Dr Evelyn Koch
@evelynkoch.bsky.social
Early modern/19th-cent. English literature, science and literature, landscape in literature, fantasy, horror and weird fiction.
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All of this thread, plus a favorite example from my own research: a computer transcription would pick up the "correct" signature of one of my guys writing his code name in a secret message but not the fact that underneath it he had (oops) accidentally started to sign his real name.
![Image of a manuscript letter in which Fabian von Lossainen, who is spying on Nicolaus Copernicus, accidentally starts to sign his real name with a flamboyant "F" (indicated by a red arrow added in the image) before realizing, "oh shit, I'm supposed to be using my code name for this letter, but I really can't be bothered to rewrite the whole thing" and therefore tries to overwrite the "F" with a signature of "H[ans] Liliental".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ck7tlwhcwtuzuaihedldnzyc/bafkreidyzcolnplqub77kva6gz6s3piyeau4t57w6xrvoebjekcztj4iwa@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
All of this thread, plus a favorite example from my own research: a computer transcription would pick up the "correct" signature of one of my guys writing his code name in a secret message but not the fact that underneath it he had (oops) accidentally started to sign his real name.
In a forest near the Augustenruhe in Marburg, you can find little offerings under some tree roots which have been consistently placed there for years. On the left, the current state in autumn 2025; on the right, the same place in 2020. #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In a forest near the Augustenruhe in Marburg, you can find little offerings under some tree roots which have been consistently placed there for years. On the left, the current state in autumn 2025; on the right, the same place in 2020. #WyrdWednesday
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Mushroom horror, from H.P. Lovecraft to THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS and THE LAST OF US, is really having a moment. Karel Šima's "Fungi in popular culture reconsidered: Four more-than-human entanglements" is #openaccess from @ejcs-journal.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Mushroom horror, from H.P. Lovecraft to THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS and THE LAST OF US, is really having a moment. Karel Šima's "Fungi in popular culture reconsidered: Four more-than-human entanglements" is #openaccess from @ejcs-journal.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
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The Google AI search results are a bit like an Irish person giving directions. They might not know the answer but they're happy to give it a go and guess along with you.
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Google AI search results are a bit like an Irish person giving directions. They might not know the answer but they're happy to give it a go and guess along with you.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Went to see Hamish Hawk tonight - a very intimate gig with several new songs. Their Hogmanay gig won't be in such a familiar setting...
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Went to see Hamish Hawk tonight - a very intimate gig with several new songs. Their Hogmanay gig won't be in such a familiar setting...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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Der neue Hither Shore ist da, mit vielen spannenden Inhalten. Was euch erwartet, findet ihr hier:
www.tolkiengesellschaft.de
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Der neue Hither Shore ist da, mit vielen spannenden Inhalten. Was euch erwartet, findet ihr hier:
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Green with envy 🌵, because our collection now houses this new 2025 "Cambridge Handbook of Literature & Plants"? No reason! Order the book, ed. by @bonnielj.bsky.social today from our library and explore the essays on #LiteraryStudies & #Ecocriticism & #EnvironmentalHumanities & #CulturalStudies
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Green with envy 🌵, because our collection now houses this new 2025 "Cambridge Handbook of Literature & Plants"? No reason! Order the book, ed. by @bonnielj.bsky.social today from our library and explore the essays on #LiteraryStudies & #Ecocriticism & #EnvironmentalHumanities & #CulturalStudies
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It was lovely to see homage to the Hunterian Museum’s Evelyn Tables in @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein. These four tables were made in Padua, taking arteries, veins and nerves dissected in Padua’s famous anatomical theatre, pasting them to boards and varnishing them to protect and preserve
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It was lovely to see homage to the Hunterian Museum’s Evelyn Tables in @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein. These four tables were made in Padua, taking arteries, veins and nerves dissected in Padua’s famous anatomical theatre, pasting them to boards and varnishing them to protect and preserve
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And of course the most important "inspired by Michael" creation, Tom Bombadil
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And of course the most important "inspired by Michael" creation, Tom Bombadil
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In 1928, Tolkien drew "Owlamoo" to dispel his son Michael's night fear of sinister owl creature.
This was 3 years after he created Roverandom, a tale about a dog turned into a toy and went to adventures, to comfort Michael because he was sad from losing his toy dog. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
This was 3 years after he created Roverandom, a tale about a dog turned into a toy and went to adventures, to comfort Michael because he was sad from losing his toy dog. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In 1928, Tolkien drew "Owlamoo" to dispel his son Michael's night fear of sinister owl creature.
