Kristen Jeanveau
@kjeanveau.bsky.social
This year, get them English Muffins™️
Non-binary PhD Candidate History @ Western University. My research looks at London tube shelter newspapers in the Blitz. I spent too much time playing Baldur's Gate 3 in 2024...and 2025.
Non-binary PhD Candidate History @ Western University. My research looks at London tube shelter newspapers in the Blitz. I spent too much time playing Baldur's Gate 3 in 2024...and 2025.
Excellent thread.
Of the three years I've TA-ed intro history classes, this year is far and away the worst for disengagement. I use powerpoints, email reminders, and verbally explain assignment requirements in class for weeks prior to the due date and am still greeted with utter bafflement.
Of the three years I've TA-ed intro history classes, this year is far and away the worst for disengagement. I use powerpoints, email reminders, and verbally explain assignment requirements in class for weeks prior to the due date and am still greeted with utter bafflement.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Excellent thread.
Of the three years I've TA-ed intro history classes, this year is far and away the worst for disengagement. I use powerpoints, email reminders, and verbally explain assignment requirements in class for weeks prior to the due date and am still greeted with utter bafflement.
Of the three years I've TA-ed intro history classes, this year is far and away the worst for disengagement. I use powerpoints, email reminders, and verbally explain assignment requirements in class for weeks prior to the due date and am still greeted with utter bafflement.
Someone in Lawson Hall must have watched Twin Peaks for the first time.
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Someone in Lawson Hall must have watched Twin Peaks for the first time.
My workplace is starting a "women's empowerment group" with undetermined goals, structure, or a mandate. They also need volunteers to run & design it. Alas, it is decidedly "only for people that identify as women."
I can only guess gender diverse/non-binary empowerment is a 2026 Q2 goal? Maybe?
I can only guess gender diverse/non-binary empowerment is a 2026 Q2 goal? Maybe?
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My workplace is starting a "women's empowerment group" with undetermined goals, structure, or a mandate. They also need volunteers to run & design it. Alas, it is decidedly "only for people that identify as women."
I can only guess gender diverse/non-binary empowerment is a 2026 Q2 goal? Maybe?
I can only guess gender diverse/non-binary empowerment is a 2026 Q2 goal? Maybe?
Reposted by Kristen Jeanveau
Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
Based on the comment section walking is somehow capitalist, anti-social, problematic, performative, and just a generally asinine thing to do with ulterior motives.
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
These Gen Z friends gained online fame – and haters – for their hours-long Toronto walks
Five friends have garnered online fame for their hours-long walks – and sparked strong feelings about their generation’s late launch into adulthood
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Based on the comment section walking is somehow capitalist, anti-social, problematic, performative, and just a generally asinine thing to do with ulterior motives.
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Give me the confidence and self worth of McCain Foods who think a Deep and Delicious Cake is valued at $5.99.
(That terrible nostalgia brick has no business being more than $2.00)
(That terrible nostalgia brick has no business being more than $2.00)
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Give me the confidence and self worth of McCain Foods who think a Deep and Delicious Cake is valued at $5.99.
(That terrible nostalgia brick has no business being more than $2.00)
(That terrible nostalgia brick has no business being more than $2.00)
Getting real tired of marking chatgpt essay proposals with the same bloody sub headings, lads.
a man in a black and white sweater is holding his hands to his chest .
ALT: a man in a black and white sweater is holding his hands to his chest .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Getting real tired of marking chatgpt essay proposals with the same bloody sub headings, lads.
I saw Aly give a great presentation on "patriotic drag" at the Laurier Military History Colloquium last year and I'm so happy to see their work on active history!
In today’s post Aly Firth explores drag during the First World War through the life of Ross Hamilton from Nova Scotia.
This post is part of our Queering Atlantic Canada series. Check out this post and the entire series!
This post is part of our Queering Atlantic Canada series. Check out this post and the entire series!
Duty in Drag: The Life of First World War Drag Star Ross Hamilton
The rich history of drag has strong roots in Atlantic Canada; one notable example being Ross Hamilton, the famed female impersonator from the concert party troupe the Dumbells. During and following…
activehistory.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I saw Aly give a great presentation on "patriotic drag" at the Laurier Military History Colloquium last year and I'm so happy to see their work on active history!
I am several years late on Slow Horses but I am enjoying every crude minute of Gary Oldman.
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I am several years late on Slow Horses but I am enjoying every crude minute of Gary Oldman.
Fun occurrence today when I had to set up a powerpoint deck remotely from my laptop and everyone got to see my remote desktop launcher is called "portal to Avernus" (aka the first layer of Hell in the world of DnD)
a man says i love dungeons and dragons while standing in front of a brick wall
ALT: a man says i love dungeons and dragons while standing in front of a brick wall
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Fun occurrence today when I had to set up a powerpoint deck remotely from my laptop and everyone got to see my remote desktop launcher is called "portal to Avernus" (aka the first layer of Hell in the world of DnD)
A fun benefit of being an "extremely online person" with a partner who is decidedly not so is that I can say a sentence like "You don't understand, Mr Fantasy is the DJ Crazy Times of 2025" to Jay and he will wearily allow me to explain.
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A fun benefit of being an "extremely online person" with a partner who is decidedly not so is that I can say a sentence like "You don't understand, Mr Fantasy is the DJ Crazy Times of 2025" to Jay and he will wearily allow me to explain.
You've got that footnote day dream look in your eye
And I've got that eighteenth version thing that you like
And when we try APA we come back every time
Cause we gotta use Chicago style
We gotta use Chicago style
And I've got that eighteenth version thing that you like
And when we try APA we come back every time
Cause we gotta use Chicago style
We gotta use Chicago style
The original version of Taylor Swift’s ‘Style’ was about the superiority of the Chicago Manual of Style for notes and referencing, but eventually she was convinced that this was not commercial enough. When the Manual reaches its 20th edition, she may release ‘Style (Chicago version)’ to celebrate.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
You've got that footnote day dream look in your eye
And I've got that eighteenth version thing that you like
And when we try APA we come back every time
Cause we gotta use Chicago style
We gotta use Chicago style
And I've got that eighteenth version thing that you like
And when we try APA we come back every time
Cause we gotta use Chicago style
We gotta use Chicago style
Today I'll be thinking about William Dawson, CAMC & Harry G. Dickson Jr, RCAF who died in the First & Second World Wars. Both from London, Ontario, and the same age (22/20) as many of the students that I teach today. It's a privilege to share William & Harry's stories with them every year 🗃️ #cdnhist
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today I'll be thinking about William Dawson, CAMC & Harry G. Dickson Jr, RCAF who died in the First & Second World Wars. Both from London, Ontario, and the same age (22/20) as many of the students that I teach today. It's a privilege to share William & Harry's stories with them every year 🗃️ #cdnhist
Reposted by Kristen Jeanveau
Always amazed at the amount of research that can be done entirely online these days. A thread: 🧵
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Always amazed at the amount of research that can be done entirely online these days. A thread: 🧵
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
Reposted by Kristen Jeanveau
History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
‘History that’s been overlooked’: The First World War amputees who walked across Canada
Nearly 60 years before Terry Fox’s famous cross-Canada journey, a pair of First World War veterans attempted a similar feat.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
The fun thing about doing a Canadian history comp field is that you never know when Granatstein is going to leap out from behind a metaphorical bush when you least expect him.
(For the record I think The Canadian war on queers is essential reading now more than ever 🤔) 🗃️ #cdnhist
(For the record I think The Canadian war on queers is essential reading now more than ever 🤔) 🗃️ #cdnhist
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The fun thing about doing a Canadian history comp field is that you never know when Granatstein is going to leap out from behind a metaphorical bush when you least expect him.
(For the record I think The Canadian war on queers is essential reading now more than ever 🤔) 🗃️ #cdnhist
(For the record I think The Canadian war on queers is essential reading now more than ever 🤔) 🗃️ #cdnhist
"Fantasy Crap Figurine with Battle Scuttle Action" is not a sentence I thought I'd read today but I'm amused that I did.
November 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Fantasy Crap Figurine with Battle Scuttle Action" is not a sentence I thought I'd read today but I'm amused that I did.
Mentally, I'm here right now.
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Mentally, I'm here right now.
Or you can graft a determinate tomato scion to a potato as a rootstock, plunk it in a 5 gallon tub and market it as a "french fry & ketchup plant."
Yes, this is a thing.
For actual context: 95% of the greenhouse grown tomatoes you buy in Canada are grafted to 1 of 3 dominant rootstock variants.
Yes, this is a thing.
For actual context: 95% of the greenhouse grown tomatoes you buy in Canada are grafted to 1 of 3 dominant rootstock variants.
The ancient trick of grafting one plant onto another could find a very modern use – enabling gene editing of plants that are very difficult or impossible to edit by other means.
Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants
Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Or you can graft a determinate tomato scion to a potato as a rootstock, plunk it in a 5 gallon tub and market it as a "french fry & ketchup plant."
Yes, this is a thing.
For actual context: 95% of the greenhouse grown tomatoes you buy in Canada are grafted to 1 of 3 dominant rootstock variants.
Yes, this is a thing.
For actual context: 95% of the greenhouse grown tomatoes you buy in Canada are grafted to 1 of 3 dominant rootstock variants.
Reposted by Kristen Jeanveau
the humble potato
is there any thing it can not do
is there any thing it can not do
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
the humble potato
is there any thing it can not do
is there any thing it can not do
Reposted by Kristen Jeanveau
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
@karenbowness.bsky.social questions: do you like Florence and the Machine? Do you like them enough to spend $140 to see them in April? 🤔
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@karenbowness.bsky.social questions: do you like Florence and the Machine? Do you like them enough to spend $140 to see them in April? 🤔
Desk clerk in the gym is clearly Feeling Something™️ as it was quiet when I came in and his music choice a few mins later was Piano Man.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Desk clerk in the gym is clearly Feeling Something™️ as it was quiet when I came in and his music choice a few mins later was Piano Man.