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Mary Boyle
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Postgraduate Admissions Tutor and Bye-Fellow, Homerton College, Cambridge. Outreach Coordinator for German at Cambridge. Medievalist (German/English). Pilgrimage book: bit.ly/MedPilg 🇪🇺 Migrant justice. Own views.
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Mary Boyle @maryrboyle.bsky.social · Nov 18
Hello Bluesky. I work on medieval pilgrimage and on medievalism. My book on English and German medieval pilgrimage writing & my edited volume on international medievalism are here: boydellandbrewer.com/author/mary-... I’ve nearly finished my next book on Anglo-German medievalism in the long C19.
Book cover showing woodcut of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the fifteenth century Book cover showing nineteenth-century black and white image of a supposedly medieval king and princess kissing on a throne
maryrboyle.bsky.social
I got a little over-excited when I found Siegfried mentioned in this children’s book about the Middle Ages (Time Travel Sleepover, 2024). Readers are left to wonder about the consequences of the weak spot (spoiler: not good).
Cheerful-looking man with a leaf stuck on his book, bathing unconcernedly in a lake a blood, with the caption: Siegfried. Bathed in dragon's blood, which protected him from attack, but a leaf fell on his back and that patch became his weak spot.
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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drlauravarnam.bsky.social
Terrible news. Universities are being decimated.
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 13d
'Music and modern foreign languages degrees are among courses being suspended at the University of Nottingham, with the institution saying it “cannot rely on additional income” from the coming tuition fee rises.' 1/3
Nottingham suspends music, language and nursing courses
University says financial uncertainties continue as government’s proposed student levy will ‘wipe out any benefits’ from rising tuition fees
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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bsrome.bsky.social
📣 BSR / Early Medieval Europe Fellowship – Call for Applications!

Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in early medieval European history?
Apply now!

⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2026
More info here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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queermedieval.bsky.social
shoutout to tumblr user kleinergeist for this post which is going straight into my powerpoint for Grendel day in my monster class this week
A screenshot of a tumblr post from user kleinergeist, reading "Oh, so when YOU grab a Danish for a quick snack, it's a guilt-free, tasty little treat. But when I, Grendel,"
September 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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emgallimore.bsky.social
Just over one week left to submit your abstracts! Come join @rafletcher.bsky.social, Dr Thijs Porck, and me at #IMC2026 talking about "Old English in the Long Nineteenth Century".
emgallimore.bsky.social Ellen Gallimore @emgallimore.bsky.social · Jul 30
CFP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social for July 2026: "Old English in the Long Nineteenth Century". Please share widely! Deadline for abstracts 1 September 2025. #IMC2026
Call for papers for the 2026 Leeds IMC for "Old English in the Long 19th Century". Deadline 1 Sept. 2025. Description reads: Throughout the long 19th c., various advances were made in the study of Old English, ranging from the 1st edition of Beowulf (1815) the outlining of OE metre by Eduard Sievers, as well as discoveries of such OE texts as the Vercelli Book, the Épinal-Erfurt Glossary and the Brussels Cross. When approaching OE in the 21st c., it is impossible to deny the impact of 19th-c. scholarship. When we refer to titles of such OE poems as The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Wife’s Lament, we are using titles bestowed on these texts by 19th-c. scholars. Several standard editions of OE texts were made in the 19th c. or heavily rely on earlier, 19th-c. editions. Lexicographical tools with a relevance for OE, including Bosworth and Toller’s An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, A Thesaurus of Old English and the Oxford English Dictionary, also have their roots firmly in 19th-c. philological practices and how OE is taught still relies on paradigms and set texts from the 19th c. Thus, when studying OE, we often have to engage with material on multiple temporal levels, considering not just our own concepts of the early medieval period but also how that period was understood by 19th-c. scholars. Paper proposals are welcome from scholars from all academic backgrounds. Possible topics include but are not limited to: - Discoveries of OE texts - Disputes about linguistic or literary interpretations of OE - Disciplinary developments in the field of OE studies - Personal, religious, political and ideological motivations for the study of OE - Biographical contributions about scholars of OE - Scholarly correspondence on OE matters - Editing and printing of OE texts - Teaching of OE Please send an abstract (300 words) to Rachel A. Fletcher (r.a.fletcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl), Ellen Gallimore (ellen.gallimore@york.ac.uk) and Thijs Porck (m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl).
August 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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racheldelman.bsky.social
Are you a late stage doctoral or postdoctoral reasearcher with expertise in medieval and/or early modern landscape history & an interest in working with or in the heritage sector? This opportunity with the University of Oxford and West Horsley Place may be for you: www.tss.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
Researcher in Oxford City Centre | Oxford University
View details and apply for this Researcher Temporary Assignment in Oxford City Centre. To apply for this role you must have: Proven experience in high-level research, ideally at adva...
www.tss.ox.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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juliawalworth.bsky.social
Astrolabes and quadrants return to display in the Upper Library at Merton College with special thanks to Nikki Tomkins, Oxford Conservation Consortium, Khris Watts, Harriet Campbell Longley, and @stephenaj.bsky.social It took many hands! #astronomy #astrolabes
August 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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hannah-boston.bsky.social
12-week research post available in medieval and early modern landscape, focusing on West Horsley near Oxford: www.tss.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
Researcher in Oxford City Centre | Oxford University
View details and apply for this Researcher Temporary Assignment in Oxford City Centre. To apply for this role you must have: Proven experience in high-level research, ideally at adva...
www.tss.ox.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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vashtimedia.bsky.social
We are devastated and enraged by the murder of Awdah Hathaleen by Israeli settler Yinon Levi earlier today. Awdah was a writer, teacher, and activist in his village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta, and a friend of Vashti Media. May his words resound through the entire world:
July 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
maryrboyle.bsky.social
This is disastrous for access to the Humanities for all but the independently very wealthy. My own doctorate was a student-led AHRC-funded project (ie I came up with the project). It’s awful to see these opportunities taken from the next generation, especially given the huge increase in tuition fees
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Jul 21
'The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is set to fall by 60 per cent when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year, new figures show.' 1/3
‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’
Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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bordersboundaries.bsky.social
Now just under two months to get your abstracts in for Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages. Do get your thinking caps on because we've already received some great abstracts and are look forward to reading everybody's proposals in September!
bordersboundaries.bsky.social Borders, Boundaries, Barriers Conference @bordersboundaries.bsky.social · Jun 28
CFP for Borders, Boundaries, Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages (20-21 April 2026). Deadline 15 September 2025.
July 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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robinjames.bsky.social
Love it when what is presented as "academic publishing" is really just "publishing in STEM fields" :/

