@saranahmed.bsky.social
Writer and independent feminist scholar Queer person of colour #FreePalestine
@peterwalker99.bsky.social
Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m Email: peter.walker@theguardian.com Secure email if needed: peter.walker.guardian@protonmail.com
@janellejenstad.bsky.social
Early Modernist at UVic. Editor. Book historian. Text encoder. Director of LEMDO and MoEML. Fan of Garry Oak meadows, motorcycles, and XML.
@tarallyons.bsky.social
Professor of English Literature ; Old books, women and libraries, early modern book storage; book trade, English literature, drama, cats, horses, bees, and little furry critters
@mcrhistory.bsky.social
Manchester and Salford anniversaries, memories and photos. Also RTs relating to history and events.
@heggledepeg.bsky.social
PhDer | Writer | Curator | Teacher | Lapsed theatre maker | Ex-Londoner
@johnrgallagher.bsky.social
I use qualitative and computational methods to study writers on the internet. I study how machine learning experts communicate. More generally, I study writing and writers. Associate professor.
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social
Irishman in Yorkshire. Historian of language, education, mobility at the University of Leeds. Co-editor of the Historical Journal, occasional BBC radio presenter. Dad!
@ottomanhistorycafe.bsky.social
➥ Old Photos, Pics, Paintings, Maps ➥ Docs from Ottoman Empire Archives ➥ Historical Letters, Writings, Poems, Memoirs, Books, Real Human Stories: / Blog: https://ottoman-history-page.blogspot.com/
@thejohnrylands.bsky.social
Promoting world-leading research using the unique special collections of The University of Manchester Library. Open to visitors Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm
@umucu.bsky.social
@racheluomlib.bsky.social
Engagement Librarian for School of Environment, Education and Development at University of Manchester. Loves libraries, reading, music and walks.
@typetweets.bsky.social
Typographic historian. Investigator on AHRC-funded 'Small Performances'. Books: Pen+Print; John Baskerville; James Watt; Paris Underground; Tart Cards; Kynoch Press. cphc.org.uk / baskervillepunches.org
@emgallimore.bsky.social
PhD candidate at University of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social, studying early medieval literature, tithes, 19th C. medievalism, tithes, English church history, tithes, historiography, and tithes. p/t PS staff at the University of Manchester.
@londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
London Review Bookshop. 20,000 titles on two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town 14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL
@alanlester.bsky.social
British Empire Professor, University of Sussex. Co-editor, MUP Studies in Imperialism series. Views here own. Blogs on politics of colonial history here: https://alanlester.co.uk Editor https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-truth-about-empire/
@drhelenkemp.bsky.social
Early modernist, mss/print, text/object, reading/writing, libraries/collecting/networks. Library keeper @thomasplumes & Community Fellow in School of PHAIS University of Essex.
@sharpweb.org
📚 Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing 💚 Promoting humanities scholarship 🤓 Supporting global, early career, and BIPOC scholars 🪢 Facilitating bookish community sharpweb.org
@rylandsesoterica.bsky.social
Manager of the Rylands Heritage Imaging Lab, at @thejohnrylands.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social
@heritagemcr.bsky.social
Snr Lecturer Heritage Studies & artist: community practices; ecologies; landscapes & places; anthrozoology; diverse economies; grief & loss; creative feminism; gender & heritage. https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/jenna.ashton
@1000plateaus.bsky.social
used to work in museums, now works at School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds (she/her)
@nelbetancur.bsky.social
art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture • 17th and 18th century studies • assistant professor • mountain lover #nelbetancur
@rococo-reinette.bsky.social
Budding art historian fond of material culture and monarchical histories. Looking to move to the UK permanently soon, hopefully to pursue an MA in Historic Interiors & Decorative Arts. Also love English country houses, natural history, and tornadoes. 👑🦔🌪️🌷🐇
@rgmemss.bsky.social
Dedicated to the love of books, manuscripts, written words in multiple media across the ages. Did we mention books? Our website = https://manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/
@rarebookschool.bsky.social
Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials. rarebookschool.org
@annelistersociety.bsky.social
Fostering knowledge of Anne Lister’s undaunted life and extraordinary writing; working to relay and interpret her legacy (Prof Laurie Shannon posting). 🎩 https://english.northwestern.edu/about/anne-lister-society/index.html 📸 West Yorks. Archive Service
@misswalsingham.bsky.social
Archival detective, author, biographer, cryptographer, editor, spymistress. Prof in early modern lit & culture at @unileiden.bsky.social
@rs4vp.org
An organization dedicated to researching and teaching about newspapers, magazines, and serial print forms in Britain and its empire throughout the long nineteenth century.
