Sara Read

Starting Storytelling for Family Historians Writing with empathy and purpose

Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
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Earlier we were treated to a fantastic @healthhumslboro.bsky.social talk by @saralread.bsky.social where she discussed her novels ‘The Gossips’ Choice' (2020) & 'The Midwife’s Truth' (2023), and how case notes and midwifery practices in historical medical treatises are transformed into fiction.

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On Tuesday 25 March 12-5pm, @saralread.bsky.social will be speaking at 'Literature, Engaged Research and the Wider Humanities At the Mid-Career' @keeleuniversity.bsky.social More details here:

Biscuitsmade from an early modern recipe

A hareskin and eagle stone used in childbirth in early modern times.

Joan Fitzpatrick's early modern health demonstration

Quick show and tell this afternoon for the VC @lborouniversity.bsky.social and the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities of some of the materials we use to explore early modern health @lboroenglish.bsky.social

Here are two photos taken by Prof Clare Hutton who has made the journey to Canterbury today to attend this historic unveiling and to support Prof Hobby.

Her Majesty the Queen unveils Aphra Behn statue following campaign involving Loughborough English professor Her Majesty the Queen has officially unveiled a historic statue of Aphra Behn in Canterbury today, marking a momentous occasion in the recognition of the first full-time professional woman writer in t...

Loughborough English professor Elaine Hobby has been with Her Majesty the Queen today at the unveiling of a statue of Aphra Behn - the first professional woman writer.

The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury.

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Hello Bluesky! We are the English Department at Loughborough University. You can find out more about us at this link: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/eng.... Below is a photo taken on a glorious day in May 2024 of some our faculty and finalists.

Wonderful afternoon yesterday celebrating another PhD success as Rai passed her viva. Her creative critical thesis has been a pleasure to supervise for Catie Gill and me over the last 3 years. @lborouniversity.bsky.social

YouTube video by Loughborough University When fake news cancelled Christmas

Five years ago we went to the National Civil War Museum in Newark to bring you a tale of Old Father Christmas and his brush with the law.

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One for us to visit!

The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture

Universities are in a shocking state & the new government has barely begun the herculean task of stabilising the sector.It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic & intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Last evening we said goodbye to two phenomenal colleagues in Loughborough English. Deirdre O'Byrne and Catie Gill have been teaching in our department for over 20 years and next week will leave us for pastures new. The department will feel very strange next term without their presence.

Added you now Lisa and am following 😊

Let me know if I should add you 😊

I've made a starter pack of my wonderful colleagues in English @lborouniversity.bsky.social

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Student accommodation with gold festive lights strung across the street.

Very festive student accommodation @lborouniversity.bsky.social

At the launch of this new volume! 🎉 To all involved.

Hi Tom, could you add me to part 2 please? Thanks for doing this.

A collage of photos from this day in 2018 featuring two women making mince pies in a historical setting.

Six years ago @historianjen.bsky.social and I went to the very cold 1620s house in Leicestershire to make mince pies with cow's tongues from a historical recipe. See how we got on here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History at Lancaster University Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History on jobs.ac.uk!

The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r...
Please spread the word!!!!

Lots of good people to follow here for those interested in health /medical humanities.

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I look forward to reading this! Not sure looking forward is quite the right phrase 😂. Good to see you here Alun.

👀 @wsguk.bsky.social is now amongst us in this place. Do follow!

Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87 www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

A completed jigsaw of Oscar Wilde's London.

And the Loughborough English Oscar Wilde
written by our colleague Sarah Parker is now completed 🎉 @lborouni.bsky.social
@jenniferacooke.bsky.social @sadiseshiah.bsky.social

Snowy scene from my office window.

A slightly snowy view from my office window in Loughborough today.

Hello, friends! We've made a starter pack.

Please give us a nudge if you're a WSG member, colleague, book contributor, or a speaker past or present. We're keen to put our lovely community in touch with each other here.

We've started small, so come back and check as we grow!

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A colourised version of the engraving 'A lady telling a gripping story to young women and children' by John Opie. Credit: Wellcome Collection. The image shows a group of five women, huddled together and deep in concentration. A woman on the right is the focus of attention: she has raised her arm to command attention as she tells the gripping story.

Hello, we're new here 👋
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!

Renaissance Studies is one of the leading journals in the field of Renaissance studies, with an interdisciplinary emphasis, and a worldwide readership. Established in 1987, Renaissance Studies is published in partnership by the Society for Renaissance Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley). The Council of the Society for Renaissance Studies (SRS) seeks to appoint an Editor for Renaissance Studies to succeed Professor Kevin Killeen, who retires as Editor in December 2025. It is hoped that the new editor(s) will be able to take over responsibility from 1 January 2026 and serve for a 5-year term until 19 December 2031. Interviews will be held online in February/March 2025. The Editor is responsible for the editorial content of the journal, for obtaining peer reviews of articles submitted, and for the supply of edited copy to Wiley. The Editor works with, and leads, a team consisting of an Associate Editor (whose main responsibility rests with the Special Issues of the journal), Book

*VERY EXCITING VACANCY*

Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.

Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is

Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
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