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Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social · 4d

Do join me and @callanid.bsky.social to talk buck baskets, feisty wives and small town Tudor life👇

Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 16d

Our #Shakespeare webinar series continues! Join us on 6 Oct at 6pm to delve into the new OWC edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social &
@callanjd.bsky.social

All welcome! Register now via Eventbrite & you will be sent a Zoom link before the event. #teamenglish

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Merry Wives of Windsor

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor from Oxford World's Classics.

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 3d

Santanu Das discusses how archives and texts depicting queer maritime desire are “shaped by fate and ban". Part of OCLW's Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers' Programme. 21 Oct, 17:30, Wolfson College. All welcome! Register: buff.ly/LCrFQ8C
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 7d

THIS MONDAY (6 Oct at 6pm): Join Prof Emma Smith for our next #Shakespeare webinar! This time we'll be exploring the new OWC edition of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR with Dr Callan Davies. All welcome! Free but booking required. shakespeare-webinar-merry-wives.eventbrite.co.uk

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Merry Wives of Windsor

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor from Oxford World's Classics.

shakespeare-webinar-merry-wives.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 7d

One story among many—Vona Groarke, Ireland’s Professor of Poetry, & Kate Kennedy on representing “many Ellens” in Groarke's ‘Hereafter’. 14 Oct, 5:30–7:00pm. buff.ly/Lew9cvR @engfac.bsky.social

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome to our new home: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre!

The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities.

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities opens in Oxford

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to Siân Grønlie who has been awarded the title of Professor in this year's Recognition of Distinction Awards at the University of Oxford. english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/reco...

Recognition of Distinction Awards 2025

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 16d

Our #Shakespeare webinar series continues! Join us on 6 Oct at 6pm to delve into the new OWC edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social &
@callanjd.bsky.social

All welcome! Register now via Eventbrite & you will be sent a Zoom link before the event. #teamenglish

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Merry Wives of Windsor

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor from Oxford World's Classics.

shakespeare-webinar-merry-wives.eventbrite.co.uk

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 19d

We're delighted to see the English Faculty at the top of two University league tables released this week.

Oxford has been ranked first for English in the Guardian University Guide 2026 and the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026!

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22d

Register for upcoming webinars via our website: www.english.ox.ac.uk/shakespeare-...

English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare Webinar Series with Professor Emma Smith

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22d

Did you miss our recent #Shakespeare webinar on The Comedy of Errors? Watch the recording to catch up.

And don't forget to register for the next webinar on 6 Oct where Emma Smith will be exploring The Merry Wives of Windsor with Callan Davies. All welcome! youtu.be/l5OTG2OL2Hc

English Faculty Shakespeare Webinar with Emma Smith: The Comedy of Errors

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 23d

How true is memoir? Join @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social & Kate Kennedy as they probe truth, memory, and invention in life-writing. 13 Oct, 5:30–7:00pm, Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College. Free, all welcome. buff.ly/WLdDnBr
#LifeWriting #Oxford @engfac.bsky.social

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 23d

Are you attending the Oxford Uni Open Day on Friday, 19 Sept? Join us at the English Faculty for taster lectures on 'Science and Victorian Fiction' and 'Was J. R. R. #Tolkien writing Fantasy?' plus info sessions & Q&As with our student ambassadors.

All welcome! #OxOpenDays

Open Day for prospective students: 19 September 2025

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 29d

We'll be opening the doors to the English Faculty on 19 September for our last Open Day in the St Cross Building before we move the Schwarzman Centre!

Join us for:
- Taster lectures
- Information sessions
- Student Q&As

#UniOpenDay #OxfordUniOpenDay

Full programme available on our website:

Open Day for prospective students: 19 September 2025

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Sep 4

Subscribe to get the newsletter in your inbox: english.web.ox.ac.uk/echolocation...

Echolocations: Reflections on Poems

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're delighted to announce a new issue of A.E Stallings' Echolocations newsletter.

