Helen Davies
@helsinhashtags.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UCCS. Old books. Digital humanities. And my doodles.
Winter storm prep: surround yourself with animate hot water bottles. Otherwise known as doodles
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Winter storm prep: surround yourself with animate hot water bottles. Otherwise known as doodles
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This whole month has felt like wet socks
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
This whole month has felt like wet socks
Guys. So. What if Trump really is just wanting greenland cause of the Mercator projection ? Does this mean that everyone is now on team map history is important ? IS MY FIELD RELEVANT in the weirdest way possible?
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Guys. So. What if Trump really is just wanting greenland cause of the Mercator projection ? Does this mean that everyone is now on team map history is important ? IS MY FIELD RELEVANT in the weirdest way possible?
I put a friend’a practice job talk in my calendar as “mock all” and honestly, I like this version better. For all of us.
January 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I put a friend’a practice job talk in my calendar as “mock all” and honestly, I like this version better. For all of us.
having been trained in a lab environment means that I automatically assume that there will be at least three people around me on any given project.
Turns out going into the humanities - not so much.
its way more boring here on your own.
Turns out going into the humanities - not so much.
its way more boring here on your own.
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
having been trained in a lab environment means that I automatically assume that there will be at least three people around me on any given project.
Turns out going into the humanities - not so much.
its way more boring here on your own.
Turns out going into the humanities - not so much.
its way more boring here on your own.
as an inclass exercise in medieval travel knowledge, my students are trying to describe platypus, narwhales, and Las Vegas without using those words (or the category mamels).
This is the most fun, I at least, have had in the class so far.
This is the most fun, I at least, have had in the class so far.
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
as an inclass exercise in medieval travel knowledge, my students are trying to describe platypus, narwhales, and Las Vegas without using those words (or the category mamels).
This is the most fun, I at least, have had in the class so far.
This is the most fun, I at least, have had in the class so far.
in a zoom meeting while getting updates about police action on the campus of my former university following a campus shooting. just continuing in this zoom meeting. american life is genuinely surreal at times.
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
in a zoom meeting while getting updates about police action on the campus of my former university following a campus shooting. just continuing in this zoom meeting. american life is genuinely surreal at times.
my only and eternal phd school advice: If you are a chaos gremlin (me), you should make friends with the most organized girl in the cohort ( @oishani.bsky.social )You will get things done so as not to piss her off - and for literally no other reason.
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
my only and eternal phd school advice: If you are a chaos gremlin (me), you should make friends with the most organized girl in the cohort ( @oishani.bsky.social )You will get things done so as not to piss her off - and for literally no other reason.
Well. That was an odd one.
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Well. That was an odd one.
happy "do everything besides prep for your spring classes" week to those whoe celebrate
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
happy "do everything besides prep for your spring classes" week to those whoe celebrate
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The U.S. right now
a cat playing with a stack of jenga blocks
Alt: a cat playing with a stack of jenga blocks
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The U.S. right now
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Read this absolute banger of an article by Michelle Wang in the new issue of Speculum!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Read this absolute banger of an article by Michelle Wang in the new issue of Speculum!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
My little sister has been wearing my Uggs from college and telling people that they are vintage.
She is two years younger than me
She is two years younger than me
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My little sister has been wearing my Uggs from college and telling people that they are vintage.
She is two years younger than me
She is two years younger than me
the line between satire and reality is almost non existent at this point
Netflix Confirms Cancel Membership Button Will Be Leaving Streaming Service Next Month
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
the line between satire and reality is almost non existent at this point
its that time of year again. when I get all the other things done besides my grading
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
its that time of year again. when I get all the other things done besides my grading
ducking out of my uni department holiday party to write a letter to try to save my undergrad minor from being cancelled at @loyolachicago.bsky.social is a pretty good explanation of academia right now
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ducking out of my uni department holiday party to write a letter to try to save my undergrad minor from being cancelled at @loyolachicago.bsky.social is a pretty good explanation of academia right now
one of my students just did a presentation on fashion as recession indicator.
She spent a lot of time describing how she had looked for fashion examples from 2009. "Recension fashion has a lot of jeans and sweaters".
One image had an outfit that is essentially what I wore to teach in today.
She spent a lot of time describing how she had looked for fashion examples from 2009. "Recension fashion has a lot of jeans and sweaters".
One image had an outfit that is essentially what I wore to teach in today.
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
one of my students just did a presentation on fashion as recession indicator.
She spent a lot of time describing how she had looked for fashion examples from 2009. "Recension fashion has a lot of jeans and sweaters".
One image had an outfit that is essentially what I wore to teach in today.
She spent a lot of time describing how she had looked for fashion examples from 2009. "Recension fashion has a lot of jeans and sweaters".
One image had an outfit that is essentially what I wore to teach in today.
My sister just pulled my nice wool coat out of her closet on FaceTime this morning. And now I’m texting my mom like did I give this to her or did she steal it. Like my sister and I aren’t both in our late thirties
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My sister just pulled my nice wool coat out of her closet on FaceTime this morning. And now I’m texting my mom like did I give this to her or did she steal it. Like my sister and I aren’t both in our late thirties
sudden stress about going into the last week of my first semester in Charlotte. *googles nearest mountain hikes* *runs away to mountain*
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
sudden stress about going into the last week of my first semester in Charlotte. *googles nearest mountain hikes* *runs away to mountain*
having to spend 10 minutes and search multiple apps/ websites to find the books that I was reading on the attention economy is admittedly quite funny.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
having to spend 10 minutes and search multiple apps/ websites to find the books that I was reading on the attention economy is admittedly quite funny.
always grade with a friend. then you get to see their facial reactions to their grading - and you feel so much better about your own.
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
always grade with a friend. then you get to see their facial reactions to their grading - and you feel so much better about your own.
the world may be a dumpster fire right now - but one of my students found out about Mandeville's travels while doom scrolling - and then did a whole project on it.
tiny victories.
tiny victories.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
the world may be a dumpster fire right now - but one of my students found out about Mandeville's travels while doom scrolling - and then did a whole project on it.
tiny victories.
tiny victories.
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My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - History of Art & Architecture | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
unexpected way to get grading done: everyone asked to get off the train. because of a police presence ahead. get left at a random station.
well ok. I guess I will grade then.
well ok. I guess I will grade then.
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
unexpected way to get grading done: everyone asked to get off the train. because of a police presence ahead. get left at a random station.
well ok. I guess I will grade then.
well ok. I guess I will grade then.
I finally finished middlemarch and the immense sense of victory I feel is remarkable (also it’s insanely good if also insanely long)
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I finally finished middlemarch and the immense sense of victory I feel is remarkable (also it’s insanely good if also insanely long)