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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · 1d

I love this summary!

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 13d

Our History Research Seminar @uninorthampton.bsky.social kicks off next Wed 1 Oct with a talk by me on my new project 'Medievalism, gender and politicised nostalgia in the British extreme right, 1962 – 1982'. It will be at 12pm UK time and on Teams. Email rachel.moss @ northampton.ac.uk for a link.

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · 13d

Well done! This is inspiring.

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · 29d

An honour to talk to my creative friends about storytelling and 'behind the scenes' in Yde and Olive. You can read all about it here, see the next performance in Manchester on the 17th September, or catch one of the last venues on my tour: daisyblack.uk/events/

The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 29d

'I researched medieval birthing chambers, read combat manuals, tried on replica armour, and befriended a horse and a hawk.'

Meet performance storyteller @daisyeblack.bsky.social in our new Meet A Medievalist Maker blogpost! 👇

Meet a Medievalist Maker: Daisy Black — The Guild of Medievalist Makers

www.guildmedmak.com

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Philip Lewis @pslewis.bsky.social · Aug 13

@britishacademy.bsky.social will be running a webinar for UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences interested in applying for @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants on Monday 8 September at 12.00 U.K. time. Register to attend here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jul 28

I wouldn't if you did that to me.

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank you so much! You were courageous when I was contagious. Much appreciated.

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · Jul 9

Jane Bonsall just came by our stand at #IMC2025 to show off her latest book "Women and Magic in Medieval Romance". Save 50% and get free shipping on your copy with code BB094 here: buff.ly/R42jWOe @janebonsall.bsky.social #MedievalSky

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jul 8

this makes me so happy!

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Tedra Osell @tedos.bsky.social · Jul 1

Throwing your students under the bus is a bad idea if you are an educational institution.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is completely disgusting. UPenn was afraid of losing funding, and they've decided humiliating Lia Thomas is a worthy price to pay to save themselves.

Lia Thomas did nothing wrong. She followed the rules and competed fairly and honorably. UPenn's leadership are cowards.

Axios @axios.com · Jul 1

JUST IN: UPenn will strip a trans swimmer, Lia Thomas, of her records and ban trans athletes in women’s sports, caving to Trump admin demands.

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks Michael! And thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art.

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MAMO Conference 2025 @themamoconf.bsky.social · Jun 22

Next up for #MAMOmonth is our Thursday panel, 'Visibility, Connectivity, Creativity: Honouring Medieval Women’s Stories in the Modern World'!
With Laura Varnam (@drlauravarnam.bsky.social, Oxford), Sheila Passey (Wolverhampton), and Daisy Black (@daisyeblack.bsky.social, Wolverhampton).

Session 2C: Visibility, Connectivity, Creativity: Honouring Medieval Women’s Stories in the Modern World [Room K019]
Chair: Fran Allfrey
Laura Varnam (University College, Oxford): Wealhtheow on the Whale-Road and Beyond: Poems for Heorot’s Queen and Reflections on Writing Her Story / Herstory
Sheila Passey (University of Wolverhampton): Reclaiming Aethelflaed: Feminist Storytelling and the Challenges of Adapting Early Medieval Herstories into Modern Historical Fiction
Daisy Black (University of Wolverhampton): A Many-Woman Show: Yde and Olive, Women’s Work and Storytelling as Medievalist Feminist Praxis

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Farleigh Langridge @farleigh.bsky.social · Jun 7

This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵

Person dressed as a knight with a trans flag and a cape with a trans flag shield that says “Trans Knights are human Knights”

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jun 10

Love this!

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jun 6

Open to everyone! To book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daisy-blac...

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you!

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Jun 6

I am just writing a paper about adapting this show to present at this conference too!

MAMO Conference 2025 @themamoconf.bsky.social · Jun 5

And rounding up our #MAMOmonth plenaries and performances, on Wednesday we are delighted to host Daisy Black (@daisyeblack.bsky.social), in her performance of 'Yde and Olive'! Dr Black is a medievalist, theatre director and storyteller.
Wednesday 25th, 6:15-8pm, King's College London Chapel.

Daisy Black. https://themamo.org/keynote-speakers/

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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · May 28

@shahidhabari.bsky.social
introduces a powerful episode of BBCRadio4 BBCFreeThinking on a subject of perennial interest (to me especially): *wolves*. She talks to @adamweymouth.bsky.social
Zoe Gilbert, @daisyeblack.bsky.social
Ben Goldsmith, Brian Zimmerman
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Wolves

How wolves shape our world.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · May 27

It was such a good day! My soul needed that.

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · May 20

Aww!

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James Paz @jamespaz.bsky.social · May 15

Delighted to see that my creative-critical Old English eco-poetics article is now out, Open Access, in Postmedieval (thanks to @postmedieval.bsky.social): link.springer.com/article/10.1... #medievalsky #oldenglish

Storm-thoughts and ice-songs: A creative-critical response to Old English eco-poetry - postmedieval

This article looks at how ecocritical readings of The Wanderer, The Wife’s Lament, and Exeter Book riddles can inspire an ‘ecocreative’ way of rewriting and reimagining Old English verse. My creative-...

link.springer.com

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · May 20

Off to London to talk about medieval wolf folklore on BBC Radio 4.

In 950, King Edgar imposed a tax of 300 wolf skins on the Welsh.

Luckily for the wolves, William the Conqueror later imposed a tax of 1 king skin on the English.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Wolves

How wolves shape our world.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · May 18

This is brilliant news! Congratulations!

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · May 18

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Midlands Fringe aims to bring 'Edinburgh magic' to Wolverhampton - BBC News

The festival is being held at three small venues in Wolverhampton from 25 to 27 July.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · Apr 7

Oh, this is stunning!

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