Alain de Botton is a stupid person's idea of a smart person

Thank you so much Joanne for this really generous review!

Finally on 10 December we're delighted to be joined by @drdeclankavanagh.bsky.social who is giving a paper on Michael Clancy and queer/crip life-writing

Then it's... me ... on 26 November on queer bodies and kinship

Our first event is a reading group of @leannecalvert.bsky.social's article on queer approaches to the 18C Irish family on 22 October. Brilliantly, Leanne will be joining us to discuss her article

OH GOD it hasn't been that long has it!

Huge huge congratulations Emily! What an achievement, and wonderful to finally see it in the flesh!

Thanks so much for buying a copy Alun, I'm glad you're enjoying it!

oh that's wonderful to hear!

thank you Emily!

Thanks so much Colm, a long time to get there, but got there in the end!

Although my book doesn't engage in the history of chattel slavery, there's lots of good work out there exploring its history, it does explore some of commodities that were produced by enslaved people and looks at the importance of colonial brutality in men's relationship with goods

Thank you so much Laura!

Thank you so much Zoe!

perfect, thank you so much. It definitely covers some of the earlier 17C century (especially in the fifth chapter!) :)