Sara Read
@saralread.bsky.social
Historical fiction novelist #hisfic; senior lecturer #earlymodern & #creativewriting; mum; grandma; gardener; open water swimmer.
www.sararead.co.uk
www.sararead.co.uk
Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
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Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
Writing with empathy and purpose
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June 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Starting Storytelling for Family Historians
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Earlier we were treated to a fantastic @healthhumslboro.bsky.social talk by @saralread.bsky.social where she discussed her novels ‘The Gossips’ Choice' (2020) & 'The Midwife’s Truth' (2023), and how case notes and midwifery practices in historical medical treatises are transformed into fiction.
March 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Earlier we were treated to a fantastic @healthhumslboro.bsky.social talk by @saralread.bsky.social where she discussed her novels ‘The Gossips’ Choice' (2020) & 'The Midwife’s Truth' (2023), and how case notes and midwifery practices in historical medical treatises are transformed into fiction.
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On Tuesday 25 March 12-5pm, @saralread.bsky.social will be speaking at 'Literature, Engaged Research and the Wider Humanities At the Mid-Career' @keeleuniversity.bsky.social More details here:
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March 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On Tuesday 25 March 12-5pm, @saralread.bsky.social will be speaking at 'Literature, Engaged Research and the Wider Humanities At the Mid-Career' @keeleuniversity.bsky.social More details here:
Quick show and tell this afternoon for the VC @lborouniversity.bsky.social and the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities of some of the materials we use to explore early modern health @lboroenglish.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Quick show and tell this afternoon for the VC @lborouniversity.bsky.social and the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities of some of the materials we use to explore early modern health @lboroenglish.bsky.social
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Here are two photos taken by Prof Clare Hutton who has made the journey to Canterbury today to attend this historic unveiling and to support Prof Hobby.
February 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here are two photos taken by Prof Clare Hutton who has made the journey to Canterbury today to attend this historic unveiling and to support Prof Hobby.
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Loughborough English professor Elaine Hobby has been with Her Majesty the Queen today at the unveiling of a statue of Aphra Behn - the first professional woman writer.
The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury.
Read more: 👇
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The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury.
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4bdmmaD
Her Majesty the Queen unveils Aphra Behn statue following campaign involving Loughborough English professor
Her Majesty the Queen has officially unveiled a historic statue of Aphra Behn in Canterbury today, marking a momentous occasion in the recognition of the first full-time professional woman writer in t...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Loughborough English professor Elaine Hobby has been with Her Majesty the Queen today at the unveiling of a statue of Aphra Behn - the first professional woman writer.
The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury.
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4bdmmaD
The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury.
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4bdmmaD
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Hello Bluesky! We are the English Department at Loughborough University. You can find out more about us at this link: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/eng.... Below is a photo taken on a glorious day in May 2024 of some our faculty and finalists.
February 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Hello Bluesky! We are the English Department at Loughborough University. You can find out more about us at this link: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/eng.... Below is a photo taken on a glorious day in May 2024 of some our faculty and finalists.
Wonderful afternoon yesterday celebrating another PhD success as Rai passed her viva. Her creative critical thesis has been a pleasure to supervise for Catie Gill and me over the last 3 years. @lborouniversity.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Wonderful afternoon yesterday celebrating another PhD success as Rai passed her viva. Her creative critical thesis has been a pleasure to supervise for Catie Gill and me over the last 3 years. @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Five years ago we went to the National Civil War Museum in Newark to bring you a tale of Old Father Christmas and his brush with the law.
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When fake news cancelled Christmas
YouTube video by Loughborough University
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December 19, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Five years ago we went to the National Civil War Museum in Newark to bring you a tale of Old Father Christmas and his brush with the law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaDe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaDe...
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Universities are in a shocking state & the new government has barely begun the herculean task of stabilising the sector.It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic & intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
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December 5, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Universities are in a shocking state & the new government has barely begun the herculean task of stabilising the sector.It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic & intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Last evening we said goodbye to two phenomenal colleagues in Loughborough English. Deirdre O'Byrne and Catie Gill have been teaching in our department for over 20 years and next week will leave us for pastures new. The department will feel very strange next term without their presence.
