Dr. Billie Gavurin
@bgavurin.bsky.social
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Birmingham, working on counterfactual depictions of prehistoric hominins in fin-de-siècle culture
Interested in 19th/early 20thC connections between myth, folklore, & evolutionary science 🧜🏻♀️
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Interested in 19th/early 20thC connections between myth, folklore, & evolutionary science 🧜🏻♀️
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Dr. Billie Gavurin
@bgavurin.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Had a great time talking about prehistoric ghosts and haunted barrows at #BAVS2025 (ft. my own spooky barrow photo, naturally)
Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!
Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!
Would anyone be interested in joining me and Lily Fell to propose a ✨Weird✨ panel for the BSLS 2026 conference? @thebsls.bsky.social
Its focus will be on intersections b/w the natural sciences and the fantastical - more info below ⬇️
Please do share if you know anyone w. relevant research!
Its focus will be on intersections b/w the natural sciences and the fantastical - more info below ⬇️
Please do share if you know anyone w. relevant research!
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Would anyone be interested in joining me and Lily Fell to propose a ✨Weird✨ panel for the BSLS 2026 conference? @thebsls.bsky.social
Its focus will be on intersections b/w the natural sciences and the fantastical - more info below ⬇️
Please do share if you know anyone w. relevant research!
Its focus will be on intersections b/w the natural sciences and the fantastical - more info below ⬇️
Please do share if you know anyone w. relevant research!
Had a great time talking about prehistoric ghosts and haunted barrows at #BAVS2025 (ft. my own spooky barrow photo, naturally)
Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!
Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Had a great time talking about prehistoric ghosts and haunted barrows at #BAVS2025 (ft. my own spooky barrow photo, naturally)
Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!
Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!