I think this might officially be THE NICEST THING that anybody has ever said about my work, and it made me cry in the good way. The heart of the reason I wanted to come back to Uni was to learn how to take my enthusiasm and show it to other people. I'm so happy! 🥰
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) June 9, 2020
Plant Humanities
Ooh! #PlantHumanities seems like a thing I should definitely keep on my radar… https://t.co/OxlGl4zsGp
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) April 7, 2020
Result!
I bloody love #AcademicTwitter. @ad_astra_1 has written the perfect article for referencing when I talk about shared woodblocks in early modern herbals. 😊 https://t.co/WHHw41PUod
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 28, 2020
I wonder…?
Ooh. I wonder whether a version of this has been done for the wood blocks in herbals? I have an article about Plantin's botanical blocks, but there are lots of others… 🤓 https://t.co/ExQViPfYQJ
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 28, 2020
Missing out
Just had a seminar via Zoom, and Powerpoint slides with commentary, which was EXCELLENT. (Thank you Rachel!)
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 26, 2020
I could have come back to Uni 10 years ago if this tech had been available while I was too sick to leave the house every day. So many disabled people are missing out. 😢
Hortus Sanitatis
(I mean, obviously, not NOW, now. There are plenty of things which need funding far more urgently at the moment. Like the NHS, for a start. But, when things start to get a little bit more back to normal, it would be nice if this was on the list. And not on a precarious contract.)
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 25, 2020
When Worlds Collide
When worlds collide: I'm writing about this @ColeZoology object for my @UniRdg_History material culture essay. Today I found out that it's going on display. I have to open it, and possibly re-seal, which alters its original materiality and gives me something extra to write about! pic.twitter.com/iz5fJGuT5d
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) March 16, 2020
On Modern Herbals
I was given a lovely modern Herbal for Christmas. Some of the recipes and remedies look great, and when the seasons come around I'll try out the ones that are safe alongside my everyday medication. BUT. Some parts of the book have made me Very Cross Indeed. (thread!)
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) January 31, 2020
Click through to read the thread
Grattan & Singer
So much for looking forward to reading more Singer. This book turned out to be a 1950s disaster of "Anglo-Saxons were all stupid and nobody knew anything in the Dark Ages" with a side order of "this research was boring so we didn't do it". 🤬 https://t.co/3enQ1SSBJx
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) January 20, 2020
Herbaria and Humanities
THIS: https://t.co/26PfsVeDwr
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) January 19, 2020