Useful Knowledge

Writes about modernism and politics, anthologies, authorship, Gertrude Stein (not in that order). Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway.

[Useful Knowledge @Bellparkin]

Very, very pleased to say my book on Gertrude Stein, democracy and modernist authorship is now a real object! Thanks @EdinburghUP for bringing it into being and @manassas17 and Mark Whalan for allowing me to contribute to their fantastic series.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

So for personal reasons, marriage has been on my mind. Have been reading @ONS data on the subject.

I hadn’t quite realised just how big and rapid the changes have been over the past 50yrs. Says something about or misunderstanding of the past and about being young(ish) today🧵

[Kirsty Sedgman @KirstySedgman]

I’m old enough to remember a couple of weeks ago, when Rishi Sunak vowed to destroy universities because they’re “full of people who don't vote Tory”

[The Space Between @SpaceBetweenJ]

Doing another #ModWrite, but no one to share with?

Don't be a lonely writer.

Sign up for our Writing Group Workshop: July 25, 2-3:30pm!

https://t.co/rF1QeOqGMY

[Rachel Dunn @rl_dunn]

This article suggests that Foundation Years will be subject to a fee cap of £6k, which is approximately the value which had previously been suggested, but could cause issues for the sector. Thanks @fielsted for highlighting the article. @foundationyear1 https://t.co/l2wgjWiZlz

[David Cooper @DrDavidCooper]

Call for papers: ‘The Spatial Imagination in Postwar & Contemporary American Literature & Art’ - two-day international conference @unistra on 21-22 March 2024. Deadline for proposals: 30 September 2023 https://t.co/osIYn30O8m

[The Blake Society @Blake_Society]

🌟SAVE THE DATE🌟

Saturday 12th August, noon. Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.

William Blake died on August 12th 1827. We'll gather at his graveside to share our love of his work.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME. Just turn up, we'd love to see you!

🎨Reunion of the Body and Soul, 1813

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

How could a UK Labour Government headed by a PM Keir Starmer continue driving hundreds of thousands of children into extreme hardship and deprivation?

[Useful Knowledge @Bellparkin]

@NoreenMasud How wonderful! Just spent a week exploring this incredible landscape with attendant pilgrimage to Jarman's garden. Dungeness power station looming in the background here.

[James Foster @JamesEFoster]

Spot on from @OwenJones84.

[Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA) @ArtsandHums]

Findings from a recent @BritishAcademy_ report show that:
•SHAPE graduates underpin key sectors of the UK economy. Of the ten fastest growing sectors, eight employ more graduates from SHAPE than other disciplines.

[Robert Eaglestone @BobEaglestone]

Interview with me in TES about teaching English “on how one view of knowledge came to dominate”. Link to pamphlet making the case in detail here: https://t.co/Sj7gzgTfxw https://t.co/4OsOtw01Ia

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

Only capitalism could turn unlimited free electricity into a problem.

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

🚨NEW: Thousands of security officers at Heathrow airport have won pay rises worth between 15.5-17.5% following strike action.

[Bren Dan @_Brendan01_]

It feels surreal to say this, but today I can say for the first time, that Doro and I are now published authors.

Not bad for someone who speaks English as his fourth language (and no I don’t mean me, before you all say it). I got an F in GCSE English literature by the way.

[Prof Cathy Shrank 🕷️ #ImmodestWoman @cathy_shrank]

Turns out that the World Economic Forum is quite keen on the sorts of skills developed by Humanities degrees, @emmacduncan
https://t.co/SV5im9x1Ff

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This is a make-or-break moment for parliamentary democracy

What is the point of Parliament if a Minister can just ignore the outcome of debates and votes by imposing draconian laws on the public - all opposition party’s must stand together

Everyone needs to watch this!

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

INTERACTIVE NHS PRIVATISATION MAP - USE IT
Incredible @EveryDoctorUK

Red pins - places where non-NHS providers providing NHS-funded healthcare.

Blue pins* - MPs with interests in private healthcare orgs or similar individuals

RT RT RT

#StopNHSselloff
https://t.co/oz65yr4GJW

[shane boyle @brechtfast]

British Library staff are on strike the next two weeks, so please don’t visit the reading rooms! https://t.co/VPWptmTwTH

[UCL Population Health Sciences @UCLPopHealthSci]

Children born into the poorest 5th of families in the UK are 12 times more likely to have several poor health & educational outcomes by the age of 17 finds a new study led by @UCL_IEHC & @IOE_London researchers.

Read more⬇️
https://t.co/zPO0FieW5D

@EricJohnBrunner @CLScoho…