Ashley C.
@amcush13.bsky.social
Chicago born, Sheffield trained, Oxford living. Librarian, general nerd and cat mum.
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‘Sexy HEMA Scorecard.’ Do I even WANT to know how to make that a Halloween costume?!
October 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
‘Sexy HEMA Scorecard.’ Do I even WANT to know how to make that a Halloween costume?!
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bringing back my most viral tweet for spooky season
September 23, 2023 at 1:01 PM
bringing back my most viral tweet for spooky season
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Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚
Induction week has arrived. Let’s go.
a cartoon llama with the words " bring it on " behind it
Alt: a cartoon llama with the words " bring it on " behind it
media.tenor.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Induction week has arrived. Let’s go.
As someone who does HEMA, very much agree that women should have swords (along with non-binary folks).
September 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
As someone who does HEMA, very much agree that women should have swords (along with non-binary folks).
If you live in or near Oxford, are a woman (cis or trans)/nonbinary person/trans identifying, and you want to learn consensual historical violence, come to this workshop next Saturday (19th July) hosted by my HEMA club! Tickets are free but space is limited: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-sword-in...
A Sword in the Hand 2025
An introductory historical fencing for women, non-binary and trans-identifying folks.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you live in or near Oxford, are a woman (cis or trans)/nonbinary person/trans identifying, and you want to learn consensual historical violence, come to this workshop next Saturday (19th July) hosted by my HEMA club! Tickets are free but space is limited: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-sword-in...
I may have watched the trailer for 'Wicked: For Good' about 5-6 times already.... Oops. youtu.be/vt98AlBDI9Y?...
Wicked: For Good | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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June 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I may have watched the trailer for 'Wicked: For Good' about 5-6 times already.... Oops. youtu.be/vt98AlBDI9Y?...
And that is a wrap for Day 2 of #CALC25 and for me that’s a wrap for the conference! I am on annual leave beginning tomorrow, so will likely miss Day 3.
The past two days have been packed with information but it’s been so illuminating and inspiring. Hope to ‘see’ everyone next year!
The past two days have been packed with information but it’s been so illuminating and inspiring. Hope to ‘see’ everyone next year!
May 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And that is a wrap for Day 2 of #CALC25 and for me that’s a wrap for the conference! I am on annual leave beginning tomorrow, so will likely miss Day 3.
The past two days have been packed with information but it’s been so illuminating and inspiring. Hope to ‘see’ everyone next year!
The past two days have been packed with information but it’s been so illuminating and inspiring. Hope to ‘see’ everyone next year!
I’m already enjoying Christine Moeller’s session ‘“I’m killing myself to fit”: librarianship’s marginalization of neurodivergent librarians’. As a librarian who is likely neurodivergent (pursuing official diagnosis), a lot of the information is ringing true. #CALC25
May 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m already enjoying Christine Moeller’s session ‘“I’m killing myself to fit”: librarianship’s marginalization of neurodivergent librarians’. As a librarian who is likely neurodivergent (pursuing official diagnosis), a lot of the information is ringing true. #CALC25
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I'm at #CALC25 about to listen to "I'm killing myself to fit': librarianship's marginalization of neurodivergent librarians" by
Christine M. Moeller.
Christine M. Moeller.
May 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm at #CALC25 about to listen to "I'm killing myself to fit': librarianship's marginalization of neurodivergent librarians" by
Christine M. Moeller.
Christine M. Moeller.
Finished an incredible session from Tina Liu and Jennie Fallis, ‘Lessons from the Tortoise.’ Clearly articulates the problems with EDI initiatives within many universities (which are often corporate, ‘tick-box,’ and surface level rather than actually radical). Less neoliberalism, please! #CALC25
May 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Finished an incredible session from Tina Liu and Jennie Fallis, ‘Lessons from the Tortoise.’ Clearly articulates the problems with EDI initiatives within many universities (which are often corporate, ‘tick-box,’ and surface level rather than actually radical). Less neoliberalism, please! #CALC25
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Loved @heroicendeavour.bsky.social's talk on Libraries as 3rd Spaces, closing a genuinely great Day 1 of #CALC25. "The fluidity of the 3rd space gives librarians a unique freedom to drive change". I wrote about this recently in @irishexaminer.bsky.social: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19...
