Prof. Burke
@lybeausdesconus.bsky.social
Medievalist: Old English / Old Norse Lit and the Ugly Side of Medievalism.
Professor of English educating in prison.
Sartorial Satire. Cats and Booze. Noisy Guitars.
Ennui-laced Iconoclasm as only Gen X can provide.
You probably already hate me.
Professor of English educating in prison.
Sartorial Satire. Cats and Booze. Noisy Guitars.
Ennui-laced Iconoclasm as only Gen X can provide.
You probably already hate me.
So…are the Dumbarton Oaks books a “replacement” for the Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records? Or does the ASPR still have a “purpose?”
#medieval #oldenglish #medievalstudies #medievalliterature
#medieval #oldenglish #medievalstudies #medievalliterature
September 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So…are the Dumbarton Oaks books a “replacement” for the Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records? Or does the ASPR still have a “purpose?”
#medieval #oldenglish #medievalstudies #medievalliterature
#medieval #oldenglish #medievalstudies #medievalliterature
Ever think you’d see a viking ship fly? Well, in today’s good news, the Oseberg ship was safely moved to its new location in the soon-to-open Museum of the Viking Age!
#oseberg #viking #medeival #vikingship #vikingage
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news...
#oseberg #viking #medeival #vikingship #vikingage
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news...
The Oseberg ship has finally arrived home!
- Museum of the Viking Age
After around ten hours and 106.5 meters, the Oseberg ship has reached its destination. Norway's most spectacular relocation project is safely in harbor.
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no
September 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Ever think you’d see a viking ship fly? Well, in today’s good news, the Oseberg ship was safely moved to its new location in the soon-to-open Museum of the Viking Age!
#oseberg #viking #medeival #vikingship #vikingage
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news...
#oseberg #viking #medeival #vikingship #vikingage
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news...
The Cure? Nah.
The Temporary Alleviation.
The Temporary Alleviation.
Slightly diminish a band
Lesscheeba
Lesscheeba
Slightly diminish a band
Flexible Little Fingers
The Smith
The Mono MCs
Flexible Little Fingers
The Smith
The Mono MCs
August 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The Cure? Nah.
The Temporary Alleviation.
The Temporary Alleviation.
Oh yeah. This thing exists.
God, I think I hate social media.
God, I think I hate social media.
August 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Oh yeah. This thing exists.
God, I think I hate social media.
God, I think I hate social media.
My dumb-ass forgot that PST and EST exists (yikes), but I finally presented my “cursed” paper; reception was much better than expected!
Thanks to everyone who heard a half-asleep, super-stressed argument about how Hávamál proves Beowulf is a jerk and a failure.
#icms2025 #beowulf #oldenglish
Thanks to everyone who heard a half-asleep, super-stressed argument about how Hávamál proves Beowulf is a jerk and a failure.
#icms2025 #beowulf #oldenglish
May 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My dumb-ass forgot that PST and EST exists (yikes), but I finally presented my “cursed” paper; reception was much better than expected!
Thanks to everyone who heard a half-asleep, super-stressed argument about how Hávamál proves Beowulf is a jerk and a failure.
#icms2025 #beowulf #oldenglish
Thanks to everyone who heard a half-asleep, super-stressed argument about how Hávamál proves Beowulf is a jerk and a failure.
#icms2025 #beowulf #oldenglish
I don’t really have much to say that wouldn’t get me in trouble, so I’ll say this:
One more work week until break!
And here — have a meme:
#medieval #medievalmeme #arthurian #kingarthur #swordinthestone #thingsaretoostressful
One more work week until break!
And here — have a meme:
#medieval #medievalmeme #arthurian #kingarthur #swordinthestone #thingsaretoostressful
March 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don’t really have much to say that wouldn’t get me in trouble, so I’ll say this:
One more work week until break!
And here — have a meme:
#medieval #medievalmeme #arthurian #kingarthur #swordinthestone #thingsaretoostressful
One more work week until break!
And here — have a meme:
#medieval #medievalmeme #arthurian #kingarthur #swordinthestone #thingsaretoostressful
I was granted tenure today. Yay.
