I study the anthropology of magic, objects, and people. Moomins. Writing a book about making magical objects in Roman Egypt. I also write fantasy fiction and building a model of the Moomin House. Autistic.
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Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
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We dont often in life get to work with actual real-world heroes. That happened for us yesterday when Jenna and 300 of her brave #NIH colleagues allowed us to stand up with them against the Trump regime's war on science and health in America.
TY Jenna & all #NIHheroes
#StandUpForScience
#SaveNIH
Stand Up for Science!
Exciting news! I got the final list of objects and papyri documents for the @thejohnrylands.bsky.social catalogue.
It's got three magical amulets showing the full progression of change from 150BCE to 500CE Egypt. I can now write about the whole transition. #AcademicSky #ClassicsSky
If I had money I would get one of these.
Yesterday I submitted the edits for my first academic article to Studia Scandinavica. Moomins ahoy!
Now I have finally opened the review, edit, and notes on my proposal for @edinburghup.bsky.social's editors. With deep apologies for my procrastination.
*Bows* #AcademicSky
So I didn’t get the fellowship I applied for.
Haven’t managed to get any job (academic and not) I’ve applied for in 18 months of applying.
Feeling kind of dreadful. Please don’t do the getting a job in academia is hard. It’s bollocks awful everywhere. #AcademicSky
I'm starting to think the spectre of Marx doesn't want me reading Specters of Marx.
Or maybe it's another ghost. This week I've got a GP appointment to look at my dodgy foot (a real medical term). @lizgloyn.bsky.social @bigfridge224.bsky.social
I'll say this for Derrida. He's horrible to read but the horror did compel me to go out for a run.
So there's that. #AcademicSky #Hauntology
I should be working on a book proposal, a catalogue essay, and a book chapter.
My brain can't stop planning a book that's all about the Moomin House. A whole book.
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely)
A History of the World in Six Plagues explores the myriad ways in which people people exerted their agency during the pandemic lockdown.
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