Morgan Golf-French
@zenothankyou.bsky.social
History postdoc in Turin, works on race, policy, and education in the German Enlightenment.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
I am 34 years old. I have been drinking coffee half my life. I still have no idea how much coffee to put in the cafetière.
Somehow, no matter how much I put in, it is either vague bean water that leaves me groggier than before or jet fuel that stops me sleeping for a week??
Somehow, no matter how much I put in, it is either vague bean water that leaves me groggier than before or jet fuel that stops me sleeping for a week??
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I am 34 years old. I have been drinking coffee half my life. I still have no idea how much coffee to put in the cafetière.
Somehow, no matter how much I put in, it is either vague bean water that leaves me groggier than before or jet fuel that stops me sleeping for a week??
Somehow, no matter how much I put in, it is either vague bean water that leaves me groggier than before or jet fuel that stops me sleeping for a week??
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When your president is fighting a war against “wokeness” and losing. 😴 💤
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When your president is fighting a war against “wokeness” and losing. 😴 💤
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For ABSOLUTELY NO REASON at all, did you know that the Critical Ancient World Studies volume has three chapters on critical philology which are all OPEN ACCESS?
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
For ABSOLUTELY NO REASON at all, did you know that the Critical Ancient World Studies volume has three chapters on critical philology which are all OPEN ACCESS?
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Hoping to start a new book project on plagiarism and all that that entails - would love to hear from people about interesting cases?! So far, I am really so obsessed by the absolutely fascinating case of Nella Larsen and her supposed plagiarism of a Sheila Kaye-Smith story
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hoping to start a new book project on plagiarism and all that that entails - would love to hear from people about interesting cases?! So far, I am really so obsessed by the absolutely fascinating case of Nella Larsen and her supposed plagiarism of a Sheila Kaye-Smith story
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Oxford Brookes University has a huge raft of AHRC-funded PhD studentships in the Arts, Humanities and allied subjects! Both fees and a stipend covered. Take a look at the ad below - the closing date is 30th January 2026. Anyone interested at all, get in touch!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
PhD Studentship : AHRC Landscape Award PhD Studentship in the Arts and Humanities at Oxford Brookes University
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Oxford Brookes University has a huge raft of AHRC-funded PhD studentships in the Arts, Humanities and allied subjects! Both fees and a stipend covered. Take a look at the ad below - the closing date is 30th January 2026. Anyone interested at all, get in touch!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
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I named my fists "Dunning" and "Kruger" because I haven't trained in any sort of martial art but am confident I would do pretty well.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I named my fists "Dunning" and "Kruger" because I haven't trained in any sort of martial art but am confident I would do pretty well.
Just saw Nuremberg and it is not good.
Over-simplified, over-produced, clearly more interested in awards season than historical truth. It even stumbles over its core message—that certain acts are criminal ex post facto—by reminding viewers that trials only happen following submission to a hegemon.
Over-simplified, over-produced, clearly more interested in awards season than historical truth. It even stumbles over its core message—that certain acts are criminal ex post facto—by reminding viewers that trials only happen following submission to a hegemon.
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Just saw Nuremberg and it is not good.
Over-simplified, over-produced, clearly more interested in awards season than historical truth. It even stumbles over its core message—that certain acts are criminal ex post facto—by reminding viewers that trials only happen following submission to a hegemon.
Over-simplified, over-produced, clearly more interested in awards season than historical truth. It even stumbles over its core message—that certain acts are criminal ex post facto—by reminding viewers that trials only happen following submission to a hegemon.
This is bonkers.
A university student received an F for a psychology essay which has no meaningful analysis, is based on assertions of faith, and states opposing views are "demonic".
The tutor has been put on leave.
A state representative has intervened to state that the essay is "scientific".
A university student received an F for a psychology essay which has no meaningful analysis, is based on assertions of faith, and states opposing views are "demonic".
The tutor has been put on leave.
A state representative has intervened to state that the essay is "scientific".
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is bonkers.
A university student received an F for a psychology essay which has no meaningful analysis, is based on assertions of faith, and states opposing views are "demonic".
The tutor has been put on leave.
A state representative has intervened to state that the essay is "scientific".
A university student received an F for a psychology essay which has no meaningful analysis, is based on assertions of faith, and states opposing views are "demonic".
The tutor has been put on leave.
A state representative has intervened to state that the essay is "scientific".
Oh I forgot unfair dismissal is only unfair if it happens after six months. Unfair dismissal before then is obviously in fact fair, no matter how unfair the actual circumstances. Silly me, where did I got that idea.
Starmer’s employment rights U-turn is an improvement, but should have been done long ago: @the-independent.com Editorial www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Oh I forgot unfair dismissal is only unfair if it happens after six months. Unfair dismissal before then is obviously in fact fair, no matter how unfair the actual circumstances. Silly me, where did I got that idea.
