Dr Robyne Calvert
@robyneerica.bsky.social
Cultural Historian: art, design, architecture, fashion. Author: The Mack @YaleBooks; Academic & Learning Developer (SLD) @UofGlasgow. Feminist & aspire to be a good Ally. Sewist 🪡🧵 Kdrama Addict🫰and GenX Nerd 🧙🏻♀️👻☕️ she/her
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I’ve almost missed #worldbookday - here I am at almost 11pm thinking, oh yeah, I put a book into the world almost a year ago! Thanks to all who’ve supported it.
DakJuk: Korean Comfort & Love
From the very first KDrama I watched (Boys Over Flowers), whenever anyone wasn't feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally), the solution was porridge - most often delivered by a loved one. Not the hearty oatmeal we enjoy in Scotland (which is a different kind…
From the very first KDrama I watched (Boys Over Flowers), whenever anyone wasn't feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally), the solution was porridge - most often delivered by a loved one. Not the hearty oatmeal we enjoy in Scotland (which is a different kind…
DakJuk: Korean Comfort & Love
From the very first KDrama I watched (Boys Over Flowers), whenever anyone wasn't feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally), the solution was porridge - most often delivered by a loved one. Not the hearty oatmeal we enjoy in Scotland (which is a different kind of wonderful), but a rich, creamy rice-based (usually) savoury dish, often made with chicken or abalone (a bit like congee).
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November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
DakJuk: Korean Comfort & Love
From the very first KDrama I watched (Boys Over Flowers), whenever anyone wasn't feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally), the solution was porridge - most often delivered by a loved one. Not the hearty oatmeal we enjoy in Scotland (which is a different kind…
From the very first KDrama I watched (Boys Over Flowers), whenever anyone wasn't feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally), the solution was porridge - most often delivered by a loved one. Not the hearty oatmeal we enjoy in Scotland (which is a different kind…
The contented (& slightly tired) face of a newly minted Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, who also managed to score a cancellation with her wonderful hair stylist. This recognition is a lovely reminder that excellence in scholarship & research do not always happen in ‘research active’ posts…
July 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The contented (& slightly tired) face of a newly minted Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, who also managed to score a cancellation with her wonderful hair stylist. This recognition is a lovely reminder that excellence in scholarship & research do not always happen in ‘research active’ posts…
Another wonderful @19cdandtreframed.bsky.social At Home this Sunday - and it's an Ulster Special! 2pm GMT. Register FREE here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-home-wi...
At Home with c19th Dress and Textiles Reframed - 29 June 2025 - 2.00pm BST
Our June ‘At home’ will explore dress and textiles originating from or made in the province of Ulster in the long nineteenth century.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another wonderful @19cdandtreframed.bsky.social At Home this Sunday - and it's an Ulster Special! 2pm GMT. Register FREE here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-home-wi...
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It's about time we brought back tableaux vivants of Pre-Raphaelite art. And thigh tattoos. Probably not lemurs...
fannycornforth.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-th...
#tableauxvivants #preraphaelite #brightyoungthing #1920s
fannycornforth.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-th...
#tableauxvivants #preraphaelite #brightyoungthing #1920s
A Thruple, a Lemur and a Thigh Tattoo
pre-raphaelite blog, Pre-Raphaelite blog, Victorian, Rossetti, Fanny Cornforth, Elizabeth Siddal, Alexa Wilding, Pre-Raphaelite, Victorian blog,
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May 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's about time we brought back tableaux vivants of Pre-Raphaelite art. And thigh tattoos. Probably not lemurs...
fannycornforth.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-th...
#tableauxvivants #preraphaelite #brightyoungthing #1920s
fannycornforth.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-th...
#tableauxvivants #preraphaelite #brightyoungthing #1920s
From the archives for May Day. Happy Beltane! robynecalvert.com/2020/05/01/t...
The May Queen & The Wassail
‘The May Queen’, 1900. Oil-painted gesso on hessian and scrim, set with twine, glass beads, thread, motherof- pearl, and tin leaf; 158.4 x 457 cm. Collection: Glasgow Museums and Art Ga…
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May 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
From the archives for May Day. Happy Beltane! robynecalvert.com/2020/05/01/t...
It’s a year since I first held my book, & serendipitously I got a lovely letter from @yalebooks congratulating me for my @thesahgb award. I’d like to thank them back, because Yale was a dream to work with. I feel very fortunate and couldn’t be happier that it’s lived up to expectations.
April 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s a year since I first held my book, & serendipitously I got a lovely letter from @yalebooks congratulating me for my @thesahgb award. I’d like to thank them back, because Yale was a dream to work with. I feel very fortunate and couldn’t be happier that it’s lived up to expectations.
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Transatlantic Threads: Scottish Linen and Society c1707-1780, is available for preorder now from @edinburghup.bsky.social
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Transatlantic Threads
Transatlantic Threads
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April 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Transatlantic Threads: Scottish Linen and Society c1707-1780, is available for preorder now from @edinburghup.bsky.social
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transat...
