Maddie Sinclair
@maddiesinclair.bsky.social
Editorial Officer @openlibhums.org | Teaching Fellow (Contemporary Literature) at University of Warwick. Short fiction, world literature, open access
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Just disgusting to see these unelected, extremely wealthy, pompous relics voting against working class people.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Out of touch’ peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights
Trade union leaders and senior Labour figures say the Lords looks ‘undemocratic and firmly against the interest of working people’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just disgusting to see these unelected, extremely wealthy, pompous relics voting against working class people.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Although I'm horrified to see a massive landscape picture of my head here, this is a really important piece about the maturation of scholar-led, non-profit publishing. As I write, chaos is coming but there are enormous opportunities to quit the big 5
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Although I'm horrified to see a massive landscape picture of my head here, this is a really important piece about the maturation of scholar-led, non-profit publishing. As I write, chaos is coming but there are enormous opportunities to quit the big 5
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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If you'd like to catch up with the @oaaustralasia.bsky.social #OpenAccessWeek event on Community Ownership the recording is now available: youtu.be/bdNdkWG-uCg?... I was honoured to speak alongside Dr. Kiri West (Māori Data Sovereignty Network) &
Dr. Alice McSherry (Waiheke Marine Project).
Dr. Alice McSherry (Waiheke Marine Project).
Community ownership: relation, reciprocity and responsibility
YouTube video by Open Access Australasia
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If you'd like to catch up with the @oaaustralasia.bsky.social #OpenAccessWeek event on Community Ownership the recording is now available: youtu.be/bdNdkWG-uCg?... I was honoured to speak alongside Dr. Kiri West (Māori Data Sovereignty Network) &
Dr. Alice McSherry (Waiheke Marine Project).
Dr. Alice McSherry (Waiheke Marine Project).
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It’s spooky season… 🧟♂️
Don’t feed the zombies. Support diamond open access!
The zombie poster is back!
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Halloween
Don’t feed the zombies. Support diamond open access!
The zombie poster is back!
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Halloween
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It’s spooky season… 🧟♂️
Don’t feed the zombies. Support diamond open access!
The zombie poster is back!
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Halloween
Don’t feed the zombies. Support diamond open access!
The zombie poster is back!
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Halloween
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You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)
September 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)
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The Energy Humanities editorial team is thrilled to be part of what OLH is doing!
🍂 Our Autumn Newsletter is OUT!
Catch up on the latest updates including our Annual Report 24/25, new journals, latest supporters, CFP Janeway Conference, tech updates, and more:
mailchi.mp/openlibhums/...
#OAweek / @janewayolh.bsky.social
Catch up on the latest updates including our Annual Report 24/25, new journals, latest supporters, CFP Janeway Conference, tech updates, and more:
mailchi.mp/openlibhums/...
#OAweek / @janewayolh.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Energy Humanities editorial team is thrilled to be part of what OLH is doing!
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We’ve just released our 2024–2025 Annual Report!
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
📣 🎉 Our annual report 2024–2025 is OUT! It showcases collaborations, journal flips, latest dev work from @janewayolh.bsky.social, new staff and more.
Library memberships grew by 25%, an incredible achievement at such a difficult time for higher education!
🔗 www.openlibhums.org/news/865/
Library memberships grew by 25%, an incredible achievement at such a difficult time for higher education!
🔗 www.openlibhums.org/news/865/
OLH annual report 2024-2025
We're delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 annual report, which outlines the fantastic successes of the entire OLH team over the past financial year from 01 August 2024 to 31 …
www.openlibhums.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We’ve just released our 2024–2025 Annual Report!