My non-fiction rule of thumb is that anything Steven Pinker hates on is probably worth a punt
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My non-fiction rule of thumb is that anything Steven Pinker hates on is probably worth a punt
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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Are you interested in how people thought about the past in Middle Ages? Want to understand the books they wrote about it? We have an online short course for you! Book now for January 2026 👇 #MedievalSky palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Writing History c. 1000-1250: An Introduction to the Manuscript Sources – a short course taught by Charlie Rozier, Manuel Muñoz García and Laura Cleaver
The course will run online from 14:00-17:00: Monday 26 January – Thursday 29 January 2026. The past was a popular subject for writers in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries, partic…
palaeography.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Are you interested in how people thought about the past in Middle Ages? Want to understand the books they wrote about it? We have an online short course for you! Book now for January 2026 👇 #MedievalSky palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Unprovoked US invasions of huge, complex countries in the pursuit of resource extraction having all famously gone swimmingly and absolutely not worsened the US's own problems at all.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Unprovoked US invasions of huge, complex countries in the pursuit of resource extraction having all famously gone swimmingly and absolutely not worsened the US's own problems at all.
In the past few weeks I have received extremely positive feedback and support from two scholars who I greatly admire, but who I did not previously think were aware of my existence.
In an industry that is normally so gruelling, things like this really are a joy.
In an industry that is normally so gruelling, things like this really are a joy.
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In the past few weeks I have received extremely positive feedback and support from two scholars who I greatly admire, but who I did not previously think were aware of my existence.
In an industry that is normally so gruelling, things like this really are a joy.
In an industry that is normally so gruelling, things like this really are a joy.
This is a really disturbing but 100% worthwhile read.
"Freebirthing" is yet another example of distinctly modern, historically-unprecedented practices being repackaged as traditional or natural. The vast majority of humans have always taken the best medical advice they could...
"Freebirthing" is yet another example of distinctly modern, historically-unprecedented practices being repackaged as traditional or natural. The vast majority of humans have always taken the best medical advice they could...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is a really disturbing but 100% worthwhile read.
"Freebirthing" is yet another example of distinctly modern, historically-unprecedented practices being repackaged as traditional or natural. The vast majority of humans have always taken the best medical advice they could...
"Freebirthing" is yet another example of distinctly modern, historically-unprecedented practices being repackaged as traditional or natural. The vast majority of humans have always taken the best medical advice they could...
This Hungarian fake meat brand lives rent free in my head.
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This Hungarian fake meat brand lives rent free in my head.
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#ancientbluesky #christianity #bacchanalia #romans #history
This week's Postcards from the Past has the 'promiscuous intercourse of free men and women'
So you don't want to miss out on any of that, right!?
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This week's Postcards from the Past has the 'promiscuous intercourse of free men and women'
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November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#ancientbluesky #christianity #bacchanalia #romans #history
This week's Postcards from the Past has the 'promiscuous intercourse of free men and women'
So you don't want to miss out on any of that, right!?
Please subscribe on Substack - it's free!
shorturl.at/B4cEz
This week's Postcards from the Past has the 'promiscuous intercourse of free men and women'
So you don't want to miss out on any of that, right!?
Please subscribe on Substack - it's free!
shorturl.at/B4cEz
This feels both surreal and entirely predictable. When Trump's in a good mood, he'll fall behind pretty much anyone with a dash of charisma. There are moments in this interview when it's almost sweet
...until you remember that's also why he keeps swinging from Putin to Zelenskyy.
...until you remember that's also why he keeps swinging from Putin to Zelenskyy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This feels both surreal and entirely predictable. When Trump's in a good mood, he'll fall behind pretty much anyone with a dash of charisma. There are moments in this interview when it's almost sweet
...until you remember that's also why he keeps swinging from Putin to Zelenskyy.
...until you remember that's also why he keeps swinging from Putin to Zelenskyy.
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Try doing it with former German port cities - that will lead you on a merry Gdańsk!
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Try doing it with former German port cities - that will lead you on a merry Gdańsk!
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Eine neue Rezension über mein Theresienstadt Buch in der HZ (sehr deutsch, sonst ok)
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Anna Hájková, The Last Ghetto. An Everyday History of Theresienstadt. Oxford, Oxford University Press 2023
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Eine neue Rezension über mein Theresienstadt Buch in der HZ (sehr deutsch, sonst ok)
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Oh look! Now it has a cover
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Oh look! Now it has a cover
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Thy shalt burn in hell of Aulde English German City Names.
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Thy shalt burn in hell of Aulde English German City Names.
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It’s something to a Speyer to.
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
It’s something to a Speyer to.
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You play the melody, we sing the Lörrach|s.
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
You play the melody, we sing the Lörrach|s.
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Essen-tially, yes.
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Essen-tially, yes.