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Laura Ashe @lauraashe.bsky.social · 2d

Epic; no notes

Headline from the Times: "Bestselling novelist Jilly Cooper dies in fall aged 88", illustrated with a rather famous black and white picture of Virginia Woolf

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · 12d

What a great project 🤩

Molly Caenwyn @mollycaenwyn.bsky.social · 13d

Resharing as many people thought was about a different kind of darkroom 😂
📸🏠🏳️‍🌈I wish to speak to LGBTQIA people who have experience of having a home darkroom/using a darkroom (in Britain) that felt like home.

If you are interested please get in touch:
📧 [email protected]
📞 +447902489831

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Andrew Frayn @afrayn.bsky.social · 16d

Folks, has anyone written anything on bisexuality and modernism and/or the First World War? I can't immediately see things, but maybe they're hiding in work without that in the title.

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Call for Papers: After the Global Turn: Current Colonial, Decolonial and Postcolonial Perspectives in Architecture www.mdpi.com/journal/arch...

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Aug 5

Whoop whoop 🙌 this looks right up my street

Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · Aug 5

Wheeee: contributor's copy of www.bloomsbury.com/uk/1920s-978... arrived today! (My chapter is 'The Way Things (Still) Are: Women, Visions and Realities in the 1920s')

The 1920s

The particularity of 1920s British fiction has become obscured by an academic focus on modernism. This book takes a fresh approach to the decade by examining bo…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Aug 4

Job: Lecturer in Interior Design www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer in Interior Design - 0899-25

Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Lecturer in Interior Design based at our Preston Campus. Find out more and appl…

www.lancashire.ac.uk

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Sorcha O’Brien @sorchao.bsky.social · Aug 4

Well, this is going into a class next year for sure - how many impossible, dubious or just incredibly dangerous things can you spot? I’m up to 8 here.

Momster for Gliberty 🧟 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · Aug 4

I think the toilet is my favorite part of this weird AI.

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 24

This looks amazing

Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · Jul 24

1/ I'm excited to have contributed a chapter to this significant new book 'Post-War Public Housing and Well-Being: Modernity, Economic Recovery, and Social Change'. Available at discounted price for pre-order now. Table of contents follows ...
www.routledge.com/Post-War-Pub...

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Harriet Atkinson @harrietatkinson.bsky.social · Jul 15

Alex Todd & I are co-chairing the Design History Society sponsored panel at CAA in Chicago 2026 on DESIGN ACTIVISM AS REPETITION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REINVENTION.

Please consider submitting an abstract caa.confex.com/caa/2026/web...

Session: Design Activism as Repetition, Reconstruction and Reinvention (CAA 114th Annual Conference)Preliminary Program

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Architecture Exhibition of Tomorrow at the architecture gallery | Berlin www.architecture-exhibitions.com/en/architekt...

The Architecture Exhibition of Tomorrow | AEX

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 9

Lecturer in interior design | Bristol www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNV408/l...

Lecturer in Interior Design / Product Design / Product Design Technology at UWE, Bristol

Apply now for the Lecturer in Interior Design / Product Design / Product Design Technology role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 8

Congratulations! And great choice of image of ‘Things to Come’ with glass furniture by Oliver Hill 👌

Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 5

Paths to Restitution www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Jeremy Harding · Paths to Restitution: Leopold’s Legacy

The Royal Museum of the Belgian Congo became the Royal Museum of Central Africa after Brussels choked back its fury and...

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 5

Om/Mother exhibition | FOMU Antwerpen fomu.be/en/exhibitio...

FOMU Antwerpen | Exhibitions | ‘Om/Mother - A participatory…

‘Om/Mother is a participatory project showcasing photographs taken by Palestinian women and girls from the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood of Hebron, Palestine.…

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jul 3

CFP: Animals Inside: A History of Objects and Furniture for Pets in Domestic Interiors eahn.org/2025/06/call...

International Conference Animals Inside: A History of Objects and Furniture for Pets in Domestic Interiors | eahn

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Zoe Thomas @zoethomas.bsky.social · Jul 2

Call for Papers, please share! “Power Couples? Collaborations at work and at home, c.1750-1914” workshop to be held at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany 11-13 May 2026. Deadline for expression of interest 1 Sep 2025. Please see more info in the attached & email me if any questions.

Screen shot of word document detailing information about the “power couples” conference. Please email z.thomas@bham.ac.uk for more info.

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jun 30

Nicola Wilson: Recommended! The influencers who changed how we read research.reading.ac.uk/thebooksocie...

Recommended! - The Book Society 1929-69

The Book Society judges were the literary celebrities of their day.

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Stephen Legg @stephenlegg11.bsky.social · Jun 26

With all due cringe, but huge gratitude to Disha Karnad....

Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · Jun 25

In todays episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Stephen Legg (@stephenlegg11.bsky.social) about his recent @ugapress.bsky.social book, Spaces of Anticolonialism: Delhi’s Urban Governmentalities.

Spaces of Anticolonialism: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Stephen Legg

by Disha Karnad Jani

www.jhiblog.org

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jun 24

CFP: Diplomatic Interiors International conference November 19-21, 2025 🤩 delbeke.arch.ethz.ch/news/calls-f...

Call for Papers: Diplomatic Interiors International Conference: November 19-21, 2025

International conference, November 19-21, 2025, hosted at the gta Institute (ETH Zurich) and CDHM (Geneva Graduate Institute). Organised by Andreas Kalpakci, Charlotte Rottiers, and Davide Rodogno.

delbeke.arch.ethz.ch

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jun 14

Job: Head of School of Arts and Culture at Regent’s university London www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM628/h...

Head of School of Arts and Culture at Regent's University London

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Design History Society @sodesignhistory.bsky.social · Jun 10

The full book of abstracts for our online student conference 'Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives' is now available to read.

Don't forget to sign up for the event taking place this weekend:

Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives - Events - Design History Society

Join us for our annual student conference, bringing together students, early-career researchers, and scholars from diverse backgrounds to present...

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jun 4

What an exciting opportunity 🤩

The Victorian Hand @victorianhand.bsky.social · Jun 4

Job Alert! We're hiring a 3-year F/T Public Engagment Fellow based @lcflondon.bsky.social to lead our exciting programme of activities. We're looking for collegial & creative people with expertise in History, Galleries, Archives, Libraries, or Museums. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI861/p...

Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) at University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion

Don't miss your chance to apply for professional services job openings, including the Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) role, listed on jobs.ac.uk. Start your search now!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · Jun 3

Pat Thomson on dealing with perfectionism patthomson.net/2025/06/03/d...

dealing with perfectionism

Some academic writers are crippled by the desire to write perfect prose from the very start. Even though they know that the first draft is always rough, they find writing rough difficult. They have…

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Vanessa Vanden Berghe @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social · May 29

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · May 29

Lecturer in Architectural History
The University of Edinburgh - CAHSS - Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNG264/l...

Lecturer in Architectural History at The University of Edinburgh

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Architectural History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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Natalie D Kane @ndkane.bsky.social · May 29

Crip Authorship comes to the V&A! Pleased to host @maramills.bsky.social and Rebecca Sanchez on 21st June for a special event with @louhicky.bsky.social Kelsie Acton and Georgina Kleege. Tickets to the in person event and workshop here, online stream below: www.vam.ac.uk/event/135rMr...

Crip Authorship: Disability as a Method for Creativity - Special event at V&A South Kensington · V&A

An afternoon of talks, a screening, and a workshop exploring disability, authorship, and access.

www.vam.ac.uk

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