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Rachel Murray @rachelmurray.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much Sam! Can’t wait to read

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Sam Hind @samjhind.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to share my contribution to YWCCT (Oxford University Press) for 2024's work in Animal Studies 🐄

Featuring writing from @writedavidwrite.bsky.social, @rachelmurray.bsky.social, @verafibisan.bsky.social, @katiecmoliver.bsky.social and more 🐔

Read here: doi.org/10.1093/ywcc...

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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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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're hiring a new lecturer @stsucl.bsky.social. We're looking for someone with particular interests in the environment. Please share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Michael H Whitworth @profmhwhitworth.bsky.social · Sep 3

On the subject of Melvyn Bragg, I think of this Private Eye cartoon more frequently than I care to admit, when I’m struggling to raise the energy for a lecture or graduate supervision

Cartoon Melvyn Bragg raises issues of fierce philosophical complexity with a stubbly & bleary-eyed crew of academics, one of whom responds “fucking hell, Melvyn, it’s a bit early for all that.”

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UoBris Centre for Environmental Humanities @uobrisceh.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happening this Friday evening at @bookhaus.bsky.social , featuring one of our talented CEH members, the poet Suzannah V Evans. This will be a very special event 💙

Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Aug 20

💥 COMING UP: Join Suzannah V Evans (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) for the launch of her debut poetry collection, Under the Blue

Told through a series of prose poems & postcards, Under the Blue is a meditation on humanity & empathy

📅 Fri 5 September, 7-9pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/3V9L7Nv

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · Aug 21

The UK government will evacuate nine of the 40+ students in Gaza with scholarship at UK universities. My PhD student Shaimaa isn't included. We must now make sure they help the other students - email your MP today. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships

Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still stranded

www.theguardian.com

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Aug 20

💥 COMING UP: Join Suzannah V Evans (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) for the launch of her debut poetry collection, Under the Blue

Told through a series of prose poems & postcards, Under the Blue is a meditation on humanity & empathy

📅 Fri 5 September, 7-9pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/3V9L7Nv

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Dominic O'Key @dominicokey.bsky.social · Aug 20

Published this week: ANIMALITY AND HORROR CINEMA: CREATURELY FEAR ON FILM.

Another fantastic title from Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature.

Brilliantly edited from Peter Sands, Mo O'Neill and
@samjhind.bsky.social

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Aug 19

Pls sign and share this open letter to the Bristol VC, against the School of Humanities's decision to withdraw the BA in English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE): the only part-time, flexible undergraduate degree programme available at the University forms.gle/SbyhXPSJgQTc...

Save our pioneering widening participation undergraduate degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol

19 August 2025 Dear Evelyn Welch (Vice-Chancellor) cc Judith Squires (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost), Tansy Jessop (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students) The School of Humanities has ...

forms.gle

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Rachel Murray @rachelmurray.bsky.social · Aug 19

Love the sound of this! Congrats 👏🥳

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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · Aug 12

True patriots and now, I assume, proscribed terrorists.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 12

A swarm of jellyfish disabled a nuclear power plant by entering a cooling system

'Massive' swarm of jellyfish paralyse nuclear power plant

www.thenational.scot

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Julia Webb @julwe1.bsky.social · Aug 10

Poem of the day: Mist by the marvellous Alice Oswald who was arrested yesterday in the Palestine protests. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

How to be hopeful: Alice Oswald’s poem Mist

The poet on the startling wonders of the natural world

www.theguardian.com

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Jeremy Millar @jeremymillar.bsky.social · Aug 9

Alice Oswald arrested this afternoon for supporting Palestine Action.

A screenshot of an Instagram post noting the arrest of Alice Oswald for supporting Palestine Action.

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Sarah Parker @profsarahparker.bsky.social · Aug 7

Come and get Weird with us in Loughborough! Save the date for 1-4 July 2026 (also coincides with my birthday!) @lboroenglish.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @modernistudies.bsky.social

Modernist Studies Association (MSA) @moderniststudies.bsky.social · Aug 7

In 2026, the MSA Conference will look a bit different-- weird, even! That's because we're having a joint conference with BAMS @modernistudies.bsky.social in Loughborough, UK from July 1- 4, 2026. The CFP will be out soon! But in the meantime, please save the date.

