Ria Cheyne
@riacheyne.bsky.social
Liverpool-based academic. Disability, medical humanities, genre fiction, neurodiversity, accessibility and inclusion in HE.
#DisabilityStudies #MedHums
Disability, Literature, Genre book (Liverpool UP, 2019) #OpenAccess at https://shorturl.at/5ykqk
#DisabilityStudies #MedHums
Disability, Literature, Genre book (Liverpool UP, 2019) #OpenAccess at https://shorturl.at/5ykqk
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Ria Cheyne
@riacheyne.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hello Bluesky! I'm a Liverpool-based academic w/interests in neurodiversity, representations of disability, genre fiction, 20th/21st C lit and more. I identify as a Disability Studies scholar, literature scholar or medical humanities scholar depending on the time of day...
I haven't watched the show, but this is a great letter in the Shetland Times: Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick asks Channel 4 to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting
LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting
Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick has asked Channel 4 to apologise for “misrepresenting an entire culture” in Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I haven't watched the show, but this is a great letter in the Shetland Times: Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick asks Channel 4 to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting
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RETURN TO SENDER (thriller): An ex-postie with PTSD hunts for the Post Box Butcher, a serial killer notorious for posting his victims' severed digits with only a large letter stamp. Can Jack find the Butcher before the introduction of a new electronic franking system makes him impossible to catch?
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
RETURN TO SENDER (thriller): An ex-postie with PTSD hunts for the Post Box Butcher, a serial killer notorious for posting his victims' severed digits with only a large letter stamp. Can Jack find the Butcher before the introduction of a new electronic franking system makes him impossible to catch?
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RETURN TO SENDER, an enemies-to-lovers romance between a rural sub-postmistress and the Royal Mail worker sent to remove the village's last remaining postbox.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
This gutted postbox is outside a Post Office near me and I'm dying for someone to tell me the story behind this (or make one up!).
![Night photo of the shell of a Royal Mail postbox with the inside part missing. It's crudely wrapped in clear film and a handwritten note attached reads in all caps: "Looking for a postbox? Nearest one is outside Home Bargains. Any questions ask Royal Mail [phone number obscured] Post Office have no idea what's happening."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mv63cv46aas3xcfq2nvnkmvk/bafkreic43tf7coxjhq6iltfcfgiatesgh2m7mthz6wtztvtbd6pw4j6tq4@jpeg)
![Close in photo of sign attached to postbox. In all caps: "Looking for a postbox? Nearest one is outside Home Bargains. Any questions ask Royal Mail [phone number obscured] Post Office have no idea what's happening."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mv63cv46aas3xcfq2nvnkmvk/bafkreihji2k73bj5xfndtxh6qesngom5jrhn3qdepp6mqofgl6sci4y6pi@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
RETURN TO SENDER, an enemies-to-lovers romance between a rural sub-postmistress and the Royal Mail worker sent to remove the village's last remaining postbox.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
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This gutted postbox is outside a Post Office near me and I'm dying for someone to tell me the story behind this (or make one up!).
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This gutted postbox is outside a Post Office near me and I'm dying for someone to tell me the story behind this (or make one up!).
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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Assistant Professor of 20th-21st Century British Literature (with an emphasis on literatures of the diaspora) at UMass Amherst.
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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Details - Assistant Professor of English: 20th-21st Century British Literature | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
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November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Assistant Professor of 20th-21st Century British Literature (with an emphasis on literatures of the diaspora) at UMass Amherst.
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
RETURN TO SENDER (thriller): An ex-postie with PTSD hunts for the Post Box Butcher, a serial killer notorious for posting his victims' severed digits with only a large letter stamp. Can Jack find the Butcher before the introduction of a new electronic franking system makes him impossible to catch?
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
RETURN TO SENDER (thriller): An ex-postie with PTSD hunts for the Post Box Butcher, a serial killer notorious for posting his victims' severed digits with only a large letter stamp. Can Jack find the Butcher before the introduction of a new electronic franking system makes him impossible to catch?
