Morgan Golf-French
@zenothankyou.bsky.social
History postdoc in Turin, works on race, policy, and education in the German Enlightenment.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
Turns out they didn't take *all* the volume numbers out! They did, however, manage to intuit which references were crucial for the article and only removed numbers from those. The far less important, see-alsos have been left intact. 😭
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Turns out they didn't take *all* the volume numbers out! They did, however, manage to intuit which references were crucial for the article and only removed numbers from those. The far less important, see-alsos have been left intact. 😭
When I wrote my first article I was told not to worry too much about the house style because the copy editor would correct everything at proofs stage anyway.
Now I think you shouldn't worry too much about the house style because you will have to fix the copy editors' mistakes at proof stage anyway.
Now I think you shouldn't worry too much about the house style because you will have to fix the copy editors' mistakes at proof stage anyway.
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
When I wrote my first article I was told not to worry too much about the house style because the copy editor would correct everything at proofs stage anyway.
Now I think you shouldn't worry too much about the house style because you will have to fix the copy editors' mistakes at proof stage anyway.
Now I think you shouldn't worry too much about the house style because you will have to fix the copy editors' mistakes at proof stage anyway.
Yea I see a lot of these posts and my first thought is they just don't really understand the differences between a UK PM and a US President.
Not to mention Trump is safe *because* all his allies are compromised, not despite.
Not to mention Trump is safe *because* all his allies are compromised, not despite.
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Yea I see a lot of these posts and my first thought is they just don't really understand the differences between a UK PM and a US President.
Not to mention Trump is safe *because* all his allies are compromised, not despite.
Not to mention Trump is safe *because* all his allies are compromised, not despite.
In Search of Lost Borscht
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
In Search of Lost Borscht
All from in/around Torino!
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
All from in/around Torino!
I can at least confirm that none of the gelato pictured went to waste. 😅
February 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I can at least confirm that none of the gelato pictured went to waste. 😅
Like I'm sorry but this is not a small portion of gelato. How does this make economic sense? Are they being paid by dentists to do this!? I am begging Italian gelaterias to just give me less gelato
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Like I'm sorry but this is not a small portion of gelato. How does this make economic sense? Are they being paid by dentists to do this!? I am begging Italian gelaterias to just give me less gelato
Brb gonna pitch a show on quantum mechanics to the Beeb
February 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Brb gonna pitch a show on quantum mechanics to the Beeb
He first came to my attention in like 2011 when he made that documentary claiming the prophet Muhammad never existed. I remember thinking "this guy is irresponsible, intellectually unserious, and a bigot" at the time and the intervening years have only proven that right.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
He first came to my attention in like 2011 when he made that documentary claiming the prophet Muhammad never existed. I remember thinking "this guy is irresponsible, intellectually unserious, and a bigot" at the time and the intervening years have only proven that right.
No no, that's just telling everyone they have to listen to us because we *checks notes* spent most of our waking hours learning languages and immersing ourselves in sources and scholarly debates in order to form reliable interpretations of complex phenomena
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
No no, that's just telling everyone they have to listen to us because we *checks notes* spent most of our waking hours learning languages and immersing ourselves in sources and scholarly debates in order to form reliable interpretations of complex phenomena
Am I a snob for hating on Tom Holland?
Maybe, but I'm also right.
Maybe, but I'm also right.
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Am I a snob for hating on Tom Holland?
Maybe, but I'm also right.
Maybe, but I'm also right.
Gatekeeping has become this buzzword putdown, but a lot of gatekeeping is actually critical to limiting the spread of false information (or, worse, outright lies).
Like yes I am a historian distinguishing good history from bad history is literally my job.
Like yes I am a historian distinguishing good history from bad history is literally my job.
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Gatekeeping has become this buzzword putdown, but a lot of gatekeeping is actually critical to limiting the spread of false information (or, worse, outright lies).
Like yes I am a historian distinguishing good history from bad history is literally my job.
Like yes I am a historian distinguishing good history from bad history is literally my job.
...while there are just much better explanations for the very historically specific forms of European racism/colonialism/etc. than some apparently implicit-but-omnipotent subject/object binary.
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
...while there are just much better explanations for the very historically specific forms of European racism/colonialism/etc. than some apparently implicit-but-omnipotent subject/object binary.