Joanna Dare
@joannamahonia.bsky.social
Librarian and translator (she/her)
Here for: Japanese literature 🎌 slow travel 🚅 Coffee ☕ Cake 🍰 Cats 🐱 Nature 🌳 Running🏃🏻♀️
In English • 日本語 • Français • Cymraeg
Here for: Japanese literature 🎌 slow travel 🚅 Coffee ☕ Cake 🍰 Cats 🐱 Nature 🌳 Running🏃🏻♀️
In English • 日本語 • Français • Cymraeg
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Bestselling Japanese author Mizuki Tsujimura on a UK book tour 9-12 October: London, Sheffield, Cheltenham! Info and ticket links at #JapanFoundationLondon
jpf.org.uk/whatson.php?...
jpf.org.uk/whatson.php?...
September 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Bestselling Japanese author Mizuki Tsujimura on a UK book tour 9-12 October: London, Sheffield, Cheltenham! Info and ticket links at #JapanFoundationLondon
jpf.org.uk/whatson.php?...
jpf.org.uk/whatson.php?...
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📌 A sharable list of reasons to sign my petition in support of internationally recruited teachers in the UK (beyond helping my fiancé and me stay here).
Please consider signing and sharing the petition if you haven't already 🙏
Please consider signing and sharing the petition if you haven't already 🙏
Petition: Make teachers exempt from changes introduced in the Home Office whitepaper
The UK suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in specialist fields like STEM. To help meet Labour's 6,500 new teacher pledge, we think the Government must acknowledge the social and economic cont...
petition.parliament.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
📌 A sharable list of reasons to sign my petition in support of internationally recruited teachers in the UK (beyond helping my fiancé and me stay here).
Please consider signing and sharing the petition if you haven't already 🙏
Please consider signing and sharing the petition if you haven't already 🙏
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Autumn book tour dates for FAIR! See you there! @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social @prototypepubs.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Autumn book tour dates for FAIR! See you there! @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social @prototypepubs.bsky.social
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There is a gorgeous book called "Hello Stranger" by @willbuckingham.com it is beautifully written, thought provoking and a much needed reminder of our shared humanity.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
August 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There is a gorgeous book called "Hello Stranger" by @willbuckingham.com it is beautifully written, thought provoking and a much needed reminder of our shared humanity.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
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I often say that we translators are on the front line of the AI jobs crisis. Read this if you want to know what that's like. You could be next!
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I often say that we translators are on the front line of the AI jobs crisis. Read this if you want to know what that's like. You could be next!
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JPP is pleased to announce the launch of the project Kawaii in Japan & Beyond: Theory & Praxis. This project creates approachable, open-access teaching materials exploring the concept of kawaii (cuteness) in and beyond Japanese cultural contexts. 🌏🧋🍭✨ japanpastandpresent.org/en/projects/...
August 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
JPP is pleased to announce the launch of the project Kawaii in Japan & Beyond: Theory & Praxis. This project creates approachable, open-access teaching materials exploring the concept of kawaii (cuteness) in and beyond Japanese cultural contexts. 🌏🧋🍭✨ japanpastandpresent.org/en/projects/...
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A passing word in a translation leads Jim on a rabbit hole into Showa era festival toys and inspires thoughts about choice in translation.
#Translation #JapaneseLit #TheNohMaskMurder #Books
#Translation #JapaneseLit #TheNohMaskMurder #Books
Exploring Choice in Translation – A Case Study
A passing word in a translation leads Jim on a rabbit hole into Showa era festival toys and inspires thoughts about choice in translation.
jimrion.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A passing word in a translation leads Jim on a rabbit hole into Showa era festival toys and inspires thoughts about choice in translation.
#Translation #JapaneseLit #TheNohMaskMurder #Books
#Translation #JapaneseLit #TheNohMaskMurder #Books
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Also exactly why the government should not drive sorely needed migrant teachers out of this country with new hostile environment policy.
July 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Also exactly why the government should not drive sorely needed migrant teachers out of this country with new hostile environment policy.
