will pooley
@willpooley.bsky.social
historian of witchcrafts, folklore, France 18-20th c
ass. ed. French History
ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic
also #CreativeHistories
that’s an actual photo of me
ass. ed. French History
ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic
also #CreativeHistories
that’s an actual photo of me
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will pooley
@willpooley.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Sheet Happens
When I started working on witchcraft cases in France from 1790-1940, I knew I wanted to count them. This, of course, was my first mistake. The oldest version I have of the Excel spreadsheet I built…
williamgpooley.wordpress.com
My reintroduction: historian of french magic, folklore, witchcraft, tarot. I blog about all that, as well as writing, creative historical methods, quantification and research process.
A surprising number of you sickos can’t get enough spreadsheet chat🗃️
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2024/05/22/s...
A surprising number of you sickos can’t get enough spreadsheet chat🗃️
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2024/05/22/s...
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Opposition to Margaret Thatcher - an Interdisciplinary Conference: This Friday 👇. Share to anyone interested
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Opposition to Margaret Thatcher - an Interdisciplinary Conference: This Friday 👇. Share to anyone interested
hang on when did reading become so informative
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
hang on when did reading become so informative
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2 hours with y3 special subject students this morning discussing “archives”, focused on a chapter from Stoler’s “Along the Archival Grain” (“The Pulse of the Archive”) and the introduction to Spieler’s “Slaves in Paris”.
also showing the students this image obv
sometimes the job is still great
🗃️
also showing the students this image obv
sometimes the job is still great
🗃️
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
2 hours with y3 special subject students this morning discussing “archives”, focused on a chapter from Stoler’s “Along the Archival Grain” (“The Pulse of the Archive”) and the introduction to Spieler’s “Slaves in Paris”.
also showing the students this image obv
sometimes the job is still great
🗃️
also showing the students this image obv
sometimes the job is still great
🗃️
sights of the antique shop. the champagne bath is bollinger branded and is engraved “I drink champagne when i win to celebrate… and i drink champagne when u lose to console myself, Napoleon Bonaparte”
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
sights of the antique shop. the champagne bath is bollinger branded and is engraved “I drink champagne when i win to celebrate… and i drink champagne when u lose to console myself, Napoleon Bonaparte”
same people who deny the validity of trans identities insist on calling boats “she”
this is known as “assigned female at berth”
this is known as “assigned female at berth”
November 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
same people who deny the validity of trans identities insist on calling boats “she”
this is known as “assigned female at berth”
this is known as “assigned female at berth”
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For Remembrance Sunday, a short reflection on the life and death of my great grandfather in the twenty years after his return. botheringmiancestors.substack.com/p/the-trench...
The Trenches, the Tram and the Trolley Bus
A twentieth-century story
botheringmiancestors.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
For Remembrance Sunday, a short reflection on the life and death of my great grandfather in the twenty years after his return. botheringmiancestors.substack.com/p/the-trench...
when you look up “range” in the dictionary this is what it links to
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
when you look up “range” in the dictionary this is what it links to
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One for the Bluesky sprout appreciation society.
sprout season!
every person that i served this ridiculously easy gratin yesterday asked me for the recipe. www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/crea...
every person that i served this ridiculously easy gratin yesterday asked me for the recipe. www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/crea...
Creamy brussels sprout gratin with walnuts
This creamy brussels sprout gratin recipe is guaranteed to convert sprout resisters into fans. An easy Christmas side dish for 6.
www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
One for the Bluesky sprout appreciation society.
sprout season!
every person that i served this ridiculously easy gratin yesterday asked me for the recipe. www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/crea...
every person that i served this ridiculously easy gratin yesterday asked me for the recipe. www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/crea...
Creamy brussels sprout gratin with walnuts
This creamy brussels sprout gratin recipe is guaranteed to convert sprout resisters into fans. An easy Christmas side dish for 6.
www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
sprout season!
every person that i served this ridiculously easy gratin yesterday asked me for the recipe. www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/crea...
every person that i served this ridiculously easy gratin yesterday asked me for the recipe. www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/crea...