In this issue she explores two poems from the Summer 2025 issue of @nimrodjournal.bsky.social: Curse the Mediterranean, my Enemy by @jonnyteklit.bsky.social and Eulogy for Dada (Who Loved to Waltz) by M. I. Devine.

Echolocations: Reflections on Poems by A.E Stallings (Issue 4)

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was great to hear another Oxford English Faculty member on Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes series on BBC Radio 4 today!

Prof Marion Turner joined Ian to discuss a crude joke from #Chaucer's Summoner's Tale attacking hypocrisy. You can catch-up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes - Series 2 - Avarice Jokes - BBC Sounds

Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.

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Michael J Sullivan @michaeljsullivan.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to have begun a new role for this year leading the courses in material texts for the Oxford Master’s strands in modern literature. Very much looking forward to this role spanning 1830-present, and incorporating new resources and methods both material and digital. @engfac.bsky.social

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Sep 2

Professor Laura Ashe @lauraashe.bsky.social featured on yesterday's episode of Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes on BBC Radio 4 discussing 'Piers Plowman', a 14th-century poem about the state of the nation.

Listen on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes - Series 2 - Lawyer Jokes - BBC Sounds

Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.

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Iman Sheeha (she/her) @drsheeha.bsky.social · Sep 1

What a brilliant chat! I'm buzzing with ideas...congrats @irburrows.bsky.social! You can see Amber was super intrigued! She had a question about cats in The Comedy of Errors but didn't get a chance to ask! @oldfortunatus.bsky.social 👀🔥🐈‍⬛

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Sep 1

LAST CHANCE to sign up for today's #Shakespeare webinar on The Comedy of Errors. Join us to delve deeper into one of Shakespeare's most farcical plays and learn how we might approach it differently in the twenty-first century. FREE & all welcome! shakespeare-webinar-comedy-of-errors.eventbrite.co.uk

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Comedy of Errors

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Comedy of Errors from Oxford World's Classics.

shakespeare-webinar-comedy-of-errors.eventbrite.co.uk

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oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social @oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social · Sep 1

This term Oxford's @engfac.bsky.social and Exeter College are hosting a seminar series on 'The Weird and the Wonderful'. Open to the public and free to attend (talks and registration in the link below). Topics range from Arthur Machen to Game of Thrones: english.web.ox.ac.uk/seminar-seri...

Fantasy Literature Seminar Series: The Weird and the Wonderful

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're going up against Sun, Sea and Selling Houses on Channel 4 this Monday at 6pm, but @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and I have Shakespeare in our [online] corner (and - spoiler alert - The Comedy of Errors features both sea *and* houses). Do come and join us if you're free!

Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us online on 1 September at 6pm to explore #Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors' with Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social. This webinar is free and open to all.

Prepare to learn more about one of Shakespeare's most farcical plays! #TheComedyofErrors

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Comedy of Errors

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Comedy of Errors from Oxford World's Classics.

shakespeare-webinar-comedy-of-errors.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Eleri Anona Watson @elerianona.bsky.social · Aug 26

An opportunity by the University of Oxford’s Intersectional Humanities research hub for recent graduates and ECRs!
Please share widely.
@engfac.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social
#CFP

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us online on 1 September at 6pm to explore #Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors' with Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social. This webinar is free and open to all.

Prepare to learn more about one of Shakespeare's most farcical plays! #TheComedyofErrors

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Comedy of Errors

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Comedy of Errors from Oxford World's Classics.

shakespeare-webinar-comedy-of-errors.eventbrite.co.uk

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · Aug 1

Congratulations to Prof Rachel Burns whose book 'A History of Old English Verse Layout: Poetics on the Page' (ARC, 2024) was awarded the ISSEME Best First Monograph Prize!

Judges said: "Burns' important study has the potential to fundamentally change how we think about Old English verse layout."

Professor Rachel Burns awarded the ISSEME Best First Monograph Prize

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