Connor Doak
Senior Lecturer in Russian, University of Bristol
Languages, literature, travels, gardens
Posts in a personal capacity
@iskandarding.bsky.social
SOAS PhD candidate in Yaghnobi and Sogdian linguistics. Devotee of the Iranian and Persianate world.
@nick-mayhew.bsky.social
He/they. Lecturer in Russian at Glasgow. Queer history & spirituality in Russia & beyond 🌈
@johnayliff.bsky.social
Solo indie text game developer, best known for the text-based game Seedship and its successor, Beyond the Chiron Gate. He/him. Games: https://johnayliff.itch.io/ Blog: https://write.as/johnayliff/ Header by Tom Morley
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@allostericstate.bsky.social
Revealing the hidden world of shape shifting enzymes using Cryo-EM. Senior research associate at Newcastle University, UK. Currently working as part of Recon4IMD https://www.recon4imd.org Views are my own.
@gutterdalkey.bsky.social
Dalkey branch of The Gutter Bookshop at 20 Railway Road (opp. Finnegan's). Local bookshop with books, gifts & stationery. Marta & May post randomly.
@thebookshopie.bsky.social
A Tipperary, Ireland based indie bookseller of new, old and inbetween books. Spend €20 & get free shipping ! Gaeilge agus fáilte. www.thebookshop.ie linktr.ee/thebookshop.ie https://www.instagram.com/thebookshop.ie/
@petermolloy.bsky.social
Mainly posts about military history (especially Irish) and toy soldiers. Views mine. Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪.
@sprucey.bsky.social
Lecturer, MA and PhD in First World War and aviation history. Writing a book. RUSI Audit/Risk Com. Alzheimer's Research Treasurer. Former CEO, CFO, pig farmer(!) Harlequins. Wolves. Watch collector. Plays bass badly.Metal 🤘www.gonna-need-a-bigger-shelf.com
@drfernriddell.bsky.social
Historian. Author. On your TV/Radio. Expert: Suffragette Terrorism, Music Hall, 19thC Sex + Culture. www.fernriddell.com **PREORDER Victoria’s Secret NOW** https://lnk.to/victoriassecretbook
@kensingtons.bsky.social
Belfast Green Badge tour guide/conflict historian/spin dr/policy wonk - @drtomstours.bsky.social - Host The Western Front Assoc Mentioned in Dispatches podcast. - Rts≠support - Views own.
@wartimeni.com
Stories and sights from the Second World War in Northern Ireland from 1939-1945. Posts by Belfast-based Scott Edgar.
@irishashyt.bsky.social
🎓Lecturer @BristolUni @BILT (curriculum, pedagogy, SFHEA, sustainability, AI, qual research) UCU WIASN Higher Education 🏺 Archaeologist @archsengage.bsky.social Archaeology 👩🎨Crafter, TephraArts https://tephraarts.etsy.com 📍Bristol ☘️ she/her
@riderjon.bsky.social
Academic in German + Cultural Studies, Royal Holloway Uni. of London, researching film, lit, history, sport. Books on Joseph Roth, Max Schmeling. Latest book: PEOPLE ON SUNDAY, out now with Bloomsbury/BFI Film Classics. Cyclist, cat person, European.
@hollylangstaff.bsky.social
Lecturer in French (St Edmund Hall and New College, Oxford). I run the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; & the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators (Queen’s Translation Exchange); co-director Bristol Translates
@hdiamond.bsky.social
Historian of France & 2WW, professor in French History at Cardiff University, my new book ‘Josephine Baker’s Secret War’ will be out with Yale University Press in spring 2025
@drnaomiscott.bsky.social
A.G Leventis Fellow in Greek Studies at the University of Bristol. Julius Pollux superfan. Expert in Ancient Greek jokes. My research profile: https://tinyurl.com/2fc8fbzh My book: https://tinyurl.com/2x256h64
@katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Classicist and linguist, Durham. Working on multilingualism in ancient Italy, the written landscape and the linguistics of slavery.
@mperale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Liverpool. Editor, The Classical Quarterly. Trustee of the Hellenic Society. Working class academic.
@joewatstein.bsky.social
Teaching fellow at Warwick. Ovid/Cavafy-stanning. Also teaching Latin, often writing, sometimes sleeping. Extremely queer, possibly here. He/Him/His.
@martialmuser.bsky.social
Classicist and Brass Musician. Did a PhD on Martial at the University of Exeter and now a Head of Classics at a secondary school in London.
