Abbi Flint
@draflint.bsky.social
Researcher and poet #archaeology #envhist #folklore #envhum #peatlands #moss #heritage #poetry #reindeer #sheffield
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Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain
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How did communal open-air singing in early 20th century Britain connect with fellow-feeling, bodily experience, and ideas of the countryside?
These are topics @drhick.bsky.social and I discuss in our Element - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain. Out now & free to read online
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
These are topics @drhick.bsky.social and I discuss in our Element - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain. Out now & free to read online
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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Exciting to see the hard copies of this too!! 🤩 @draflint.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Exciting to see the hard copies of this too!! 🤩 @draflint.bsky.social
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For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
It's taken me a little longer than hoped to find time to get stuck into 'Ghosts Behind Glass' (by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social), but it is worth the wait - a cracking holiday read! And it's informing a bumper list of Natural History museums I still need to visit 😁
My Christmas reading has finally arrived!
Can't wait to get stuck in
Can't wait to get stuck in
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's taken me a little longer than hoped to find time to get stuck into 'Ghosts Behind Glass' (by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social), but it is worth the wait - a cracking holiday read! And it's informing a bumper list of Natural History museums I still need to visit 😁
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Can anyone identify what type of creature this was meant to depict? I believe it's Native American
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Can anyone identify what type of creature this was meant to depict? I believe it's Native American
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🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
👇👇👇
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
👇👇👇
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
warwick-careers.tal.net
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
👇👇👇
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
👇👇👇
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
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We are now accepting proposals from scholars interested in applying for the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships program in 2026. This is a great program for early career (<8 yrs from PhD) scholars to be with @greenhouseuis.net for 2 years on own project.
www.uis.no/en/research/...
www.uis.no/en/research/...
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
We are now accepting proposals from scholars interested in applying for the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships program in 2026. This is a great program for early career (<8 yrs from PhD) scholars to be with @greenhouseuis.net for 2 years on own project.
www.uis.no/en/research/...
www.uis.no/en/research/...
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This, from Lemm Sissay’s collection ‘Listener’, is a masterclass in pace and rhythm and rhyme.
It is a read it out loud kind of poem.
It is playful, funny, poignant, and deep all at the same time.
#poetry
#poemoftheday
It is a read it out loud kind of poem.
It is playful, funny, poignant, and deep all at the same time.
#poetry
#poemoftheday
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This, from Lemm Sissay’s collection ‘Listener’, is a masterclass in pace and rhythm and rhyme.
It is a read it out loud kind of poem.
It is playful, funny, poignant, and deep all at the same time.
#poetry
#poemoftheday
It is a read it out loud kind of poem.
It is playful, funny, poignant, and deep all at the same time.
#poetry
#poemoftheday
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New in our #LocalStudies library, ‘Ethel’ explores the life of Ethel Haythornwaite, a countryside pioneer from Sheffield. Her tireless campaigning contributed towards the founding of the Peak District National Park and the creation of the first green belt in the UK.
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
New in our #LocalStudies library, ‘Ethel’ explores the life of Ethel Haythornwaite, a countryside pioneer from Sheffield. Her tireless campaigning contributed towards the founding of the Peak District National Park and the creation of the first green belt in the UK.
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If you're around in Bristol today, I'm giving a lecture on my New Labour book at the University! I'll be kicking off in the Arts Faculty about 1pm... Come along! www.bristol.ac.uk/history/even...
January 29, 2026 at 10:41 AM
If you're around in Bristol today, I'm giving a lecture on my New Labour book at the University! I'll be kicking off in the Arts Faculty about 1pm... Come along! www.bristol.ac.uk/history/even...
And if you're interested in intersections between #folksong and open-air singing, there's also this #OpenAccess article I wrote, published in Folklore last year
doi.org/10.1080/0015...
doi.org/10.1080/0015...
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
And if you're interested in intersections between #folksong and open-air singing, there's also this #OpenAccess article I wrote, published in Folklore last year
doi.org/10.1080/0015...
doi.org/10.1080/0015...
