Vanda Wilcox
@vandawilcox.bsky.social
professional procrastinator, precarious historian, cat serf, romanista. Writes about the First World War, Italy, imperialism & Georgette Heyer, not usually all at once.🪡🥧🐈⬛️
In response to today's 'what is DH' Discourse I offer this clip
(It's Duck History, obviously)
(It's Duck History, obviously)
February 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In response to today's 'what is DH' Discourse I offer this clip
(It's Duck History, obviously)
(It's Duck History, obviously)
one of my students uses the phrase 'afternoon thought' for those half-formed ideas which cross your mind when you're a bit sleepy and not really focused and which might equally be absolute genius or really, really inane
anyway I love this usage and am going to steal it
anyway I love this usage and am going to steal it
February 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
one of my students uses the phrase 'afternoon thought' for those half-formed ideas which cross your mind when you're a bit sleepy and not really focused and which might equally be absolute genius or really, really inane
anyway I love this usage and am going to steal it
anyway I love this usage and am going to steal it
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To mark Lithuania’s Independence Day, we’re revisiting C. Westerhoff’s study on the Ober Ost "laboratory."
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
To mark Lithuania’s Independence Day, we’re revisiting C. Westerhoff’s study on the Ober Ost "laboratory."
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...
teaching online this week because Life / Olympics etc. I'd forgotten how absolutely draining it is pouring yourself out into a screen.
1 class down, 5 to go 🙃
1 class down, 5 to go 🙃
February 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
teaching online this week because Life / Olympics etc. I'd forgotten how absolutely draining it is pouring yourself out into a screen.
1 class down, 5 to go 🙃
1 class down, 5 to go 🙃
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
Never seen so much falling over in the skating as this. The ice seems unusually slippery this evening.
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Never seen so much falling over in the skating as this. The ice seems unusually slippery this evening.
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Our next PGR/ECR event, “How to write a book review” with guest Dr. Daniel Steinbach, will take place on Wednesday, 18 February at 12:30pm EST/ 5:30pm GMT/ 6:30pm CET.
Any member wanting to register for the event can do so here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
Any member wanting to register for the event can do so here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
How to write a book review
Learn how to write a book review from Daniel Steinbach, book-review editor of First World War Studies.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Our next PGR/ECR event, “How to write a book review” with guest Dr. Daniel Steinbach, will take place on Wednesday, 18 February at 12:30pm EST/ 5:30pm GMT/ 6:30pm CET.
Any member wanting to register for the event can do so here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
Any member wanting to register for the event can do so here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
Let's play 'What the hell is this mysterious stuff I saw in an archive file' (Second World War edition)!
Exhibit A: 1 enveloped full of finely shredded silver paper (quite stiff, still remarkably shiny), from May 1944.
Yes, it is war related.
any offers?
Exhibit A: 1 enveloped full of finely shredded silver paper (quite stiff, still remarkably shiny), from May 1944.
Yes, it is war related.
any offers?
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Let's play 'What the hell is this mysterious stuff I saw in an archive file' (Second World War edition)!
Exhibit A: 1 enveloped full of finely shredded silver paper (quite stiff, still remarkably shiny), from May 1944.
Yes, it is war related.
any offers?
Exhibit A: 1 enveloped full of finely shredded silver paper (quite stiff, still remarkably shiny), from May 1944.
Yes, it is war related.
any offers?
Meet the 1591 cat man. I am counting 7 cats on and near him. #catcontent
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
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Biggest W in the history of historians tbh
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Biggest W in the history of historians tbh
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'Free the mountains': Thousands of people marched through Milan on Saturday in protest against the Winter Olympics, with a small number setting off fireworks and clashing with police in riot shields. ➡️ u.afp.com/S2u9
February 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
'Free the mountains': Thousands of people marched through Milan on Saturday in protest against the Winter Olympics, with a small number setting off fireworks and clashing with police in riot shields. ➡️ u.afp.com/S2u9
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It’s a mystery how this happened.
February 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
It’s a mystery how this happened.
Spent a somewhat depressing day yesterday among fascist and Nazi documents in the archive, but was cheered by these stories of Italians refusing to comply or to allow the regime's rhetoric to go unchallenged
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Spent a somewhat depressing day yesterday among fascist and Nazi documents in the archive, but was cheered by these stories of Italians refusing to comply or to allow the regime's rhetoric to go unchallenged
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Was Passchendaele a total failure? 🍁
In our latest issue, Richard Bowes argues that while the campaign failed strategically, the Canadian Corps achieved a major tactical victory.
In our latest issue, Richard Bowes argues that while the campaign failed strategically, the Canadian Corps achieved a major tactical victory.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Was Passchendaele a total failure? 🍁
In our latest issue, Richard Bowes argues that while the campaign failed strategically, the Canadian Corps achieved a major tactical victory.
