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Tina Morin
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Assistant Dean of Research and Professor in English at the University of Limerick. Fan of all things Gothic. Views mine. She/her.
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Tina Morin @drtinamorin.bsky.social · Nov 11
Lovely to see so many people here! I'm an academic based in the University of Limerick, and my research focuses on Romantic-era Irish Gothic literature. You can check out my book, The Gothic Novel in Ireland, c. 1760-1829, here (open access): library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The gothic novel in Ireland
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drcleoocy.bsky.social
Really excited to be on the judging panel for the 2026 BARS First Book Prize - details of eligibility, nomination, and submission can be found on @bars.bsky.social’s blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174

Do share widely!
BARS 2026 First Book Prize: Calls for Nominations – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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matthewchambers.bsky.social
A new special issue of English Studies I'm really keen to put together! Please consider submitting and circulate widely! @drchrislouttit.bsky.social bookshoplit.com/cfp-booksell...
CFP: Bookselling and Literature
Bookselling and LiteratureA Special Issue of English Studies Guest Editor: Matthew Chambers ([email protected]) One of the best-known literary friendships was formed in a bookshop, and one…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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For anyone who is like “the creature is also named Frankenstein”; Mary Shelley went to see a play version of Frankenstein and was tickled that they listed the creature as “———“ in the dramatis personae:

“this nameless mode of naming the unnameable is rather good”

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But lo and behold! I found myself famous. Frankenstein had prodigious success as a drama, and was about to be repeated, for the twenty-third night, at the English Opera House. The play-bill amused me extremely, for, in the list of dramatis personce, came "———, by Mr. T. Cooke." This nameless mode of naming the unnameable is rather good. On Friday, 29th August, Jane, my Father, William, and I went to the theatre to see it. Wallack looked very well as Frankenstein. He is at the beginning full of hope and expectation. At the end of the first act the stage represents a room with a staircase leading to Frankenstein's workshop; he goes to it, and you see his light at a small window, through which a frightened servant peeps, who runs off in terror when Frankenstein exclaims "It lives!" Presently Frankenstein himself rushes in horror and trepidation from the room, and, while still expressing his agony and terror, "———" throws down the door of the laboratory, leaps the staircase, and presents his unearthly and monstrous person on the stage. The story is not well managed, but Cooke played ———'s part extremely well; his seeking, as it were, for support; his trying to grasp at the sounds he heard; all, indeed, he does was well imagined and executed. I was much amused, and it appeared to excite a breathless eagerness in the audience. It was a third piece, a scanty pit filled at half-price, and all stayed till it was over. They continue to play it even now.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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joelherman.bsky.social
Great to have these videos up for those interested who weren't able to attend the conference. Keynotes by Prof. Eliga Gould and Prof. Nicholas Canny and a @virtualtreasury.bsky.social panel. Please share widely.

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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Be sure to play the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark official trailer embedded in this article in The Conversation by Christina Morin, Professor in School of English Irish & Communication, University of Limerick. Watch it in the dark... naturally! theconversation.com/scary-storie... #GossamerWight
Scary stories for kids: these tales of terror made me a hit at sleepovers as a pre-teen
These stories have to be read aloud to scare friends or read under the covers with a flashlight.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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jsadow.bsky.social
Kind of expensive, so if you are interested in reading What Has Been (1801), a feminist Minerva Press novel edited by Elizabeth Neiman and I about a woman who attempts to survive as a writer, have your library order it.

#c18th #c18 #18c #18thc #Romanticism #Gothic #FeministSky #Minervapress
What Has Been, A Novel by Eliza Kirkham Mathews
What Has Been, originally published in 1801, is an affecting, lively, and accessible read for scholars and students of the long eighteenth century. This critical edition includes an extensive introduc...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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unioflimerick.bsky.social University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Oct 23
In UL’s latest article for The Conversation, Professor Christina Morin, School of English, Irish, and Communication, discusses the beloved childhood book that still sends ‘a shiver of twinned fear and delight’ down her spine.

Read on: theconversation.com/scary-storie...

#StudyatUL #StayCurious
A black and white illustration depicting a large human skull, containing a supernatural creature with many legs and dripping eyes
October 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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katrohrbacher.bsky.social
Folks in DH working with German-language data!

Here’s a resource I put together with corpora of both fiction and non-fiction works from the Gutenberg libraries, about 5,000 books in total, including metadata on genre and author gender 📚 🧮

openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/articles/10....
de-Corp: A Corpus of German-language Fiction and Non-Fiction (1780–1930) | Journal of Open Humanities Data
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October 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
drtinamorin.bsky.social
I wrote about one of my favourite childhood reads for The Conversation. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) is perfect for some festive Halloween fun!
October 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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claireconnolly.bsky.social
A reminder that pg researchers and ECRs working in Romantic Studies in the UK are invited to apply for a Stephen Copley Research Award (valued up to £500)

The late Stephen Copley supervised my PhD and I appreciate seeing his name live on like this

