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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · 13d

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday, Mr. Faulkner!

We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our next colloquium, celebrating the 90th anniversary of Absalom, Absalom!'s publication.

May 2nd and 3rd, 2026, online via Zoom (more info in the image below).

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · May 9

THIS WEEKEND, we're going back to 1925! Two days celebrating Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and America! See the link below for your last chance for tickets!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-...

Under the Red, White, and Blue: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and America

The 8th Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Faulkner's early writing

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · May 5

LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS! Our next colloquium, on Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and America takes place THIS WEEKEND, May 10th and 11th, 2025! Schedule and registration information below!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-...

Under the Red, White, and Blue: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and America

The 8th Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Faulkner's early writing

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Apr 14

💡 Want to discuss your article or monograph ideas with top academic editors?

We are delighted to be joined at BAAS 2025 by Katie McGettigan & Will Norman (Journal of American Studies) & Michele Houston (University of Manchester Press) for 10-min consultations, 23-24 April.

Scan to register!

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Apr 11

Amazing! Warmest congratulations!

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Apr 2

If Absalom! was published today, Faulkner would have to add a content note decrying Sutpen's actions because heaven forbid readers think critically about the work they're encountering. Hypersensitivity towards "offence" in culture and the academy is excruciatingly infantilising.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · Apr 1

A new revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, and Michael McKean, lands with a puzzling, bitter thud. The play’s racist and homophobic slurs land hard in the era of MAGA.

Kieran Culkin’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Is Dangerously Dated

There’s an argument to let David Mamet’s 1984 play stay pure to its words—but those racist and homophobic slurs land with a thud in the era of MAGA.

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Mar 23

We are thrilled to share the schedule and registration details for our upcoming Faulkner and Fitzgerald conference!

Those wishing to attend can either offer a donation of their choice to our network via eventbrite or DM us to register their interest!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-...

Under the Red, White, and Blue: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and America

The 8th Faulkner Studies in the UK Colloquium celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Faulkner's early writing

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Mar 17

LAST CHANCE FOR ABSTRACTS! Submit yours by midnight TONIGHT!

The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Jan 8

Our next colloquium, on Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place May 10th and 11th 2025 online via Zoom. While the deadline is March 3rd, we will consider submissions up to March 17th. You can focus on either Faulkner or Fitzgerald – comparative approaches are welcome but not essential.

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Mar 3

Six years in the making, my second book *Tennessee Williams's America: Homes, Families, Exiles* will be released October 21st 2025 from @routledgelit.bsky.social!

Please order copies for your institutional libraries!

www.amazon.co.uk/Tennessee-Wi...

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Barnes & Noble @barnesandnoble.com · Feb 12

Go read a book.

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Feb 12

The latest episode of our 'How To...' skills series is out now 📺

In this episode, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing academic research with non-academic audiences.

Watch it, & the other videos in the series, now on YouTube:

How to... Engage the Public with your Research

In this episode of the skills series, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing your academic research with non-academic audiences.Th...

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Feb 13

💭 The annual conference for the Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 1st March 2025.

Info/tickets here:

26th Annual Conference of the Scottish Association for the Study of America - University of Edinburgh - March 1, 2025 - British Association for American Studies

The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) was formed in 1999 to encourage the study of the Americas in Scotland. This year, SASA’s annual one-day conference will take place at the…

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · Feb 12

Quick reminder to UK academic staff: your university has a legal duty to promote freedom of speech. That applies to staff too. Disagreement is not grounds for formal or informal action against you. Talk to your union rep.

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · Feb 10

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Feb 10

I'm Dr Ahmed Honeini - I specialize in William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and Vladimir Nabokov. I'm currently writing a chapter on Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and its relation to Rockstar Games's Red Dead Redemption series!

British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Feb 7

🔎 We're looking to re-find our #AmericanStudies online community.

If you're in Am Studies, reply to/quote this post with your name + current research & we'll share it 📢

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Feb 10

A BAAS/US Embassy Small Grant was instrumental in helping us establish our humble network. To say we are disappointed would be an understatement, but well done @officialbaas.bsky.social!

British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Feb 10

BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7

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Once Upon a Time 🎶☮️🌏🌍🌎 @thisisme7.bsky.social · Jan 20

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Jan 8

Our next colloquium, on Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place May 10th and 11th 2025 online via Zoom. While the deadline is March 3rd, we will consider submissions up to March 17th. You can focus on either Faulkner or Fitzgerald – comparative approaches are welcome but not essential.

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The Faulkner Studies in the UK Research Network @faulknerstudiesuk.bsky.social · Dec 25

"It'll be there. It'll be there come Christmas, she says, shining on the track. She says he wont sell it to no town boys."

- As I Lay Dying.

Merry Christmas, one and all!

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Jason @jxsxpx.bsky.social · Dec 15

I read William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf for fun, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · Dec 15

Dec. 15, 1924: The first book by William Faulkner, 27, is published: a collection of poetry, "The Marble Faun." The Mississippi writer's friend Phil Stone pays the publisher, Four Seas Co., $400 for a run of 500 copies. Faulkner poses for these photos to publicize the book. 1/2

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Dec 17

I'm re-reading William Faulkner's "The Wild Palms" for the first time since high school and apparently 16-year-old me really liked this section.

Anno Domini 2024 has a likewise feel...

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Matt Henry, EdD @justmatthenry.bsky.social · Dec 19

Faulkner—>William Faulkner
Lt. Ellen Ripley (Ripley for short)—> Lt. Ellen Ripley

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