Dr Jen Baker
@jendeavour.bsky.social
Lecturer in c19th and c20th Literature. #Gothic #DeathStudies #Childhood
Assoc Editor @ Gothic Studies
Assoc Editor @ Gothic Studies
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Dr Jen Baker
@jendeavour.bsky.social
· Dec 27
Spectral Embodiments: Manifesting and Visualising the Ghost Child - Dr Jen Baker - Zoom - The Last Tuesday Society
Spectral Embodiments: Manifesting and Visualising the Ghost Child This talk examines the transformation of the ghost-child figure from oral folklore and legends to their literary incarnations in Anglo...
thelasttuesdaysociety.org
Join me and the Viktor Wynd museum online 27th February as we'll still be in the thrall of Winter and I will be chatting about "minor" hauntings by child ghosts in literature & culture (access to recording for 2 weeks if you can't make it on the evening!) thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/manife...
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Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London. Deadline: 16th March 2026 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137845-...
Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London. Deadline: 16th March 2026 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137845-...
So I was looking for incidences of the word "vagina" in c19th newspapers (for legit scholarly reasons, I promise) and thought bloody hell that's a lot more results than I expected. And turns out that predominantly keyword seach is finding "G spot" in proximity... 😂😳
February 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
So I was looking for incidences of the word "vagina" in c19th newspapers (for legit scholarly reasons, I promise) and thought bloody hell that's a lot more results than I expected. And turns out that predominantly keyword seach is finding "G spot" in proximity... 😂😳
Not a problem, I hate prawns, so she can definitely have my share as long as I get some noodles :)
a white cat is sitting at a table with a bowl of noodles
ALT: a white cat is sitting at a table with a bowl of noodles
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Not a problem, I hate prawns, so she can definitely have my share as long as I get some noodles :)
Current listen 👂📔
February 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Current listen 👂📔
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'In an emergency briefing sent to all members, the University and College Union (UCU) branch at Oxford has warned that the university’s college-based system and use of emeritus professorships may be putting female colleagues at risk.' 1/2
Sexual misconduct at Oxford ‘fuelled by emeritus immunity’
Complex governance arrangements and lack of regulation of emeritus titles putting female colleagues at risk, says UCU report
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
'In an emergency briefing sent to all members, the University and College Union (UCU) branch at Oxford has warned that the university’s college-based system and use of emeritus professorships may be putting female colleagues at risk.' 1/2
This is a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.
February 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This is a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.
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New podcast alert: me and Elizabeth Bobbitt discussing the editing of Radcliffe’s posthumous works. (Warning: I sound like a chipmunk 🐿️) player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
Editing Radcliffe's Posthumous Works | The University of Sheffield Player
Discover Ann Radcliffe’s lesser known Gothic works, from Gaston de Blondeville to her poetry, edited for the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.
player.sheffield.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
New podcast alert: me and Elizabeth Bobbitt discussing the editing of Radcliffe’s posthumous works. (Warning: I sound like a chipmunk 🐿️) player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
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Disability and the Gothic has now been published and is available online FOR FREE for the next 2 weeks. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Disability and the Gothic
Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Disability and the Gothic
www.cambridge.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Disability and the Gothic has now been published and is available online FOR FREE for the next 2 weeks. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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The Perilous Deep is available as an audiobook from today!
If you prefer your books via your ears than your eyes, head over to www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Peril...
If you prefer your books via your ears than your eyes, head over to www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Peril...
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The Perilous Deep is available as an audiobook from today!
If you prefer your books via your ears than your eyes, head over to www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Peril...
If you prefer your books via your ears than your eyes, head over to www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Peril...
Absolute Tune.
Time for the annual tradition of singing the #PancakeDay, yes #PancakeDay, #PPPPPPPPPancakeDay song
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj1...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj1...
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men - Pancake Day
YouTube video by Britcom Fan
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Absolute Tune.
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Have any of your colleagues recently been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? What has been the effect of redundancies on departmental morale? We are keen to hear your views
UK university staff: please complete our survey about redundancies
Academic or professional staff, employed or unemployed, we are anxious to hear your perspectives
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Have any of your colleagues recently been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? What has been the effect of redundancies on departmental morale? We are keen to hear your views
Seen.
My first draft of the book is comically over the word limit, so I'm digging into the process of making some massive cuts. I'm going to need to drop several chapters altogether and significantly trim many more.
This is going to be less of a "kill your darlings" situation and more of a mass murder.
This is going to be less of a "kill your darlings" situation and more of a mass murder.
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Seen.
I am gutted for the students who struggled with the experience, and I am angry for them that they have to pay extortionate fees at all. That, in fact, is one of the things we have fought against during years of strikes.
But *everyone* suffered, some considerably more than this, during a pandemic.
But *everyone* suffered, some considerably more than this, during a pandemic.
This is emblematic of the consumer culture that fees have engendered.
What the hell did the students expect? It was a ONCE IN A CENTURY PANDEMIC. There were LAWS against congregating in public. Staff worked themselves to the bone to get online delivery working.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What the hell did the students expect? It was a ONCE IN A CENTURY PANDEMIC. There were LAWS against congregating in public. Staff worked themselves to the bone to get online delivery working.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities
It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I am gutted for the students who struggled with the experience, and I am angry for them that they have to pay extortionate fees at all. That, in fact, is one of the things we have fought against during years of strikes.
