James Paz
@jamespaz.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval English Literature at the University of Manchester (https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/james.paz).
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James Paz
@jamespaz.bsky.social
· May 15
Storm-thoughts and ice-songs: A creative-critical response to Old English eco-poetry - postmedieval
This article looks at how ecocritical readings of The Wanderer, The Wife’s Lament, and Exeter Book riddles can inspire an ‘ecocreative’ way of rewriting and reimagining Old English verse. My creative-...
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Delighted to see that my creative-critical Old English eco-poetics article is now out, Open Access, in Postmedieval (thanks to @postmedieval.bsky.social): link.springer.com/article/10.1... #medievalsky #oldenglish
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These are obviously wonderful poems in their own right. They also take me back with fresh eyes to the OE poems themselves
A few of my ecocreative Old English poems: www.academia.edu/150060970/Ec...
January 23, 2026 at 10:53 PM
These are obviously wonderful poems in their own right. They also take me back with fresh eyes to the OE poems themselves
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grund, m.n: bottom, lowest part of anything; solid bottom or earth underlying something; abyss, hell; ground. (GRUND / ˈgrʌnd)
Image: Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
grund, m.n: bottom, lowest part of anything; solid bottom or earth underlying something; abyss, hell; ground. (GRUND / ˈgrʌnd)
Image: Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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Merton College, Oxford are advertising a career development fellowship in medieval English—a four-year teaching-and-research post: www.merton.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.
D/l 9 AM, 24 February (think of it as 23 February!).
D/l 9 AM, 24 February (think of it as 23 February!).
Vacancies
www.merton.ox.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Merton College, Oxford are advertising a career development fellowship in medieval English—a four-year teaching-and-research post: www.merton.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.
D/l 9 AM, 24 February (think of it as 23 February!).
D/l 9 AM, 24 February (think of it as 23 February!).
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#IMC2026 Registration will open 🎊 Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 10am (GMT) 🎊
When you register, you can choose and pre-order your #IMC2026 notebook, totebag, or reusable cup. 👍 😀
We can't believe that the IMC is less than 6 months away!
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
When you register, you can choose and pre-order your #IMC2026 notebook, totebag, or reusable cup. 👍 😀
We can't believe that the IMC is less than 6 months away!
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#IMC2026 Registration will open 🎊 Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 10am (GMT) 🎊
When you register, you can choose and pre-order your #IMC2026 notebook, totebag, or reusable cup. 👍 😀
We can't believe that the IMC is less than 6 months away!
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
When you register, you can choose and pre-order your #IMC2026 notebook, totebag, or reusable cup. 👍 😀
We can't believe that the IMC is less than 6 months away!
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
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📢 #CfP #medievalsky #OldEnglish
📚 36th International Conference of SELIM (SELIM 36)
🏫 University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo
📅23rd-25th September 2026
‼️Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026
💻Further details: eventos.uclm.es/go/SELIM36
📚 36th International Conference of SELIM (SELIM 36)
🏫 University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo
📅23rd-25th September 2026
‼️Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026
💻Further details: eventos.uclm.es/go/SELIM36
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
📢 #CfP #medievalsky #OldEnglish
📚 36th International Conference of SELIM (SELIM 36)
🏫 University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo
📅23rd-25th September 2026
‼️Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026
💻Further details: eventos.uclm.es/go/SELIM36
📚 36th International Conference of SELIM (SELIM 36)
🏫 University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo
📅23rd-25th September 2026
‼️Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026
💻Further details: eventos.uclm.es/go/SELIM36
Nice to see the Leeds IMC programme out. I'll be speaking in session 616, with some excellent co-panelists: imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre... #IMC2026
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Nice to see the Leeds IMC programme out. I'll be speaking in session 616, with some excellent co-panelists: imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre... #IMC2026
Looking forward to this! 🌿 🔥
🌿Literatures, Ecologies and Fictions seminar term card is out🌿We're springing into action with an exciting series of ecocritical talks and workshops - all welcome!
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Looking forward to this! 🌿 🔥
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🌿Literatures, Ecologies and Fictions seminar term card is out🌿We're springing into action with an exciting series of ecocritical talks and workshops - all welcome!
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
🌿Literatures, Ecologies and Fictions seminar term card is out🌿We're springing into action with an exciting series of ecocritical talks and workshops - all welcome!
A few of my ecocreative Old English poems: www.academia.edu/150060970/Ec...
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A few of my ecocreative Old English poems: www.academia.edu/150060970/Ec...
I'm looking forward to speaking about my 'ecocreative' translation of The Phoenix at Cambridge's LEAF seminar later this semester: www.english.cam.ac.uk/seminars/Lit...
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I'm looking forward to speaking about my 'ecocreative' translation of The Phoenix at Cambridge's LEAF seminar later this semester: www.english.cam.ac.uk/seminars/Lit...
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Our upcoming spring term events are now live on our website and detailed below on our term card!
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Our upcoming spring term events are now live on our website and detailed below on our term card!
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
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The summer seems a long way away now, but very much looking forward to presenting a creative-critical paper titled 'The Phoenix Speaks: An Eco-Creative Response to an Old English Allegory' at the Leeds IMC (@imc-leeds.bsky.social) next year #IMC2026
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The summer seems a long way away now, but very much looking forward to presenting a creative-critical paper titled 'The Phoenix Speaks: An Eco-Creative Response to an Old English Allegory' at the Leeds IMC (@imc-leeds.bsky.social) next year #IMC2026
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As we come towards the close of the year we at the Guild of Medievalist Makers wanted to share our 'Year in Review: 2025', written by Guild co-founder @hellomizk.bsky.social.
