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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 15d

The thing I love about teaching close reading via the strike scene in North and South is 1) how easy students find it to identify language they think is important; 2) how that can build out to a bigger claim about humanisation or dehumanisation; and 3) how you can then get them to see the other side

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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · 20d

Our next #RSVPDigiEv is about a month away! Join us Oct. 17 to hear about recent updates to the Curran Index from editors @emilyjlm.bsky.social+Lars Atkin in a talk, "From Periodicals to Dailies: Attribution Scholarship and the Joys and Challenges of Archival Plenitude." rs4vp.org/oct-digital-...

Oct. Digital Event: "From Periodicals to Dailies" – RSVP

Our October DigiEvent features a talk by editors of the Curran Index on the joys and challenges of archival plenitude. Join us October 17!

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Blogging Woolf @bloggingwoolf.bsky.social · Sep 7

Newly discovered Virginia Woolf proofs of "Orlando," "The Waves" and "Common Reader: Second Series" are now available online, thanks to Edward Mendelson and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/07/n... #VirginiaWoolf

Newly discovered Woolf proofs now available online

Edward Mendelson of Columbia University has shared scanned images of three sets of proofs newly discovered in Columbia’s library. They include two Virginia Woolf novels, as well as an edition…

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hello! You too! And fingers crossed for a positive outcome from the strike action.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 8

Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests

Report highlights how British workhouses were funded and supported by those who profited from slave economy They were places of crushing hardship for the poorest people in Britain for centuries but a new report highlights how closely workhouses in England and Wales were linked with slavery and British imperialism. Workhouses, perhaps best known in popular culture through the Charles Dickens story Oliver Twist, were routinely funded and administered by people involved in the slave trade, the study says. The paper Racial Capitalism and the Workhouse–Plantation Nexus in the Atlantic World was published in Antipode. Continue reading...

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · Sep 6

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born in Leeds OTD, 6 September in 1836. The Victorian painter is celebrated for his luminous nocturnal scenes of city streets and docks. Self-taught and once employed by the railway, he turned to painting full-time in the 1870s. Influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is a brilliant opportunity. Happy to answer any questions if anyone is interested in applying!

Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · Sep 4

💼 We're hiring! RSVP seeks a new Editor or pair of Co-Editors to lead the Curran Index into its next phase. Many many thanks to our outgoing Editors, @emilyjlm.bsky.social+Lars Atkin for their dedication to this ongoing DH project. Applications due 15 October! rs4vp.org/curran-edito...

Lead the Curran Index as Our New Editor – RSVP

RSVP seeks a new Editor or Editors to lead the Curran Index! Applications should be sent to VP Alison Chapman by October 15.

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · Jul 29

So @lydiacraig.bsky.social and myself were guests on @dominicgerrard.bsky.social’s wonderful podcast, Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire recently. Here we are talking about his poetry, including some readings of the best (and worst) bits:

The Verse of Charles Dickens: with Lydia Craig & Emily Middleton - Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

Dickens' genius as a novelist is acknowledged the world over ... but what was he like as a poet?Joining Dominic today to find out are the inimitable Dr. Lydia Craig & Dr. Emily Middleton who have ...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Jul 29

If you're teaching global history (or, frankly, just history) in the coming year, this 10-min talk will be a fab resource, and can be supplemented by Rebecca's articles on the history of food & her book on the history of the potato, Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato (Cambridge, 2020).

Front cover of Earle's book, Feeding the People, with the author's name at the top and the title and subtitle above and below a small pile of 8 potatoes.

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Fiona Campbell-Howes @fortrenn.bsky.social · Jul 10

I didn't notice this either, but if you're on Academia you can opt out of their AI nonsense by going to 'Account Settings' under your profile pic then 'AI Settings' on the left-hand side.

Sharon Greene @shazarch.bsky.social · Jul 10

WTAF. In my rage I almost missed the small print directing me to the page where I can opt to disable #AI making outputs of MY work. Seriously, the cyber world is driving my blood pressure up today! Daughter dealing with a #BitLocker débâcle too… 😭

Screen grab of an email from the website Academia telling me that an AI has created a podcast of one of my publications. It gives the options of listening to the 4.45 min audio and, in small print, the option to disable the production of AI outputs of my work

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · Jul 2

This post tries to explain why I find language models exciting. But it doesn't try to persuade skeptics that they should agree. It's aimed more at people already working with AI, and its goal is to sharpen our collective sense of what the upside potential might be. #MLSky 🤖 🧪

A more interesting upside of AI

Does AI provide anything to look forward to, if “super-intelligence” sounds boring?

