Abbi Flint
@draflint.bsky.social
Researcher and poet #archaeology #envhist #folklore #envhum #peatlands #moss #heritage #poetry #reindeer
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Abbi Flint
@draflint.bsky.social
· Sep 8
Songs for Ramblers and Songs by the Way: Paths and Trails as Vernacular Contexts for Singing in the Early Twentieth Century
The early twentieth century saw a boom in both outdoor recreation and community and folk singing in England. This article explores how these two movements were entangled through the communal singin...
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NEW: delighted that my piece on connections between paths, folk song, and rambling in the early 20th C has been published #OpenAccess in Folklore. It draws on research from the In All Our Footsteps project 🎶 🥾 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We're launching our in-person #folklore #writing group for #TUOS PGRs, ECRs and staff writing academically / creatively on folklore themes. Taster session 10-11.30am, 14 November, Doctoral School Centre (by Jessop West). No need to register!
contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...
contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...
Writing Folklore Group
Coming Soon! Writing Folklore is a new Folklore writing group supporting academic and creative writing related to Folklore and Folklore Studies and Research. Led by our wonderful members Abbi Flint an...
contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We're launching our in-person #folklore #writing group for #TUOS PGRs, ECRs and staff writing academically / creatively on folklore themes. Taster session 10-11.30am, 14 November, Doctoral School Centre (by Jessop West). No need to register!
contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...
contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...
I'm really looking forward to contributing to this event next week (18th November) around inclusion in public spaces - there's still time to book a place!
@catherinemax.bsky.social and I are convening a practitioner/policy/academic roundtable and discussion covering themes such as inclusion in public spaces. Also featuring the work of @draflint.bsky.social (who is speaking at the event) and myself as part of All Footsteps. Get in touch if interested!
Based in/near Newcastle? @drhick.bsky.social
and I convening a roundtable on 18th, exploring how signs, fences and barriers affect our experience of place. Inspired by my “Keep On the Grass" exhibition
now at the Farrell Centre.
Contact me if interested in participating.
and I convening a roundtable on 18th, exploring how signs, fences and barriers affect our experience of place. Inspired by my “Keep On the Grass" exhibition
now at the Farrell Centre.
Contact me if interested in participating.
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm really looking forward to contributing to this event next week (18th November) around inclusion in public spaces - there's still time to book a place!
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‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
tcnv.link
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
I'm so looking forward to reading this book...and to the booktalk today #AnimalHistory
Tomorrow (Monday, Nov 10) the tables are turned: I’m the guest on the Greenhouse #envhum book talk to discuss Ghosts Behind Glass with @finnarne.me & guest host @medievalpenguin.bsky.social
Join us online for the discussion! 4pm CET/3pm GMT/10am EST
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
Join us online for the discussion! 4pm CET/3pm GMT/10am EST
newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I'm so looking forward to reading this book...and to the booktalk today #AnimalHistory
Love passing this little bit of history on a street in Sheffield.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Love passing this little bit of history on a street in Sheffield.
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NEW: blog-post from the Poetry Heritage and Community project - 'If walls could talk': how might we think poetically about writing and other physical marks inscribed on the fabric of heritage sites? Focusing on Bolsover Castle @torchoxford.bsky.social
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
If walls could talk: Poetry, marks and traces at Bolsover Castle
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
NEW: blog-post from the Poetry Heritage and Community project - 'If walls could talk': how might we think poetically about writing and other physical marks inscribed on the fabric of heritage sites? Focusing on Bolsover Castle @torchoxford.bsky.social
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
NEW: blog-post from the Poetry Heritage and Community project - 'If walls could talk': how might we think poetically about writing and other physical marks inscribed on the fabric of heritage sites? Focusing on Bolsover Castle @torchoxford.bsky.social
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
If walls could talk: Poetry, marks and traces at Bolsover Castle
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
NEW: blog-post from the Poetry Heritage and Community project - 'If walls could talk': how might we think poetically about writing and other physical marks inscribed on the fabric of heritage sites? Focusing on Bolsover Castle @torchoxford.bsky.social
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/if-w...
