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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 7h

It does not help when no one can agree on what exactly your field does, including and especially the people who are in it

James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 8h

Interdisciplinarity is fun because it’s something job ads in humanities HE say they want but it often feels like it actively disqualifies you (in the sense of having degrees in, and published in leading journals of, multiple distinct disciplines). Everyone believes you’re not in their discipline.

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 8h

Interdisciplinarity is fun because it’s something job ads in humanities HE say they want but it often feels like it actively disqualifies you (in the sense of having degrees in, and published in leading journals of, multiple distinct disciplines). Everyone believes you’re not in their discipline.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 17h

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 14h

It’s good that you don’t, as I would be forced to respond with our national motto, which I believe is still “I’m terribly sorry!”

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

controversial but there aren't enough British people on this butterfly app

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

For my American friends, that number is zero.

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

good musicology news? I never

Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS !
"A team of musicologists has unearthed the printed score of a previously unknown Purcell song, as well as the original manuscript for various keyboard compositions."
#baroque #music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk

www.theguardian.com

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

heartbreaking

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

Coincidentally, the number of Terry Pratchett books Kemi Badenoch has read is the same as the number of times she was admitted to Stanford University at age 16

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

I've been thinking about the University of California loyalty oath scandal and the impact of the Lavender Scare on UC faculty for years now. Maybe it's finally time to write something about it.

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Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 1d

These Supreme Court oral arguments on conversion therapy are going to be painful. No matter what is said, know that trying to force someone to be what they're not is psychological torture with measurable negative consequences, and anyone trying to defend such efforts is a bigoted monster.

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 23h

Obviously signing Trump’s compact is the death knell for a university, but the fact that any of them are even *considering* it exposes something deeply rotten at the heart of their leadership. It should disqualify them forever.

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 15h

yeah :(

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 22h

Much good stuff in here but this is the heart of it

This is the grain of sand at the center of the pearl of my ire, because "we are going to have to live here with each other" is the
exact premise that Republicans do not agree with any of us about, and while Klein in his remarks pays lip service to some of the recent proofs of this clear fact, his analysis of what to do about it he excises this reality entirely. In his mind, he and Kirk were just two guys, both trying to change the country for what they thought was good. It's a bond. Never mind that what Kirk thought was good was the American military in the streets of Chicago, and mass kidnapping in service of a white ethnostate, and the end of bodily autonomy for women and queer people, and so forth. In the Klein world, moral clarity about abuse is polarizing, and polarization, not abuse, is the problem to solve.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 17h

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 18h

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 16h

same thought process over here

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 16h

SCOOP: Lesbians live in rural areas of red states, and red states only

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 23h

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 23h

Online Lecture Fri. Oct. 17, 12:00pm EDT @sims-mss.bsky.social J. D. Sargan on Trans Studies as Book Historical Method @jdsargan.bsky.social

Trans Studies as Book Historical Method

J. D. Sargan considers generative modes of reading through the premodern archive to seek out trans lives beyond the ephemeral glimpses that have gone unnoticed in the historical record.

www.library.upenn.edu

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Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 22h

See also: people who say we must "restore trust in higher ed"

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 23h

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23h

I too am keen to "restore trust in news" by turning a major broadcast network into a 24/7 slurry of right wing culture war propaganda and engagement trolling

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 16h

Why does Bari Weiss think journalism is a sport, and how do I access her level of misplaced confidence? Is this because she's from Pittsburgh?

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Jerry @jthom.tech · 1d

Your daily reminder your imposter syndrome is misplaced

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 18h

I read a very old copy of the MLA Handbook. I guess voluntarily reading reference texts is the first warning sign your kid might grow up to be a professor

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Allison Van Deventer @allisonvandev.bsky.social · Sep 2

Academic authors: are you thinking of joining a writing group or workshop this fall? @kyrafreestar.bsky.social and I have compiled an up-to-date list of options for you!

You'll find free coworking groups, self-paced courses, multi-week Zoom workshops, and more. Check it out!

A call to academic writing practice — September 2025 edition | Bridge Creek Editing

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Goblin Gower, PhD @medievaliste.bsky.social · 18h

I'm equally excited by the presence of 14th-century music notation in the margin.

Cambridge University Library's own article here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/merl...

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 22h

I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.

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