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Tim Sherratt @wragge.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 4

For 30 years I've been experimenting with ways to see & use the online collections of libraries, archives & museums. I've made useful things, playful things, & weird things. Here's a big list of them for you to explore! https://wraggelabs.com #glam #histodons #digitalhumanities

Wragge Labs

A compilation of things I've built over the last 30 years to help people see and use the online collections of libraries, archives, and museums.

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Dr McInnes’s Monster @drbeard79.bsky.social · Jul 2

Tickets free for #GlobalJaneAusten attendees!

Jeanice Brooks @jeanice-brooks.bsky.social · Jul 2

If you’re near Southampton next Friday this will be good! #ensemblehesperi #janeaustenmusic www.turnersims.co.uk/whats-on/jan...

Jane Austen | Home and Away - Turner Sims

Jane Austen and her contemporaries explored lands near and far through music making at home. This special event, presented and devised by Professor Jeanice Brooks and Dr Mary-Jannet Leith as part of t...

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Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · Jun 16

Job: Managing Editor for the World Historical Gazetteer (whgazetteer.org), author and support the development of publications and datasets in digital spatial history, and communicate a vision for spatial history research initiatives. cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

Research Associate - Full-Time

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Matt Lincoln @mdlincoln.bsky.social · Jun 16

Today we launched a small service on JSTOR to help expert researchers get bulk access to bibliographic data and full text content. A fun part: you can go download 12M+ metadata records bulk in one file, right now: www.jstor.org/ta-support

Text Analysis Support | JSTOR

Request access for deep text analysis.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · Jun 15

Happy Father’s Day from this William/May Morris father-daughter collaboration!

Olive and Rose was a firescreen produced by Morris & Co. The symmetrical design of the pattern is characteristic of William Morris. This firescreen pattern was implemented by May Morris, Morris's daughter and Director of Embroidery at Morris and Co. The colors and directness of the implementation are characteristic of May's style. Her philosophy of needle

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · Jun 14

a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .

ALT: a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · Jun 9

Are people out there using doccano? I'm new to it, but it seems like a lightweight easy (free) way to do sequence annotation tasks for ML projects. #MLSky doccano.github.io/doccano/

doccano

A Text Annotation tool for Humans

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The Victorian Hand @victorianhand.bsky.social · Jun 4

Job Alert! We're hiring a 3-year F/T Public Engagment Fellow based @lcflondon.bsky.social to lead our exciting programme of activities. We're looking for collegial & creative people with expertise in History, Galleries, Archives, Libraries, or Museums. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI861/p...

Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) at University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion

Don't miss your chance to apply for professional services job openings, including the Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) role, listed on jobs.ac.uk. Start your search now!

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Pete Orford @peteorford.bsky.social · May 21

Today at 2pm I'll be at the Dickens Museum in conversation with @emilyjlm.bsky.social @lydiacraig.bsky.social and Jo Hofer-Robinson about the verse and plays of Charles Dickens. The event is fully booked for in-person attendance BUT you can still join online: dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev...

Free Author Event - The Verse and Plays of Charles Dickens

Free round table event, featuring four Dickensian academics. Hybrid event, you can join us onsite or virtually. Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 2pm (UK time). Click here to book a seat ONSITE Click here t...

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · May 19

Thanks, Mark! I think the audiobook is wonderful, and I hope more people will read the story.

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Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · May 16

The University of Glasgow & the British Library have announced a fully funded PhD Studentship on "Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection"

www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD StudentshipsearchSearch iconClose menu iconMenu icon bar 1Menu icon bar 2Menu icon bar 3

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · May 16

We recorded an episode of his podcast, Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire to accompany the audiobook, if you want to explore the weirdness of this, one of Dickens's last complete works www.buzzsprout.com/1897197/epis...

GEORGE SILVERMAN'S EXPLANATION 📚: with Emily Middleton - Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

Hot on the heels of Dominic's audiobook of George Silverman's Explanation comes the discussion with Dr. Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) … who we’ve met before in the episodes on Oliver Twist and The L...

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · May 16

The brilliant Dominic Gerrard has published an audiobook of Dickens's under-appreciated short story 'George Silverman's Explanation', and you can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXwT.... It's probably my favourite underrated Dickens, and it's well worth a listen.

George Silverman's Explanation (Audiobook): Read by Dominic Gerrard

YouTube video by Dominic Gerrard

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · May 16

Next Wednesday, we're putting on a free event at the Dickens Museum to introduce Dickens's plays and poetry dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev.... Join us, in person or online!

Free Author Event - The Verse and Plays of Charles Dickens

Free round table event, featuring four Dickensian academics. Hybrid event, you can join us onsite or virtually. Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 2pm (UK time). Click here to book a seat ONSITE Click here t...

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