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Facebook is pretty much refusing to show anyone my posts now (because I said banned words like Nazi and gay) so I'm down to Bluesky as the only social media to actually promote this! 28mm, all hand sculpted, pewter cast and researched to heck! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...

Jobs For Medievalists Assistant Professor - Medieval Studies - Comparative Literature and Spanish & Portuguese Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,1 https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-medievalists-350/

Taking my mom to early voting in North Carolina- every vote counts!

Thrilled to be celebrating with my favorite medievalist at the NIU CLAS Distinguished Awards as she accepts her distinguished faculty honors! #medieval #medievalsky #NIU

I'm giving a public lecture at Marquette in a couple of weeks. Come say hello! today.marquette.edu/2026/10/the-...

This is very satisfying to watch

Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

The King Teen New Sledder is out! thekingteen.beehiiv.com/p/come-to-th...

Happy October! Don’t forget to vote blue, up and down the ballot, to protect those in need.

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

Fellowship Opportunities: Robert M. Kingdon and Solmsen Fellowships Robert M. Kingdon Fellowship and Solmsen Fellowship Call for Applications 2027–2028  Deadline: Thursday, October 22, 2026 https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/fellowship-opportunities-robert-m-kingdon-and-solmsen-fellowships/

Jobs For Medievalists The Department of History at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027. https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-medievalists-347/

The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Friday timeline cleanse

Hi I'm Jess! I paint things! For fun and also for commission.

Kalamazoo ICMS 2027 CFP: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 (Session #8365) 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦: Hybrid 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Haskins Society 𝘊𝘰-𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Medieval People @kzooicms.bsky.social

#museum #anthropology The Pick Museum of Anthropology is on the search for our new Curator of Collections. Applications are being accepted through Oct 8. Check out the job posting on the NIU employment portal for all the details and instructions on how to apply: employment.niu.edu/postings/97131

in today's essay i discuss -gaucho pants -black market tallow trading -the vast, vast pampas grasslands -a homoerotic bar fight in an old novel -equestrian feats -a beef sandwich buttondown.com/theswordandt...

I’m thrilled to share that my book Carolingian Ecological Sovereignty is out now with @archumanities.bsky.social ! You can order physical copies now, and the open access versions will be available sometime in early October. www.arc-humanities.org/978180270283... Keep an eye out for updates here 📚

Call for Papers - 22nd Annual Marco Manuscript Workshop: "What's Missing?" We https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-papers-22nd-annual-marco-manuscript-workshop-whats-missing/

Going down the road to give a talk at OU tomorrow on "Medieval Pandemics and Grand Narrative: History, Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Talk" Should be fun!

job in medieval studies!

#medeivalsky #medieval #medievalist My favorite medievalist was the subject of an article in our University Student Paper! Read all about it here: (note that the article combined edited and authored books) northernstar.info/137833/news/...

Earlier this year I contributed to this documentary about Chateau Gaillaied. It's being shown this evening in France on channel Novo19.

#5787 Using an image of this awesome and delicious cake my daughter created to wish all Shabbat Shalom and L’Shanah Tovah. May the coming year be sweet, beautiful, and peaceful

#Miniatures completed two more of Saruman’s orcs by Heritage Miniatures, one of my favorite lines

If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

Students who don't use AI chatbots for schoolwork are scoring better grades than those who do, according to a new report. It's some of the widest-ranging evidence yet that the technology could be hurting young people's learning. bloom.bg/4gHVbZY 📷: Jean-François Fort / Getty Images

#MedievalSky That "1300" includes you, too!

Labor Day timeline cleanse

Post your favourite 40k Warhammer kill team, wrong (right?) answers only.

To mark the 53rd anniversary of Tolkien's death, here's one of his poems. I'm not a fan of most of his poetry, but I think this is beautiful. My mother-in-law was a big Tolkien fan; I read this at her funeral last year.

On Saturday 26 September I'll be giving a talk about the Norman Conquest at Pevensey Castle. www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-...

🚨New study reveals killing wolves did not reliably prevent subsequent livestock damage. In some cases livestock losses actually increased after they were lethally removed. If killing wolves doesn’t reliably prevent future conflict, why is it still being used as a solution? 🔗 https://bit.ly/4x4hCNQ

#Miniatures Also completed this week: An old favorite! One of Saruman’s uruk hai from Heritage’s LOTR line.

#Miniatures completed this week: the dwarf warrior is a 3d print for another player in a dnd game. My first attempt at tattoos. I modeled them from Tolkien’s Khuzdul runes, using the ones from Gimli’s war cry “axes of the dwarves, the dwarves are upon you”

have a listen to our latest episode!!!

This is one of the most important songs in my own personal hymnal

Interested in Louis the Pious and his coinage? Independent coins of Venice minted in the 820s or 830s? Commerce on the Rhine under the Carolingians? Just added to my online articles: Drei karolingische Münzen aus der Gemarkung Rees (Kreis Kleve) works.hcommons.org/records/e33g...

Jobs For Medievalists PBSA is looking to appoint an Editorial Assistant to support the journal's day-to-day operations. Details are in the text below, which can also be found online. https://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-medievalists-343/

CFP now open! The Middle Ages in Modern Games returns to Leeds IMC 2027. We're inviting papers on medievalism in digital and tabletop games, especially those engaging the congress theme of Communities. Abstracts due 13 Sept. Visit middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement... for more information.

🐻🦴 Bear, boar or cattle? New research led by UCD School of Archaeology has revealed that "cattle bones" long thought to mark the beginning of farming in Ireland actually belong to bear and wild boar, rewriting a key chapter in Irish prehistory. 🧵 @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @graemewarren.bsky.social

In two weeks I will give an online lecture on “Rethinking the Far Right” for @iapss.bsky.social Everyone is welcome! Info below.

Great trip to Nunburnholme church today, where they have re-formed the Viking-Age cross correctly after 150 years joined the wrong way round. #medievalsky