Jonas ZA

Deep fried memes sind so 2018!

I am a massive fan of the dictionary

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I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

International Medieval Congress University of Leeds, 6–9 July 2026 Call for Papers The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia Time is at the heart of medieval learning. Some of the earliest attested manuscripts from medieval Scandinavia are Easter tables, historical writing went on to shape the composition of vernacular prose, and eschatologies both pagan and Christian guided the interpretation of the present. For this strand, we invite 20-minute papers on any of the topics below and beyond. We especially encourage creativity and diverse perspectives. Computus, Easter tables, and related manuscripts Concepts of history Time and memory Notions of periodisation Cosmologies and the rhythm of creation Eschatological thought Please submit abstracts of approximately 250 words and a short bio including name, pronouns, and affiliations to Adrián Rodríguez Avila (air27@cam.ac.uk) and Jonas Zeit-Altpeter (zeitaltpeter@uni-bonn.de) by the 19th of September.

But wait, there's more!
Here is another Call for Papers for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026, this time together with my friend Adrián Rodríguez Avila. We invite papers on 'The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia'.
Please share both these calls freely!

#medievalsky #imc2026 #oldnorse

There's still time for some last-minute abstracts! Deadline Friday 19 Sep! 🤗

Shockingly, I do! Why do I never have access to anything I need?

International Medieval Congress University of Leeds, 6–9 July 2026 Call for Papers The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia Time is at the heart of medieval learning. Some of the earliest attested manuscripts from medieval Scandinavia are Easter tables, historical writing went on to shape the composition of vernacular prose, and eschatologies both pagan and Christian guided the interpretation of the present. For this strand, we invite 20-minute papers on any of the topics below and beyond. We especially encourage creativity and diverse perspectives. Computus, Easter tables, and related manuscripts Concepts of history Time and memory Notions of periodisation Cosmologies and the rhythm of creation Eschatological thought Please submit abstracts of approximately 250 words and a short bio including name, pronouns, and affiliations to Adrián Rodríguez Avila (air27@cam.ac.uk) and Jonas Zeit-Altpeter (zeitaltpeter@uni-bonn.de) by the 19th of September.

But wait, there's more!
Here is another Call for Papers for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026, this time together with my friend Adrián Rodríguez Avila. We invite papers on 'The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia'.
Please share both these calls freely!

#medievalsky #imc2026 #oldnorse

CfP for Leeds '26: Envisioning The Times: Writing the Past and Shaping the Future in Thirteenth-Century Norway The thirteenth century witnessed immense changes in the political, legal, cultural, and literary life of Norway. The reign of Hákon Hákonarson brought an end to almost a century of civil wars while his son and successor Magnús Hákonarson lagabǿtir (‘the Lawmender’) undertook a major revision of the kingdom’s legislative systems. The reigns of both monarchs were characterised by political change, legislative reform, growing international contacts, and cultural transformation. Alongside these changes, both kings were deeply invested in the literary landscapes of their courts with each court becoming a hub of cultural and literary activity. Understanding how the past was written and the ways in which texts could imaginatively shape the future offers insights into the politics, ideals, and cultural attitudes of these two key monarchs. In this session we invite papers which address any aspect of the political, legal, cultural, and literary life of the Norwegian court in the thirteenth century. We particularly welcome inter-disciplinary approaches which highlight the intersection of historical and literary trends shaping the political and milieu of the thirteenth century Norwegian court. Topics/ themes may include but are not limited to: Law codes and legal reform Administrative reform History of governance Political expansion – including Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroes, Orkneys, and Scotland Political contacts with Europe Mirrors for Princes Translations – Latin and other European vernaculars including French and German Kings sagas Ecclesiastical history Methodological approaches Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words by Friday 19 September and a brief biography to both Jonas Zeit-Altpeter (zeitaltpeter@uni-bonn.de) and Mary Catherine O’Connor (mary.oconnor@balliol.ox.ac.uk) This session is sponsored by the Viking Society for Northern Research

Hi everyone! @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2025 was a wonderful experience for me -- so I'd love to do it again!
Here is a Call for Papers from Mary O'Connor and me, entitled Envisioning The Times: Writing the Past and Shaping the Future in Thirteenth-Century Norway.
#medievalsky #imc2026 #oldnorse

CfP @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026:

New Studies in Old Norse Hagiography

Session Jointly Sponsored by the Norse Hagiography Network and the Viking Society for Northern Research

Deadline: August 24.

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CfP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026, organised together with @celtichagiography.bsky.social.

Deadline: August 31.