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This will be brilliant, get it ordered!
Transatlantic Threads is now available for preorder! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transat...
Use code NEW30 for 30% discount. @edinburghup.bsky.social
Image: David Allan (1744-1796) thought to be one of earliest known portraits of a black woman by a Scottish artist. Nationalgalleries.org
Use code NEW30 for 30% discount. @edinburghup.bsky.social
Image: David Allan (1744-1796) thought to be one of earliest known portraits of a black woman by a Scottish artist. Nationalgalleries.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This will be brilliant, get it ordered!
I was browsing some movie trailers this morning and there was one for The Chosen: The Last Supper I. Like a train wreck I had to look, and it was even more dreadful looking than I imagined, with Jesus flipping tables to the tune of Johnny Cash.
April 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I was browsing some movie trailers this morning and there was one for The Chosen: The Last Supper I. Like a train wreck I had to look, and it was even more dreadful looking than I imagined, with Jesus flipping tables to the tune of Johnny Cash.
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I hung up my DOGE termination letter near where I’m writing my book, as a reminder that the Humanities matters to a free and open society.
Far worse than the end of my NEH grant is the wholesale gutting of the NEH itself, an incalculable loss that we must fight to prevent.
Far worse than the end of my NEH grant is the wholesale gutting of the NEH itself, an incalculable loss that we must fight to prevent.
April 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I hung up my DOGE termination letter near where I’m writing my book, as a reminder that the Humanities matters to a free and open society.
Far worse than the end of my NEH grant is the wholesale gutting of the NEH itself, an incalculable loss that we must fight to prevent.
Far worse than the end of my NEH grant is the wholesale gutting of the NEH itself, an incalculable loss that we must fight to prevent.
Reposted by Dr Robyne Calvert
@uofgcareers.bsky.social is advertising 41 paid, summer internships on the Student Opportunities Hub!
Find out how you could help charities and third sector organisations make a positive impact in the community!
Learn more and apply at bit.ly/findasolution2025.
⌛Apply by Monday, 14 April.
Find out how you could help charities and third sector organisations make a positive impact in the community!
Learn more and apply at bit.ly/findasolution2025.
⌛Apply by Monday, 14 April.
April 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@uofgcareers.bsky.social is advertising 41 paid, summer internships on the Student Opportunities Hub!
Find out how you could help charities and third sector organisations make a positive impact in the community!
Learn more and apply at bit.ly/findasolution2025.
⌛Apply by Monday, 14 April.
Find out how you could help charities and third sector organisations make a positive impact in the community!
Learn more and apply at bit.ly/findasolution2025.
⌛Apply by Monday, 14 April.
My last 3 follows are making me think that initial academic surge is waning a bit…
April 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My last 3 follows are making me think that initial academic surge is waning a bit…
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BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
April 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
Who else is doing the Substack thing? My bandwidth feels so limited and yet it does seem like the best place for actual writing and connection and such. substack.com/@robynecalve...
Robyne Calvert | Substack
Cultural Historian: art, design, architecture, fashion. Author: The Mack @YaleBooks; Academic & Learning Developer (SLD) @UofGlasgow. Feminist & aspire to be a good Ally. Sewist 🪡 Kdrama Addict🫰and Ge...
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March 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Who else is doing the Substack thing? My bandwidth feels so limited and yet it does seem like the best place for actual writing and connection and such. substack.com/@robynecalve...
Also Lori’s books are very worth checking out if you are a Steampunk sort! She’s a brilliant writer and editor!
Right now, Amazon has "The Mack" by my friend @robyneerica.bsky.social on a really good sale. It's normally $60 (which is why I hadn't yet bought a copy) but it's marked down 54% on a "Big Spring Deal" to $27.80. amzn.to/3FEt5yG
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#GlasgowSchoolofArt
#TheMack
#BookSkye
#Art
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#GlasgowSchoolofArt
#TheMack
#BookSkye
#Art
The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art
The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art [Calvert, Robyne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art
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March 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Also Lori’s books are very worth checking out if you are a Steampunk sort! She’s a brilliant writer and editor!
Reposted by Dr Robyne Calvert
Right now, Amazon has "The Mack" by my friend @robyneerica.bsky.social on a really good sale. It's normally $60 (which is why I hadn't yet bought a copy) but it's marked down 54% on a "Big Spring Deal" to $27.80. amzn.to/3FEt5yG
(more in comments)
#GlasgowSchoolofArt
#TheMack
#BookSkye
#Art
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#GlasgowSchoolofArt
#TheMack
#BookSkye
#Art
The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art
The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art [Calvert, Robyne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art
amzn.to
March 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Right now, Amazon has "The Mack" by my friend @robyneerica.bsky.social on a really good sale. It's normally $60 (which is why I hadn't yet bought a copy) but it's marked down 54% on a "Big Spring Deal" to $27.80. amzn.to/3FEt5yG
(more in comments)
#GlasgowSchoolofArt
#TheMack
#BookSkye
#Art
(more in comments)
#GlasgowSchoolofArt
#TheMack
#BookSkye
#Art
Glasgow city type people, I have a question. Why was it decided to make Kelvinway pedestrian only? A street that already had beautiful, wide pavements?
