Rhys Kaminski-Jones

@rhyskamjones

Celtic Revivals and Imperial Cultures. Research Fellow at University of Wales (CAWCS) on C18th/19th travel in Wales, Scotland, and India. Cymrawd Oddi Cartref Book: 'Welsh Revivalism in Imperial Britain' (2025), Francis Jones Prize Winner He/They/Fo/Nhw

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Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· 27d

Agh that's really horrible, v much hope you get better soon! A cat in a cloak in this trying time.

Cat in a Dracula cloak, looking nonplussed

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jul 9

Just learned Amazon Prime in the UK is now showing the 'Pendragon Cycle' fantasy series, so in case anyone stumbles into watching it by mistake, know that it was made by far-right Trumpists at the Daily Wire, explicitly as violent right-wing Christian propaganda (this is a tweet by its creator)

Tweet from Jeremy Boering, creator of The Pendragon Cycle TV show: "As a teenager,@StephenLawhead's The Pendragon Cycle reshaped my understanding of faith, courage, and purpose. It rejected the shallow, “nice” Christianity of my youth and revealed a kind of Christian whose faith was forged in blood and sacrifice -- a world where the battle for king and country was inseparable from the battle for Christ and His Kingdom.

That story changed me, and I’ve spent years bringing it to life for the screen."

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 18

I do think this bit is legible as a comment on Welsh resentment of England, actually - the crypto-Welsh hold on to their resentment at dispossession, and are thus more susceptible to Saruman who Rohan (just about) manage to shake off

‘I hear them,’ said E ´omer; ‘but they are only the scream of
birds and the bellowing of beasts to my ears.’
‘Yet there are many that cry in the Dunland tongue,’ said
Gamling. ‘I know that tongue. It is an ancient speech of men,
and once was spoken in many western valleys of the Mark.
Hark! They hate us, and they are glad; for our doom seems
certain to them. ‘‘The king, the king!’’ they cry. ‘‘We will take
their king. Death to the Forgoil! Death to the Strawheads!
Death to the robbers of the North!’’ Such names they have
for us. Not in half a thousand years have they forgotten their
grievance that the lords of Gondor gave the Mark to Eorl the
Young and made alliance with him. That old hatred Saruman
has inflamed. They are fierce folk when roused. They will
not give way now for dusk or dawn, until The´oden is taken,
or they themselves are slain.’

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 17

When Rees-Mogg and Thames Valley Police are bickering on Twitter, you cannot help but feel "let them fight"

Rees-Mogg on Twitter: lease could the Thames Valley Police allow people into the Oxford Union. Protesters are blocking the entrances while law and order is not being upheld.

Thames Valley Police: We discussed options with
@OxfordUnion as protest activity meant a small number of guests were unable to access the building.

The decision to suspend entry to the event was taken by the event organisers, not the police

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 16

Oxford protest against Tommy Robinson "debate" TOMORROW (bonus, you also get to yell at Laurence Fox and Rees-Mogg)

Flyer Text: "All Out to the Oxford Union: Oppose Tommy Robinson, Wednesday June 17th, 6:30pm, St Michael's St, OX1 2EB

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 15

At least I might get to talk about this picture of Trump gazing sadly at a vase of wilting Shamrocks

Trump in a Green tie looks glumly at a glass bowl of shamrocks on St Patrick's Day 2026, as though they've said something hurtful about his childhood dog

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 10

I've been reading Colin Kidd since I was a student, so it's amazing to have him write-up my book so thoroughly and generously in the new Welsh History Review I'm going to be repeating "rich, contrapuntal analysis" to myself for a while (not in the screengrab, but it's there I promise!)

Screengrab from review: "A host of distorting labels plagues the historiography of the non-English provinces of this island during the eighteenth century. Should these entities be viewed as colonies through the lens of either postcolonialism or internal colonialism? Or as would-be nations in an early embryonic form - proto-nationalisms — anticipating the eventual realization of their essential nationality in sovereign independent statehood? Or as a 'Celtic' fringe’ or periphery, with Celtic identities sharply defined against the ethnic otherness of a dominant English core? Since the landmark publication of Linda Colley’s Britons in 1992, the emphasis has switched to the way an overaching Britishness - forget in wars against, first, Catholic France, and then, a secular Revolutionary France — united the Protestant peoples of Great Britain in the century or so after 1707. It is to the immense credit of Rhys Kaminski-Jones that he is dissatisfied with all of these artificial lines of interpretation. None of them, he argues very persuasively, makes sense of the ambivalences inherent in the eighteenth-century Welsh experience; nor does any of them quite capture the porousness of the Anglo-Welsh border, the complicity of the Welsh in the British Empire, the unfamiliar novelty then of the far-from-traditional term 'Celtic', the significance of the London Welsh diaspora in the metropolis as the makers-cum-restorers of a revived pride in Wales, or the multiple meanings of British identities for the Welsh. Kaminski-Jones is himself thoroughly well-versed in literary and sociological theory, but conscious of the very recalcitrance of the historical record to glib (or even not so glib) reduction.

