Liz Barry
@lizbaz.bsky.social
Prof of literature at University of Warwick. Medical humanities, age studies, modernism, Samuel Beckett. Middle age shaped by lockdown: chickens, cold swimming, over-excited gig-going.
Does anyone have a good example, e.g. an academic account of, thinking through of, nice way of discussing (not in so many words -- or even in so many words) the concept of "passive aggressive"? (Yes, okay, I'm wondering about a better (?) way to say it in academic writing, but also interested.)
September 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Does anyone have a good example, e.g. an academic account of, thinking through of, nice way of discussing (not in so many words -- or even in so many words) the concept of "passive aggressive"? (Yes, okay, I'm wondering about a better (?) way to say it in academic writing, but also interested.)
Not exactly in the same league but content which also offered a slight lift! @davidpattie.bsky.social
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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September 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Not exactly in the same league but content which also offered a slight lift! @davidpattie.bsky.social
She is the queen.
Now that is how you .gif.
September 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
She is the queen.
Umm v cheeky to crash land back here after many months away with this, but Little Dorrit experts/ fans: anyone know which brother is older, William or Frederick? I can't find evidence either way in the novel, though it's probably there. (Criticism is divided!) #dickens #littledorrit #aging
September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Umm v cheeky to crash land back here after many months away with this, but Little Dorrit experts/ fans: anyone know which brother is older, William or Frederick? I can't find evidence either way in the novel, though it's probably there. (Criticism is divided!) #dickens #littledorrit #aging
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
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The Irish have started calling Conor McGregor, ‘Andrew Tayto’.
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Irish have started calling Conor McGregor, ‘Andrew Tayto’.
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1/4 I’m delighted to announce the publication of the latest issue of @englishjournaloup.bsky.social, expertly edited by Archie Cornish, Cathy Shrank & Kate De Rycker. It’s of urgent importance: a transhistorical study of Precarity, both academic & beyond. There are profoundly powerful contributions…
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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Midsummer night. An enchanted forest. A tale of lovers, mechanicals and magical mayhem. Yes, this summer our hilarious A Midsummer Night's Dream hits the road again for another mini tour! Catch it if you can!
thepantaloons.co.uk/dream/
thepantaloons.co.uk/dream/
February 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Midsummer night. An enchanted forest. A tale of lovers, mechanicals and magical mayhem. Yes, this summer our hilarious A Midsummer Night's Dream hits the road again for another mini tour! Catch it if you can!
thepantaloons.co.uk/dream/
thepantaloons.co.uk/dream/
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Prof Julia Waters, sister of headteacher Ruth Perry, has warned that new Ofsted proposals for inspecting schools are a 'rehash' of the 'dangerous' system they are supposed to replace.
New Ofsted grading system under fire for retaining 'dangerous' features
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Prof Julia Waters, sister of headteacher Ruth Perry, has warned that new Ofsted proposals for inspecting schools are a 'rehash' of the 'dangerous' system they are supposed to replace.
One of those UG essays that is so astonishing and brilliant that you get a bit tearful.
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One of those UG essays that is so astonishing and brilliant that you get a bit tearful.
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What a wonderful initiative! Buy any children's book from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social this month, and as part of their #ReadItForward campaign, they will donate 10% of every sale to the children's reading charities @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
uk.bookshop.org/contributors...
uk.bookshop.org/contributors...
February 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What a wonderful initiative! Buy any children's book from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social this month, and as part of their #ReadItForward campaign, they will donate 10% of every sale to the children's reading charities @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
uk.bookshop.org/contributors...
uk.bookshop.org/contributors...
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I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.
January 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.
RIP (Northern) Irish poet Michael Longley, “custodian of griefs and wonders” in Heaney’s words. I co-supervised a PhD, the basis for this wonderful monograph by Madeline Scherer, partly on his work and it was a fantastic experience.
January 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
RIP (Northern) Irish poet Michael Longley, “custodian of griefs and wonders” in Heaney’s words. I co-supervised a PhD, the basis for this wonderful monograph by Madeline Scherer, partly on his work and it was a fantastic experience.
