Ivo Wolsing
@ivowolsing.bsky.social
Dr | Lecturer in Medieval history @ Utrecht University | Medieval history and literature | Classical reception | East, West, and everything in between
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Ivo Wolsing
@ivowolsing.bsky.social
· Jan 21
New publication! From Sorcerer's Son to Epic Hero: (Meta)Poetic Entanglement in Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis.
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
Centrist politics at it finest
September 17, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Centrist politics at it finest
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Just made a very pretty packet of Hebrew, Latin, and Arabic paleography handouts for my @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social LIS students. Anyone want some? Here you go! Feel free to use (but please credit me if you do)...
September 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Just made a very pretty packet of Hebrew, Latin, and Arabic paleography handouts for my @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social LIS students. Anyone want some? Here you go! Feel free to use (but please credit me if you do)...
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This is really worrying: the PISA scores on high school student performance are in. Notice the steep decline across disciplines between 2018 and 2025. In the Netherlands, 40% of 15-year olds apparently can't read well enough to function in society. 40%! (Source: nos.nl/l/2630148)
September 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is really worrying: the PISA scores on high school student performance are in. Notice the steep decline across disciplines between 2018 and 2025. In the Netherlands, 40% of 15-year olds apparently can't read well enough to function in society. 40%! (Source: nos.nl/l/2630148)
One week left to send in your abstract! #medievalsky @imc-leeds.bsky.social
#cfp #medievalsky I'm co-organizing a session on classical reception for IMC 2027. Please do contact me if you have any questions! @imc-leeds.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
One week left to send in your abstract! #medievalsky @imc-leeds.bsky.social
This is really worrying: the PISA scores on high school student performance are in. Notice the steep decline across disciplines between 2018 and 2025. In the Netherlands, 40% of 15-year olds apparently can't read well enough to function in society. 40%! (Source: nos.nl/l/2630148)
September 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is really worrying: the PISA scores on high school student performance are in. Notice the steep decline across disciplines between 2018 and 2025. In the Netherlands, 40% of 15-year olds apparently can't read well enough to function in society. 40%! (Source: nos.nl/l/2630148)
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#cfp #medievalsky I'm co-organizing a session on classical reception for IMC 2027. Please do contact me if you have any questions! @imc-leeds.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM
#cfp #medievalsky I'm co-organizing a session on classical reception for IMC 2027. Please do contact me if you have any questions! @imc-leeds.bsky.social
#cfp #medievalsky I'm co-organizing a session on classical reception for IMC 2027. Please do contact me if you have any questions! @imc-leeds.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM
#cfp #medievalsky I'm co-organizing a session on classical reception for IMC 2027. Please do contact me if you have any questions! @imc-leeds.bsky.social
What are the best popular history books about the Middle Ages that you've recently read? Go!
#booksky (is that a thing?) #medievalsky
#booksky (is that a thing?) #medievalsky
August 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
What are the best popular history books about the Middle Ages that you've recently read? Go!
#booksky (is that a thing?) #medievalsky
#booksky (is that a thing?) #medievalsky
Visited the ruins of Trois Fontaines Abbey today and felt like I was about to encounter a ghost or goblin or something
August 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Visited the ruins of Trois Fontaines Abbey today and felt like I was about to encounter a ghost or goblin or something
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Binnenkort begint @historicivertellen.bsky.social weer! Er is door onvoorziene omstandigheden een gat in de planning gevallen. Wie zou het leuk vinden om in de week van 7 september over diens historische werk te posten?
August 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Binnenkort begint @historicivertellen.bsky.social weer! Er is door onvoorziene omstandigheden een gat in de planning gevallen. Wie zou het leuk vinden om in de week van 7 september over diens historische werk te posten?
(v niche joke)
Would have expected the abbey of Montier-en-Der to look a bit more...apocalyptic?
Would have expected the abbey of Montier-en-Der to look a bit more...apocalyptic?
August 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
(v niche joke)
Would have expected the abbey of Montier-en-Der to look a bit more...apocalyptic?
