Marie VC, PhD
@marievc.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher (elle/she) • Social & Climate Justice • Internet & Cultural Studies • Arts & Crafts • Gardening • Brussels Sprouts Appreciation Society • FR/EN (Belgium/Luxembourg)
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this weekend i visited a beloved local cafe/record store and they had a bathroom labeled "Gay Bathroom". when we complimented the sign the barista said sometimes shitty people ask if there's a different bathroom they can use, so they have a second one in the other room labeled "Super Gay Bathroom"
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this weekend i visited a beloved local cafe/record store and they had a bathroom labeled "Gay Bathroom". when we complimented the sign the barista said sometimes shitty people ask if there's a different bathroom they can use, so they have a second one in the other room labeled "Super Gay Bathroom"
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Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books.
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books.
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
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The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
February 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
Est-ce que quelqu’un a des infos sur la coupure de courant à la gare de Bruxelles-Midi ? Vendeurs coincés dans leur boutique, confirme aussi que sans électricité, c’est compliqué pour les tickets. En fait, c’est un peu compliqué en général. (Mon train a quand même pu partir.)
Power cut at Brussels-Midi station, vendors stuck in their shops, emergency lighting and silence. And without electricity, it's less convenient to buy tickets. RER train instead of an IC. Cool vibe (nope), can't wait for hibernation 😬
February 1, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Est-ce que quelqu’un a des infos sur la coupure de courant à la gare de Bruxelles-Midi ? Vendeurs coincés dans leur boutique, confirme aussi que sans électricité, c’est compliqué pour les tickets. En fait, c’est un peu compliqué en général. (Mon train a quand même pu partir.)
Power cut at Brussels-Midi station, vendors stuck in their shops, emergency lighting and silence. And without electricity, it's less convenient to buy tickets. RER train instead of an IC. Cool vibe (nope), can't wait for hibernation 😬
February 1, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Power cut at Brussels-Midi station, vendors stuck in their shops, emergency lighting and silence. And without electricity, it's less convenient to buy tickets. RER train instead of an IC. Cool vibe (nope), can't wait for hibernation 😬
When your past self forgot that they booked first-class Eurostar tickets, you get better seats, and you happen to be in London at the right time to visit Present & Correct, what more could you ask for on a Saturday? (Sent from under the sea.)
A heads up. We are closed from 6pm on 6th February until the 16th. No shipping. If you need anything V Day related please order in plenty of time.
Thank you :-)
Thank you :-)
January 31, 2026 at 8:20 AM
When your past self forgot that they booked first-class Eurostar tickets, you get better seats, and you happen to be in London at the right time to visit Present & Correct, what more could you ask for on a Saturday? (Sent from under the sea.)
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Undiscipline, Decolonise, Repair invites you to an online session on Black Studies in Europe.
The three editors discuss their recently published anthology.
Friday, 13th February 5.30 pm (Paris time). Online. Registration link👇🏽
undisciplinedecoloniserepair.wordpress.com/next-event/
Spread the word.
The three editors discuss their recently published anthology.
Friday, 13th February 5.30 pm (Paris time). Online. Registration link👇🏽
undisciplinedecoloniserepair.wordpress.com/next-event/
Spread the word.
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Undiscipline, Decolonise, Repair invites you to an online session on Black Studies in Europe.
The three editors discuss their recently published anthology.
Friday, 13th February 5.30 pm (Paris time). Online. Registration link👇🏽
undisciplinedecoloniserepair.wordpress.com/next-event/
Spread the word.
The three editors discuss their recently published anthology.
Friday, 13th February 5.30 pm (Paris time). Online. Registration link👇🏽
undisciplinedecoloniserepair.wordpress.com/next-event/
Spread the word.
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Excited to be speaking at the IHR Food History seminar on 12 February 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Book a place to hear about cheesemaking and women’s dominance of the dairy in early modern England.
Online via Zoom so no real cheese this time I’m afraid.
Book a place to hear about cheesemaking and women’s dominance of the dairy in early modern England.
Online via Zoom so no real cheese this time I’m afraid.
Women, Food and Power - Joint Session
www.history.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Excited to be speaking at the IHR Food History seminar on 12 February 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Book a place to hear about cheesemaking and women’s dominance of the dairy in early modern England.
Online via Zoom so no real cheese this time I’m afraid.
Book a place to hear about cheesemaking and women’s dominance of the dairy in early modern England.
Online via Zoom so no real cheese this time I’m afraid.
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[2/3] Les fouilles menées par Eleanor Scerri révèlent foyers, outils lithiques et ossements de cerfs. Ces groupes étaient des chasseurs-cueilleurs sans agriculture ni technologies avancées. Cette preuve contredit l’idée que seuls les agriculteurs maîtrisaient la navigation maritime à la Préhistoire.
