Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.

A warm reflection Conrad— the nostalgia for the Aula is strong in this one because the “new” format is so impersonal and, with those screens, dizzying !

I hate AI but Microsoft copilot can do references in seconds.

Our eco-Shakespeare seminar at the WSC in Verona 2026 is now open to registration!!

www.wsc2026.org

PhD scholarships available from @researchireland.ie so if you’re interested in Shakespeare and / or environmental humanities do get in touch

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Israel wants to take control of Gaza, says Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza, despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating, almost two-year-old w...

This was always the goal — genocide & settler colonialism go hand in glove

Israel wants to take control of Gaza, says Netanyahu www.rte.ie/news/middle-...

Pleasure and delight as a Shakespeare conference theme seems out of touch with the world right now, a turning back or away?

Or another incentive would be where such roles are a pathway to promotion — except their not.

Shakespeare in Ireland Through a selection of essays from a variety of scholarly voices, this volume maps the various ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted, adopted and appropria…

Happy Publication day for Shakespeare in Ireland, Ed. Andrew Murphy @ardenpublisher.bsky.social
Delighted to have a chapter on interactions with & productions of Richard II in Ireland

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King Lear at the Gate Theatre with Conleth Hill in the title role. A minimalist production in search of a concept, an approach that let the famous lines slide by — and others breathe — but underused the play’s larger themes.

@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Kylie Minogue book joins my little collection 💃

As #KylieMinogue kicks off her World Tour, check out
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social book all about the Australian pop icon 💃
#KylieMinogue #TensionTour2025

Refusing to do it after promotion round. Little development possible when there’s a 9% success rate for one’s Faculty

Shakespeare and Seriality Encompassing a wide variety of genres, media and art forms across a broad historical scope, this open access book identifies central strategies of serialization…

📣 Out on 20/02/25
My own chapter examines Shakespearean dissonant repetitions in HBO's Succession (2018-2023)
#openaccess #Succession
Congratulations to Christina Wald and Elisabeth Bronfen for all their work🎉
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Negating Arts faculty research but here’s a photo of library cat to distract you.

But surely you’d not pass up the opportunity to bring Kildare’s top university into the 600s?!

Feedback will follow in 7 months time

Mine is called “Nope: a career development story”

But there’s always a mindfulness seminar or an elephant called Hope to cheer you up.

Congratulations Nora👌🎉

Doing feedback on first year essay plans for my Cli-Fi module and nice to see ideas take shape!

A University’s reputation is made by its decisions as well as its outputs.

And it’s a sad situation when some universities (guess which one) are using AI to write strategic plans & research reports. 💯 AI detected.

Very much so: the fake quotes are a new low. Cue a litany of verification meetings. Actually reading the text risks becoming a thing of the past

Or the institutional mediocrity

The great thing about blue sky is the freedom, thus far, from official university accounts.

Great to see you & Margaret in such august company 😉💃

Arborealities, or Making Trees Matter in Elif Shafak’s The Island of Missing Trees Trees are radiant forms of life that we humans encounter in our environment, language, and culture. Science offers deep insights into trees as intelligent

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A tree studies read .. my article on Shafak’s talking fig tree and arboreal agency

Drivetime Thursday 5 December 2024 Cormac Ó hEadhra brings you all the latest news and stories of the day from around the country and beyond.

Enjoyed talking about #KylieMinogue on RTÉ radio ahead of publication of @emtherese.bsky.social and my co-ed book on this true pop icon (feat. at 1:25:27)
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Thank you 🙏👌