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I didn't notice this either, but if you're on Academia you can opt out of their AI nonsense by going to 'Account Settings' under your profile pic then 'AI Settings' on the left-hand side.

I’m one of those dodgy immigrants who came here on a spouse visa and got indefinite leave to remain after 12 months.

The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.

als jemand der bei den game studies nur von außen zuschaut glaube ich, dass es ist sehr wichtig ist, erstmal den Streit zwischen ludology und narratology nachzuzeichnen 🤡

Interessanter Thread. Dieses ansprochene Problem wird noch verschärft, indem Prüfungen in Form von Hausarbeiten oft andere Kompetenzen abfragen als die im Seminar vermittelten. Keine Schreibübung vorher + kein Feedback nachher, aber das Schreiben selbst macht einen wesentlichen Teil der Note aus.

What makes me mad about AI in education How to crush a generation and tell them they're winning

I wrote about the widespread adoption of AI in education, and why there needs to be more resistance to it

open.substack.com/pub/irinadum...

A twitter post by @pookleblinky: Every heartwarming human interest story in america is like "he raised $20,000 to keep 200 orphans from being crushed in the orphan-crushing machine" and then never asks why an orphan-crushing machine exists or why you'd need to pay to prevent it from being used.

Ah, a textbook example of the orphan-crushing machine

A digital illustration of a griffin in green and yellow, in a style reminiscent of medieval bestiaries. It has a banner in its mouth that reads 'you are not a burden'.

An illustration in the same style, of a pink sphinx scowling, sitting and holding a banner over her shoulder tha reads 'tax the rich'.

Another illustration in the same style, of a green harpy woman with lilac hair and an angry expression. The banner she holds is pink and reads 'work does not equal worth'.

The anti-capitalist Bestiary is coming along nicely I think! 😎
#art #illustration #DisabledRights #TaxTheRich

There's some additional irony in the fact that one of the women celebrated is Margarete Woltner, founder of Bonn's Department of Slavic Studies, which was unceremoniously shut down in 2012.

Moreover, I don't see the ethical problems of generative AI addressed anywhere. Was this Midjourney model trained on illegally and/or unethically acquired data?

A picture generated by Midjourney based on Amalie Kretzer. It shows a young woman in front of the main building of the University of Bonn. From https://bilderinstitut.de/untaken-pictures-from-bonn.

A black-and-white portrait of Amalie Kretzer, a young woman wearing a serious expression. From https://bilderinstitut.de/untaken-pictures-from-bonn.

However, it's not like we don't know what these women looked like: there are actual pictures of them. The AI-generated version of them, displacing their actual faces, gives them a doll-like appearance in some cases: Amalie Kretzer is made noticeably slimmer, with larger eyes and dramatic eye shadow.

Versäumte Bilder aus Bonn — Bilderinstitut Her mit den Portr[AI]ts!

What a deeply strange exhibition at my home uni @unibonn.bsky.social. The goal is to show 'pictures that were unfortunately never taken' of female scientists (and scholars, one might add) of Bonn. These pictures are AI-generated.
bilderinstitut.de/untaken-pict...

Hi! It's from Wendy Belcher, Writing Your Article in 12 Weeks. I just started working with it and it's life-changing stuff!!

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

Danke für die Aufklärung!

@stadtwerkebonn.bsky.social Hi! Warum kommt denn am Bonner Hbf ohne Erklärung mehrmals in Folge kein Flughafenbus - was ist da los?

Rule of thumb: you're only allowed to give tedious interviews of process if your book is unreadable modern literary fiction about people coming to terms with something or other.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Book
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/book-2

'Rule of thumb: you're only allowed to give tedious interviews of process if your book is unreadable modern literary fiction about people coming to terms with something or other.'

Call for Papers for Apardjón Volume 4 with a deadline of September 1 2025. We welcome submissions of articles of no more than 10,000 words and should be written in UK English. We are especially interested in interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies within the field of Viking- and medieval Scandinavia, but will also consider papers from different geographies that are connected to the Norse world. All submissions are expected to present original and previously unpublished research. Submissions should be sent to apardjon.journal@gmail.com before 1 September 2025. Any queries can be sent to the editorial board via email or through our social media platforms.

CALL FOR PAPERS.

Following the publication of our third volume, Apardjón is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for Volume 4 with a deadline of September 1 2025. We welcome submissions of articles of no more than 10,000 words and should be written in UK English. See our CFP for more details!

Apardjón vol. 3 is out, and it's available through open access! My review of Sophie Fendel's fantastic 'Physiologus- und Bestiarienrezeption in Nordeuropa' is in it. 🤗