Dr Mariadele Boccardi
@mariadele.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Literature at UWE Bristol. Neo-Victorianism, ecocriticism, colonial writing. Lover of country houses. Agatha Christie fan.
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Kicking myself because I thought of the right answer first, then changed my mind.
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Kicking myself because I thought of the right answer first, then changed my mind.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Kicking myself because I thought of the right answer first, then changed my mind.
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Kicking myself because I thought of the right answer first, then changed my mind.
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New profile picture after the annual vist to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath.
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New profile picture after the annual vist to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath.
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif.
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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October 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Stop scrolling and pist two characters who bring you happiness.
two men are standing next to each other and one has a hat on
Alt: Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Stop scrolling and pist two characters who bring you happiness.
It says everything about the historical and cultural ignorance of Badenoch's version of nationalism that she singles out for criticism the very subject (Eng Lit) that was meant to ensure a strong sense of national identity for British colonial administrators sent to the outposts of empire.
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It says everything about the historical and cultural ignorance of Badenoch's version of nationalism that she singles out for criticism the very subject (Eng Lit) that was meant to ensure a strong sense of national identity for British colonial administrators sent to the outposts of empire.
I'd forgotten this existed! I'll now have to get up even earlier in the mornings to add one more game before going to work.
#Worldle #1350 (02.10.2025) 3/6 (100%)
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Worldle - Guess the Country
A daily geography game where you guess the country from its shape and get clues with every attempt. Play daily or explore the archive.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'd forgotten this existed! I'll now have to get up even earlier in the mornings to add one more game before going to work.
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🔥 Current Win Streak: 1 days
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I'm Harry Lime, sewage systems are sexy.
I'm Victor Hugo, sewage systems are sexy.
I’m _Our Mutual Friend_, sewage systems are sexy
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm Harry Lime, sewage systems are sexy.
I'm Victor Hugo, sewage systems are sexy.
I’m _Our Mutual Friend_, sewage systems are sexy
I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm Victor Hugo, sewage systems are sexy.
Cream teas at National Trust country houses. And related tea towels.
What’s the most Tory-coded thing you actively love?
Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Cream teas at National Trust country houses. And related tea towels.
August 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Reposted by Dr Mariadele Boccardi
Reposted by Dr Mariadele Boccardi
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-gainsborough/mr-and-mrs-andrews-1749
August 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-gainsborough/mr-and-mrs-andrews-1749
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Nerdy joke warning. 😁 I've been planning this since I first saw the Newton for Hyde sign.
August 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Nerdy joke warning. 😁 I've been planning this since I first saw the Newton for Hyde sign.
Sloppy language by journalists & others who should know better:
* disinterested is not the same as uninterested (a footballer is not disinterested in the game)
* on behalf of is not the same as on the part of (on behalf of myself doesn't mean anything)
* pace somebody means you disagree with them
* disinterested is not the same as uninterested (a footballer is not disinterested in the game)
* on behalf of is not the same as on the part of (on behalf of myself doesn't mean anything)
* pace somebody means you disagree with them
What would your pedantry bot be, friends?
I'm trying to think of what sort of pedantry account I'd run if i got into that game
August 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Sloppy language by journalists & others who should know better:
* disinterested is not the same as uninterested (a footballer is not disinterested in the game)
* on behalf of is not the same as on the part of (on behalf of myself doesn't mean anything)
* pace somebody means you disagree with them
* disinterested is not the same as uninterested (a footballer is not disinterested in the game)
* on behalf of is not the same as on the part of (on behalf of myself doesn't mean anything)
* pace somebody means you disagree with them
Reposted by Dr Mariadele Boccardi
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
Wives, too. (That's me.) And not just in London. Right, @rproctor.bsky.social?
Commiserations in advance to the long-suffering girlfriends and partners of every nerdy centre-left man in London who will have to endure being taken around this.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
London is getting a Museum of Brutalist Architecture
A north London school hall is to be restored to its 1960s appearance and become home to the UK’s first Museum of Brutalist Architecture (MoBA) after it secured a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Wives, too. (That's me.) And not just in London. Right, @rproctor.bsky.social?
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
On holiday in Bormio. Mountains are lovely even though the Stelvio Pass is closed for a landslide. We are surrounded by would-be Fausto Coppi struggling uphill (and by photos of Coppi on his bike in the town).
July 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On holiday in Bormio. Mountains are lovely even though the Stelvio Pass is closed for a landslide. We are surrounded by would-be Fausto Coppi struggling uphill (and by photos of Coppi on his bike in the town).
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Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral has listing upgraded to Grade I:
"Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA ‘the Wigwam’, recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA ‘the Wigwam’, recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
June 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral has listing upgraded to Grade I:
"Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA ‘the Wigwam’, recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA ‘the Wigwam’, recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...