will pooley
historian of witchcrafts, folklore, France 18-20th c
ass. ed. French History
ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic
also #CreativeHistories
not *literally* a birb
- Cartomancy! Late notice, but this is happening *tomorrow* in Oxford and features some of the most exciting people working on this (and also me) torch.web.ox.ac.uk/event/cartom... #Tarot #Cartomancy
- think we might need a crowdsourced ‘toolkit for surviving everything getting a bit shitter day-by-day’ who’s in
- or perhaps {grandparentheses}
- parentheses imply the existence of childheses
- Reposted by will pooleyExciting news! 🎉 The Women's History Network is now accepting submissions for the WHN Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2024-2025. 🏆 Learn more about the submission guidelines and apply here: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-undergra... #WomensHistory #UndergraduateResearch #History #ResearchPrize
- Reposted by will pooleySupport for historians at mid-career: the Society invites applications for its 'Funded Book Workshop' programme bit.ly/4fYQcRC Workshops enable authors of a 2nd or 3rd monograph to hold a day-long discussion of a book MS with 6 readers of their choosing. Closing date: Friday 11 July #Skystorians
- sorry had to screenshot because although my 1st reaction is wtf, lol? my 2nd is there are more generous ways to read what is going on in situations like this than just that the student is ‘cheating’. depressing as it may be, does this actually tell us something about what some students fear or value
- Reposted by will pooleyI suspect the level of enthusiasm for unassessed or minimally assessed higher ed (or even all ed!) on Bluesky may be considerably higher than among the general public. True for so many of my opinions, lol. That’s why I like it here.
- Reposted by will pooleyThe 19% have already done so figure looks low to me. Wondering if it's reported from the top or from the ranks & if there is differentiation across disciplines. Word on the street is that it's 'unfunded' eg QR-funded research that's being cut, & that plays out differently in different disciplines.
- Four in five British universities considering research cuts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
- brb ordering 650 copies to send to right honorable recipients
- Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male. Sex Is a Spectrum from @anthrofuentes.bsky.social is out now! Order your copy of this fascinating book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
