Dr Basil Arnould Price
@basilaprice.bsky.social
He/Him 🏳️⚧️ ✨ Asst. Prof. of Queer and Medieval Literature @SUNY, previously UCLA, York, UO ✨Gender, Empire, and Race in the Old Norse World ✨my own bad opinions
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Publication day!
I am delighted to say that my newest article - "On “Post-ness”: Colonialism, Periodization, and Old Norse-Icelandic Studies" - has been published by Exemplaria, one of my absolute favourite journals! Read it illicitly here: tinyurl.com/POSTNESS-BAP
I am delighted to say that my newest article - "On “Post-ness”: Colonialism, Periodization, and Old Norse-Icelandic Studies" - has been published by Exemplaria, one of my absolute favourite journals! Read it illicitly here: tinyurl.com/POSTNESS-BAP
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It's been a pleasure being on the great organising team at York and Northumbria for next year's NEHN meeting - a collaborative worksop on the many histories of 'unwanted life'. Do see the CFP below, and send in a submission if it appeals!
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's been a pleasure being on the great organising team at York and Northumbria for next year's NEHN meeting - a collaborative worksop on the many histories of 'unwanted life'. Do see the CFP below, and send in a submission if it appeals!
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Þetta er neyðarlegt 🤡
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Þetta er neyðarlegt 🤡
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Again, all polls show that abolishing ICE is an incredibly popular position, completely in the mainstream center of American politics. "Centerism" has nothing to do with what's in the center, but is instead an absolute and radical stance against the idea of change
ICE may be shooting people in the face, sending people to concentration camps, and illegally occupying our cities but, apparently, the Democrats think saying, "abolish ICE" is "emotional" and politically "lethal."
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Again, all polls show that abolishing ICE is an incredibly popular position, completely in the mainstream center of American politics. "Centerism" has nothing to do with what's in the center, but is instead an absolute and radical stance against the idea of change
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An interesting PhD opportunity (i.e. job!) at Oslo on the project POLYCHROME: "Candidates should propose a research project that examines, in one form or another, historical sources that shed light on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries."
Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (293057) | University of Oslo
Job title: Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (293057), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, March 22, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
January 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
An interesting PhD opportunity (i.e. job!) at Oslo on the project POLYCHROME: "Candidates should propose a research project that examines, in one form or another, historical sources that shed light on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries."
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Coptic spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice, 6th–7th century CE, Egypt, ink on papyrus, 37.3 x 25.4 cm (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven)
archives.yale.edu/repositories...
archives.yale.edu/repositories...
January 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Coptic spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice, 6th–7th century CE, Egypt, ink on papyrus, 37.3 x 25.4 cm (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven)
archives.yale.edu/repositories...
archives.yale.edu/repositories...
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A colleague reminded me I needed to do this: if you assign anything I wrote in your classes, I am very happy to zoom in and talk to your students. I consider it the best part of my job.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
A colleague reminded me I needed to do this: if you assign anything I wrote in your classes, I am very happy to zoom in and talk to your students. I consider it the best part of my job.
A vivid illustration of “deliberate assaults” from a copy of Magnus Erikssons landslag from about 1430.
January 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A vivid illustration of “deliberate assaults” from a copy of Magnus Erikssons landslag from about 1430.
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Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
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This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
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Happy New Year to everyone except the guy who just got given a knighthood for having axed Medieval English at Leicester...!
December 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Happy New Year to everyone except the guy who just got given a knighthood for having axed Medieval English at Leicester...!
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This 'crusadercore' aesthetic and its fascist connections has been in my radar for a long time through its connection to the @crusaderkings.com fan-base.
But what I found striking reading this and looking at their examples is how seamlessly the ideology shifts between multiple-choice bigotries.
But what I found striking reading this and looking at their examples is how seamlessly the ideology shifts between multiple-choice bigotries.
Far-right groups are co-opting the aesthetics of the Crusades for their own objectives, transforming an obsession with feudal justice into a campaign for a White Christian nation.
Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"
This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.
hyperallergic.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This 'crusadercore' aesthetic and its fascist connections has been in my radar for a long time through its connection to the @crusaderkings.com fan-base.
But what I found striking reading this and looking at their examples is how seamlessly the ideology shifts between multiple-choice bigotries.
But what I found striking reading this and looking at their examples is how seamlessly the ideology shifts between multiple-choice bigotries.
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Enjoyed the latest episode from @mmapod.bsky.social on Early Global Insularities www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/early-g... #podcast
Early Global Insularities (Torres, Otaño Gracia, Andrews, Ahmed, Correa Reyes)
In this episode, editors Sara Torres and Nahir I. Otaño Gracia discuss the themed issue of Viator they co-edited entitled "Early Global Insularities." They are joined by three of the contributors to…
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December 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Enjoyed the latest episode from @mmapod.bsky.social on Early Global Insularities www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/early-g... #podcast
Just in time for the new year, my latest article in Medieval Feminist Forum is out!
