Prof Deborah Sugg Ryan
@deborahsuggryan.bsky.social
Prof Emerita of Design History & public historian FRHistSoc📙Ideal Homes ✍️ history of the kitchen 📺📻rep by Knight Ayton https://bio.site/deborahsuggryan
Bye bye Academia.edu I’ve left because I can’t agree to the new terms & conditions
September 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Bye bye Academia.edu I’ve left because I can’t agree to the new terms & conditions
Delighted to attend the opening of the Kingston Glamour exhibition last night with my PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus who curated the Betty Joel section
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Delighted to attend the opening of the Kingston Glamour exhibition last night with my PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus who curated the Betty Joel section
Off to the opening of the exhibition Kingston Glamour: Art, Innovation & the Suburbs at Kingston Museum this evening. Looking forward to seeing the Betty Joel section curated by my Uni of Portsmouth PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/events/event...
Kingston Glamour: Art, Innovation and the Suburbs – Kingston Heritage
This fascinating exhibition will celebrate
the borough as a site of aspiration and
innovation in the Twentieth Century.
Come and rediscover Kingston’s glamorous
reputation for late night cabaret, race...
www.kingstonheritage.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Off to the opening of the exhibition Kingston Glamour: Art, Innovation & the Suburbs at Kingston Museum this evening. Looking forward to seeing the Betty Joel section curated by my Uni of Portsmouth PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/events/event...
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Apart from all the other miseries of the Immigration White Paper, it’s depressing to see an actual government uncritically relying on the unbelievably flawed media-driven university rankings.
May 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Apart from all the other miseries of the Immigration White Paper, it’s depressing to see an actual government uncritically relying on the unbelievably flawed media-driven university rankings.
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'Hey universities, we know you're going broke, here's a 6% tax on your only surplus source of income'. Another miserable day in British Higher Education.
May 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
'Hey universities, we know you're going broke, here's a 6% tax on your only surplus source of income'. Another miserable day in British Higher Education.
On #VEDay80 remembering my grandparents Welshman Rob & Londoner Nora & all who gave service. On VEDay Grandad, who served as an armourer in the RAF, was still away & Nanny was living in London with her family & was heavily pregnant with her first child.
May 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On #VEDay80 remembering my grandparents Welshman Rob & Londoner Nora & all who gave service. On VEDay Grandad, who served as an armourer in the RAF, was still away & Nanny was living in London with her family & was heavily pregnant with her first child.
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Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive”
Theft is not a valid alternative.
Theft is not a valid alternative.
April 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Today, we'll be joining the @societyofauthors.bsky.social outside Meta's offices to protest the use of pirated works to train their AI models.
Join us if you can! More info: societyofauthors.org/2025/04/03/u...
Join us if you can! More info: societyofauthors.org/2025/04/03/u...
April 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Today, we'll be joining the @societyofauthors.bsky.social outside Meta's offices to protest the use of pirated works to train their AI models.
Join us if you can! More info: societyofauthors.org/2025/04/03/u...
Join us if you can! More info: societyofauthors.org/2025/04/03/u...
A few photos from the Betty Joel exhibition accompanying Clive Stewart-Lockhart’s book launch at Olympia Auctions yesterday, closes tomorrow. This is a taster of a much bigger exhibition that will be curated by my PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus for Portsmouth City Museum & Art Gallery in 2027
April 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A few photos from the Betty Joel exhibition accompanying Clive Stewart-Lockhart’s book launch at Olympia Auctions yesterday, closes tomorrow. This is a taster of a much bigger exhibition that will be curated by my PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus for Portsmouth City Museum & Art Gallery in 2027
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I’ve written about Arthur Quarmby’s pleasingly bizarre Mole Manor for the Twentieth Century Society, having a huge amount of fun reading about Quarmby’s hugely varied output in the process!
April 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’ve written about Arthur Quarmby’s pleasingly bizarre Mole Manor for the Twentieth Century Society, having a huge amount of fun reading about Quarmby’s hugely varied output in the process!
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Not normally staid historians share this alarm.
‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history
Normally staid historians sound alarm at authoritarian grasping for control of the premier US museum complex
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Not normally staid historians share this alarm.
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Today seeing that Mark Zuckerberg's company has used 13 of my books to train his AI model without paying a penny or even, seeking permission. Want to object? You can write him a letter here:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/authors-guild-author-letters-to-ai-companies/
March 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today seeing that Mark Zuckerberg's company has used 13 of my books to train his AI model without paying a penny or even, seeking permission. Want to object? You can write him a letter here:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/authors-guild-author-letters-to-ai-companies/
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Also how can you write about Severance's nostalgia for office glamor without citing Florence Knoll, THE designer of postwar glamor workplaces www.podchaser.com/podcasts/new...
CBS (L) and Connecticut General (R)
CBS (L) and Connecticut General (R)
March 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Also how can you write about Severance's nostalgia for office glamor without citing Florence Knoll, THE designer of postwar glamor workplaces www.podchaser.com/podcasts/new...
CBS (L) and Connecticut General (R)
CBS (L) and Connecticut General (R)
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Things are dire. But the Royal Historical Society is still funding postgraduate research. Next deadline is 6 June 2025. Grants of £500 or £1,000 available. Details: royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...
Postgraduate Research Support Grants | RHS
royalhistsoc.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Things are dire. But the Royal Historical Society is still funding postgraduate research. Next deadline is 6 June 2025. Grants of £500 or £1,000 available. Details: royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...
