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Dr. Laura Davidel
@lauradavidel.bsky.social
Interested in vampires, witches, and ghosts.
Ph.D. thesis: Monstrosity, Liminality and Queerness in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles.
Probably away taking pictures 📷
From the Publish and Perish limbo, I am still beyond proud to have a chapter in this excellent collection: www.routledge.com/Disability-I...
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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New blog post: Skills for the Future

A brief reflection on what skills may (hopefully) remain relevant in the new (hopefully bright) future of LLMs et al.

#AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter

bastian.rieck.me/blog/2025/sk...
Skills for the Future
bastian.rieck.me
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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[ #VeilleESR ] « En France, les chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs déclarent une satisfaction de vie inférieure à celle des autres diplômés du supérieur, notamment en début de carrière où les contrats temporaires pèsent sur le moral. »
Analyse @obsbienetre.bsky.social du baromètre @cpesr.fr
Le grand mal-être des universitaires – CEPREMAPLe grand mal-être des universitaires – CEPREMAP
www.cepremap.fr
June 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
June 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I'm reposting this call in case anyone in #AcademicSky might be interested. Big plus: letters of recommendation are not required
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One Month Left to Submit Applications: 2025-2026 Mandel Center Annual Fellowships | H-Net
Mandel Center Annual FellowshipThe Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies is pleased to offer fellowships to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust ...
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January 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Here I was, struggling through a challenging period when the editors for a collection I am contributing to sent me really good feedback and thought-provoking questions. I am grateful to them. 🖤 They made a rather hopeless period more bearable.
December 17, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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We are delighted to share that applications for 'Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities - our free #MedHums International PhD School - are now open (Durham, 24-26 March)! Hosted in collaboration with @CmhbLiu.

Find out more below 👇

medhumsplatform.org/queer-method...
October 14, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Calling all women's studies scholars: please spread the word about the bursary from the Women's Studies Group 1558-1837. £750 available to fund research in the field.
#funding #ECR #PhD #AcademicWriting
Applications open until 15 December. See website for details.
womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
November 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Love this idea!
hey i made a starter pack of cutting edge humanists (broadly defined) doing cool stuff inside and outside academia.

check out these folks and repost to signal boost! let's see if we can't "network" better than conferences!
November 1, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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psst!! book reviews are more significant than blurbs—pass it on! also unis should recognize reviews as legit, demanding scholarly productivity on the part of their authors
November 15, 2023 at 4:55 PM
the good thing about keeping a Google calendar is that you can see exactly what you're behind on...
November 5, 2023 at 11:59 AM