Eilís Smyth
@eilissmyth.bsky.social
W.B. Yeats Fellow in Irish Literature @ The Keough-Naughton Institute, Notre Dame | Writing about the politics of performing Shakespeare at Dublin’s Theatre Royal, Smock Alley in 17c-18c and all things Smock Alley promptbooks
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Excited to continue my work on Smock Alley Shakespeare as W.B. Yeats Fellow @ndirishstudies.bsky.social and so thrilled to be back home under the Dome here at Notre Dame!
thank you to @emer.bsky.social for bringing things all together this Saturday at my symposium with such a thoughtful reflection and provocation!
emer@emer.bsky.social · last yr.my pal took a pic of me giving a talk ‘National Questions: Shakespeare and Ireland studies, and where we are now’ as part of @eilissmyth.bsky.social’s Hibernian Shakespeare symposium at TCD last weekend. Grateful to Eilís for organising a great event and for inviting me to do this.
Both @smockalley.bsky.social and the Dubliner #Shakespeare editor Edmund Malone are getting plenty of mentions at the Symposium today @eilissmyth.bsky.social
@edelsemple.bsky.social · last yr.Looking forward to contributing to this super Symposium “Hibernian #Shakespeare” in @tlrhub.bsky.social tomorrow, led by the indefatigable @eilissmyth.bsky.social!
Looking forward to contributing to this super Symposium “Hibernian #Shakespeare” in @tlrhub.bsky.social tomorrow, led by the indefatigable @eilissmyth.bsky.social!
Eilís Smyth@eilissmyth.bsky.social · last yr.I’m running a Symposium on Shakespeare and Ireland @tlrhub.bsky.social on June 14! It promises to be a rich discussion and all are welcome. Please register here: tinyurl.com/yc2a7dyf
Don’t forger to register for my Shakespeare and Ireland Symposium on June 14 @tlrhub.bsky.social. Of interest to scholars of the theatre, 18th century Ireland, the history of the book, and Shakespeareans alike! www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernian-...
Hibernian Shakespeare
This one-day academic symposium showcases current work on Shakespeare on the Irish stage and page from the Restoration to today.
eventbrite.ie
Funded PhD studentship of €25,000/year for 4 years plus fees available @tcddublin.bsky.social to work with me on Irish women's life writing from the long 18th century! Please spread the word! @ecfjournal.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social @clhlwr.bsky.social @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social
We have a Fulbright Fellowship in #IrishStudies for US faculty available for 2027 - see here for details: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
New Fulbright Fellowship in Irish Studies at Queen's University Belfast available from 2027
The US-UK Fulbright Commission's Queen's University Belfast Award in Irish Studies covers a six-month appointment to research, lecture and teach in Irish Studies in Northern Ireland.
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Looking forward to the 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, which is taking place next week at the @tlrhub.bsky.social on the 5-6 June 2025. Brilliant keynote speakers and an excellent programme, for tickets see the link below. www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...
Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society Conference 2025
The 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society at the Trinity Long Room Hub 5-6 June 2025
eventbrite.ie
Reposting for the Monday crowd: this is a mailing list group for anyone who’s interested in Shakespeare and Ireland studies! You don’t have to be working in it (yet ahahaha). A lot of us end up working across disciplines so it’s v important for us to find each other.
emer@emer.bsky.social · last yr.UPDATE: we have mailing list! Want in? DM me your email and I’ll add you to the Top Secret Cool Kids Allowed Group
UPDATE: we have mailing list! Want in? DM me your email and I’ll add you to the Top Secret Cool Kids Allowed Group
emer@emer.bsky.social · last yr.🚨💚 SHAKESPEARE AND IRELAND KLAXON 💚🚨 Are you someone who’s interested in Shakespeare and Ireland studies? Do you work in related areas? Do you want to find out about related work/events, & to ask research questions?
I’m running a Symposium on Shakespeare and Ireland @tlrhub.bsky.social on June 14! It promises to be a rich discussion and all are welcome. Please register here: tinyurl.com/yc2a7dyf
I’m pleased to be hosting the Irish Renaissance Seminar this Saturday @ucc.ie English Dept. The keynote will be delivered by Dr Varsha Panjwani ( #Shakespeare & Women podcast) with panelists from University of Galway, U of Limerick, & UCD
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Patrick Geoghegan (School of Histories and Humanities) as the next Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub. 📣Learn more: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr... #HubMatters #TrinityCollegeDublin #ArtsAndHumanities
hi lads. @eilissmyth.bsky.social has organised a one-day symposium on Shakespeare and Ireland at TCD in June. Come hear yr boy talk about The State of the Field in Shakespeare and Ireland Studies!
Hibernian Shakespeare
This one-day academic symposium showcases current work on Shakespeare on the Irish stage and page from the Restoration to today.
eventbrite.ie
*New research out today* 'Shakespeare in Ireland' edited by Andrew Murphy is a collection of essays exploring the various ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted, adopted & appropriated in Ireland from the late 17th century through to the present day. bit.ly/4jlrYmd
Happy Publication day for Shakespeare in Ireland, Ed. Andrew Murphy @ardenpublisher.bsky.social Delighted to have a chapter on interactions with & productions of Richard II in Ireland www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shakespea...
Shakespeare in Ireland
Through a selection of essays from a variety of scholarly voices, this volume maps the various ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted, adopted and appropria…
bloomsbury.com
🚨💚 SHAKESPEARE AND IRELAND KLAXON 💚🚨 Are you someone who’s interested in Shakespeare and Ireland studies? Do you work in related areas? Do you want to find out about related work/events, & to ask research questions?
At #Shax2025 @emer.bsky.social’s seminar “ #Shakespeare and Ireland in the cultural imagination” is traversing Irish history, 18th century theatre, culture, actors, Dublin’s @smockalley.bsky.social and many more subjects too!
Finishing up a week @ Harvard’s Theatre Collection tomorrow before I head south of the Charles River to SAA! Looking forward to lots of Early Modern conversation after spending a week with my head buried in 18thc letters…
As #WomenInResearchWeek 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on an incredible week where women researchers came together to connect, collaborate & celebrate inclusive research. Congratulations to all the phenomenal women who made this event such a success! 🙌 #IWD25
a balm for the soul really has been seeing all the work that has come in for this seminar—all our seminarians (incl the ever-delightful Dr Smyth) have produced really exciting papers. I’m really excited for the conversations in Boston ❤️
Eilís Smyth@eilissmyth.bsky.social · 2y agoLooking forward to @emer.bsky.social's SAA seminar 'Shakespeare, Ireland, and the Cultural Imagination' later this month. Some important work happening currently in Shakespeare and Ireland Studies! Stay tuned for coming event announcements for my current project 'Smock Alley Shakespeare'.
📢 We have some exciting talks and seminars coming up soon at the Trinity Long Room Hub! 💡Learn more here: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr... #HubMatters
Looking forward to @emer.bsky.social's SAA seminar 'Shakespeare, Ireland, and the Cultural Imagination' later this month. Some important work happening currently in Shakespeare and Ireland Studies! Stay tuned for coming event announcements for my current project 'Smock Alley Shakespeare'.