#academic #academia #professor #tenure #medievalist #medievalism #itsgonnagetweird #imgonnamakeitweird
#academic #academia #professor #tenure #medievalist #medievalism #itsgonnagetweird #imgonnamakeitweird
March 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I was granted tenure today. Yay.
#academic #academia #professor #tenure #medievalist #medievalism #itsgonnagetweird #imgonnamakeitweird
#academic #academia #professor #tenure #medievalist #medievalism #itsgonnagetweird #imgonnamakeitweird
I hate this country so, so much.
March 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I hate this country so, so much.
Worried about Elon’s “5 things” email?
No sweat. Look up your job description, copy it, then paste the duties.
Example:
I “taught classes, advised students, engaged in committee work, conducted research, and worked on course development.”
#elon #bananarepublic #oligarchy #doge #howdidweallowthis
No sweat. Look up your job description, copy it, then paste the duties.
Example:
I “taught classes, advised students, engaged in committee work, conducted research, and worked on course development.”
#elon #bananarepublic #oligarchy #doge #howdidweallowthis
February 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Worried about Elon’s “5 things” email?
No sweat. Look up your job description, copy it, then paste the duties.
Example:
I “taught classes, advised students, engaged in committee work, conducted research, and worked on course development.”
#elon #bananarepublic #oligarchy #doge #howdidweallowthis
No sweat. Look up your job description, copy it, then paste the duties.
Example:
I “taught classes, advised students, engaged in committee work, conducted research, and worked on course development.”
#elon #bananarepublic #oligarchy #doge #howdidweallowthis
This made me uncomfortable.
#panopticon #academicmemes #criticaltheory #foucault #whoswatchingwho #iwanttoleave
#panopticon #academicmemes #criticaltheory #foucault #whoswatchingwho #iwanttoleave
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This made me uncomfortable.
#panopticon #academicmemes #criticaltheory #foucault #whoswatchingwho #iwanttoleave
#panopticon #academicmemes #criticaltheory #foucault #whoswatchingwho #iwanttoleave
From my 2020 “Zuck Page.” Never got a real answer. Figure I’d ask here:
Why is “anime culture” a seemingly acceptable form of orientalism?
Aren’t all the girls eating Pocky and wearing cat ears alongside the guys with “waifu” body pillows just feeding into the same thing Said wrote about?
Why is “anime culture” a seemingly acceptable form of orientalism?
Aren’t all the girls eating Pocky and wearing cat ears alongside the guys with “waifu” body pillows just feeding into the same thing Said wrote about?
February 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
From my 2020 “Zuck Page.” Never got a real answer. Figure I’d ask here:
Why is “anime culture” a seemingly acceptable form of orientalism?
Aren’t all the girls eating Pocky and wearing cat ears alongside the guys with “waifu” body pillows just feeding into the same thing Said wrote about?
Why is “anime culture” a seemingly acceptable form of orientalism?
Aren’t all the girls eating Pocky and wearing cat ears alongside the guys with “waifu” body pillows just feeding into the same thing Said wrote about?
Got a fun “toy”:
Medieval, from Teenage Engineering!
It’s a drum machine/sequencer full of “medieval” sounds!
#teenageengineering #bardcore #dungeonsynth #dungeoncore #medieval
Medieval, from Teenage Engineering!
It’s a drum machine/sequencer full of “medieval” sounds!
#teenageengineering #bardcore #dungeonsynth #dungeoncore #medieval
February 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Got a fun “toy”:
Medieval, from Teenage Engineering!
It’s a drum machine/sequencer full of “medieval” sounds!
#teenageengineering #bardcore #dungeonsynth #dungeoncore #medieval
Medieval, from Teenage Engineering!
It’s a drum machine/sequencer full of “medieval” sounds!
#teenageengineering #bardcore #dungeonsynth #dungeoncore #medieval
Dwelling on this lyric and those in the US claiming “Irish heritage” while supporting the current administration’s approach to immigration. Do they know history? Not just migration to the US, but their travel to the UK in the 60s-80s?
Favoring a marginalized group while hurting another? Hypocrisy.
Favoring a marginalized group while hurting another? Hypocrisy.
