Dr Amara Thornton

‘Rebranded plantations’: how empire shaped luxury Caribbean tourism Research shows that the British colonial wealth extraction system still influences the region’s tourist industry

‘Rebranded plantations’: how empire shaped luxury Caribbean tourism

More than ever it's crucial to be able to understand the provenance/trajectory of information to determine authenticity + reliability.

Generative AI tools "cannot indicate that no information exists; instead, they will invent details that appear plausible but have no basis in the archival record."

We have a few FLSs (Fellows of the Linnean Society) in our @beyondnotables.bsky.social database. Here is a short list of BN women associated with the Linnean Society beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Special...

Feel like I must re-read, it's been a loooong time.

You're welcome!

Aileen Fyfe possibly?

Hm. This is not ringing any immediate bells for me but will keep thinking about it!

What was the context?

From George Witt scrapbook, Temple of Azima in Japan

British Museum Book of Illustrations, modes of lifting Egyptian sculpture, early 19th C

Architectural drawings for Montagu House, early 19th C, George Saunders

Samuel Lysons, volume of Romano-British mosaics. 1812

#eyabeauty There are very many beautiful drawings & images in the Museum’s archive-here is a selection from bound volumes & scrapbooks. #britishmuseum #archives #scrapbooks #architecturaldrawings

What makes historic collections difficult? And how do researchers work with “difficult” collections?

New CFP from Paper Trails here:

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...

Deadline for proposals 31/1/2026
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'Experiences of precarity among early career academics are shaped by a lack of understanding from more senior colleagues'

'Research-only staff face “acute insecurity”, the survey found, with 64 per cent on fixed-term contracts, and nearly two-thirds feeling insecure about their future.' 2/2

This should be interesting...

I very much appreciate research at scale on the representativeness of and biases in digitized archival collections.

Some examples below.
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Ah no! Sorry to hear this! Rest up!

⏰NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY⏰

Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses

@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.

Feel better soon!

It was a very amusing breakfast read indeed!

‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers

What's this? @helleborezine.bsky.social in the Guardian! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... @mjpcuervo.bsky.social

Since it’s University Press Week #UPweek, a shout out to my amazing colleagues at University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social. They are flying the flag for open humanities publishing.

Aymer's wife Lucy is in our @beyondnotables.bsky.social database beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Item:Q3...

Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England. Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...

Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student

See Louise Hurren beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Item:Q2...

You'll find one of @antiquaries.bsky.social's housekeepers @beyondnotables.bsky.social database... bsky.app/profile/did:...

Our archivist creepily waits for visitors behind a glass window, dressed up in a Halloween outfit.

Our staff are fiendishly friendly today, ready to welcome you into the depths of our Library.....if you have the guts to enter....

Paintings of Stonehenge by Victorian women are rare, and these details are tantalising: could this be Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1818-1897) and her daughter Lady Ermyntrude Russell (1856-1927)? Such precious women's artwork needs to be in the Wiltshire Museum collection.

Title card for Season 10 Episode 180, Edith Nesbit's Ghost Stories, featuring Claire in a black gothic dress. She looks perturbed by something. Probably a ghost

Episode 180
EDITH NESBIT'S GHOST STORIES

Watch the interview and other content on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDM...

Listen on the website:
www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-180....

Or via your podcast app

Join me and @clairelouiseamias.bsky.social to learn about Edith's gothic tales

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A fascinating read about terminology in the archives and why it's so important to address, from @thelondonarchives.bsky.social

www.thelondonarchives.org/revisiting-t...

London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting ‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars

Now going on display www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...