Josh Coulthard
@joshcoulthard.bsky.social
PhD at EHU, Fear of Disinheritance in Political Culture in Plantagenet Britain and Ireland, co-convener North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network, Medieval Editor EPOCH PGR History Magazine in a love/hate relationship with TNA SC 8.
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Exciting News!!! I have just had not one but two magazine articles published in @epoch-history.bsky.social.
Article 1 sets out what we can gain by examining petitions politically.
www.epoch-magazine.com/post/voices-...
1/2
Article 1 sets out what we can gain by examining petitions politically.
www.epoch-magazine.com/post/voices-...
1/2
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Now... @helsinhashtags.bsky.social, what do you think, should we ask for copyright clearance to put this in our book proposal?
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Now... @helsinhashtags.bsky.social, what do you think, should we ask for copyright clearance to put this in our book proposal?
Check this out! :)
Exciting news! NWMS member @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social’s latest article Identity, exemplarity and the ideal king in early medieval Ireland has now been published in the Journal of Historical Research, academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Check this out! :)
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Alright Old Norse folks, how are we translating 'skráveifa' as in Jón skráveifa Guttormsson?
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Alright Old Norse folks, how are we translating 'skráveifa' as in Jón skráveifa Guttormsson?
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There's one ghost 👻 in the Star Chamber catalogue, STAC 8/151/7, allegations that a ghost was haunting a husband and wife so that they "could not thrive". Happy Halloween 🎃 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There's one ghost 👻 in the Star Chamber catalogue, STAC 8/151/7, allegations that a ghost was haunting a husband and wife so that they "could not thrive". Happy Halloween 🎃 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5...
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tl;dr
1. Studies of genAI in the classroom show that it harms learning
2. The quality of AI-generated text is irrelevant to its most negative effects on teaching
3. The way AI has entered the classroom is as a money-making project extracting new labour, not a “tool” serving teachers’ actual needs
1. Studies of genAI in the classroom show that it harms learning
2. The quality of AI-generated text is irrelevant to its most negative effects on teaching
3. The way AI has entered the classroom is as a money-making project extracting new labour, not a “tool” serving teachers’ actual needs
Why I am not using AI in the classroom
Last week I spoke with some of my colleagues about the “challenges” posed by generative AI to our teaching. As anyone who follows me on Bluesky — or followed me on Twitter, prior …
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October 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
tl;dr
1. Studies of genAI in the classroom show that it harms learning
2. The quality of AI-generated text is irrelevant to its most negative effects on teaching
3. The way AI has entered the classroom is as a money-making project extracting new labour, not a “tool” serving teachers’ actual needs
1. Studies of genAI in the classroom show that it harms learning
2. The quality of AI-generated text is irrelevant to its most negative effects on teaching
3. The way AI has entered the classroom is as a money-making project extracting new labour, not a “tool” serving teachers’ actual needs
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WHOOP LOOK AT OUR CONFERENCE COME ALONG SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS WHOOP
We are delighted to announce that the call for papers is now open on the theme of WOMEN AND THE WEIRD
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
WHOOP LOOK AT OUR CONFERENCE COME ALONG SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS WHOOP
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We are delighted to announce that the call for papers is now open on the theme of WOMEN AND THE WEIRD
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We are delighted to announce that the call for papers is now open on the theme of WOMEN AND THE WEIRD
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
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October 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Last year’s brat symposium is (and might very well always be) my favourite academic event. Super creative research in an informal, experimental space. Come along, it’ll be a blast! 🍏
Our brilliant PGRs are at it again! After last year's inaugural and highly-successful brat symposium (organised by CMS PGRs Shauna Roach, Sarah Collinson, Harry Lewis, and Isla Dawson), this year's committee is once again inviting Bristol PGRs to consider how 'brat' connects with their own research.
October 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Last year’s brat symposium is (and might very well always be) my favourite academic event. Super creative research in an informal, experimental space. Come along, it’ll be a blast! 🍏
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From one book to another, a promo banner for LITTLE KINGDOMS has arrived in the post, handily displayed by my wife (stood behind the poster)
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
From one book to another, a promo banner for LITTLE KINGDOMS has arrived in the post, handily displayed by my wife (stood behind the poster)
Also featuring my first attempt at a poster academic poster!
Sneak preview of the programme which will launch in the next week or two! Speakers and poster presenters have this already, but it's going to be... BIG! As things stand:
- 37 presentations
- 12 Poster presentations
- 2 keynote lectures
- 1 palaeography workshop
- 1 saxophonist
- 37 presentations
- 12 Poster presentations
- 2 keynote lectures
- 1 palaeography workshop
- 1 saxophonist
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Also featuring my first attempt at a poster academic poster!
Exciting news!
I am now the Medieval Editor for @epoch-history.bsky.social PGR Magazine
www.epoch-magazine.com/joshua-coult...
I am now the Medieval Editor for @epoch-history.bsky.social PGR Magazine
www.epoch-magazine.com/joshua-coult...
EPOCH | Joshua Coulthard
Josh Coulthard is a doctoral candidate in History based in the Department of History, Geography and Social Sciences at Edge Hill University and is also the co-convenor of the North West Medieval Studi...
www.epoch-magazine.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Exciting news!
I am now the Medieval Editor for @epoch-history.bsky.social PGR Magazine
www.epoch-magazine.com/joshua-coult...
I am now the Medieval Editor for @epoch-history.bsky.social PGR Magazine
www.epoch-magazine.com/joshua-coult...
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Enjoyed showing students today the amazing 1063 charter signed by Anna, queen of France, in cyrillic.
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Enjoyed showing students today the amazing 1063 charter signed by Anna, queen of France, in cyrillic.
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Hey #medievalsky ! I’m designing a medieval hero & monsters literature class. If anybody has some syllabi they would be willing to share, I would super appreciate it !
October 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hey #medievalsky ! I’m designing a medieval hero & monsters literature class. If anybody has some syllabi they would be willing to share, I would super appreciate it !
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professional secret: vikings didn't exist. medievalists invented them in 1968 in the wake of the first wave of Tolkienmania to trick people into spending their careers reading saints' lives and homily books
October 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
professional secret: vikings didn't exist. medievalists invented them in 1968 in the wake of the first wave of Tolkienmania to trick people into spending their careers reading saints' lives and homily books
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Anyone got any good recommendations for books about the Visigoths or, more generally, 4-7th c. Spain? 📚
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Anyone got any good recommendations for books about the Visigoths or, more generally, 4-7th c. Spain? 📚
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Fantastic piece on a fascinating aspect of early Irish law, by my former PhD student and @ceilteachomn.bsky.social graduate, Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova, who is now a postdoc at @scs-dias.bsky.social
#MedievalSky
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#MedievalSky
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How to get away with murder in medieval Ireland
Duinetháide murders, where the killer didn't leave a trace or a body, carry all the intrigue of a classic murder mystery
www.rte.ie
September 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Fantastic piece on a fascinating aspect of early Irish law, by my former PhD student and @ceilteachomn.bsky.social graduate, Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova, who is now a postdoc at @scs-dias.bsky.social
#MedievalSky
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#MedievalSky
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Delighted to have this post published by the @irishhumanities.bsky.social, where I discuss some of the terminology surrounding disability in medieval Ireland!
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
Irish Humanities Alliance | The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland
The language surrounding disability changes over time. There are certain terms which were previously common for describing disabled people but would now be considered out of date…
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Delighted to have this post published by the @irishhumanities.bsky.social, where I discuss some of the terminology surrounding disability in medieval Ireland!
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
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#CFP for our session “Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region” at Leeds International Medieval Congress #imc2026 !!! Please share with anyone who may be interested! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #medievalsky
September 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Still space for abstracts for the Leeds IMC call for papers hosted by Institute for Irish Studies doctoral researchers at Liverpool 'Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region' #medievalsky
September 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Still space for abstracts for the Leeds IMC call for papers hosted by Institute for Irish Studies doctoral researchers at Liverpool 'Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region' #medievalsky
DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday 26th September
Really exciting call for papers for Leeds, please get in touch with Hannah and Nik by the 26th of September!
Really exciting call for papers for Leeds, please get in touch with Hannah and Nik by the 26th of September!
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday 26th September
Really exciting call for papers for Leeds, please get in touch with Hannah and Nik by the 26th of September!
Really exciting call for papers for Leeds, please get in touch with Hannah and Nik by the 26th of September!
TNA SC 8/97/4826: The Lion and the Saint of Gloucester
Aaron of Lincoln: The Moneylending Years.
Still sad that Nicaea: the movie never came into fruition.
What super bureaucratic episodes in history would you like to see dramatised?
I want a six part epic on Domesday survey.
What super bureaucratic episodes in history would you like to see dramatised?
I want a six part epic on Domesday survey.
August 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
TNA SC 8/97/4826: The Lion and the Saint of Gloucester
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‘… social historian David Kynaston, told The Observer he suspects “a serious scandal is unfolding”
John Wyver, Ian Greaves, Erica Wagner and others on the growing battle to prevent damaging changes to the BBC’s priceless behind-the-scenes archives:
John Wyver, Ian Greaves, Erica Wagner and others on the growing battle to prevent damaging changes to the BBC’s priceless behind-the-scenes archives:
Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...
Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research
observer.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
‘… social historian David Kynaston, told The Observer he suspects “a serious scandal is unfolding”
John Wyver, Ian Greaves, Erica Wagner and others on the growing battle to prevent damaging changes to the BBC’s priceless behind-the-scenes archives:
John Wyver, Ian Greaves, Erica Wagner and others on the growing battle to prevent damaging changes to the BBC’s priceless behind-the-scenes archives:
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They've been called 'american gentry' and speaking as a medievalist, it's not un-apt
One of the things I’ve learned a lot about this past year is how in many smaller towns, the sheriff, judge, real estate developer and construction company are either the same person, same family or just as good as. It’s all landlords all the way down.
Given the prevalence of Real Estate and Construction company owners in local politics, these efforts are *all* about short-term grift for the already-privileged.
Tucson *just* defeated (like, last week) such an effort. The self-satisfied smarminess of the "pro" politicians in interviews is awful
Tucson *just* defeated (like, last week) such an effort. The self-satisfied smarminess of the "pro" politicians in interviews is awful
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
They've been called 'american gentry' and speaking as a medievalist, it's not un-apt
Very cool call for papers for next year’s Leeds IMC!
August 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Very cool call for papers for next year’s Leeds IMC!