Familiars were.
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reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
August 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
Best team shirt ever, such a vibe
August 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Best team shirt ever, such a vibe
Friends are doing a romantic weekend away to learn how to forge swords, and, may I just say, that is absolute GOALS ⚔️
August 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Friends are doing a romantic weekend away to learn how to forge swords, and, may I just say, that is absolute GOALS ⚔️
The book manuscript is handed in to the publisher!
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
July 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The book manuscript is handed in to the publisher!
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
Omg is TikTok just a new version of tableaux performance, eg St Edna’s kids doing skits
June 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Omg is TikTok just a new version of tableaux performance, eg St Edna’s kids doing skits
This might be my favourite book of 2025, it’s such a fascinating and beautifully written read
June 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This might be my favourite book of 2025, it’s such a fascinating and beautifully written read
Packing for a trip:
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
June 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Packing for a trip:
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
Look at this long boi! [Seanchus Mór, TCD] www.isos.dias.ie/TCD/TCD_MS_1...
June 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Look at this long boi! [Seanchus Mór, TCD] www.isos.dias.ie/TCD/TCD_MS_1...
This was not the thing I was searching my old notebook for, but nonetheless—
June 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This was not the thing I was searching my old notebook for, but nonetheless—