How did communal open-air singing in early 20th century Britain connect with fellow-feeling, bodily experience, and ideas of the countryside?
These are topics @drhick.bsky.social and I discuss in our Element - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain. Out now & free to read online
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
These are topics @drhick.bsky.social and I discuss in our Element - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain. Out now & free to read online
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
How did communal open-air singing in early 20th century Britain connect with fellow-feeling, bodily experience, and ideas of the countryside?
These are topics @drhick.bsky.social and I discuss in our Element - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain. Out now & free to read online
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
These are topics @drhick.bsky.social and I discuss in our Element - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain. Out now & free to read online
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Treat yourself to a little break to read this gem of a poem today.
January 27, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Treat yourself to a little break to read this gem of a poem today.
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On 4 Feb @nfsengland.bsky.social are giving a talk at Sheffield Weston Park Museum, giving an overview of the project so far, along with emerging findings. So come on down and see what folklore is potent in England! (You'll need to book in advance: www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lun...)
Lunchtime Talk: The National Folklore Survey for England - Sheffield Museums Trust
Wed 4 February 2026
, 1pm-1:45pm
www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
On 4 Feb @nfsengland.bsky.social are giving a talk at Sheffield Weston Park Museum, giving an overview of the project so far, along with emerging findings. So come on down and see what folklore is potent in England! (You'll need to book in advance: www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lun...)
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Coming up in about 20 min!
Hope to see many of you there for the live talk and discussion.
Hope to see many of you there for the live talk and discussion.
Monday, 26 January 2026, at 16:00 CET / 15:00 GMT:
Katja Bruisch @kbruisch.bsky.social, Burning Swamps: Peat and the Forgotten Margins of Russia’s Fossil Economy (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2025) .
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
Katja Bruisch @kbruisch.bsky.social, Burning Swamps: Peat and the Forgotten Margins of Russia’s Fossil Economy (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2025) .
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Coming up in about 20 min!
Hope to see many of you there for the live talk and discussion.
Hope to see many of you there for the live talk and discussion.
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Are you around in Bristol on Thursday? Do you want to hear me talk about my new book on the Blair years? Well you're in luck, because I'll be giving a lecture and taking a Q&A at the university at 1pm! Come along...
www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-soc...
www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-soc...
January 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Are you around in Bristol on Thursday? Do you want to hear me talk about my new book on the Blair years? Well you're in luck, because I'll be giving a lecture and taking a Q&A at the university at 1pm! Come along...
www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-soc...
www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-soc...
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Celebrating centenary of landmark law which gave us the right to walk & ride on 1/3 of the commons of Eng and Wales. @openspacessociety.bsky.social was fundamental in its achievement @ramblers.org.uk @ramblerscymru.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'We shouldn't take outdoor access for granted'
Legislation to access to common land turns 100 but some fear the right could be taken away.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Celebrating centenary of landmark law which gave us the right to walk & ride on 1/3 of the commons of Eng and Wales. @openspacessociety.bsky.social was fundamental in its achievement @ramblers.org.uk @ramblerscymru.bsky.social @friendsoflakes.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Escaping the news by immersing myself in poetry today, specifically poems about Avebury henge and stone circles - would love to read other folk's favourite poems about this magnificent site, if you have one to recommend let me know!
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Escaping the news by immersing myself in poetry today, specifically poems about Avebury henge and stone circles - would love to read other folk's favourite poems about this magnificent site, if you have one to recommend let me know!
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Our 1st #envhum #book talk of 2026 is on Monday, 19 Jan, 16:00 CET/15:00 GMT.
Join us to hear Isabelle Gapp @issygapp.bsky.social discuss her book A Circumpolar Landscape: Art and Environment in Scandinavia and North America, 1890-1930.
All are welcome!
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
Join us to hear Isabelle Gapp @issygapp.bsky.social discuss her book A Circumpolar Landscape: Art and Environment in Scandinavia and North America, 1890-1930.
All are welcome!
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Our 1st #envhum #book talk of 2026 is on Monday, 19 Jan, 16:00 CET/15:00 GMT.
