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Cassie Ulph

@crulph.bsky.social

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Erstwhile lots of things, current digital humanist, knows some stuff about the 18th century. Specialist subjects include Neighbours c. 1998-2007 and primary school classmates' birthdays | in UK: no DMs

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Sep 22

My zero-impact historicist lit crit paper vs my enthusiastically received DH exploratory methods paper

James Acaster bakeoff meme: started making it. Had a breakdown. Bon appetit.

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · 17d

Oh no hang on I forgot the Christmas album, ok second worst

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · 17d

Bob Dylan, _Infidels_ ...which is as a result as well as being comfortably the worst Dylan album, is also my favourite

Carlos Estrada @ctothelos77.bsky.social · 20d

What is Dad playing?

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · 21d

In all seriousness I would like to know why Goethe's face is missing from its usual spot in the Tiled Hall Cafe at Leeds Art Gallery. Is he out for restoration? Had he always been missing and I simply never noticed? Did the Heidelbergians get to him?!!

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · 21d

Goethe got got!

Image of decorative tiled wall, medallion portrait missing a face, captioned "GOETHE"

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Unlocking The Mary Hamilton Papers @maryhamiltonpapers.bsky.social · Sep 5

Mary Hamilton and her networks: Gender, sociability, manuscript. Important (we would think so, wouldn't we?) special issue of JECS, now in copy-editing. Intro + 4 research papers by the team (see www.maryhamiltonpapers.alc.manchester.ac.uk/further-read...) + 5 outside contributions. #18thC #langsky

Reconstruction of Mary Hamilton's social network Dec 1782 – July 1785. See https://www.maryhamiltonpapers.alc.manchester.ac.uk/networks/

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · Sep 4

The only suitable replacement for Melvyn on In Our Time

a woman in a suit holds her hand to her face

ALT: a woman in a suit holds her hand to her face

media.tenor.com

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Sep 4

Can't wait to see what new horrors are in place when I return

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Sep 4

I tried to simply *open* a word document from my work email on my personal laptop (cos mat leave) and had to do 2FA and reject several requests for the uni to "manage my device", lol no thanks

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Sep 4

The problem with Higgins is he thinks he can walk it out

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The Onion @theonion.com · Aug 25

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Aug 18

Whatever you're imagining, yes it is that cute

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Aug 18

My policy of not posting images of the baby on social media is being sorely tested by the impression of the dog she is currently workshopping

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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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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Aug 2

"What is actually prolific and relevant to the majority are low-cost technologies that solve day-to-day business and social problems."

Yes!

Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage

Titans like Musk would love us to believe innovation means top-down solutions that only enrich the wealthy. In fact, we all have the power, says Eleanor Drage, research fellow at Cambridge University

www.theguardian.com

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jul 7

This would make a great DH project! [*ducks*]

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jul 4

Baby: hi mum I have a new noise I can make I won't spoil the surprise but you'll know when you hear it

Me: cool cool cool can't wait anyway time to go to sleep baby

Baby: *articulated lorry doing emergency stop* 🙃

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jul 4

UoL colleagues, this looks like a fantastic programme!

Dr Emily Ennis (she/they) @emilyennis.bsky.social · Jul 4

❗Today is the last day to sign up for our Research Culture Community of Practice event on 14th July!!! The event is open to anyone working or studying at Leeds, or anyone who works closely with Leeds. Spaces are vanishing rapidly so don't miss out.

Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social · Jun 18

Coming up! our 2025 Community of Practice event!
📍 Nexus, Leeds | 🗓️ Mon 14 July | 10am–4pm
📝 Sign up by 4 July!
A day of talks, films, workshops & celebration — all about building a better, more inclusive research culture. Researchers, techs, postgrads, PS staff, academics & more: this is for you.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · Jul 4

I regularly buy a dozen bottles of Badger Ale and 2 packs of mushrooms at my local supermarket. I put them on the conveyor belt in that order hoping the cashier will burst into song as they put them through the till, but they never do.

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 29

Me and Audrey are off to see this at the cinema on Wednesday! Hopefully she will now get my hilarious nappy-changing references ("not a total Betty but a vast improvement", I chuckle to myself as I wipe her bum)

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 27

I recommend *everybody* has a little conference break to go outside and touch some leaves and potentially make a new baby pal

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 27

Used the networking break to wander up the street and meet another baby

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 27

Apropos of #LKFS2025 today:

books-borrowing.bsky.social @books-borrowing.bsky.social · Jun 27

Just published! 'Library Catalogues as Data' with a chapter by Team B&B - '"(S)hut not thy Heart, nor thy Library": Realising the Potential of Historical Library Borrowing Data': www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

Library Catalogues as Data

This book brings together leading practitioners and academic voices to discuss a range of topics surrounding library information and data.

www.facetpublishing.co.uk

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 27

Conferencing mum-style at #LKFS2025

L-r partially visible baby asleep on lap, baby bouncer, laptop, mug of tea

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Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 17

Yes yes and Austen250 yadda yadda yadda

Cassie Ulph @crulph.bsky.social · Jun 17

Just booked a ticket for the Bring Your Own Baby screening of Clueless at my local cinema because Paul Rudd in his "back when I first had my creepy attic portrait painted" era is the definition of One For The Mums

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