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We are pleased to announce that Japan Past & Present is now accepting proposals for its Fall 2025 Project Funding cycle! 🎉🗾 We offer short-term support to scholars to create public-facing resources on Japan-related topics to be published on JPP's site. japanpastandpresent.org/en/funding/j...
July 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We are pleased to announce that Japan Past & Present is now accepting proposals for its Fall 2025 Project Funding cycle! 🎉🗾 We offer short-term support to scholars to create public-facing resources on Japan-related topics to be published on JPP's site. japanpastandpresent.org/en/funding/j...
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Only one week to go until our next Open Programme workshops!
Improve your grades: 7 - 11 July 💻📙💡
Topics include: Reading for a purpose; Working SMARTER not harder; Improving your concentration and focus
Find out more here: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Improve your grades: 7 - 11 July 💻📙💡
Topics include: Reading for a purpose; Working SMARTER not harder; Improving your concentration and focus
Find out more here: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
June 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Only one week to go until our next Open Programme workshops!
Improve your grades: 7 - 11 July 💻📙💡
Topics include: Reading for a purpose; Working SMARTER not harder; Improving your concentration and focus
Find out more here: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Improve your grades: 7 - 11 July 💻📙💡
Topics include: Reading for a purpose; Working SMARTER not harder; Improving your concentration and focus
Find out more here: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
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The best kind of poppywatch 😍
There are poppies growing out of every crack on every surface in Whitley Bay right now.
Everyone's gardens are full of them too.
Everyone's gardens are full of them too.
June 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The best kind of poppywatch 😍
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June 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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This is a good opportunity to learn first-hand about the struggles of providing medical care to kiddos during a genocide. There will also be live music and a market that benefits Palestine. The market is open to all and the ticketed event starts at 6 p.m. Various discounts apply. Check it out!
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This is a good opportunity to learn first-hand about the struggles of providing medical care to kiddos during a genocide. There will also be live music and a market that benefits Palestine. The market is open to all and the ticketed event starts at 6 p.m. Various discounts apply. Check it out!
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We will be at parliament today reporting on the mass lobbying day.
And we will try to keep you updated on the events as they unfold.
And we will try to keep you updated on the events as they unfold.
June 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We will be at parliament today reporting on the mass lobbying day.
And we will try to keep you updated on the events as they unfold.
And we will try to keep you updated on the events as they unfold.
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✍️ Another Parliamentary petition that's very worth signing.
I often mourn the lost potential of the AV referendum that happened just before I turned 18.
Our FPTP voting system is unbalanced and unfair. We need a system that allows us to vote for the party we want, wherever we are.
I often mourn the lost potential of the AV referendum that happened just before I turned 18.
Our FPTP voting system is unbalanced and unfair. We need a system that allows us to vote for the party we want, wherever we are.
Petition: Replace First-Past-The-Post with Single Transferrable Vote & Alternative Vote
We urge the Government to abolish First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) for all elections. We would like the Government to replace it with Single Transferrable Vote for General and Council elections, and Alterna...
petition.parliament.uk
June 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
✍️ Another Parliamentary petition that's very worth signing.
I often mourn the lost potential of the AV referendum that happened just before I turned 18.
Our FPTP voting system is unbalanced and unfair. We need a system that allows us to vote for the party we want, wherever we are.
I often mourn the lost potential of the AV referendum that happened just before I turned 18.
Our FPTP voting system is unbalanced and unfair. We need a system that allows us to vote for the party we want, wherever we are.
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In use at many UK universities right now
June 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In use at many UK universities right now
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Oh, look! I'm on TV.
Taiwan+ have done an amazing job with this report on what @drhannahstevens.bsky.social and I have been up to with @windandbones.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekY...
Taiwan+ have done an amazing job with this report on what @drhannahstevens.bsky.social and I have been up to with @windandbones.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekY...
Tâigael: The Story of One Publisher's Mission to Revive Tâi-gí and Gaelic ｜Zoom In Zoom Out
YouTube video by TaiwanPlus News
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Oh, look! I'm on TV.
