karlbell.bsky.social
Author. Historian. Associate Prof of Cultural History @uophistory.bsky.social C19th fantastical imagination, folklore & the environment. Co-director of port.ac.uk/portcities The Perilous Deep: A Supernatural History of the Atlantic (Reaktion) out now.
👤 Joined on 24 November 2024
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@karlbell.bsky.socialWe've got seances. We've got gothic of multiple varieties. With got maritime lore. What else could we need for Writing the Occult: Harbingers & Spirits? Oh: Scottish folklore! Here comes @lyndseycroal.bsky.social with the goods. Meet her ⬇️
Show PostWe needed to add some water to Writing the Occult: Harbingers and Spirits. Enter: @karlbell.bsky.social with his supernatural history of the Atlantic. Meet him ⬇️ _____ Karl Bell is an Associate Professor in Cultural and Social History at the University of Portsmouth (UK)... 🧵⬇️
Show PostThe new edition of @helleborezine.bsky.social has arrived! Looking forward to reading this over the weekend 😁
Show PostWe were surprised and delighted to receive the British Fantasy Award for Best Magazine/Periodical at the weekend. Many thanks to all the contributors and the extraordinary art of Richard Wagner!
Show PostIf you are at a loose end come and listen to me talk about the history of Halloween at Ulster Folk Museum, on 29 October, 2pm, ticket price gets you into museum as well! nationalmuseumsni.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket... @usihs.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social
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