I am so grateful to the award committees for the SMFS Graduate Student Prize and the 2024 Debbie White Gender and Medieval Studies Essay Prize for believing in it.
Read illicitly here: tinyurl.com/BAP-BADTRANS...
I am so grateful to the award committees for the SMFS Graduate Student Prize and the 2024 Debbie White Gender and Medieval Studies Essay Prize for believing in it.
Read illicitly here: tinyurl.com/BAP-BADTRANS...
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Just in time for the new year, my latest article in Medieval Feminist Forum is out!
I am so grateful to the award committees for the SMFS Graduate Student Prize and the 2024 Debbie White Gender and Medieval Studies Essay Prize for believing in it.
Read illicitly here: tinyurl.com/BAP-BADTRANS...
I am so grateful to the award committees for the SMFS Graduate Student Prize and the 2024 Debbie White Gender and Medieval Studies Essay Prize for believing in it.
Read illicitly here: tinyurl.com/BAP-BADTRANS...
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"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
This is nonsense ! Please read my article in The Sundial about weird empire building fantasies in Kalaallit Nunaat.
medium.com/the-sundial-...
medium.com/the-sundial-...
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This is nonsense ! Please read my article in The Sundial about weird empire building fantasies in Kalaallit Nunaat.
medium.com/the-sundial-...
medium.com/the-sundial-...
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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Part 2 arrives: a first attempt at a timeline of 500 years of Native trans men and transmasc history
landbodymind.substack.com/p/notes-towa...
landbodymind.substack.com/p/notes-towa...
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Part 2 arrives: a first attempt at a timeline of 500 years of Native trans men and transmasc history
landbodymind.substack.com/p/notes-towa...
landbodymind.substack.com/p/notes-towa...
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Vacancy: Assistant Professor of Celtic, with a specialism in Old Irish, University of Cambridge.
#MedievalSky
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
#MedievalSky
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in Celtic
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, within the Faculty of English wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor in Celtic from 1 September 2026. We seek applicants who have research and
www.cam.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Vacancy: Assistant Professor of Celtic, with a specialism in Old Irish, University of Cambridge.
#MedievalSky
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
#MedievalSky
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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"Heyla!"
Beowulf By All, 2021
Tarren Andrews and the Flathead Indian Reservation 🇺🇸
Beowulf By All, 2021
Tarren Andrews and the Flathead Indian Reservation 🇺🇸
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Heyla!"
Beowulf By All, 2021
Tarren Andrews and the Flathead Indian Reservation 🇺🇸
Beowulf By All, 2021
Tarren Andrews and the Flathead Indian Reservation 🇺🇸
Publication day!
I am delighted to say that my newest article - "On “Post-ness”: Colonialism, Periodization, and Old Norse-Icelandic Studies" - has been published by Exemplaria, one of my absolute favourite journals! Read it illicitly here: tinyurl.com/POSTNESS-BAP
I am delighted to say that my newest article - "On “Post-ness”: Colonialism, Periodization, and Old Norse-Icelandic Studies" - has been published by Exemplaria, one of my absolute favourite journals! Read it illicitly here: tinyurl.com/POSTNESS-BAP
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Publication day!
I am delighted to say that my newest article - "On “Post-ness”: Colonialism, Periodization, and Old Norse-Icelandic Studies" - has been published by Exemplaria, one of my absolute favourite journals! Read it illicitly here: tinyurl.com/POSTNESS-BAP
I am delighted to say that my newest article - "On “Post-ness”: Colonialism, Periodization, and Old Norse-Icelandic Studies" - has been published by Exemplaria, one of my absolute favourite journals! Read it illicitly here: tinyurl.com/POSTNESS-BAP
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12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
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Applications are open for MA and PhD positions in my department. Quite honestly, I think it’s a great place to do grad school in English. Tell your friends!
MA: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
PhD: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
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MA: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
PhD: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
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Admission
Admission Requirements Admission to the MA program is the equivalent of an Honours degree in English from a recognized post-secondary institution, with at least a high second-class standing (78%) in t...
www.uoguelph.ca
December 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Applications are open for MA and PhD positions in my department. Quite honestly, I think it’s a great place to do grad school in English. Tell your friends!
MA: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
PhD: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
#AcademicSky
MA: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
PhD: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sotec/g...
#AcademicSky
Long shot request: do any of my #medievalsky buddies have a modern English translation of Richard Coer de Lyon? I’d love to assign it for a class on medieval heroes and monsters, but I really don’t think that struggling with the Middle English will be productive !
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Long shot request: do any of my #medievalsky buddies have a modern English translation of Richard Coer de Lyon? I’d love to assign it for a class on medieval heroes and monsters, but I really don’t think that struggling with the Middle English will be productive !