Erin Sebo
@erinsebo.bsky.social
A/Prof Medieval Literature, Flinders | Visiting Fellow, St Cross College, Oxford | Lead CI ARC DP23: First English Speakers | DP23: Finding Friendship in Old English Literature | PhD TCD | FSA | Beowulf monograph ManchesterUP '25
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"bishops of the Catholic Church made bonfires of the Maya and Aztec manuscripts, a terrible loss to history. Calendars on wood and painted paper books made of the leaves of the maguey all blazed together. May these bishops expiate their crimes in the purgatory of biblioclasts!"
-Athenaeum 2954, 1884
-Athenaeum 2954, 1884
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"bishops of the Catholic Church made bonfires of the Maya and Aztec manuscripts, a terrible loss to history. Calendars on wood and painted paper books made of the leaves of the maguey all blazed together. May these bishops expiate their crimes in the purgatory of biblioclasts!"
-Athenaeum 2954, 1884
-Athenaeum 2954, 1884
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"We found a large number of books in these characters and, as they contained nothing in which were not to be seen as superstition and lies of the devil, we burned them all, which they regretted to an amazing degree, and which caused them much affliction."
--- Bishop Diego de Landa (1524– 1579)
--- Bishop Diego de Landa (1524– 1579)
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"We found a large number of books in these characters and, as they contained nothing in which were not to be seen as superstition and lies of the devil, we burned them all, which they regretted to an amazing degree, and which caused them much affliction."
--- Bishop Diego de Landa (1524– 1579)
--- Bishop Diego de Landa (1524– 1579)
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
So proud of this collection, such a delight to work so many of my favourite scholars!
The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
So proud of this collection, such a delight to work so many of my favourite scholars!
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The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
"Museum Dialogues: exchange and synergies on the future of Sámi objects" will be streamed 2/12! Link at the bottom of the page.
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Podiumsdiskussion: Museum Dialogues - Goethe-Institut Finnland
Di., 02.12.2025 – Exchange and Synergies on the Future of Sámi Objects
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November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Museum Dialogues: exchange and synergies on the future of Sámi objects" will be streamed 2/12! Link at the bottom of the page.
www.goethe.de/ins/fi/de/ve...
www.goethe.de/ins/fi/de/ve...
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New article from Robin Fleming on the break between Roman & Early Medieval Britain.
'the lines drawn between periods are not... inherent, but because they help us organise our data, structure our understanding of the past, & keep us sane. An historical period is a tool...[not] an explanation.'
'the lines drawn between periods are not... inherent, but because they help us organise our data, structure our understanding of the past, & keep us sane. An historical period is a tool...[not] an explanation.'
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
New article from Robin Fleming on the break between Roman & Early Medieval Britain.
'the lines drawn between periods are not... inherent, but because they help us organise our data, structure our understanding of the past, & keep us sane. An historical period is a tool...[not] an explanation.'
'the lines drawn between periods are not... inherent, but because they help us organise our data, structure our understanding of the past, & keep us sane. An historical period is a tool...[not] an explanation.'
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Keep on saying it! If you can't afford the components, then you don't have a viable business model.
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Keep on saying it! If you can't afford the components, then you don't have a viable business model.
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"Artifacts without provenance cannot be presumed to be authentic, ESPECIALLY if they are unique or unusual."
A post with some 'graphic' images of reproductive anatomy and processes but mostly a mediation on how we discuss objects that have appeared on the art market. livyarrow.org/2025/11/13/w...
Witt’s Collection
A rather famous BM piece: two phalloi saw the evil eye in half I’m was doing teaching prep yesterday and started to spiral out on George Witt, a very peculiar gentleman, trained as a doctor, …
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November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Artifacts without provenance cannot be presumed to be authentic, ESPECIALLY if they are unique or unusual."
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Join us in Spring 26 for the Celtic Studies Association of North America's annual meeting in Nova Scotia!
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Join us in Spring 26 for the Celtic Studies Association of North America's annual meeting in Nova Scotia!
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The business meeting marks the official launch of the @alusuralwusta.bsky.social: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/al....
A huge thanks to @zaydeantrim.bsky.social, @medievalqabq.bsky.social and the editorial board for all of their hard work in bringing this to fruition.
A huge thanks to @zaydeantrim.bsky.social, @medievalqabq.bsky.social and the editorial board for all of their hard work in bringing this to fruition.
Al-ʿUsur al-Wusta
Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is an international professional non-profit association of scholars interested in the study of the Islamic lands of the Middle East during the medieval period (defined r...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The business meeting marks the official launch of the @alusuralwusta.bsky.social: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/al....
