Chimene Bateman

Medievalist/early modernist/comparatist (not keen on compartmentalisation). Immigrant from US to UK, with ties to Australia & France. She/her.

[Helen DeWitt @helendewitt]

Now that the Windham-Campbell Prizes have been announced I can talk about my failure to make the grade back in February, when I was told I had won a prize for fiction. Initially thrilled, then learned the prize was contingent on forms of promotion I was simply unable to provide.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

.@Tim_Walz is a great asset to @KamalaHarris’ winning campaign & administration.

He is a former public school teacher, football coach, and strong union supporter.

As governor, he delivered for working families in MN. As VP, he will deliver for the working families of the US.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@providenceluvr Mental illness/psychosis. A boy of 17😢

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@ShadiBartsch Your piece seems to envision a discourse based on equality, but in reality, some voices have more power than others. This is true not just of voices on campus but also of Israelis and Palestinians.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@ShadiBartsch In the intro to your translation of the Aeneid, you speak so eloquently of discredited/oppositional voices. But in this piece, you seem to ignore the issue of power. Peaceful protest is a way for those with less institutional power (eg students) to address those who hold more.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@MaddisonSumner Great to hear from you too, we should try to meet up next time you’re here! Xx

[Patrick McGuinness @padrigmcg]

My university and its V-C have taken an extraordinarily brutal and cack-handed approach to student protests. Really bad.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@padrigmcg I agree, thank you for saying this!

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

They even blew up the book's cover to make it look more scary. Since that OUP series is published in a small format. The mind boggles.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

I know I'm chiming in late here, but I can't get over the fact that the NYPD found an Incriminating Terrorist Manual at the Columbia University student protests. And that the manual was... Terrorism: A V Short Introduction, published by OUP. Good job guys...

[Clash Report @clashreport]

NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry says he found "a book on terrorism" at Columbia University campus during pro-Palestine encampment.

But, the book is not a how-to book.

It’s a history book (Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction) written by a renowned British historian Charles Townshend.

The book explores the complex and multifaceted nature of terrorism, examining its historical, ideological, and local roots, as well as the ongoing debates about its definition and response

[Clash Report @clashreport]

NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry says he found "a book on terrorism" at Columbia University campus during pro-Palestine encampment.

But, the book is not a how-to book.

It’s a history book (Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction) written by a renowned British historian Charles Townshend.

The book explores the complex and multifaceted nature of terrorism, examining its historical, ideological, and local roots, as well as the ongoing debates about its definition and response

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@dsaorthocaucus @providenceluvr I feel the same. As someone who has wrestled with my own mental health issues, I find your recent posts very worrying. I hope you have some real-life therapy and support xx

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

Two heady and thought-provoking days. It wasn't only the cake that was excellent! Thank you @poulethelen and @hilda_beastoxf !

[Helen Swift @poulethelen]

All the #medieval joy after two days workshopping our @UniofOxford John Fell Fund research project @hilda_beastoxf with the best of colleagues @MedFrenchOx and beyond. So grateful to collaborate so creatively with such generous and brilliant people. Next stop, @french_studies!

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@_JackNunn @poulethelen Chiming in a bit late to say that this is amazing news, and so well-deserved! Bravo and I hope you have a fabulous year stateside!

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@OliveFSmith Yes! The Algerian-French writer Alice Zeniter has named her novel/memoir after this poem (L'Art de perdre). She literalises the notion of losing an entire realm... it's very powerful.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@alicevjones @drpollyjones Sadly I read a Westgate library copy and it's due back already; there's a long queue of reservations. Maybe we should ask the Univ library to order it!

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@alicevjones I also loved it! And read the whole thing compulsively over one weekend. I would have awarded it the Booker, instead of the also excellent but relentlessly bleak dystopian novel that won.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@BadlyParkedOx That section of street is crazy. The other day a car was parked in that exact spot, but FULLY ON THE ROAD, completely blocking the cycle lane. Driver was in car (waiting for fish and chips)? I just stopped my bike in front and began filming the car on my phone. He then drove off.

[Chimene Bateman @BatemanChimene]

@LucyAllenFWR Oh gosh I'd love a code Lucy if you still have any spare! xx