@profsimonjjames.bsky.social
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As it's Chesterton's birthday I'd be remiss not to re-up this blog post. One thing I've tried to convey in all my work on Father Brown is how sophisticated, searching, and strange it is: the reverse of cosy. The same applies with the demonic bestiary he assembles here to convulse an Oxford college.
The sixth extract takes a long view of the current crisis in UK higher education. Focusing on the devilish role of the crank in the work of Malcolm Bradbury and G.K. Chesterton, I explore the entanglements that arise when liberal satirists mock academic institutions as a means of revitalising them.
Sea Monsters and Satyr Gods: The Grotesque Rebirth of the Liberal University
In which the Devil turns his attention to the inner workings of the British university system. Writing forty-one years apart, G.K. Chesterton and Malcolm Bradbury each satirise an academic dinner g…
inscribingpandemonium.wordpress.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As it's Chesterton's birthday I'd be remiss not to re-up this blog post. One thing I've tried to convey in all my work on Father Brown is how sophisticated, searching, and strange it is: the reverse of cosy. The same applies with the demonic bestiary he assembles here to convulse an Oxford college.
Is there anything better to read, when you’re poorly, than p g Wodehouse?
May 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Is there anything better to read, when you’re poorly, than p g Wodehouse?
Crikey tana French is such a good writer, isn’t she?
May 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Crikey tana French is such a good writer, isn’t she?
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Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
May 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
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Would appreciate a signal boost (and please consider yourselves!) 14th May deadline @profsimonjjames.bsky.social @markbould.bsky.social @drspider666.bsky.social @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social @emmas.bsky.social @noreenmasud.bsky.social @earlymodlancs.bsky.social @the-polyphony.bsky.social
Could you mentor a neurodivergent, early career humanities academic? I did this last time: it's not a big time commitment and is massively rewarding. You don't necessarily have to be neurodivergent/in humanities yourself. @ndhumanities.bsky.social
Remember, you can sign up to our mentorship scheme here: ndhumanities.com/mentorship-s....
Deadline extended to 14 May!
Deadline extended to 14 May!
May 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Would appreciate a signal boost (and please consider yourselves!) 14th May deadline @profsimonjjames.bsky.social @markbould.bsky.social @drspider666.bsky.social @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social @emmas.bsky.social @noreenmasud.bsky.social @earlymodlancs.bsky.social @the-polyphony.bsky.social
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The call for MSCA postdoc fellowships is out and the deadline is 10th September.
More generally, people should apply!
More specifically, if you'd like to come work in York with me I'm happy to support applications from awesome people 🙂
More generally, people should apply!
More specifically, if you'd like to come work in York with me I'm happy to support applications from awesome people 🙂
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
May 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The call for MSCA postdoc fellowships is out and the deadline is 10th September.
More generally, people should apply!
More specifically, if you'd like to come work in York with me I'm happy to support applications from awesome people 🙂
More generally, people should apply!
More specifically, if you'd like to come work in York with me I'm happy to support applications from awesome people 🙂
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New Research! @creativepec.bsky.social state of the nation on "Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England" pec.ac.uk/state_of_the... (will do a summary 🧵 later this week)
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
A State of the Nations research report into arts and culture engagement in England and the arts and culture workforce.
pec.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New Research! @creativepec.bsky.social state of the nation on "Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England" pec.ac.uk/state_of_the... (will do a summary 🧵 later this week)
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Or to put it another way, overseas students now subsidise the cost of teaching each UK undergraduate by an average of £2,500 each. Take them away and you've got an absolutely existential crisis for universities.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
May 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Or to put it another way, overseas students now subsidise the cost of teaching each UK undergraduate by an average of £2,500 each. Take them away and you've got an absolutely existential crisis for universities.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
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The Bee includes this thebeemagazine.com/publishings-... by me! Asking what’s changed since the landmark publication of @kitdewaal.com’s Common People & highlighting some new @creativepec.bsky.social research too
May 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The Bee includes this thebeemagazine.com/publishings-... by me! Asking what’s changed since the landmark publication of @kitdewaal.com’s Common People & highlighting some new @creativepec.bsky.social research too
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Killing off the university sector once and for all for a politcal battleground which Labour will never win… instead of reclassifying the immigration statistics as we always should have to reflect the fact the vast majority of foreign students leave the UK.
Stupid. Unserious. Utterly self-defeating.
Stupid. Unserious. Utterly self-defeating.
May 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Killing off the university sector once and for all for a politcal battleground which Labour will never win… instead of reclassifying the immigration statistics as we always should have to reflect the fact the vast majority of foreign students leave the UK.
Stupid. Unserious. Utterly self-defeating.
Stupid. Unserious. Utterly self-defeating.
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All welcome! I’ll be presenting some amazing new data with a focus on local authority level insights!
Next week, we’ll be publishing the 'Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England’ at 12pm on 7 May 2025. It’s the latest State of the Nations report and investigates data on arts and culture workforces and cultural participation. Register here buff.ly/JU1UJql
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Report launch: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for the launch of Creative PEC's latest State of the Nations report. 'Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England' presents a deep dive into the…
newcastleuniversity.zoom.us
April 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
All welcome! I’ll be presenting some amazing new data with a focus on local authority level insights!
