Mairi Stirling Hill

kitten lying on back on bed Luge cat practices in its sleep

It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!

Send your sports medievalism ideas my way!!

The So What - Sports Medievalism CFP.docx Call for Proposals:  Sports Medievalism - TSW Special Issue *** Submission Deadline for Proposals: March 31, 2026*** In athletics, athletes are often described as ‘throwing down the gauntlet’ when t...

Just dropped! A #CFP for a Sports Medievalism Special Iss of TSW, guest ed. by
@mairistirlinghill.bsky.social! We’re seeking proposals for pieces that engage w/ the relationship between sporting culture & medieval aesthetic! Full CFP attached
Deadline: 3/31
#medievalsky #academicsky #sports

Please join Arthuriana and Arthurian Literature for a free workshop on academic publishing and behind-the-scenes glimpse at how scholarly journals operate. The workshop will be on March 2nd at 3:00 pm EST and is open to all.

A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026

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Medievalist friends! Applications are open until end of Feb for a fully-funded PhD in Arthurian Literature with the brilliant Louise D'Arcens @medievalafterlives.bsky.social and myself, based between Sydney (Australia) and Groningen (The Netherlands).

Please share widely!

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Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social

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We’re thrilled to announce that issue 3 is up & features a special cluster on Netflix’s The Decameron!m! The full issue is available here: www.arthuriana.com/tsw-issues! #pubhums #medievalsky #arthuriansky
And now, a quick teaser 🧵 of the pieces in this issue… /1

Medieval manuscript illustration of a salmon-coloured griffin grasping a man’s entire torso in its beak, gripping a leg with its forefeet; the man is bleeding a lot but appears to be alive.

atel, adj: dire, terrible. (AH-tell / ˈa-tɛl)
Image: Bestiary from a didactic miscellany; England, 1220-1240; @theul.bsky.social Kk.4.25, f. 67v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing?  If yes, then you may be interested in this f...

Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Long shot, but do any of my medievally inclined Blooskers happen to have access to the 1991 vol of Essays in Medieval Studies?? I desperately need to read one of its articles!!

“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

LEON DRAISAITL IN OVERTIME! OILERS WIN GAME 4!

#LetsGoOilers | #StanleyCup

Sir Ian McKellen to open all-trans production of Shakespeare classic Sir Ian McKellen is to open a new production of the Shakespeare classic Twelfth Night that will feature all trans and non-binary performers.

“This production makes that queerness explicit, reclaiming the story through the lived experiences of trans and nonbinary artists.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/28/s...

It was so much fun to lecture for such an engaged group!

Happy International Women's Day from TeamNun! We'll be sharing stories of premodern (and modern!) women at work throughout Women's History Month. Stay tuned and check out our project website for updates: teamnun.org

Next week!

On Shakespeare, Power and Politics.

Bell Shakespeare's Head of Education Joanna Erskine, Artistic Director Peter Evans, Patricia Karvelas, Dr Emma Shortis and me!

Thurs 13 March @ Science Gallery Melbourne. Tix $40: bit.ly/4aZEULj

Presented in partnership with University of Melbourne.

You kan not run educacioun lyke a businesse. A businesse ys meant to make a profit. Educacioun ys meant to make the future. A businesse ys meant to serve customers. Educacioun ys meant to empower citizens.

Running at the minute has me resembling an icicle

Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti!

I’d love your help to find examples!

3 fights in the first 20 seconds of the Canada US hockey game really sums up the mood

Ditto!!

Ha yes! My granny used to make a great pavlova so should definitely add this to the list. I’ve always loved that it’s named for a ballet dancer

These look so good! I’m definitely going to try make them

Embracing my future Aussie life as I wait for my visa to come in by making lamingtons

(coping with the stress of waiting for my visa by eating lamingtons)

A playful illustrated title reads “How different birds would act on a first date." A disclaimer underneath states: “Not approved by RSPB fact-checkers.” The image features a cute Coal Tit perched sweetly on a blue flower. The background is a romantic shade of pink.

How different birds would act on a first date...a thread.

(From us to you this #ValentinesDay) 💕👇

if you thought archives were problematic, wait till you see no archives

snowball fight, italy, ca. 1400

The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture The announcement that Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent is to stop offering English literature degrees has set several hares…

The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis