Rebecca Menmuir
@rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social
Darby Fellow (Simon and June Li) in English Literature at Lincoln College, Ox. Interested in the medieval Ovid, forgeries, exile, Chaucer, Gower, medievalism.
Pinned
Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile
Cambridge Core - Classical Literature - Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile
www.cambridge.org
My book is out! Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile, with Cambridge UP @universitypress.cambridge.org.
I am so grateful to the friends, family, colleagues, librarians and archivists who helped along the way. Nervous and excited to see it in the world!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...
I am so grateful to the friends, family, colleagues, librarians and archivists who helped along the way. Nervous and excited to see it in the world!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...
Every time I see the news, or, well, receive my payslip, I can't help but think of a refrain we might revive from the 14th c: tax has tenet us alle!
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Every time I see the news, or, well, receive my payslip, I can't help but think of a refrain we might revive from the 14th c: tax has tenet us alle!
A reminder of the 'Teaching With Ovid' symposium - accepting paper and panel proposals through to January! Do you use Ovid in teaching, or do you have an idea you'd like to road-test?
The International Ovidian Society and Soc. Ovidiana (a medieval outfit) have teamed up. All disciplines welcome!
The International Ovidian Society and Soc. Ovidiana (a medieval outfit) have teamed up. All disciplines welcome!
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A reminder of the 'Teaching With Ovid' symposium - accepting paper and panel proposals through to January! Do you use Ovid in teaching, or do you have an idea you'd like to road-test?
The International Ovidian Society and Soc. Ovidiana (a medieval outfit) have teamed up. All disciplines welcome!
The International Ovidian Society and Soc. Ovidiana (a medieval outfit) have teamed up. All disciplines welcome!
Has appetite for COP fizzled out? The only headlines I've seen about it this year are in, well, Private Eye.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Has appetite for COP fizzled out? The only headlines I've seen about it this year are in, well, Private Eye.
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Developing & Leading a Major Project in Classics
Thurs 27 Nov, 1–3pm
Register: shorturl.at/qH4K7
Designed particularly for mid-career researchers seeking to develop a major project, hear from:
•Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham)
•Alex Mullen (Nottingham)
•Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
•Ellen Swift (Kent)
Thurs 27 Nov, 1–3pm
Register: shorturl.at/qH4K7
Designed particularly for mid-career researchers seeking to develop a major project, hear from:
•Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham)
•Alex Mullen (Nottingham)
•Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
•Ellen Swift (Kent)
Developing and leading a major project in Classics
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Developing & Leading a Major Project in Classics
Thurs 27 Nov, 1–3pm
Register: shorturl.at/qH4K7
Designed particularly for mid-career researchers seeking to develop a major project, hear from:
•Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham)
•Alex Mullen (Nottingham)
•Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
•Ellen Swift (Kent)
Thurs 27 Nov, 1–3pm
Register: shorturl.at/qH4K7
Designed particularly for mid-career researchers seeking to develop a major project, hear from:
•Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham)
•Alex Mullen (Nottingham)
•Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
•Ellen Swift (Kent)
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The Department of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2026-2027.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Department of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2026-2027.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.
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There should be the odd sporadic complaint fired off as dusk is falling, with complaints being registered in both organised and more reckless forms during the evening, culminating in a spectacular volley of complaining emails to the council around 9pm
The most British headline I've seen in a long time.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
There should be the odd sporadic complaint fired off as dusk is falling, with complaints being registered in both organised and more reckless forms during the evening, culminating in a spectacular volley of complaining emails to the council around 9pm
The most British headline I've seen in a long time.
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The most British headline I've seen in a long time.
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Call For Papers: Teaching With Ovid.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Call For Papers: Teaching With Ovid.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
Does anyone in Oxford know if driving to the Westgate car park will incur the congestion charge, and if there's a maximum stay time there?
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Does anyone in Oxford know if driving to the Westgate car park will incur the congestion charge, and if there's a maximum stay time there?
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ARCHIVAL FUNDING: Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History, to use Bodleian Libraries collections to advance scholarship in women’s history, of any geographical area and historical period. Deadline 28th Nov. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...
Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
ARCHIVAL FUNDING: Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History, to use Bodleian Libraries collections to advance scholarship in women’s history, of any geographical area and historical period. Deadline 28th Nov. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...
The proofs, as they say, are in the pudding, and I am pudding in some proofing time today. Expecting some disagreements but it's been so fun to work on this. And brilliant and humbling to work with @rantyben.bsky.social!
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The proofs, as they say, are in the pudding, and I am pudding in some proofing time today. Expecting some disagreements but it's been so fun to work on this. And brilliant and humbling to work with @rantyben.bsky.social!
