Emily Middleton (formerly Bell)
@emilyjlm.bsky.social
Digital Humanities Lecturer @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Victorianist, periodicals scholar, Dickensian
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The thing I love about teaching close reading via the strike scene in North and South is 1) how easy students find it to identify language they think is important; 2) how that can build out to a bigger claim about humanisation or dehumanisation; and 3) how you can then get them to see the other side
September 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The thing I love about teaching close reading via the strike scene in North and South is 1) how easy students find it to identify language they think is important; 2) how that can build out to a bigger claim about humanisation or dehumanisation; and 3) how you can then get them to see the other side
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Our next #RSVPDigiEv is about a month away! Join us Oct. 17 to hear about recent updates to the Curran Index from editors @emilyjlm.bsky.social+Lars Atkin in a talk, "From Periodicals to Dailies: Attribution Scholarship and the Joys and Challenges of Archival Plenitude." rs4vp.org/oct-digital-...
Oct. Digital Event: "From Periodicals to Dailies" – RSVP
Our October DigiEvent features a talk by editors of the Curran Index on the joys and challenges of archival plenitude. Join us October 17!
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September 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Our next #RSVPDigiEv is about a month away! Join us Oct. 17 to hear about recent updates to the Curran Index from editors @emilyjlm.bsky.social+Lars Atkin in a talk, "From Periodicals to Dailies: Attribution Scholarship and the Joys and Challenges of Archival Plenitude." rs4vp.org/oct-digital-...
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Newly discovered Virginia Woolf proofs of "Orlando," "The Waves" and "Common Reader: Second Series" are now available online, thanks to Edward Mendelson and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/07/n... #VirginiaWoolf
Newly discovered Woolf proofs now available online
Edward Mendelson of Columbia University has shared scanned images of three sets of proofs newly discovered in Columbia’s library. They include two Virginia Woolf novels, as well as an edition…
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September 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Newly discovered Virginia Woolf proofs of "Orlando," "The Waves" and "Common Reader: Second Series" are now available online, thanks to Edward Mendelson and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/07/n... #VirginiaWoolf
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Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests
Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests
Report highlights how British workhouses were funded and supported by those who profited from slave economy
They were places of crushing hardship for the poorest people in Britain for centuries but a new report highlights how closely workhouses in England and Wales were linked with slavery and British imperialism.
Workhouses, perhaps best known in popular culture through the Charles Dickens story Oliver Twist, were routinely funded and administered by people involved in the slave trade, the study says.
The paper Racial Capitalism and the Workhouse–Plantation Nexus in the Atlantic World was published in Antipode. Continue reading...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests
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John Atkinson Grimshaw was born in Leeds OTD, 6 September in 1836. The Victorian painter is celebrated for his luminous nocturnal scenes of city streets and docks. Self-taught and once employed by the railway, he turned to painting full-time in the 1870s. Influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and
September 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
John Atkinson Grimshaw was born in Leeds OTD, 6 September in 1836. The Victorian painter is celebrated for his luminous nocturnal scenes of city streets and docks. Self-taught and once employed by the railway, he turned to painting full-time in the 1870s. Influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and
This is a brilliant opportunity. Happy to answer any questions if anyone is interested in applying!
💼 We're hiring! RSVP seeks a new Editor or pair of Co-Editors to lead the Curran Index into its next phase. Many many thanks to our outgoing Editors, @emilyjlm.bsky.social+Lars Atkin for their dedication to this ongoing DH project. Applications due 15 October! rs4vp.org/curran-edito...
Lead the Curran Index as Our New Editor – RSVP
RSVP seeks a new Editor or Editors to lead the Curran Index! Applications should be sent to VP Alison Chapman by October 15.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is a brilliant opportunity. Happy to answer any questions if anyone is interested in applying!
