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Postdoc for hire. Troublemaker. Children's lit, archives, visual culture, theory. Ex @unirdg_englit, @7stories & @ncl_english. Founder: @wethehumanities.

UK
Joined January 2010
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Kent does the most incredible storms: it's been thundering and lightning-ing for 30mins. In other news, I don't have curtains in my room.
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Does anyone have a copy of Haraway's 'Cyborg Manifesto' I could use? Mine is a few hundred miles away in storage... #lessonplanning
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I need a military historian in the U.K. (20th century) who would be interested in working with me to access an archive (mainly uncatalogued)
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This is my 'I submitted my Chinese visa paperwork today' face. It's very similar to my 'waiting for the visa permit' face but still: yikes.
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Today I'm helping out a friend who's a childminder. I expect to return a broken woman.
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For my part, I listened to it while lying in bed.
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Jessica Medhurst retweeted
Gotta admire the speed with which this Child's Guide to Knowledge gets from 'What is the world' to mildew and smut.
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A highlight this week was getting in people's way while I stared at this utter stunner. #monet Bloody gorgeous. @NationalGallery
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Here is the poster! Please help by sharing it, posting it, putting it up in a shop window.... If you'd like an A4-sized PDF please DM.
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I'm also waiting for a visa wi everything crossed. Waiting is not one of my strong points. Pity my parents & everyone with a 20 mile radius.
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Jessica Medhurst retweeted
Fellow academics: what do you do to get back on track during rough times? Responses and RTs could make a really powerful resource for all.
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I can't tell you how pleased/horrified I am at my mole. I can't stop telling people about the terror. It's going under 'training' on my CV
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I (must) love this woman very, very much. teapawt.net/VerityDarke/status/889…
And here’s some we made earlier. Taxidermy mole workshop with @AcademicJess 🌚✨ #taxidermy #histsci #museums
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