Clare Qualmann
@cqualmann.bsky.social
Artist, walker, lecturer, library-lover, urban forager, drawing every day. Co-editor Lines of Desire at Living Maps, co-founder walking artists network
Dug a hole, planted a little tree in it. So warm for November, but hoping it settles in well over the winter (it's a mulberry, will prune to keep it bushy)
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dug a hole, planted a little tree in it. So warm for November, but hoping it settles in well over the winter (it's a mulberry, will prune to keep it bushy)
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Can anyone recommend any academic essays (that are publicly available online or that you could send me) exploring the parallels between Loki and Ulysses expanding on Snorri's slightly throwaway lines on the topic. Or failing that, general explorations of Troy-as-Asgard? #MedievalSky #ClassicsSky
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Can anyone recommend any academic essays (that are publicly available online or that you could send me) exploring the parallels between Loki and Ulysses expanding on Snorri's slightly throwaway lines on the topic. Or failing that, general explorations of Troy-as-Asgard? #MedievalSky #ClassicsSky
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One thing about academic life I've never reconciled is the contradiction between (a) please use your research and platform to challenge powerful autocracies, influence policy, shape the world etc (b) please don't speak up within your own institution to injustices, your expertise isn't relevant here.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
One thing about academic life I've never reconciled is the contradiction between (a) please use your research and platform to challenge powerful autocracies, influence policy, shape the world etc (b) please don't speak up within your own institution to injustices, your expertise isn't relevant here.
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Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Join us fo this exciting workshop with writer, performance artist, and literary scholar Ofir Ashery, and explore different modes of nonlinear writing: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/events_conf_....
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
#writing #workshop #rhizomes #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction
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Come along to see Livingmapper @mikeduggan4.bsky.social chair a panel discussion on the question of 'who controls the map' at @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
The Lie of the Land: Who Controls the Map? | British Library
Technologist Ed Parsons, Dr Ollie Ballinger and Dr Pragya Agarwal join cultural geographer Mike Duggan in this panel conversation to explore how maps and c
events.bl.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Come along to see Livingmapper @mikeduggan4.bsky.social chair a panel discussion on the question of 'who controls the map' at @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
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If you are interested in Anthropology and the work of David Graeber, our live stream with Prof Tim Ingold starts now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJc2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJc2...
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you are interested in Anthropology and the work of David Graeber, our live stream with Prof Tim Ingold starts now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJc2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJc2...
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I work in a drama school. We do loads of really great knowledge exchange which makes a massive difference. Almost none of it contributes to ‘economic growth‘ in narrow Research England terms. We can’t even meet the HEIF threshold now.
What do we do with this?
UURRRGGGHHH
What do we do with this?
UURRRGGGHHH
'On 29 October, Research England revealed that a shake-up in the purpose of HEIF will see the programme—which distributes £280 million annually towards knowledge exchange activities in universities—narrow its funding focus towards activities that can be proven to drive economic growth.' 1/3
HEIF funding ‘refreshed’ to drive government’s growth mission.
Funding formula to be changed as part of shake-up, while institutions will demonstrate EDI commitments.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Funding formula to be changed as part of shake-up, while institutions will demonstrate EDI commitments.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I work in a drama school. We do loads of really great knowledge exchange which makes a massive difference. Almost none of it contributes to ‘economic growth‘ in narrow Research England terms. We can’t even meet the HEIF threshold now.
What do we do with this?
UURRRGGGHHH
What do we do with this?
UURRRGGGHHH
Love my borough, #hackney and it's flag waving response. Celebrating black history season, and standing against racism, hate and division. #UnityinDiversity #BlackHistoryMonth @hackneycvs.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Love my borough, #hackney and it's flag waving response. Celebrating black history season, and standing against racism, hate and division. #UnityinDiversity #BlackHistoryMonth @hackneycvs.bsky.social
@livingmaps.bsky.social seminar series 'Mapping Fluid Worlds' starts Weds Oct 29th 6-7pm with a talk on 'The Flood Necklace' by Anne-Laure Fréant, a data-object of all recorded flood events of the Loire River in the city Orléans, spanning 1800-2003. Tix here: shorturl.at/mZh8A #rivers #maps #data
The Flood Necklace - Anne-Laure Fréant
Join us in the first event of our Mapping Fluid Worlds Series to explore how data-sculpture can carry a river’s history
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October 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
@livingmaps.bsky.social seminar series 'Mapping Fluid Worlds' starts Weds Oct 29th 6-7pm with a talk on 'The Flood Necklace' by Anne-Laure Fréant, a data-object of all recorded flood events of the Loire River in the city Orléans, spanning 1800-2003. Tix here: shorturl.at/mZh8A #rivers #maps #data
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Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
London folks! Come and see Mogul Mowgli, starring Riz Ahmed, screening as part of the 'unspoken' mental health film festival THIS FRIDAY 10th October at the Source in Stratford www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unspoken-a...
