Pete Orford
@peteorford.bsky.social
English Lecturer and Course Director of the MA in Charles Dickens Studies. 'The Life of the Author: Charles Dickens' available to buy at https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-life-of-the-author-charles-dickens/pete-orford/9781119697459
Strangely fitting to have spent the evening in Gower Street, overlooked by Michael's flat, engaging in Dickens research and discussion with fellow academics and postgraduates. When Michael did his PhD he struggled to find a supervisor willing to take Dickens seriously; today the field is booming.
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Strangely fitting to have spent the evening in Gower Street, overlooked by Michael's flat, engaging in Dickens research and discussion with fellow academics and postgraduates. When Michael did his PhD he struggled to find a supervisor willing to take Dickens seriously; today the field is booming.
Reposted by Pete Orford
The basic structure of so much commentary, some in the guise of academic study, reduces to:
(1) generative AI products are detrimental to the goals of education
(2) therefore, the goals of education must change.
Without the tacit axiom that AI has authority behind it, that just doesn’t follow.
(1) generative AI products are detrimental to the goals of education
(2) therefore, the goals of education must change.
Without the tacit axiom that AI has authority behind it, that just doesn’t follow.
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The basic structure of so much commentary, some in the guise of academic study, reduces to:
(1) generative AI products are detrimental to the goals of education
(2) therefore, the goals of education must change.
Without the tacit axiom that AI has authority behind it, that just doesn’t follow.
(1) generative AI products are detrimental to the goals of education
(2) therefore, the goals of education must change.
Without the tacit axiom that AI has authority behind it, that just doesn’t follow.
See also: AI, 3D cinema, films starring Dakota Johnson...
September 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
See also: AI, 3D cinema, films starring Dakota Johnson...
If anything, there's an interchangeability that Dickens plays with. They're never specified as twins to be sure, but they're described collectively as elder or elderly, and Frederick speaks of them being together since the onset of their lives. I doubt anyone is supposed to know who is older!
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If anything, there's an interchangeability that Dickens plays with. They're never specified as twins to be sure, but they're described collectively as elder or elderly, and Frederick speaks of them being together since the onset of their lives. I doubt anyone is supposed to know who is older!
Um...I don't think it's actually specified. Implied, yes. Frederick is described as feeble many times by William. Moreover when William dies Frederick says "You to go before me" which implies it's not the expected order. But nothing concrete
September 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Um...I don't think it's actually specified. Implied, yes. Frederick is described as feeble many times by William. Moreover when William dies Frederick says "You to go before me" which implies it's not the expected order. But nothing concrete