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Pascale Aebischer (she/her)
@pascaleexeter.bsky.social
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Dragonboater, paddleboarder, Dartmoor walker, Aare-swimmer. Also editing Titus Andronicus and interested in all things Shakespeare, performance, theatre broadcasting, post-COVID-19 creative industries. Never able to see enough shows or read enough books. .. more

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 1d
Thrilled to have TWO contributions to this issue: one a review with Letty Thomas, who played an amazing Lavinia in Max Webster's 2025 RSC Titus, and the other my review of that production.

This Lavinia was noisy, angry, and very influenced by Gisele Pélicot. Strong story arc linking her to Titus.
shaxbull.bsky.social Shakespeare Bulletin @shaxbull.bsky.social · 1d
NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 43.2 is now published via Project Muse! In this open-access issue, scholars and practitioners engage in conversations across time, media, and geographic distance.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55948

Reposted by Pascale Aebischer

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Shakespeare Bulletin @shaxbull.bsky.social · 1d
NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 43.2 is now published via Project Muse! In this open-access issue, scholars and practitioners engage in conversations across time, media, and geographic distance.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55948

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 2d
One of those amazing evenings last night, watching a mix of professional & amateur singers perform #Carmen and finding out that two former students of mine were involved. I knew that Lucy Corley is a director, but I had no idea that Anna Townhill (Micaela) has a gorgeous soprano voice! So talented 🔥

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 4d
Sending a hug!

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 4d
so sorry to hear this!! Hope you're alright and are with someone tonight, in person or down the phone.

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 4d
I'm probably really late to this party, but I hadn't twigged till today that Isabella Whitney, of "Last Will and Testament" fame, wrote her "Nosegay" of little moral poems a good decade before Geoffrey Whitney published his book of little moral emblems.

I also hadn't realised that she's his sister.

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Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies @sheffieldcems.bsky.social · 5d
Now only **FIVE DAYS** until the deadline for @fairbanc.bsky.social and @emjlynajsh.bsky.social's conference on EM practical texts that will take place in Sheffield next April!

sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 6d
Mary Baldwin University is embarking on drastic cuts of its liberal arts programme and of humanities subjects more generally.

A bad case of mishandled management, and colleagues and students will suffer as a result (including #AmericanShakespeareCenter!)

Sign the petition here: c.org/VmXd75Pf7h
Sign the Petition
Protect MBU's Liberal Arts Legacy
c.org

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 23d
This from @lewisgoodall.com

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 25d
I've had a sneak preview of some of this - and it's terrific!! Great to see it out in the world. 🔥🔥🔥
starcrossed2018.bsky.social Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 25d
Somewhat astonishingly, here it is, a book, a thing in the world... More, including acknowledgements, soon❤️
The cover of a book. Text reads TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE. The illustration is of black and white embroidery of flowers, fruit, and animals; it's sitting on a blue and white William Morris print cushion. The table of contents of a book. The chapter titles read Stuff, Linen, Leather/Wool, Silk, Inky Cloak, Sew, Cut, Fold, Ruff.

Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Adrian Streete, Pascale Aebischer

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 25d
Somewhat astonishingly, here it is, a book, a thing in the world... More, including acknowledgements, soon❤️
The cover of a book. Text reads TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE. The illustration is of black and white embroidery of flowers, fruit, and animals; it's sitting on a blue and white William Morris print cushion. The table of contents of a book. The chapter titles read Stuff, Linen, Leather/Wool, Silk, Inky Cloak, Sew, Cut, Fold, Ruff.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 26d
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 27d
BUMPER episode just recorded with @chrischirp.bsky.social on what lessons we can learn from the violent destruction of American democracy in order to protect our own - right now.

Coming first thing tomorrow. Make time for this important conversation.

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 27d
Thanks to everyone who supported my fundraiser for St Petrock's yesterday. It was quite the adventure!

Exeter residents: if you'd like to fundraise for the charity, it's simple - see stpetrocks.org.uk/give-help/fu....
images of Dartmoor and Ivybridge station; text reads 'Thank you for supporting my unforgettable cycling adventure! Pascale, Exeter to Ivybridge, 28 October 2025

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 29d
Thanks. Actually really excited at the thought of a day off when I get to do something a bit challenging that isn't work! Now it just mustn't rain too much and I hope all the cardio of the past few weeks will help me with those climbs...

