Title image of events and exhibitions brochure for Guildhall Library and Archive events, May-August 2025, celebrating the 600th anniversary of Guildhall Library. Highlighted is 'Shakespeare on the Ropes', Thursday 12th June, 6-8pm. Below is an image of a seventeenth century female rope dancer.
Lecture series!π©βπ« 'Performing (in) the Early Modern City': join myself, Dr Lydia Valentine, and Prof. Clare McManus Thursdays 29th May-12th June to hear about secret performance, sky-high performance, and the influence of civic performance on race-making in early modern London.
π§΅more info below!
08.04.2025 10:20
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Macbeth(s)
This wide-ranging week of films spotlights the Bardβs most screen adapted work.
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social is hosting a Macbeth festival that looks demonically good: www.bam.org/film/2025/ma...
31.03.2025 23:09
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Can't wait for #shax2025 where I'll be offering a double bill about Joe Papp, James Earl Jones, and the invention of American Shakespeare.
16.03.2025 14:22
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@susananderson.bsky.social @harrymccarthy.bsky.social and I are excited to announce a CfP for Shakespeare/Movement for the Arden Shakespeare Intersections series. More info attached but if you'd like to grab Susan or me for more details or to discuss ideas @saaupdates.bsky.social then please do!
11.03.2025 17:20
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B&L is starting a search for new general editors! Please share widely and reach out with any questions. The editorial team will be at #shax2025 and happy to talk about your vision for this amazing journal.
07.03.2025 15:34
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I say we all show up in the lobby with picnic blankets and booze.
05.03.2025 13:46
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We love Restoration Shakespeare almost as much as we love free books! I cannot wait to jump into this little treat.
19.02.2025 01:23
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Congratulations! Welcome to the other side?!
17.02.2025 03:26
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Love to hear that! Valerie and I wrote a paper on older shax actresses for @emer.bsky.social's forthcoming (?) collection! It's an important conversation.
11.02.2025 13:56
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if you want to think about doing something constructive, probably would be a good idea to start thinking about how to lobby city/state governments to do a short term emergency stimulus for businesses like restaurants whose margins can't sustain a 25% increase for even a week, let alone a month
02.02.2025 00:11
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Once more, I will be hosting the Book Party at the @saaupdates.bsky.social annual conference this year! If you published a book in 2024 and want to be part of the celebration, please email me at LGeddes@adelphi.edu.
22.01.2025 02:03
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Proooooooofs!!!
08.01.2024 23:01
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My 13 year old is applying to high schools in New York and has to write four separate essays about what she would contribute to her new schoolβs environment. How do we make this into a 650 word essay?
10.10.2023 13:19
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@gway.bsky.social to the rescue.
10.10.2023 13:15
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Sign me up!!
10.10.2023 13:14
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Awww! Cannot wait to read the new work.
10.10.2023 13:13
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We're hiring in Film Studies at OSU!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/258...
21.09.2023 20:39
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