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Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · 2d

literally the only option at this point

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Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely got more writing prep done in 20 minutes of pinging ideas back and forth at lunchtime with @azathotenergy.bsky.social than I have in some 2-hour focused seminars.

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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 2d

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Neurodivergent Humanities Network @ndhumanities.bsky.social · 2d

Lex Academic scholarships for dyslexic postgraduate students doing groundbreaking research in the humanities!

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Dr Daniel P Jones @danielpjones.bsky.social · 28d

Just published: Inclusion and Sharing Best Practice for Academic Events Facilitation ✨

The sharing of best practice is, and always will be, more important than competing for institutional accessibility accreditations!

Read my reflections here: sheffield.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

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Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · Aug 29

What a cool postdoc! British horror fiction and the psy disciplines www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Associate

College of Arts & HumanitiesSchool of Critical Studies Research Associate Vacancy Ref: 180594Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum The School of Critical Studies seeks to appoint a ...

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · Aug 12

The problems emerge when it becomes a trend to say "neurospicy" (or "AuDHD") as a euphemistic way to avoid saying words like "autistic" or "disabled."

Many people who self-describe as neurospicy and/or AuDHD also use the terms autistic and/or disabled. But many others, very noticeably, do not.

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Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · Aug 14

and also many many opiliones

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Polly Hember @pollyhember.bsky.social · Aug 14

❤️‍🔥 open.substack.com/pub/pollyhem...

How do you search for academic jobs in a broken job market?

A rant, some advice & a mini-roundup of current vacancies in the arts & humanities

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Polly Hember @pollyhember.bsky.social · Aug 14

Lecturer in Creative Writing (poetry) at Royal Holloway 💛 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Creative Writing (poetry)

Part-Time, Permanent (0.5 FTE)Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in Creative Writing in the English Department, to start September 2025. Creative writing is expanding at RHUL. Joining t...

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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Aug 9

Show your support: buy Queer as Folklore by Sacha Coward, Bloodsongs by Mae Diansangu, Impossible Heat by Ciara Maguire, Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain by Jason Okundaye, Spoilt Creatures by Amy Twigg

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Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Aug 7

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO US!! So excited for this to be out in the world!

@annastenning.bsky.social @bergenmar.bsky.social @ainokash.bsky.social @alicehagopian.bsky.social and everyone not on BSky!

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Feminist Killjoy @saranahmed.bsky.social · Aug 5

I am absolutely DISGUSTED & HORRIFIED that someone can present on 'killjoys' at an event with an IDF office & a speaker from the IDF. Shame on you! Katharina Klappheck GET THAT WORD OUT OF YOUR PAPER & THIS EVENT!

White supremacy = this.
Genocide = this.
NO to this! www.hsu-hh.de/ztb/tagungsp...

Tagungsprogramm, Mittwoch, 03. September 2025 - Zentrum für technologiegestützte Bildung (ZtB)

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Mimi Thebo @mimithebo.bsky.social · Aug 6

WE ARE HIRING!!

Creative Writing (fiction) Pathway 3 lecturer 0.5 in the Department of English at the University of Bristol's thriving School of Humanities.

It's a 3/2 teaching load with plenty of support and mentorship from meeeeeee (others are available)!

www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · Aug 6

Please help me share the CFP for this Literature Compass Special Issue dedicated to the work of Simon J James and covering key Victorian and Edwardian writers like H. G. Wells, George Gissing, Dickens, Wilde, George Du Maurier, and Conan-Doyle on behalf of Hadas Elber-Aviram.

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Philomena Wolf @philouw.bsky.social · Aug 4

CFP! Anne Rüggemeier and I are organizing a FRIAS conference on silence in literature and culture from April 15-17, 2026. Please consider submitting an abstract by September 15 ✍️ (link below) @uni-freiburg.de @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Jul 25

The BAAS Teaching American Studies Network is seeking new lead/co-leads. The role entails attending subcommittee meetings, liaising with members, & the organisation of networking events.

Expressions of interest should be sent before 15th September 2025.

More info: baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Teaching American Studies Network: Call for Expressions of Interest for Lead and Steering Group Members - British Association for American Studies

The Teaching American Studies Network (TASN) was founded in 2020 and is the only UK-based scholarly network focused on HE pedagogical practice in American Studies. Now that TASN is firmly…

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Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social · Jul 29

Highly recommend this book!

Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · Jul 28

Congrats @annastenning.bsky.social, @louisecreechan.bsky.social and @bergenmar.bsky.social!! This book is the future of neurodiversity & literary studies. Beyond 'representation', it thinks in new expansive ways about nd minds, storyings & practices. It was the biggest honour to contribute to it.

Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Jul 28

HUGE DAY

My editor copies of 'Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture' arrived!! I'm so excited for this to be out in the world (officially 7th Aug)

The volume asks 'what would a neurodivergent framework for literary studies look like'?

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Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · Jul 28

Congrats @annastenning.bsky.social, @louisecreechan.bsky.social and @bergenmar.bsky.social!! This book is the future of neurodiversity & literary studies. Beyond 'representation', it thinks in new expansive ways about nd minds, storyings & practices. It was the biggest honour to contribute to it.

Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Jul 28

HUGE DAY

My editor copies of 'Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture' arrived!! I'm so excited for this to be out in the world (officially 7th Aug)

The volume asks 'what would a neurodivergent framework for literary studies look like'?

Three copies of Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture edited by Jenny Bergenmar, Louise Creechan, and Anna Stenning with a colourful abstract cover

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Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Jul 28

HUGE DAY

My editor copies of 'Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture' arrived!! I'm so excited for this to be out in the world (officially 7th Aug)

The volume asks 'what would a neurodivergent framework for literary studies look like'?

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Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social · Jul 28

I have read this and it is a landmark book. Essential reading for anyone interested in the intersections between neurodiversity, literature, and literary studies - but also a really engaging, thought-provoking read!

Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Jul 28

HUGE DAY

My editor copies of 'Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture' arrived!! I'm so excited for this to be out in the world (officially 7th Aug)

The volume asks 'what would a neurodivergent framework for literary studies look like'?

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Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · Jul 28

6 days until the deadline for abstracts!

Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · May 20

📣🚨 CFP: Neurodiversity Special Issue: A Critical Turn in Neurodiversity Studies: Bridging the Arts, Humanities and the Social Sciences 📣🚨

📝Abstract deadline: 3 August 2025
✉️ Please share widely with arts, humanities and social science networks!

Full call: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

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Abs Ashley @ainokash.bsky.social · Jul 27

chosen image doesn’t do england many favours, not least because the spanish omelette does not fold

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Women’s Euro 2025: England v Spain news and buildup to the final showdown – live

The big day is here. Join Emillia Hawkins for all the latest news as the Lionesses prepare to defend their crown

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Fraser McQueen @frasermcqueen.bsky.social · Jul 23

The structure of this is a condensation of everything Starmer's Labour Party is about. Rather than punish the businesses exploiting some of the most marginalised people in our society, he asks those businesses to join him in persecuting those people. Pathetic.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jul 23

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

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