Thrilled to announce the Oxford World Classics #Pericles was published today! It was a pleasure to write the Introduction for this popular play. I’ll post about it each week until my OWC #Shakespeare webinar with Prof Emma Smith on 2 Nov. 2026!
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Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies @ UCC, Ireland • Shakespeare on screen • Women in early modern drama • Shakespearean biofiction • Cat-owner, cake-lover, books, plants • she/her
Shakespeareans! Join me & @kscheil.bsky.social in Atlanta for our @saaupdates.bsky.social seminar on #shakespeare & his family in biofiction and biography. #shax2027 registration deadline is 15 Sept. #hamnet
Just a reminder that there's a Will Shakespeare miniseries from the heyday of BBC historicals starring Tim Curry as Shakespeare and Ian McShane as Marlowe, and it's on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxC...
Don't forget! Enrollment in #Shax2027 seminars and workshops closes September 15, which is coming up quickly. Don't miss out: enroll today! linktr.ee/saaupdates
Giving this cfp a boost: please consider submitting something. Our Forum feature is a great home for shorter pieces. #earlymodern
Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal@emwjournal.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe hope that lots of you will consider submitting a piece for our upcoming forum on early modern women and generations #EarlyModern
GRUMPYE TEENAGE SHAKESPEARE "Thys ys just a stage." "ALL THE WORLDE YS A STAGE, DAD! UGH!"
Shakespeare monuments and #romeoandjuliet sites I’ve seen while at the World #Shakespeare Congress in #Verona @wsc2026verona.bsky.social #wsc2026
#Shakespeare Birthplace @shakespearebtrust.bsky.social looking good as the sun sets over #Stratford today.
🎭 Calling all #WSC2026 attendees! Tickets for the Verona Shakespeare Fringe performances are now available: skene-veronashakespearefringefestival.dlls.univr.it/2022-edition...
Edel Semple reviews the Bridge Theatre’s 2025 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Nicholas Hytner 🎭: www.bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-m... 📰: muse.jhu.edu/article/992521 📷: Manuel Harlan
⏰ Registration deadline extended to July 10! Don't miss out, secure your spot today
As promised! The @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social has generously provided support for two days of public-facing ms activities this July. The events will be free of charge, and there is funding for ECR travel (defined as ≤7 years post-PhD, with preference for those not yet in permanent employment). 1/
STEMMA: Systems of Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript Verse@stemma.bsky.social · 3mo agoSTEMMA will be hosting its inaugural Manuscripts Week this year starting 20 July. Watch our socials for details, including opportunities to get involved.
If anybody in my network is still on the fence about attending the World Shakespeare Congress in Verona (kicking off in just 19 days' time), the convenors have announced registration is still open until 10 July -- come and join in the fun! www.wsc2026.org/registration/
Registration - World Shakespeare Congress Verona
Click here to register. Early bird registration: from 15 January 2026 to 31 March 2026; Regular: 1 April to 10 July 2026 FEES Faculty 1 … Read more "Registration"
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everyone with an English degree rn: WELL, WELL, WELL,
Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 3mo ago"Hiring of college grads is down across the board. But certain majors are able to access opportunities in a wider array of industries, new LinkedIn data shows." ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH 69% VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 68% www.forbes.com/sites/courtn...
Behold the beauty of the belly! The stripes! The fur! The tiny white paws! Anita hiding from the heatwave in #Ireland this week #cats #caturday#photography
Two-year early modern English job, at Oriel College and the Oxford English Faculty, starting October. Happy to field any questions! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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SB 44.1 is out now and fully Open Access! 🎉 The Performance Reviews section features reviews from @edelsemple.bsky.social, Hannah L Wilson, Dympna Callaghan, Henry MacCarthy, Ceola Daly, Erika D'Souza, Shehrazade Zafar-Arif, Sheila T Cavanagh, @teamaufidius.bsky.social, Suzy Lawrence 1/2
Shakespeare Bulletin@shaxbull.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 44.1 is now published via Project Muse! Find the first issue of a planned two-part issue featuring scholar-practitioners reflecting on their rehearsal room work in educational and professional contexts. Check it out here 📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/57024
Enough with James Bond. Let me introduce Jane Bond, also a 007 spy but she’s an exhausted middle aged woman who is done with your shit (a thread)🧵
András Forgács W@andraswf.bsky.social · 3mo agothe bbc website is indistinguishable in content from the mail online no i do not care what this is about
Foxgloves in the garden this week, and I saw bees and a hummingbird hawk moth nearby. Help the pollinators, and help ourselves! #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
Colleagues might consider signing this petition against the downgrading of AHSS research by Research Ireland openletter.earth/concern-abou...
Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan
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GET EXCITED! Our biennial conference is happening in THAT LONDON in 2027! It's our 💎 Diamond 💎 Jubilee, so get ready for a party. The #Renaissance Beyond Borders Warburg, 30 June-3 July 2027 Deadline for proposals: 25 September 2026 all info: rensoc.org.uk/cfp/12th-bie... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
I don’t like when people talk to me - why would I want my email to do it?!
Alice Bell@abeewords.bsky.social · 4mo agoThat’s it, we’re going back to quill pens and that weird thick old timey paper
Marking a few hundred exam scripts at the moment, and I regret to announce the demise of the possessive apostrophe.
Sad Squidward Mourns at Tombstone
ALT: Sad Squidward Mourns at Tombstone
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David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth.
This rare cloud-free image of Ireland, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 29 April 2026, provides an exceptional view of the island, revealing its surface in full spring detail. eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...
#CfP: ESRA 2027: "Shakespeare & Form", 27–30 July '27, in the undulating landscape of North Wales! Proposals by 5 June '26 The Triumvirate of Terrific Keynotes are @drsheeha.bsky.social, William E. Engel & Florence March rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents #Shakespeare
