Prof. Francesca Berry (she/her)

francescaberry.bsky.social

03 August 2026 22:25

Hehe. Glad maybe to have helped, inadvertently, to supply an image to your thoughts. It’s a weird painting. I’m not quite sure how to feel about it. The ‘peasant’/‘tech’ thing. It has no date but if it is a kinetoscope at centre then it’s a v specific dating to 1894 and a couple of years after.

Prof. Francesca Berry (she/her)

francescaberry.bsky.social

03 August 2026 21:48

Curiosities. A neo-impressionist painting of bourgeois Bretons consumed at a fair or religious festival by a sideshow of magic lantern still and moving images. Ferdinand Loyen du Puigaudeau (1864-1930), La Lanterne magique, huile sur toile, signée en bas à droite, 50 x 65 cm.

Prof. Francesca Berry (she/her)

francescaberry.bsky.social

01 August 2026 15:29

It feels amazing to be able to state that today is my first as Professor of French Art History at the University of Birmingham. My application for promotion was successful! 🎉 I am grateful to the colleagues, friends and family who supported and encouraged me to work towards this accomplishment.😊

Claire Dupin de Beyssat

clairedupindb.bsky.social

31 July 2026 21:47

A partir de ce soir VACANCES, les premières vraies depuiiiiiis et avec l'interdiction de moi à moi-même de ne serait-ce que penser au travail qui m'attend à la rentrée, problem for a future Claire, au point que je vais mettre un ✨message d'absence✨ sur ma boîte perso allez ciao bon été

James Butler

piercepenniless.bsky.social

29 July 2026 13:07

BSky reaction to the Jason Arday story puzzling to me. Yes, it's absolutely driven by the worst online racists. But the evidence of plagiarism is pretty clear, and the doctoral thesis is really ropey. That matters. What am I missing?