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie
May 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Loved @heroicendeavour.bsky.social's talk on Libraries as 3rd Spaces, closing a genuinely great Day 1 of #CALC25. "The fluidity of the 3rd space gives librarians a unique freedom to drive change". I wrote about this recently in @irishexaminer.bsky.social: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19...
Finished Day 1 of #CALC25 with a really interesting session from @heroicendeavour.bsky.social. Learned a lot and have a lot to think about in my role as an academic librarian.
May 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Finished Day 1 of #CALC25 with a really interesting session from @heroicendeavour.bsky.social. Learned a lot and have a lot to think about in my role as an academic librarian.
Eek, I missed Edgardo Civallero’s session ‘Slow libraries, radical futures’! I think I misread the timetable in my exhaustion and thought I had a longer break…. Oh well, I can just say that I was embracing the concept by taking it slow for an hour or so. #CALC25
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Eek, I missed Edgardo Civallero’s session ‘Slow libraries, radical futures’! I think I misread the timetable in my exhaustion and thought I had a longer break…. Oh well, I can just say that I was embracing the concept by taking it slow for an hour or so. #CALC25
Spotted this gorgeous cat on my walk earlier. I may not have a cat now, but I am pretty sure posting cat pictures during library conferences is mandatory. #CALC25
May 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Spotted this gorgeous cat on my walk earlier. I may not have a cat now, but I am pretty sure posting cat pictures during library conferences is mandatory. #CALC25
Really interesting to hear about Christina Kamposiori’s research on EDI in job specs (I now need to scour the RL PD Bank). Also interesting to hear that by comparison, there were a number of positions in the US that were created to drive EDI (at least at time of the research). #CALC25
May 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Really interesting to hear about Christina Kamposiori’s research on EDI in job specs (I now need to scour the RL PD Bank). Also interesting to hear that by comparison, there were a number of positions in the US that were created to drive EDI (at least at time of the research). #CALC25
Took a break to grab some paracetamol and lie down for a little bit before getting into the next #CALC25 sessions. I’m nearly a month post-appendectomy, but I still get EXHAUSTED.
May 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Took a break to grab some paracetamol and lie down for a little bit before getting into the next #CALC25 sessions. I’m nearly a month post-appendectomy, but I still get EXHAUSTED.
In addition to ‘Queer as Folklore’, I have a whole list of books and articles to read thanks to the wonderful #CALC25 attendees sharing knowledge in the chat.
Engaging with this community is why I’m glad to attend the conference live rather than just watching recordings afterwards.
Engaging with this community is why I’m glad to attend the conference live rather than just watching recordings afterwards.
May 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In addition to ‘Queer as Folklore’, I have a whole list of books and articles to read thanks to the wonderful #CALC25 attendees sharing knowledge in the chat.
Engaging with this community is why I’m glad to attend the conference live rather than just watching recordings afterwards.
Engaging with this community is why I’m glad to attend the conference live rather than just watching recordings afterwards.
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@sachacoward.bsky.social's #CALC25 keynote is definitely the most entertaining keynote I've ever attended - we've had Dragula, we've had the sexuality of robots, we've had Hans Christian Andersen face down weeping on Dickens' lawn, we've had sapphic mermaids, we've had swords as phalluses...
May 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
@sachacoward.bsky.social's #CALC25 keynote is definitely the most entertaining keynote I've ever attended - we've had Dragula, we've had the sexuality of robots, we've had Hans Christian Andersen face down weeping on Dickens' lawn, we've had sapphic mermaids, we've had swords as phalluses...