@mtwht

Researcher of letters, print & dissent / Teaching @QMULsed

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Like #VirginiaWoolf? Feeling hopeful? Join @ShoelessBruno and @qmcrle ONLINE on Tues 13 June 15.00BST (3pm) to discuss Woolf and Critique of Secular Hope. Click here to book: eventbrite.com/e/seminar-vir…

Seminar: Virginia Woolf and the Critique of Secular Hope

This talk investigates Virginia Woolf’s construction of a secular grammar of human flourishing in this world.

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come to @QMULsed to hear @SuzanneHobson4, @cathy_shrank, @FelicityPL, Nil Palabiyik and Adam Budd on Tues 9 May: eventbrite.com/e/forms-of-un…

Forms of (un)belief

An interdisciplinary seminar in which five speakers will consider forms of unbelief in Britain over a 500-year period

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Join @qmcrle on Tues 9 May for a symposium on Forms of (un)belief. In person, @QMULsed (Mile End Campus). Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/forms-of-…

Forms of (un)belief

An interdisciplinary seminar in which five speakers will consider forms of unbelief in Britain over a 500-year period

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The five wonderful speakers are @cathy_shrank, @felicityPL, @SuzanneHobson4, Nil Palabiyik and Adam Budd
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Please sign this petition to support English, Theatre and Creative Writing at Birkbeck. Despite coming SECOND in REF 2021, and being a world-leading department, it is threatened with devastating cuts. Power to creative intellect in the heart of London.
SAVE English, Theatre & Creative Writing at BBK@BbkETCWResists1 Nov 2022
Time to start doing things, Birkbeck supporters! Please RT widely! change.org/p/no-job-cuts-in-…

Sign the Petition

No job cuts in English at Birkbeck, University of London!

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Fantastic news for East End family and local historians! 👇 The Eastern Argus and Borough of Hackney Times (incorporating the Bethnal Green Times) is now searchable on @BNArchive, covering the years 1877-1912 🔎📰
The British Newspaper Archive@BNArchive18 Oct 2022
We've reached a milestone 58 million pages on The Archive this week, whilst we're delighted to welcome the Eastern Argus and Borough of Hackney Gazette to our collection. We've also updated 35 of our existing titles too. Find out more here: bit.ly/3rZKVlp #TuesdayTitles
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I’m organising a conference next year on the history of women and gardens! Submit your proposals before 12th December! It will be held @EH_WrestPark on 28th March 2023🌷🌹🌸🌼 @EnglishHeritage
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Lots of great examples to inspire us to reimagine Romford Road, Katherine Road, Balmoral Road and the rest of our borough, @NewhamCouncil @BetterStsNewham
createstreets@createstreets16 Oct 2022
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Impossible to summarise but here’re some implications ✅DO create (or preserve) beautiful buildings ✅ PUT people (& 🚴 & 🛴) first ✅ PROVIDE 🚲 hire & parking ✅ USE beautiful materials ✅ It’s time for trams ✅ Street 🌳 ⛔️ LIMIT 🚗 parking ⛔️ NO garish paint & signs
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#CFP International workshop "Gender and Emotion in Japanese Christianity (1549-1638)" 7th February 2023 // in person and online Deadline for abstracts: 13th November 2022. Email to: [email protected] and [email protected] Please retweet and share!
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Thanks for a wonderful seminar @EmilyMayVine and the rest of the @SocialBodiesUoB team - your reflections on scholars' duties of care, attention and sympathy were very powerful
Social Bodies in British Letters, 1680-1820@SocialBodiesUoB5 Oct 2022
Rail strikes, gales, driving rain… We will not be deterred! @long18thsem @qmcecs
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Is it a book? Is it embroidery? It's both! This rare and large embroidered binding shows the "soft self-wounding pelican", an emblem of sacrifice, wrought in beautiful silver thread. (E185 1629 [**]) #TextileTuesday #rarebooks #bookbindings
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We want to hear your views on Canning Town Old Library and plans to bring the building back to life as a hub for caring for our heritage and giving digital opportunities for all. Read more and complete the survey for chance to win a £50 shopping voucher: orlo.uk/uuEDM
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thanks to @britishlibrary digital collections this account of Elizabeth Hamilton's early life is freely accessible #digitalhumanities
Tessa Whitehouse@mtwht23 Sep 2022
#play based learning in the 1760s: “Elizabeth spent 2 years, not in learning tasks, but in receiving more instructive lessons from nature: fording the burns [rivers] in Summer, or sliding over their frozen surface in Winter” access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark…
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#play based learning in the 1760s: “Elizabeth spent 2 years, not in learning tasks, but in receiving more instructive lessons from nature: fording the burns [rivers] in Summer, or sliding over their frozen surface in Winter” access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark…
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What a great conference! Speakers and attendees might well be interested in this #DisHist job @HEX in #Finland academicpositions.com/ad/tam… closing on 30 Sept

Academic Positions

Career network for academics, researchers and scientists. Find and apply for jobs in research and higher education today!

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love books? love gowns? you need… a BOOKGOWN
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Proposals for a new LTN are welcome. Next: a borough-wide 20mph speed limit as a necessary part of creating a healthier urban environment in @NewhamLondon - including Romford Road! It's working in @RBKC, @CamdenCouncil etc
Better Streets for Newham@BetterStsNewham23 Sep 2022
If you live in the area covered by the proposed Woodgrange & Capel LTN & you didn’t receive the information booklet yesterday, please DM us!
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This looks like an AMAZING job! @HEX is super-friendly and intellectually curious, apply apply apply
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I'm hoping this talk might be recorded/streamed as for the first time since 2018 I won't be in the east end
Tower Hamlets Archives@LBTHArchives15 Sep 2022
Philip Carstairs from the University of Leicester joins us for a talk on feeding the migrant poor in the 18th and 19th century East End, with a particular focus on Jewish soup kitchens. orlo.uk/uoiC5
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