Dr Alicia Colson
@aliciacolson.bsky.social
Ethnohistorian, archaeologist, author, FRGS FI’10 FSA F'IST #EC50, Affiliated Research Fellow, U of Central Lancashire, https://aliciacolson.wixsite.com/aliciacolson/ & https://aliciajmcolson.substack.com
I ask the question is knowledge power? aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/is-knowled...
#knowledge #university #highereducation
#knowledge #university #highereducation
Is knowledge power?
The emphasis on the performative stymies new work. It discourages intellectual risk-taking.
aliciajmcolson.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I ask the question is knowledge power? aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/is-knowled...
#knowledge #university #highereducation
#knowledge #university #highereducation
Interview with Briana Gervat about her book which I read earlier this year about her walk where she walked the Western Way, in France. It's thought provoking and beautifully written #history #worldwarone #belleepoque #gildedage #literature #art #France #wlk open.substack.com/pub/aliciajm...
Interview with Briana Gervat
Doesn't everyone want to ask why an author wrote a book - Well, I did! I spoke to Briana about her new book "There Will Come Soft Rains".
open.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Interview with Briana Gervat about her book which I read earlier this year about her walk where she walked the Western Way, in France. It's thought provoking and beautifully written #history #worldwarone #belleepoque #gildedage #literature #art #France #wlk open.substack.com/pub/aliciajm...
Another substack post - and some musings entitled "What's in a label: Pictographs as “Art”?" #rockart #pictographs #CanadianShield #PrecambrianShield #Canada #archaeology #anthropology #art #anishinaabe #Alongonquian #Cree #Ojicree #Ontario
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
September 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Another substack post - and some musings entitled "What's in a label: Pictographs as “Art”?" #rockart #pictographs #CanadianShield #PrecambrianShield #Canada #archaeology #anthropology #art #anishinaabe #Alongonquian #Cree #Ojicree #Ontario
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
Another substack post! Let's unpack a grey drawing by Maitland.....not this one of the seashore - which one? Check out my substack post: aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/what-can-o... #drawing #Indianact #arthistory #art #janeausten
August 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Another substack post! Let's unpack a grey drawing by Maitland.....not this one of the seashore - which one? Check out my substack post: aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/what-can-o... #drawing #Indianact #arthistory #art #janeausten
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Attention! Uwaga! Uzmanību! Meet the cactus-man. We’re launching Issue Nine on 4 September. Blue, this time with a layer of aquamarine.
Right now it’s still at the printer’s. We will not dare rob you of that first-look moment — more soon.
Right now it’s still at the printer’s. We will not dare rob you of that first-look moment — more soon.
August 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Attention! Uwaga! Uzmanību! Meet the cactus-man. We’re launching Issue Nine on 4 September. Blue, this time with a layer of aquamarine.
Right now it’s still at the printer’s. We will not dare rob you of that first-look moment — more soon.
Right now it’s still at the printer’s. We will not dare rob you of that first-look moment — more soon.
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
Some thoughts on Banksy's work... if you're wondering why this post....it's the precursor to my next substack post on the label "Palaeolithic art" #art #images #banksy #label #archaeology #anthropology #worldview #power
Some thoughts on Banksy's work... if you're wondering why this post....it's the precursor to my next substack post on the label "Palaeolithic art" #art #images #banksy #label #archaeology #anthropology #worldview #power
Some thoughts on images by Banksy.. "or the power of the image"
I've borrowed the title from an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London. Is Banksy seeking to make us collectively reflex, check our ethics and go into a foetal coil?
aliciajmcolson.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
Some thoughts on Banksy's work... if you're wondering why this post....it's the precursor to my next substack post on the label "Palaeolithic art" #art #images #banksy #label #archaeology #anthropology #worldview #power
Some thoughts on Banksy's work... if you're wondering why this post....it's the precursor to my next substack post on the label "Palaeolithic art" #art #images #banksy #label #archaeology #anthropology #worldview #power
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Do these petroglyphs, from Umm Huwaiwitat near #Petra 🇯🇴 depict footprints? 👣
They likely date long before the #Nabataean and #Roman periods, displaying the importance of examining under-investigated periods at famous sites 🏺
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
They likely date long before the #Nabataean and #Roman periods, displaying the importance of examining under-investigated periods at famous sites 🏺
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Do these petroglyphs, from Umm Huwaiwitat near #Petra 🇯🇴 depict footprints? 👣
They likely date long before the #Nabataean and #Roman periods, displaying the importance of examining under-investigated periods at famous sites 🏺
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
They likely date long before the #Nabataean and #Roman periods, displaying the importance of examining under-investigated periods at famous sites 🏺
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
This is grim news if AI is being given preference over homes. AI uses a lot of electricity!
Posting this again. Not enough electricity left to build affordable homes in 3 west London boroughs, because all capacity has been used by a data centre.
#affordablehousingUK
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/repo...
#affordablehousingUK
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/repo...
Report: Home building to halt in West London, due to data center power demands
All the electricity capacity is already used up, GLA tells developers
www.datacenterdynamics.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is grim news if AI is being given preference over homes. AI uses a lot of electricity!
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We are turning Earth into a unlivable Hot House Earth
Earth was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.47 degrees Celsius) warmer in 2024 than in the late 19th-century (1850-1900) preindustrial average.
The 10 most recent years are the warmest on record.
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/...
Earth was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.47 degrees Celsius) warmer in 2024 than in the late 19th-century (1850-1900) preindustrial average.