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Dwelling on this lyric and those in the US claiming “Irish heritage” while supporting the current administration’s approach to immigration. Do they know history? Not just migration to the US, but their travel to the UK in the 60s-80s?
Favoring a marginalized group while hurting another? Hypocrisy.
Favoring a marginalized group while hurting another? Hypocrisy.
I’m trying really hard not to indulge my ADD and buy a bunch of folk instruments that I have zero experience with.
January 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I’m trying really hard not to indulge my ADD and buy a bunch of folk instruments that I have zero experience with.
This is going to be a long four years.
January 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is going to be a long four years.
I once ended up in Zuckerberg Jail because of this pic.
I still stand by it.
#viking #vikingmyth #vargisaweenie #lokihadsexwithahorse #startingsomething
In other news, my students now have access to JSTOR. It’s great watching them dive into the maddening world of research.
I still stand by it.
#viking #vikingmyth #vargisaweenie #lokihadsexwithahorse #startingsomething
In other news, my students now have access to JSTOR. It’s great watching them dive into the maddening world of research.
January 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I once ended up in Zuckerberg Jail because of this pic.
I still stand by it.
#viking #vikingmyth #vargisaweenie #lokihadsexwithahorse #startingsomething
In other news, my students now have access to JSTOR. It’s great watching them dive into the maddening world of research.
I still stand by it.
#viking #vikingmyth #vargisaweenie #lokihadsexwithahorse #startingsomething
In other news, my students now have access to JSTOR. It’s great watching them dive into the maddening world of research.
I’m enjoying watching my coworkers realize that I am exactly what was needed for our union.
I have a big mouth, an aggressively pro-union upbringing — AND my “thing” is understanding/interpreting texts.
Come at me, bro.
#education #union #unionstrong #teachersunion #illfight #auseforabigmouth
I have a big mouth, an aggressively pro-union upbringing — AND my “thing” is understanding/interpreting texts.
Come at me, bro.
#education #union #unionstrong #teachersunion #illfight #auseforabigmouth
January 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I’m enjoying watching my coworkers realize that I am exactly what was needed for our union.
I have a big mouth, an aggressively pro-union upbringing — AND my “thing” is understanding/interpreting texts.
Come at me, bro.
#education #union #unionstrong #teachersunion #illfight #auseforabigmouth
I have a big mouth, an aggressively pro-union upbringing — AND my “thing” is understanding/interpreting texts.
Come at me, bro.
#education #union #unionstrong #teachersunion #illfight #auseforabigmouth
Back to work tomorrow.
May I please have a winning lottery ticket?
I guess it isn’t all bad. I am up for tenure this quarter…😬
#college #professorproblems #firstdayofclass #medievalists #canigobacktoireland #tenure #tenuretrack
May I please have a winning lottery ticket?
I guess it isn’t all bad. I am up for tenure this quarter…😬
#college #professorproblems #firstdayofclass #medievalists #canigobacktoireland #tenure #tenuretrack
January 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Back to work tomorrow.
May I please have a winning lottery ticket?
I guess it isn’t all bad. I am up for tenure this quarter…😬
#college #professorproblems #firstdayofclass #medievalists #canigobacktoireland #tenure #tenuretrack
May I please have a winning lottery ticket?
I guess it isn’t all bad. I am up for tenure this quarter…😬
#college #professorproblems #firstdayofclass #medievalists #canigobacktoireland #tenure #tenuretrack
I’ve had a book idea for a while, but the educator in me keeps thinking the same thing I ask students about their paper prompts:
“Mmhmm…and?”
I always stress that writing should have a “point” — and I don’t know if my “point” warrants a whole book…
#writing #writerproblems #butitsinteresting
“Mmhmm…and?”
I always stress that writing should have a “point” — and I don’t know if my “point” warrants a whole book…
#writing #writerproblems #butitsinteresting
December 31, 2024 at 10:59 PM
I’ve had a book idea for a while, but the educator in me keeps thinking the same thing I ask students about their paper prompts:
“Mmhmm…and?”
I always stress that writing should have a “point” — and I don’t know if my “point” warrants a whole book…
#writing #writerproblems #butitsinteresting
“Mmhmm…and?”
