Katy Mortimer

I’m officially a TikTok girlie these days, but thinking I should try get into Bluesky… so, in the words of Taylor Swift, this is me trying: had a great day exploring west London yesterday with a trip to the Design Museum to see the Tim Burton exhibition 🤩 such a nice way to end study week!

A Companion to Medieval Pilgrimage - Arc Humanities Press Pilgrimage to shrines and places of particular holiness was a feature of all three major religious traditions in medieval Europe and the eastern Mediterranea...

It’s been an appropriately long journey to arrive at this destination, but I’m very pleased to announce this morning the publication of the Companion to Medieval Pilgrimage that I’ve co-edited with Andrew Jotischky for @archumanities.bsky.social.

#medievalsky #skystorians #newbooks #pilgrimage

I’m glad to see we all felt a bit chaotic on results day! I don’t remember not sleeping, but I do remember getting up super early to pick up my friend on the way to college, and I blasted MacArthur Park most of the way (on repeat… not unhinged at all).

Hi Caroline, that’s so kind of you - I’ll send you an email 🙂

He gets me 😂

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I find this both comforting and stressful for some reason… I know you don’t love gifs but I can’t help myself with this one :

Thanks for reposting Sarah May - I’m covering all my social media bases 🙂

Thanks Leonie 😊😊

Do I know anyone / does anyone know someone who has a History BA from a post-92 university who works in marketing/comms/PR and would be willing to chat with me / discuss careers with 3rd year History undergraduates? If working in a history adjacent field that would be great, but not essential.

Thanks for having me in Team Castles 🏰

Team Castles in Medieval Society has won award for Collaborative Excellence in Learning and Teaching! That's @catrionacooper.bsky.social @katydotcom.bsky.social and me. I love this module and the way it has evolved over the years.

Never fear, I’m on the case… next stop: some messages to students. Had some minor success with this and talk attendance recently with the Manifestations of Empire gang, so I shall try my luck again with them, MEMS and Vikings 🤞

I’m doing the rounds on Instagram & X, so thought I’d pipe up here…

This year’s #BecketLecture will be given by Professor Elisabeth van Houts!

Topic and further information below / linked!

@lvhicks.bsky.social @memsunikent.bsky.social

www.canterbury.ac.uk/events/2024/...

So far my Easter weekend has been sponsored by Cowboy Carter and chocolate, and I am not complaining one bit 👑🐝🍫

I just saw a TikTok refer to Dante’s Divine Comedy as Bible fan fiction and 1. I’m obsessed 2. That will officially be how I refer to crusade texts from now on

Yay 🍻

Thanks Tom - not sure if you’re attending in-person, but if so looking forward to catching up!

This has sent me into a deep dive going through one of the authors posts on LinkedIn. It isn’t a happy place to be.

Copying my repost on the platform formally known as Twitter:

Featuring me!

Fab talk by John Tolan last night at QMUL. So interesting to hear about the Qur’an in European culture in the medieval and early modern period. Lots of wonderful publications related to the project already out and forthcoming!

Bonus: feeling super energised to crack on with some research things!

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I posted a jokey Instagram, and appear to have forgotten to do the more serious academic post:

Super happy to have received my copy of this fab new collection of essays on crusading and historical writing. Thanks to @andrewdbuck.bsky.social et al for your support and for inviting me to contribute

Thank you so much for having me - can’t wait to attend more seminars as an audience member!

Thank you! It was, lots to think about as I move forward. Looking forward to seeing you next week (hopefully)!

Medieval tiles representing a crusader

So thrilled to welcome this evening Dr @katydotcom.bsky.social who has just joined CCCU this year! All welcome to join us in person or on zoom: linktr.ee/MEMS_UniKent

📜 Medieval historical writing & the third crusade: a question of failure?
📆 Thur 19 Oct, 5pm, DLT1
#skystory #medievalsky

Fab! Can’t wait!

In which I’ll be taking all sorts of things memory, narrativity, Richard the Lionheart, ‘heroes’, the True Cross and Jerusalem (and hoping to use this as a springboard to sort my research next steps out 😬)

Just giving this post on trees and Normans a little bump 🗃 medievalsky

I dunno how this all still manages to surprise me 🫠

Thank you 🙂