Marina Dossena

@marinadossena.bsky.social

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wants Scotland back in Europe asap, preferably as an independent republic; in love with history and its impact on language change. Music and cats always very welcome. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · 2d

Happy 94th Birthday Abbey Road.
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Happy 94th Birthday Abbey Road.

Yes, it’s happy 94th anniversary to Abbey Road Studios, the scene of so many incredible recording sessions over the years.

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · 25d

The chapter's out and I am so thrilled!
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Networks, Coalitions and Language Change (Chapter 25) - The New Cambridge History of the English Language

The New Cambridge History of the English Language - October 2025

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Oct 21

Tomorrow’s the big event! 🎉 Celebrate 1 trillion saved pages with The Web We’ve Built with #InternetArchive. Join in San Francisco or online 🌐

📅 Weds, Oct 22
🕖 7 PM PT
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...

#Wayback1T

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HEL (History of the English Language) on the Web @helontheweb.bsky.social · Oct 16

Convegno internazionale | Leisure and Entertainment in Late Modern Times
7 novembre 2025 09:30 - 8 novembre 2025 12:30
in-person and Google Meet
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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Oct 5

rlsday.wordpress.com

Robert Louis Stevenson Day 2025

Edinburgh Celebrates A Great Scottish Writer

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Sep 30

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NEW DISCOVERIES ON A GEORGIAN MURDER CASE — The WS Society

When Katherine Nairn fell in love with the dashing Patrick Ogilvie in 1765, it would have been the perfect match – but for the fact that she was already married to Patrick’s older brother, Thomas. In ...

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Sep 23

Is anyone surprised?
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Scots would vote for independence in new referendum, poll finds

SCOTS would vote to leave the Union if a new independence referendum were held tomorrow, a new poll has found ...

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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · Sep 13

Gaza City Facing Complete Obliteration theorkneynews.scot/2025/09/13/g...

Gaza City Facing Complete Obliteration

There will be a Peace vigil today, Saturday 13 September on the Kirk Green, Broad Street, Kirkwall between 1 and 2pm. The vigils have been ongoing since the end of October 2023 calling for an immed…

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Your Right to Decide

Your Right to Decide sets out the Scottish Government's view that it is for the people of Scotland to decide on their constitutional future. It calls on the UK Government to make a clear commitment to...

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're very excited to announce that our wonderful exhibition 'Celebrating the Scottish Poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)' with the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, has been turned into an online exhibition!

Check it out at the link below: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/online-exhib...

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Jenni Hyde @wallyberry.bsky.social · Jul 31

Goodbye to the history department at Lancaster University, where the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social was founded 49 years ago. From tomorrow we are
part of a School of Global Affairs. Next year, who knows what will be - please sign our petition against mass redundancies chng.it/PZfTFDjNcr

Sign the Petition

Stop Mass Redundancies at Lancaster University – Hold Senior Management Accountable

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 28

Annnd it's oot an it's OA tae!!
Sae thrilled, sae grateful, an sae happy!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55288

Project MUSE - Scottish Literary Review-Volume 17, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2025

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 28

News from Edinburgh.
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Review of Race and History | The University of Edinburgh

The academically-led review explores historic racial and colonial injustices, including enslavement, linked to the University as well as reassessing current policies and procedures.

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 27

So let us pray
That come it may
For it is coming yet
For a that.😍

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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · Jul 27

Support for independence is at its highest level ever.

Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 19

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LIVE: Activists gather at Edinburgh demo in support of Palestine Action

Protesters have gathered in support of Palestine Action with reports some are to defy the Labour Government’s proscription of the group Hundreds…

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · Jul 18

You don't need to be a butterfly expert to get involved in the #BigButterflyCount 🦋🔎

Use our free identification guides for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help you.

Download them and take part here 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide for England with photos of each species

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide in Welsh with photos of each species

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide for Scotland with photos of each species

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide in Irish with photos of each species

Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jun 7

Token: A Journal of English Linguistics vol. 17 is now online.
A big thank-you to our amazing team in Kielce and to our guest editors for this issue, Irene Ranzato and Luca Valleriani!
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