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EmmaLucy Cole
@emmalucycole.bsky.social
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☆ PhD researcher with Traumatic Brain Injury
☆ University of Bristol
☆ Thesis: "Stereotypes of Bedouin in Travel Writing since TE Lawrence"
☆ Erstwhile Wanderer
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emmalucycole.bsky.social
Regardless of all my years of academic training, what actually alerts me to the fact that I'm about to enter a great text? When the author acknowledges their cat with 2 paras & a full-page photo. That's love. And authenticity!
#CatsOfAcademia

Can't wait to read this by
@ferasalkabani.bsky.social
Front cover of the book Orientalist Depictions of Arab Sexuality by author and academic Feras Alkabani . The cover is dark blue and white with an image of a young man in a cloth headdress with a flower tucked into the forehead band. A photo of the acknowledgement page from the book, featuring a black and white photo of the author with his cat called Mishmish.
March 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Since my PhD is on travel writing and I have a #tbi I figure there's a reasonable enough link to justify buying another awesome book 🤣
Looking forward to reading it very much.
#MovingMountains ed. By
@louisekenward.bsky.social with foreword by
@samlwalton.bsky.social
A photo of the cover of Moving Mountains: Writing Nature through Illness and Disability. The cover is dark blue with text and images of plants in greens and orange and blue.
February 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Bryan demanding his share of my tea! He knows the sound of my hand picking up a cup & does a special little head bob, that means he wants some.
His favourite is cherry green (by Tugboat in Truro), but he's also fond of jasmine green, Pukka 'night time', & rooibos chai 🤣
He does NOT like ginger tea.
A ginger cat is staring at a ceramic mug with a picture of a ginger cat on it. The cup sits on a clipboard with a pencil and the cat is nestled on a Golden blanket
February 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
You know you've found the right neuropsychologist for a PhD researcher, when you end up making book recommendations for each other in the appointment!
(His recommendation on the left)
#tbi
#neuropsychology
@pollyrowena.bsky.social
Two books are shown. On the left is Overcoming Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-concussion Symptoms by Nigel King ; on the right is Some Of Us Just Fall by Polly Atkin
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Since the #TBI I've had to relearn HOW to research. The biggest challenge is the impact of screens on my wonky brain. Someone recommended yellow lenses so I'm testing them out (perched on my reading glasses 🤣), in addition to dictation software AND noise-cancelling headphones. I'll keep you posted!
A woman is looking at the camera. She is wearing large purple over the ear headphones and yellow tinted lenses in her glasses. She is wearing a pink zip up fleece and behind her are bookshelves in a home office
January 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
So lucky to be with a wonderful man who has not only supported me through my #TBI but was up for an unconventional but truly fabulous Christmas Day spent in a beach hut at Lyme Regis! And yes, there were even sprouts ;)
Wishing everyone a safe and festive holiday.
@threeswrite.bsky.social
A man and woman sit in front of a white beach hut with the doors kitten. The are wrapped in winter coats and wooly hats. A view of Monmouth beach in Dorset, there is a wooden picket fence to the right and the sun is peering out through the mist and cloud A line of wooden beach huts stretches away from the left of the photo, in black and white
December 25, 2024 at 7:11 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Calling all #EnvironmentalHumanities scholars! I'm doing some informal research for my thesis, can you help?

Q. Where/How does travel writing scholarship sit within the Environmental Humanities (if it does at all)?

Also, hello 👋 can we connect on here?!
Image shows the view from the top of a mountain in Tromsø , Norway. There is snow on top of all the mountains and a pink orange glow across the dusk sky. A wide river flows across the bottom of the valley.
December 23, 2024 at 11:45 AM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Bryan isn't generally very empathetic when I'm sick but this morning as an ocular migraine descended he decided the best way to show his love was to perch on my hip.
Neither of us was at all comfortable but I appreciate the thought 😻
#braininjury #migraine #cat
A large ginger short haired cat sits on the hip of a woman lying on her side on a bed covered Wythenshawe a good blanket
December 17, 2024 at 10:28 AM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Bryan now has his own bed next to me in my office, because previously he liked to sit on my back while I worked. It did make typing a little challenging and Bryan isn't a small cat either... his winter weight is 8kg! Not that I ever mind of course 😻
A woman in a grey cardigan is leaning over a book on a desk. She is looking at the camera and smiling. There is a large ginger cat lying on her lower back, also looking at the camera.
November 30, 2024 at 11:16 AM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
I realised that I haven't introduced Bryan the Bedouin Cat on here yet! He was born in the desert in Sinai, Egypt, where I was living 12 years ago, and came back home with me to England when he was 10 months old. Here are some pics of him hugging his birthday catnip carrot last month 😍
#academiccat
A ginger cat is hugging an orange fabric carrot between his front paws A ginger cat is hugging an orange fabric carrot between his front paws and sniffing it A ginger cat is hugging and sniffing an orange fabric carrot between his front paws A ginger cat is hugging an orange fabric carrot between his front paws and picking it with a very long pink tongue
November 25, 2024 at 9:20 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Bryan the Bedouin Cat and I would love to join this please?!
A woman sits at a home office desk with a laptop on it, with a ginger cat on her lap. She is wearing a blue scarf and glasses, and the large ginger cat is looking at her lovingly.
November 25, 2024 at 9:10 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
My confidence in my #academic writing has been at an all time low since my #headinjury . But this week, after presenting a paper (online) at my first conference since the accident, my work was referred to TWICE by one of the plenary speakers. A small moment that has made my year!!
#travelwriting
A woman in glasses and a blue scarf sits at a desk with a laptop and monitor on it. There is a ginger cat on her lap who is gazing at her.
November 16, 2024 at 5:56 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Joining my first conference since the head injury... couldn't manage the travel to France to be with everyone in person so I'm sad about that - I love attending conferences! Plus I see tote bags😭
Thank you to all at CELIS for making digital attendance possible though, looking forward to today!
Photo of a laptop and monitor on a desk with gold glittery background. On the laptop is a photo of sunset in tromsø and on the monitor is a digital conference.
November 14, 2024 at 8:07 AM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
I always thought I'd been fairly organised with #phd research prior to my head injury. But now that I can't remember where everything is (notes, quotes and reviews), I wish I'd been SO much more rigorous. I waste so much time searching for things that I've already written!

Photo of a dog in Sinai.
A baladi dog is lying down looking at the camera. It is on sand with a gentle orange sunset behind it and the edge of the Sinai desert mountains to the sides.
October 9, 2024 at 11:05 AM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
I'm a PhD researcher who acquired a #braininjury in my 3rd year & I'm learning to write in a new way. I'll be sharing the process in case it's of interest/ helpful, so please follow if you or someone you know has experienced concussion, post-concussion syndrome or #headinjury , happy to chat too!
A black and white photo of a woman in comfy clothing sitting on a window ledge and wearing a headset with a microphone
August 23, 2024 at 9:59 PM
emmalucycole.bsky.social
Since my head injury in 2022, moving from 'X' to #bluesky is the most exciting travel I've been able to manage 😉
But I'm happy to be here and look forward to engaging once again with the #travelwriting & #academic community on here. Please say hi!
A smiling woman with long hair wearing a black hat and a turquoise jacket. Sat in front of a white ornate building in Helsinki.
August 16, 2024 at 4:59 PM