tamsinon the archaeology of namesa founding principle of archaeology, a basic assumption on which all its mode of action rests, is that change leaves something behind.Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
tamsinPerhaps we’re wrong about the history of the word ‘queer’We all ‘know’ a history of the word ‘queer’ — that it’s a reclaimed slur, and started in American English. But we might be wrong.Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
tamsinSlate-os and sow-bugs and wood-pigs, oh myThe improbably long list of names for a little, grey creature living in your back gardenSep 4, 2021Sep 4, 2021
tamsinDialect loss as ecological lossA few weeks ago, I had an unusual experience for a dialectologist: the media got interested in my work. I had just published a paper with a…Aug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2021
tamsinSeeing desire through a clear glassThere’s a scene in the movie Carol where the two main characters — nervous shop-girl Therese and the eponymous soon-to-be-divorcée Carol —…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
tamsinA response to the GRA consultationQuestion 1: If you are a trans person, have you previously applied, or are you currently applying, for a Gender Recognition Certificate…Oct 12, 2018Oct 12, 2018
tamsinResponse to Hadley Freeman’s piece on Trans visibilityPutting aside the demonstrative poor taste of publishing an anti-trans piece on Trans Day of Visibility one week after Naomi Hersi was…Mar 31, 20181Mar 31, 20181