December 5, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Last evening we said goodbye to two phenomenal colleagues in Loughborough English. Deirdre O'Byrne and Catie Gill have been teaching in our department for over 20 years and next week will leave us for pastures new. The department will feel very strange next term without their presence.
Let me know if I should add you 😊
I've made a starter pack of my wonderful colleagues in English @lborouniversity.bsky.social
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November 27, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Let me know if I should add you 😊
I've made a starter pack of my wonderful colleagues in English @lborouniversity.bsky.social
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November 27, 2024 at 8:58 PM
I've made a starter pack of my wonderful colleagues in English @lborouniversity.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/83SfwnK
go.bsky.app/83SfwnK
Very festive student accommodation @lborouniversity.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Very festive student accommodation @lborouniversity.bsky.social
At the launch of this new volume! 🎉 To all involved.
Launching this today! It’s open access, so everyone can enjoy the work within.
November 27, 2024 at 3:10 PM
At the launch of this new volume! 🎉 To all involved.
Six years ago @historianjen.bsky.social and I went to the very cold 1620s house in Leicestershire to make mince pies with cow's tongues from a historical recipe. See how we got on here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
November 22, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Six years ago @historianjen.bsky.social and I went to the very cold 1620s house in Leicestershire to make mince pies with cow's tongues from a historical recipe. See how we got on here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
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The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r...
Please spread the word!!!!
Please spread the word!!!!
Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History at Lancaster University
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History on jobs.ac.uk!
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November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r...
Please spread the word!!!!
Please spread the word!!!!
Lots of good people to follow here for those interested in health /medical humanities.
There's lots of buzz about scientists on #bluesky! Don't forget to make room for the medical and science historians, too! Here's my #starterpack of some awesome people (and institutes). From medieval astrolabes to Victorian corsets, radium soap, and beyond! I got you covered.
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November 22, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Lots of good people to follow here for those interested in health /medical humanities.
👀 @wsguk.bsky.social is now amongst us in this place. Do follow!
Hello, we're new here 👋
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!
November 20, 2024 at 8:24 PM
👀 @wsguk.bsky.social is now amongst us in this place. Do follow!
Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87 www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
November 19, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87 www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
And the Loughborough English Oscar Wilde
written by our colleague Sarah Parker is now completed 🎉 @lborouni.bsky.social
@jenniferacooke.bsky.social @sadiseshiah.bsky.social
written by our colleague Sarah Parker is now completed 🎉 @lborouni.bsky.social
@jenniferacooke.bsky.social @sadiseshiah.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM
And the Loughborough English Oscar Wilde
written by our colleague Sarah Parker is now completed 🎉 @lborouni.bsky.social
@jenniferacooke.bsky.social @sadiseshiah.bsky.social
written by our colleague Sarah Parker is now completed 🎉 @lborouni.bsky.social
@jenniferacooke.bsky.social @sadiseshiah.bsky.social
A slightly snowy view from my office window in Loughborough today.
November 19, 2024 at 12:44 PM
A slightly snowy view from my office window in Loughborough today.
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Hello, friends! We've made a starter pack.
Please give us a nudge if you're a WSG member, colleague, book contributor, or a speaker past or present. We're keen to put our lovely community in touch with each other here.
We've started small, so come back and check as we grow!
go.bsky.app/88zFAoB
Please give us a nudge if you're a WSG member, colleague, book contributor, or a speaker past or present. We're keen to put our lovely community in touch with each other here.
We've started small, so come back and check as we grow!
go.bsky.app/88zFAoB
November 18, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Hello, friends! We've made a starter pack.
Please give us a nudge if you're a WSG member, colleague, book contributor, or a speaker past or present. We're keen to put our lovely community in touch with each other here.
We've started small, so come back and check as we grow!
go.bsky.app/88zFAoB
Please give us a nudge if you're a WSG member, colleague, book contributor, or a speaker past or present. We're keen to put our lovely community in touch with each other here.
We've started small, so come back and check as we grow!
go.bsky.app/88zFAoB
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Hello, we're new here 👋
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Hello, we're new here 👋
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!
We're looking forward to meeting friends, old and new.
Please say hello in the comments so we can follow you!
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*VERY EXCITING VACANCY*
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is
Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is
Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 AM
*VERY EXCITING VACANCY*
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is
Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is
Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...