👂 What did medieval poetry sound like? Did it sound like the English we use today?

Dr @carlkears.bsky.social from @kingsenglish.bsky.social reads Caedmon's Hymn in Old English for the @poemsonthetube.bsky.social website 👇

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🎷 Dr Anthony Joseph from @kingsenglish.bsky.social chooses his favourite albums combining jazz and spoken word for a special edition of BBC Radio 3’s ‘Round Midnight with @sowetokinch.bsky.social for #NationalPoetryDay.

🔗 Listen to the episodes (28 Sept – 1 Oct) on BBC Sounds ⬇️
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✒️ 'The personal was always political for these women writers.'

Dr Clara Jones from @kingsenglish.bsky.social shows how interwar British women writers experimented with genre to work out & articulate their political views, & foregrounded debates about gender that still exist today ⤵️

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🏹 'This tapestry occupies a unique position in European history, culture and politics.'

Dr Josh Davies & Dr @carlkears.bsky.social explore why the original Bayeux Tapestry continues to spawn replicas across art, fashion and film, hundreds of years after its final stitch 🪡 ⤵️

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🚦 'I’m not surprised that people need to find a narrative, because we’re so disenfranchised when it comes to the collection of our data.'

Professor @cb-hq.bsky.social discusses the origins of conspiracy theories about tech and how they may reflect fears of technological overreach ⬇️

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🎥 Join us for the Sylvia Wynter Lecture on 9 October, where you can enjoy a screening of Onyeka Igwe's film A Radical Duet (2023) followed by a conversation between the filmmaker and Alexander Weheliye.

🔗 Spaces are limited – register now to secure your ticket ⬇️

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🩺 Professors Patrick ffrench and Neil Vickers have co-edited a special issue on the history and and epistemology of the medical humanities for @histhum.bsky.social.

This edition marks the first time the field's development has been compared across the UK, France and USA ⬇️

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💡 'I'm more agile than I gave myself credit for.'

Discover how @kclalumni.bsky.social Pierrette Hebga Meinrad (German with English Literature BA) founded health tech company SenaForma with support from the @kingsei.bsky.social King's Start-up Accelerator ⤵️

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🔊 Writing Noise in Interwar Britain by Professor Anna Snaith has been longlisted for the Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize 2026 👏

Her research examines how WWI’s overwhelming noise sparked a renewed focus on sound in the interwar years.

🔗 Learn more about the book ⬇️
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🖌️ 'Mapping the contours of what people do with the medieval is more productive than policing it.'

Dr Sarah Salih from @kingsenglish.bsky.social reviews The Raw & The Cooked, exploring how ideas of the medieval inspire artists today & why accuracy isn't always required.

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📽️ A new feature film on how we perceive ageing has been inspired by research from Dr Martina Zimmermann and The Sciences of Ageing and Culture of Youth project, with funding from @ukri.org.

'Coming of Age' positions ageing as a lifelong process, rather than an end-of-life event ⬇️

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📰 Explore London's history of print and printing from the 18th to the 20th century with Dr Esther Chadwick (Courtauld) and Dr @djbduncan.bsky.social (UCL).

Chaired by Professor Abigail Williams.

📆 17 September
⏰ 18:00-20:00
💰 Free

🔗 Reserve your space 👇
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