Bob Eaglestone

Yep I would!

No, I didn’t know this - and am now afraid to play this song!

Blimey!

That mortal coil version is the most romantic song ever recorded i think. My listening age was: 79….

People Without History are Dust uncovers long overlooked stories of same-sex desire in the Holocaust, exploring the lives of queer Jews that have been silenced by homophobia & reminding us why an inclusive approach to history is essential: bit.ly/483yOtz

@ankahajkova.bsky.social #LGBTQHistory

This looks great! Also: very timely!

English lit - 6.4% unemployed

Maths - 7.5% unemployed

So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.

On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?

WRONG!

Another one of our team has a book out! Congratulations Melissa!

FWIW (and I know it sounds very Edwardian) I *loved* this book as a schoolboy!

Parakeet suggest south London?

You were in the office all day today then?

On the Teaching of English and Children’s Reading: A Roundtable Hosted by the Centre for Identities and Social Justice (CISI) and the Centre for Language, Culture and Learning (CLCL)

This round table event at goldsmiths looks great www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... such great speakers and a range of important topics! @lateteachers.bsky.social #TeamEnglish

Sinatra & Elvis
Bowie & Turner
Madonna & Tupac

Announcing FAMOUS: Ego, Envy and Ambition in Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop, coming March 2026 from Matt Thorne (@8minutesidle.bsky.social)

Exploring seven moments in music when huge stars have come together - and the resulting reverberations.

geni.us/Famous

PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!

gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!

www.versobooks.com/products/303...

Truth and Wonder: a literary introduction (*actually a European philosophy/literary theory approach to*) Plato and Aristotle. (Plus the cover is a beautiful and relevant Darren Almond picture, I talk about it at the end) www.routledge.com/Truth-and-Wo...

Yesterday Dr Becky Jinks (HRI) and Dr Christine Schmidt (WHL) gave a fantastic keynote lecture during the first day of the ‘International and Transdisciplinary Conference on Collecting the Holocaust: Ethics, Memory, and Materiality’, held at the Swedish Holocaust Museum in Stockholm.

But also: we’re among the top HE nations in the world, so the Olympic metaphor is utterly inaccurate and a bit insulting.

Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector

"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

FWIW I still sing this tune when cooking (not just mushrooms).

He was much more interesting than ‘Sporticus’.

We were honoured to launch our newest exhibition 'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social with @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social last week. Thank you to Dr Christine Schmidt, Dr Dan Stone, Nicola Loftus, and Dr Toby Simpson for the introduction to the material and topic.

School of Advanced Study Uniting research institutes and centres at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of academic research in the humanities.

👋 Hi Bluesky!

The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.

Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/

Though, folks, only a really cold-hearted person would do that. It would be an icy deed, people.

Of course *of course*!

My mum’s bedroom wallpaper in fact. And - is the spoiler he’s been shot and is going to die? (After eg killing all the other baddies?)

What is that ?? I wonder?

@clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social

The English Association’s response to Building a World-Class Curriculum for All: the Curriculum and Assessment Review | The English Association We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.

Announcing publication of our response to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social & team #curriculumandassessmentreview after consultation with our community & English related networks. Special thks to our Cross-Sector Educational policy lead @bobeaglestone.bsky.social

englishassociation.ac.uk/the-english-...

Thrilled to announce our new issue, Novel Media/Media Novel, edited by Dong Xia and Sandro Eich:
c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1286/i...

When the NHS works: had a blood test yesterday. Was in and out of the Tessa Jowell health centre in less than 5 minutes. The results have just arrived by text within 24 hours. (All normal)