#Romanticism

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Stephen Copley Research Awards – British Association for Romantic Studies
www.bars.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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marshslibrary.bsky.social
We are advertising for an Assistant Director to join us in Marsh's Library. Full details about this exciting post here: marshlibrary.ie/vacancy-for-...
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
drtinamorin.bsky.social
My sincere gratitude to BARS for the Open Fellowship, which enabled really vital archival research for my current book project! Read about what I got up to in the blog post linked to below.
bars.bsky.social British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Oct 9
New on the BARS Blog: Christina Morin's Open Fellowship Report, "Hocquet Caritat, the Minerva Press, and the ‘Patronizers of Polite and Entertaining Literature in America’".
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6159
Open Fellowship Report: Hocquet Caritat, the Minerva Press, and the ‘Patronizers of Polite and Entertaining Literature in America’ – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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ehunineteen.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce the first seminar in our 25/26 series: the wonderful @drreznicek.bsky.social will be presenting on ‘Too Bodily: Disability, Care, & Belonging in Romantic Novels’ on Wednesday 29th October at 6pm.

Free! Online! All welcome!

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This is a sneak preview of our poster image as we finalise details - it’s a coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson after G M Woodward from 1801 called ‘The Quack Doctor’s Prayer’ with a kneeling doctor praying over a box with a duck drawn on it. In the background there’s a candelabra and pink hangings.
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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jayroszman.bsky.social
As the History Representative for ACIS, I have the distinct privilege to chair the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book. If you, or someone you know, has a book copyrighted in 2025 in Irish Studies please do consider submitting! Details here. 🗃️ #speirgorm
Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book | American Conference for Irish Studies – An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann
Don Murphy, husband of ACIS Past President Maureen Murphy, was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and died in New York on March 2, 1986. He received his bachelor of electrical engineering degree and his…
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October 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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tramppress.bsky.social
We are delighted to see the wonderful Charlotte Riddell recognised with a blue plaque!

You can pick up our edition of A Struggle for Fame here:

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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Charlotte Riddell: Queen of Ghost Stories honoured with blue plaque in Carrickfergus
Her more than 50 stories explored moral ambiguity and an obsession with the supernatural in the Victorian age.
www.bbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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ndirishstudies.bsky.social
Take advantage of the Hesburgh Libraries’ outstanding Irish studies collection — including the finest collection of Irish-language printed texts in North America.

Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!

See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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deirdreflynn.bsky.social
#academicSky and ##IrishStudies hivemind - can you recommend me an irish contemporary short story set on a university campus?
September 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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whaireland.bsky.social
We are looking for a book reviewer for this brilliant publication by @leannecalvert.bsky.social. Please contact Judy at [email protected] if you are interested.

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Pious and promiscuous
Pious and promiscuous – Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster will be published on 15 October 2025. Pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication.  Step into the intimate worlds of Presby...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
drtinamorin.bsky.social
We have an exciting opportunity for a visiting fellow in Irish Studies at UL! Sponsored by the Irish American Cultural Institute, the O'Malley Fellowship will bring exceptional Irish Studies scholars currently affiliated with US universities to UL for a 12-week stay.
September 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
It's notable that humanities and social sciences once again make up 50% of ERC starting awards in Ireland (a notably higher proportion than in other countries) despite the weak financial support for research in these disciplines nationally. We should fund what we're good at!
September 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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ksaacomm.bsky.social
✨ Fast facts about the Pforzheimer awards!

- Who can apply: Grad students, untenured faculty, & independent scholars

- Purpose: Expenses related to research in Romantic-era literature & culture

- Award amount: $3,000

- Deadline: Nov. 1

Find more info & apply today! www.k-saa.org/pforzheimera...
Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr, Award — K-SAA
www.k-saa.org
September 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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jenniebatchelor.bsky.social
Incredible to be at the installation today of Lela Harris’s breathtaking new portrait of Miss Lambe, from #Sanditon. Lela undertook the commission as Artist in Residence from our exhibition Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter at Harewood House. 1/
A charcoal portrait of a women of colour sat on a rock, book in hand wearing a gown, spencer and bonnet looking at the viewer The portrait of Miss Lambe next to artist Lela Harris.
July 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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barryhoulihan.bsky.social
That's a wrap on IASIL 2025 conference. Great to see everyone here in Galway, to hear all great papers and book launches, including this new edition on McGahern and The Dark. Roll on IASIL 2026!
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Patchwork coverlet sewn by Jane Austen. Morgan Museum NYC
July 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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catsporter.bsky.social
Great to see this out in the world! If you like to mix weather with GIS and sentiment analysis then please have a read @irelandmapped.bsky.social
irelandmapped.bsky.social Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Jul 18
Our latest project publication is out in Irish Geography! In 'Isolated data showers', @catsporter.bsky.social and @zenobiewan.bsky.social explore the early nineteenth-century weather journals recorded by the Ordnance Survey in the OS Memoirs.

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Isolated data showers: exploring nineteenth century weather observations by the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland | Irish Geography
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July 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM