Katherine Weikert
@kateweikert.bsky.social
Medievalist 900-1200ish England and Normandy most of the time. Immigrant and misplaced Hoosier in the south of England when not in Wales. Usually tired. Trustee @castlestudies.bsky.social. She/her.
Insta @katherineweikert
Insta @katherineweikert
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THE TIME TO BECOME PUBLIC ARCHIVISTS IS NOW!
download videos off of social media! write in your journals! take photographs & develop film! make backups of hard drives! take voice notes!
they will try to erase everything if they can, they can't take information from all of us
download videos off of social media! write in your journals! take photographs & develop film! make backups of hard drives! take voice notes!
they will try to erase everything if they can, they can't take information from all of us
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
THE TIME TO BECOME PUBLIC ARCHIVISTS IS NOW!
download videos off of social media! write in your journals! take photographs & develop film! make backups of hard drives! take voice notes!
they will try to erase everything if they can, they can't take information from all of us
download videos off of social media! write in your journals! take photographs & develop film! make backups of hard drives! take voice notes!
they will try to erase everything if they can, they can't take information from all of us
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God, imagine saying this about...Catherine Clarke. Snide with a helping of sexist.
Good for Cath for clapping back!
Good for Cath for clapping back!
On erasing voices: a thread. I’ve been hugely lucky with reviews for #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, but the TLS reviewer doesn’t like it (apparently I write like ChatGPT) 😂💀 But I want to reply here to what I think is the review's double erasure of some of the most marginalised voices and stories. 1/5
January 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
God, imagine saying this about...Catherine Clarke. Snide with a helping of sexist.
Good for Cath for clapping back!
Good for Cath for clapping back!
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On erasing voices: a thread. I’ve been hugely lucky with reviews for #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, but the TLS reviewer doesn’t like it (apparently I write like ChatGPT) 😂💀 But I want to reply here to what I think is the review's double erasure of some of the most marginalised voices and stories. 1/5
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
On erasing voices: a thread. I’ve been hugely lucky with reviews for #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, but the TLS reviewer doesn’t like it (apparently I write like ChatGPT) 😂💀 But I want to reply here to what I think is the review's double erasure of some of the most marginalised voices and stories. 1/5
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Special thanks to @ziibiing.com, whose work putting together the Stand With Minnesota web site informed where I put my donations.
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Special thanks to @ziibiing.com, whose work putting together the Stand With Minnesota web site informed where I put my donations.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
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Dr Phil Marter, Senior Lecturer in the Archaeology of the Recent Past @uniwinchester.bsky.social, is leading on the fieldwork element of Hampshire’s Hidden D-Day project to explore the sites of 22 camps where troops mustered in the run-up to D-Day. Read more here bit.ly/3MumZnZ
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dr Phil Marter, Senior Lecturer in the Archaeology of the Recent Past @uniwinchester.bsky.social, is leading on the fieldwork element of Hampshire’s Hidden D-Day project to explore the sites of 22 camps where troops mustered in the run-up to D-Day. Read more here bit.ly/3MumZnZ
Terrible news.
It is with deep sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College share news of the death of Professor Stephen Baxter, Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History. Our full tribute will be shared soon. https://ow.ly/cy8J50Y0yrB
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Terrible news.
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Check your class enrollment lists to see if there are any penguins taking Intro to GIS this semester.
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 21, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Check your class enrollment lists to see if there are any penguins taking Intro to GIS this semester.
It *still* feels like a fever dream
Indiana football! Who knew!!!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
January 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
It *still* feels like a fever dream
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one of the more remarkable things hidden in plain sight in Winchester Cathedral.
between this and the very famous stained glass window, it is remarkable the amount of vandalism that was done during the civil war!
between this and the very famous stained glass window, it is remarkable the amount of vandalism that was done during the civil war!
Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis Lecturer in Biological Anthropology
@uniwinchester.bsky.social and our students and graduates have helped sort out a jumble of medieval bones belonging to kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral. Read about the Mortuary Chests project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
@uniwinchester.bsky.social and our students and graduates have helped sort out a jumble of medieval bones belonging to kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral. Read about the Mortuary Chests project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 AM
one of the more remarkable things hidden in plain sight in Winchester Cathedral.
between this and the very famous stained glass window, it is remarkable the amount of vandalism that was done during the civil war!
between this and the very famous stained glass window, it is remarkable the amount of vandalism that was done during the civil war!
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Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis Lecturer in Biological Anthropology
@uniwinchester.bsky.social and our students and graduates have helped sort out a jumble of medieval bones belonging to kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral. Read about the Mortuary Chests project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
@uniwinchester.bsky.social and our students and graduates have helped sort out a jumble of medieval bones belonging to kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral. Read about the Mortuary Chests project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
January 20, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis Lecturer in Biological Anthropology
@uniwinchester.bsky.social and our students and graduates have helped sort out a jumble of medieval bones belonging to kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral. Read about the Mortuary Chests project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
@uniwinchester.bsky.social and our students and graduates have helped sort out a jumble of medieval bones belonging to kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral. Read about the Mortuary Chests project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
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PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
#MedievalSky
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PhD Scholarship Opportunity | School of History and Geography
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January 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM
PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
How am I supposed to sleep now?!??
Indiana football! Who knew!!!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
How am I supposed to sleep now?!??
