Natalie Hopwood
@nrhopwood.bsky.social
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Medievalist and Comics Historian PhD Candidate working on Monstrous Encounters, Fictionality, and Medieval Popular Culture in Old Norse sagas at the University of Leeds
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shoutout to tumblr user kleinergeist for this post which is going straight into my powerpoint for Grendel day in my monster class this week
A screenshot of a tumblr post from user kleinergeist, reading "Oh, so when YOU grab a Danish for a quick snack, it's a guilt-free, tasty little treat. But when I, Grendel,"
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Just under one week left to submit!
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Medieval Temporalities and Comics
@imc-leeds.bsky.social 6th-9th July 2026
Co-organized by Natalie Hopwood, University of Leeds and Michael A. Torregrossa, Bristol Community College (The Medieval Comics Project)
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mmapod.bsky.social
👩‍🏫 Seeking medieval teaching support this academic year? 🧑‍🏫Consider joining our friends at TEAMS, the Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages! Membership is free, and the support is priceless 🤝 teams-medieval.org/membership/ #medievalsky
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Welcome to TEAMS Membership Sign-UpTEAMS’ mission is to support teaching in medieval studies at the undergraduate, secondary, and elementary school levels through the provision of resources and the sh...
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SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS! Announcing the Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize: two juried mini-grants of $250.00 each to support emerging artists l for the creation of a new minicomic that engages with medieval culture. More details available here:
www.newberry.org/calendar/new...
Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize
Juried mini-grants for emerging comic artists interested in engaging with medieval culture.
www.newberry.org
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One week left to submit!
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@necron-network.bsky.social is coming to @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026!

This in-person roundtable is open to all current NECRON members. To get involved, email Natalie Hopwood ([email protected]) with a short bio and a brief overview of what you want to say by 15th Sept.
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@necron-network.bsky.social is coming to @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026!

This in-person roundtable is open to all current NECRON members. To get involved, email Natalie Hopwood ([email protected]) with a short bio and a brief overview of what you want to say by 15th Sept.
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Call for Papers - Medieval Temporalities and Comics

Medieval Temporalities and Comics
Leeds International Medieval Congress, 6th-9th July 2026
Hybrid Session
Co-organized by Natalie Hopwood, University of Leeds and Michael A.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...
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The first meeting of MATER is happening on 19 September - if you'd like to join and haven't signed up yet, please email rachel dot moss at northampton dot ac dot uk!
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🌟MOTHER IS CALLING! 🌟

Delighted to announce a new online research group, MATER: Medievalists Against The Extreme Right, under the @errnetwork.bsky.social umbrella! If you were at @themamoconf.bsky.social & enjoyed my workshop, you might find this new venture interesting. Do email me to sign up. 🗃️
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If you see this, post a character you love and a character you...tolerate

(Is there any other way to do this than the great Maddie v Jean debate?)
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We are not trivialising LLMs.

Copyright theft is not trivial.

Environmental damage is not trivial.

Unreliability is not trivial.

Risk to human cognition is not trivial.

Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
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I had no one to give recommendations when I was a kid, so my first trip to the comics store at 10 ended with me getting a volume of Ultimate X-Men… all I can recommend to people is to keep trying until you find a story you love and don’t listen to others opinions about what counts as a “good” comic
annapeppard.bsky.social
There is no single best recommendation for anyone looking to get into superhero comics. It's a diverse genre & folks like it for different reasons! In my case: a lot of men recommended me comics where women get sexually assaulted and that probably wasn't the best choice.
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I'm really excited to run a session combining my two favourite things (medieval stuff and comics) and can't wait to see the papers you propose!
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Medieval Temporalities and Comics
@imc-leeds.bsky.social 6th-9th July 2026
Co-organized by Natalie Hopwood, University of Leeds and Michael A. Torregrossa, Bristol Community College (The Medieval Comics Project)
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necron-network.bsky.social
📣 Attending #IMCLeeds2025 and work on the Medieval North?

Come hang out with NECRON for a casual evening social!
🗓️ Weds 9 July
🕗 20:00 – meet at Parkinson Building
🍻 Social at The Library Pub after

Meet fellow PhDs & ECRs in a chill, friendly setting.
Stay as long as you like! Alcohol optional.
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One week until IMC! I’ll be roundtabling on Monday with “How to Conference” and presenting on Tuesday with “Shedding Skin: Human Face and Monstrous Bodies in Old Norse Sagas”!

Come see me chat about conference advice AND people tearing their skin to become dragons!
@imc-leeds.bsky.social
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levostregc.bsky.social
Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.
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Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his beautiful wife and newborn son.

Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.

From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.
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We've got a Fresh Friday Newspost starring a mischievous dragon! 🐲

This will be featured on the #IMC2025 souvenirs which you can buy at the IMC! 🎉

Why not take a read and learn more about our little friend.😊
www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/a-dragons-ta...

#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
A doodle of a dragon from the archive
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Reading the Ostrander run on The Spectre and Todd Klein’s lettering choices are some of the best I’ve ever scene in a comic before! Spectre himself, Michael, Etrigan, etc. Everyone gets something unique and really shows off the supernatural elements in the story!