RETURN TO SENDER, an enemies-to-lovers romance between a rural sub-postmistress and the Royal Mail worker sent to remove the village's last remaining postbox.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
This gutted postbox is outside a Post Office near me and I'm dying for someone to tell me the story behind this (or make one up!).
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
RETURN TO SENDER, an enemies-to-lovers romance between a rural sub-postmistress and the Royal Mail worker sent to remove the village's last remaining postbox.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
Think You've Got Mail, but queer and earlier in the morning.
This gutted postbox is outside a Post Office near me and I'm dying for someone to tell me the story behind this (or make one up!).
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This gutted postbox is outside a Post Office near me and I'm dying for someone to tell me the story behind this (or make one up!).
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Neuroqueer Theory and the Posthuman Symposium: Symbiogenesis in the Between, organised by Angelique Joy in Melbourne and online, March 2026. The call is open and I’m definitely considering sending something 🔥 angeliquejoy.com/xxi/
Symbiogenesis – In the between - Xxi
This symposium aims to nurture space for academic discourse and creative play with neuroqueer theory and the posthuman.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Neuroqueer Theory and the Posthuman Symposium: Symbiogenesis in the Between, organised by Angelique Joy in Melbourne and online, March 2026. The call is open and I’m definitely considering sending something 🔥 angeliquejoy.com/xxi/
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I finally caved and had a poke around using ChatGPT to suggest prospective popular digital products for 2026 and it gave me references for its answers which included, multiple times, some random guy’s blog which was clearly written with ChatGPT
really, this is what all the fuss is about
really, this is what all the fuss is about
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I finally caved and had a poke around using ChatGPT to suggest prospective popular digital products for 2026 and it gave me references for its answers which included, multiple times, some random guy’s blog which was clearly written with ChatGPT
really, this is what all the fuss is about
really, this is what all the fuss is about
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
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'"I think the point is to make us despair": *The Exorcist* as Allegory of Academic Life'
actually maybe that is why they needed both priests? got to have a reviewer 2
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
'"I think the point is to make us despair": *The Exorcist* as Allegory of Academic Life'
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Please sign the petition below in support of colleagues at Nottingham, where courses in the highly respected Dept of Modern Languages & Cultures have been earmarked for suspension.
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
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November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Please sign the petition below in support of colleagues at Nottingham, where courses in the highly respected Dept of Modern Languages & Cultures have been earmarked for suspension.
'"I think the point is to make us despair": *The Exorcist* as Allegory of Academic Life'
actually maybe that is why they needed both priests? got to have a reviewer 2
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
'"I think the point is to make us despair": *The Exorcist* as Allegory of Academic Life'
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This call may be of interest to our readers!
Come and study with me! Call for doctoral proposals in the field of Romance and/or Erotica at Falmouth University: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
Romance and/or Erotica
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of research interest under the heading of: Romance and/or Erotica
www.falmouth.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This call may be of interest to our readers!
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Honestly, how do outlets keep looking at a sector in freefall, at 15,000 jobs lost, at maddening spikes in mental health concerns, and not think 'maybe we should hear from the people who actually care about that sector and what it does, and not just from those who've been wrecking it'?
🚨OUT NOW🚨 Are unis about to collapse? 🎓
Ex-minister Jo Johnson, UUK's Vivienne Stern, Public First's Jess Lister and Russell Group's Sarah Stevens join PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social & @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss the strain on higher education
Listen: podfollow.com/politicshome...
Ex-minister Jo Johnson, UUK's Vivienne Stern, Public First's Jess Lister and Russell Group's Sarah Stevens join PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social & @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss the strain on higher education
Listen: podfollow.com/politicshome...
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Honestly, how do outlets keep looking at a sector in freefall, at 15,000 jobs lost, at maddening spikes in mental health concerns, and not think 'maybe we should hear from the people who actually care about that sector and what it does, and not just from those who've been wrecking it'?