“UNSPOKEN” – A MENTAL HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL by TONGUES ON FIRE
A bold new platform using cinema to challenge stigma, and amplify voices around emotional wellbeing, because Every Mind Has A Voice!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
London folks! Come and see Mogul Mowgli, starring Riz Ahmed, screening as part of the 'unspoken' mental health film festival THIS FRIDAY 10th October at the Source in Stratford www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unspoken-a...
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Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beautiful haul of peaches from the free shop* yesterday. #LoveFoodHateWaste #Hackney #UrbanGleaning #BinDipping #DumpsterDiving *bin
October 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Beautiful haul of peaches from the free shop* yesterday. #LoveFoodHateWaste #Hackney #UrbanGleaning #BinDipping #DumpsterDiving *bin
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Morning! If you're up for an autumnal wander, today's #DistanceDrift is a gentle invitation to gather the colours of the season. Wherever you find yourself, seek to join the dots of oranges, reds and golds. As ever, interpret freely; share finds as you go or at the end.
October 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Morning! If you're up for an autumnal wander, today's #DistanceDrift is a gentle invitation to gather the colours of the season. Wherever you find yourself, seek to join the dots of oranges, reds and golds. As ever, interpret freely; share finds as you go or at the end.
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Any sufficiently advanced skipping is indistinguishable from magic
I’m mad that I never learned how to double dutch this good as a kid 😭
October 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Any sufficiently advanced skipping is indistinguishable from magic
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"What’s teacherly abt me... is that I love giving people a concept they can use as a tool to open up the world. That’s what theory is to me: a can opener. Or a key to a vast kingdom. Using things as 🔑s, instead of as 🔨s, is to me one of the most beautiful thing abt being an academic + a theorist."
Tina Campt
in conversation with Emmanuel Olunkwa, "My approach to language is that theory doesn’t need to be a weapon."
www.novembermag.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"What’s teacherly abt me... is that I love giving people a concept they can use as a tool to open up the world. That’s what theory is to me: a can opener. Or a key to a vast kingdom. Using things as 🔑s, instead of as 🔨s, is to me one of the most beautiful thing abt being an academic + a theorist."
Laughing out loud with my kids seeing this sign 'amendment'. Building 'plot' for sale £700k +... (It's a tiny scrap of land in between two houses). Welcome to London E8 🥴
September 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Laughing out loud with my kids seeing this sign 'amendment'. Building 'plot' for sale £700k +... (It's a tiny scrap of land in between two houses). Welcome to London E8 🥴
Today's car free adventure, taking a load of stuff to sell on the neighbourhood jumble sale trail #carfree #hackney #cycling #urbantravel 🚶♀️🌇🚴
September 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today's car free adventure, taking a load of stuff to sell on the neighbourhood jumble sale trail #carfree #hackney #cycling #urbantravel 🚶♀️🌇🚴
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One good thing about being made redundant has been, by necessity, making much more of being based in the Tweed valley. It’s led to some wonderful opportunities, such as being commissioned to write for a new literary trail. And then this: findraclothing.com/blogs/journa...
Wandering Woman, Kerri Andrews
Friend of FINDRA, writer and teacher Kerri Andrews, shares her journey from academic writing to uncovering forgotten stories of women who walk.
findraclothing.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
One good thing about being made redundant has been, by necessity, making much more of being based in the Tweed valley. It’s led to some wonderful opportunities, such as being commissioned to write for a new literary trail. And then this: findraclothing.com/blogs/journa...
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
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I have a book out in ONE WEEK! A preorder is a good deed: it lets retailers know there's a lot of demand, so they'll keep loads instock, so they'll sell more. If you'd like to aid my pre pub nerves, a preorder is GOLDEN. And you can do it here or at your local indie! www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos - Walker Books
PRE-ORDER NOW! THE BRAND-NEW HILARIOUS DOODLE-PACKED DIARY IN THE BESTSELLING LOKI SERIES.‘Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid fans need look no further than this laug...
www.walker.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I have a book out in ONE WEEK! A preorder is a good deed: it lets retailers know there's a lot of demand, so they'll keep loads instock, so they'll sell more. If you'd like to aid my pre pub nerves, a preorder is GOLDEN. And you can do it here or at your local indie! www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...