The 10 most recent years are the warmest on record.
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/...
August 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We are turning Earth into a unlivable Hot House Earth
Earth was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.47 degrees Celsius) warmer in 2024 than in the late 19th-century (1850-1900) preindustrial average.
The 10 most recent years are the warmest on record.
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/...
Earth was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.47 degrees Celsius) warmer in 2024 than in the late 19th-century (1850-1900) preindustrial average.
The 10 most recent years are the warmest on record.
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/...
Wrote a new substack post: A clash of worldviews, values and lifestyles? Mining, money, carbon and biodiversity
#mining #animism #carbon #biodiversity #money #Cree #JamesBaylowlands #Canada
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/a-clash-of...
#mining #animism #carbon #biodiversity #money #Cree #JamesBaylowlands #Canada
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/a-clash-of...
A clash of worldviews, values and lifestyles?
Mining, money, carbon and biodiversity
aliciajmcolson.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Wrote a new substack post: A clash of worldviews, values and lifestyles? Mining, money, carbon and biodiversity
#mining #animism #carbon #biodiversity #money #Cree #JamesBaylowlands #Canada
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/a-clash-of...
#mining #animism #carbon #biodiversity #money #Cree #JamesBaylowlands #Canada
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/a-clash-of...
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In the second post in our series on the 50th anniversary of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, edited by Mark Stoller, Elizabeth Montour shares photo highlights from the inquiry's records, which are held at Library and Archives Canada.
niche-canada.org/2025/06/18/l...
#envhist #cdnhist
niche-canada.org/2025/06/18/l...
#envhist #cdnhist
Listening to the Land
In researching the LAC records related to the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, early photographs of different areas show the various features of the land and water.
niche-canada.org
June 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In the second post in our series on the 50th anniversary of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, edited by Mark Stoller, Elizabeth Montour shares photo highlights from the inquiry's records, which are held at Library and Archives Canada.
niche-canada.org/2025/06/18/l...
#envhist #cdnhist
niche-canada.org/2025/06/18/l...
#envhist #cdnhist
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What a relief to get this published!.... it's taken some time. Read the link to read more about this 'journey'. #journalarticle #archaeology #rockpaintings #pictographs #lakeofthewoods #canada #ontario aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/persistenc...
Persistence works! And 16 journals later!
And all I wanted to do was to get an article published....
aliciajmcolson.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What a relief to get this published!.... it's taken some time. Read the link to read more about this 'journey'. #journalarticle #archaeology #rockpaintings #pictographs #lakeofthewoods #canada #ontario aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/persistenc...
Why are some people give away their IPR (information) when others (authors, writers and other creatives) are losing it to Big Tech companies? #AI #IPR #generativeAI #meme #authors #creativity #information
April 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Why are some people give away their IPR (information) when others (authors, writers and other creatives) are losing it to Big Tech companies? #AI #IPR #generativeAI #meme #authors #creativity #information
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“I was just following orders” was not a defense at Nuremberg. And it won’t be a defense in the future here.
April 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
“I was just following orders” was not a defense at Nuremberg. And it won’t be a defense in the future here.
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
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It is #TsunamiPreparednessWeek in British Columbia - a great time to learn more about the past and prepare for the future, starting with stories and lessons passed down from those who have lived on this coast for 1000’s of years 🧪⚒️🌊
hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...
Article from @hakai.org magazine
hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...
Article from @hakai.org magazine
The Great Quake and the Great Drowning | Hakai Magazine
Mega-quakes have periodically rocked North America’s Pacific Northwest. Indigenous people told terrifying stories about the devastation but refused to leave.
hakaimagazine.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It is #TsunamiPreparednessWeek in British Columbia - a great time to learn more about the past and prepare for the future, starting with stories and lessons passed down from those who have lived on this coast for 1000’s of years 🧪⚒️🌊
hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...
Article from @hakai.org magazine
hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...
Article from @hakai.org magazine
Well, Natasha Billson, from "Behind the Trowel" asked more questions (www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/btt/0) so I answered them: "Ethnohistory...and it's relationship with archaeology" aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/ethnohisto...
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Well, Natasha Billson, from "Behind the Trowel" asked more questions (www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/btt/0) so I answered them: "Ethnohistory...and it's relationship with archaeology" aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/ethnohisto...
Just published a post on my #substack!
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/can-ai-be-...
I was asked it by Natasha Billson, from "Behind the Trowel" www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/btt/0 about an article which I co-authored wtih my colleague Eduard-Claudiu Gloss. #culturalheritage #AI #heritage #trowel
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/can-ai-be-...
I was asked it by Natasha Billson, from "Behind the Trowel" www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/btt/0 about an article which I co-authored wtih my colleague Eduard-Claudiu Gloss. #culturalheritage #AI #heritage #trowel
February 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Just published a post on my #substack!
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/can-ai-be-...
I was asked it by Natasha Billson, from "Behind the Trowel" www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/btt/0 about an article which I co-authored wtih my colleague Eduard-Claudiu Gloss. #culturalheritage #AI #heritage #trowel
aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/can-ai-be-...
I was asked it by Natasha Billson, from "Behind the Trowel" www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/btt/0 about an article which I co-authored wtih my colleague Eduard-Claudiu Gloss. #culturalheritage #AI #heritage #trowel
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Goddamn man he absolutely nailed it. It is entirely possible.
January 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Goddamn man he absolutely nailed it. It is entirely possible.
January 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
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A Better Conversation | David M. Perry
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December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
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