Tarot card image of the empress with a crown of stars. Text reads Weird Modernisms BAMS/ MSA 1- 4 July 2026 Loughborough University, UK

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Jose A. Cañada @joseacanada.bsky.social · Jul 1

Looking for a #postdoc in Aquatic #STS! MARBLOOM analyses algal blooms from a social scientific perspective with emphasis on the changing relationship between humans and the environment. Position for 3+ years. Deadline 14.08.25. Link to #opencall: tinyurl.com/49wn7vzh

Postdoctoral Researcher on Aquatic Science and Technology Studies and More-than-human relations

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Jul 25

I was excited to find out that my book is available for pre-order! One for anyone interested in energy, climate, and the history of Britain. Thanks to MUP for making it pretty and affordable 🫶 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/

Manchester University Press - Electric wind

Electric wind - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Electric wind by Marianna Dudley

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

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Global Nomad @blackangst.bsky.social · Apr 3

🌍 Dive into Tao Leigh Goffe’s *Dark Laboratory*—a visionary exploration linking colonialism’s legacy to today’s climate crisis. Unpacking Caribbean histories of extraction & racism. #DarkLaboratory #ClimateJustice #DecolonizeThePlanet #CaribbeanEcologies #ClimateActionNow 🌱

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V. Joshua Adams @vjoshuaadams.bsky.social · Feb 4

There are still good things

Ed Roberson, Five Poems for a Quartet (Foolscap, 2025)

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Tom Abba @tomabba.studio · Jun 27

@bookhaus.bsky.social’s owners are retiring, and the manager - the brilliant Darran McLaughlin (alongside the equally brilliant Phil Wrigglesworth) are crowdfunding to buy the bookshop - they deserve all your support: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bookhaus--...

bookhaus - Bristol's radical home

I have managed bookhaus since the beginning. The owners have decided to retire, and I am raising the funds to buy it and carry on our legacy

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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Luke Seaber @thelong1930s.bsky.social · Jun 26

Wise words.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Jun 20

UCU members at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social are striking today over University of Edinburgh plans to make £140million in cuts and threaten jobs

We're fighting against these reckless proposals

Share to show your support ✊

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Jun 20

Just back from a fabulous field trip in Wales. I couldn’t imagine a better bunch to be navigating the tricky terrain of academia with!

UoBris Centre for Environmental Humanities @uobrisceh.bsky.social · Jun 20

This week we've been descending into mines, scaling coal-spoil tips, and swimming under waterfalls. Read about our recent CEH field trip in our latest blog post: environmentalhumanities.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/20/t... #envhum

The Centre that swims together… CEH Field Trip 2025

On the 17-18th of June 2025, members of the Centre gathered for our annual field trip, which took place in South Wales in glorious sunshine. Our first stop was the Big Pit National Coal Museum in …

environmentalhumanities.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

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UoBris Centre for Environmental Humanities @uobrisceh.bsky.social · Jun 20

This week we've been descending into mines, scaling coal-spoil tips, and swimming under waterfalls. Read about our recent CEH field trip in our latest blog post: environmentalhumanities.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/20/t... #envhum

The Centre that swims together… CEH Field Trip 2025

On the 17-18th of June 2025, members of the Centre gathered for our annual field trip, which took place in South Wales in glorious sunshine. Our first stop was the Big Pit National Coal Museum in …

environmentalhumanities.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

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Ria Banerjee @ria4983.bsky.social · Jun 16

So many of you are so immensely learned but have you heard @rachelmurray.bsky.social on the subject of sea critters and Coney Island, Elizabeth Bishop, Marianne Moore, and TSE of course? Grateful to have heard the talk version of this essay!

The International T. S. Eliot Society @intleliotsociety.bsky.social · Jun 16

We have more! Essays by the brilliant @rachelmurray.bsky.social - "Feeling Stupid at the Beach"

and Gabrielle McIntire - "Ecology and Voice: Non-Human Speech and Songs of the Earth in T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land"

#ModWrite, nay, ModRead!

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