Steve De Hailes

Steve De Hailes

@stevedehailes.bsky.social

Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol. Interest in medieval mountains, environments and the supernatural, Middle English and Early Modern literature. Mountain walker. He/him.

59 Followers 38 Following 4 Posts Joined Mar 2025
6 months ago
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Call for Papers @imc-leeds.bsky.social

Following my recent fieldwork sailing down the Seine in a reconstructed tenth-century ship, @stevedehailes.bsky.social and I are organising a panel on practice-based/experiential research in medieval studies. We welcome abstracts from any field. #Medievalsky

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6 months ago

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6 months ago
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Spent a fantastic 3 days in the Black Mountains, taking groups on guided walks and discussing medieval attitudes to mountain landscapes.

Reading Middle English poetry on top of a mountain was a particular highlight (for me at least, but I think other people enjoyed it too)!

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7 months ago
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

WE ARE HIRING!!

Creative Writing (fiction) Pathway 3 lecturer 0.5 in the Department of English at the University of Bristol's thriving School of Humanities.

It's a 3/2 teaching load with plenty of support and mentorship from meeeeeee (others are available)!

www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

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7 months ago
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"The comly coste of Normandy they catchen full even /And blithely at Barflete these bold are arrived"

"For to seeken a saint by yon salt stremes, / In Saint Michel mount, there miracles are shewed."

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8 months ago
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Have you ever wanted to learn about medieval attitudes to mountain landscapes while exploring ancient priory ruins in a beautiful Welsh mountain valley? Well now is your chance! FREE event, coming this August!

bit.ly/medievalmountain

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11 months ago
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South Wales looking majestic this evening.

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11 months ago
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'The University of Bristol has embarked on a path like a death spiral' UCU members are opposed to academic departments across the university having to make at least a 50% operating surplus

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