Canadian Medievalist Senior Lecturer/Associate Prof @Linnaeus Uni. Docent @Lund Uni. PI @MappingSaints. WebEditor @info_Scandia. Saints & society; Digital History; Medieval book fragments; Mediating the past via reconstructions/re-creations, (re)enactment
Sofiereo - an English princess & her crown-prince husband's summer palace by the sea in southern Sweden. They planned & created the start of today's gardens. 'Darling Daisy' (Margareta) & Gustaf Adolf received the house & property as a wedding gift in 1905. More info: www.sofiero.se/om-sofiero/s...
Thread. The night sky has become really noisy. See the contrasting image without satellite interference further down.
Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷At the turning of the millennium there were 769 satellites in space, 2026 there are 14,500 satellites. I spent 7mins photographing the Milky Way rising above Poatiri Mt Charles Hoopers Inlet, on Muaupoko (Otago Peninsula) this evening. Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ #Photography
I have always experienced this at the IMC but understand it is a noticeable change in some strands. A good thing!
Dr. Jeroen W.P. WijnendaeleThere is only one upside on this doom & gloom. At least at the largest Medieval congress this side of the planet (though "only" attracting 2700ish people, where it was still 3500ish before double whammy of Brexit/Pandemic). I don't think I've experienced so much kindness like at this year's edition.
An official acknowledgement of something most of us are all too familiar with.
Dr. Marianne C.E. Gillion“UNESCO sees adjunctification as a systemic, global problem that undermines job security, academic freedom and career attractiveness”. Links to commentary article and SDG brief in comments. #AcademicChatter
Fruktansvärt. Bara ett av många, liknande exempel på sistone. Verkligen inte längre samma land som jag flyttade till.
La RésistanceVar på ateljébesök igår hos en konstnär som - Utsågs till årets konstgenombrott i Gbg förra året - Har en master i fri konst från svenskt universitet - Har bott här i elva år - Är gift med en svensk läkare - Är HBTQI-person Häromdagen fick hen avslag på sin ansökan om permanent uppehållstillstånd
This looks like an amazing opportunity for someone!
Adrienne Williams BoyarinUVic Humanities is hiring a Research Chair in AI and Cultural Change — focused on justice-centered, critical, humanist approaches to AI and related technologies. Check it out and distribute widely (deadline Aug 28). www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...