Mel
@earlymodernmel.bsky.social
ECR researching early modern drama, disability, and 'dangerous' women. She/Her.
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The right to make a decision about our families and bodies must be protected by law.
Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
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Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The right to make a decision about our families and bodies must be protected by law.
Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
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STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
April 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollback of trans rights in the UK.https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollback of trans rights in the UK.https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4
April 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollback of trans rights in the UK.https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollback of trans rights in the UK.https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4
First flowers of the year in my garden! I am a fond but neglectful plant parent, so the success belongs entirely to the plants
April 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
First flowers of the year in my garden! I am a fond but neglectful plant parent, so the success belongs entirely to the plants
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If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use:
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
https://action.sense.org.uk/page/167765/action/1?ea.tracking.id=twt-org
t.co
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use:
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
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Diverse Alarums: Queer Histories in Cabaret! Five LGBTQ+ artists bring bold, dazzling performances inspired by intersectional queer stories. Hosted by @notyetarobot.bsky.social & Subira Joy. 📍 ACCA, Brighton 📅 12th Feb, 2025 🎟️ attenboroughcentre.com/events/5330/...
December 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Diverse Alarums: Queer Histories in Cabaret! Five LGBTQ+ artists bring bold, dazzling performances inspired by intersectional queer stories. Hosted by @notyetarobot.bsky.social & Subira Joy. 📍 ACCA, Brighton 📅 12th Feb, 2025 🎟️ attenboroughcentre.com/events/5330/...
I was catsitting this ridiculously floofy boy last week. He's called Harold and has Views on access to me and my lap (computer no, Harold yes).
February 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I was catsitting this ridiculously floofy boy last week. He's called Harold and has Views on access to me and my lap (computer no, Harold yes).
The farm now has GUINEA PIGS. Anyone needs me, I'll be cuddling furry, squeaky potatoes.
January 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The farm now has GUINEA PIGS. Anyone needs me, I'll be cuddling furry, squeaky potatoes.
Winter solstice hits harder when I was basking in this glorious sunshine 48 hours ago. Still, halfway out of the dark!
December 21, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Winter solstice hits harder when I was basking in this glorious sunshine 48 hours ago. Still, halfway out of the dark!
Explored the ceramics museum in Triana today - the deep blue of these tiles was beautiful 😍
December 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Explored the ceramics museum in Triana today - the deep blue of these tiles was beautiful 😍
¡Estoy en Sevilla! 🇪🇸
December 17, 2024 at 5:44 PM
¡Estoy en Sevilla! 🇪🇸
Some major side eye from the parakeets visiting the farm bird feeder today - I had the temerity to interrupt their dinner with a squeaky wheelbarrow!
December 15, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Some major side eye from the parakeets visiting the farm bird feeder today - I had the temerity to interrupt their dinner with a squeaky wheelbarrow!
I cuddled a calf today. 12/10 would snuggle again.
December 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM
I cuddled a calf today. 12/10 would snuggle again.
I volunteer at Surrey Docks City Farm every Sunday, mucking out and feeding the animals. I then get my serotonin topped up for the week by cuddling the goats, calves, or guinea pigs! Come and visit us if you're in the area 😊
November 17, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I volunteer at Surrey Docks City Farm every Sunday, mucking out and feeding the animals. I then get my serotonin topped up for the week by cuddling the goats, calves, or guinea pigs! Come and visit us if you're in the area 😊
1 My prescriptions, including ALL the antihistamine (Gonna pet those wonderful weird medieval animals from all the MS)
2 Camera
3 A friend! (Preferably one whose Middle English is better than mine)
2 Camera
3 A friend! (Preferably one whose Middle English is better than mine)
📣 COMPETITION!!
Fancy winning a digital ticket to Medieval Fest on 7 Dec 2025? For a chance to win an online pass to our special day of events with leading historians, quote post your answer to the following question.
What three modern items would you take with you on a trip to medieval England?
Fancy winning a digital ticket to Medieval Fest on 7 Dec 2025? For a chance to win an online pass to our special day of events with leading historians, quote post your answer to the following question.
What three modern items would you take with you on a trip to medieval England?
a painting of people with the word frolic on the top
ALT: a painting of people with the word frolic on the top
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November 14, 2024 at 1:40 PM
1 My prescriptions, including ALL the antihistamine (Gonna pet those wonderful weird medieval animals from all the MS)
2 Camera
3 A friend! (Preferably one whose Middle English is better than mine)
2 Camera
3 A friend! (Preferably one whose Middle English is better than mine)
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
1 Jane the Foole, who lived, worked, and performed in Tudor courts
2 how props/prosthetics/bodies work and change together
1 Jane the Foole, who lived, worked, and performed in Tudor courts
2 how props/prosthetics/bodies work and change together
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
Illustration of a Sri Lankan nun who travelled to Tibet
Was there a network of queer crossdressing performers in 20c Scotland?
Illustration of a Sri Lankan nun who travelled to Tibet
Was there a network of queer crossdressing performers in 20c Scotland?
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
Here's mine:
A textbook on "Law and Race"
A postcolonial Africanfuturist novel with time travel starring Cabral, Sankara, etc
Here's mine:
A textbook on "Law and Race"
A postcolonial Africanfuturist novel with time travel starring Cabral, Sankara, etc
November 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
1 Jane the Foole, who lived, worked, and performed in Tudor courts
2 how props/prosthetics/bodies work and change together
1 Jane the Foole, who lived, worked, and performed in Tudor courts
2 how props/prosthetics/bodies work and change together
To counter the US election squirrel discourse (I don't know the details and don't want to know!), here's a busy black squirrel I met today!
November 4, 2024 at 11:29 PM
To counter the US election squirrel discourse (I don't know the details and don't want to know!), here's a busy black squirrel I met today!
In Toronto for the Sixteenth Century Society conference! They've very kindly put a big sign outside the hotel in case I forget where I am...
October 31, 2024 at 5:49 PM
In Toronto for the Sixteenth Century Society conference! They've very kindly put a big sign outside the hotel in case I forget where I am...
Longtime lurker, first-time poster... I'm delighted to be presenting a paper at the Malone Society's conference on John Lyly's Campaspe this weekend! I'll be talking about race and desire, or 'What Alexander Did Next'. See you in Oxford everybody!
October 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Longtime lurker, first-time poster... I'm delighted to be presenting a paper at the Malone Society's conference on John Lyly's Campaspe this weekend! I'll be talking about race and desire, or 'What Alexander Did Next'. See you in Oxford everybody!