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
Year in Review: 2025 — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
On the 27th of April 2024, Eleanor Baker and I (Kristen) met at Oxford’s Vaults & Garden cafe to start scheming (image above taken from my comic diary). Laura Varnam joined in the scheming not lon...
www.guildmedmak.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
As we come towards the close of the year we at the Guild of Medievalist Makers wanted to share our 'Year in Review: 2025', written by Guild co-founder @hellomizk.bsky.social.
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
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Interested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
Creative Practitioner in Residence
The Institute of Historical Research hosts a Creative Practitioner in Residence who is interested in working collaboratively with historians.
www.history.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Interested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
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hord-weard, m.n: hoard-guardian, guardian of treasure. (HORD-WEH-ard / ˈhɔrd-ˌwɛard)
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
December 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
hord-weard, m.n: hoard-guardian, guardian of treasure. (HORD-WEH-ard / ˈhɔrd-ˌwɛard)
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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Fascinating Beowulf-objects reading (with particular relevance for first-gen class-steppers)
#medievalsky
“In Old English usage, the term cræft conveys a sense of mental ability as much as physical skill. Definitions also slide between craft as talent, or even virtue, and craft as cunning.”
#medievalsky
“In Old English usage, the term cræft conveys a sense of mental ability as much as physical skill. Definitions also slide between craft as talent, or even virtue, and craft as cunning.”
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fascinating Beowulf-objects reading (with particular relevance for first-gen class-steppers)
#medievalsky
“In Old English usage, the term cræft conveys a sense of mental ability as much as physical skill. Definitions also slide between craft as talent, or even virtue, and craft as cunning.”
#medievalsky
“In Old English usage, the term cræft conveys a sense of mental ability as much as physical skill. Definitions also slide between craft as talent, or even virtue, and craft as cunning.”
Reposted by James Paz
Members of @guildmedmak.bsky.social should check out the cfp for CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW, a special issue of the journal 'Public Humanities', co-edited by yours truly & Eleanor Barraclough (with amazing artwork by our very own @hellomizk.bsky.social)
Attention creative medievalists! Eleanor Barraclough & I are co-editing a special issue of Public Humanities entitled CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW! See the cfp for details: essays of 2,000-3,000 words due 1 May 2026. (Amazing artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social). 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Members of @guildmedmak.bsky.social should check out the cfp for CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW, a special issue of the journal 'Public Humanities', co-edited by yours truly & Eleanor Barraclough (with amazing artwork by our very own @hellomizk.bsky.social)
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Attention creative medievalists! Eleanor Barraclough & I are co-editing a special issue of Public Humanities entitled CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW! See the cfp for details: essays of 2,000-3,000 words due 1 May 2026. (Amazing artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social). 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Attention creative medievalists! Eleanor Barraclough & I are co-editing a special issue of Public Humanities entitled CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW! See the cfp for details: essays of 2,000-3,000 words due 1 May 2026. (Amazing artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social). 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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This is going to be a fantastic book, especially for those interested in biblical #apocrypha!
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is going to be a fantastic book, especially for those interested in biblical #apocrypha!
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📢 #CfP #medievalsky #TOEBI
📜Theme: All Kinds of People
📅Date: Saturday, 24th October 2026
🏫Host: University of Nottingham
⏰Submission deadline: 30 March 2026
📚TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level.
📜Theme: All Kinds of People
📅Date: Saturday, 24th October 2026
🏫Host: University of Nottingham
⏰Submission deadline: 30 March 2026
📚TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 #CfP #medievalsky #TOEBI
📜Theme: All Kinds of People
📅Date: Saturday, 24th October 2026
🏫Host: University of Nottingham
⏰Submission deadline: 30 March 2026
📚TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level.
📜Theme: All Kinds of People
📅Date: Saturday, 24th October 2026
🏫Host: University of Nottingham
⏰Submission deadline: 30 March 2026
📚TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level.
Great to see this guild flourishing!
After only eight months of existence, we are delighted to announce that the Guild of Medievalist Makers has gained its ✨100th Guild Member✨!
We have lots of exciting plans for the development of the Guild, but in the meantime, why not join us for tomorrow's Making Space session?🍻
We have lots of exciting plans for the development of the Guild, but in the meantime, why not join us for tomorrow's Making Space session?🍻
In a slight change to advertised programming, our next Making Space (online co-working session) is taking place on Tuesday 2nd December, 5:30pm-7:00pm! Join us to work convivially on your own project, or get inspired and respond to our optional theme: 🎪festivities🍻
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Great to see this guild flourishing!
Reposted by James Paz
After only eight months of existence, we are delighted to announce that the Guild of Medievalist Makers has gained its ✨100th Guild Member✨!
We have lots of exciting plans for the development of the Guild, but in the meantime, why not join us for tomorrow's Making Space session?🍻
We have lots of exciting plans for the development of the Guild, but in the meantime, why not join us for tomorrow's Making Space session?🍻
In a slight change to advertised programming, our next Making Space (online co-working session) is taking place on Tuesday 2nd December, 5:30pm-7:00pm! Join us to work convivially on your own project, or get inspired and respond to our optional theme: 🎪festivities🍻
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
After only eight months of existence, we are delighted to announce that the Guild of Medievalist Makers has gained its ✨100th Guild Member✨!
We have lots of exciting plans for the development of the Guild, but in the meantime, why not join us for tomorrow's Making Space session?🍻
We have lots of exciting plans for the development of the Guild, but in the meantime, why not join us for tomorrow's Making Space session?🍻