The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network
@faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social
Established in 2017 in collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London, the British Association for American Studies, and the United States Embassy, London.
William Cuthbert Faulkner. 25 September 1897-6 July 1962. "Wonder. Go on and wonder."
On this day, June 2nd, 1910, Quentin Compson III died by suicide in Boston, Massachusetts. Quentin's death is fiction, but suicide is not. According to the WHO, over 700,000 people die by suicide each year. There is always help available. www.thecalmzone.net
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Southern studies hivemind! Your attention please! Faulkner never acknowledged the work of Flannery O'Connor, did he? I know that O'Connor described him as the "Dixie Limited," but he never mentioned her work in interviews, right?
Faulknerians and Fitzgeraldians! My dear friends at the Florida Hemingway Society are hosting this exciting conference on May 30th. The event is free and you should definitely tune in! www.eventbrite.com/e/modernist-...
Modernist Crossroads: Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Beyond Exploring
Florida Hemingway Society Virtual Conference (May 30, 2026): papers + keynote on Hemingway & modernism. AM English, PM Spanish.
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! The next Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium is less than 12 hours away! Come celebrate 90 years of Absalom, Absalom! with us this weekend. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dark-h...
The Dark House: Absalom, Absalom! at 90
An online conference celebrating 90 years of Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, organised by the Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network.
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Honored to be giving a keynote on this tomorrow entitled “‘A Dark House’ and a ‘Big House’? Absalom, Absalom! and the Atlantic World”
The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network@faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe are honoured to share the programme and registration details for our conference, The Dark House: Absalom, Absalom! at 90. Those wishing to attend can either offer a donation of their choice to our network via eventbrite or DM us to register interest! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dark-h...
Absolutely outrageous - no Tennessee Williams or James Baldwin, to name only two of countless world-leading American authors?! A travesty.
Robert Dale Parker@robertdaleparker.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe English dept was "told they could no longer teach texts written by gay authors." "We have even been told to censor novels w gay characters." For Texas, it's goodbye Shakespeare & some half of the history of literature. www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n... #Teaching #Reading #Censorship #Education
We are honoured to share the programme and registration details for our conference, The Dark House: Absalom, Absalom! at 90. Those wishing to attend can either offer a donation of their choice to our network via eventbrite or DM us to register interest! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dark-h...
The Dark House: Absalom, Absalom! at 90
An online conference celebrating 90 years of Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, organised by the Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network.
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A reminder that our next colloquium, a celebration of Faulkner’s magisterial and perennial Absalom, Absalom!, takes place May 2nd and 3rd, 2026, online via Zoom. Abstracts due March 31st! More details in the original post below.
The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network@faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · 10mo agoHappy birthday, Mr. Faulkner! We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our next colloquium, celebrating the 90th anniversary of Absalom, Absalom!'s publication. May 2nd and 3rd, 2026, online via Zoom (more info in the image below).
Happy birthday, Mr. Faulkner! We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our next colloquium, celebrating the 90th anniversary of Absalom, Absalom!'s publication. May 2nd and 3rd, 2026, online via Zoom (more info in the image below).
On this day in 1910, Quentin Compson drowned in the odour of honeysuckle after leaping into the Charles River. While Quentin's tragedy is fiction, over 700,000 people die by suicide each year. Consider donating to CALM and other mental health charities. www.thecalmzone.net
Suicide Prevention Charity
We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a suicide prevention charity on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives.
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THIS WEEKEND, we're going back to 1925! Two days celebrating Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and America! See the link below for your last chance for tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-...
Under the Red, White, and Blue: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and America
The 8th Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Faulkner's early writing
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LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS! Our next colloquium, on Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and America takes place THIS WEEKEND, May 10th and 11th, 2025! Schedule and registration information below! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-...
Under the Red, White, and Blue: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and America
The 8th Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Faulkner's early writing
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💡 Want to discuss your article or monograph ideas with top academic editors? We are delighted to be joined at BAAS 2025 by Katie McGettigan & Will Norman (Journal of American Studies) & Michele Houston (University of Manchester Press) for 10-min consultations, 23-24 April. Scan to register!
If Absalom! was published today, Faulkner would have to add a content note decrying Sutpen's actions because heaven forbid readers think critically about the work they're encountering. Hypersensitivity towards "offence" in culture and the academy is excruciatingly infantilising.
The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · last yr.A new revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, and Michael McKean, lands with a puzzling, bitter thud. The play’s racist and homophobic slurs land hard in the era of MAGA.
We are thrilled to share the schedule and registration details for our upcoming Faulkner and Fitzgerald conference! Those wishing to attend can either offer a donation of their choice to our network via eventbrite or DM us to register their interest! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-...
Under the Red, White, and Blue: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and America
The 8th Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Faulkner's early writing
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LAST CHANCE FOR ABSTRACTS! Submit yours by midnight TONIGHT!
The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network@faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · 2y agoOur next colloquium, on Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place May 10th and 11th 2025 online via Zoom. While the deadline is March 3rd, we will consider submissions up to March 17th. You can focus on either Faulkner or Fitzgerald – comparative approaches are welcome but not essential.
Six years in the making, my second book *Tennessee Williams's America: Homes, Families, Exiles* will be released October 21st 2025 from @routledgelit.bsky.social! Please order copies for your institutional libraries! www.amazon.co.uk/Tennessee-Wi...
The latest episode of our 'How To...' skills series is out now 📺 In this episode, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing academic research with non-academic audiences. Watch it, & the other videos in the series, now on YouTube:
How to... Engage the Public with your Research
In this episode of the skills series, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing your academic research with non-academic audiences.Th...
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💭 The annual conference for the Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 1st March 2025. Info/tickets here:
26th Annual Conference of the Scottish Association for the Study of America - University of Edinburgh - March 1, 2025 - British Association for American Studies
The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) was formed in 1999 to encourage the study of the Americas in Scotland. This year, SASA’s annual one-day conference will take place at the…
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Quick reminder to UK academic staff: your university has a legal duty to promote freedom of speech. That applies to staff too. Disagreement is not grounds for formal or informal action against you. Talk to your union rep.
I'm Dr Ahmed Honeini - I specialize in William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and Vladimir Nabokov. I'm currently writing a chapter on Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and its relation to Rockstar Games's Red Dead Redemption series!
British Association for American Studies@officialbaas.bsky.social · last yr.🔎 We're looking to re-find our #AmericanStudies online community. If you're in Am Studies, reply to/quote this post with your name + current research & we'll share it 📢
A BAAS/US Embassy Small Grant was instrumental in helping us establish our humble network. To say we are disappointed would be an understatement, but well done @officialbaas.bsky.social!
British Association for American Studies@officialbaas.bsky.social · last yr.BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7
Our next colloquium, on Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place May 10th and 11th 2025 online via Zoom. While the deadline is March 3rd, we will consider submissions up to March 17th. You can focus on either Faulkner or Fitzgerald – comparative approaches are welcome but not essential.
