Kit
@ascolotl.bsky.social
PhDing on Anglo-Welsh Arthurian Romance @ Cambridge; recovering theatre kid, socialist, cyfarwydd • 🇨🇦 • he/him
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We have marked the start of Transgender Awareness Week for many years at Catz. This year our LGBTQ+ Care Group is planning an event from 6pm on 21 November to bring together LGBTQ+ people & allies from across Catz & the wider University & to honour the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We have marked the start of Transgender Awareness Week for many years at Catz. This year our LGBTQ+ Care Group is planning an event from 6pm on 21 November to bring together LGBTQ+ people & allies from across Catz & the wider University & to honour the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
This is very good and also my new response every time my family ask what I do
Really enjoyed chatting with @kellyfaircloth.bsky.social about all things dirtbag medievalism, and delighted that the article is out now at Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
Why are we so obsessed with the medieval right now?
From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is very good and also my new response every time my family ask what I do
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Just a few days remaining to submit an abstract for CCASNC 2026: Women and the Weird!
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Just a few days remaining to submit an abstract for CCASNC 2026: Women and the Weird!
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BBC really burying the lede there
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BBC really burying the lede there
Struck by the genius of this observation from David Jones (in his preface to In Parentheses)
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Struck by the genius of this observation from David Jones (in his preface to In Parentheses)
Start sending your abstracts in! We are currently in want of Celtic studies abstracts in particular, don’t let the side down
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!
Just one week remaining to submit an abstract for CCASNC 2026!
Just one week remaining to submit an abstract for CCASNC 2026!
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Start sending your abstracts in! We are currently in want of Celtic studies abstracts in particular, don’t let the side down
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my name is Oz
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
Ozyman, Ozyman-
dias does what no mortal can
and his works? are they there?
no, but maybe still despair
dias does what no mortal can
and his works? are they there?
no, but maybe still despair
This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
my name is Oz
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
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Trey Yesavage more like Loads of Ks Yesavage am I right
October 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trey Yesavage more like Loads of Ks Yesavage am I right
This is my finest hour. My masterpiece. My greatest work
Our postgraduates are enjoying their new coffee machine, which they named Sir Bean McKellen in honour of alumnus @theianmckellen.bsky.social (1958, English; Honorary Fellow 1982). Many thanks to the Master's Fund and the Welland Family Fund for generously funding the machine!
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is my finest hour. My masterpiece. My greatest work
WHOOP LOOK AT OUR CONFERENCE COME ALONG SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS WHOOP
We are delighted to announce that the call for papers is now open on the theme of WOMEN AND THE WEIRD
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
The deadline to submit an abstract is 10 November 2025, find the full details attached!
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
WHOOP LOOK AT OUR CONFERENCE COME ALONG SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS WHOOP
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Made a site where you're given an a-verse from an Old English poem and you have to select the b-verse.
It's called 'This b the verse' 😀
dgplacenames.github.io/this-b-the-v...
It's called 'This b the verse' 😀
dgplacenames.github.io/this-b-the-v...
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Made a site where you're given an a-verse from an Old English poem and you have to select the b-verse.
It's called 'This b the verse' 😀
dgplacenames.github.io/this-b-the-v...
It's called 'This b the verse' 😀
dgplacenames.github.io/this-b-the-v...
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The CFP for our 2026 conference is officially OPEN!
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The CFP for our 2026 conference is officially OPEN!
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
Blue Jays beat the Yanks? Time for the Oh Canada trap beat remix hype video, I think
October 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Blue Jays beat the Yanks? Time for the Oh Canada trap beat remix hype video, I think
Trey Yesavage more like Loads of Ks Yesavage am I right
October 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trey Yesavage more like Loads of Ks Yesavage am I right
“Doctor, Doctor! I’m in need of someone to explain to me the complex interrelated identities projected onto the figure of King Arthur between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries!”
September 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Doctor, Doctor! I’m in need of someone to explain to me the complex interrelated identities projected onto the figure of King Arthur between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries!”
Justine Pelletier, je me souviens TABARNAK
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Justine Pelletier, je me souviens TABARNAK
Come say hello!!
Thinking about applying for a postgraduate course at Cambridge? Our postgraduate open day is 10am–2pm on 19 Sept, with an admissions talkin the McGrath Centre at 11am–12pm. If you can't visit us, our prospectus offers insights into life at Catz at caths.cam.ac.uk/post...
📸: @cam.ac.uk, Binky Nixon
📸: @cam.ac.uk, Binky Nixon
September 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Come say hello!!
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#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: Catz is proud to be a pioneer in student wellbeing in Cambridge & recognises that it can be difficult to know who to reach out to during a mental health crisis, prompting our Wellbeing team to put together helpful advice at caths.cam.ac.uk/welf.... @iaspinfo.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: Catz is proud to be a pioneer in student wellbeing in Cambridge & recognises that it can be difficult to know who to reach out to during a mental health crisis, prompting our Wellbeing team to put together helpful advice at caths.cam.ac.uk/welf.... @iaspinfo.bsky.social
Immediate repost for Rory 🫡
You might assume “Anglo-Saxons” is a simple phrase with a simple meaning, but it’s meant various things during the past centuries. This is a brilliant open-access summary of those evolutions by Prof Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History - Volume 51
www.cambridge.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Immediate repost for Rory 🫡
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so in NYC “bagel” means an NY-style bagel
in Montreal “bagel” means a Montreal-style bagel
outside NYC and Montreal, “Montreal-style bagel” means a more or less decent impression of an NY-style bagel and “NY-style bagel” means an English muffin with a hole in it
in Montreal “bagel” means a Montreal-style bagel
outside NYC and Montreal, “Montreal-style bagel” means a more or less decent impression of an NY-style bagel and “NY-style bagel” means an English muffin with a hole in it
September 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
so in NYC “bagel” means an NY-style bagel
in Montreal “bagel” means a Montreal-style bagel
outside NYC and Montreal, “Montreal-style bagel” means a more or less decent impression of an NY-style bagel and “NY-style bagel” means an English muffin with a hole in it
in Montreal “bagel” means a Montreal-style bagel
outside NYC and Montreal, “Montreal-style bagel” means a more or less decent impression of an NY-style bagel and “NY-style bagel” means an English muffin with a hole in it
An anecdotal but entirely true thing: as someone who studies medieval romance, I spend a lot of time retelling medieval romances. I have never yet failed to get the reaction I/the plot am/is seeking.
August 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
An anecdotal but entirely true thing: as someone who studies medieval romance, I spend a lot of time retelling medieval romances. I have never yet failed to get the reaction I/the plot am/is seeking.
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From traders to magicians and allies, the Saami appear across medieval Nordic sagas.
Solveig Marie Wang explores how these stories reveal an Indigenous presence at the centre of the Middle Ages — and why remembering it matters today.
Solveig Marie Wang explores how these stories reveal an Indigenous presence at the centre of the Middle Ages — and why remembering it matters today.
Reclaiming the Medieval Saami Past
Explore Saami history and its representation in medieval sources, challenging the myth of a purely White Middle Ages.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
From traders to magicians and allies, the Saami appear across medieval Nordic sagas.
Solveig Marie Wang explores how these stories reveal an Indigenous presence at the centre of the Middle Ages — and why remembering it matters today.
Solveig Marie Wang explores how these stories reveal an Indigenous presence at the centre of the Middle Ages — and why remembering it matters today.
Big night tonight boys I'm rolling up with my
August 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Big night tonight boys I'm rolling up with my
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343) Vikingbot. Weirdly obsessed with the historical accuracy of novelty items related to Early Middle Ages Scandinavian sea raiders. #SmallRobotsRemastered
August 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
343) Vikingbot. Weirdly obsessed with the historical accuracy of novelty items related to Early Middle Ages Scandinavian sea raiders. #SmallRobotsRemastered
