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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · Aug 26

I keep getting asked for my salty thoughts about the Salt Path as my position on nature cure narratives is v clear! A mere fraction of those thoughts published here @literaryhub.bsky.social, with thanks to @bookwormvaught.bsky.social and @nicwilson.bsky.social for their earlier pieces linked below.

Nature is Not Going to Cure You: On Raynor Winn’s Fabricated Memoir

Like many writers, I have been following the unfolding revelations about Raynor Winn and The Salt Path with great interest, and a degree of self-interest. I am a memoirist and nature writer, and I …

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Jul 2

@heidilulie.bsky.social @stjohn1819.bsky.social

Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Jul 2

@frauhrms.bsky.social @ruthquante.bsky.social @ninavoigt.bsky.social @ninaheise.bsky.social

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Jul 2

Can't wait, Julia! 🤗

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Jul 2

@dilarayilmaz.bsky.social @ncbs.bsky.social @jenniferhenke.bsky.social @susannegruss.bsky.social @anjahartl.bsky.social @natalieroxburgh.bsky.social

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our next DACH Victorianists workshop will happen in December (see below). Yay! Consider submitting a proposal and spread the word!

Julia Ditter @juliaditter.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢CFP -- "Mediating Medicine: Health and Illness in the Victorian Age", 5 December 2025, Online Workshop

Send us your proposals for 15min papers or 5min flashlight talks by 30 Sept!⚕️💉👨‍⚕️🚑📖📰

PGR, ERC & NeoVictorian contributions very welcome 🫶

#MedHum #19Century #Victorian

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Mediating Medicine CfP_final.pdf

cloud.uni-konstanz - creative.together

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Jun 5

Looking forward to this event organised by my amazing colleagues in Hamburg!

Christina Meyer @chrismey2203.bsky.social · Jun 4

More exciting news: the poster for this year’s annual conference of the German Society for Comics Studies is now available (see image).
And here’s the link to the preliminary program: www.comicgesellschaft.de/2025/06/04/2...

Poster for this year’s annual conference of the German Society for Comics Studies. Blue background. Titel: Childhood and Adolescence in/ and Comics. Letter in white. Keynote speakers: Maaheen Ahmed and Felix Giesa. Illustration of two hands (one in rainbow colors, the other in grey shades) reaching out two each other.

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · May 28

Ist schon bestellt 🤩

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · May 28

Oh congrats - what a beauty! Wann und wo ist der offizielle Book Launch? Können wir das schöne Stück für die UHH-Bib bestellen?

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · May 28

Highly recommended summer school organised by our fabulous colleagues in Kiel!

Zentrum für praktische Kulturwissenschaften @zpk-kiel.bsky.social · May 16

#SummerSchool *Deadline verlängert*
Wir haben noch Plätze für unsere Summer School frei! Schickt uns gerne bis zum 01.06.25 euer kurzes Bewerbungschreiben (ca. 200 Wörter) an [email protected] Weitere Infos hier: www.anglistik.uni-kiel.de/de/fachgebie...

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · May 7

I still can't believe that there are 14 seasons and 13 Christmas specials of "Call the Midwife"!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · May 7

Gute Reise, liebe Julia!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Apr 30

@juliaditter.bsky.social

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Apr 30

@natalieroxburgh.bsky.social @stjohn1819.bsky.social @aylinwalder.bsky.social @ncbs.bsky.social @dilarayilmaz.bsky.social and @jenniferhenke.bsky.social in spirit!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Apr 30

Lost in the world of medical drama and nearly done with my talk for our BritCult workshop on illness and health next week. Super excited to see and meet everyone! 🩺🏥⚕️💊 More info here: www.britcult.de/category/wok...

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Julia Ditter @juliaditter.bsky.social · Apr 3

CFP: Victorian Infrastructures and their Environmental Legacies

Irmtraud Huber and I are looking for submissions to our special collection to be published with @openlibhums.bsky.social

Abstracts due 31 October, full texts due 31 March '26.

Find the full CFP here: shorturl.at/OvPc4

'The Black Country' is a painting by by H. Warren from 1869. It depicts a black-and-white industrial landscape dominated by chimneys that emit black smoke and fires in the background. A few small figures can be seen amidst the smoke.

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Apr 2

I can't believe that it has been almost a week! Time flies! I'm glad you enjoyed your time in Hamburg, Kerri! We certainly enjoyed having you. Listening to your amazing keynote lecture was such a treat! Thanks for everything! 😊

Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

And, finally, thanks for chairing, @deeheddon.bsky.social, Sophia Jochem, @sebboo.bsky.social, Ute Berns, @ibrasch.bsky.social, @chrismey2203.bsky.social and Johanna Pelikan!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

On day two we had excellent contributions by Rebecca Macklin, Stephen Ogheneruro Okpadah, Julia Boll, Lavinia Brydon, Angela Jouini, Fiona Handyside, Nina Bannett, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Sarah Heinz, @priyam.bsky.social and Dustin Breitenwischer. Thank you all!

Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

Many thanks to André Otto, Lindsay Reid, Danica Stojanovic-Schaffrath, @trishbredar.bsky.social, Jochen Petzold, Jacqueline Kolditz, @drnaomiwalker.bsky.social, Kristen Pond, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, @annierutherford.bsky.social and Anneke Lubkowitz for all the great talks on day one!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thanks to @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social for a perfect keynote lecture!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thanks to @deeheddon.bsky.social and @cqualmann.bsky.social for a brilliant night walk!

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

And it's a wrap! Our Walking Women conference was such an inspiring and insightful event - here are my souvenirs. I learned a lot and was delighted to meet so many people with an interest in this topic. Thanks to everyone for making this happen!

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Sébastien Tremblay @sebboo.bsky.social · Mar 28

Moin (only one) Hamburg!
Super happy to be invited to spend the weekend here and participate in @sandradinter.bsky.social 's conference on Walking Women in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures. 😃

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Sandra Dinter @sandradinter.bsky.social · Mar 30

The star wanderers of Hamburg! Thanks for a great night walk, Dee and Clare!

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