Pam Lock
@pamplemoussepam.bsky.social
Sen Lecturer, Eng Lit, Bristol Uni. I research alcohol in 19th C. Co-dir. Drinking Studies Network; Co-I on NCN-funded women & alcohol project (http://www.womenandalcohol.net)
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Pam Lock
@pamplemoussepam.bsky.social
· Nov 29
My brilliant friend, Jules, created this video for me if my @britishlibrary.bsky.social book, Dead Drunk, in their bookshop last year and I had to share it on here
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The Deansgate Temperance Hotel in Manchester opened at the end of 1895 and survived until 1940, when it was destroyed by enemy action.
It features in 'Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840–1918' (Bloomsbury, 2025) as part of a tour of temperance Manchester... 1/4
It features in 'Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840–1918' (Bloomsbury, 2025) as part of a tour of temperance Manchester... 1/4
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Deansgate Temperance Hotel in Manchester opened at the end of 1895 and survived until 1940, when it was destroyed by enemy action.
It features in 'Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840–1918' (Bloomsbury, 2025) as part of a tour of temperance Manchester... 1/4
It features in 'Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840–1918' (Bloomsbury, 2025) as part of a tour of temperance Manchester... 1/4
Lovely retreat today of the new ND PGR group at Bristol. Thanks to Kat Nelms for the invitation and hope to do more soon.
a cartoon cat is sitting at a desk with a computer and a clock
Alt: Blue cat typing in a happy bouncy way
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November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Lovely retreat today of the new ND PGR group at Bristol. Thanks to Kat Nelms for the invitation and hope to do more soon.
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*small embarrassed voice*
A little plug for my article on Devon book sales c. 1700, which has gone online open access. tl;dr book auctions weren't just a London/Oxbridge thing: a flourishing second-hand book market centred on Exeter included auctions from the 1680s.
doi.org/10.1093/libr...
A little plug for my article on Devon book sales c. 1700, which has gone online open access. tl;dr book auctions weren't just a London/Oxbridge thing: a flourishing second-hand book market centred on Exeter included auctions from the 1680s.
doi.org/10.1093/libr...
A Provincial Market in Second-Hand Books: Book Sales in Devon, 1688–1725
Abstract. Comparatively little is known about England’s early book-auction trade outside of London and the university towns, with few catalogues surviving
doi.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
*small embarrassed voice*
A little plug for my article on Devon book sales c. 1700, which has gone online open access. tl;dr book auctions weren't just a London/Oxbridge thing: a flourishing second-hand book market centred on Exeter included auctions from the 1680s.
doi.org/10.1093/libr...
A little plug for my article on Devon book sales c. 1700, which has gone online open access. tl;dr book auctions weren't just a London/Oxbridge thing: a flourishing second-hand book market centred on Exeter included auctions from the 1680s.
doi.org/10.1093/libr...
Final session of my 19th C unit for my brilliant mature students tonight so thought I'd dress as a Victorian heroine to entertain them. Its been such a blast to teach these brilliant students and awaken a new love of Victorian fiction in (most of) them. Finishing with Dracula so trying Mina vibes.
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Final session of my 19th C unit for my brilliant mature students tonight so thought I'd dress as a Victorian heroine to entertain them. Its been such a blast to teach these brilliant students and awaken a new love of Victorian fiction in (most of) them. Finishing with Dracula so trying Mina vibes.
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Adorable ancient little guy alert! 🦔 #DHmakes
Part 218 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Adorable ancient little guy alert! 🦔 #DHmakes
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Job alert! 🚨 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Edinburgh Uni to work w/a team of historians on a new project, Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana, which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
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November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Job alert! 🚨 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Edinburgh Uni to work w/a team of historians on a new project, Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana, which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
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Do I know anyone on here who went to a British boys boarding school -preferably the elite kind- within the last 20 years? If that doesn't describe you then retweet this until somebody it does describe sees this.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do I know anyone on here who went to a British boys boarding school -preferably the elite kind- within the last 20 years? If that doesn't describe you then retweet this until somebody it does describe sees this.
If you are based in Brighton/Bevendean and want something warm on this cold evening, go and try a delicious spud from my brother in law's new van. Details and more info here: www.rathergoodspud.co.uk/new-page
Please share (and enjoy).