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I've long said that my ideal birth plan is to turn up to to hospital with "one of every drug then open me up like a pinata" written in permanent marker across my face
April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I've long said that my ideal birth plan is to turn up to to hospital with "one of every drug then open me up like a pinata" written in permanent marker across my face
opening sentence of a piece in student newspaper where I work: 'Have you heard of the band Prefab Sprout? If you haven’t, you probably weren’t raised by cool parents who grew up in the 80s'
April 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
opening sentence of a piece in student newspaper where I work: 'Have you heard of the band Prefab Sprout? If you haven’t, you probably weren’t raised by cool parents who grew up in the 80s'
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Wow! @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is screening this Turn of the Screw prequel, the only film to star Marlon Brando and Thora Hird + Stephanie Beacham.
Alas, it’s “directed” by Michael Winner “with its over-insistent use of the zoom” and “its unerring eye for the wrong camera set-up.”
Unmissable.
Alas, it’s “directed” by Michael Winner “with its over-insistent use of the zoom” and “its unerring eye for the wrong camera set-up.”
Unmissable.
April 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Wow! @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is screening this Turn of the Screw prequel, the only film to star Marlon Brando and Thora Hird + Stephanie Beacham.
Alas, it’s “directed” by Michael Winner “with its over-insistent use of the zoom” and “its unerring eye for the wrong camera set-up.”
Unmissable.
Alas, it’s “directed” by Michael Winner “with its over-insistent use of the zoom” and “its unerring eye for the wrong camera set-up.”
Unmissable.
Wow Durham 264/1
April 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Wow Durham 264/1
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2 new posts in English Literature in our School of Critical Studies @uofglasgow.bsky.social:
* Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
*Lecturer in Postcolonial or Indigenous Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#AcademicSky
* Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
*Lecturer in Postcolonial or Indigenous Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#AcademicSky
April 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
2 new posts in English Literature in our School of Critical Studies @uofglasgow.bsky.social:
* Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
*Lecturer in Postcolonial or Indigenous Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#AcademicSky
* Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
*Lecturer in Postcolonial or Indigenous Literature
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
#AcademicSky
Very pleased to discover, 35 years after the event, that there is a second Frasier Chorus album
April 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Very pleased to discover, 35 years after the event, that there is a second Frasier Chorus album
My honour and pleasure to lead on this important review of children’s creativity. Please read and share!!
Our latest report, part of a year-long series with @cfyounglives.bsky.social, @childofthenorth.bsky.social makes a series of proposals to boost opportunity and stop the pipeline of pop stars, actors and creatives becoming the preserve of the well-off
www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc...
www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc...
Child of the North 2024/25 Campaign - Report 12 - N8 Research Partnership
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www.n8research.org.uk
March 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My honour and pleasure to lead on this important review of children’s creativity. Please read and share!!
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My lovely dept, The School of English at Trinity College Dublin, is hiring! We are looking for a postcolonial scholar who can also teach American literature. We’re a lovely bunch, I promise. Please spread the word!
March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My lovely dept, The School of English at Trinity College Dublin, is hiring! We are looking for a postcolonial scholar who can also teach American literature. We’re a lovely bunch, I promise. Please spread the word!
Speed reading Marie corelli in Starbucks
March 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Speed reading Marie corelli in Starbucks
New creativity report - much work has gone into this!
Mark your calendars 📅
On the 14th March the final report focusing on creativity & the arts to help create a culture that fosters inclusivity will be released!
On the 14th March the final report focusing on creativity & the arts to help create a culture that fosters inclusivity will be released!
Exciting things coming soon!
Only 10 days till the 12TH and FINAL N8/CoTN/CfYL report is released🙌
Keep your eyes peeled for more👀
Only 10 days till the 12TH and FINAL N8/CoTN/CfYL report is released🙌
Keep your eyes peeled for more👀
March 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New creativity report - much work has gone into this!
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I know this site only reaches a subset of neuro/ cog professors. If you know a young professor in the area who would benefit from a week of targeted learning about doing good science, good mentoring, networking etc, it would be great if you could forward them: compneurosci.com/Neuro4Pros/i...
Neuro4Pros summer school
NeUroscience Computational
LEAdership Retreat (NUCLEAR): happiness and success
compneurosci.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I know this site only reaches a subset of neuro/ cog professors. If you know a young professor in the area who would benefit from a week of targeted learning about doing good science, good mentoring, networking etc, it would be great if you could forward them: compneurosci.com/Neuro4Pros/i...
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MY WIFE WENT TO INDIA AFTER READING A CLASSIC NOVEL ABOUT IT
FORSTER?
NO - SHE WENT OF HER OWN ACCORD!!!!!!!!
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FORSTER?
NO - SHE WENT OF HER OWN ACCORD!!!!!!!!
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January 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
MY WIFE WENT TO INDIA AFTER READING A CLASSIC NOVEL ABOUT IT
FORSTER?
NO - SHE WENT OF HER OWN ACCORD!!!!!!!!
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FORSTER?
NO - SHE WENT OF HER OWN ACCORD!!!!!!!!
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are we all listening to the new Gemma Hayes album? It's a banger
January 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
are we all listening to the new Gemma Hayes album? It's a banger
@ecourtem.bsky.social finally caught up with your podcast episode and I absolutely loved it!! Durham comparison was brilliant, and the episode title… chefs kiss!!
January 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@ecourtem.bsky.social finally caught up with your podcast episode and I absolutely loved it!! Durham comparison was brilliant, and the episode title… chefs kiss!!