This was 3 years after he created Roverandom, a tale about a dog turned into a toy and went to adventures, to comfort Michael because he was sad from losing his toy dog. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
This was 3 years after he created Roverandom, a tale about a dog turned into a toy and went to adventures, to comfort Michael because he was sad from losing his toy dog. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
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2025 marks the centenary of A.N. Whitehead’s Lowell Lectures, Science and the Modern World; 2026 the centenary of the first British edition.
Nick Gaskill and I are organising a panel on Whitehead, focused on SMW, for the MSA/BAMS conference in 2026, and are looking for an additional contributor.
Nick Gaskill and I are organising a panel on Whitehead, focused on SMW, for the MSA/BAMS conference in 2026, and are looking for an additional contributor.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
2025 marks the centenary of A.N. Whitehead’s Lowell Lectures, Science and the Modern World; 2026 the centenary of the first British edition.
Nick Gaskill and I are organising a panel on Whitehead, focused on SMW, for the MSA/BAMS conference in 2026, and are looking for an additional contributor.
Nick Gaskill and I are organising a panel on Whitehead, focused on SMW, for the MSA/BAMS conference in 2026, and are looking for an additional contributor.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Snazzy poster for our Brontë Studies CFP on Poetry (more details here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...)
Submit! Share! Please and thank you!
Submit! Share! Please and thank you!
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Snazzy poster for our Brontë Studies CFP on Poetry (more details here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...)
Submit! Share! Please and thank you!
Submit! Share! Please and thank you!
Some modern standing stones for #StandingStoneSunday: this is an art installation in Newtonmore in the Cairngorns. You have to zoom in to see the individual carvings on the stones.
📷 from 2023
📷 from 2023
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Some modern standing stones for #StandingStoneSunday: this is an art installation in Newtonmore in the Cairngorns. You have to zoom in to see the individual carvings on the stones.
📷 from 2023
📷 from 2023
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"Pünktlich" zu Halloween
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"Pünktlich" zu Halloween
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Really pleased to have an essay in the new issue of Gothic Studies -- it's a special edition on Algernon Blackwood. It's also OPEN ACCESS so free for anyone to enter its region of singular loneliness and desolation. Many thanks to Henry Bartholomew for inviting me on board and putting it together.
Publication day! My special issue on Algernon Blackwood and the Gothic is officially out: www.euppublishing.com/toc/gothic/c...
My heartfelt thanks to all the contributors. So much in here - will cover in future posts. The issue positions B as a major force in C20th British Gothic.
My heartfelt thanks to all the contributors. So much in here - will cover in future posts. The issue positions B as a major force in C20th British Gothic.
Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - gothic: Vol 27, No 3
www.euppublishing.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Really pleased to have an essay in the new issue of Gothic Studies -- it's a special edition on Algernon Blackwood. It's also OPEN ACCESS so free for anyone to enter its region of singular loneliness and desolation. Many thanks to Henry Bartholomew for inviting me on board and putting it together.
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Call for paper for a special issue on the Brontës and poetry - on their work as poets - on poetry in the novels - on poetic influences and legacies - hoping for creative responses too!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
To Be Forever Known: The Brontës and Poetry
Seeking original, high-quality analysis of Brontë poems, especially those with little to no critical attention
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Call for paper for a special issue on the Brontës and poetry - on their work as poets - on poetry in the novels - on poetic influences and legacies - hoping for creative responses too!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
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niht-ēage, adj: able to see at night (lit. ‘night-eye’). (NI’HT-AY-ah-yuh / ˈnɪxt-ˌeːa-jə)
Image: Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social MS 24, f. 50r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social MS 24, f. 50r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
niht-ēage, adj: able to see at night (lit. ‘night-eye’). (NI’HT-AY-ah-yuh / ˈnɪxt-ˌeːa-jə)
Image: Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social MS 24, f. 50r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social MS 24, f. 50r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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Ic ēow þancung, everyone who shared their favourite Old English word(s) for Old English Wordhord’s 12th birthday. May your hoards of words grow ever more wondrous. For my personal favourites, see the "hord highlights" category on oldenglishwordhord.com or on the Old English Wordhord App.
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ic ēow þancung, everyone who shared their favourite Old English word(s) for Old English Wordhord’s 12th birthday. May your hoards of words grow ever more wondrous. For my personal favourites, see the "hord highlights" category on oldenglishwordhord.com or on the Old English Wordhord App.