Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk ๐ฆ๐ซ Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. Immigrant. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofield
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The East India Company: arguably a better historical analogy for AI imperialism than the first industrial revolution.
โAs the annual Pride parade weaved its way through Durhamโฆ the rainbow flags were almost matched in number by trade union banners, as miners, postal workers, and train drivers swelled the paradeโs ranks in solidarity, making it the biggest in Durham Prideโs history.โ
Solidarity is our strength. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Bluesky seems to be particularly good at winkling out those of my mutuals who like me have children doing GCSEs at the moment, the poor buggers.
Waves at @samfr.bsky.social and @drkatedevlin.bsky.social โ anyone else?
Home stretch now thank god โ 4 more to go
Gen X married to a boomer, 17 years ago. We had a church wedding. I wore an emerald green Moschino cocktail dress and magenta satin shoes ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Absolutely delighted for new @kingsmusic.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social colleague Robyn Arkle who has just been named one of the 2026 BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinkers!
She specialises in 19โ20C Austrian & German music; currently working on Alma Mahler-Werfel โฅ๏ธ
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/dr-gene...
FYI I instantly block supporters of the actions and attitudes of the current Israeli government, IDF, and Israeli settlers towards the Palestinians. I am also protected in the UK by academic freedom. Do not bother.
Super exciting new BA in Global Media and Languages just launched @kingsartshums.bsky.social โ pleased to have been part of its development.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-l...
I'm running the London Parks Half Marathon on 11 Oct raising money for @sheltercharity.bsky.social to help the homeless and precariously housed.
4 months to go and today I smashed my 5k PB with 30:08! Let's get that under 30 ๐ช
This is how you #RunLikeAGirl
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Margot Finn
Senthorun S. Raj
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Alessio Terzi & Stefano Marcuzzi consider lessons from the three-century era when corporate monopolies operated beyond the reach of sovereigns.
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Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied โa single pennyโ of council money