Registration for the 2025 MSA Conference is now open! If you didn't have a chance to submit a paper this year, there's still a chance to participate by registering for a seminar. Seminars are a great opportunity to get feedback on drafts. Seminar topics can be found here:

I’ve just wrapped up my tough week! I had two presentations in conferences, first was in Seoul and then in Birmingham. It was very challenging for me but I definitely gained more than I invested in the preparation.

I’m now joining the conference of Katherine Mansfield society at the U of Birmingham. The town is really fascinating as there are Palestine flags per 10 meters on the main road. I feel relieved seeing that sight.

Pope Francis died at 88, the Vatican announced Monday, ending a pontificate that sought to reshape the Roman Catholic Church into a more inclusive institution. Cardinals will now decide whether to continue his approach or restore more doctrinaire leadership. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/42RZB9n

My new article, ' Sons and Lovers as a Modernist Bildungsroman: D. H. Lawrence’s Discord Aesthetic, Female Development, and Spirituality,' was published! You can read it here: doi.org/10.20759/els...

Modernist BildungsromanとしてのSons and Lovers ――D. H. Lawrenceの不和の美学、女性の成長、 スピリチュアリティ

英文学研究　支部統合号, 2025 年 17 巻 p. 71-79

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CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY now has a website at @princetonupress.bsky.social, complete with very generous blurbs from David James, @rbuurma.bsky.social & @laheffernan.bsky.social , and Andrew DuBois. @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social

Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century

A user’s guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises

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For next year's #MLAConvention in Toronto, DHLSNA's panel will focus on 'D. H. LAWRENCE AND ANIMALS'. @modernlanguage.bsky.social See our CFP here:

For a Musk/Trump free world, step back to February 1925... youtu.be/d5QehptElZU?...

Locating D.H. Lawrence: February 1925

YouTube video by D.H. Lawrence: A Digital Pilgrimage

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Currently attending the annual business meeting of DHLSNA, and we've got some exciting plans for the year! The first of many highlights is the upcoming #DHLawrenceHappyHour event, featuring Jeff Wallace! Details below.👇

#NewDHLpub Not one, but TWO chapters on Lawrence in the upcoming Routledge Companion to Working-Class Literature to be released tomorrow! @routledgelit.bsky.social

The Routledge Companion to Working-Class Literature

The Routledge Companion to Working-Class Literature provides an overview of the history, theory, and analysis of working-class literature. Taking a global and intersectional approach, the Companion de...

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