Please share (and enjoy).
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you are based in Brighton/Bevendean and want something warm on this cold evening, go and try a delicious spud from my brother in law's new van. Details and more info here: www.rathergoodspud.co.uk/new-page
Please share (and enjoy).
Please share (and enjoy).
Is it just me or does the diaeresis above Brontë look like that little celebration emoji with confetti? I'm proof reading something today with lots of Brontës in it, and it keeps making me see those little bursts of confetti somehow 🎉 🎉 🎉
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Is it just me or does the diaeresis above Brontë look like that little celebration emoji with confetti? I'm proof reading something today with lots of Brontës in it, and it keeps making me see those little bursts of confetti somehow 🎉 🎉 🎉
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in the unlikely event anyone knows of academic work on Jewish brothel-keepers in Georgian London through to the early Victorian period, please let me know.
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
in the unlikely event anyone knows of academic work on Jewish brothel-keepers in Georgian London through to the early Victorian period, please let me know.
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NEW PUBLICATION
Our @historians.org American Historical Review article presents a pathbreaking methodology to analyse the invisible biochemical traces that #earlymodern users left behind on the surface of paper recipes
doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...
Our @historians.org American Historical Review article presents a pathbreaking methodology to analyse the invisible biochemical traces that #earlymodern users left behind on the surface of paper recipes
doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...
The Scientific Analysis of Renaissance Recipes: Proteomics, Medicine, and the Body in the Material Renaissance
Abstract. Collaborations between the humanities and sciences allow for novel insights into the material world of Renaissance recipe cultures, and in partic
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
NEW PUBLICATION
Our @historians.org American Historical Review article presents a pathbreaking methodology to analyse the invisible biochemical traces that #earlymodern users left behind on the surface of paper recipes
doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...
Our @historians.org American Historical Review article presents a pathbreaking methodology to analyse the invisible biochemical traces that #earlymodern users left behind on the surface of paper recipes
doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...
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The origin of ‘cake’ is actually dense bread. Egyptians added honey, but what we make today derives a lot from the 18th century Genoa ‘sponge.’ Professor Nicola Humble writes that, given its permutations and symbolism, “cake is an idea.” Hard to eat one of those. Maybe… nothing is cake?
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The origin of ‘cake’ is actually dense bread. Egyptians added honey, but what we make today derives a lot from the 18th century Genoa ‘sponge.’ Professor Nicola Humble writes that, given its permutations and symbolism, “cake is an idea.” Hard to eat one of those. Maybe… nothing is cake?
Lovely retreat today for the University of Bristol CoSEM CDT at DesignWest on the harbour side. Everyone has gone for lunch so I'm admiring the view while I guard their laptops....
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Lovely retreat today for the University of Bristol CoSEM CDT at DesignWest on the harbour side. Everyone has gone for lunch so I'm admiring the view while I guard their laptops....
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Pam’s writing retreats are great! She’s previously run some for our PGRs at Portsmouth, and they always had excellent feedback 😊
Did you know that I run writers' retreats for PGRs & academics? So if you are looking for a way to offer a quiet space to write in a healthy and productive format that breaks the isolation of writing, get in touch. I do one day and residentials.
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Pam’s writing retreats are great! She’s previously run some for our PGRs at Portsmouth, and they always had excellent feedback 😊
Did you know that I run writers' retreats for PGRs & academics? So if you are looking for a way to offer a quiet space to write in a healthy and productive format that breaks the isolation of writing, get in touch. I do one day and residentials.
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Did you know that I run writers' retreats for PGRs & academics? So if you are looking for a way to offer a quiet space to write in a healthy and productive format that breaks the isolation of writing, get in touch. I do one day and residentials.
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
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Looking forward to this!
🎉 Upcoming BARS Digital Event: Romantic Creativity Roundtable
8th Dec, 1-2:30pm GMT
6 speakers reflect on the relationship between Romanticism & creativity as it permeates writing, teaching and research. Chaired by @adamneikirk.bsky.social
More details & free tickets: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6228
8th Dec, 1-2:30pm GMT
6 speakers reflect on the relationship between Romanticism & creativity as it permeates writing, teaching and research. Chaired by @adamneikirk.bsky.social
More details & free tickets: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6228
BARS Digital Event: “Romantic Creativity” Roundtable – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking forward to this!
