Lowen has had their beautifully evocative poem entitled ‘A Dream of St Ives’ published in the YSJ ‘Folklore Anthology - Bedtime Stories’.
“All that remained to mark their lives -Those seven wives of old St Ives -
Were empty frames in empty homes, Their paintings daubed upon the stones.”
Lowen Frampton-Thorburn & Clare Lesley Hughes recently held a joint event at YSJ for York International Shakespeare Festival. Lowen recited/performed verses from plays containing botanical elements whilst Clare shared folklore stories. Plants discussed were rosemary, apple, cowslip, hawthorn & thyme
All the articles in Issue One of Curiositas are now available online and free to read. As a journal, we were keen to make this publication accessible to all, so please click the link and start exploring the humanities-based research being conducted at YSJ
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📣 Here it is, my new essay in Open Philosophy (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social), wherein I set out some ideas of my “ambient metaphysics”, drop in some @litvrgy.bsky.social, and even get that long promised @billorcutt.bsky.social epigraph in there! 🫡
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🔇 'Smothered Voices and Epistemic Harm: How Wortcunners Navigate Spirituality and Legitemacy in British Academia' by Dr Clare Lesley Hughes.
Clare shares their research into the experiences of wortcunners in British academia in Issue 1 Volume 1 'Origins' of Curiositas. Read today over on our website
🌙 'Maiden, Mother Crone: Reflections on the symbol of the Triple Moon within the changing 'feminine'' by Niamh Drain.
Niamh explores their current research in Issue 1 Volume 1 'Origins' of Curiositas. Read today over on our website (link in bio)!#
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🎉 'Issue One: Origins' Available Now!
Our first issue is now available over on our website. The Editorial Team would like to thank everyone who contributed to 'Origins' at every step of the way; from conception to final publication.
Clare, Lowen, Niamh, and Zoe K from the research group have all had articles published in the inaugural edition of Curiositas, the YSJ, PGR-led journal for the School of Humanities. These, and the other articles can be read by clicking the link below.
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🖋️ Join the Editorial Team!
We're looking for our next Creative Editor to join us at Curiositas. Interested in knowing more? Swipe to find out about the role.
➡️ This role is open to York St John PGRs only.
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👁️ 'Unravelling our Anthropocentric Gaze' by Stevie Berneray.
In Issue 1 Volume 2 of 'Origins', Stevie shares their reflections on how the language we use perpetuates a human-centred lens. Read more on our website, link in bio!
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📣 🚨 Receiving proofs is still a novel experience for me as an early career researcher. But I hope the thrill of seeing my work set out in a publication’s house-style never palls.
Here’s the abstract for my forthcoming essay in #OpenPhilosophy journal for @degruyterbrill.bsky.social.
#Sound
Dr Jamie Stephenson
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Issue 1: Origins is the first issue of Curiositas, York St John's Postgraduate Journal for the School of Humanities, published in May 2026.
We are a group of academic researchers from different disciplines – Art, History, Literature, Religion – brought together by a shared interest in the figure of the Witch
