Dr Andrew D. Buck
@andrewdbuck.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at Cardiff University. Beer enthusiast. The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret.
One for the Medievalists... If you wanted to set one (rel. short and not necessarily without flaws) piece to intro students to the broad span of medieval "mentalities", what would would you set? Currently I'm favouring something from Le Goff's Medieval Civilization, despite its dating
August 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One for the Medievalists... If you wanted to set one (rel. short and not necessarily without flaws) piece to intro students to the broad span of medieval "mentalities", what would would you set? Currently I'm favouring something from Le Goff's Medieval Civilization, despite its dating
I really wish some people would be more discerning with the word "groundbreaking", especially when you're not actually an expert in the field in which you think new ground is apparently being broke. Something can be very good without need for ridiculous hyperbole.
August 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I really wish some people would be more discerning with the word "groundbreaking", especially when you're not actually an expert in the field in which you think new ground is apparently being broke. Something can be very good without need for ridiculous hyperbole.
Oh look, another self-important, uninformed, privileged, PPE-graduate journo talking absolute guff about HE and the Guardian printing it... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As thousands more teenagers scramble for university places, I have to ask – why? | Simon Jenkins
Student debt increasing, graduate salaries dropping, high-skilled jobs thin on the ground – higher education in the UK is a mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Oh look, another self-important, uninformed, privileged, PPE-graduate journo talking absolute guff about HE and the Guardian printing it... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you ever wanted to see what Dystopia looks like, just go through the staff list of the "Change Management" consultancy firm your employer has brought in to gut your institution and ruin people's lives and careers.
March 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
If you ever wanted to see what Dystopia looks like, just go through the staff list of the "Change Management" consultancy firm your employer has brought in to gut your institution and ruin people's lives and careers.
Reposted by Dr Andrew D. Buck
Amidst a sea of fire, to receive such a glowing review from a scholar I hugely admire, is a lovely thing.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Crusade, Settlement and Historical Writing in the Latin East and Latin West, c. 1100–c. 1300
Published in Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Amidst a sea of fire, to receive such a glowing review from a scholar I hugely admire, is a lovely thing.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Amidst a sea of fire, to receive such a glowing review from a scholar I hugely admire, is a lovely thing.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Crusade, Settlement and Historical Writing in the Latin East and Latin West, c. 1100–c. 1300
Published in Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Amidst a sea of fire, to receive such a glowing review from a scholar I hugely admire, is a lovely thing.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very excited to take receipt of this new book by @rachelschine.bsky.social just ahead of Christmas and having time to actually read...
November 22, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Very excited to take receipt of this new book by @rachelschine.bsky.social just ahead of Christmas and having time to actually read...
Saw someone posting about being in a pseudo-Crusading order on the other place and that's about enough of that.
November 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Saw someone posting about being in a pseudo-Crusading order on the other place and that's about enough of that.
Also really delighted that this volume is now out in the world - I'm immensely proud of it as co-editor and contributor.
I posted a jokey Instagram, and appear to have forgotten to do the more serious academic post:
Super happy to have received my copy of this fab new collection of essays on crusading and historical writing. Thanks to @andrewdbuck.bsky.social et al for your support and for inviting me to contribute
Super happy to have received my copy of this fab new collection of essays on crusading and historical writing. Thanks to @andrewdbuck.bsky.social et al for your support and for inviting me to contribute
January 24, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Also really delighted that this volume is now out in the world - I'm immensely proud of it as co-editor and contributor.
For those interested, mine and Sue Edgington's new edition, translation, and commentary on a little-known 12th-century (c.1190) Jerusalemite text now available OA with Crusades: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 24, 2024 at 6:34 PM
For those interested, mine and Sue Edgington's new edition, translation, and commentary on a little-known 12th-century (c.1190) Jerusalemite text now available OA with Crusades: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....