In our latest issue, Richard Bowes argues that while the campaign failed strategically, the Canadian Corps achieved a major tactical victory.
Romani nel giugno 1943: ma che famo, regà, annamo ar mare? Ma quale bombe, ma chissenefrega
February 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Romani nel giugno 1943: ma che famo, regà, annamo ar mare? Ma quale bombe, ma chissenefrega
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The final boss of being Italian is claiming you're not Italian while being Italian
This chap born in San Piero a Sieve (near Florence) apparently believed it was a foreign state, with its own citizenship, and that he was not in fact Italian (typical Tuscans).
But he wasn't provincial, he listed his mastery of Roman dialect under 'foreign languages spoken', so all credit to him.
But he wasn't provincial, he listed his mastery of Roman dialect under 'foreign languages spoken', so all credit to him.
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The final boss of being Italian is claiming you're not Italian while being Italian
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5 February 1944 - editor, writer, journalist & anti-fascist activist Leone Ginzburg, husband of acclaimed author Natalia Ginzburg, dies in Regina Coeli prison in Rome, as a result of being repeatedly tortured by the SS for participating in the Resistance [Thread] >> 1
February 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
5 February 1944 - editor, writer, journalist & anti-fascist activist Leone Ginzburg, husband of acclaimed author Natalia Ginzburg, dies in Regina Coeli prison in Rome, as a result of being repeatedly tortured by the SS for participating in the Resistance [Thread] >> 1
Machiavelli adesso lavora per Allianz a CityLife
people keep telling me that llm hallucinations are decreasing, but I'm slightly concerned about a few of the women philosophers represented here
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Machiavelli adesso lavora per Allianz a CityLife
This chap born in San Piero a Sieve (near Florence) apparently believed it was a foreign state, with its own citizenship, and that he was not in fact Italian (typical Tuscans).
But he wasn't provincial, he listed his mastery of Roman dialect under 'foreign languages spoken', so all credit to him.
But he wasn't provincial, he listed his mastery of Roman dialect under 'foreign languages spoken', so all credit to him.
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This chap born in San Piero a Sieve (near Florence) apparently believed it was a foreign state, with its own citizenship, and that he was not in fact Italian (typical Tuscans).
But he wasn't provincial, he listed his mastery of Roman dialect under 'foreign languages spoken', so all credit to him.
But he wasn't provincial, he listed his mastery of Roman dialect under 'foreign languages spoken', so all credit to him.
Bellissima la trasmissione di la7 su Pertini stasera ed anche commovente
Però che strazio continuo, la storia del italia nel '900, proprio un disastro dopo l'altro, ma porca miseria è veramente possibile che i mondiali del 82 siano l'unica cosa bella successo qui in tutto il secolo?!
Però che strazio continuo, la storia del italia nel '900, proprio un disastro dopo l'altro, ma porca miseria è veramente possibile che i mondiali del 82 siano l'unica cosa bella successo qui in tutto il secolo?!
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Bellissima la trasmissione di la7 su Pertini stasera ed anche commovente
Però che strazio continuo, la storia del italia nel '900, proprio un disastro dopo l'altro, ma porca miseria è veramente possibile che i mondiali del 82 siano l'unica cosa bella successo qui in tutto il secolo?!
Però che strazio continuo, la storia del italia nel '900, proprio un disastro dopo l'altro, ma porca miseria è veramente possibile che i mondiali del 82 siano l'unica cosa bella successo qui in tutto il secolo?!
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ces publicités sont graffitées un peu partout dans le métro.
En voici un exemple
par ailleurs, pour une affiche publicitaire, deux fautes..... c'est pas un "ami" (ou une amie) qui pourra aider à réviser sa dictée en gros
En voici un exemple
par ailleurs, pour une affiche publicitaire, deux fautes..... c'est pas un "ami" (ou une amie) qui pourra aider à réviser sa dictée en gros
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
ces publicités sont graffitées un peu partout dans le métro.
En voici un exemple
par ailleurs, pour une affiche publicitaire, deux fautes..... c'est pas un "ami" (ou une amie) qui pourra aider à réviser sa dictée en gros
En voici un exemple
par ailleurs, pour une affiche publicitaire, deux fautes..... c'est pas un "ami" (ou une amie) qui pourra aider à réviser sa dictée en gros
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January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Am amazing fascist-era Italian FWW monument in Dakar!
It also hosts this memorial to the Italians who died in the First World War erected by the local Italian community. One for @vandawilcox.bsky.social no doubt!
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Am amazing fascist-era Italian FWW monument in Dakar!
This Saturday we have been eating French toast cooked by the daughter, and framing up some of her pictures from drawing class
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This Saturday we have been eating French toast cooked by the daughter, and framing up some of her pictures from drawing class