Hanna Sinclair
@hannasinclair.bsky.social
DPhil in Early Modern Italian (& French) Cultural History ⚜️ Convenor of Oxford’s Court Studies seminars. Vintage student. 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺
In case anyone thinks Reform could ever get a foot in in Oxford, here are photos of the two opposing protests taken within minutes of each other today.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In case anyone thinks Reform could ever get a foot in in Oxford, here are photos of the two opposing protests taken within minutes of each other today.
I’m all in favour of tech tools that can support research, but I kind of feel on this one… what if we want to be left behind?
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I’m all in favour of tech tools that can support research, but I kind of feel on this one… what if we want to be left behind?
Just received an email from my Faculty that was essentially, 'Note to students: you are welcome to come to the Faculty for very short official amounts of time, but it is NOT FOR YOU'. Loving our new £185m building...
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just received an email from my Faculty that was essentially, 'Note to students: you are welcome to come to the Faculty for very short official amounts of time, but it is NOT FOR YOU'. Loving our new £185m building...
the university comms has confirmed that this is not affiliated with the university at all.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
the university comms has confirmed that this is not affiliated with the university at all.
I have just had it confirmed by Oxford comms that this a private booking at the Sheldonian, not affiliated or endorsed by the university.
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have just had it confirmed by Oxford comms that this a private booking at the Sheldonian, not affiliated or endorsed by the university.
There are 9 episodes, so make of that what you will.
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
There are 9 episodes, so make of that what you will.
They announced it two weeks ago.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
They announced it two weeks ago.
So proud of my daughter, Honours with Distinction in English and History.
October 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
So proud of my daughter, Honours with Distinction in English and History.
What are we even doing here. Why is this a priority, at this time? ‘The force said 488 arrests were for supporting a proscribed organisation.’ Even if it were a terrorist organisation, how is peacefully holding a sign in support against the law?
October 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What are we even doing here. Why is this a priority, at this time? ‘The force said 488 arrests were for supporting a proscribed organisation.’ Even if it were a terrorist organisation, how is peacefully holding a sign in support against the law?
Without comment, a snippet from a 2023 article on ChatGPT in the Cherwell.
September 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Without comment, a snippet from a 2023 article on ChatGPT in the Cherwell.
I put it to the test and got a different mobius strip of misinformation.
September 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I put it to the test and got a different mobius strip of misinformation.
Just saw the best comedy show ever in a tiny theatre WIP: James Acaster as Craig Simons as James Acaster. Hilarious, dark, and very clever.
September 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just saw the best comedy show ever in a tiny theatre WIP: James Acaster as Craig Simons as James Acaster. Hilarious, dark, and very clever.
Discovering the bawdy notes of my great-grandfather in his old diaries.
July 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Discovering the bawdy notes of my great-grandfather in his old diaries.
#historians I have a set of daily diaries, c.1897-1951, starting in Brighton, England, but most from Vancouver. They are terse, but for anyone studying weather in the early 20C, they might be helpful. Also another set, almost the same, but from India during WWII- weather and sports on base.
July 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#historians I have a set of daily diaries, c.1897-1951, starting in Brighton, England, but most from Vancouver. They are terse, but for anyone studying weather in the early 20C, they might be helpful. Also another set, almost the same, but from India during WWII- weather and sports on base.
A great experience! Thank you to @srsrensoc.bsky.social and chair @aidannorrie.bsky.social. #rensoc25
July 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A great experience! Thank you to @srsrensoc.bsky.social and chair @aidannorrie.bsky.social. #rensoc25
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Third time in a week I’ve seen someone sitting in their car, fully parked on the pavement, in this particular block of Cowley. I keep reporting, but nobody seems to care.
Third time in a week I’ve seen someone sitting in their car, fully parked on the pavement, in this particular block of Cowley. I keep reporting, but nobody seems to care.
June 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Third time in a week I’ve seen someone sitting in their car, fully parked on the pavement, in this particular block of Cowley. I keep reporting, but nobody seems to care.
Third time in a week I’ve seen someone sitting in their car, fully parked on the pavement, in this particular block of Cowley. I keep reporting, but nobody seems to care.
Colonial history hits differently here.
June 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Colonial history hits differently here.
Carlo Ginzburg captivated the overflow crowd yesterday as he described coming across Menocchio in the archive. A brilliant historian, one of the greatest influences on my field. Such an honour to meet him and hear him speak.
May 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Carlo Ginzburg captivated the overflow crowd yesterday as he described coming across Menocchio in the archive. A brilliant historian, one of the greatest influences on my field. Such an honour to meet him and hear him speak.
So happy to honour Regius Prof Lyndal Roper today, with the hammering of our theses to a door in her honour. A brilliant scholar, and a warm, inspiring, and enthusiastic mentor.
May 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
So happy to honour Regius Prof Lyndal Roper today, with the hammering of our theses to a door in her honour. A brilliant scholar, and a warm, inspiring, and enthusiastic mentor.
If you don’t know what the event is, I imagine this could be a very confusing photo.
May 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you don’t know what the event is, I imagine this could be a very confusing photo.
This show is funny, crude, and very moving. I watched the final episode a few nights ago, and it’s stuck with me, hauntingly, for days. An absolute masterwork of writing by @jackrooke.bsky.social, and acting by all, but especially Jon Pointing. Took me back to a rough time in my life. I made it.
April 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This show is funny, crude, and very moving. I watched the final episode a few nights ago, and it’s stuck with me, hauntingly, for days. An absolute masterwork of writing by @jackrooke.bsky.social, and acting by all, but especially Jon Pointing. Took me back to a rough time in my life. I made it.
So many reasons to visit Canada this summer: the usual (beautiful scenery, nice people, cleaner cities, less chance of mass shooting events) now with cheaper consumer goods and less chance of being punished for your “free speech”.
April 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So many reasons to visit Canada this summer: the usual (beautiful scenery, nice people, cleaner cities, less chance of mass shooting events) now with cheaper consumer goods and less chance of being punished for your “free speech”.
A democracy bonanza in the mail today
April 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A democracy bonanza in the mail today
5 weeks ago the CBC poll tracker had the conservatives with an 89% chance of winning a majority in Canada. Now it’s 2%. Absolutely incredible.
March 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
5 weeks ago the CBC poll tracker had the conservatives with an 89% chance of winning a majority in Canada. Now it’s 2%. Absolutely incredible.
It has been a while since I have let myself do broad reading on my thesis topic, since the chapters I'm writing are the nitty-gritty. It is nice to be back in the Big Picture again.
March 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It has been a while since I have let myself do broad reading on my thesis topic, since the chapters I'm writing are the nitty-gritty. It is nice to be back in the Big Picture again.