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Evan Hayles Gledhill
@gothicbodies.bsky.social
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Professional nerd researching Gothic Fangirls and Families.

Disabled, Queer, Socialist.
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Evan Hayles Gledhill @gothicbodies.bsky.social · Feb 21
First full episode of Historical Squee is now live! Possibly of interest if you're interested in eighteenth century literary cultures, Romantic era poets, and sentiment albums and collage, and feminist history!

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What Do We mean by Fandom Anyway? | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
In tis episode I define what I mean when go looking for historic examples of fandoms, and explain how I started this research a decade ago. With a shout out to the 'Sir Harry Page Collection of Victor...
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plashingvole.bsky.social
At last science has established how old a small boat has to be for a Brexit-voting area to be proud of it

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Rare bronze and iron age log boats reveal details of Cambridgeshire prehistory
Well-preserved oak and maple boats used for transport and fishing to be displayed in Peterborough
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November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
Here's another AMAZING #buyastrangerabook day offer.

@spacedlaw.bsky.social is offering to buy FIVE lucky people a copy each of Justin Myers new novel The Glorious Dead.

Check out the blurb, and let us know if you'd like a FREE copy!

UK only.
Front cover of The Glorious Dead by Justin Myers. Blurb for Justin's book. Laurie Blount, enfant terrible of the West End, the voice of a generation, a shining star. Also: dead. Very, very dead. Killed in a car crash in the middle of the night, Laurie exited this world the way he lived his life - dramatically and dangerously. Laurie 's husband Jo, best friend Vivi and goddaughter Rosy must step out from grief 's shadow and face life without him. Until rumours of Laurie 's unpublished memoir begin to haunt the group. Waspish, wicked and witty, these confessions reveal a side to Laurie nobody really knew . . . or would admit to knowing. But can the words of a dead man be trusted? Laurie 's grieving loved ones are about to discover that comedy and tragedy are the same mistakes, made under different lighting. If Jo, Vivi and Rosy are ever to find peace in the future, they might need to lift the curtain on Laurie 's past - as well as their own. Can a dead man shatter your life one chapter at a time?'
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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brainconfetti.bsky.social
Screenshot of Substack post: I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison Blues” in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, “I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die”. They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on “Folsom Prison Blues.” BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WSJ article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times I inquired. Later I was told it was for the “Folsom Prison Blues” reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky’s behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky — though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain’t never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain’t never got nothin’ from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky… [photo: possibly the most famous photo of Johnny Cash ever taken]
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
I have MORE #buyastrangerabook day action!

Bike fans!

@mrstevious.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Potholes and Pavements : A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network by Laura Laker.

It looks ace.

If you'd like a copy, just get in touch.

UK only
Front cover of the book. Blurb for the book. A unique journey around the UK’s National Cycle Network and one journalist’s quest to investigate the state of our country’s cycling. What if we were less reliant on our cars? What if there were safe cycling paths to take us places instead? What if those paths led to the next town, the next village and the countryside beyond?This was the dream of a group of Bristolian idealists in the 1970s when they founded Britain’s National Cycle Network, which now runs to nearly 13,000 miles across the country. Journalist Laura Laker sets off on an odyssey around the UK to see where the NCN began, and where it is now. What has gone right – and wrong – with this piece of national infrastructure? Why is it run by a charity whose CEO once admitted ‘we’ve had enough of it being crap, we need to fix it’? Laura lifts the lid on this maddening, patchy, and at times dangerous network, and the similarly precarious politics and financing that make it what it is. She discovers beauty, friendship and adventure along the way, from the Cairngorms to Cornwall, from the Pennines to the South Wales coast. On her mission to pin down what the NCN is and what it means to those who use it, she also meets up with high-profile travelling companions, including Chris Boardman and Ned Boulting. In a country where 71% of trips are less than five miles, two thirds of Britons say they want to cycle more and doing so could help our climate, health and wellbeing. Laura is on a mission to see if we can make that dream a reality.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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atherton.bsky.social
I maintain my position that white collar crime remains the most underprosecuted, and more vigilance on this would have saved us from at least two Trump presidencies before they happened. These guys are sloppy, they're just also stupidly intimidatingly rich. But not richer than the State.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
Fully excellent NHS experience today - I'd never passed out before in that 'no idea who or where you are as you come round' way before. I didn't panic, because I was surrounded by lovely kind voices, asking me gentle questions and offering support. I immediately knew I was safe.
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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sharonk.bsky.social
the BBC is going to get worse before it gets worse
floatinginwaves.bsky.social Alexander Williams @floatinginwaves.bsky.social · 2d
I don’t want to get into all the BBC issues but I feel like if you can describe trans people as fascist whilst working as a BBC presenter with no issues then by definition trans people do not have power over you.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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amutepiggy.bsky.social
why are they "trad wives" and not "girls gone laura ingalls wilder"
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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gregk.co.uk
I am smiling :)
He eschews ideology - "there's no such thing as Starmerism and there never will be. I will make decisions one after the other," Starmer reportedly told colleagues while leader of the opposition - and his detail-focused lawyer's mind leads him to make effective, short-term tactical choices, but also blinds him to the wider consequences of his actions.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
Given that one of my all-time favourite books is Cannibalism and the Common Law: a Victorian yachting tragedy (no really, and it's exactly as its title and subtitle suggest) this thread is today's fave!!
garius.bsky.social John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 2d
Have I sailed as close as you are legally allowed to do to have a nose at the SS Montgomery?

