Research associate at University of Sussex | Nature in modern British culture | Nature on the BBC | Sound and senses in history | Birdsong!

Joined October 2013
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Look at this! A super new collection edited by me and Olga Petri (@olga_petri @GuidaMichael) with so many wonderful chapters about birds and spatiality
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I'm talking about quiet, war, modernity next week history.ac.uk/events/pastora…

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Deep dive into the complex world of human-avian bonds in @sean_nixon 's latest blog post! A compelling read on the intricate dance of care, power, & love between Konrad Lorenz and his feathered companions, Martina & Tschock wingedgeographies.co.uk/post…

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We are back with a great story from @GuidaMichael . Discover the heartwarming story of Len Howard, the British woman who gave up city life to live among the wild birds in her Sussex cottage wingedgeographies.co.uk/post…
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It's out - Pet Revolution: Animals and the Making of Modern British Life. Reviewed here: eur03.safelinks.protection.o…
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'The cloud of ants, the geckoes’ joy, small carnage. That’s all there is to it.' Two poems from the pages of the brand new issue, ARK, by Theophilus Kwek and Michael Guida @GuidaMichael Artwork 'The Flight Path' by Lousia Crispin dark-mountain.net/the-ones-s… #poetry #darkmountain
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Oh housers #HouseHistoryHour, just look at Henry Silk's paintings of his East End interwar life: spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10…
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Delighted that my article on children and rabbit keeping has come out as part of fab special issue on childhood and material culture across Europe ed by Nicoleta Roman muse.jhu.edu/issue/47907#.Ys…

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Find out why the BBC’s leading figure, John Reith, believed radio waves connected all humans to the perfect stillness of the heavens and the grand scheme of nature, in this chapter by @GuidaMichael. bit.ly/3Irm0ia
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There is really no good moment to share this news, but I have just signed the book contract for "Winged Worlds: Common Spaces of Avian-Human Lives". Proud to work with @GuidaMichael and our amazing authors on this project @WGeographies and great to see it coming to this stage.
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Come to Greenwich @UoGHistorians on 26 May (5.45pm) to hear @GuidaMichael talk about his new book 'Listening to British Nature: Wartime, Radio and Modern Life, 1914' (OUP). Book your free ticket here listening_to_british_nature.…

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The first airing… I'm talking about my new book online next Monday 21 March at Dolly Jorgensen's gathering called Green House (University of Stavanger). newnatures.org/greenhouse/ev…
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Such a fine new collection! And I have an essay about keeping wild songbirds in there
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Very glad to be part of this new book: The Working Class at Home, 1790-1940
Alongside @Vicky_Holmes our book ‘The Working Class at Home, 1790-1940’ is complete! Thanks to all our amazing contributors @PursuitofHome @ruth_mather @emilymcuming @GuidaMichael @LesleyAHoskins @rebeccaxpreston @TessaChynoweth @Caradobbing
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I'm co-hosting the Winged Geographies workshop with Olga Petri this Thursday and Friday! x.com/WGeographies/status/13…

🐦🦩🦆🦢🦜🦤🐓🦃🕊️🦅🐤 REGISTRATION Registration for the #WingedGeographies2021 workshop will close next week, Wednesday (21th). Make sure you sign up before then to receive online access to this exciting and interdisciplinary event! wingedgeographies.co.uk/annu…
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I have a cheeky chapter about Victorian bird-keeping in Songs of Time and Place edited by @MikeCollierArt et al.
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Join our newly founded Winged Geographies Group #wingedgeographies (together with @GuidaMichael) and read our first blog by Prof Roger Wotton @RogerWotton about Joseph Wright's painting 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump'. wingedgeographies.co.uk/blog

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Winged Geographies blog is buzzing: wingedgeographies.co.uk/blog. Latest is Nancy Jacobs on the red feathers of Grey Parrots. Register for our 22-23 April workshop here! wingedgeographies.co.uk/annu…

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'Dusting the books helps you get to know the stock' blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-vision…