A stork taking off from their nest, precariously balanced on the very top of a turret.
A medieval capitel in the church of San Juan, showing dragons with wings and a serpent-like creature.
Beautiful creatures in Soria, Castile, Spain.
I’m pleased to say that we’re advertising for a permanent lectureship in early modern English Literature (grade 7). I’m happy to answer any questions via email. Please circulate.
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A modernist petrol station in Madrid, seen from above. Built with bricks and concrete, it almost looks angel-like, thanks to a rounded tower and the curved hall and forecourt roof that are a bit similar to wings.
The environment of Madrid's periodicals archive also holds this beautiful modernist petrol station, huddling against the facade of the hotel where I am staying.
Trees with fresh, little green leaves seen from above against a blue sky, with the iron railings of an enclosed urban park in Madrid, close to the cultural centre Conde-Duque de Olivares.
Also, Madrid is quite a change from our Scottish spring.
The screen of a microfilm visualiser, showing a page of the nineteenth-century Spanish fashion magazine El Ángel del hogar. In the background, a bit of the light-filled, high-ceilinged reading room in Madrid's fantastic archive of periodicals.
And I have got the one year that I needed to complete my collection of El Ángel del Hogar: 1866! With lots of little gems hidden between the pages, if that's the right word for microfilm scans.
Tomorrow, I will spend the day at the Hemeroteca Municipal de Madrid. I hope there will be some late Easter eggs waiting for me!
📚 Congreso “Mujeres y escrituras de comunidad en la España de la Edad Moderna (siglos XVI–XVIII)”
The first proofs of _Redrawing Europe's Literary Map_ are now off again to the production team. It was quite fiddly work because of the different languages involved and so many authors mentioned - a big shout out to our very professional indexer, Eline van der Veken!
Fully-funded three-year PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century
Based at @sydney.edu.au (with Nicola Parsons) and @glasgow.ac.uk (with me), working with collections in Australia and Scotland.
Deadline April 21st - please circulate!
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Something for the colleagues at the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow @dimitrafimi.bsky.social @edunorte.bsky.social
I am sure Michel de Montaigne would write a lovely essay about this, if he lived today.
I would enjoy the proof reading...
The stage looked very different from the balcony, high up under the rafters.
Thank you!
Come and work with us at Glasgow! Full time permanent post in History of Art: lecturer in material and visual culture with specialism in dress history or textile history. Details below 👇
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Aaaaaand - the first proofs of _Redrawing Europe's Literary Map: Transnational Circulations of Literature 1850-1920_ have arrived... I am a bit scared to open them.
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A clump of lilac crocus flowers, three of them open and showing their dark yellow stems.
The sun came out today and the crocuses opened!
@glalarn.bsky.social is delighted to host this event to commemorate the life and legacy of indigenous activist Berta Cáceres. If in Glasgow, book your free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rememberin...
Tomorrow! In person at university of Glasgow and online
Sign the petition to save languages and intercultural studies at Heriot-Watt university. Friends there going through drastic times. They have an incredible interpreter training programme there
Y también es interesante ver dónde desaparece el dinero al final...
After 10 years, it's getting more real! Brill has put on their website a per-announcement of our collaborative volume Redrawing Europe's Literary Map: Transnational Circulations of Women's Writing 1850-1920 brill.com/display/titl...
A poster, background image is a copperplate engraving form a 16th century book, displaying a man that holds a heavy stone in his right hand and has feathers in his left hand. The right hand hangs down on his side, the left hand is raised to the sky, towards a representation of God, who appears in the top left corner, in-between clouds. The man has his back towards the viewer. The text of the poster is: Spring 2026 Seminar Series Designing women: the unillustrated moral devices of Perrault’s Fairy Tales Jennifer Taylor, University of Reading Thursday, 19 February 2026, 5 p.m. In-person: Archives and Special Collections Seminar Room, University of Glasgow Library (level 12) Online: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/h94mrxCSS02mfkQdhPGYkw A contemporary emblem book — wings and stones Ingrid Hoepel, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Thursday, 05 March 2026, 5 p.m. In-person: TalkLab, University of Glasgow Library (level 3) Online: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/4Vdt43WFQd2fgh_aV6oaUg Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity: the Comics Art of Frank Quitely David John Boyd and Julie Briand Boyd, University of Glasgow Thursday, 12 March 2026, 5 p.m. (book launch) In partnership with Leuven University Press. In-person: University Bookshop, Fraser Building Online: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/mI2-cHm0S5iPKJk2kZxGeQ Various locations, click on each event for find out more. ALL WELCOME.
It's here, and it's live -- our Spring 2026 Seminar Series has just been announced. All welcome!
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Knitting in Scotland is in press and published by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social in June in illustrated hardback and Open Access. A real team effort.
The JSCS is excited to announce the Jo Labanyi Essay Prize, an annual award (of $750) for the best article published in the journal each year. The first winner will be named in early 2027 for articles published in 2026! More info at the link:
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Aaaaand - the first grant rejection of the year has arrived. Ach, well.
Excited to present some of my work on Austen theatricals behind bars tomorrow at @womenswritingassoc.bsky.social. Part of my forthcoming book Theatrical Afterlives: Nineteenth-Century Women’s Novels on the Stage @academic.oup.com
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#JaneAusten #Adaptation
@jenniebatchelor.bsky.social shares that applications are now open for her new Rare Books School course on "The Rise of Periodical Print Culture, 1700–1830." The course will run from the 12th-17th July 2026. More info at the Rare Books School website: buff.ly/hY81Dzi Thanks for #SharingYourNews!
Ein Touché-Comic: Bild 1 zeigt zwei Personen im Schnee, im Hintergrund sieht man eine Häuserzeile. Eine Person sagt zur anderen: „Mein Handy! Ich hab mein Handy verloren! Eben hatte ich es noch!“ Auf Bild 2 hat die andere Person ihr Handy in der Hand: „Keine Panik! Sei mal still, ich ruf Dich an!“. Bild 3 zeigt einen großen Schneemann, aus seinem Bauch kommt eine Sprechblase mit Musiknoten. Zwei vorbeigehende Personen sagen: „Vergiss es!“
Guten Morgen!