March 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Glasgow city type people, I have a question. Why was it decided to make Kelvinway pedestrian only? A street that already had beautiful, wide pavements?
Really looking forward to seeing Willow and UofG friends and colleagues at this on Friday! And especially the chance to finally meet Perilla Kinchin after so many years of admiring her work. Might have to bring my book(s) for her to sign…
Glasgow's National Trust for Scotland's Mackintosh at the Willow will host a series of talks on the history of the cuppa.
The Scottish Food Heritage Symposium led by @uofgartshums.bsky.social Dr Lindsay Middleton and @tenementkitchen.bsky.social will diving into tea's cultural impact. 🫖
The Scottish Food Heritage Symposium led by @uofgartshums.bsky.social Dr Lindsay Middleton and @tenementkitchen.bsky.social will diving into tea's cultural impact. 🫖
Scottish food heritage symposium explores tea’s cultural and societal impact
At this month’s annual Scottish Food Heritage Symposium experts will explore how this simple beverage helped transform Scotland’s largest city.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Really looking forward to seeing Willow and UofG friends and colleagues at this on Friday! And especially the chance to finally meet Perilla Kinchin after so many years of admiring her work. Might have to bring my book(s) for her to sign…
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Alexander Thomson died #otd 150 years ago on 22nd March 1875.
As a fledgling history of art and architecture student, I worked at Holmwood in Glasgow, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Have a read of my blog post about Thomson and his magnificent villa here
wp.me/pbSHKt-dN
As a fledgling history of art and architecture student, I worked at Holmwood in Glasgow, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Have a read of my blog post about Thomson and his magnificent villa here
wp.me/pbSHKt-dN
Remembering Thomson
The Scottish Architect, Alexander “Greek” Thomson was born on 9th April 1817 inEndrick Cottage in the village of Balfron, around 15 miles north of Glasgow. He wasthe son of bookkeeper John Thomson …
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March 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Alexander Thomson died #otd 150 years ago on 22nd March 1875.
As a fledgling history of art and architecture student, I worked at Holmwood in Glasgow, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Have a read of my blog post about Thomson and his magnificent villa here
wp.me/pbSHKt-dN
As a fledgling history of art and architecture student, I worked at Holmwood in Glasgow, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Have a read of my blog post about Thomson and his magnificent villa here
wp.me/pbSHKt-dN
Fantastic day at #LTAX listening to our brilliant @uofglasgow.bsky.social undergrads present research all kinds of research, from sustainable fashion to solar flares; viruses, Russian manuscripts, Dark Patterns, Cystic Fibrosis and more! Can’t way for day 2 tomorrow. www.talkaboutx.net/2025-talks
March 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Fantastic day at #LTAX listening to our brilliant @uofglasgow.bsky.social undergrads present research all kinds of research, from sustainable fashion to solar flares; viruses, Russian manuscripts, Dark Patterns, Cystic Fibrosis and more! Can’t way for day 2 tomorrow. www.talkaboutx.net/2025-talks
I can see my house from here.
March 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I can see my house from here.
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To my own pleasant surprise, this from V&A director Tristram Hunt is good on the problems–and a solution–for UK national museums prevented from deaccessioning under certain terms of the 1983 National Heritage Act. Includes examples of practice in other European countries ('Even Switzerland...'). 📜🗃️
National museums in the UK are hamstrung by outdated and confusing laws around restitution. Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, argues that it’s time for politicians to give them greater autonomy over their collections
How to give back looted objects | Apollo Magazine
UK museums are hamstrung by outdated laws around restitution. Tristram Hunt argues that it’s time for politicians to give them greater autonomy over their collections
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
To my own pleasant surprise, this from V&A director Tristram Hunt is good on the problems–and a solution–for UK national museums prevented from deaccessioning under certain terms of the 1983 National Heritage Act. Includes examples of practice in other European countries ('Even Switzerland...'). 📜🗃️
I’ve almost missed #worldbookday - here I am at almost 11pm thinking, oh yeah, I put a book into the world almost a year ago! Thanks to all who’ve supported it.
March 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I’ve almost missed #worldbookday - here I am at almost 11pm thinking, oh yeah, I put a book into the world almost a year ago! Thanks to all who’ve supported it.
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Leaving Canada now… but a long black espresso coffee will forever be a Canadiano!
March 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Leaving Canada now… but a long black espresso coffee will forever be a Canadiano!
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Next to tirelessly defending his nation against an occupying force, I think the most impressive thing #Zelensky has ever done is managing not to kick those two cunts in the teeth.
The absolute state of it.
#PutinShills
The absolute state of it.
#PutinShills
February 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Next to tirelessly defending his nation against an occupying force, I think the most impressive thing #Zelensky has ever done is managing not to kick those two cunts in the teeth.
The absolute state of it.
#PutinShills
The absolute state of it.
#PutinShills