Kelsey Granger
@kelseygranger.bsky.social
Historian of pre-1200 CE China and the Silk Roads, esp. animal history, manuscripts, and pet-keeping
Research Fellow @ IHR London | Co-founder of Chinese Animal Studies Network
Research Fellow @ IHR London | Co-founder of Chinese Animal Studies Network
Excited to say that my article on horse names in China's ancient postal system has been published with Early China! 🐎✉️🌿 Meet Skittish Fish, Calm at the Carriage, and, my personal fave, Cinnamon Stick, at the link below:
#animalhistory
#animalhistory
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November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Excited to say that my article on horse names in China's ancient postal system has been published with Early China! 🐎✉️🌿 Meet Skittish Fish, Calm at the Carriage, and, my personal fave, Cinnamon Stick, at the link below:
#animalhistory
#animalhistory
Recently did a guest article with @sahavoice.bsky.social about presenting your research in the media as an ECR 📻📺📖
Media engagement can be a great training ground to learn how to present your research to people way outside your field - a much-needed skill for job interviews and grant apps!
Media engagement can be a great training ground to learn how to present your research to people way outside your field - a much-needed skill for job interviews and grant apps!
Putting Your Research in the Spotlight: Media Engagement for Early Career Researchers Dr. Kelsey Granger | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
saha.scot
August 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Recently did a guest article with @sahavoice.bsky.social about presenting your research in the media as an ECR 📻📺📖
Media engagement can be a great training ground to learn how to present your research to people way outside your field - a much-needed skill for job interviews and grant apps!
Media engagement can be a great training ground to learn how to present your research to people way outside your field - a much-needed skill for job interviews and grant apps!
Was amazing to be part of BBC R4's In Our Time talking about all things Dragon 🐲 If you want to know more about the Chinese zodiac, rain dragons, and The Dragon Boat Festival, you can listen online! 🐉
#inourtime #herebedragons #BBCRadio4
#inourtime #herebedragons #BBCRadio4
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Dragons
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this ubiquitous mythical creature.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Was amazing to be part of BBC R4's In Our Time talking about all things Dragon 🐲 If you want to know more about the Chinese zodiac, rain dragons, and The Dragon Boat Festival, you can listen online! 🐉
#inourtime #herebedragons #BBCRadio4
#inourtime #herebedragons #BBCRadio4
We were totally blown away by the interest in our first workshop, so thank you again to all applicants and participants! #casn2025 #casnmunster 🐯
In May we hosted our first workshop on all things animal in East Asia which was a roaring success 🐯 We've posted a report on our website to celebrate, thank you again to all participants! #casn2025 #casnmunster
chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/same-and-or-...
chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/same-and-or-...
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We were totally blown away by the interest in our first workshop, so thank you again to all applicants and participants! #casn2025 #casnmunster 🐯
My book review of "Insect Histories of East Asia" has just been published in the latest issue of Animal History 🪰🪲🐞 It's a fantastic issue with articles on saints, street dogs, and serpents, all of which you can read here:
online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/1/2
online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/1/2
Volume 1 Issue 2 | Animal History | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
June 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
My book review of "Insect Histories of East Asia" has just been published in the latest issue of Animal History 🪰🪲🐞 It's a fantastic issue with articles on saints, street dogs, and serpents, all of which you can read here:
online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/1/2
online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/1/2
Hi Bluesky 👋 I'm a historian of pre-1200 China and the wider Silk Roads, mostly looking at all things animal! 🐾 Currently working on papers related to postal horses, lapdogs, and pet parrots 🐎🐩🦜
May 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Hi Bluesky 👋 I'm a historian of pre-1200 China and the wider Silk Roads, mostly looking at all things animal! 🐾 Currently working on papers related to postal horses, lapdogs, and pet parrots 🐎🐩🦜