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I am listening to "More or Less" on BBC Radio4, where @timharford.ft.com and the team have successfully ripped apart the "aid to Ukraine" lies spewed by #TraitorTrump
They say the US has given $122bn (not 350 as claimed), while Europe gave $142bn so far.
Listen again at BBCSounds.
They say the US has given $122bn (not 350 as claimed), while Europe gave $142bn so far.
Listen again at BBCSounds.
March 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I am listening to "More or Less" on BBC Radio4, where @timharford.ft.com and the team have successfully ripped apart the "aid to Ukraine" lies spewed by #TraitorTrump
They say the US has given $122bn (not 350 as claimed), while Europe gave $142bn so far.
Listen again at BBCSounds.
They say the US has given $122bn (not 350 as claimed), while Europe gave $142bn so far.
Listen again at BBCSounds.
Absolutely thrilled to bits to receive a copy of Clive Stewart-Lockhart’s lavishly illustrated book on designer Betty Joel, his great aunt. There will be an exhibition on Joel at Portsmouth City Museum in 2027, curated by my PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus #WomenInDesign #WomenDesigners
March 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Absolutely thrilled to bits to receive a copy of Clive Stewart-Lockhart’s lavishly illustrated book on designer Betty Joel, his great aunt. There will be an exhibition on Joel at Portsmouth City Museum in 2027, curated by my PhD student Tara McKinney Marinus #WomenInDesign #WomenDesigners
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Academics, Authors, Artists in the UK here is a CRUCIAL #DigitalFriday task - the govt's consult on AI use of our hard work ends 25 Feb. It's deliberately intimidating but here's a guide to filling in the 9 crucial questions (u don't have to answer it all!) againstthebox.substack.com/p/time-to-ha...
NO, we don’t want to give up copyright protection
Follow these tips and tricks to complete the AI consultation in no time at all (and sign our open letter!)
againstthebox.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Academics, Authors, Artists in the UK here is a CRUCIAL #DigitalFriday task - the govt's consult on AI use of our hard work ends 25 Feb. It's deliberately intimidating but here's a guide to filling in the 9 crucial questions (u don't have to answer it all!) againstthebox.substack.com/p/time-to-ha...
The buyer of my house pulled out today. 🏠 Apparently they’ve found another property. Nice 🙃
My solicitor issued the contract today. I’m £100s out of pocket. The English home buying system needs reforming. 😤
My solicitor issued the contract today. I’m £100s out of pocket. The English home buying system needs reforming. 😤
February 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The buyer of my house pulled out today. 🏠 Apparently they’ve found another property. Nice 🙃
My solicitor issued the contract today. I’m £100s out of pocket. The English home buying system needs reforming. 😤
My solicitor issued the contract today. I’m £100s out of pocket. The English home buying system needs reforming. 😤
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. May you be as relaxed as Tenzing the Tibetan Spaniel #DogsOfBluesky
December 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. May you be as relaxed as Tenzing the Tibetan Spaniel #DogsOfBluesky
I’ve been enjoying the musicals shown on BBC2 this week. Why is Brigadoon never on tv? It doesn’t seem to be available to stream either. And how about a stage revival? #musicals
December 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I’ve been enjoying the musicals shown on BBC2 this week. Why is Brigadoon never on tv? It doesn’t seem to be available to stream either. And how about a stage revival? #musicals
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Day 2: Carol’s stomach drops a mile as she walks through the door shrugging off her coat. She had somehow assumed that the staff Christmas party would be more……party-ish.
December 2, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Day 2: Carol’s stomach drops a mile as she walks through the door shrugging off her coat. She had somehow assumed that the staff Christmas party would be more……party-ish.
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Day 1: Clara knew from the beginning that Cynthia was plotting sabotage. She did not enjoy the ice skating prowess of the others, a fact well known to Cynthia. Now here she was taking her third tumble. But wait……1/2
December 1, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Day 1: Clara knew from the beginning that Cynthia was plotting sabotage. She did not enjoy the ice skating prowess of the others, a fact well known to Cynthia. Now here she was taking her third tumble. But wait……1/2
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There is a lot that is broken with the student finance model and the way that higher education is funded in this country, but the provision of maintenance loans to students is discussed less than tuition fees, and yet it is an ABSOLUTE SCANDAL that is putting thousands of students into poverty.
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM
There is a lot that is broken with the student finance model and the way that higher education is funded in this country, but the provision of maintenance loans to students is discussed less than tuition fees, and yet it is an ABSOLUTE SCANDAL that is putting thousands of students into poverty.
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The Royal Historical Society is a membership organisation with 6,500+ Fellows and Members representing academic and professional history in all its diversity.
We welcome applications to join us at any time. The next closing date for applications is Friday 13 December bit.ly/45lOzr0
We welcome applications to join us at any time. The next closing date for applications is Friday 13 December bit.ly/45lOzr0
December 2, 2024 at 10:29 AM
The Royal Historical Society is a membership organisation with 6,500+ Fellows and Members representing academic and professional history in all its diversity.
We welcome applications to join us at any time. The next closing date for applications is Friday 13 December bit.ly/45lOzr0
We welcome applications to join us at any time. The next closing date for applications is Friday 13 December bit.ly/45lOzr0
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It’s important to remember that many middle class women of a certain age grew up as working class girls who were, and are, fierce as fuck. With long memories.
December 2, 2024 at 8:43 AM
It’s important to remember that many middle class women of a certain age grew up as working class girls who were, and are, fierce as fuck. With long memories.