Join us to hear Isabelle Gapp @issygapp.bsky.social discuss her book A Circumpolar Landscape: Art and Environment in Scandinavia and North America, 1890-1930.
All are welcome!
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
Join us to hear Isabelle Gapp @issygapp.bsky.social discuss her book A Circumpolar Landscape: Art and Environment in Scandinavia and North America, 1890-1930.
All are welcome!
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
Popped into Leeds Art Gallery & saw this gorgeous exhibition today. Especially moved by Judith Tucker's Night Fitties paintings 😍
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/don-t-let-s-...
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/don-t-let-s-...
'Don't Let's Ask For the Moon...': Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw
Leeds Art Gallery | 14 November 2025 - 19 April 2026 | Explore the poetic moonscapes of Leeds artist John Atkinson Grimshaw
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Popped into Leeds Art Gallery & saw this gorgeous exhibition today. Especially moved by Judith Tucker's Night Fitties paintings 😍
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/don-t-let-s-...
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/don-t-let-s-...
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I'm collecting children's folklore for a forthcoming podcast theme - what do you remember believing as a kid, or what games did you play? And what do YOUR kids do for rites, games, and stories they pass on? Let me know! forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I'm collecting children's folklore for a forthcoming podcast theme - what do you remember believing as a kid, or what games did you play? And what do YOUR kids do for rites, games, and stories they pass on? Let me know! forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...
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Hopefully you all know how I love the mixture of archaeology and art. Today I visited the @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social & saw the spellbinding collection of Rose Ferraby work. Of so many things precious to me - landscapes, sites, artefacts. One week left - go and see it! #archaeology #art #wiltshire
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hopefully you all know how I love the mixture of archaeology and art. Today I visited the @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social & saw the spellbinding collection of Rose Ferraby work. Of so many things precious to me - landscapes, sites, artefacts. One week left - go and see it! #archaeology #art #wiltshire
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Another publication from m'learned colleagues on the 'All Our Footsteps' project, funded by @ukri.org. This time it's @drhick.bsky.social of Newcastle and @draflint.bsky.social of Oxford on 'Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain'... What a topic!👍 It's free to read:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain
www.cambridge.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Another publication from m'learned colleagues on the 'All Our Footsteps' project, funded by @ukri.org. This time it's @drhick.bsky.social of Newcastle and @draflint.bsky.social of Oxford on 'Outdoor Singing in Modern Britain'... What a topic!👍 It's free to read:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Hi, have I mentioned that my book on New Labour and the Blair years is coming out in UNDER FOUR WEEKS? Any journalists who'd like a proof copy for review, do DM or email and I'll fix it right up... 👍
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
Manchester University Press - New Labour, New Britain?
New Labour, New Britain? - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of New Labour, New Britain? by Glen O'Hara
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Hi, have I mentioned that my book on New Labour and the Blair years is coming out in UNDER FOUR WEEKS? Any journalists who'd like a proof copy for review, do DM or email and I'll fix it right up... 👍
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
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Collections Officer (Part-time)
Location: M60 0AS, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Salary: £16,200 (FTE: £27,000) The Co-operative Heritage Trust is the charity which runs Rochdale Pioneers Museum on Toad Lane – where the modern co-operative
culturejobs.org/job/collecti...
Location: M60 0AS, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Salary: £16,200 (FTE: £27,000) The Co-operative Heritage Trust is the charity which runs Rochdale Pioneers Museum on Toad Lane – where the modern co-operative
culturejobs.org/job/collecti...
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Collections Officer (Part-time)
Location: M60 0AS, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Salary: £16,200 (FTE: £27,000) The Co-operative Heritage Trust is the charity which runs Rochdale Pioneers Museum on Toad Lane – where the modern co-operative
culturejobs.org/job/collecti...
Location: M60 0AS, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Salary: £16,200 (FTE: £27,000) The Co-operative Heritage Trust is the charity which runs Rochdale Pioneers Museum on Toad Lane – where the modern co-operative
culturejobs.org/job/collecti...