Taiwan+ have done an amazing job with this report on what @drhannahstevens.bsky.social and I have been up to with @windandbones.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekY...
Taiwan+ have done an amazing job with this report on what @drhannahstevens.bsky.social and I have been up to with @windandbones.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekY...
Midsummer flowers - all self-seeded.
June 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Midsummer flowers - all self-seeded.
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📆Our Mastering your Studies workshops start on Monday! 📆
These workshops are ideal for postgraduates, or those considering postgraduate study.
Topics include: Critical writing; Research posters; Research methods
Follow this link to see the full programme 👉
dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
These workshops are ideal for postgraduates, or those considering postgraduate study.
Topics include: Critical writing; Research posters; Research methods
Follow this link to see the full programme 👉
dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
June 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📆Our Mastering your Studies workshops start on Monday! 📆
These workshops are ideal for postgraduates, or those considering postgraduate study.
Topics include: Critical writing; Research posters; Research methods
Follow this link to see the full programme 👉
dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
These workshops are ideal for postgraduates, or those considering postgraduate study.
Topics include: Critical writing; Research posters; Research methods
Follow this link to see the full programme 👉
dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
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honestly people have always yearned to ask questions of an entity they perceive as more knowledgeable and wise than them, and receive guidance about their lives
but when you went to the Oracle at Delphi you did it *once* and then had a whole culture around you to help you manage the experience
but when you went to the Oracle at Delphi you did it *once* and then had a whole culture around you to help you manage the experience
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
honestly people have always yearned to ask questions of an entity they perceive as more knowledgeable and wise than them, and receive guidance about their lives
but when you went to the Oracle at Delphi you did it *once* and then had a whole culture around you to help you manage the experience
but when you went to the Oracle at Delphi you did it *once* and then had a whole culture around you to help you manage the experience
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Good to see @carladenyer.bsky.social and @zoejardiniere.bsky.social call for #UKHomeOffice reform today. Imagine if people like me and my partner didn't have to beg for exceptions to the cruel policies the system churns out. On that note, sign and share my petition if you can! See my 📌 for deets.
Petition: Make teachers exempt from changes introduced in the Home Office whitepaper
The UK suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in specialist fields like STEM. To help meet Labour's 6,500 new teacher pledge, we think the Government must acknowledge the social and economic cont...
petition.parliament.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Good to see @carladenyer.bsky.social and @zoejardiniere.bsky.social call for #UKHomeOffice reform today. Imagine if people like me and my partner didn't have to beg for exceptions to the cruel policies the system churns out. On that note, sign and share my petition if you can! See my 📌 for deets.
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Our Open Programme workshops begin next week!
Mastering your studies: 23-27 June
Topics include: Literature search strategies; Critical thinking strategies; Research methods; Writing your Methodology, and more. 📖🖋️🖥️
Follow this link to see the full programme: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Mastering your studies: 23-27 June
Topics include: Literature search strategies; Critical thinking strategies; Research methods; Writing your Methodology, and more. 📖🖋️🖥️
Follow this link to see the full programme: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
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media.tenor.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Our Open Programme workshops begin next week!
Mastering your studies: 23-27 June
Topics include: Literature search strategies; Critical thinking strategies; Research methods; Writing your Methodology, and more. 📖🖋️🖥️
Follow this link to see the full programme: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Mastering your studies: 23-27 June
Topics include: Literature search strategies; Critical thinking strategies; Research methods; Writing your Methodology, and more. 📖🖋️🖥️
Follow this link to see the full programme: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
If you're a UK resident or citizen, please consider signing this petition: because (1) the couple involved are lovely people! And (2) the UK can't afford to lose dedicated teachers like @lukelovesamigrant.bsky.social's fiancé.
#gaycouple #loveislove
#gaycouple #loveislove
June 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
If you're a UK resident or citizen, please consider signing this petition: because (1) the couple involved are lovely people! And (2) the UK can't afford to lose dedicated teachers like @lukelovesamigrant.bsky.social's fiancé.
#gaycouple #loveislove
#gaycouple #loveislove