@hisjlm.bsky.social
Interested in history and heritage especially 'history from below', feminism, books, archives and public history. Big fan of Yorkshire, libraries and academic free speech 📚
@hypatiaheuresis.bsky.social
👩🏻🏫 Senior Lecturer in Classics/AncHist & Egyptology, University of Liverpool 📚 PhD Egyptology, Johns Hopkins University 🏛️ Fellowships: Fulbright, FAvH, FRHistS, FHEA, HRF Rylands Library 📜🔍 Graeco-Roman Egypt, Papyrology, Ancient Science 💙 Books, Astrolabes
@tonyrichards.bsky.social
Senior Photographer at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library. Practitioner of historic photographic processes. Photographer - Collector - Experimenter https://linktr.ee/tony.richards
@imogenknox.bsky.social
Historian of suicide, emotion & gender Rylands Visiting Early Career Fellow https://linktr.ee/earlymodernimogen
@benltjackson.bsky.social
Historian of 18C Britain | British Academy postdoc 'The Georgian Clergyman' at the John Rylands Research Institute UoM | 'Material Masculinities: Men and Goods in Eighteenth-Century England' out now: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180605/
@wanderingyeti.bsky.social
Historian, Archivist, Photographer. Will happily chat about most things but especially about maritime history, swordfighting, folklore, D&D, and dusty boxes full of old stuff. I’m also a tired human who is going to grad school...again. She/Her 🏳️🌈
@jaffne.bsky.social
Just a Jaf. Sometimes a librarian. Crafty, in the good way. Mostly tired. Kindness is free. Scotlandshire. She/her.
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
@drnaomibaker.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Lit, U of Manchester| Assoc. Editor Literature & Theology 📚Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century (Reaktion Books, 2025) https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/naomi.baker
@peripheralmss.bsky.social
Digitizing medieval manuscript collections in the Midwest. PIs @lizhebbard.bsky.social and @sarahloleet.bsky.social 📜 https://peripheralmss.org
@fjolagud.bsky.social
Icelandic folklorist and digital media manager. I sometimes post irresponsibly about medieval manuscripts.
@thomasplumes.bsky.social
The Library of Dr Thomas Plume (1630-1704), established 1704 in Maldon, Essex. www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk.
@jettepleiger.bsky.social
Exhibition curator at www.bundeskunsthalle.de since 2002. Interdisciplinary exhibitions; art & science exhibitions; museum studies; science outreach; transdisciplinarity. PhD Museum Practice from Manchester University, UK, Institute for Cultural Practices.
@sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social
Mostly books, history, and nature. Politics, too. Lecturer, History of journalism. My new book, Wildly Different, about women and the wild, came out March 2025: "brilliantly dispatched" - Financial Times. "Heartfelt, uplifting" - Brigit Strawbridge
@rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
Writer, March Violet, secret medievalist, FRSL✨ Not cynical; just been taking notes. Novels:The Fates(Quercus) Palace of Curiosities, Vixen, Night Brother(Borough) Poems:Nine Arches March Violets: @marchvioletsband.bsky.social http://www.rosiegarland.com
@walkridegm.org.uk
Campaigning to make walking, wheeling and cycling the natural choice for journeys in Greater Manchester. 🌐 walkridegm.org.uk 💬 discord.com/invite/scjf9DUbj5
@amaliasl.bsky.social
Eternal archivist in love with archives of any kind. Historian. Research focus: Caribbean Jewish history; slavery; record-keeping & archival dependencies; digital history. https://hcommons.org/members/amaliasl/
@joesaunders1.bsky.social
Freelance Historian | Part-time PhD English print trade networks 1600-45 📚 Vice-Chair, British Association for Local History 📜 Co-editor How-to History. www.josephsaundershistory.co.uk
@afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social
A group of ladies preserving the stories of forgotten women of the past. https://www.fewforgottenwomen.com