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Brett Greatley-Hirsch

@notwithoutmustard.bsky.social

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Prof in Renaissance Lit & Textual Studies @ U Leeds. Antiquarian books, letterpress, linocut, uilleann pipes, and computational humanities. Fur-dad to a corgi puppy and four rescue guinea pigs. notwithoutmustard.net 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 He/Him

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Paul salzman @pjsalzman.bsky.social · 13d

#earlymodern out December at last such a privilege to work with three distinguished scholars of early modern women’s writing

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · 19d

Hey @lahri.bsky.social is this the same for you if you try to access anything other than the Wayback Machine on a campus machine (i.e., not eduroam)?

Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · 19d

Shocked to find that my institution has blocked access to the @archive.org this morning. Lodging an IT ticket and very, very curious to know the justification. @archive.org is essential for my research and teaching, and I cannot be the only person at @openresleeds.bsky.social affected by this.

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · 28d

Very proud of my chapter with @effectdefective.bsky.social on "Genre" for the Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and #earlymodern Authorship, out today! global.oup.com/academic/pro... Computational methods and book history goodness!

global.oup.com

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Aug 30

New special issue, "Shakespeare in Asian Currents" now available, with criticism, performance, and a roundtable on future directions! #earlymodern #shakespeare www.tandfonline.com/toc/rshk20/c...

Shakespeare

Special issue on ‘Shakespeare in Asian Currents’, guest edited by Bi-qi Beatrice Lei and Judy Celine Ick. Volume 21, Issue 3 of Shakespeare

www.tandfonline.com

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Shakespeare Association of America @saaupdates.bsky.social · Aug 25

ICYMI: The SAA Graduate Committee is looking for new members! These collaborative roles are open to any current Ph.D.-level SAA graduate students. Find more information and apply online by September 2: linktr.ee/saaupdates

Image of a woman standing on a brick wall and writing on a chalkboard while holding a book. Text next to the woman says “we are looking for up to five new members” and outlines the specifications for applying, also found on the SAA website. Apply by September 2. End ID.

Image of a woman sitting at a desk and working on a laptop. Text around the woman reads “apply now! As a committee member, you will represent grad student interests in the organization, gain professional experience, develop relationships with students and scholars in the field, and much more.” End ID.

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jul 22

I'd have thought it was much earlier, personally. Does Aristotle have anything to say about this?

Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jul 8

Likewise!

Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sad to have missed #RenSoc25, but had a great time at #ANZSA25 ^_^

Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jul 2

Looks good, Doug!

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 30

Off to Brisbane for the ANZSA conference and then on to Auckland, where I'm honoured to be giving the 2025 Alice Griffin Shakespeare Lecture! 😁 #earlymodern #escapingtheheat

Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 27

Latest issue of the Journal of Marlowe Studies now out! #earlymodern journals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/Ma...

Journal of Marlowe Studies

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 25

Striking while the iron is hot, we wrote a piece for The Conversation #earlymodern theconversation.com/who-called-s...

Who called Shakespeare ‘upstart crow’? Our study points to his co-author, Thomas Nashe

Perhaps he intended to denigrate Shakespeare as a jack-of-all-trades player-turned-playwright who should have stuck to acting.

theconversation.com

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 23

@chrisvvarren.bsky.social ?

Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 18

Of interest to #earlymodern folks -- new research shredding light on the insult on Shakespeare as an "upstart crow" www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

'Upstart Crow' - who insulted Shakespeare, and why?

New research has cast fresh doubt on the origins of one of the most famous insults aimed at William Shakespeare, pointing the finger at a friend of the Bard.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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

Plus open-topic articles by Kelsey Ridge, Philip Gilreath, Rajat Varma, @domlovascio.bsky.social and @matthewsteggle.bsky.social , as well as some performance and book reviews.

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

Special section includes contributions by Michael Albright, @claireghansen.bsky.social and Brid Phillips, Angus Gowland, Rachel Robinson, and Rebecca Olson.

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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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · Jun 5

Latest lino reconstruction of #earlymodern woodcut – this one from the title page of Marlowe's _Doctor Faustus_ (1631). Pretty pleased with how this one came out, and got to test out the new lino dot tool!

Linocut print and relief block in a press.

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Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social · May 22

Oo! Revels Office conference in London and online 13 June! New Voices in #earlymodern Material Culture, Theatre, and Performance! Online attendance is free, and in person is cheap! www.sal.org.uk/event/revels/