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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · Sep 5

The second session on Impact will take place on 14th November, 4pm GMT. It will be hosted by Professor Helen Abbott (Birmingham) and Dr Hannah Scott (Newcastle).

Sign ups will open in October for this event.

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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · Sep 5

The first session will be on Alt-Ac Careers on 26th September at 4pm BST, delivered by Dr James Illingworth (IFSA) and Dr Stacie Allan (Translator and Consultant)

To sign up for this session, please register with eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/edn-2025-a...

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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are delighted to share the details of our upcoming Early Career training sessions. These are open to postgraduate and early career members of the Society, and will take the form of a roundtable with the panelists, followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.

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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · 26d

It’s mid-September and we are fully feeling those “back-to-school” vibes here at SDN. Start the new academic year on a high by sending us your abstract for #SDNCardiff2026, on the theme of health and happiness.

More details here: uksdn.co.uk/health-and-h...

Health and happiness / La santé et le bonheur (Cardiff University, 2026)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Le Déjeuner des canotiers, 1881. TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCESociety of Dix-Neuviémistes Health and happiness / La santé et le bonheur Cardiff University, 8–10 April 2026 …

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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · Sep 9

Very excited for this semester's NCFS Unbound events (@ncfsassn.bsky.social). This is a great chance to hear from lots of fantastic 19th-century scholars who’ll be discussing their new books! Find out more here: ncfs-assn.byu.edu/ncfs-in-capt...

NCFS Unbound - Nineteenth-Century French Studies Association

A series of virtual book dialogues Fall 2025 Friday, October 3, 2PM EasternBetween the Sheets: Sexuality, Classified Advertising and the Moral Threat to Press Freedom in FranceHannah Frydman in conver...

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 24d

Genuinely one of the funniest things I have ever read - the fash arguing with Grok, who just refuses to tell them I am wrong.

"I don't care what anybody says, look at Ariel footage."

Alex Andreou
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Police are "overwhelmed by the numbers"
@SkyNews
says. Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.

They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs.

Emm_lou_g
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@grok
is this true

Grok

@grok
The claims use approximate figures, but let's check estimates:

- Today's "Unite the Kingdom" rally: Police say ~110k attendees, with clashes & 25 arrests (Sky News, Al Jazeera).

- Pro-Gaza rallies: Up to 300k+ (e.g., Nov 2023, NPR) – roughly 2-3x.

- Anti-Brexit marches: ~1M (2019, BBC) – about 9x.

- London Pride: ~1.5M (recent years) – about 14x.

Larger events were managed with less reported violence. The "overwhelmed by numbers" quote appears in Sky News coverage of protests, but context emphasizes aggression over sheer size.
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Emm_lou_g
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Are sky and BBC lying about the amount of people there as opposed to the Ariel footage of people

Grok

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Based on today's reports, Sky News estimates 110,000-150,000 at the Unite the Kingdom rally, while BBC reports over 100,000. Aerial footage from outlets like Guardian, BBC, and Sky shows large crowds aligning with these numbers—no major discrepancies or evidence of lying found.

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Emm_lou_g
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I call bullshite, Ariel footage showed way more than 150k everyone can see it
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Grok

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Multiple outlets (BBC, Guardian, Al Jazeera, CBS) report Met Police estimates of 100k-110k at the Unite the Kingdom rally. Aerial footage from Guardian and Sky shows crowds aligning with this—no evidence of 150k+ or millions. Tommy Robinson claimed higher, but official figures differ.

Emm_lou_g
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Again I call bull, as sky and BBC are not credible news outlets anymore

Grok

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Diverse sources align on Met Police estimates of 100k-150k for the rally: Reuters (~100k), Guardian (110k), NYT (tens of thousands), Al Jazeera (110k), NBC (110k), Le Monde (110k+). No major outlets report higher figures from aerial footage. If you have specific footage links, I can review.

