Sarah Wride
@srwride.bsky.social
Historian of ideas & culture c18th+ @york.ac.uk @ihr.bsky.social & in the wild | writers using HoC make-up & job-description to puzzle out their MO & aims | hows whys & effects of re-imagining historical homicides | edits indexes archives👉 sarahwride.co.uk
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Sarah Wride
@srwride.bsky.social
· Sep 3
A HUGE thank you to @ihr.bsky.social for welcoming me into its fellowship community while I work on two big #publichistory projects 2025/26! So excited to get started. If you’re also a #histparl & #truecrime #history & #ethics buff, watch this space!
#ECRs #skystorians #humanities
#ECRs #skystorians #humanities
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Meanwhile, at the Cage aux Folles Bar & Grille…
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Meanwhile, at the Cage aux Folles Bar & Grille…
📣 Please do what I cannot & take in @physiciansgallery.bsky.social's forthcoming exhibition.
For details & to register for the launch on 26 February, w/ talks from the (bloody) excellent @helenking.bsky.social & Prof. Marc Turner👉 shorturl.at/fnH5m
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
#MedicalHumanities
For details & to register for the launch on 26 February, w/ talks from the (bloody) excellent @helenking.bsky.social & Prof. Marc Turner👉 shorturl.at/fnH5m
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
#MedicalHumanities
February 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
📣 Please do what I cannot & take in @physiciansgallery.bsky.social's forthcoming exhibition.
For details & to register for the launch on 26 February, w/ talks from the (bloody) excellent @helenking.bsky.social & Prof. Marc Turner👉 shorturl.at/fnH5m
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
#MedicalHumanities
For details & to register for the launch on 26 February, w/ talks from the (bloody) excellent @helenking.bsky.social & Prof. Marc Turner👉 shorturl.at/fnH5m
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
#MedicalHumanities
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Surround yourself with the kind of people who find the Oxford comma to be illuminative, beautiful, and necessary.
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who find the Oxford comma to be illuminative, beautiful, and necessary.
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Happy publication anniversary to Northanger Abbey! Celebrate by accusing your crush’s dad of murder.
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Happy publication anniversary to Northanger Abbey! Celebrate by accusing your crush’s dad of murder.
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Why on earth are Americans interested in concrete?
Is this true, American people on BlueSky?
Is this true, American people on BlueSky?
January 24, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Why on earth are Americans interested in concrete?
Is this true, American people on BlueSky?
Is this true, American people on BlueSky?
It turns out that it takes upwards of ONE HOUR for me to recognise that I've accidentally left repeat-one on and have been listening to one song on a loop. Even when that song is 'Back to the Start'.
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
It turns out that it takes upwards of ONE HOUR for me to recognise that I've accidentally left repeat-one on and have been listening to one song on a loop. Even when that song is 'Back to the Start'.
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Happy birthday Lord Byron!
Mary Shelley after reading Thomas Moore's edition of his Letters and Journals:
Mary Shelley after reading Thomas Moore's edition of his Letters and Journals:
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Happy birthday Lord Byron!
Mary Shelley after reading Thomas Moore's edition of his Letters and Journals:
Mary Shelley after reading Thomas Moore's edition of his Letters and Journals:
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
Some lovely #LordByron -ish news, in case anybody else missed it: a statue of Ada Lovelace will be unveiled on Lower Bond Street in #Hinckley, Leicestershire, 2-4pm on 31 January 👇
@bars.bsky.social
@bavs-uk.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
@bars.bsky.social
@bavs-uk.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
Statue of computing pioneer Ada Lovelace installed in Hinckley
Project leaders hope the sculpture will inspire girls and young women to study maths and science.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Some lovely #LordByron -ish news, in case anybody else missed it: a statue of Ada Lovelace will be unveiled on Lower Bond Street in #Hinckley, Leicestershire, 2-4pm on 31 January 👇
@bars.bsky.social
@bavs-uk.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
@bars.bsky.social
@bavs-uk.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
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📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!
📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary!
👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
SHS Annual Conference 2026
Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…
socialhistory.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!
📣 The Figure of the Politician in Modern & Contemporary Europe from @berghahnbooks.bsky.social, edited by Pasi Ihalainen, @rosariolopez.bsky.social, Kari Palonen, & Henk te Velde, launches online on 6 February 👇
#AcademicSky #Skystorians #HistParl #BookSky
#AcademicSky #Skystorians #HistParl #BookSky
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM
📣 The Figure of the Politician in Modern & Contemporary Europe from @berghahnbooks.bsky.social, edited by Pasi Ihalainen, @rosariolopez.bsky.social, Kari Palonen, & Henk te Velde, launches online on 6 February 👇
#AcademicSky #Skystorians #HistParl #BookSky
#AcademicSky #Skystorians #HistParl #BookSky
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I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
I'm finally clocking (& logging) off for Christmas: Happy Holidays one & all!
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm finally clocking (& logging) off for Christmas: Happy Holidays one & all!
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Discipline and Nourish.
December 25, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Discipline and Nourish.
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The author was dead: to begin with.
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The author was dead: to begin with.
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🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
SHS Annual Conference 2026
Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…
socialhistory.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
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Tales of Health: Illness, Disability, and Citizenship in the Romantic National Tale is now available for preorder from @livunipress.bsky.social. It revises our understanding of this political genre through medical humanities
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Tales of Health: Illness, Disability, and Citizenship in the Romantic National Tale | Home
Matthew L. Reznicek is Associate Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He has published widely on British and Irish romantic literature, and particularly on the intersection of health and illness in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century writing.