basically none of this is true for humanities publishing, and especially for humanities books

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
maryrboyle.bsky.social
Ready to chair @imc-leeds.bsky.social panel 1634: ‘Learning the Middle Ages in the Long C19 II: Language and Literature’ at 11:15
Text of presentations in panel Orange and white lanyard
July 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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ccurran.bsky.social
Happening now at @imc-leeds.bsky.social : the first of three panels in memory of Dr Johanna Green. Speakers in the first panel will speak about one of Johanna’s greatest passions: Old English literature.
July 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social
An exhibition of medieval manuscripts at Cambridge's @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social! Curated by Timothy Glover (Richard Rolle specialist and current Parker Library Early-Career Research Fellow).
Do pop in/book a tour if you are in Cambridge - July only!
July 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
maryrboyle.bsky.social
Today I’m representing @germancambridge.bsky.social at the @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social’s Careers Roadshow. Looking forward to meeting lots of school groups!
July 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
maryrboyle.bsky.social
I had a Leverhulme ECF until last year, and if you want to chat about anything to do with the application etc, feel free to reach out to me. It was a real gift to hold one of these fellowships.
leverhulme.ac.uk Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Jul 2
Supporting talented scholars who are the foundation of the UK’s higher education sector.

If you are considering applying for a 2026 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, hear what some of our current and former Fellows have to say: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/leverh...
Black background with gold swirls with eight headshots of Early Career Fellows. Leverhulme Trust logo, URL: media.leverhulme.ac.uk
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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hlaehnemann.bsky.social
Apply by 14 July to work with Andrew Dunning to make the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project online accessible again - 6-month postdoc position @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social. Pls advertise, @oxmedstud.bsky.social @bkhistoxford.bsky.social
medieval.ox.ac.uk/medieval-lib...
Medieval Libraries of Great Britain Project Researcher – Oxford Medieval Studies
medieval.ox.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
maryrboyle.bsky.social
We've brought Teaching the Codex over to Bluesky to celebrate our fantastic new series by @sianwitherden.bsky.social, 'How to collate an early printed book' (yes, we're adopting the new technology of moveable type).
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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bordersboundaries.bsky.social
CFP for Borders, Boundaries, Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages (20-21 April 2026). Deadline 15 September 2025.
June 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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themamoconf.bsky.social
Our Chaucer focus at MAMO continues with the hybrid panel 'Chaucer: At Home and Abroad (II)'!
With papers from Mary Boyle (@maryrboyle.bsky.social, Cambridge), Hugo Lacoue-Labarthe (Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), and Candace Barrington (@candacebarrington.bsky.social, Connecticut). 👇 #MAMOmonth
Session 2D: Chaucer: At Home and Abroad (II) [Room K020 – hybrid session] Chair: Helen Brookman Mary Boyle (St Edmund’s College, Cambridge): Dirty Great Literature: The Canterbury Tales in German Hugo Lacoue-Labarthe (Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle): Impersonating Chaucer: Pier Paolo Pasolini and J.R.R. Tolkien, aspiring medieval poets in the 20th century? Candace Barrington (Central Connecticut State University): “This false traytour Deeth”: Chaucer in Iran
June 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
maryrboyle.bsky.social
Another day, another short-sighted attempt by a UK university to cut Modern Languages. This time it's Bangor, planning to discontinue German and Chinese and reduce staffing in French and Spanish. Please sign: www.change.org/p/stop-cuts-...
Sign the Petition
Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University
www.change.org
May 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM