Olga Prokopis

My new article is now out in this wonderful issue of Axon,
Issue 15.1: Connections: Between Creative #Writing, Place & #History. I discuss motivational presentism in historical writing, and my research on #RichardIII and #Shakespeare.

My paper 'Presence and presentism: Bringing our selves to historical research' has just been published in Axon: Creative Explorations. I discuss motivational presentism in historical writing, and (of course) #RichardIII and #Shakespeare

axonjournal.com.au/issues/15-1/...

Broke Down House Broke Down House - Kindle edition by Hughes, C S. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Broke Down House.

The Kindle version of Broke Down House is free now ahead of the paperback release on 8/8/25. #horror #booksky

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It’s Susu #cats #kittens

Five Foxes, Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1465-1500 (British Museum)

Broke Down House Broke Down House - Kindle edition by Hughes, C S. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Broke Down House.

The Kindle version of Broke Down House is free now ahead of the paperback release on 8/8/25. #horror #booksky

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Broke Down House Broke Down House eBook : Hughes, C S: Amazon.com.au: Books

The Kindle version of Broke Down House is free now ahead of the paperback release on 8/8/25. #horror #booksky

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This impassioned speech closes Philip Lindsay's* book on #RichardIII. Lindsay was one of the members of the original Fellowship of the White Boar, and this is typical of the incredibly convincing, persuasive, and divisive 20th century writing on Richard III.

*son of Norman, for Australians.

International Sociological Association suspends Israeli Sociological Society over refusal to condemn genocide The suspension of the Israeli Sociological Society by the International Sociological Association marks a significant milestone in the international academic boycott of Israel.

#Genocide denial has no place in academia

#freepalestine

#ShakespeareSunday Julius Caesar in mentioned in #RichardIII by Prince Edward

That Julius Caesar was a famous man.
With what his valor did enrich his wit,
His wit set down to make his valor live.
Death makes no conquest of this conqueror,
For now he lives in fame, though not in life.

3.1.85-89

Today I am feeling very free, because I just wrote the introduction to a paper I have been thinking about for months (also years). I’m very grateful to be privileged enough to do a PhD, but thesis writing must be the most tedious writing ever. #academicchatter #writing

666 Days of Genocide: August 3rd Newsletter US man convicted in Palestinian-American boy hate crime murder dies in jail

666 Days of Genocide: August 3rd Newsletter #freepalestine

Exclusive: How Karim Khan’s Israel war crimes probe was derailed by threats, leaks and sex claims Already targeted by US sanctions, the ICC chief prosecutor’s pursuit of Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders now threatens his career, his reputation, and the future of the court itself

"Already targeted by US sanctions, the ICC chief prosecutor’s pursuit of Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders now threatens his career, his reputation, and the future of the court itself"

Via Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

"These are not slips of the tongue, they reveal the intent to commit #genocide under international law.
Here are some of the most chilling statements made just in July 2025"

Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible Over the course of the last three years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval medical recipes in historic library collections across the ...

Over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes are now freely accessible online at the end of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project.
👉 Discover more about this ambitious project and its achievements: loom.ly/XFJt-Tg

On @channel4news.bsky.social a doctor’s first hand testimony of Israeli and GHF personnel deliberately shooting Palestinian men seeking food for their families in the testicles. Followed by Palestine Action being defined as the terrorists.

Glazed and confused In a piece for the Guardian Jeremy Ettinghausen introduced me to a term I hadn’t come across before: glazing. Ettinghausen’s article draws on eighteen months of chat logs between three …

“That’s what history as-a-process-of-finding-out-about-the-past actually is: a series of constant shocks and disorientations. You thought you knew something …, but you are repeatedly confronted with you own ignorance and forced to adapt your ideas.” 🗃️ williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/g...

#Cats and caterpillar (they have one each now)

We also stand in solidarity with other humanitarian workers in Gaza who have been vilified by Israel simply for refusing to let their lies stand.

For media inquiries or interviews, please contact:
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We call on all international media outlets, human rights organizations, and members of the public to reject this manipulation and stand with the people of Gaza—who continue to feed one another under siege and bombardment.
Not because of Israel, but in spite of it.

We cook because our people are hungry—not because of any support from those who starve us,” said Hani Almadhoun, co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. “To use our work in this way is an insult to our grief, our resilience, and our truth.”

We have formally demanded that the Israeli Defense Forces immediately cease and desist from using our images, videos or any content connected to our humanitarian work. No footage from the Gaza Soup Kitchen may be used to whitewash or obscure the crimes being committed against the Palestinian people

one responsible for siege, starvation, genocide, and mass displacement—the Israeli army is not only spreading disinformation, but also endangering the lives of our loved ones.
This is not just unethical and irresponsible—it is dangerous.
And it is entirely false.

while he was cooking for displaced families.
They have bombed our locations, most recently destroying our bakery this past May.
The footage in question features members of our team and extended family. By displaying them in a video that implies collaboration with an occupying force—

We want to state this clearly and without ambiguity:
We have never authorized the use of our footage by the Israeli army.
The Israeli military has not provided any assistance to our operations—directly or indirectly.
In fact, they assassinated our co-founder, Chef Mahmoud...

"Gaza Soup Kitchen Condemns Unauthorized Use of Footage by Israeli Army July 29 2025

The Gaza Soup Kitchen strongly condemns the Israeli army’s unauthorized use of footage taken from our community kitchen in a recent propaganda video falsely promoting their so-called humanitarian efforts in Gaza"