My parents have been season ticket holders since something like 1980. It's hard to say how utterly stunning this win is. IU Footbal isn't something that...is. I'm crying a little bit and so happy for my father in particular, who's waited for this since his freshman year in 1963 ❤️
Indiana football! Who knew!!!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
January 20, 2026 at 4:43 AM
My parents have been season ticket holders since something like 1980. It's hard to say how utterly stunning this win is. IU Footbal isn't something that...is. I'm crying a little bit and so happy for my father in particular, who's waited for this since his freshman year in 1963 ❤️
I mean as a true Hoosiers fan, you always think there is definely a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory *but we did it!*
I'm going to be so insufferable tomorrow and also barely sentient because it's 4am and my alarm goes off in three hours
I'm going to be so insufferable tomorrow and also barely sentient because it's 4am and my alarm goes off in three hours
Indiana football! Who knew!!!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I mean as a true Hoosiers fan, you always think there is definely a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory *but we did it!*
I'm going to be so insufferable tomorrow and also barely sentient because it's 4am and my alarm goes off in three hours
I'm going to be so insufferable tomorrow and also barely sentient because it's 4am and my alarm goes off in three hours
Indiana football! Who knew!!!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Indiana football! Who knew!!!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
I've been going to Memorial Stadium since I was a kid, and I'd never dreamed of a national championship!!!!
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
*How* am I supposed to sleep when this game is on?!?? #hoohoohoohoosiers
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 AM
*How* am I supposed to sleep when this game is on?!?? #hoohoohoohoosiers
Eight hours of undergraduate/postgraduate lecturing is a lot in one day (on a 1-9pm schedule no less). A few hours on ethics v. law in the collection of human remains, a few hours learning to pull apart a charter and ask questions of it. But man, these students are fantastic. Makes it fun for me too
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Eight hours of undergraduate/postgraduate lecturing is a lot in one day (on a 1-9pm schedule no less). A few hours on ethics v. law in the collection of human remains, a few hours learning to pull apart a charter and ask questions of it. But man, these students are fantastic. Makes it fun for me too
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The inkless doodles of Eadburg, an 8th-c. nun, discovered by new technology: now published by Jessica Hendy-Hodgkinson in EME doi.org/10.1111/emed... (Open access)
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The inkless doodles of Eadburg, an 8th-c. nun, discovered by new technology: now published by Jessica Hendy-Hodgkinson in EME doi.org/10.1111/emed... (Open access)
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The call for the @londontopsoc.bsky.social Ann Saunders prize is now open. londontopsoc.org/about-us/ann...
Ann Saunders essay prize - London Topographical Society
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January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The call for the @londontopsoc.bsky.social Ann Saunders prize is now open. londontopsoc.org/about-us/ann...
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
My husband has decided to present his professorship to me. I will take no further questions at this time.
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 PM
My husband has decided to present his professorship to me. I will take no further questions at this time.
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Jesus, hadn't realised it had gotten to over 13,000 jobs (academic and professional services) - any other industry facing this level of job losses would be having crisis meetings with government... (gov took emergency control of British Steel to save 2,700...)
Ninety UK universities to have posted accounts so far cut 13,300 jobs last year, spending £303 million on severance pay - sector-wide total clearly going to be well in excess of predicted 10,000. Great reporting by @patrickjack.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spe...
Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs
Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Jesus, hadn't realised it had gotten to over 13,000 jobs (academic and professional services) - any other industry facing this level of job losses would be having crisis meetings with government... (gov took emergency control of British Steel to save 2,700...)
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NYC- colleagues and friends! I'll be in the Columbia History Dept on 20 February to talk about ongoing work on relics, ruins, and rocky landscapes in medieval Vayots Dzor--come join!
6pm 208 Knox Hall
6pm 208 Knox Hall
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
NYC- colleagues and friends! I'll be in the Columbia History Dept on 20 February to talk about ongoing work on relics, ruins, and rocky landscapes in medieval Vayots Dzor--come join!
6pm 208 Knox Hall
6pm 208 Knox Hall
Maybe I should turn on Jaws while sending my stack of emails? It's been a few months since I last saw it
In addition to recently understanding I think more about the film Jaws than the average adult, today I realised that I'm disproportionately interested in medieval saltpans.
Maybe salt water is the link?
Maybe salt water is the link?
a poster for jaws shows two men sitting next to each other and says lifeless eyes black eyes like a doll 's eyes
Alt: a gif for jaws shows Quint (Robert Shaw) and Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) sitting next to each other while Quint says 'lifeless eyes black eyes like a doll 's eyes'
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Maybe I should turn on Jaws while sending my stack of emails? It's been a few months since I last saw it
In addition to recently understanding I think more about the film Jaws than the average adult, today I realised that I'm disproportionately interested in medieval saltpans.
Maybe salt water is the link?
Maybe salt water is the link?
a poster for jaws shows two men sitting next to each other and says lifeless eyes black eyes like a doll 's eyes
Alt: a gif for jaws shows Quint (Robert Shaw) and Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) sitting next to each other while Quint says 'lifeless eyes black eyes like a doll 's eyes'
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
In addition to recently understanding I think more about the film Jaws than the average adult, today I realised that I'm disproportionately interested in medieval saltpans.
Maybe salt water is the link?
Maybe salt water is the link?