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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 14h

I still don't have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."

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Dr Rose Teanby @roseteanby.bsky.social · 5d

Join me in person or online on 5th November 1pm for a Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. She witnessed the birth of #photography but maintained a love of art throughout her life. Details here:

photooxford.org/events/const...

Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby — Photo Oxford

Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November

photooxford.org

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 7d

Eugène Jansson's painting from 1898 depicts the large expanse of water in central Stockholm known Riddarfjäden. Jansson was one of the most significant artists in the last years of the 19thC to create a style of painting that reflected the essence of Scandinavia.

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 10d

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Sep 2

How to disappear – the art of listening to silence in a noisy world www.themarginalian.org/2019/10/14/g...

How to Disappear: The Art of Listening to Silence in a Noisy World

“Silence is the presence of time undisturbed.”

www.themarginalian.org

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Enda Brophy @enda-b.bsky.social · Jul 17

Proofs are in! Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry will be published by @commonnotions.bsky.social‬ this fall. It describes/theorizes/circulates experiences of research that feeds into labour organizing within & against digital capitalism.
www.commonnotions.org/notes-toward...

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Dr Rose Teanby @roseteanby.bsky.social · Jul 21

Two weeks to go before the deadline for papers celebrating women photographers. Building on our March 24 hour conference-athon, a FREE online conference will be held on International Women’s Day 2026. We invite proposals for talks or panel discussions - details at: womenofphoto.com

Women of Photography

Join us at Women of Photography to celebrate the contributions of women-identifying practitioners to the history and living present of photography women photo female photographers

womenofphoto.com

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Emma Hyde @emma1616.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use www.openculture.com/2024/11/the-...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use

Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, mea...

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · May 2

Registration for our PHRC25 Conference Photography, Value, History is open! We have two amazing keynotes, Catherine Troiano (V&A) and Donna West Brett (University of Sydney) and a wonderful line up photographichistory.wordpress.com/annual-confe... It's hybrid so come to Leicester or attend online!

Annual Conference 2025

Photography, Value, History Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK When: 16-17 June 2025 Where: Hybrid event, Online and at De Montfort University, Leicester. *…

photographichistory.wordpress.com

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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social · May 1

Book launch! Bregt Lameris Feeling Colour, Chromatic Embodiment in Film Culture, 1950s–1960s(Open Books, 2025) doi.org/10.11647/OBP...

Date: 3:00-4:15 (online) 23 May 2025

Register: forms.office.com/e/jdizRhZ4U7

Bregt will be in discussion with Lucy Fife Donaldson (St. Andrews)& Josh Yumibe (MSU)

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Trevor Heywood @metroscapes.ca · Apr 16

The Wayback Machine has rescued over 22 million reference links to Wikipedia (in 230 languages). Absolutely crucial in the current digital age.

Internet Archive @archive.org · Apr 16

Mark Graham (@mark.bsky.social), director of the #WaybackMachine, explains how the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible.

Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c

#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · Apr 15

News | New traditional skills training centre wins lottery support – venue on the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal in Falkirk

New traditional skills training centre wins lottery support - Museums Association

Venue on the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal in Falkirk

www.museumsassociation.org

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RPS Historical Group @rpshistgroup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Our next online talk is 'The Horner Collection Project.'

It features over 2000 glass plate and film negatives from a commercial photographic studio in Settle, North Yorkshire (1864-1960).

Join Dr. Caitlin Greenwood on Tuesday 29th April 2025 (1900-2000).

Book your seat via the link in our bio.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · Apr 3

I still don't have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well".

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RPS Historical Group @rpshistgroup.bsky.social · Mar 31

Still time to register for Tuesday's (1st April 2025, 1800-1900) exclusive online talk ...

'Fashion and Dress in Autochromes' with Cally Blackman.

Details via link in bio.

Please share with #photo #fashion friends.

Image: Robert Bird Bland, Cross Stitch, autochrome, c.1917. RPS, Bristol.

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Emma Hyde @emma1616.bsky.social · Mar 30

Oh absolutely … the essentials !

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Emma Hyde @emma1616.bsky.social · Mar 30

You too Martin. I’m still record collecting and looking for a new turntable!

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Emma Hyde @emma1616.bsky.social · Mar 30

Will check this out thank you!

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Blue Note Records @bluenoterecords.bsky.social · Mar 29

70 years ago today on March 29, 1955 trumpeter Kenny Dorham was in Van Gelder Studio recording an octet session that produced the timeless tracks “Afrodisia,” “Lotus Flower,” “Minor’s Holiday” & “Basheer’s Dream” for his album “Afro-Cuban”: bluenote.lnk.to/KennyDorham-...

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Guy Longworth @guylongworth.bsky.social · Mar 26

#PhilosophyMatters and, if it matters, it matters at all ages. www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articl...

Fantastic Philosophy: Primary philosophy teaching resources

In this illustrated series narrated by Sir Stephen Fry, a community of animals living in a fictional savannah try to navigate some tricky philosophical questions. Aimed at pupils studying at KS2 level...

www.bbc.co.uk

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a.j. Vega🐇🎶 @ajvega.net · Mar 13

highly recommend getting the wayback machine extension as well. helps preserve the web as you browse! addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · Mar 11

How to disappear – the art of listening to silence in a noisy world

How to Disappear: The Art of Listening to Silence in a Noisy World

“Silence is the presence of time undisturbed.”

www.themarginalian.org

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Feb 21

Accessibility needs can be a major factor when considering engaging with or becoming involved in an event. Here are some of the accessibility and inclusivity commitments we are making as part of our Critical Neurodiversity Studies Conference. Abstracts close 28 Feb!
ndhumanities.com/2025/02/20/c...

Abstract artwork with pink, light blue, orange and black paint marks. There are circular paint texture marks in the top half and the lower right hand corner.

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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · Feb 20

Takeover blog II by @dmuleicester.bsky.social’s #PHRC, where experts share insights on our #photographichistory collections. This month a focus on the promise of the perfect negative. See 👇 https://buff.ly/3EIflSY
#PhotoThursday @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @beapichel.bsky.social #photohistory

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