Robert Rouse
@rousemedieval.bsky.social
Medievalist, medieval romance, medievalisms, left coast professor@UBC, @Oecologies OG, environmental and spatial approaches, game development consulting (AoE4), dad, nostalgic Man Utd fan. Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦 (never the 51st State; fuck that noise).
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Published today! Facsimile: Making, Likeness, and Medieval Manuscripts, by Siân Echard.
Siân is not on here to promote it, but I will! #medievalsky #manuscripts #bookhistory
www.pennpress.org/978151282705...
Siân is not on here to promote it, but I will! #medievalsky #manuscripts #bookhistory
www.pennpress.org/978151282705...
Facsimile – Penn Press
An unprecedented cultural history of reproductions of medieval manuscriptsFacsimiles are, or claim to be, exact copies of objects, and medieval manuscripts h...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Published today! Facsimile: Making, Likeness, and Medieval Manuscripts, by Siân Echard.
Siân is not on here to promote it, but I will! #medievalsky #manuscripts #bookhistory
www.pennpress.org/978151282705...
Siân is not on here to promote it, but I will! #medievalsky #manuscripts #bookhistory
www.pennpress.org/978151282705...
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Job klaxon! Fixed-term lectureship in medieval/early modern. You would be joining a truly lovely set of colleagues: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/16...
Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature (ATR1711) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature (ATR1711) vacancy in University of East Anglia.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
School of Literature,...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Job klaxon! Fixed-term lectureship in medieval/early modern. You would be joining a truly lovely set of colleagues: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/16...
Čestitam, Central FC /Auckland City! #WorldClubCup
June 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Čestitam, Central FC /Auckland City! #WorldClubCup
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Our first paper of the panel is by Robert Rouse ( @rousemedieval.bsky.social ) and titled “A Left-Coast Medieval: Progressive Values in Age of Empires IV” #MAMG225
middleagesinmoderngames.net/mamg25/a-lef...
middleagesinmoderngames.net/mamg25/a-lef...
A Left-Coast Medieval: Progressive Medievalism in Age of Empires IV – The Middle Ages in Modern Games
middleagesinmoderngames.net
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our first paper of the panel is by Robert Rouse ( @rousemedieval.bsky.social ) and titled “A Left-Coast Medieval: Progressive Values in Age of Empires IV” #MAMG225
middleagesinmoderngames.net/mamg25/a-lef...
middleagesinmoderngames.net/mamg25/a-lef...
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Same for Canada
Anyone saying ‘DEI’ here in the UK is telling you very directly where their hate is imported from.
June 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Same for Canada
I’m discussing progressive politics, game design, and our understanding of The Middle Ages in my paper in this asynchronous online conference next week. I’ll be discussing my experiences as a SME (subject matter expert) consultant on Age of Empires IV. #medievalsky
The sixth Middle Ages in Modern Games Asynchronous Conference on the themes Globalities and Regionalities will take place from 4 to 6 June. The papers (written and video format) will be accessible on our website middleagesinmoderngames.net We hope you can join us!
May 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’m discussing progressive politics, game design, and our understanding of The Middle Ages in my paper in this asynchronous online conference next week. I’ll be discussing my experiences as a SME (subject matter expert) consultant on Age of Empires IV. #medievalsky
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OR JUST NOT FUCKING USE IT EVER
April 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
OR JUST NOT FUCKING USE IT EVER
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🗣️ Fiona Tolhurst & K.S. Whetter’s book: Arthurian Intertextualities
Misreading is out soon! There’s open access AND a preorder discount code (40% off - PREORDERS25) if you prefer to have your own shiny copy to taunt others with. #medievalsky #arthuriansky
More here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eg_Y...
Misreading is out soon! There’s open access AND a preorder discount code (40% off - PREORDERS25) if you prefer to have your own shiny copy to taunt others with. #medievalsky #arthuriansky
More here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eg_Y...
April 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🗣️ Fiona Tolhurst & K.S. Whetter’s book: Arthurian Intertextualities
Misreading is out soon! There’s open access AND a preorder discount code (40% off - PREORDERS25) if you prefer to have your own shiny copy to taunt others with. #medievalsky #arthuriansky
More here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eg_Y...
Misreading is out soon! There’s open access AND a preorder discount code (40% off - PREORDERS25) if you prefer to have your own shiny copy to taunt others with. #medievalsky #arthuriansky
More here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eg_Y...
Good advice, on a number of levels.
Canadian Association of University Teachers recommends that academics travel to the US "only if essential and necessary", and to be careful about what information we have on our electronic devices, especially if you fit into a fairly wide set of categories. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...
April 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Good advice, on a number of levels.
