Margaret Cook

Not @amandawells.bsky.social standard of research related clothing but my here’s my nod to rivers.

People sitting in grass drawing on left; books on right

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Thanks @harrycroft.bsky.social for a thoughtful & wonderful review. I feel seen. Am I fearless or foolhardy - not sure? But the book has certainly caused ripples!

Thanks Harry for a thoughtful & wonderful review. I feel seen. Am I fearless or foolhardy - not sure? But the book has certainly caused ripples!

We need to hear this & act.
“In mid January, the lower Murray was listed as a critically endangered ecological community under Australia’s nature laws. This means there’s an extremely high chance its native ecosystems will become extinct within the immediate future, in as little as ten years.”

In any climate-related disaster a battery operated radio is essential & the ABC is reliable. All the best Victoria. Stay safe & follow warnings.

That sounds like my holiday plans. I wish you a fabulous break.

How’s this? I was being recorded for a USA podcast on rivers & floods & chatting about the more-than human world & thinking about sounds, animals, emotions & humans. And my cat comes in & screams repeatedly (far more than a mild miaow). Ironic? Proving my point? Mmmm 😼 agency 💪

Horrifying headline but that lush undergrowth now dried is primed for fire.

I agree. It also seems to apply to my bookshop visits.

The University of Bristol will offer their summer school in Environmental Humanities again!

@bristoluni.bsky.social #envhum #envhist

Congratulations Dr Wells! I am so happy for you. Enjoy your success & savour the moment.

Great to share our Murray Darling Basin oral history project with colleagues @Professional Historians Association conference. If you are curious, type ‘Voices from the Basin’ into a search engine

This was such a well organised & friendly conference. I particularly enjoyed the opportunity to think about the practice of history. Whose story are we telling? Why & how or could/should this be done.

Labor rules out giving tech giants free rein to mine copyright content to train AI Attorney general Michelle Rowland shuts down contentious proposal to grant copyright exemption for AI models

Writers (including historians) spend years writing. Our work is not produced to train AI without our knowledge or recompense. It is our work & Intellectual Propery. I commend this action:

Hi @ncushing12.bsky.social, I’m wondering if you have any tips?

Hundreds of units proposed on land that faces 'extreme potential flood levels' A major developer wants to build 500 apartments on the banks of a river to Brisbane's south, but some concerned residents say the flooding risk is too high.

Please refuse this application Ipswich City Council. The developer acknowledges that 100s of people will be at risk of flooding.

World Rivers Day 2025 - International River Foundation Reflections from authors Simon Cleary and Dr Margaret Cook on Maiwar, the Brisbane River. Celebrating the river through storytelling.

This World Rivers Day, the #InternationalRiverFoundation invited Simon Cleary (author of Everything Is Water) and me (author of A River with a City Problem) to help celebrate river, the lifeblood of our planet.
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I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium

I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium

At Qld State Library with Alessandro Antonello & thinking of you @ncushing12.bsky.social

Thanks for showcasing Kerrie’s story

Thanks @rubyekkel.bsky.social for the opportunity to showcase the work Kerrie Saunders & I did for #MurrayDarlingBasinAuthority through #AustralianRiversinstitute

Thanks to Prof. Karen Nelson, Vice Chancellor of University of Southern Qld, for advocating for the Humanities.
Read the full article: lnkd.in/gVtTGFeg.

Please place a vote for your favourite book in the People’s Choice Awards. My vote goes to ‘Everything is Water’.

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England: River Test granted legal personhood in protection bid River Test The River Test in Hampshire has become the second waterway in the UK to be recognised as a legal entity, following a unanimous vote by Test Valley Borough Council to grant it “personh...

"The River Test in Hampshire has become the second waterway in the UK to be recognised as a legal entity, following a unanimous vote by Test Valley Borough Council to grant it “personhood”."

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Congratulations Dr Croft.

A great opportunity to delve into SLQ collections.