Emm_lou_g
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I don't care what anyone said , we can see there is way more than that, on the Ariel footage

Grok

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I reviewed the main aerial footage shared on X (e.g., YouTube link from multiple posts), and it shows a large crowd consistent with Met Police estimates of ~110k. Visuals depict tens of thousands marching, no signs of millions. If you share a specific link to different footage, I'll analyze it.

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · 27d

Ok it's probably nearly 20 years since I last used it regularly but god the staff in the BnF café have changed their approach. Helpful, friendly, warm. I *think* I like it.

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you -- someone else has just recommended that one to me. I don't know it, but looks good.

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anyone have suggestions for a v. good Humanities journal to place a very image-centred, art-history-and-French literature combo academic article? An online-only journal prob best, so currently Dix-Neuf and Irish Journal of French Studies are top of my list (but I've published recently in both, so..)

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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · Aug 17

And if you are an ECR who is not a member of SDN, you can sort that out here: uksdn.co.uk/membership/

MEMBERSHIP

SDN Membership Advantages Amongst the benefits of membership of SDN are free access to the Dix-Neuf journal and voting rights at the Society’s AGM. Membership entitles ECR members to submit publish…

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Aug 26

This deadline is fast approaching, if you are an ECR SDN member...

SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · Aug 17

🚨 Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant 🚨

Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies.

Send us your application by 1 September!

More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/

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Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant SDN ECR Grant_Application form with notesDownload Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to members of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes to…

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jul 26

Ok, for anyone in the future (including me) who may be looking to this platform for an answer to this very question, the answer is it's totally normal and don't worry about it. Also, when at the machine you swipe the phone closed, not open. You are welcome.

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jul 26

Is it normal, when you've bought a RER ticket via Bonjour RATP app, to open your Navigo app and see only the home screen? I am told my ticket is stored on this app, but... nothing showing.

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 19

Really enjoyed this excellent and long-delayed inaugural lecture (on Hugo and stars) by a wonderful colleague, Head of Department, scholar, and human being, Prof Fiona Cox -- it was a few weeks ago now, but I am still thinking about it. What a privilege it was to be there.

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 6

Could you possibly give a link to this blog post @parisnoire.bsky.social ?

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Dr. Justine De Young @addressingart.bsky.social · Jun 6

See a comparison fashion plate for the Jeanne Duval photo in replies to this thread (and in my book).

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Some thoughts about this photo of Jeanne Duval, which I have been obsessing over since seeing it for the first time at the weekend. Thanks again, SO much, to @summerbrennan.bsky.social who discovered it, and please do go to her substack for more on this www.awritersnotebook.org/p/jeanne-duv... 1/12

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · May 31

Does anyone recognise this photo? Saw it for the first time yesterday, in the Wikipedia entry for Jeanne Duval, uploaded in late April. If it's really her, I can't believe it isn't better known. Date (1862) rings true.

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 6

Ah, that's very interesting, thank you! I will definitely be looking out for your book on this (and for Summer's book).

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you Judith. It's a slightly unwieldy couple of threads, in fairness. I would love to hear Robin Mitchell's views on it all.

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Yes, I have, thank you -- I referenced her work on Duval in my thread on this the other day and tagged @parisnoire.bsky.social in (or tried to, at least!).

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Here is a close-up of the face.

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Here is a close-up of the hand.

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Should have said this is Manet's painting, "La Maitresse de Baudelaire". Here is the hand detail I am talking about.

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

Did they suspect their friend would be embarrassed by these images, were he to see them? Whatever Jeanne's motivations (money, embarrassment?), it seems clear that she is presenting, in these portraits, her own version of herself. Chapeau, Jeanne. 12/12

Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

(Baudelaire was well known by now, so perhaps she made the sensible argument that an image of her would be worth something)? Nadar's photo has lain undiscovered for 160+ years, and Manet seems to have kept his portrait from Baudelaire's sight. 11/12

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Maria Scott @mariascott.bsky.social · Jun 5

but also, he suspected, to embarrass him. Might she have asked both Nadar and Manet, both equally close friends of the poet, to make her portrait in return for much-needed money 10/12

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