Dr. Caitlyn Brinkman-Schwartz
@caitlynbbs.bsky.social
I teach at Oxford University. Memory historian interested in medieval and epic literature, modern nationalism, asymmetric warfare, health humanities, gender.
Absolute burn from Richard the Lionheart [source is Hilary Rhodes, ‘Richard the Lionheart, Contested Queerness, and Crusading Memory’]
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Absolute burn from Richard the Lionheart [source is Hilary Rhodes, ‘Richard the Lionheart, Contested Queerness, and Crusading Memory’]
There's no way to quite get it across in English but I love the saint Colum Cille's description of a young warrior as 'eólach cech ernmaiss'. It's like, 'learned in all forms of death-by-iron'
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There's no way to quite get it across in English but I love the saint Colum Cille's description of a young warrior as 'eólach cech ernmaiss'. It's like, 'learned in all forms of death-by-iron'
One phrase in the English language stands out as for its exceptional versatility. In this essay I will--
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
One phrase in the English language stands out as for its exceptional versatility. In this essay I will--
Normal family whatsapp chat
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Normal family whatsapp chat
Why is girls' night so hard to organise
October 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Why is girls' night so hard to organise
It’s Walter Benjamin’s yahrzeit. He was a philosopher who chose to die whilst fleeing the Nazis in 1940. He is the only historical figure I *miss*, irrationally, as though he was a friend I suddenly lost.
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s Walter Benjamin’s yahrzeit. He was a philosopher who chose to die whilst fleeing the Nazis in 1940. He is the only historical figure I *miss*, irrationally, as though he was a friend I suddenly lost.
The documents are Napoleonic era, but I nonetheless hear this in Picard's voice and expect tha next word to be 'stardate'
August 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The documents are Napoleonic era, but I nonetheless hear this in Picard's voice and expect tha next word to be 'stardate'
Unexpected delight at the names for different classifications of gunship
August 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Unexpected delight at the names for different classifications of gunship
Best team shirt ever, such a vibe
August 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Best team shirt ever, such a vibe
The book manuscript is handed in to the publisher!
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
July 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The book manuscript is handed in to the publisher!
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
And the research assistants have both received carrots as per their contract.
This might be my favourite book of 2025, it’s such a fascinating and beautifully written read
June 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This might be my favourite book of 2025, it’s such a fascinating and beautifully written read
Packing for a trip:
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
June 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Packing for a trip:
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
15 minutes of throwing clothes haphazardly into a bag followed by 1.5 hours agonising over how to limit myself to a max of one book per day 😭
Look at this long boi! [Seanchus Mór, TCD] www.isos.dias.ie/TCD/TCD_MS_1...
June 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Look at this long boi! [Seanchus Mór, TCD] www.isos.dias.ie/TCD/TCD_MS_1...
This was not the thing I was searching my old notebook for, but nonetheless—
June 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This was not the thing I was searching my old notebook for, but nonetheless—
This ending of the Welsh Dream of Maxen Wledig in the Mabinogion is so….unsettling
May 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This ending of the Welsh Dream of Maxen Wledig in the Mabinogion is so….unsettling
There’s something about the matter of fact storytelling here that really amuses me. Source is a 13th c Arthurian romance written in Italy.
May 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There’s something about the matter of fact storytelling here that really amuses me. Source is a 13th c Arthurian romance written in Italy.
Mark Twain, describing Queen Victoria’s Jubilee procession, 1897 [source: Mediation, Remediation, and the Dynamics of Cultural Memory]
April 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Twain, describing Queen Victoria’s Jubilee procession, 1897 [source: Mediation, Remediation, and the Dynamics of Cultural Memory]
Dán ó _Technology in Irish Literature and Culture_
April 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Dán ó _Technology in Irish Literature and Culture_
Did you know that in WWII in Britain and America, military parachutes and silk maps were prized on the home front for their potential as clothing (usually underwear) due to fabric rationing? Well, I impulsively bought a WWII Air Force map…
April 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Did you know that in WWII in Britain and America, military parachutes and silk maps were prized on the home front for their potential as clothing (usually underwear) due to fabric rationing? Well, I impulsively bought a WWII Air Force map…
Haggadah highlight (from the Velveteen Rabbi)
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Haggadah highlight (from the Velveteen Rabbi)