I'm delighted to say that on Mon 28 April Prof Corinne Saunders (Durham) will present the 7th Annual MacDonald Lecture at the University of Groningen (17.30 - 19.00 CEST).
“Thinking and Feeling: Love and Loss in Chaucer’s Romance Writing”
Online attendees are welcome! meet.google.com/voz-rogm-jmt
“Thinking and Feeling: Love and Loss in Chaucer’s Romance Writing”
Online attendees are welcome! meet.google.com/voz-rogm-jmt
April 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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“This feature has become very popular among people who have no imagination”
More journalists need to talk about this the way Japanese articles do
April 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“This feature has become very popular among people who have no imagination”
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I'm delighted to say that on Mon 28 April Prof Corinne Saunders (Durham) will present the 7th Annual MacDonald Lecture at the University of Groningen (17.30 - 19.00 CEST).
“Thinking and Feeling: Love and Loss in Chaucer’s Romance Writing”
Online attendees are welcome! meet.google.com/voz-rogm-jmt
“Thinking and Feeling: Love and Loss in Chaucer’s Romance Writing”
Online attendees are welcome! meet.google.com/voz-rogm-jmt
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm delighted to say that on Mon 28 April Prof Corinne Saunders (Durham) will present the 7th Annual MacDonald Lecture at the University of Groningen (17.30 - 19.00 CEST).
“Thinking and Feeling: Love and Loss in Chaucer’s Romance Writing”
Online attendees are welcome! meet.google.com/voz-rogm-jmt
“Thinking and Feeling: Love and Loss in Chaucer’s Romance Writing”
Online attendees are welcome! meet.google.com/voz-rogm-jmt
We’re doing the first 2 novellas in my summer “AI and literature” ENGL 243 course, so the adaptation is timely.
Delightful!
And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot
April 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We’re doing the first 2 novellas in my summer “AI and literature” ENGL 243 course, so the adaptation is timely.
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if you're an undergrad student looking to transfer to a university in Canada or a HS student looking to come here, there are still some UBC Vancouver undergrad programs accepting applications for fall 2025 admission too! 🇨🇦 myapplication.ubc.ca/apply?_gl=1%....
April 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
if you're an undergrad student looking to transfer to a university in Canada or a HS student looking to come here, there are still some UBC Vancouver undergrad programs accepting applications for fall 2025 admission too! 🇨🇦 myapplication.ubc.ca/apply?_gl=1%....
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UBC is re-opening admission to a bunch of programs for US citizens looking for grad opportunities. You can check it out via the link below 🇨🇦
“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
UBC is re-opening admission to a bunch of programs for US citizens looking for grad opportunities. You can check it out via the link below 🇨🇦
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We are delighted to announce the launch of The Guild of Medievalist Makers (GuMM), a community for academic and academic-adjacent practitioners of creative-critical work.
Read more about us and the society on our new website: www.guildmedmak.com
Read more about us and the society on our new website: www.guildmedmak.com
The Guild of Medievalist Makers
www.guildmedmak.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are delighted to announce the launch of The Guild of Medievalist Makers (GuMM), a community for academic and academic-adjacent practitioners of creative-critical work.
Read more about us and the society on our new website: www.guildmedmak.com
Read more about us and the society on our new website: www.guildmedmak.com
Making America Pay Again
April 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Making America Pay Again
What? JFC.
Trump: "We're gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too. The women, between the fertilization and all the other things we're talking about, it's gonna be great. Fertilization. I'm still very proud of it, I don't care. I'll be known as the fertilization president and that's okay."
March 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What? JFC.
This Friday (28th March) I'm giving a talk (in person at UBC and on zoom) on my work on medieval romance and geography (midday PST).
March 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This Friday (28th March) I'm giving a talk (in person at UBC and on zoom) on my work on medieval romance and geography (midday PST).
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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We made the shortlist! 🎉 We're beyond excited to be nominated for the 2nd year in a row for the Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards! #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies @thebookseller.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We made the shortlist! 🎉 We're beyond excited to be nominated for the 2nd year in a row for the Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards! #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies @thebookseller.com
For international women’s day, I’m going to stfu and make space to read all the clever, inspiring, and fascinating posts by women, about women, on here.
March 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For international women’s day, I’m going to stfu and make space to read all the clever, inspiring, and fascinating posts by women, about women, on here.
Yet another reason to avoid the USA like the literal plague.
March 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yet another reason to avoid the USA like the literal plague.
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#medievalsky #jobfairy. Job posting, Tenure Track (!) medieval, early modern Literature at UNBC. universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?....
March 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#medievalsky #jobfairy. Job posting, Tenure Track (!) medieval, early modern Literature at UNBC. universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?....