But *everyone* suffered, some considerably more than this, during a pandemic.
But *everyone* suffered, some considerably more than this, during a pandemic.
Nearly home after an epic surprise birthday weekend trip to Liverpool, organised by my bestest.
Saw SO much, ate way too much & Beatles tour bus passengers sang happy birthday to me, so this really is the tiniest snippet of all the joys ❤️🎂
Also, very much recommend "Shiverpool" & related tours 🖤
Saw SO much, ate way too much & Beatles tour bus passengers sang happy birthday to me, so this really is the tiniest snippet of all the joys ❤️🎂
Also, very much recommend "Shiverpool" & related tours 🖤
February 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Nearly home after an epic surprise birthday weekend trip to Liverpool, organised by my bestest.
Saw SO much, ate way too much & Beatles tour bus passengers sang happy birthday to me, so this really is the tiniest snippet of all the joys ❤️🎂
Also, very much recommend "Shiverpool" & related tours 🖤
Saw SO much, ate way too much & Beatles tour bus passengers sang happy birthday to me, so this really is the tiniest snippet of all the joys ❤️🎂
Also, very much recommend "Shiverpool" & related tours 🖤
Although not denouncing and disregarding A.I. completely, interesting to see this from vice dean for A.I. initiatives at Columbia University
'Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.'
Cheery news from Columbia University's Dean of AI. 1/3
Cheery news from Columbia University's Dean of AI. 1/3
Opinion | A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Although not denouncing and disregarding A.I. completely, interesting to see this from vice dean for A.I. initiatives at Columbia University
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We're still facing 400+ job losses, the loss of a campus, the closure of our foundation year department, and many more departments cut to the bone. Please sign our petition to help stop the cuts, save jobs, and defend our students' education!
Save Essex: Stop the Cuts, Save Southend, Protect Education
These proposed cuts mean people losing their livelihoods in a higher education sector already facing a jobs crisis, where alternative employment is scarce and careers built over many years can be dest...
www.megaphone.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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1) Today (23:59) is the deadline for submitting responses to the Home Office "consultation" on their plans to make life a lot more difficult for foreigners living in the UK: www.gov.uk/government/c...
A Fairer Pathway to Settlement: statement and accompanying consultation on earned settlement (accessible)
www.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
1) Today (23:59) is the deadline for submitting responses to the Home Office "consultation" on their plans to make life a lot more difficult for foreigners living in the UK: www.gov.uk/government/c...
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The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
February 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Cheeky birthday meal and drinks with these fabulous ladies / work friends and the marvellous Snoops ❤️
@lizbaz.bsky.social @publicradionerd.bsky.social
@lizbaz.bsky.social @publicradionerd.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Cheeky birthday meal and drinks with these fabulous ladies / work friends and the marvellous Snoops ❤️
@lizbaz.bsky.social @publicradionerd.bsky.social
@lizbaz.bsky.social @publicradionerd.bsky.social
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I find myself in need of £130 to join a trade union with, so here I am, shilling books with a hopeful expression.
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
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Pseudotooth paperback (signed) - Verity Holloway's Ko-fi Shop
The debut novel from Verity Holloway, Pseudotooth is an adult take on ‘portal fantasy’, boldly tackling issues of trauma responses, social difference ...
ko-fi.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I find myself in need of £130 to join a trade union with, so here I am, shilling books with a hopeful expression.
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
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FINALLY sitting down this evening with @leannecalvert.bsky.social's 2024 article on trans* histories of the family in 18th C Ireland and its absolutely 👌🌟 Also picking up more than a few further reading suggestions! doi.org/10.1080/1081...
‘Came to her dressed in mans cloaths’: transgender histories and queer approaches to the family in eighteenth-century Ireland
This article engages with queer and trans scholarship to produce a methodological think-piece on how to queer the Irish family. It draws on a case study of alleged crossdressing and attempted intim...
doi.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
FINALLY sitting down this evening with @leannecalvert.bsky.social's 2024 article on trans* histories of the family in 18th C Ireland and its absolutely 👌🌟 Also picking up more than a few further reading suggestions! doi.org/10.1080/1081...
Day One (of the many months) of Big Birthday celebrations: "surprise" family gathering with an amazing cake made by my sister 🎂❤️ and an evening @crescenttheatre.bsky.social seeing a very entertaining adaptation of Clue/do 🔎🕵♀️
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Day One (of the many months) of Big Birthday celebrations: "surprise" family gathering with an amazing cake made by my sister 🎂❤️ and an evening @crescenttheatre.bsky.social seeing a very entertaining adaptation of Clue/do 🔎🕵♀️
Once again, happy posthumous birthday to my homie Charles Dickens and, for the first and last time, Happy 40th (😳🙈) Birthday to me! 🎂🥂🥳🍾
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Once again, happy posthumous birthday to my homie Charles Dickens and, for the first and last time, Happy 40th (😳🙈) Birthday to me! 🎂🥂🥳🍾