So @lydiacraig.bsky.social and myself were guests on @dominicgerrard.bsky.social’s wonderful podcast, Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire recently. Here we are talking about his poetry, including some readings of the best (and worst) bits:
The Verse of Charles Dickens: with Lydia Craig & Emily Middleton - Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥
Dickens' genius as a novelist is acknowledged the world over ... but what was he like as a poet?Joining Dominic today to find out are the inimitable Dr. Lydia Craig & Dr. Emily Middleton who have ...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So @lydiacraig.bsky.social and myself were guests on @dominicgerrard.bsky.social’s wonderful podcast, Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire recently. Here we are talking about his poetry, including some readings of the best (and worst) bits:
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If you're teaching global history (or, frankly, just history) in the coming year, this 10-min talk will be a fab resource, and can be supplemented by Rebecca's articles on the history of food & her book on the history of the potato, Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato (Cambridge, 2020).
July 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
If you're teaching global history (or, frankly, just history) in the coming year, this 10-min talk will be a fab resource, and can be supplemented by Rebecca's articles on the history of food & her book on the history of the potato, Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato (Cambridge, 2020).
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I didn't notice this either, but if you're on Academia you can opt out of their AI nonsense by going to 'Account Settings' under your profile pic then 'AI Settings' on the left-hand side.
WTAF. In my rage I almost missed the small print directing me to the page where I can opt to disable #AI making outputs of MY work. Seriously, the cyber world is driving my blood pressure up today! Daughter dealing with a #BitLocker débâcle too… 😭
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I didn't notice this either, but if you're on Academia you can opt out of their AI nonsense by going to 'Account Settings' under your profile pic then 'AI Settings' on the left-hand side.
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This post tries to explain why I find language models exciting. But it doesn't try to persuade skeptics that they should agree. It's aimed more at people already working with AI, and its goal is to sharpen our collective sense of what the upside potential might be. #MLSky 🤖 🧪
A more interesting upside of AI
Does AI provide anything to look forward to, if “super-intelligence” sounds boring?
tedunderwood.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This post tries to explain why I find language models exciting. But it doesn't try to persuade skeptics that they should agree. It's aimed more at people already working with AI, and its goal is to sharpen our collective sense of what the upside potential might be. #MLSky 🤖 🧪
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For 30 years I've been experimenting with ways to see & use the online collections of libraries, archives & museums. I've made useful things, playful things, & weird things. Here's a big list of them for you to explore! https://wraggelabs.com #glam #histodons #digitalhumanities
Wragge Labs
A compilation of things I've built over the last 30 years to help people see and use the online collections of libraries, archives, and museums.
wraggelabs.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
For 30 years I've been experimenting with ways to see & use the online collections of libraries, archives & museums. I've made useful things, playful things, & weird things. Here's a big list of them for you to explore! https://wraggelabs.com #glam #histodons #digitalhumanities
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Tickets free for #GlobalJaneAusten attendees!
If you’re near Southampton next Friday this will be good! #ensemblehesperi #janeaustenmusic www.turnersims.co.uk/whats-on/jan...
Jane Austen | Home and Away - Turner Sims
Jane Austen and her contemporaries explored lands near and far through music making at home. This special event, presented and devised by Professor Jeanice Brooks and Dr Mary-Jannet Leith as part of t...
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July 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Tickets free for #GlobalJaneAusten attendees!
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Job: Managing Editor for the World Historical Gazetteer (whgazetteer.org), author and support the development of publications and datasets in digital spatial history, and communicate a vision for spatial history research initiatives. cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
Research Associate - Full-Time
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June 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Job: Managing Editor for the World Historical Gazetteer (whgazetteer.org), author and support the development of publications and datasets in digital spatial history, and communicate a vision for spatial history research initiatives. cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Today we launched a small service on JSTOR to help expert researchers get bulk access to bibliographic data and full text content. A fun part: you can go download 12M+ metadata records bulk in one file, right now: www.jstor.org/ta-support
Text Analysis Support | JSTOR
Request access for deep text analysis.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Today we launched a small service on JSTOR to help expert researchers get bulk access to bibliographic data and full text content. A fun part: you can go download 12M+ metadata records bulk in one file, right now: www.jstor.org/ta-support
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Happy Father’s Day from this William/May Morris father-daughter collaboration!
