chrismillard83.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain: self-harm, suicide, child abuse, concepts of personal experience, vicarious trauma. (he/him) Books on "self-harm" (2015) and "personal experience" (2026) - co-edited book on "sources in the history of psychiatry" (2022)
👤 Joined on 29 December 2025
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@chrismillard83.bsky.socialFew terms are subject to such widely divergent interpretations as the “normal exception” which refers to at least three useful but distinct points of historical method (on a new piece from Francesca Trivellato) 🗃️ williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2026/10/21/n...
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Show PostThis anecdote is telling. It's all very well telling students to use AI like a personal tutor. But these tools (out of the box, anyway) are designed & trained to constantly try to do more for you than you ask. Not exactly a quality you need in a tutor. openquestionsblog.substack.com/p/ai-is-kill...
Show PostThis is very apposite for the conversation I had with my therapist and didn’t have with my mother yesterday. And ironically, to be my most authentic self I’d have to tear apart the very premise of the question
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