spices whose commonly used (UK) names are unacceptable:
-“sweet cinnamon” (it’s not: it’s cassia)
-“allspice” (it isn’t)
-“sweet cinnamon” (it’s not: it’s cassia)
-“allspice” (it isn’t)
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
spices whose commonly used (UK) names are unacceptable:
-“sweet cinnamon” (it’s not: it’s cassia)
-“allspice” (it isn’t)
-“sweet cinnamon” (it’s not: it’s cassia)
-“allspice” (it isn’t)
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It’s very much a prototype but I have to share a preview of the interface @djevans.bsky.social is working on for our Viral Texts data—it maps reprinting data back onto the newspaper page, allowing users to browse what reprints appeared together on each page—with links back to full reprint clusters
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s very much a prototype but I have to share a preview of the interface @djevans.bsky.social is working on for our Viral Texts data—it maps reprinting data back onto the newspaper page, allowing users to browse what reprints appeared together on each page—with links back to full reprint clusters
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I think lots of you all will be as excited as I am to see Jess Moody’s “Plants, Enslavement and Public History” project website
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
Plant Public History – Plants, Enslavement and Public History: Re-imagining green spaces as places of heritage and healing
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I think lots of you all will be as excited as I am to see Jess Moody’s “Plants, Enslavement and Public History” project website
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
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Priceless: The moment you type „worldcat“ - and end up not on the international library cartalogue but on a site about luxury yachts.
(I hope billionaires experience this in reverse.)
(I hope billionaires experience this in reverse.)
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Priceless: The moment you type „worldcat“ - and end up not on the international library cartalogue but on a site about luxury yachts.
(I hope billionaires experience this in reverse.)
(I hope billionaires experience this in reverse.)
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We’re SO excited about this!
I think lots of you all will be as excited as I am to see Jess Moody’s “Plants, Enslavement and Public History” project website
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
Plant Public History – Plants, Enslavement and Public History: Re-imagining green spaces as places of heritage and healing
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
We’re SO excited about this!
I think lots of you all will be as excited as I am to see Jess Moody’s “Plants, Enslavement and Public History” project website
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
Plant Public History – Plants, Enslavement and Public History: Re-imagining green spaces as places of heritage and healing
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I think lots of you all will be as excited as I am to see Jess Moody’s “Plants, Enslavement and Public History” project website
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
and you can sign up for the mailing list in the little box in bottom right corner
plantpublichistory.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
🗃️🌿🪴
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Thrilled to see this introduction by me and Charlotte Ann Legg to our special issue on "Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain & the Pacific" is now out and in open access. The rest of our special issue – with a fantastic array of articles – will be out soon! @journalpacifichist.bsky.social
Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain, and the Pacific
This special issue explores the connected histories of France, Britain, and the Pacific in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the level of states, colonial administrations, people, practices, and...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Thrilled to see this introduction by me and Charlotte Ann Legg to our special issue on "Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain & the Pacific" is now out and in open access. The rest of our special issue – with a fantastic array of articles – will be out soon! @journalpacifichist.bsky.social
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Join @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social as they discuss their gripping new guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore at @blackwells.bsky.social #Edinburgh.
Thurs 13 Nov, 7pm
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/owen-davie...
@edincityoflit.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday
Thurs 13 Nov, 7pm
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/owen-davie...
@edincityoflit.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday
Owen Davies & Ceri Houlbrook: Folklore
Join Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook as they chat about their gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Join @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social as they discuss their gripping new guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore at @blackwells.bsky.social #Edinburgh.
Thurs 13 Nov, 7pm
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/owen-davie...
@edincityoflit.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday
Thurs 13 Nov, 7pm
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/owen-davie...
@edincityoflit.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday
ok the carseat gag in fantastic four was 👌
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ok the carseat gag in fantastic four was 👌
the only time tv shows and films show women on the toilet is when they are doing a pregnancy test
the only time tv shows and films show men on the toilet is when they are about to be killed unexpectedly
the only time tv shows and films show men on the toilet is when they are about to be killed unexpectedly
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
the only time tv shows and films show women on the toilet is when they are doing a pregnancy test
the only time tv shows and films show men on the toilet is when they are about to be killed unexpectedly
the only time tv shows and films show men on the toilet is when they are about to be killed unexpectedly
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Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
reading against the grain, reading along the grain, reading beside the grain, interview with the grain
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
reading against the grain, reading along the grain, reading beside the grain, interview with the grain
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me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
house of dynami-tee-hee
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
house of dynami-tee-hee
i REFUSE to be kept in ANY loop.
they haven’t made a loop strong enough.
you can try, but know that thousands have failed even after CIRCLING BACK
they haven’t made a loop strong enough.
you can try, but know that thousands have failed even after CIRCLING BACK
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
i REFUSE to be kept in ANY loop.
they haven’t made a loop strong enough.
you can try, but know that thousands have failed even after CIRCLING BACK
they haven’t made a loop strong enough.
you can try, but know that thousands have failed even after CIRCLING BACK