Would have expected the abbey of Montier-en-Der to look a bit more...apocalyptic?
Belangrijke reminder voor iedereen die de neiging heeft om geschiedenis als iets abstracte te zien
Midden in mijn (bibliotheek)boek is op de een of andere manier een verdwaald stukje van een pagina ingebonden geraakt.
July 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Belangrijke reminder voor iedereen die de neiging heeft om geschiedenis als iets abstracte te zien
According to my writing stats: -223
what's the lowest number of words you've written on a 'writing day', I'll start, it was 3
10k in 18 hours is the fastest I’ve ever written but also! there was a LOT of adhd involved, an unhealthy amount of caffeine, I was twenty and it was a final, and i had already done the research, this was *only* the actual writing
July 29, 2026 at 7:27 PM
According to my writing stats: -223
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Phenomenal marginalia in @ivowolsing.bsky.social lecture on Animals in the Middle Ages
May 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Phenomenal marginalia in @ivowolsing.bsky.social lecture on Animals in the Middle Ages
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So we've got a conflict between pope and emperor on our hands. Who said that medieval history isn't relevant nowadays?
April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
So we've got a conflict between pope and emperor on our hands. Who said that medieval history isn't relevant nowadays?
So we've got a conflict between pope and emperor on our hands. Who said that medieval history isn't relevant nowadays?
April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
So we've got a conflict between pope and emperor on our hands. Who said that medieval history isn't relevant nowadays?
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RENAISSANCE(S) | De Renaissance… of moeten we het over ‘Renaissances’ hebben? Met dr. Ivo Wolsing (@ivowolsing.bsky.social) onderzoeken we dat deze week uitgebreid in Middeleeuwen! Met bijzondere aandacht voor de Renaissance van de 12de eeuw…
🎧 Benieuwd? Nu overal te beluisteren. Zie links ⬇️
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March 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
RENAISSANCE(S) | De Renaissance… of moeten we het over ‘Renaissances’ hebben? Met dr. Ivo Wolsing (@ivowolsing.bsky.social) onderzoeken we dat deze week uitgebreid in Middeleeuwen! Met bijzondere aandacht voor de Renaissance van de 12de eeuw…
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Oh the joys of grading a crusades-related exam question: the amount of implicit prejudice that appears from the way answers are formulated! It seems we still have a long way to go (which is fine - they're still learning!)
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Oh the joys of grading a crusades-related exam question: the amount of implicit prejudice that appears from the way answers are formulated! It seems we still have a long way to go (which is fine - they're still learning!)
This👇. When grading this week, I found myself wondering more than once whether the student was using AI or not, which kinda kills the joy of grading well-written papers
The thing I hate the absolute most about the proliferation of GenAI in "writing" is that I'm now being trained to become suspicious when I read a student paper that is Actually Good, instead of just celebrating its quality and congratulating the student on a Job Well Done.
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 AM
This👇. When grading this week, I found myself wondering more than once whether the student was using AI or not, which kinda kills the joy of grading well-written papers
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New publication! From Sorcerer's Son to Epic Hero: (Meta)Poetic Entanglement in Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis.
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
January 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
New publication! From Sorcerer's Son to Epic Hero: (Meta)Poetic Entanglement in Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis.
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
New publication! From Sorcerer's Son to Epic Hero: (Meta)Poetic Entanglement in Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis.
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
January 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
New publication! From Sorcerer's Son to Epic Hero: (Meta)Poetic Entanglement in Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis.
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
This one has been some time in the works. Glad to see it finally out! You can read it (open access) here: doi.org/10.21825/jol...
Final class of the year: done! (Don't ask about the pile of essays still waiting to be graded)
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Final class of the year: done! (Don't ask about the pile of essays still waiting to be graded)
On strike today.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
On strike today.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
Brb, just deleting every "Indeed, ..." that my former self wrote
Me submitting a paper to an editor vs. that same paper coming back to haunt me after a couple months
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Brb, just deleting every "Indeed, ..." that my former self wrote