Dr Meaghan Allen
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Dr Meaghan Allen
@morbidmae.bsky.social
Doctorate researching ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, blood & the (crypto)medieval | Medieval(ism) | History of Science & Medicine | History of Crime | House ghoul | damesmacabre.com
Seminar for ‘History of Forensic Science & Medicine’ is about polygraphs & LFPEs today so naturally I’m showing a clip of Pedro Pascal’s @vanityfair.com interview. #forensics #history
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
How can the divine exist in cyberspace? What even IS the divine?

Tune in to the newest episode of Dames Macabre to hear our insights & thoughts on Sunnydale’s resident “technopagan” Jenny Calendar (including her connections to early #medieval time reckoning).

#podcast #buffy #history #culture
August 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
New episode of Dames Macabre with @alexcarabine.bsky.social has dropped discussing the #femmefatale in episodes ‘Witch’ & ‘Teachers Pet’!
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#Buffy #Buffythevampireslayer #gothic #medieval #vampire #podcast #history
July 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Wonderful presentation from Amanda Power on “sacrifice zones” at today’s NWMSN Annual Conference
June 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
✨Slightly blurry phone screenshots of my first ever official business cards!!! Square format with rounded corners because why not? 🤷🏻‍♀️ ✨

#medieval #phd #historian #Buffy
June 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
For **YEARS** I have been trying to remember the name of this magical and haunting book from my childhood. Today --thanks to the r/whatsthatbook thread -- I have found it!!! Honestly shaking with relief, joy, excitement, and nostalgia (and I course I immediately purchased a copy on Abe Books).
April 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Office desk decorations are a must
April 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Celebrating my successful PhD viva yesterday by finally delving into @hallierubenhold.bsky.social new book!
April 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Passed with Minor Corrections!!!
April 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
VIVA LA VIVA DAY
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Channeling my inner 90s business boss with an Ann Taylor Loft skirt suit; live coloured chunky Mary Janes; and of course, a Buffy blood veneration woodcut t-shirt
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#phd #Buffy #medieval #gothic
April 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
VIVA LA VIVA DAY
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Channeling my inner 90s business boss with an Ann Taylor Loft skirt suit; live coloured chunky Mary Janes; and of course, a Buffy blood veneration woodcut t-shirt
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#phd #Buffy #medieval #gothic
April 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Viva-prepping & still chuffed about this wee mention of The Night Stalker in my thesis.
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#viva #phd #Buffy #vampire #history #medieval #MiddleAges #truecrime
April 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🩸🪦🧛🏻‍♂️PhD Viva is set. Let’s go! 🧛🏻‍♀️⚰️🩸

#phd #Buffy #Gothic #MiddleAges #Medieval #history #literature #medievalism #blood
March 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
PhD eThesis submission *finally* approved & acknowledged.
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Now to wait for word on my Viva…

#Buffy #PhD #Medieval #MiddleAges #blood #vampire #Gothic #Horror #history #literature
January 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Entering the final long stretch.
January 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hi! I’m Meaghan and I’m a PhD candidate at the University of Manchester submitting my thesis December 2024. I study ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ through medieval conceptions of blood.
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Other interests include History of Crime; History of Medicine; and Ecology.
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#medieval #PhD #history
November 15, 2024 at 11:49 AM