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📣Our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships are now open for applications!
We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections.
Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
📆Closing date: 5 January 2026
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections.
Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
📆Closing date: 5 January 2026
#UofGLibraryFellows
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📣Our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships are now open for applications!
We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections.
Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
📆Closing date: 5 January 2026
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections.
Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
📆Closing date: 5 January 2026
#UofGLibraryFellows
Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Upstairs in Small Bar looking lovely for our Think While You Drink Event for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social later. Thanks to @kellywasgcb.bsky.social and Bob for getting it all ready today. Looking forward to seeing all the happy tasters using those glasses for good later.
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Upstairs in Small Bar looking lovely for our Think While You Drink Event for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social later. Thanks to @kellywasgcb.bsky.social and Bob for getting it all ready today. Looking forward to seeing all the happy tasters using those glasses for good later.
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Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
Temperance Lives – published today
My book – Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine 1840-1918 – is published by Bloomsbury Academic today, as an ebook anyway. Think of it as a soft launch – the hardba…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
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Really looking forward to this - it's been fully-booked for ages too! If you're on the list see you at Small Bar later.
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
Looking forward to our Think While You Drink event with @petebrownbeer.bsky.social tonight as he'll be talking us through some of his research for his brilliant new book, Tasting Notes including some music-themed tastings. @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
Say hello to “Tasting Notes: The Art and Science of Pairing Beer and Music." - Pete Brown
I’ve got a new book coming out. Oh, come on, don't be like that. It’s been three long years since the last one.
www.petebrown.net
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Really looking forward to this - it's been fully-booked for ages too! If you're on the list see you at Small Bar later.
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
Looking forward to our Think While You Drink event with @petebrownbeer.bsky.social tonight as he'll be talking us through some of his research for his brilliant new book, Tasting Notes including some music-themed tastings. @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
Say hello to “Tasting Notes: The Art and Science of Pairing Beer and Music." - Pete Brown
I’ve got a new book coming out. Oh, come on, don't be like that. It’s been three long years since the last one.
www.petebrown.net
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Looking forward to our Think While You Drink event with @petebrownbeer.bsky.social tonight as he'll be talking us through some of his research for his brilliant new book, Tasting Notes including some music-themed tastings. @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
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#skystorians - do you have a good intro/explainer text on the concept of the Noble Savage suitable for undergrads? Scanning my own library everything I have just skims it or take the concept for granted rather than acting as a 'first encounter with a concept' teaching source.
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#skystorians - do you have a good intro/explainer text on the concept of the Noble Savage suitable for undergrads? Scanning my own library everything I have just skims it or take the concept for granted rather than acting as a 'first encounter with a concept' teaching source.
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🌍 Racism & climate crisis—what’s the link?
Join Bridging Racial and Climate Justice at Easton Community Centre, 16 Nov, 1 PM.
Talks + conversations with Natalie Hyacinth & Yaz Brien.
Free tickets: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
#ClimateJustice #RacialJustice
Join Bridging Racial and Climate Justice at Easton Community Centre, 16 Nov, 1 PM.
Talks + conversations with Natalie Hyacinth & Yaz Brien.
Free tickets: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
#ClimateJustice #RacialJustice
Bridging racial and climate | Brigstow Institute | University of Bristol
In 2025 the UK experienced the hottest summer on record, and an increase in racist violence on our streets. What do these things have in common? Who benefits from climate denialism and community divisions? And how can we tackle them both to ensure a safe and dignified life for us all?
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🌍 Racism & climate crisis—what’s the link?
Join Bridging Racial and Climate Justice at Easton Community Centre, 16 Nov, 1 PM.
Talks + conversations with Natalie Hyacinth & Yaz Brien.
Free tickets: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
#ClimateJustice #RacialJustice
Join Bridging Racial and Climate Justice at Easton Community Centre, 16 Nov, 1 PM.
Talks + conversations with Natalie Hyacinth & Yaz Brien.
Free tickets: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
#ClimateJustice #RacialJustice