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 AM
[2/3] Les fouilles menées par Eleanor Scerri révèlent foyers, outils lithiques et ossements de cerfs. Ces groupes étaient des chasseurs-cueilleurs sans agriculture ni technologies avancées. Cette preuve contredit l’idée que seuls les agriculteurs maîtrisaient la navigation maritime à la Préhistoire.
ALT: Book cover of “Working Nature. A History of the Energy Economy” by Daniela Russ.
what do we talk about when we talk about energy? my answer features (among many others) adorno, bogdanov, and the austrian communist wilhelm frank, who experimented with national exergy balances in the 1950s. out april 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 AM
ALT: Book cover of “Working Nature. A History of the Energy Economy” by Daniela Russ.
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Good enough oranges ✅️
"Good enough" regulations ❎️
"Good enough" regulations ❎️
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Good enough oranges ✅️
"Good enough" regulations ❎️
"Good enough" regulations ❎️
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we need more responses from the north of england! it takes under 10 minutes and you will contribute to science! thank you!
(linguistics) pals, a student of mine is conducting a short (<10 minutes) perception study on Child Directed Speech -- open to all L1 speakers of English who have grown up in & live in the UK! 🐦🐦
please share and/or complete: essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
please share and/or complete: essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
we need more responses from the north of england! it takes under 10 minutes and you will contribute to science! thank you!
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As a specialist in British Bronze Age lithics, i am happy to confirm this identification
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
As a specialist in British Bronze Age lithics, i am happy to confirm this identification
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Hey #earlymodern Anglo-world history friends: Is there an English-language version of TESORO de Covarrubias or the RAE DICCIONARIO HISTORICO for Spanish or ARTFL for French? Like, searchable databases of 17th/18th/19th-c definitions and connotations of words?
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Hey #earlymodern Anglo-world history friends: Is there an English-language version of TESORO de Covarrubias or the RAE DICCIONARIO HISTORICO for Spanish or ARTFL for French? Like, searchable databases of 17th/18th/19th-c definitions and connotations of words?
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Sharing from Alice Wong's IG account. Alice's Celebration of Life will be on March 25, 2026.
January 26, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Sharing from Alice Wong's IG account. Alice's Celebration of Life will be on March 25, 2026.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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First office hours of the new semester, and there was already a queue when I entered Barker Center this morning.
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
First office hours of the new semester, and there was already a queue when I entered Barker Center this morning.
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Moths are excellent pets as they ask for nothing and all you have to do to acquire lots of them is open a window and switch on seven lamps and put a classic early Leonard Cohen LP on at a pleasant volume.
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Moths are excellent pets as they ask for nothing and all you have to do to acquire lots of them is open a window and switch on seven lamps and put a classic early Leonard Cohen LP on at a pleasant volume.
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Just a regular fox taking an #earlymodern Uber. Nothing to see here. #skystorians
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Just a regular fox taking an #earlymodern Uber. Nothing to see here. #skystorians
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People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
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"No one has ever been charged or prosecuted for the killing of Patrice Lumumba, but a lot of people have been considered responsible for it."
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
In what is often described as the most significant assassination of the 20th century, the execution of Patrice Lumumba of Congo possibly occurred on 17 January 1961. I wrote about him and the global participation in his horrific execution
folukeafrica.com/patrice-lumu...
folukeafrica.com/patrice-lumu...
Patrice Lumumba: May Africa breathe the air of freedom
Prime Minister of Congo June-Sept 1960 (Assasinated)
folukeafrica.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
"No one has ever been charged or prosecuted for the killing of Patrice Lumumba, but a lot of people have been considered responsible for it."
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
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Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693), also spelled Oosterwyck, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, specialising in richly detailed flower paintings and other still lifes.
Portrait of Maria van Oosterwijck, 1671, by Wallerant Vaillant.
Vanitas with Sunflower and Jewelry Box, c. 1665.
#WomensArt
Portrait of Maria van Oosterwijck, 1671, by Wallerant Vaillant.
Vanitas with Sunflower and Jewelry Box, c. 1665.
#WomensArt
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693), also spelled Oosterwyck, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, specialising in richly detailed flower paintings and other still lifes.
Portrait of Maria van Oosterwijck, 1671, by Wallerant Vaillant.
Vanitas with Sunflower and Jewelry Box, c. 1665.
#WomensArt
Portrait of Maria van Oosterwijck, 1671, by Wallerant Vaillant.
Vanitas with Sunflower and Jewelry Box, c. 1665.
#WomensArt
A coffee with milk on a plastic chair, on Guernsey Island, perfect.
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A coffee with milk on a plastic chair, on Guernsey Island, perfect.
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Small, groundbreaking exhibition on 16th-century painter Catharina van Hemessen coming to Antwerp and London next year
First-ever oil painting depicting an artist at work to star in female Old Master exhibition
Catharina van Hemessen’s self-portrait will be presented at the National Gallery, as interest in early women painters grows
www.theartnewspaper.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Small, groundbreaking exhibition on 16th-century painter Catharina van Hemessen coming to Antwerp and London next year