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Peter Adkins
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Lecturer in Modernism at University of Edinburgh | Author of 'The Modernist Anthropocene' and editor of 'Virginia Woolf and the Anthropocene' | Judge of James Tait Black Prize in Fiction | Views here not necessarily those of my employer etc etc | He/him
Exciting day to see what the postman has for me.
July 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Quoth the raven, "baguette".
July 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reddit at its best.

Which character from Ulysses would YOU like to be friends with?
May 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The latest headline in what looks to be a trend cascading across energy majors.
February 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The inaugural Crude Representations seminar takes place this coming Wednesday 4pm GMT.

The topic is audio-visual culture and BP (movies, soundtracks, records etc) and our speakers are Nariman Massoumi, Andrea Zarza Canova & Annette Davison.

Register here: tinyurl.com/oily25
February 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Following last week's symposium on BP, petroculture and the cultural imaginary, @malcolmcook76.bsky.social and myself are thrilled to announce a follow-up seminar series! Full programme and free registration to all four events here: tinyurl.com/oily25

Preview of what is happening, in thread below!
January 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Very happy to be able to share the programme for Crude Representations: BP and the Cultural Imagination of Oil, taking place online on Friday 24th January 2025. See the full programme and register to attend (for free!) here: llc.ed.ac.uk/english-and-...
December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Not sure if I believe this, but if true it is a flagrant abuse of what food banks are for.
December 5, 2024 at 10:33 AM
new book review! read my take on Adam Biles's sequel to Animal Farm, 'Beasts of England', over at Review 31. review31.co.uk/article/view...
November 14, 2023 at 1:40 PM