I always stress that writing should have a “point” — and I don’t know if my “point” warrants a whole book…
#writing #writerproblems #butitsinteresting
My friend shared this image from the Dover Museum, but I’m convinced that this #Briton isn’t as much Iron Age as he is a Pacific Northwest Doom Metal musician. #MattPike, dat you? #ironage #doommetal #earlymiddleages well, not really early middle ages, but hashtags are fun.
December 30, 2024 at 1:43 AM
My friend shared this image from the Dover Museum, but I’m convinced that this #Briton isn’t as much Iron Age as he is a Pacific Northwest Doom Metal musician. #MattPike, dat you? #ironage #doommetal #earlymiddleages well, not really early middle ages, but hashtags are fun.
My favorite #Hanukkah Story?
#Judith.
A canonical text to some and apocrypha to others, it is the tale of a Jewish widow who, through the use of her faith and her wit, accesses the Assyrian camp and decapitates their General Holofernes. Her story appears in #oldenglish literature as well..
(Cont.)
#Judith.
A canonical text to some and apocrypha to others, it is the tale of a Jewish widow who, through the use of her faith and her wit, accesses the Assyrian camp and decapitates their General Holofernes. Her story appears in #oldenglish literature as well..
(Cont.)
December 28, 2024 at 7:56 PM
My favorite #Hanukkah Story?
#Judith.
A canonical text to some and apocrypha to others, it is the tale of a Jewish widow who, through the use of her faith and her wit, accesses the Assyrian camp and decapitates their General Holofernes. Her story appears in #oldenglish literature as well..
(Cont.)
#Judith.
A canonical text to some and apocrypha to others, it is the tale of a Jewish widow who, through the use of her faith and her wit, accesses the Assyrian camp and decapitates their General Holofernes. Her story appears in #oldenglish literature as well..
(Cont.)
I really suck at using this medium of social media. ADD plus a place to drop thoughts can be a bad combo.
Anyway, happy whatever you celebrate. Tonight’s the first night of Hanukkah, so send me any extra sufganiyot you may have…
#medieval #hanukkah #oldenglish #imnotverysocialonmedia
Anyway, happy whatever you celebrate. Tonight’s the first night of Hanukkah, so send me any extra sufganiyot you may have…
#medieval #hanukkah #oldenglish #imnotverysocialonmedia
December 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM
I really suck at using this medium of social media. ADD plus a place to drop thoughts can be a bad combo.
Anyway, happy whatever you celebrate. Tonight’s the first night of Hanukkah, so send me any extra sufganiyot you may have…
#medieval #hanukkah #oldenglish #imnotverysocialonmedia
Anyway, happy whatever you celebrate. Tonight’s the first night of Hanukkah, so send me any extra sufganiyot you may have…
#medieval #hanukkah #oldenglish #imnotverysocialonmedia
Galway is a pretty amazing city.
I saw more casual reference to my surname (and its origin) than I have in nearly 50 years.
#galway #vacation #medievalstuff
I saw more casual reference to my surname (and its origin) than I have in nearly 50 years.
#galway #vacation #medievalstuff
December 16, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Galway is a pretty amazing city.
I saw more casual reference to my surname (and its origin) than I have in nearly 50 years.
#galway #vacation #medievalstuff
I saw more casual reference to my surname (and its origin) than I have in nearly 50 years.
#galway #vacation #medievalstuff
December 11, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Lecture for this quarter has concluded, and I am excited to see what my students wrote about The Mere Wife by @mariadahvana.bsky.social
They read Beowulf at the start, but then we concluded with this. It was awesome watching them realize what they were reading, and to hear their reactions.
They read Beowulf at the start, but then we concluded with this. It was awesome watching them realize what they were reading, and to hear their reactions.
December 7, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Lecture for this quarter has concluded, and I am excited to see what my students wrote about The Mere Wife by @mariadahvana.bsky.social
They read Beowulf at the start, but then we concluded with this. It was awesome watching them realize what they were reading, and to hear their reactions.
They read Beowulf at the start, but then we concluded with this. It was awesome watching them realize what they were reading, and to hear their reactions.