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 2

Geordie LaForge Star Trek Meme: "Police should ignore claims of racism?" (No), "Police shouldn't handcuff stabbed people" (yes)

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Jun 2

Liz Saville-Roberts's statement in the House of Commons is the only one I'm aware of from an elected Plaid member since the new EHRC guidance came through, and it's pretty weak sauce

Liz Saville-Roberts (Dwyfoe Meirionnydd, PC): "As we begin Pride Month, I reiterate my party’s solidarity with trans people, who are valued members of our communities in Wales and deserve continued protection from harassment and discrimination. We will uphold the rule of law through the Welsh Government, but as we have heard on numerous occasions today, in this guidance it appears that there is a lack of clear, workable guidance for services supporting transgender people, which is causing huge concerns. The Minister has mentioned consultation with devolved Governments, but what assurance can she give me that the UK Government will work with the Welsh Government to support inclusive services?"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 29

In another letter of protest, Alex Evans (LGBTQIA+ Officer) wrote: “The Union does not maintain a consistent policy on the matter of free speech, as I was personally prevented by an aforementioned disgraced member of committee from inviting speakers from Plaid Cymru and the SNP on the grounds they were too divisive. If Welsh and Scottish independence are beyond the pale of free speech, but calling for war against British Muslim…is not, then it is not a matter of free speech, but the desire for publicity, controversy, and shock value which is being placed above public safety and reasoned debate.

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 24

Delighted that Google Translate, trying so hard to follow Welsh word order, has created Iggy Pop's Cambrian cousin "Pop Iggy"

Auto-Translation of my last post: "Damia, this is sad to Carmarthen. Where else was Rhys teenager going to hear a long speech about Pop Iggy genius?"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 24

Went out jogging and dancing on the same day

Kitschy Etsy design with a horse and carriage reading "Please be Patient With me I'm From the 1900s"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 23

Finally, American politics is on this guy's wavelength

Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet yelling "Heineken?! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 18

Engraving of C18th/19th Welsh forget Iolo Morganwg with laser eyes

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 18

Details re: the demo against Robinson's union invitation here, follow "@oxfordresists" on Instagram for updates

Main flyer text: "All out to the Oxford Union: Oppose Tommy Robinson, Thursday May 28th, 6:30pm, St Michael's St, OX1 2EB"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 16

All gigs should make it look like you're summoning occult forces

Hardcore vocalist screams into the sky surrounded by crowd

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 16

Live fuckin music, people (Emergency Broadcast at Whiplash, Oxford)

Hardcore singer throws head back screaming into mic, guitarist in background

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 14

Peter Cook as Bishop in the Princess Bride, about to say "Mawwidge"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 14

Looking forward to Welsh Reformers continuing to learn, again and again, that making fun of Welsh patronymics on social media makes a lot of Welsh anglophones immediately get defensively patriotic about them

Account named "DOGE WALES" tweeting "If his father’s surname is Jones, why does he call himself “Rhun ap Iorwerth”? Odd."

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 13

Me turning up to the interview, feeling confident about my chances

A white robbed archdruid with gold ornaments gestures dramatically by a tree and stone altar

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 9

The statement waistcoat and pick-up-artist conversation-point hat male leads are definitely doing 2010s menswear...

The male leads of Lost Girl, dressed in impeccable 2010

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 8

Enjoying how this attempt to give Saint David an accurate hairstyle makes him look like he plays bass/synth in a hipster black metal band

Icon of Saint David in St David's Cathedral, in which his head in shaved in front and long at the back to reflect descriptions of the "Celtic" tonsure

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 7

Bloody hell I didn't expect Nolan's Odyssey to look this bad, this is a God of War knock-off on Playstation 4

Jerky robot enemy dudes who just annoyingly respawned aka the Laestrygonians

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 5

Admitting it is a big step towards accessing your educational needs, I'm proud of you Microsoft Edge

Error message reading "Microsoft Edge can't read and write"

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 3

Always wondered what it looked like inside

A shark buried face deep in the roof of a terraced house ("The Headington Shark", s sculpture in Oxford

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 3

I'm not falling for that hot take. That's clearly a fetish for getting yelled at. I refuse to participate in that kind of perversion

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· May 1

It's already pretty well established as "Beltane" via Scots though (and Martin Martin, as a Gaelic speaker, has "Baaltine' and 'corruptly Beltan')

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Apr 24

At the London-Paris Romanticism seminar on May 8th with Tim Heimlich, discussing our new books on Wales and Empire in the Romantic era (the 'Wales Novel', Cook's voyages, Welsh settler colonialism, Celtic racialization, etc.) Would love to see some of you there! londonparisromantic.com?p=5165

Poster for the London-Paris Romanticism seminar, Friday 8 May 2026 at 5:30pm, Room 349, Senate House, University of London.

Free admission, wine reception, all welcome.

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Apr 10

The transcription software we've been using really wants to call St Columba "St Columbo"

Columbo from the tv series, giving us a blessing

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones· Apr 8

I hadn't realised Orr was a Targaryen