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Kathryn Vomero Santos @kathrynvsantos.bsky.social · 1d

I’m honored to be part of this important series and in conversation with Choctaw playwright Randy Reinholz next Tuesday, October 14th at 10am CDT / 4pm BST. Many thanks to Xin Lim for the invitation. Please join us!

Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

Coming Soon! Indigenizing Shakespeare Speaker Series hosted by Xin Ying Lim, our Visiting Fellow and @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded doctoral researcher at the @universityofhull.bsky.social
🔹Tuesdays, Oct–Dec 2025, 4–5pm UK Time
🔹Online
👉 For speaker lineup and registration: forms.gle/iVctbVJ2MCoE...

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

Coming Soon! Indigenizing Shakespeare Speaker Series hosted by Xin Ying Lim, our Visiting Fellow and @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded doctoral researcher at the @universityofhull.bsky.social
🔹Tuesdays, Oct–Dec 2025, 4–5pm UK Time
🔹Online
👉 For speaker lineup and registration: forms.gle/iVctbVJ2MCoE...

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · 4d

📣Check out our brilliant Dr Erin Sullivan's new article, just published in 'Adaptation' (@adaptstudies.bsky.social)🎉🎉🎉
'Adaptation as reception—or, Lady Bird as The Tempest': academic.oup.com/adaptation/a...

#Shakespeare #Adaptation #Ladybird #GretaGerwig #TheTempest #Publications

Adaptation as reception—or, Lady Bird as The Tempest

Abstract. The idea that audiences are a crucial part of the adaptation process is widely acknowledged, and yet research exploring reception as an engine of

academic.oup.com

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · 6d

The first Thursday Seminar of the term is traditionally given by the director of the Shakespeare Institute. How lucky we are to have Professor Michael Dobson talking about 'The Life of King Henry the Fifth: Shakespeare, Popular Memory, and Royal Memory' - we have a great turnout!

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · 12d

Welcome to our new and returning students to a new academic year at The Shakespeare Institute!
We're looking forward to thinking about #Shakespeare with you all 🥰
#MA #ShakespeareInstitute #postgrad #postgraduate

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 6

📢CFP DEADLINE EXTENDED📢
The 'Shakespeare in a Polarised World' Conference, taking place in Brussels, March 2026, will be accepting abstracts until the 30th September (ignore date on website): waseda.jp/inst/brussels-…#cfpf#Shakespearer#conferencece

Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out our wonderful Dr Simon Smith's recent blog post about the history of Twelfth Night in indoor and outdoor spaces. Available on the @folger.edu blog here:
www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
#twelfthnight #folger #Shakespeare #theatre

From the Dark House to the Box Tree: Twelfth Night indoors and out | Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

www.folger.edu

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌻 Sunflowers -- a symbol of Ukraine, much celebrated in the poetry of Ivan Franko -- blooming in the Institute garden to mark our continuing partnership with Ivan Franko National University in Lviv 🇺🇦

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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · Jul 12

The Department of History at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the History of Science & Technology with a focus on Western Europe and/or its empires, starting August 16 2026. Apply by October 1, 2025 www.rensoc.org.uk/event/search... #Skystorians

Search for an Assistant Professor in the History of Science & Technology with a Focus on Western Europe and/or its Empires

San Marcos, Texas, August 16, 2026 -
Deadline for submission/application: October 1, 2025

Position Description: The Department of History at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the History of Science & Technology with a focus on Western Europe and/or its empires (period specialization open). Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Applied History/Digital Humanities. The successful candidate will be expected to teach survey courses in Western/world civilizations and specialized undergraduate and graduate courses in the History of Science & Technology, to direct graduate theses and serve on graduate committees, and to participate actively in departmental programs, service, and governance. This position is part of a cluster hire in the History of Science & Technology.

Required Qualifications: A PhD in History or a related field (e.g., History of Science and Technology or European Studies) is required by the time of appointment. Candidates must demonstrate an active research agenda in the History of Science & Technology with a focus on Western Europe and/or its empires.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Applied History/Digital Humanities and to those who demonstrate an active research agenda with a scholarship record that complements the existing strengths of the History Department.

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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

#JobKlaxon: One year fixed-term lectureship in Shakespeare Studies @cemskcl.bsky.social (1 Sept 2025-31 August 2026. Apply by 27th July 2025. #Skystorians #Shax

www.rensoc.org.uk/event/fixed-...

Fixed Term Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies

King's College London, September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026
Deadline for submission/application: July 27, 2025

The English department at King’s College London wishes to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies on a fixed-term basis from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026. The role will be on our AEP pathway, with an emphasis on teaching and educational scholarship. The successful candidate will have proven experience of university teaching, a record of published research appropriate to their career-stage, and also be able to undertake administrative and pastoral duties. They will be able to teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. These may include the level 4 modules Early Modern Literary Culture and the introductory first-year module Reading Poetry; the level 5 module The Film of the Play; and the level 6 module Shakespeare’s London (co-taught with our colleagues at Shakespeare’s Globe). They may also be asked to supervise MA dissertations for students on our MAs in Shakespeare Studies and Early Modern Literature: Books That Matter, as well as BA dissertations. The postholder will contribute, as personal tutor, to the pastoral care of students. They will be expected to undertake departmental administration as required. They will be responsible to the Head of Department.

Further details are available here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/120046-lecturer-in-shakespeare-studies. The deadline for applications is 27th July 2025.

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Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 13

A wonderful evening! Tiffany and Laura (alumni relations) met great #Shakespeare Institute alumni and prospective students in New York🗽

With them was the fabulous alumna Diane Meyer Lowman, who has generously set up a #scholarship for international MA students:

www.birmingham.ac.uk/funding/post...

Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 7

Professor Tiffany Stern will be in New York and looks forward to seeing Past, Present and Potential Future students! Everyone welcome! She's the best drinking companion + drinks are on us🍸
🗺️Manhattan, New York
📅Saturday 12 July 2025
🕧18:00-21:00
🖋️Register here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Shakespeare Institute US networking event

Join our networking reception in New York to find out all about studying at Birmingham and the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford Upon Avon.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

Shakespeare Institute @shakesinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 2

“When people are on the verge of tears anyway, tragedy goes to a different level”

Professor Michael Dobson quoted in @theguardian.com piece covering the remarkable Ukraine Shakepeare Festival 🇺🇦:
www.theguardian.com/.../shakespe....
#Shakespeare #ukraine #festival

www.theguardian.com

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ESSE @essenglish.bsky.social · Jul 2

Call for Papers. Conference: Shakespeare in a Polarized World.
Location and dates: WBO, Université Libre de Bruxelles. Brussels. 6 – 9 March 2026. #essecfp.
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...

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