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The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Reposted by Abbi Flint
@catherinemax.bsky.social and I are convening a practitioner/policy/academic roundtable and discussion covering themes such as inclusion in public spaces. Also featuring the work of @draflint.bsky.social (who is speaking at the event) and myself as part of All Footsteps. Get in touch if interested!
Based in/near Newcastle? @drhick.bsky.social
and I convening a roundtable on 18th, exploring how signs, fences and barriers affect our experience of place. Inspired by my “Keep On the Grass" exhibition
now at the Farrell Centre.
Contact me if interested in participating.
and I convening a roundtable on 18th, exploring how signs, fences and barriers affect our experience of place. Inspired by my “Keep On the Grass" exhibition
now at the Farrell Centre.
Contact me if interested in participating.
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
@catherinemax.bsky.social and I are convening a practitioner/policy/academic roundtable and discussion covering themes such as inclusion in public spaces. Also featuring the work of @draflint.bsky.social (who is speaking at the event) and myself as part of All Footsteps. Get in touch if interested!
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It's November so I'm allowed to quietly whisper the word #Christmas, right? Sneaking in between my #Folklore promos I also wanted to point towards a book based on archival research but cosily fictionalised as magical realism - I wrote the book I'd always wanted to read
November 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's November so I'm allowed to quietly whisper the word #Christmas, right? Sneaking in between my #Folklore promos I also wanted to point towards a book based on archival research but cosily fictionalised as magical realism - I wrote the book I'd always wanted to read
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This is happening tomorrow, Tues 28th 7-9pm, online.
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Getting Into The Bog
An online, fundraising creative writing workshop with writers Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is happening tomorrow, Tues 28th 7-9pm, online.
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Spotted 'The Book of Bogs' in the wild whilst out shopping today (at Waterstones in Sheffield)
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Spotted 'The Book of Bogs' in the wild whilst out shopping today (at Waterstones in Sheffield)
This was a lovely celebration of the #MossWorlds project yesterday - do go and check out the exhibition if you're in Manchester. It's a great excuse to visit this fabulous park in the sky too!
🌱MossWorlds exhibition launch
🗓️ 22 Oct, 1-3pm
📍Castlefield Viaduct
🎟️ No booking needed
MossWorlds at The University of Manchester in partnership w/ National Trust Greater Manchester Urban Team invite you to the launch of the MossWorlds exhibition
MossWorlds: https://mossworlds.co.uk
🗓️ 22 Oct, 1-3pm
📍Castlefield Viaduct
🎟️ No booking needed
MossWorlds at The University of Manchester in partnership w/ National Trust Greater Manchester Urban Team invite you to the launch of the MossWorlds exhibition
MossWorlds: https://mossworlds.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This was a lovely celebration of the #MossWorlds project yesterday - do go and check out the exhibition if you're in Manchester. It's a great excuse to visit this fabulous park in the sky too!
Reposted by Abbi Flint
Inspired by @draflint.bsky.social's poem, 'To all Walkers' (currently on display at the Farrell Centre in Newcastle) the Farrell are running a series of masterclasses, led by poet Anna Woodford. Info and booking here: www.farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/cit...
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Inspired by @draflint.bsky.social's poem, 'To all Walkers' (currently on display at the Farrell Centre in Newcastle) the Farrell are running a series of masterclasses, led by poet Anna Woodford. Info and booking here: www.farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/cit...
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Our next Nature Classic: The Icknield Way by Edward Thomas. For a long time we've wanted to add to our library of Thomas' prose, and here it is, complete with a new introduction by Jack Cornish! Cover by Spencer Gore. Out in the spring.
Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our next Nature Classic: The Icknield Way by Edward Thomas. For a long time we've wanted to add to our library of Thomas' prose, and here it is, complete with a new introduction by Jack Cornish! Cover by Spencer Gore. Out in the spring.
Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
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Marsh, mire, fen, wash, level, sump, carr
This week's North Sea Nexus post explores the rich linguistic inheritance of words for the watery realm between land and sea
This week's North Sea Nexus post explores the rich linguistic inheritance of words for the watery realm between land and sea
Words of the wetlands
Marsh, mire, fen, wash, level, sump, carr — the languages and dialects which skirt the Southern North Sea abound in labels for the watery realm between land and sea.
northseanexus.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Marsh, mire, fen, wash, level, sump, carr
This week's North Sea Nexus post explores the rich linguistic inheritance of words for the watery realm between land and sea
This week's North Sea Nexus post explores the rich linguistic inheritance of words for the watery realm between land and sea
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Question for #envhist and humanities peeps: I’m working on an outreach plan supporting a wetland restoration project. Does anybody have recommendations of authors or projects using history to increase public awareness on restoration projects?
October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Question for #envhist and humanities peeps: I’m working on an outreach plan supporting a wetland restoration project. Does anybody have recommendations of authors or projects using history to increase public awareness on restoration projects?
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It's Electric Wind publication day!💨
Join @dudleymarianna.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, online and at @bookhaus.bsky.social.
Details on the MUP Events page🎟️👇
A cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain from the industrial revolution to the present.
Electric Wind is out now💡
Join @dudleymarianna.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, online and at @bookhaus.bsky.social.
Details on the MUP Events page🎟️👇
A cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain from the industrial revolution to the present.
Electric Wind is out now💡
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's Electric Wind publication day!💨
Join @dudleymarianna.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, online and at @bookhaus.bsky.social.
Details on the MUP Events page🎟️👇
A cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain from the industrial revolution to the present.
Electric Wind is out now💡
Join @dudleymarianna.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, online and at @bookhaus.bsky.social.
Details on the MUP Events page🎟️👇
A cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain from the industrial revolution to the present.
Electric Wind is out now💡
Reposted by Abbi Flint
#A&K Alive & Kicking helping n.10! This is an article by one of our longest members, Angelos Hadjikoumis. It is based on his PhD dissertation, undertaken in Sheffield. This is highly relevant ethnoarchaeological work. Enjoy! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
Traditional pig herding practices in southwest Iberia: Questions of scale and zooarchaeological implications
Archaeological interpretations are interwoven with analogical reasoning. This paper presents a large volume of ethnographic data on traditional pig hu…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#A&K Alive & Kicking helping n.10! This is an article by one of our longest members, Angelos Hadjikoumis. It is based on his PhD dissertation, undertaken in Sheffield. This is highly relevant ethnoarchaeological work. Enjoy! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
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Delighted to be hosting the @histchild.bsky.social conference next year at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Calling for papers right now! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
www.histchild.org
October 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Delighted to be hosting the @histchild.bsky.social conference next year at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Calling for papers right now! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
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The third series of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast is now available - the first programme just out featuring Al McClimens. Other guests include @thehalt.bsky.social @corrintachibana.bsky.social Geraldine Monk, Cliff Forshaw, Steve Sawyer and Helen Angell
twowaypoetry.podbean.com
twowaypoetry.podbean.com
The Two-Way Poetry Podcast | Chris Jones
In each episode Chris Jones invites a poet to introduce a poem by an author who has influenced his, her or their own approach to writing. The poet discusses the importance of this work, and goes on t...
twowaypoetry.podbean.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The third series of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast is now available - the first programme just out featuring Al McClimens. Other guests include @thehalt.bsky.social @corrintachibana.bsky.social Geraldine Monk, Cliff Forshaw, Steve Sawyer and Helen Angell
twowaypoetry.podbean.com
twowaypoetry.podbean.com
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STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
Wow! 😍
Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Wow! 😍
Hurrah! The launch that Clare writes about here was a joyous day full of deep care and kinship. I feel so grateful to have been a tiny part of it.
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hurrah! The launch that Clare writes about here was a joyous day full of deep care and kinship. I feel so grateful to have been a tiny part of it.