Christine Ferguson
Professor of English, specialising in Esotericism Studies,Victorian Literature, and History of Spiritualism & Occultism. Fan of Indian cinema and all things horror related. Based in Glasgow
- Reposted by Christine FergusonIMH researcher Adam Powell has contributed a chapter to a new publication which sheds light on people's experience of hearing spirit voices. The chapter draws on data from a study of clairaudient mediums, part of our research project Hearing the Voice. Read more 👇 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
- Reposted by Christine FergusonA US "free speech" fund is set to push Donald Trump's right-wing agenda in the UK and Europe, with Reform UK's involvement, reports have said Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonA truly hideous right wing smear campaign against these six activists for exercising their free speech rights to protest - and confronted with the evidence all six have been acquitted.
- Reposted by Christine FergusonIf you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
- Reposted by Christine FergusonHoping my former institution succeeds at the High Court. It is a critically important case for the whole sector.
- University of Sussex High Court fight against £585K fine imposed by OfS for allegedly failing to uphold free speech in Kathleen Stock case starts today - it will attack regulator's decision as "irrational and procedurally unfair" www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
- Reposted by Christine Ferguson*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...
- Reposted by Christine FergusonIn the UK academic recession, you will be at one of these stages since many unis buy the same cuts model from the same consultancies. It is always the same process: *Talk of belt-tightening *Incidental savings (e.g. printing, refreshments) *Travel budgets cut *Promotion freeze (1/4)
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonHarry Potter fan in 2026: yes the author is a Nazi with ties to Jeffrey Epstein but I don't see any of that when I buy my annual wand at the Wizarding World in Florida
- Reposted by Christine FergusonI'm standing for election for Vice President of UCU. 👇This is why. I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members. See seanwallis.uk On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZX...
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- Reposted by Christine Fergusonevery epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonBest novelist in PMG's 1885 '10 Greatest Living Englishmen' poll throws up more surprises, for a paper of the London clubland. Wilkie Collins on top (346), only just ahead of William Black, & Walter Besant. Hardy a distant 9th (a mere 20 votes), Meredith (9). 5 in desperation for the dead Trollope.
- Reposted by Christine FergusonPep Guardiola has called those in power 'cowards' for killing innocent people and for 'abandoning' children in Gaza as he gave a passionate speech in support of Palestinian
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonPage proofs arrived today (!) and actual book coming August 2026!!!
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- More money for crumbling universities? No, suck it up out-of-touch ivory tower elites with your outdated fetish for independent critical thinking! We're funding water-guzzling, world-burning automated error engines instead. Who needs accuracy when you could have plausibility?
- BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
- Reposted by Christine FergusonToday we strike to ask the University of Dundee to rule out compulsory redundancies. Join us at the front of the Tower until 10am and then at Holyrood for our rally to defend Scottish Higher Education sector from 12:30-13:30.
- Reposted by Christine FergusonI don't track the disorderly retreat of Britain's universities any more, because (a) it's impossible to keep up, (b) there's no point. But this is a good example: Aberdeen has lost 12% of staff and it's still got a chunky deficit. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6943...
- Reposted by Christine FergusonThe British Library’s PhD placement scheme for 26/27 is now open. My team are offering an exciting placement aiming to raise the profile of our illustrated newspaper collection: www.bl.uk/services/res...
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonWe are also hosting a rally outside of the Holyrood building in Edinburgh tomorrow from 12:30-1:30pm. If you’re in Edinburgh, come and join us, in better weather ☀️ The rally will focus on our and other campus unions fight against job cuts in the Scottish HE sector.
- Reposted by Christine FergusonEvery morning I wake up with a hollow anger that I have been enrolled, as a university worker, into a long-term objective of “enhancing” AI integration (“where appropriate”) into my undergraduate teaching
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonFor those of us here in the UK who are watching with horror what is going on over in the US it is very important to remember that this is exactly what Reform wants for us over here. They've said so. They want 'forced deportations' in the US style. We're not safe here either if they win.
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonGotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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Re-upping this great post - a wonderful guide for how to write a successful academic book proposal from a scholar who has written a bunch of good books. Can't over-state how important the book proposal is for actually publishing a book. High rec'd for anyone looking to publish a first academic book.- Here are 8 successful *proposals* for academic books/monographs. I am hoping that these help someone who is starting out trying to write one and wants to see what worked for me. They are provided as examples, rather than exemplars. A lot of it was just finding my own way eve.gd/2026/01/16/s...
- Open Secrets is in February issue of the Fortean Times! Thanks to @theprofrog.bsky.social for this generous review
- There are no words for this level of perversity
- BREAKING: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation from United States President Donald Trump to join the “Board of Peace” aje.news/hw7tfo
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- Reposted by Christine FergusonLil' comic about hope and longing 💗
- A fantastic review of a superb book!
- Patrick Morgan on Contesting Earth's History in the Review of English Studies: 'beautifully detailed, intricately researched, and compelling'. What more could you wish for? The review, for those with access: academic.oup.com/res/advance-...
- Reposted by Christine FergusonDanish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
- Reposted by Christine FergusonAmbiguous announcement: is it the student and colleagues who get access to Copilot, or Copilot that gets access to the students and colleagues?
- Big announcement from @manchester.ac.uk today: "The University of Manchester has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, becoming the first university in the world to give Microsoft 365 Copilot access and training to every student and colleague." #GenerativeAI #Research #Manchester
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- Reposted by Christine Ferguson“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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- news.stv.tv/scotland/sta... “at Stirling, 175 staff have already left voluntarily in recent months, but further cuts – including possible compulsory redundancies – are planned, which the union said jarred with principal Gerry McCormac recently becoming the highest-paid principal in the country.”
- Reposted by Christine FergusonGreat post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
- Reposted by Christine FergusonBBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped. The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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