Of course.

Moment I knew she existed, I was out there faster than Jay Hulme when he spots a rickety ladder in a church.

Here she is:
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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writesbright.bsky.social
Fun (or not so fun) fact - the author of the “BBC bias” memo is a lobbyist for the American Pharmaceutical Group.

U.S. pharma companies recently threatened to abandon the UK unless the NHS pays more for its medicines.

They also donated millions to Trump’s campaign and inauguration
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
I just had to call the NHS to rebook an appointment, only to be told the guy on the appointments line will now email the team and I'll hear back in 2-3 days. What is this system? Like, I'll just fax the bank and ask if they can update my online account for me?!?
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
Genius!!!
hansmollman.bsky.social Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 3d
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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pranav-nlp.bsky.social
We're surveying researchers about name changes in academic publishing.

If you've changed your name and dealt with updating publications, we want to hear your experience. Any reason counts: transition, marriage, cultural reasons, etc.

forms.cloud.microsoft/e/E0XXBmZdEP
We're investigating how publishers handle name changes and the barriers scholars face. If you've changed your name (or are considering it) and dealt with updating your academic publications, we want to hear from you. Researchers who have changed their name for any reason, such as gender transition, marriage, divorce, immigration, cultural reasons, or citation formatting issues. Whether you've successfully updated your work, are currently trying, or decided not to because of barriers, your opinion matters. Your input will help us advocate for better, more inclusive policies in academic publishing. It takes around 5-10 minutes to complete. Survey Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/E0XXBmZdEP Please share with anyone who might benefit.
October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
And shout out to the Salamander pub for the vintage Bon Jovi. I cannot remember the last time I heard Bad Medicine on a playlist. Cheering me up no end
gothicbodies.bsky.social Evan Hayles Gledhill @gothicbodies.bsky.social · 3d
The world is miserable but my students and colleagues continue to be excellent. I work just one day per week, and my queer gothic seminar continues to be the highlight of each week.
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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rickiep00h.bsky.social
"Maybe we haven't heard enough about the benefits of literally owning human beings" is a hell of a take. Jaysus.
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 4d
I am of the firm opinion that “gender-critical” transphobia is fascism. And not just “fascism adjacent” or “fascist enabling” but fascism front & centre.

Owning slaves, invading other peoples’ countries and starving people to death are not “contentious”, they are fascism.
Commentary By Suzanne Moore THE BBC is under fire for its coverage of a "doctored" Donald Trump speech and the tendency of BBC Arabic to minimise Israeli suffering. On contentious subjects such as slavery, colonialism and the Irish famine, eminent academics claim there has been a rewriting of history. Such accusations of a lack of balance (or indeed a complete absence of debate on disputed issues) come as little surprise to me. For I have long watched as the BBC deliberately attempts to "gaslight" its
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
The world is miserable but my students and colleagues continue to be excellent. I work just one day per week, and my queer gothic seminar continues to be the highlight of each week.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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bucksarchives.bsky.social
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
A meme of 'Is this an archive?' showing a grid with various classifications of things that might be archives based on their content and structure.
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
An excellent thread
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d
What's lost when we lose staff, departments, programmes and faculties in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and what's that got to do with organ donation?

Amid the looming losses faced by Cardiff, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Leicester and Nottingham (among many others), here's a worked example. 1/8
The organ donation ‘opt-out’ has been a fatal failure | The Observer
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November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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disabilitystor1.bsky.social
Every day they tell the world how scared they are of dying, of fading into the darkness which inevitably consumes all of us
They think they are Colossi straddling the world, but really, they are sad little boys whistling in the dark, self-radicalizing in group chats, and shitting bricks about aging
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
I have done too much* and it's a teaching day tomorrow. Ugh.. chronic fatigue is the most frustrating illness.

* Friday I caught up with a friend, Saturday I assembled a small flat pack shelving unit, today I cleaned two saucepans.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
gothicbodies.bsky.social
I don't know why the really British ones are so funny - I think it's the distance from the original text that I just love.
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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casella.bsky.social
CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM