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Dr. Shelby Judge

@shelbyjudge.bsky.social

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Lecturer, Derby Uni • researches feminist myth retellings and, mostly unrelatedly, Incels; teaches english literature & media • good at book recs • she/her 🏳️‍🌈

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Apr 7

I can’t believe I’m writing this, but… I SIGNED A BOOK CONTRACT 📖 I’m writing a book about Greek myths & the manosphere and McFarland Press is going to publish it! This is genuinely my biggest dream and it’s coming true 🌙

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 1d

Very productive writing day yesterday with @jochargrave.bsky.social 👩🏼‍💻 conversely, today has been a write off, writing-wise 🫠🤷🏼‍♀️

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Dr Rachel Bynoth @rachelbynoth.bsky.social · 4d

Spa Day and Monograph Research - a beautiful combination 🫧 😌 = 🤔 ✍️ Thanks to Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher for a fascinating deep dive into the world of the Mistress #amresearching #book1 #skystorians #AcademicSky

Mistress by Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 7d

There was a big plot hole in this week’s episode of High Potential and I’m very frustrated about it #highpotential

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 9d

This is my Lokifesto #KidsConf #UKkidlit #edusky lokibooks.com/lokifesto/

A poster of a manifesto about reading, by Loki, with 6 points on reading "bad" books, short books, comics, audioooks, webcomics and fanfic, plus not finishing bad books cos life is too short.

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 8d

Doing the annual CV update. Can I not just write 'please, I have memory problems but I ~promise~ I've done lots of things'

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 12d

First day of teaching for the new academic year for me! New course, new module, new students 🤩 exciting stuff!!

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 16d

Was very happy to be invited on BBC Word of Mouth to discuss my research on the manosphere and language. If you missed the live broadcast on Sunday, it's available wherever you get your podcasts. pca.st/episode/5ce9...

The Language of the Manosphere

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 16d

We're putting on a Humanities EPQ masterclass at the University of Derby on the 11th October for year 12 & 13 students!
Sign up here:
www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...

Humanities EPQ Masterclass

Designed for current Year 12 and Year 13 students, our half-day masterclass is designed to support you with your Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).

www.derby.ac.uk

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Greek Myth Comix @greekmythcomix.bsky.social · 16d

It’s the Autumnal Equinox in the UK today.
Persephone’s Katabasis, Demeter’s goodbye.

Equinox: equal-night. Autumnal: when Persephone leaves Demeter to go down to hades her husband. Bernal: when she leaves the underworld and returns to her mother. Image: above, Persephone leaves her mother and takes hades’ hand. Below, she runs back into her mother’s arms.

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 16d

Just learned a fun new way for women to hate their bodies! Apparently the weight on the side of your thighs should be thought of as “saddle bags”! So fun! So normal! 🫠

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 20d

If you talk in your sleep, this may have had the opposite effect…

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 20d

I had a dream last night that I set up a direct debit to my university’s coffee shop. I crave caffeine even when I’m asleep, apparently 😂

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 22d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTLAND FRIENDS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I am coming to Glasgow & Edinburgh in October for folkloric fun 🧚🏻‍♀️
Message me for ticket links 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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SEED TALKS: FOLKLORE AND WOMEN: THE POWER OF FOLKLORE IN RECLAIMING FEMALE STORIES
With Dr Shelby Judge
Tue 14 oct, 6:30pm, the glee club, Glasgow

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SEED TALKS: FOLKLORE AND WOMEN: THE POWER OF FOLKLORE IN RECLAIMING FEMALE STORIES
With Dr Shelby Judge
Wed 15 Oct, 7pm, assembly Roxy, Edinburgh

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 25d

HELLO THIS IS THE BOOK THAT KICKSTARTED MY PhD GOOD CHOICE

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 25d

There’s a lady on the train reading The Penelopiad and I’m trying desperately to be normal about it

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 25d

There’s a lady on the train reading The Penelopiad and I’m trying desperately to be normal about it

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 26d

I’m on my third cold in three months and I’m feeling pretty sorry for myself

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 28d

Happening today! Hope to see you there 🥂 💛

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's September, which means we're officially in the month of the Transatlantic Literary Women celebration event! Come along to a friendly get together where we're celebrating YOU & all our achievements in 2025! Hope to see you there. 🥂
transatlanticladies.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/t...

Tea With TLW Celebration!

When: Wednesday 10 September 5pm UK time First of all, we here at TLW would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who joined us in person or online for our TLW Symposium in Derby this summer. We…

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 8

What could be scarier than radicalised misogyny? Come & see me talk about incels, PUAs, tradwives, and the rest of the manosphere at the Derby QUAD on the 30th October! 👻

www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/rcman...

Research Cafe: Incels, Pick-Up Artists, Tradwives and more: what is the manosphere and what can we do about it? | Derby QUAD

View our latest event: Research Cafe: Incels, Pick-Up Artists, Tradwives and more: what is the manosphere and what can we do about it?. See what the available times are for this event.

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 5

If I accidentally click “restore tabs” in the morning, it feels like having a tonne of bricks dropped on me

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 5

I close all my tabs at the end of the day and I think it’s the secret to my success

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 3

Interesting! I read it as having sympathy for the surrogate.
Title is definite clickbait, for sure

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 3

I can’t stop thinking of this woman violating the legal confidentiality clauses to go to the press about this, thinking she’d be the most sympathetic person in the world, only for the journalist and every single reader to call her out as an obvious villain

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 3

The surrogacy industry in the US is frankly dystopian. Aside from treating people’s wombs like an uber, there’s also the declining rights of pregnant people in the US, private healthcare & the increased medical risks of surrogacy.
But honestly… (cont.)

WIRED @wired.com · Sep 3

Surrogate pregnancies are increasingly popular in tech circles, and the practice is expected to explode globally in the coming decade. It’s also shockingly unregulated. This is a story about what happens when it goes horribly wrong.

The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?

When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.

www.wired.com

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 2

If anyone needs some good news today, Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence because of his posts on X

Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yesterday I started a paragraph with “Incestuous incels aside,” 😂🫠