@richardcole.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Classics at the University of Bristol, Department of Classics and Ancient History and co-director of the #BristolDigitalGameLab
@fhmjh.bsky.social
Professor of French Studies, University of Bristol. Specialist in early twentieth-century French history, culture and politics with a particular interest in sports history and writing.
@6502nerd.bsky.social
Retro coder and homebrew computer maker, fan of all things 6502, electronics and retro computers in general. Z80 vs 6502? I don't care they're both in computers I loved back in the day. Oric, Atari and Amiga were my childhood machines!
@retrocomps.bsky.social
Semi-automated posting of old computers and videogames. Sometimes other bits of retro aesthetics and design. ~6-8 posts a day, ~24 posts on holidays. ⚠Outbound links tagged and monitored by Bluesky.
@sharkabytes.bsky.social
Freelance Writer│Fanzine Editor│UK VG & Anime Historian│🦈│Transfem she/her│Coffeehound │❤️ : @kitnibbles.bsky.social │Business Enq: curicuricreations@protonmail.com More info in pinned ❤️ : https://ko-fi.com/retrobytes ❤️ : patreon.com/SashasRetroBytes
@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social
Retired video game programmer. 40+ years developing videogames and software. Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS. I am currently rescuing and archiving old game development disks. LEGO Dev/AFOL.
@matt.godbolt.org
Sometime verb, real person, lover of 8-bit computers, husband & father, trying to be a kind person. #blacklivesmatter; trans rights are human rights. he/him
@joannanaish.bsky.social
Languages geek, loves History and Arts. Rural Anglican priest. Rock music and classical in equal measure - views my own.
@tshiunghan.bsky.social
An opinionated English tutor and independent researcher based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
DC. political philosopher at Georgetown. rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. Spurs fan #COYS
@helenkwok.bsky.social
✨ Hong Kong-born multimedia artist & designer based in Narrm/Melbourne (she/her) ✨ playful installations, experimental games, public art activations, immersive experiences ✨ https://helenkwok.net
@soontzu.bsky.social
Sejarawan seni bina, editor, lecturer. I like new books & old buildings. Author, Malayan Classicism (Bloomsbury, 2023). You might know me as @speechleyish on the bird site. He/him | dia/dia | 伊
@zenaldehyde.bsky.social
Malaysian in UK. Author of SORCERER TO THE CROWN, BLACK WATER SISTER, THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT and some other stuff. Next up: BEHIND FRENEMY LINES (2025).
@zedecksiew.bsky.social
Writer of small fictions. Creator of "Creature of Near Kingdoms", "Lorn Song of the Bachelor", and other SEAsian fevers. Port Dickson, Malaysia. https://zedecksiew.tumblr.com/
@alisonfincher.bsky.social
public scholarship at Read Japanese Literature (readjapaneselit.bsky.social) | co-editor for Japanese lit at Asian Review of Books | MSt English lit, 650-1550 | queer (historical/SFF) romance reader | ATL | genderqueer (all pronouns) | generative AI is bad
@mbourdaghs.bsky.social
Scholar and translator, modern Japanese literature and culture; I also write fiction, music criticism, and sundry other things. Plus the occasional sumo and baseball post. Faculty at University of Chicago. www.bourdaghs.com
@jentranslations.bsky.social
Bookworm. Linguist. Japanese-English Translator. Video game Localization Director. Former manga/anime translator. DFTBA 💖💜💙 日本語OK! https://j-entranslations.com
@mollymay5000.bsky.social
she/they | Canada → 日本 | Japanese to English translator | English, Français, 日本語 | Portfolio & Blog→ https://taylordrew.me/
@wwborders.bsky.social
The home for international literature since 2003. Winners of the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. https://linktr.ee/wordswithoutborders
@pushkinpress.com
Publishes the world's best stories – to be read and read again. Follow the all new @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social 🎈 Newsletter, IG & more: http://linktr.ee/pushkinpress
@elikpwilliam.com
Sci-fi novelist | Translator of Japanese literature | Bilingual game writing consultant | Essayist | Resident of Japan | SFWA and SFWJ member | Father of a curious young soul | Believer in our potential to change elikpwilliam.com elikpwilliam.substack.com
@twolinespress.bsky.social
Award-winning, critically acclaimed literature in translation.
@uofmpress.bsky.social
Innovative, thoughtful, digitally-forward books in partnership with Michigan Publishing and Fulcrum. https://press.umich.edu/
@groveatlantic.bsky.social
Independent publisher of exceedingly good books. Founded in 1917. We can’t go on, we’ll go on. 🔗 lnk.bio/3fz3