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · 29d
It's tomorrow!
Weather looks okay-ish for this time of year - definitely worse if you're homeless than just cycling for the homeless.

Almost final call: who will chip in for my fundraiser for Exeter's homeless charity?
Altitude and distance table for Exeter to Ivybridge cycle ride - 1,040m elevation gain, top level on difficulty. Est. time 4h2m

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Oct 26
#Fundraiser: Only two days until I find out whether I am up to this... 55km, with 1000m uphill, from #Exeter to Ivybridge, for Exeter's homeless charity #StPetrock's.

We've raised over £200 so far, but could it be more? Please chip in if you can!

www.justgiving.com/page/pascale...
Pascale's fundraiser for St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
Help Pascale Aebischer raise money to support St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
www.justgiving.com

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Oct 21
Every tenner counts.

Come on, help me raise some funds for the #homeless in #Exeter this autumn -over £200 so far, which is great!

The bike route is genuinely a killer (at least, for me it is - up 1040m, 55km long), and it'll help to think you're willing me on.

www.justgiving.com/page/pascale...
Pascale's fundraiser for St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
Help Pascale Aebischer raise money to support St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
www.justgiving.com

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Oct 21
Let's give this another go:

I'm fundraising for Exeter's Homelessness charity St Petrock's, with a 55km cycle ride along the southern edge of Dartmoor - 1,040m uphill, in three bursts of effort.

Can you chip in?

www.justgiving.com/page/pascale...
Pascale's fundraiser for St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
Help Pascale Aebischer raise money to support St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
www.justgiving.com

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Oct 20
Hello friends!
I'm going to be 55 soon and to mark the occasion I'm planning to cycle a hilly 55km from Exeter to Ivybridge in support of Exeter's #homeless charity St Petrock's.

Will you chip in?
(the terrible selfie is from when I did 50km for my 50th...) www.justgiving.com/page/pascale...
www.justgiving.com

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Oct 19
Hello friends! I'm going to be 55 soon and to mark the occasion I'm planning to cycle a hilly 55km from Exeter to Ivybridge in support of Exeter's homeless charity St Petrock's.

Will you chip in?
(the terrible selfie is from when I did 50km for my 50th...) www.justgiving.com/page/pascale...
Pascale's fundraiser for St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
Help Pascale Aebischer raise money to support St Petrock's (Exeter) Ltd
www.justgiving.com

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Sep 29
The feeling when, at the start of the second week of term, a student asks for further reading, having already done all the relevant reading you recommended on a subject and gone beyond that to do some research.

What a privilege to be teaching this bunch! Looks like a good term's ahead (and v busy)

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Sep 26
It's a terrifying, confusing transformation which is disabling people capable of coping with analogue systems. My mum's hand-eye coordination on the computer is wonky, so she keeps clicking the wrong bits and logging herself out/making mistakes when banking. It's completely undermining independence.

Reposted by Molly Scott Cato, Aidan O’Sullivan, Pascale Aebischer

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Sep 26
🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget.

https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Mel Bartley, Paul Nightingale , and 1 more

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Sep 26
A story that’s attracted surprisingly little attention in our media:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com

Reposted by Zhang, Pascale Aebischer

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · Sep 24
Academia.edu has always been a scam to gamify & monetize the psychic damage of twilight-phase academic neoliberalism: this person looked you up, that person mentioned you, your work matters. Intellectual as individual brand-builder. The rights stuff is awful but the basic concept is bad enough

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Sep 20
Not just any suit, either 🤩

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Pascale Aebischer (she/her) @pascaleexeter.bsky.social · Sep 13
Just watching today's news and marvelling that no commentary seems to pick up on the demographic and gender dynamics at work in the marches. Toxic.

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Sara Martín @saramartin.bsky.social · Sep 9
I need an author for a chapter on the role of production design in the film adaptations of Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Edinburgh UP has shown an interest in the proposal. Find how to contact me here:
webs.uab.cat/saramartinal...
@adaptstudies.bsky.social
#AcademicSky