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Feel like this might be a niche opportunity for an early career romance scholar. Bit of a long shot, but anyone working on London in Regencies or K J Charles, for example?
The Worshipful Company of Curriers essay prize on London for early career scholars, in association with The London Journal Trust and the Institute of Historical Research.
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
Curriers' Essay Prize | The London Journal
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal. Other promising entries may also be considered for publication.
www.thelondonjournal.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Feel like this might be a niche opportunity for an early career romance scholar. Bit of a long shot, but anyone working on London in Regencies or K J Charles, for example?
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The What I'd Like to Change... project led by myself and Rosie Tansley focuses on making cancer care accessible for disabled and neurodivergent individuals.
Through participatory methods, we identified barriers such as inaccessible information and poor communication, while proposing solutions that…
Through participatory methods, we identified barriers such as inaccessible information and poor communication, while proposing solutions that…
Inclusive Cancer Care: Voices of the Disabled Community
The project led by Rosie Tansley and Katie Munday focuses on making cancer care accessible for disabled and neurodivergent individuals. Through participatory methods, it identifies barriers such as inaccessible information and poor communication, while proposing solutions that prioritise empathy and inclusivity in healthcare. Meaningful changes are essential for effective support.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The What I'd Like to Change... project led by myself and Rosie Tansley focuses on making cancer care accessible for disabled and neurodivergent individuals.
Through participatory methods, we identified barriers such as inaccessible information and poor communication, while proposing solutions that…
Through participatory methods, we identified barriers such as inaccessible information and poor communication, while proposing solutions that…
Reviewing a book in my exact research area that doesn't mention my work. Pretty irksome tbh
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Nobody is more surprised than me that I'll be a keynote speaker for the Emerging Researchers' Group at the European Educational Research Association Conference in Tampere in August 2026.
(Conference submissions open from the 1st of December, by the way.)
eera-ecer.de/conferences/...
(Conference submissions open from the 1st of December, by the way.)
eera-ecer.de/conferences/...
Keynote Speakers | EERA
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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Nobody is more surprised than me that I'll be a keynote speaker for the Emerging Researchers' Group at the European Educational Research Association Conference in Tampere in August 2026.
(Conference submissions open from the 1st of December, by the way.)
eera-ecer.de/conferences/...
(Conference submissions open from the 1st of December, by the way.)
eera-ecer.de/conferences/...
An excellent, reflective article on teaching texts featuring sexual assault/coercion. Focuses on romantic fiction and the author's position as a male academic teaching (mostly) female students, but has much broader relevance.
Joseph Crawford 's written an open access essay which addresses ethical issues he's considered while teaching a course about romantic fiction.
‘I'm Alright, It's Just so Horrible’: Teaching Romance Fictions, Pre‐ and Post‐#MeToo
This article discusses the author’s experiences of teaching the history of romance fiction to undergraduate students from 2013 to 2024, with a particular emphasis on changing approaches to teaching r...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
An excellent, reflective article on teaching texts featuring sexual assault/coercion. Focuses on romantic fiction and the author's position as a male academic teaching (mostly) female students, but has much broader relevance.
Always enjoy @midnightpals.bsky.social but this one is particularly good - make sure you read right through to the end
Stephen King: hey guys guess what?
King: the blue wave is back!🌊🌊🌊
King: it's curtains for DRUMP!
King: end of the line for mango mussolini!
King: no more orange julius caesar!
King: i haven't been so excited since we finally defeated bu$hitler back in '09!
King: the blue wave is back!🌊🌊🌊
King: it's curtains for DRUMP!
King: end of the line for mango mussolini!
King: no more orange julius caesar!
King: i haven't been so excited since we finally defeated bu$hitler back in '09!
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Always enjoy @midnightpals.bsky.social but this one is particularly good - make sure you read right through to the end