I've a poem in this issue: www.abridged.zone/marisol-mend.... Abridged is always worth your time -- excellent mag.

Abridged@abridgedmagazine.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're pleased to present Abridged 0 - 110: Parallax. Read it for free at www.abridged.zone/abridged-0-1... The print edition will be available in Libraries throughout N. Ireland and at the usual places soon. We'll see you in Void Gallery in Derry on Saturday night from 6pm! Image by Marisol Mendez.

I don’t have too many books; I just have too little house.

Wrote a piece for @irishtimes.com, with @drreznicek.bsky.social and Bridget English, about our edited collection The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature, out recently from @livunipress.bsky.social. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Corpses are everywhere in Irish literature

This proliferation of dead bodies in Irish writing is more than a sign of a morbid fascination: it is an effort to make sense of Irish life

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“The apocalypse is cheaper than therapy” —a student in my course on the end times

raise your hand if wikipedia has higher standards than your own university

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Wikipedia does what is essentially a full ban on AI content: www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

I don’t have too many books; I just have too little house.

A very generous review of The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature in @booksireland.bsky.social! Delighted the book’s making its way to readers. booksirelandmagazine.com/sorry-for-yo...

Sorry for your trouble—The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature - Books Ireland

This is not the best book for late night reading in bed. Its subject matter – death, dying and the dead – are not conducive to sleep. But for the rest of the

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Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

Publishing this week. Really thrilled with the result.

Chris Cusack@fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Out in February from @livunipress.bsky.social: The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature. The book started as a lockdown tweet. Delighted that it’s finally done! With Bridget English and @drreznicek.bsky.social

I love how this reads as if Ralph Vaughan Williams’ was intent on reviving the dead villagers and creating an undead horde of zombie folk singers.

Vaughan Williams Foundation@vwfndn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Vaughan Williams states his commitment to preserving folk music 🎶

My contributor’s copy of this fine collection arrived today. Thank you to the editors, @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social, Bridget English, and @drreznicek.bsky.social, for including me!

“The apocalypse is cheaper than therapy” —a student in my course on the end times

📚 Recently published | The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature is available now! This is the first book to centre on the figure of the corpse in Irish literature, and it ranges from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. Discover more here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Fans of early 19th century Irish history! Gather round! We have a lovely event on @ullibrary.bsky.social on 22 Jan (next week) on the world behind the Ordnance Survey maps - free and all are most welcome. Just book your place via this link & tell your friends! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Putting it out there!

Stu Hennigan@stuhennigan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Nebulous fantasy chat last summer about me and @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social doing summat together at that end if the stars were ever to be favourably aligned. Would love. Never been to Ireland and always wanted to visit cos my grandad Paddy's lot were from Mayo and looks gorgeous

WELL HELLO THERE

I miss the days when expensive academic books were at least well-made, rather than crappy print-on-demand units that have weak bindings, use terrible paper, and smell weird.

Wil je promoveren op jongeren die wél lezen in tijden van digitalisering en ontlezing? Ik zoek twee promovendi binnen mijn Vidi-project 'Anatomy of the #Bookish'! Solliciteren kan tot 1 maart. www.ru.nl/werken-bij/v...

Promovendus: literaire cultuur onder jongeren | Radboud Universiteit

Als Promovendus in literaire cultuur onder jongeren werken bij Faculteit der Letteren? Bekijk hier de vacature!

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I miss the days when expensive academic books were at least well-made, rather than crappy print-on-demand units that have weak bindings, use terrible paper, and smell weird.

English academic friends: @deborahlam.bsky.social and I have been gushing to each other about how much we love THE POCKET INSTRUCTOR for teaching inspo. are there any other good teaching exercise collections out there that we've been sleeping on? i have Showalter and Collier

David Bowie would have been 79 today. Here’s something I wrote about him back when he was 65. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...

Thomas Jones · So Ordinary, So Glamorous: Eternal Bowie

The cliché is to call Bowie a chameleon, but he was more like the very hungry caterpillar, munching his way through...

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We are delighted that Catriona Kennedy will give the @ssnci.bsky.social annual lecture on 'Women & Irish politics in the age of revolution'!! It will be held @nlireland.bsky.social on 22 January. For more see www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Amazon, aristocrat or democrat?

Women and Irish politics in the age of revolution

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One of the best literary journals anywhere, outside and in, is @winterpapers.bsky.social. Their open submissions period for the 2026 issue is 14-28 February. Everything will be read and replied to early August. The editing is excellent: acute & sympathetic. Have a go! winterpapers.com/submissions

Winter Papers Submissions

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Finalising the syllabus tomorrow. Give me all your suggestions!

Chris Cusack@fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Because of budget cut mathing, my course on the apocalypse will go from seven 3-hour seminars to twelve 2-hour seminars. Which 21st-century books, films, series should I definitely include? Particularly looking for a replacement for Good Omens that engages equally explicitly with Revelation.

It's terrifying just how swiftly search engines have become completely unusable. Just layer upon layer of AI shite.

jail

Been considering for years to refocus my research, just so I can spend a few weeks at the CCI!

Marsh's Library@marshslibrary.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Our good friends at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris are advertising a short-term research fellowship in their old library and historical archives. Check it out at portail.centreculturelirlandais.com/index.php?lv...

We are delighted to announce that we'll be hosting the SSNCI conference in Maynooth next June. Call for papers attached. Please spread far and wide!