A huge thanks to @zaydeantrim.bsky.social, @medievalqabq.bsky.social and the editorial board for all of their hard work in bringing this to fruition.
A huge thanks to @zaydeantrim.bsky.social, @medievalqabq.bsky.social and the editorial board for all of their hard work in bringing this to fruition.
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MEM book prize goes to @rachelschine.bsky.social for her 'Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race'!
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
MEM book prize goes to @rachelschine.bsky.social for her 'Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race'!
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There's no stopping November 17th! Just three days left to submit an abstract!
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There's no stopping November 17th! Just three days left to submit an abstract!
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Lecturer in the Study of Islam position at the University of Glasgow www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG786/l...
Deadline: 13 November
Deadline: 13 November
Lecturer in the Study of Islam (LTS) at University of Glasgow
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in the Study of Islam (LTS). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Lecturer in the Study of Islam position at the University of Glasgow www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG786/l...
Deadline: 13 November
Deadline: 13 November
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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Art History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with a scope for focus on the Islamic world www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR950/a...
Deadline: 11 November
Deadline: 11 November
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Art History at Nanyang Technological University
An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Art History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Art History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with a scope for focus on the Islamic world www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR950/a...
Deadline: 11 November
Deadline: 11 November
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Fixed contract Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Islamic Archaeology position at UCL.
Deadline: 27 November
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK031/a...
Deadline: 27 November
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Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Islamic Archaeology at UCL
Recruiting now: Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Islamic Archaeology on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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November 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Fixed contract Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Islamic Archaeology position at UCL.
Deadline: 27 November
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK031/a...
Deadline: 27 November
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK031/a...
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Here is an example of what a politics of temporality looks like in practice and why it is relevant today. It's fascinating that modern Iranian nationalism, which once suppressed its pre-Islamic past, now celebrates the pagan king Shapur I as a national symbol.
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A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran
The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come from? And why now?
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Here is an example of what a politics of temporality looks like in practice and why it is relevant today. It's fascinating that modern Iranian nationalism, which once suppressed its pre-Islamic past, now celebrates the pagan king Shapur I as a national symbol.
theconversation.com/a-roman-empe...
theconversation.com/a-roman-empe...
Can't wait for this special issue of @parergon.bsky.social! Always great to work with Dr Cassandra Schiling and @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow in Medieval History, @mattfirth.bsky.social and of course, ANU's Prof. Rosalind Smith!
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Can't wait for this special issue of @parergon.bsky.social! Always great to work with Dr Cassandra Schiling and @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow in Medieval History, @mattfirth.bsky.social and of course, ANU's Prof. Rosalind Smith!
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Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access
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Cambridge University Press
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November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access
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such exciting book mail!!! @curtisdozier.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
such exciting book mail!!! @curtisdozier.bsky.social
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📰 Whilst searching for the remains of a 400-year-old castle at Derrygonnelly, Northern Ireland, archaeologists have discovered a "mind-blowing" 8,000-year-old Mesolithic settlement!
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via the BBC
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🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via the BBC
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Derrygonnelly : 'Mind-blowing' discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement
A QUB team was hoping to find the ruins of a castle, but they discovered artefacts dating back to the Mesolithic period.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📰 Whilst searching for the remains of a 400-year-old castle at Derrygonnelly, Northern Ireland, archaeologists have discovered a "mind-blowing" 8,000-year-old Mesolithic settlement!
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via the BBC
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Anyone got a spare £million? Asking for.... Well, asking for me news.artnet.com/art-world/me...
Rare Gospel Written by Medieval Women Could Fetch More Than $1 Million at Auction
A recently discovered gospel likely written by women at the abbey of Essen in the 10th century could sell for more than $1 million.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Anyone got a spare £million? Asking for.... Well, asking for me news.artnet.com/art-world/me...
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Here's Rosamond McKitterick saying, the manuscript was probably produced in the North-Rhine region turn of 9th century.
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£1m Auction Estimate for 10th Century Gospel Written by German Canonesses
A 1,000-year-old Latin Gospel manuscript believed to have been written by a community of women at Essen Abbey in Germany around the year 900 will come to auction next month at Christie's. The manuscri...
www.finebooksmagazine.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Here's Rosamond McKitterick saying, the manuscript was probably produced in the North-Rhine region turn of 9th century.
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
Sad to miss this paper but so chuffed to have been there in spirit. Thanks @drdragases.bsky.social for the picture!!!
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sad to miss this paper but so chuffed to have been there in spirit. Thanks @drdragases.bsky.social for the picture!!!