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Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!
Please circulate this great opportunity to do a PhD at Kew Gardens and the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at York! The student will look at the history of marginalised individuals who made knowledge about fungi in the early 20th century.
LCAB PhD studentships - Currently recruiting
Women and biodiversity: gender and the making of the Kew Fungarium, 1900-1950
sites.google.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!
Still thinking about this week’s classes on Grief Time: the wisdom and invention in Denise Riley’s poetry and prose, the beauty of these mediaeval hooded mourners, the potency of Khaled Barakeh’s images of violent loss and grief in the Syrian war. Thanks to my fellow discussants.
January 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Still thinking about this week’s classes on Grief Time: the wisdom and invention in Denise Riley’s poetry and prose, the beauty of these mediaeval hooded mourners, the potency of Khaled Barakeh’s images of violent loss and grief in the Syrian war. Thanks to my fellow discussants.
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Anne Carson sporting boxing gloves for her LRB lecture last night 🥊
January 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Anne Carson sporting boxing gloves for her LRB lecture last night 🥊
Follow the link for an absolutely fascinating piece. Reminds me of the very weird affect and alignment with patriarchy (as I see it…) in The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Via @remembermyhat.bsky.social
“At 4 o’clock we have our tea”, 1962
Artist: Harry Wingfield
(For the strange story of why this image is so significant in Indonesia, see here: ladybirdflyawayhome.com/the-strange-...
Artist: Harry Wingfield
(For the strange story of why this image is so significant in Indonesia, see here: ladybirdflyawayhome.com/the-strange-...
January 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Follow the link for an absolutely fascinating piece. Reminds me of the very weird affect and alignment with patriarchy (as I see it…) in The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Via @remembermyhat.bsky.social
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Now could be a good moment to chuck a few pennies Wikipedia’s way wikimediafoundation.org/support/
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January 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Now could be a good moment to chuck a few pennies Wikipedia’s way wikimediafoundation.org/support/
Fab to meet the legendary @jennyrichards.bsky.social in person yesterday at a great workshop on Age and Ageism at the English Faculty, University of Cambridge. Thanks to Raphael Lyne and Yesim Akbay (neither here, I think) for organising.
January 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fab to meet the legendary @jennyrichards.bsky.social in person yesterday at a great workshop on Age and Ageism at the English Faculty, University of Cambridge. Thanks to Raphael Lyne and Yesim Akbay (neither here, I think) for organising.
Choose 20 plays that have stayed with you or influenced you. One play per day for 20 days, in no particular order
No explanations, no reviews, just a cover or poster. (Following @publicradionerd.bsky.social )
.Johannesberg Market Othello.
#TheatreSky
No explanations, no reviews, just a cover or poster. (Following @publicradionerd.bsky.social )
.Johannesberg Market Othello.
#TheatreSky
January 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Choose 20 plays that have stayed with you or influenced you. One play per day for 20 days, in no particular order
No explanations, no reviews, just a cover or poster. (Following @publicradionerd.bsky.social )
.Johannesberg Market Othello.
#TheatreSky
No explanations, no reviews, just a cover or poster. (Following @publicradionerd.bsky.social )
.Johannesberg Market Othello.
#TheatreSky
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Hero.
Hero.
January 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Hero.
Hero.
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Who wants to save students from extended contact with me? Looking for someone who can jump into a Modernism module for 8 weeks, West Mids, Tuesday mornings. DM me if interested.
January 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Who wants to save students from extended contact with me? Looking for someone who can jump into a Modernism module for 8 weeks, West Mids, Tuesday mornings. DM me if interested.
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THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH was one of my favourite books as a child; it's still one of my favourite books today. If anything, I love it even more. Great children's books are like that. They shape you at the very deepest levels; they make you who you are, and they stay with you forever. RIP Jules Feiffer.
January 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH was one of my favourite books as a child; it's still one of my favourite books today. If anything, I love it even more. Great children's books are like that. They shape you at the very deepest levels; they make you who you are, and they stay with you forever. RIP Jules Feiffer.