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tales of Health: Illness, Disability, and Citizenship in the Romantic National Tale is now available for preorder from @livunipress.bsky.social. It revises our understanding of this political genre through medical humanities
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
If you’re a #Humanities #ECR & in/willing to travel to York on 17 December, join me & the @historylabplus.bsky.social team for our 2025 ‘Christmas Connections’ event, a FREE & informal opportunity to support each other, build professional connections, & sample the city’s heritage & eatables. 👇&🧵
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you’re a #Humanities #ECR & in/willing to travel to York on 17 December, join me & the @historylabplus.bsky.social team for our 2025 ‘Christmas Connections’ event, a FREE & informal opportunity to support each other, build professional connections, & sample the city’s heritage & eatables. 👇&🧵
👇This response to #dishist in #highered & the experiences of disabled, chronically ill, D/deaf, & #ND #skystorians is a must-read, w/ recommendations relevant across the Humanities & #academicsky. Thank you, Sarah Holland, @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social, Sarah Hayward, & @tillyguthrie.bsky.social! 🗃️
History UK has today released its 'History UK Disability and History Report' (2025): bit.ly/44PH51Z
The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #Skystorians
The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #Skystorians
December 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
👇This response to #dishist in #highered & the experiences of disabled, chronically ill, D/deaf, & #ND #skystorians is a must-read, w/ recommendations relevant across the Humanities & #academicsky. Thank you, Sarah Holland, @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social, Sarah Hayward, & @tillyguthrie.bsky.social! 🗃️
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Amazon is rude to ask for you to review your book purchase when you clearly haven't had a chance to read it yet. Clearly they should wait 10-15 years before sending that follow-up.
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Amazon is rude to ask for you to review your book purchase when you clearly haven't had a chance to read it yet. Clearly they should wait 10-15 years before sending that follow-up.
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We can only whole-heartedly endorse 19th century politicians as Christmas tree decorations. Gladstone would ideally be at the base of the tree with an axe!
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We can only whole-heartedly endorse 19th century politicians as Christmas tree decorations. Gladstone would ideally be at the base of the tree with an axe!
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📢 On 21 January, join novelist Tessa Hadley & actor-writers Anni Domingo & Romola Garai in conversation with Professor Lara Feigel from @kingsenglish.bsky.social as they ask why Austen remains so popular and what she has to say to us after 250 years.
🔗 Register here ⤵️
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/auste...
🔗 Register here ⤵️
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/auste...
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📢 On 21 January, join novelist Tessa Hadley & actor-writers Anni Domingo & Romola Garai in conversation with Professor Lara Feigel from @kingsenglish.bsky.social as they ask why Austen remains so popular and what she has to say to us after 250 years.
🔗 Register here ⤵️
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/auste...
🔗 Register here ⤵️
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/auste...
The Lord John Russell - "The true Christmas spirit of reform?" -flask is mine.
WHO knew that crafting a #histparl research themed Christmas tree decoration could be so much fun?! A cracking idea from @ihr.bsky.social.
(Now #AcademicSky talk to me more about creative outputs & the #REF?)
WHO knew that crafting a #histparl research themed Christmas tree decoration could be so much fun?! A cracking idea from @ihr.bsky.social.
(Now #AcademicSky talk to me more about creative outputs & the #REF?)
More decorations from our fellows and students have appeared on the IHR Christmas tree.
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Lord John Russell - "The true Christmas spirit of reform?" -flask is mine.
WHO knew that crafting a #histparl research themed Christmas tree decoration could be so much fun?! A cracking idea from @ihr.bsky.social.
(Now #AcademicSky talk to me more about creative outputs & the #REF?)
WHO knew that crafting a #histparl research themed Christmas tree decoration could be so much fun?! A cracking idea from @ihr.bsky.social.
(Now #AcademicSky talk to me more about creative outputs & the #REF?)
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Coming up this Thursday in Manchester! Our last Open Mic in Belfast was great fun - highly recommended event in a beautiful, historic setting - the @porticolibrary.bsky.social... #skystorians
Friends! #Skystorians! Mancunians!
A small reminder that this FREE @historylabplus.bsky.social open mic event is just days away...
#AcademicSky
@ihr.bsky.social
@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social
@drmichaelreeve.bsky.social
🗃️
A small reminder that this FREE @historylabplus.bsky.social open mic event is just days away...
#AcademicSky
@ihr.bsky.social
@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social
@drmichaelreeve.bsky.social
🗃️
Manchester historians!
@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Coming up this Thursday in Manchester! Our last Open Mic in Belfast was great fun - highly recommended event in a beautiful, historic setting - the @porticolibrary.bsky.social... #skystorians
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Do you care about the sharp decline in children reading for pleasure in the UK? Here’s your chance to make a difference by responding to the call for evidence (3,000 words max) to the House of Commons Education Committee inquiry. Often the most compelling evidence is not from the « usual suspects »
📣live @ukparliament.parliament.uk calls that may be of interest: for contributions for a POSTnote on 'lifelong learning & skills in the UK' (deadline 18/01 👉 shorturl.at/lDwOC) & for evidence on the sharp decline in children reading for pleasure (deadline 22/12 👇)
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
#BookSky
#AcademicSky
#Skystorians
#BookSky
Reading for Pleasure - Committees - UK Parliament
Reading brings a range of benefits to children, young people and their families, but the number of children reading for pleasure is declining rapidly. This inquiry will look at the reasons behind this...
committees.parliament.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Do you care about the sharp decline in children reading for pleasure in the UK? Here’s your chance to make a difference by responding to the call for evidence (3,000 words max) to the House of Commons Education Committee inquiry. Often the most compelling evidence is not from the « usual suspects »