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
“Amidst increasing corporate pressure on editors to compromise academic integrity in favour of increasing profit margins, there are signs that a tipping point has been reached in recent years”. Check out Rose Harris-Birtill’s piece on editorial freedom, radical hope, and the mission of the OLH
October 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Amidst increasing corporate pressure on editors to compromise academic integrity in favour of increasing profit margins, there are signs that a tipping point has been reached in recent years”. Check out Rose Harris-Birtill’s piece on editorial freedom, radical hope, and the mission of the OLH
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This week is pretty special for us at @openlibhums.org. It's #OAWeek & also 10 years since we launched as a publisher! As my brilliant colleague Dr Rose Harris-Birtill writes in her Editorial, academics must speak up with "radical hope and courage": olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2... #OAWeek25
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This week is pretty special for us at @openlibhums.org. It's #OAWeek & also 10 years since we launched as a publisher! As my brilliant colleague Dr Rose Harris-Birtill writes in her Editorial, academics must speak up with "radical hope and courage": olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2... #OAWeek25
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Myself and my colleague John Miller are collaborating on a book project Crude Tunes: Histories and Cultures of Petroleum in Popular Music. Check out our cfps and consider sending us an abstract: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/...
cfp | call for papers
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu
October 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Myself and my colleague John Miller are collaborating on a book project Crude Tunes: Histories and Cultures of Petroleum in Popular Music. Check out our cfps and consider sending us an abstract: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/...
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“Dogwhistles, Discrimination, Humour and the Law: Regulating Implicit Messaging” by Jennifer Young: doi.org/10.16995/olh... Published as part of the #OLHJournal Special Collection Humour as a Human Right
Dogwhistles, Discrimination, Humour and the Law: Regulating Implicit Messaging
This paper explores how implicit, discriminatory messages bypass sanctions in the United Kingdom and beyond, despite their potential for significant societal harm. Drawing on linguistic and humour res...
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“Dogwhistles, Discrimination, Humour and the Law: Regulating Implicit Messaging” by Jennifer Young: doi.org/10.16995/olh... Published as part of the #OLHJournal Special Collection Humour as a Human Right
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Lovely interview with our new OLH colleague Dr Maddie Sinclair who reflects on the importance of research being publicly available. "As a researcher, I became aware very early on of the structural inequalities in publishing systems, and I didn’t want to perpetuate them." #OpenAccess #AcaSky
Read this interview with Dr Maddie Sinclair / @maddiesinclair.bsky.social (Editorial Officer, Open Library of Humanities) about her journey into scholarly publishing, her thoughts on open access, and the day-to-day realities of editorial work: www.openlibhums.org/news/858/ #OA #AcademicPublishing
Interview with Dr Maddie Sinclair: A Journey into Open Access and Editorial Work at OLH
In this interview, we speak with Dr Maddie Sinclair, Editorial Officer at the Open Library of Humanities, about her journey into scholarly publishing, her thoughts on open access, and the …
www.openlibhums.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Lovely interview with our new OLH colleague Dr Maddie Sinclair who reflects on the importance of research being publicly available. "As a researcher, I became aware very early on of the structural inequalities in publishing systems, and I didn’t want to perpetuate them." #OpenAccess #AcaSky
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📢 CfP: A hybrid conference at Warwick themed on Solidarity. We seek to ask what it means to stand in solidarity, how is it built and what are the challenges involved, and analyses/perspectives on historical and contemporary solidarity campaigns in support of emancipatory struggles.
June 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📢 CfP: A hybrid conference at Warwick themed on Solidarity. We seek to ask what it means to stand in solidarity, how is it built and what are the challenges involved, and analyses/perspectives on historical and contemporary solidarity campaigns in support of emancipatory struggles.
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Loved 'Short Forms in the Global Literary Marketplace' at QMUL today, organised by Dr Rehana Ahmed and Dr Shital Pravinchandra. Ft. academics, publishers and writers working in the field, including Mr Paul McVeigh! Followed by a public event ft. Gurnaik Johal, in partnership with Wasafiri 😊
April 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Loved 'Short Forms in the Global Literary Marketplace' at QMUL today, organised by Dr Rehana Ahmed and Dr Shital Pravinchandra. Ft. academics, publishers and writers working in the field, including Mr Paul McVeigh! Followed by a public event ft. Gurnaik Johal, in partnership with Wasafiri 😊