Interstellar being THE big-screen must-watch is always very funny to me because the sole time I have watched it was on a long haul flight with the worst possible screen and sound options
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Interstellar being THE big-screen must-watch is always very funny to me because the sole time I have watched it was on a long haul flight with the worst possible screen and sound options
A timely video by @lewisproberts.bsky.social from @trincollcam.bsky.social on 'The Difficulty of Milton' - on the value of engaging with difficult texts and forms, and lots of interesting stuff about Milton along the way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMN7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMN7...
Humanities at Cambridge | The Difficulty of Milton with Lewis Roberts
YouTube video by Trinity College, Cambridge
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October 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A timely video by @lewisproberts.bsky.social from @trincollcam.bsky.social on 'The Difficulty of Milton' - on the value of engaging with difficult texts and forms, and lots of interesting stuff about Milton along the way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMN7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMN7...
Great news recently on the EU Waste Framework Directive (firms will have to fund the collection, sorting, and recycling of their products). But reports like these show how far there is to go in the fast fashion industry: recycling is not a magic bullet
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick
Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Great news recently on the EU Waste Framework Directive (firms will have to fund the collection, sorting, and recycling of their products). But reports like these show how far there is to go in the fast fashion industry: recycling is not a magic bullet
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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🎓Call for Papers🎓
A longtime friend of and contributor to the SNLS, Dr Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social, is organising a symposium on “Teaching with Ovid,” with a call for papers open until 16 January 2026!
See the flyer below and follow the link for more information: shorturl.at/RiviU
A longtime friend of and contributor to the SNLS, Dr Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social, is organising a symposium on “Teaching with Ovid,” with a call for papers open until 16 January 2026!
See the flyer below and follow the link for more information: shorturl.at/RiviU
October 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🎓Call for Papers🎓
A longtime friend of and contributor to the SNLS, Dr Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social, is organising a symposium on “Teaching with Ovid,” with a call for papers open until 16 January 2026!
See the flyer below and follow the link for more information: shorturl.at/RiviU
A longtime friend of and contributor to the SNLS, Dr Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social, is organising a symposium on “Teaching with Ovid,” with a call for papers open until 16 January 2026!
See the flyer below and follow the link for more information: shorturl.at/RiviU
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It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
Trans Histories of the Medieval Book - Arc Humanities Press
Archival collections are political spaces: the decisions that govern whose histories are preserved, when, and by whom are not neutral. They reflect the commu...
www.arc-humanities.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
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MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Completely new Purcell?! Amazing archival work here
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell
Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Completely new Purcell?! Amazing archival work here
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Call For Papers: Teaching With Ovid.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Call For Papers: Teaching With Ovid.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
Any aspect of teaching Ovid in the classroom, for a 2-day symposium on 12-13 June 2026.
Classicist teaching Ovid? Medievalist teaching the Ovide moralise? Librarian/archivist with historic copies of Ovid to share? Take a look: shorturl.at/RiviU
Deadline 16 Jan.
Fairly difficult writing day. Feeling the pressure to both be concise and for every sentence to be majestically perfect and powerful.
October 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fairly difficult writing day. Feeling the pressure to both be concise and for every sentence to be majestically perfect and powerful.
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What a great opportunity 👇
Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
University English Funding
universityenglish.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What a great opportunity 👇
And most of all, SOMEONE needs to give the world a good Troilus and Criseyde film. I need Criseyde arch looks (”what? May I not stand here?” eyebrows), Troilus wallowing (tossing and turning like Ixion in hell!), cool Trojan-London sets…
This was a really tremendous production. One gender swap I did not like at all. Hector looked like my favourite footballer (but wasn’t). Riotous laughter from the crowd at times which I didn’t expect at all. Very gripping! Horribly nauseating! Determinedly ambiguous!
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
And most of all, SOMEONE needs to give the world a good Troilus and Criseyde film. I need Criseyde arch looks (”what? May I not stand here?” eyebrows), Troilus wallowing (tossing and turning like Ixion in hell!), cool Trojan-London sets…
This was a really tremendous production. One gender swap I did not like at all. Hector looked like my favourite footballer (but wasn’t). Riotous laughter from the crowd at times which I didn’t expect at all. Very gripping! Horribly nauseating! Determinedly ambiguous!
September 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This was a really tremendous production. One gender swap I did not like at all. Hector looked like my favourite footballer (but wasn’t). Riotous laughter from the crowd at times which I didn’t expect at all. Very gripping! Horribly nauseating! Determinedly ambiguous!
Troilus and Cressida at the Globe later today. Looking forward to feeling unremittingly bleak about everything (in a good way?).
September 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Troilus and Cressida at the Globe later today. Looking forward to feeling unremittingly bleak about everything (in a good way?).
Hello #medievalsky. Where's the best place to search for images of manuscript initials? (Bonus: that I could use in an academic publication?)
September 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hello #medievalsky. Where's the best place to search for images of manuscript initials? (Bonus: that I could use in an academic publication?)