Excited to present on the language of infection, spiritualism, and the influenza epidemics of the 1890s and 1918 today @thebsls.bsky.social #BSLS2025

The Media and Epidemics UK team @dremilyvincent.bsky.social and Melissa Dickson are presenting their research on nineteenth- and twentieth-century influenza epidemics today and tomorrow at the @thebsls.bsky.social online conference #BSLS2025

Really enjoyed #bsls2025 in Lancaster - presented a paper, forgot to book accommodation, found a bed (!), saw some wonderful research including a great keynote or two, caught up with friends old and new (and an old student - now a fantastic lecturer!). Thanks so much to the organisers!

Still recovering from last week's #BSLS2025 in Lancaster! So many great interdisciplinary panels and talks, spanning robots, clones, gene editing, astrology, etc.

I presented a paper on SF models and the ways they're being instrumentalised as part of a session on New Narrative Structures.

An illustration of Charles Babbage's analytical engine

Another fantastic #BSLS2025 conference!

Such great people, personal highlight was Sydney Padua's animations of Lovelace and Babbage and the Analytical Engine.

I was speaking about my work on horses and cars in David Seals' The Powwow Highway.

Thanks to the organisers!

@thebsls.bsky.social

Photograph of Lancaster, looking up the hill towards the picturesque Castle

Leaving Lancaster — or shall we say Richard Owen Country (let's make it happen) — after a brilliant #bsls2025. Thanks to the @thebsls.bsky.social and the conference team for their hard work.

Dr Kanta Dihal (@drdihal.bsky.social) being warmly introduced by Dr Laura Ludtke (@ladyelectric.bsky.social) before her excellent keynote at #BSLS2025, “A Mythology of AI.”

A huge thank you to @thebsls.bsky.social for all the effort that’s gone into #bsls2025. It was a pleasure to present today on Ishiguro’s clones alongside two other fantastic scholars working on ethics and reproductive technologies. Looking forward to the rest of the conference!

Sydney Padua speaking and gesturing; a b/w cartoon is on the screen

Sydney Padua speaking wonderfully about play and creativity at #BSLS2025

Enjoying a productive few days at #BSLS2025. currently enjoying Sydney Padua’s incredible illustrations & animations of c19th census data & naturalist texts! #litsci

My place of work looking very fine as it hosts #BSLS2025

A few photos from Lancaster university & #BSLS2025

The first day of the conference is already over - with a fantastic plenary from @profmhwhitworth.bsky.social and two panels of amazing papers. It's #BSLS2025 to follow along!

Any mutuals attending #BSLS2025?