Dr Jenny Stevens

Reminder: Applications are open for the 2026–27 @malorieblackman.bsky.social Scholarships for Unheard Voices. This is your chance to receive up to £1,000 towards City Lit writing courses. Applications close 8 Feb 2026. @citylitwriting.bsky.social

Apply now: www.citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blac...

Now in its second edition, 'Essential Shakespeare: The Arden Guide to Text and Interpretation' by Pamela Bickley & @drjennyst-hann.bsky.social is the go-to guide to help undergraduates navigate their way through university Shakespeare, examining 16 key plays.

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Key Texts of 20th and 21st century drama: Arthur Miller, James Graham, Phillip McMahon This course will explore the concerns, styles and influences of three dramatic texts from the 20th and 21st centuries and how they reflect the social, political and cultural conditions in which they w...

Join me @citylit.bsky.social to explore how the art and craft of drama can illuminate significant moments of time and place. This 10-week course covers Arthur Miller's 'A View from the Bridge', James Graham's 'This House' and Phillip McMahon's 'Once Before I Go'. www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/key-...

Shakespere and Montaigne by Jacob Feis (1884)

Shakspere and Montaigne
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Throwback Thursday presents this 1884 publication by Jacob Feis that examines the connections between Hanlet and the contemporary ideas presented in the writings of Michel Montaigne

New from @englishassociation.bsky.social! English opens doors: fliers with info on skills and careers for English students, teachers, parents now available to download. englishassociation.ac.uk/english-open...

There are now 100+ plays in the Methuen Drama Student Editions series and these are just some of the latest publications! Proud to be one of the series editors - there’s much more to come! @methuendrama.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Write a short story in a weekend Turn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable ...

I love teaching Write a Short Story in a Weekend (in person) for @citylit.bsky.social Generate a story from scratch with lots of feedback & discussion. £119, London, Sat 31 May and Sun 1 June. www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...

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My book has a cover! A history of Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida in performance, from John Dryden's Restoration adaptation to the rediscovery of the play in the twentieth century.
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Half-way through @youngvictheatre riveting production of James Graham’s ‘Punch’ and heartened to see several school groups in the audience. Taking students to a theatre on a school day to see a play that’s not on their exam syllabus must be a cause for celebration 🎉

Front cover of 'Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England' by Hannah Jeans, which shows a line drawing of a woman reading

On 10 April we publish 'Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England', by Hannah Jeans bit.ly/4c7Oufy

Hannah's is the next (and 22nd) title in the RHS New Historical Perspectives book series for early career historians, with @ihr.bsky.social & @uolpress.bsky.social

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Les quatre cents coups, Truffaut (1959)

With university departmental closures are we seeing the emergence of geographical 'cold spots' for social science/humanities/arts (SHAPE) subjects? We've developed a new beta mapping tool using HESA data to enable you to explore the situation by subject www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

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As a lifelong insomniac, this has cheered me up no end!

📣 We are accepting applications until 2 FEBRUARY for City Lit's 2025-26 Malorie Blackman Scholarships for Unheard Voices. Winners will be selected by acclaimed writer @malorieblackman.bsky.social

Learn more: www.citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blac...

#CityLit #Writing #MalorieBlackman

Shakespeare, Ecology and Adaptation How can we tune into the ecological dynamics of Shakespeare's plays? How can we adapt those plays to address current environmental crises? This is the first boo…

New year, new books!

Out today, 'Shakespeare, Ecology and Adaptation' by Alys Daroy & Paul Prescott is a practical guide fusing Shakespearean ecocriticism with adaptation studies, complete with an extensive companion website.

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Classic Drama: Agamemnon, ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore, The Way of the World We will read and discuss three classic plays: Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, John Ford’s ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore and William Congreve’s The Way of the World. Focusing closely on structure, language and tone, w...

Come to City Lit and explore tales of passion, revenge and intrigue in three classic plays: 'Agamemnon', ''Tis Pity She's a Whore', and 'The Way of the World'. This 11 week course begins on 20th January and there are only a few places remaining! www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/clas...

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: As You Like It In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of As You Like It from the Oxford World's Classic series.

There's still time to sign up for Prof Emma Smith's free #Shakespeare webinar series starting 6 Jan at 6pm. Emma will be discussing 'As You Like It' with Todd Borlik.

They will discuss the play & how we might approach it differently in the twenty-first century.

Register now! Open to all!

Yes, the interactions with the audience were great - there was a wonderful moment in today’s performance when Sir Andrew squeezed in next to a young person taking notes (it’s a popular A Level text) and proceeded to write something in their notebook.

Yes! Such elegant, intelligent use of the Orange Tree’s small theatre space. I hesitated over booking a standing ticket (the only ones available), but barely noticed the lack of a seat.

First theatre trip of 2025: ‘Twelfth Night’ @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social One of the finest Shakespeare productions I’ve seen in a long, long time. Many thanks to @starcrossed2018.bsky.social for prompting me to go!

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Would you like to come on our podcast and talk about what you love about Philip Larkin's work? It could be a favourite poem, novel, letter, review or article. Or one of his contemporaries - Amis, Pym, Lawrence, Jennings, Frost for example? We're looking for new guests, so do get in touch.

Nice to connect with you, too, and thanks for adding me to the starter pack. I'll certainly encourage #ardenshakespeare to join (and various other Shakespeare-related institutions still to put in an appearance ...)

Good to share the NT shelves with you!

Emerging Scholars in Premodern Critical Race Studies A virtual symposium highlighting the research of emerging scholars working on race and race-making before 1800.

This is the good stuff. www.newberry.org/calendar/eme...

Two new poems of mine are up on the Dirigible Balloon website. Huge thanks to @humble Here’s one about waiting for Xmas. dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Waiting...

The Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize | The English Association The competition is open to any sixth form student of English literature. The English Association

Wonderful to see teachers and students engaging with screen adaptation of Shakespeare! This @englishassociation.bsky.social competition might be of interest englishassociation.ac.uk/the-betty-ha...