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Julia

@juliaboitani

Medieval French, Prose Romance, Arthurian Literature and TV series. Pronouns: she/her. Quote: “you’re cooking pasta wrong”

Joined January 2012
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The @Soc4ItalStudies themed conference at @Selwyn1882 has come to a close! Huge grazie to the @italianmmll organizers, who built for us a fantastic space to discuss, think & feel (!) together—@h_m_webb @AKilti @OKPetocz @juliaboitani @georgearayson Alessia Carrai & Nicolò Crisafi
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A List of Things People Blamed on Women 🧵
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This killed all my weekend joy
Josh Shepperd (@joshshepperd) profile pictureJosh Shepperd@joshshepperd26 Jan 2023
I got one for you: zero of my one hundred students had heard of Depeche Mode today. Zero.
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“Tristan’s origins: Foucault, history and genealogy in the prehistory of the prose Tristan” is out on Romanic Review! read.dukeupress.edu/romanic-…

Tristan’s Origins: Foucault, History, and Genealogy in the Prehistory of the Prose Tristan

Abstract. The initial section of the thirteenth-century Tristan en prose has been the subject of multiple critical investigations, mostly devoted to identifying its teleological purpose or figurative...

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I wouldn’t have had such a blatant symbol of British colonialism as Paddington the bear “thank” the queen “for everything” but hey that’s just me #jubileeconcert #Jubilee
Hey all, make sure to listen in to this podcast (or bookmark it) to hear some of our leading experts of Medieval Trans Studies talk abt trans & non-cis material that helped shape the Middle Ages. Share widely to hear some of my fave scholars! #medievaltwitter
New Episode The multicultural middle ages podcast Monday, 25 April 2022 5 images of scholars (Anna Klosowska, Gabrielle M.W Bychowski, Micah Goodrich pictured on top) Blake Gutt and Clovis Maillet pictured below Episode 2: Medieval Trans Studies Hosted by Anna Klosowska, Gabrielle M.W Bychowski, Micah Goodrich, Blake Gutt and Clovis Maillet Trans people and non cis cultures and artifacts are not only a part of, they shape and define the Middle Ages. Legendary saints and military leaders, theology, poetry and science, documented religious and regular people, mainstream fictional characters, allegories, mythological figures, alchemical and celestial bodies are part of nonbinary, gender fluid, trans, asexual, queer, non-cis, non-normative history, Medieval Trans Studies enable us to see that gender was variable and contingent in global medieval cultures. Join us as they discuss the ethics of scholarship and the future of medieval trans studies. Find The Multicultural MA on Spotify

ALT New Episode The multicultural middle ages podcast Monday, 25 April 2022 5 images of scholars (Anna Klosowska, Gabrielle M.W Bychowski, Micah Goodrich pictured on top) Blake Gutt and Clovis Maillet pictured below Episode 2: Medieval Trans Studies Hosted by Anna Klosowska, Gabrielle M.W Bychowski, Micah Goodrich, Blake Gutt and Clovis Maillet Trans people and non cis cultures and artifacts are not only a part of, they shape and define the Middle Ages. Legendary saints and military leaders, theology, poetry and science, documented religious and regular people, mainstream fictional characters, allegories, mythological figures, alchemical and celestial bodies are part of nonbinary, gender fluid, trans, asexual, queer, non-cis, non-normative history, Medieval Trans Studies enable us to see that gender was variable and contingent in global medieval cultures. Join us as they discuss the ethics of scholarship and the future of medieval trans studies. Find The Multicultural MA on Spotify

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Correction: Pls note @h_m_webb will speak on Thurs 17th March at 5pm, and registration will close on Weds 16th. Apologies and thanks for your patience!
Cambridge Medieval Literature and Culture Seminar (@cammedsem) profile pictureCambridge Medieval Literature and Culture Seminar@cammedsem11 Mar 2022
The next session of CamMedSem 21/22 will take place on Thurs 18th March at 5pm (GMT). @h_m_webb (@Cambridge_Uni ) will give a paper entitled, 'Affects and Gestures in Dante'. Registration for this event is open! #medievaltwitter #Cambridge
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Announcing the 2022 Polisemie Essay Prize for academic writing on 21st century poetry. The awarded essay will receive a special mention and a 500€ prize! polisemie.it/essay-prize/ #poetry @IASWarwick
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I know I’m a bit of a conspiracy theorist so open question to #medievaltwitter. what do you read here? “I am the daughter of king..”
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You gotta love this Venetian doge from 1607 putting this British prat in his place: English Ambassador Il che mi fà ricordare d' un proverbio Irlandese, et assai volgare, dimaniera che è in bocca di tutte quelle barbare genti (1/2)
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(2/2) che quando si tratta de riconciliarsi coll'inimico bisogna metter un altra serratura alla Porta. Doge: il proverbio Irlandese[…]che in vero è degno di essere conservato nella memoria di ciascuno al pari di qualunque detto di Tucidide,ò d'altri scrittori antichi,et moderni
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In not even sure how the proverb (when you’re reconciling with an enemy you better add another lock to the door) is “vulgar”- sounds like good advice coming from years of Irish experience negotiating with the English lords
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Poor Ralph
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Teenage Italians just using Dante quotes for their teenage needs should be something we talk about more
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Il naufragar m’è dolce in questo pudding @jonnywiles
The Making of Medieval Rome: A New Profile of the City, 400 – 1420, Cambridge University Press, 2021 bit.ly/3wVfvyu
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So... it looks like today is World Pasta Day 🍝 What better way to celebrate pasta than exploring little-known types of pasta from all the regions of Italy? Buckle up for a high-carb thread! 🧵1/21
Totò eating spaghetti in "Miseria e nobiltà"

ALT Totò eating spaghetti in "Miseria e nobiltà"

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🚨@French_studies 2022 Conference - Call For Papers🚨 The 63rd annual conference of the Society for French Studies will take place at @ModLangs_QUB on 27th – 29th June 2022. The deadline for proposals is 15th November 2021.
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-Materiale LGBT censurato dalla televisione italiana- a thread
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Did anyone else get the feeling that Colin Robinson in the new season of #WhatWeDointheShadows was trying to tell us that Uncle Colm from #DerryGirls is an energy vampire ?
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