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Abbi Flint
@draflint.bsky.social
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Researcher and poet #archaeology #envhist #folklore #envhum #peatlands #moss #heritage #poetry #reindeer
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · Sep 8
NEW: delighted that my piece on connections between paths, folk song, and rambling in the early 20th C has been published #OpenAccess in Folklore. It draws on research from the In All Our Footsteps project 🎶 🥾 👇
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Songs for Ramblers and Songs by the Way: Paths and Trails as Vernacular Contexts for Singing in the Early Twentieth Century
The early twentieth century saw a boom in both outdoor recreation and community and folk singing in England. This article explores how these two movements were entangled through the communal singin...
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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · 1d
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS

At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.

Folk is for Everyone.
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 1d
Wow! 😍
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Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart
Photo looking down on four petri dishes, neatly arranged, with what resembles bacteria and mould growing inside created with crochet and embroidery
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 1d
Hurrah! The launch that Clare writes about here was a joyous day full of deep care and kinship. I feel so grateful to have been a tiny part of it.
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Clare Shaw @clareshawpoet.bsky.social · 1d
My latest Substack: moors, bogs, and 19 writers in a storm!

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Even the storm could not stop us!
News from Saturday's stormy multi-author launch - plus a free invite to our paid subscriber reading this Thursday 8th Oct
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 2d
Hello @re-peat.bsky.social - this might be of interest to your networks too :-)
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Glyn Edwards @glynedwards.bsky.social · 3d
Never forget your reading glasses when you need to stand in front of a very busy audience and some of the best nature writers in the UK.

The Book of Bogs is a glorious anthology about peat and the necessity to protect it. Here's the first page of my chapter about the bogs above Bethesda.
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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 5d
📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...
‘The Wayfarer’ by Hieronymus Bosch
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 5d
Coming soon💨

How has energy shaped a nation?

Electric Wind by @DudleyMarianna.bsky.social is a cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain, from the industrial revolution to the aftermath of war, through energy crises and the changing politics of the late twentieth century💡

Pre-order now!
Promotional image for Electric wind. Book sits in centre of image. The book cover is a digital drawing of rolling blue and green hills with a purple cloudy sky in the background. Wind turbines and trees can be seen dotted along the hills. Text along bottom of image reveals the book's publication date: October 14th 2025.
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 5d
See you there tomorrow!
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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 6d
Be the fairest of them all, excel at domestic chores & rely on your prince to ensure a happy ending? But folklore & fairytale give us much more than gender stereotypes. Come hear me talk on #Folklore & Women in Liverpool on 5 Nov (& Nottingham 19 Nov) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-w...
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Annie Worsley @annieworsley.bsky.social · 6d
I wrote an essay on high altitude peat bogs in New Guinea for "The Book of Bogs"(edited by Anna Chilvers & @clareshaw.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social)
Here are a few pictures recorded on a life-changing research visit to the New Guinea Highlands when I was very young 😊
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 6d
One of my favourite poems - for #NationalPoetryDay - Body by Alice Oswald
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Body
This is what happened the dead were settling in under their mud roof and something was shuffling overhead it was a badger treading on the thin partition bewildered were the dead going about their da...
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 6d
Excellent looking games! I hope you bought them for research purposes? 👣
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Morag Rose @thelrm.bsky.social · Jul 22
So... here's why I havent posted much. Been writing a book! Thrilled to share The Feminist Art of Walking is out on Pluto October 20th www.plutobooks.com/978074535100... Thanks so much to everyone who has helped make this happen, I am excited and a bit scared for you to read it
The book cover for The Feminist Art of Walking by Morag Rose. The text is in large sans serif font and is in the middle of the page. It is in white over an image of the sky with a cloudy sunset. On the left edge, vertical, is a cityscape, on the right some gorse bushes
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 6d
Great piece from @wendypratt.bsky.social on reading as conversation. I've always loved how unpredictably creative and evocative this process is - whether reading for academic writing or poetry.
open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...
I deface my books because I am in conversation with them.
Do not be afraid to abuse your books*
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 8d
Congratulations Alex! Sounds like a great project.
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 8d
An amazing visit and tour of Down House (Darwin's home) today. Spectacular weather for viewing the gardens and 'sand-walk' too 😍
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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 10d
Still can't quite believe I have a couple of poems in this wonderful anthology 'The Book of Bogs', edited by Anna Chilvers and @clareshawpoet.bsky.social. Such an honour to be alongside a stellar line-up of nature writers 👇
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
The Book of Bogs
This new anthology from over forty writers, including Robert Macfarlane, Amy Liptrot, Alys Fowler and Patti Smith explores peatlands and bogs, and argues for their importance.
www.littletoller.co.uk
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 11d
Bought a gorgeous archaeologically theme wood-engraving at a makers market today - the work of the very talented Spindle Printer spindleprinter.com/products/the...
The Ring
For this wood engraving I wanted to conjure up a mystical and atmospheric scene, with the moon rising over the henge and the curious group of birds huddled by the fire. It was inspired by my fascinati...
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 11d
So sad to hear of Tony Harrison's death. This poem of his has lived in my head since I first read it. One of my favourite poets on class.
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Book Ends - Poetry Archive
Baked the day she suddenly dropped dead we chew it slowly that last apple pie. Shocked into sleeplessness you’re scared of bed. We never could talk much, and now don’t try. You’re like book ends, the ...
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 11d
Me too! Going to see if our local lego-building cafe has one 😁
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 11d
Love this!
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Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · 12d
One for the plant humanities folks? I especially like the models of specific plant sp. Nice details!
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The Botanical Garden 21353 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB
Beautiful botanical garden set for nature-lovers
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Dr. Dominik Huenniger @dominikhhh.bsky.social · 12d
Join us for another semester of @collecol.bsky.social fun online.
#HistNatHist #HistSTM #collections #museums #EnvHist #EnvHum
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Collection Ecologies @collecol.bsky.social · 13d
@collecol.bsky.social is back! 🪲

We've put together a great seminar series - we hope you'll come along!

On 2 Oct 11am EDT/4pm GMT we're doing a reading club - Appadurai's "The Museum, the Colony, and the Planet: Territories of the Imperial Imagination".

All info ⬇️ www.chstm.org/group/collec...
Collection Ecologies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Glyn Edwards @glynedwards.bsky.social · 18d
The launch for this anthology will be in Haworth in October. If you'd enjoy hearing from some of the UK's best nature writers, then follow the link and come along: lnkd.in/eX6dBb-Y
The Book of Bogs
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