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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · 12h

All are welcome at our launch event on the 24th October, when the soprano Isabella Theodosius will be variously inviting us into and ejecting us out of her world: from 5.30pm in the Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio, 9 West Road. www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47962/

Masterclass and Roundtable: Performing disturbance - CRASSH

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

www.crassh.cam.ac.uk

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · 12h

We'll be working with practitioners experienced in all kinds of dramatic spaces - theatres & lecture theatres, classrooms & clinics & counselling rooms - using the dramaturgies of disturbance to better apprehend, understand and empathise the out-of-kilter experiences of one another.

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · 12h

Have *you* been affected by drama - on stage, in the street, in your day to day *life*?? Then check out this new @crasshlive.bsky.social research network steered by me, @femimind.bsky.social, Cassie Lowe and Rosalind Parker: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/networks/affective-encounters/

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · 22d

You watched Sun, Sea and Selling Houses instead. Fine. I'm not angry, but I guess you probably haven't been sleeping. 'It sounds like it was great'. It was. 'What did I miss, & c'. Loads. Well you're lucky, because the lovely chaps at @engfac.bsky.social put it on catch-up: youtu.be/l5OTG2OL2Hc?...

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

YouTube video by Faculty of English, University of Oxford

www.youtube.com

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Sep 3

(Also thankyou very much @drsheeha.bsky.social and Amber for tuning in!)

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Sep 3

This reminds me of an important Shakespeare x cats question that I want to put to the academic community at large: is 'Tibbles' a corruption of Tybalt (i.e. Prince of Cats)?

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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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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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jul 14

Katrin, Lady Hygiene Bag, the lesser known - and in my opinion far superior - counterpart to Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jun 6

I couldn't manage 8 in one go, mind

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hey #earlymodern folks! Latest issue of *Shakespeare* just out, with a special section on 'Health and Wellbeing' guest-edited by Joan Fitzpatrick. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rshk20/2...

Shakespeare

Volume 21, Issue 2 of Shakespeare

www.tandfonline.com

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jun 5

I do not feed the pigeons/I do not feed the sparrows, too/It gives me a sense of enormous compliance

#authoritarianbritpop

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Mar 28

Featuring - among just the most recent additions - @bkadams.bsky.social's Julius Caesar intro, @laurajaynewright.bsky.social's Henry VIII, @bachrach.bsky.social's Richard II, @kimgilchrist.bsky.social's Cymbeline, and @harrymccarthy.bsky.social's Titus!

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Mar 28

see (and buy?) the whole spiffy series here! www.global.oup.com/academic/search?q=New+Oxford+shakespeare&cc=gb&lang=en
All overseen with brilliance, nous, sensitivity, gallantry, intrepidness and derring-do by General Editor @oldfortunatus.bsky.social

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Mar 28

was recently reunited with my long-lost twin brother, also called Ian - and although he's too humble to post about it I'm so enormously proud to see his (my!) name on the title page of this spiffy new Oxford World's Classics edition of The Comedy of Errors.

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Feb 25

Love this installation piece, called simply 'Stairs' #cityofculture

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Kim Gilchrist @kimgilchrist.bsky.social · Feb 21

1/2 Romance plays are all about strange coincidences. As I was leaving yesterday to see the Globe’s wonderful new Cymbeline my copies of the new OWC edition (for which I wrote the intro) arrived at the door. I sneaked into the SWP and grabbed a pit pic after the show…

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Harry R. McCarthy (offline) @harrymccarthy.bsky.social · Feb 13

It’s the UK publication day for the New Oxford Shakespeare Titus Andronicus, featuring my critical introduction on theatrical innovation, rape, race, politics, and how the play has always forced audiences to confront their relationship with Shakespeare. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thrilled: camped out for two weeks to get this shot and a sure sign Spring is on its way. Two wild bread delivery lorries facing off over territory, 10.2.25. #nature #springwatch

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jan 31

Jesus Christ what happened here

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jan 28

Note to self: design lucrative app for matching mystery keys with locations of untold bounty. (Nb. Remember to copyright 'Treasure mApp'.) (Nb. Do NOT put this on social media until copyrighted!!!)

Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jan 28

Somebody had to unjam and unclog the washing machine filter today and it turns out this key was the problem. Is there an app that tells me what this key unlocks? Please advise.

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Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social · Jan 14

Along with…. @bkadams.bsky.social Julius Caesar, @laurajaynewright.bsky.social Henry VIII, @bachrach.bsky.social Richard II, @irburrows.bsky.social Comedy of Errors and @kimgilchrist.bsky.social Cymbeline
Whoop!

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Harry R. McCarthy (offline) @harrymccarthy.bsky.social · Jan 14

[wind horns]

The Oxford World's Classics Titus Andronicus, feat. my new introduction, is now a month out from publication (just in time for Valentine's Day!) and available to pre-order here: pages.oup.com/trade/collec...

Oxford University Press | OWC Shakespeare

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Jan 11

a.k.a. the Go Forth and Multiply sandwich

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Ian Burrows @irburrows.bsky.social · Dec 16

Looking forward to tuning into all of these, and to chatting with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, @oldfortunatusofEphesus and @IRBurrowsofEphesus on the 1st September!

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

We're delighted to announce the launch of a webinar series with Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social.

She will discuss a different Oxford World's Classics #Shakespeare title each month with a special guest. The first event will explore 'As You Like It' with Todd Borlik on 6 Jan 2025 at 6pm.

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

www.english.ox.ac.uk

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