Elaine McGirr
@emmcgirr.bsky.social
Eighteenth-century & theatre historian; cat & child wrangler; immigrant.
Kittens holding paws for your evening palate cleanser.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Kittens holding paws for your evening palate cleanser.
The children & the cat also had v different reactions to the end of the snow flurry
The children & the cat had v different reactions to the snow.
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The children & the cat also had v different reactions to the end of the snow flurry
The children & the cat had v different reactions to the snow.
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The children & the cat had v different reactions to the snow.
Reposted by Elaine McGirr
Postdoc Opportunity!
Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies (AFAS) and Center for Humanities
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Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies (AFAS) and Center for Humanities
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Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies (AFAS) and Center for Humanities | H-Net
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November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Postdoc Opportunity!
Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies (AFAS) and Center for Humanities
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Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies (AFAS) and Center for Humanities
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Train delayed due to ... a swan on the line.
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Train delayed due to ... a swan on the line.
Reposted by Elaine McGirr
@ellierycroft.bsky.social any thoughts?
Trying to find out more about lighting for #earlymodern night/evening entertainments - masques and indoor and outdoor events. Can anyone help?
#earlymodernsky #renaissancesky #masque
#earlymodernsky #renaissancesky #masque
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
@ellierycroft.bsky.social any thoughts?
Ulster (museum) dragons for @nushpowell.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Ulster (museum) dragons for @nushpowell.bsky.social
Out of Office is On
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Out of Office is On
Reposted by Elaine McGirr
Each one of those 98/99% of failed applications represents dozens or hundreds of hours of work for the actual applicant; a vast stack of emails about budgeting, cost-centres, reviews, approvals, HR, Finance Office, Research Support...
Pissed. Up. A. Wall. For the sake of only picking "winners".
Pissed. Up. A. Wall. For the sake of only picking "winners".
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Each one of those 98/99% of failed applications represents dozens or hundreds of hours of work for the actual applicant; a vast stack of emails about budgeting, cost-centres, reviews, approvals, HR, Finance Office, Research Support...
Pissed. Up. A. Wall. For the sake of only picking "winners".
Pissed. Up. A. Wall. For the sake of only picking "winners".
It's the time of term when I'm so tires I dream of having a nap.
It was a good dream, too.
It was a good dream, too.
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It's the time of term when I'm so tires I dream of having a nap.
It was a good dream, too.
It was a good dream, too.
I had the *best* time learning & laughing with @titachico.bsky.social
Many thanks to @bristoluni.bsky.social for the Benjamin Meaker Award that supported my collaboration with the inimitable @emmcgirr.bsky.social.
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Performances of Wonder: Science and Spectacle – University of Bristol International Research Development blog
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October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I had the *best* time learning & laughing with @titachico.bsky.social
Tell me you work in a university without telling me:
[office phone rings]
Me: hello?
Them: I'm calling to let you know that we're disconnecting landline phones. We note this line has traffic on it.
Me: ....
T: ...but we don't know where it is. Who are you and where is your office?
[office phone rings]
Me: hello?
Them: I'm calling to let you know that we're disconnecting landline phones. We note this line has traffic on it.
Me: ....
T: ...but we don't know where it is. Who are you and where is your office?
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Tell me you work in a university without telling me:
[office phone rings]
Me: hello?
Them: I'm calling to let you know that we're disconnecting landline phones. We note this line has traffic on it.
Me: ....
T: ...but we don't know where it is. Who are you and where is your office?
[office phone rings]
Me: hello?
Them: I'm calling to let you know that we're disconnecting landline phones. We note this line has traffic on it.
Me: ....
T: ...but we don't know where it is. Who are you and where is your office?
Not even on the weekends? That's just sad.
October 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Not even on the weekends? That's just sad.
Heads of: History, English, Theatre
quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Heads of: History, English, Theatre
Who assumed committee meetings were at the same time this year as last & showed up an hour early?
October 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Who assumed committee meetings were at the same time this year as last & showed up an hour early?
Reposted by Elaine McGirr
Day 1 of the new academic year & we have our first email-all failure.
Waiting on the reply-all complaints.
Waiting on the reply-all complaints.
a sign that says days without nonsense hangs on a door
ALT: a sign that says days without nonsense hangs on a door
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September 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Day 1 of the new academic year & we have our first email-all failure.
Waiting on the reply-all complaints.
Waiting on the reply-all complaints.
It's that tome of year again: a new academic year about to start, I'm still (again) HOD & I need comfort reading.
Must be well-written & not too traumatic. Otherwise anything goes!
Must be well-written & not too traumatic. Otherwise anything goes!
September 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's that tome of year again: a new academic year about to start, I'm still (again) HOD & I need comfort reading.
Must be well-written & not too traumatic. Otherwise anything goes!
Must be well-written & not too traumatic. Otherwise anything goes!
Reposted by Elaine McGirr
"But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it."
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I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it."
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Perimenopausal dreaming: family vacation to the inside of an active volcano.
August 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Perimenopausal dreaming: family vacation to the inside of an active volcano.
Reposted by Elaine McGirr
The National Archives is looking for an Early Modern Parliamentary Records Specialist. Pros: you'll get to work in the same department as me. Cons: you'll have to work in the same department as me. Details via the link. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD893/r...
Records Specialist - Early Modern Parliament at The National Archives
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August 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The National Archives is looking for an Early Modern Parliamentary Records Specialist. Pros: you'll get to work in the same department as me. Cons: you'll have to work in the same department as me. Details via the link. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD893/r...