June 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Happy Father’s Day from this William/May Morris father-daughter collaboration!
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Are people out there using doccano? I'm new to it, but it seems like a lightweight easy (free) way to do sequence annotation tasks for ML projects. #MLSky doccano.github.io/doccano/
doccano
A Text Annotation tool for Humans
doccano.github.io
June 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Are people out there using doccano? I'm new to it, but it seems like a lightweight easy (free) way to do sequence annotation tasks for ML projects. #MLSky doccano.github.io/doccano/
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Job Alert! We're hiring a 3-year F/T Public Engagment Fellow based @lcflondon.bsky.social to lead our exciting programme of activities. We're looking for collegial & creative people with expertise in History, Galleries, Archives, Libraries, or Museums. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI861/p...
Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) at University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion
Don't miss your chance to apply for professional services job openings, including the Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) role, listed on jobs.ac.uk. Start your search now!
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June 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Job Alert! We're hiring a 3-year F/T Public Engagment Fellow based @lcflondon.bsky.social to lead our exciting programme of activities. We're looking for collegial & creative people with expertise in History, Galleries, Archives, Libraries, or Museums. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI861/p...
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Today at 2pm I'll be at the Dickens Museum in conversation with @emilyjlm.bsky.social @lydiacraig.bsky.social and Jo Hofer-Robinson about the verse and plays of Charles Dickens. The event is fully booked for in-person attendance BUT you can still join online: dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev...
Free Author Event - The Verse and Plays of Charles Dickens
Free round table event, featuring four Dickensian academics. Hybrid event, you can join us onsite or virtually. Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 2pm (UK time). Click here to book a seat ONSITE Click here t...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Today at 2pm I'll be at the Dickens Museum in conversation with @emilyjlm.bsky.social @lydiacraig.bsky.social and Jo Hofer-Robinson about the verse and plays of Charles Dickens. The event is fully booked for in-person attendance BUT you can still join online: dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev...
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The University of Glasgow & the British Library have announced a fully funded PhD Studentship on "Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection"
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May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The University of Glasgow & the British Library have announced a fully funded PhD Studentship on "Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection"
www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
The brilliant Dominic Gerrard has published an audiobook of Dickens's under-appreciated short story 'George Silverman's Explanation', and you can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXwT.... It's probably my favourite underrated Dickens, and it's well worth a listen.
George Silverman's Explanation (Audiobook): Read by Dominic Gerrard
YouTube video by Dominic Gerrard
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May 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The brilliant Dominic Gerrard has published an audiobook of Dickens's under-appreciated short story 'George Silverman's Explanation', and you can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXwT.... It's probably my favourite underrated Dickens, and it's well worth a listen.
Next Wednesday, we're putting on a free event at the Dickens Museum to introduce Dickens's plays and poetry dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev.... Join us, in person or online!
Free Author Event - The Verse and Plays of Charles Dickens
Free round table event, featuring four Dickensian academics. Hybrid event, you can join us onsite or virtually. Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 2pm (UK time). Click here to book a seat ONSITE Click here t...
dickensmuseum.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Next Wednesday, we're putting on a free event at the Dickens Museum to introduce Dickens's plays and poetry dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev.... Join us, in person or online!
A fascinating article on using AI to write or review science papers. I wonder how different people's responses would be in the humanities. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split
Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.
www.nature.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A fascinating article on using AI to write or review science papers. I wonder how different people's responses would be in the humanities. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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[i guess the press is shipping it now, omg!]
[i guess the press is shipping it now, omg!]
May 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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[i guess the press is shipping it now, omg!]
[i guess the press is shipping it now, omg!]
Would you want to date Charles Dickens? How about Lord Byron? Coming soon: watch me try to convince the History Gossip, with mixed success, one way or the other…
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Would you want to date Charles Dickens? How about Lord Byron? Coming soon: watch me try to convince the History Gossip, with mixed success, one way or the other…