Reposted by Claire ConnollyCentre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 06/10/2026TODAY 🥳 021
Reposted by Claire ConnollyMatthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Bodleian, I shall be in you, kindling your 🔥. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/o... (and thanks to @richove.bsky.social for the very kind invitation).visit.bodleian.ox.ac.ukTextpocalypse Now: The Political Economy of Writing in the Age of AIMatthew Kirschenbaum considers the status of writing in an era when what we read online is increasingly written by machines 0181
Reposted by Claire ConnollyBen Mechen @benmechen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Some fascinating Collaborative Doctoral Awards on offer here at the BL, including a great history of sexuality/book history/library history project relating to the Rund Collection of 19th/20thC erotic books and ephemera www.bl.uk/services/res...bl.ukCollaborative Doctoral Landscape AwardsFully-funded and jointly supervised studentships across four developing research areas. 33942
Reposted by Claire ConnollyLauren Arrington @laurenarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026⭐starred review in Publishers Weekly for BOHEMIANS ON THE BREADLINE: "an exceptional survey....an invigorating window into a too-brief time when the U.S. government promoted art as a civic good." available to preorder now & in stores December 8th @stmartinspress.bsky.social www.laurenarrington.com 252
Reposted by Claire ConnollyTim Groenland @groenbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For International Translation Day, here's a dataset that me and Michaela Králová have put together on the publication of translated literature in Ireland over the past decade or so: zenodo.org/records/2304...zenodo.orgTranslated Literature Published in Ireland, 2016-2025The Dataset This dataset collects titles of translated literature published by Irish publishers between the year 2016 and 2025. It includes any print edition of a literary title published by a publish... 1229
Reposted by Claire ConnollyJames O’Sullivan @jamesosullivan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Marian Keyes' writing is a powerful force for social change Women's commercial fiction — or chick lit as it is dismissively called — helps to shape society in subtle ways, writes @mariabbutler.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comMarian Keyes' writing is a powerful force for social changeWomen's commercial fiction — or chick lit as it is dismissively called — helps to shape society in subtle ways, writes Dr Maria Butler 043
Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Evening swims AND evening vegetables #autumn #speirgorm 0100
Reposted by Claire ConnollyBC_Gemma @bcgemma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Glossy Ibises, West Cork - exotic visitors. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 1456
Reposted by Claire ConnollyNHM Library and Archives @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thomas Pennant's (1726-1798) body of work spanned natural history, antiquities and travel. To celebrate his tercentenary, we've added his correspondence and catalogues to our Digital Special Collections: buff.ly/ZFULOe0. #Manuscripts #18thCentury #HistoryOfScience #HistoryOfNaturalHistory 1218
Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Evening swims are still a thing #speirgorm 190
Reposted by Claire ConnollyRobbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm very excited to be giving the 2026-27 W.J. Alexander Lecture in English Literature on October 15th at University College, University of Toronto! It will be called "Joseph Brant's Unwritten History: Towards an Indigenous Antiquarianism."uc.utoronto.caJoseph Brant’s Unwritten History: Towards an Indigenous Antiquarianism | University College U of T 34613
Reposted by Claire ConnollyCleo O’Callaghan Yeoman @drcleoocy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Looking forward to teaching Austen’s Teenage Writings for the first time this afternoon - and delighted to have a piece on Austen’s Scottish female contemporaries published in @uk.theconversation.com this morning! theconversation.com/the-two-scot... @uccresearch.bsky.socialtheconversation.comThe two Scottish female novelists who outsold and inspired Jane AustenThey are practically unknown today ,but Susan Ferrier and Mary Brunton gave Jane Austen a run for her money. 03613
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDes Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The @radhumslab.bsky.social are pleased to announce 'Against Automation: Resisting AI Futures in Teaching and Research,' November 20th, @ucc.ie. With Dan McQuillan, Patrick Brodie, Masoumeh Mansouri, and Jennie Stephens. Tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/against-au... 25120
Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What a treat to come and what a cover! Killjoy Comedy by @rabarr.bsky.social from @uvapress.bsky.social 050
Reposted by Claire ConnollyRachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026After a short hiatus, we are now accepting applications to our visiting scholar program. More info to be found on this page: www.sprachlit.lmu.de/carsoncenter... #envhum #envhist #researchstay #RCC 02515
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDes Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's cooooooooooooooming (credit @stephenroddy.bandcamp.com) 2286
Reposted by Claire ConnollyIrish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Introducing the Irish Play Series, a trio of new plays by Irish writers being held in the Boston area in 2026/27 With a focus on contemporary Irish culture & women writers & directors, the series facilitates the exchange of ideas & opportunities for the next generation of artists 131
Reposted by Claire ConnollyRos Ballaster @ballasterros.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX678/t... We are looking for a special scholar to lead our remarkable team in 18th century literature @engfac.bsky.socialjobs.ac.ukThomas Warton Professorship of English Literature at University of OxfordDiscover an exciting academic career path as a Thomas Warton Professorship of English Literature at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today! 03642
Reposted by Claire ConnollyKelly E. Sullivan @real-immirage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Launching my novel The Moose Lottery from @stanchion.bsky.social at @gihnyu.bsky.social Thursday evening, 6pm! NYC folks, please join for a reading and conversation with the brilliant Abby Bender! Register at Glucksman Ireland House NYU 084
Reposted by Claire ConnollyFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is far more than a walking tour This is real Cork A side of city the 'status quo brigade' don't want you to know The spectacle has emerged from 8 years of immersive research, foundation of #DerelictIreland movement Next one is this Saturday 11am Hope to see you there Book ffud.art #speirghormffud.artWalking Tours | Street Art | TShirts | Photos | ChalkSee a different side to Cork City: Walking Tours with a Dereliction Twist. Join Frank + Jude for an urban exploration that’s much more than just another walking tour. Discover hidden heritage, abandon... 0114
Reposted by Claire ConnollyGodwin_lives @pamelaclemit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Final proof (let’s hope) has arrived for indexing (620 pages). Thanks to all those waiting & watching. #AmIndexing #TheLongestJourneyglobal.oup.com 0174
Reposted by Claire ConnollyRhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026As Chris Evans's excellent book 'Slave Wales' (2010) points out, "capital-poor upland Wales was an unlikely point of origin for major slave merchants" and investors of the kind recorded in this database, but major industries like Welsh copper and slate were heavily enmeshed in the slave economy 1132
Reposted by Claire ConnollyEvelien Geerts @egeertsphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Delighted that @gemakloppe.bsky.social, Yasmine Ahmed & I were awarded a large UCC SATLE grant for our critical pedagogical memes project! www.ucc.ie/en/collectiv... Expect more memes project news in the weeks to come @uccresearch.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.socialucc.ieSATLE grant awarded for the interdisciplinary "Thinking-with Memes" project | University College CorkLearn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus. 111
Reposted by Claire ConnollyLaura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@oneillsb.bsky.social will be talking about his fabulous new book ‘Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955’. Can’t wait! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....liverpooluniversitypress.co.ukIrish Culture and Partition, 1920–1955 | HomeStephen O’Neill is Teaching Fellow in Twentieth Century Literature at the School of English, Trinity College Dublin. 171
Reposted by Claire ConnollyThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 13/09/2026irishtimes.comThe five-decade love story of a forgotten Irish literary power couplePadraic Colum’s death made front-page news in the New York Times in 1972, while F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway feared his wife Mary’s rapier wit 056
Reposted by Claire ConnollyJohn Borgonovo @drjohnborgonovo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Prof David Dickson gave a tour de force in his plenary address to close out Day 1 of ‘Cork Histories’. Day 2 starting now 0124
Reposted by Claire ConnollyBrycchan Carey @brycchancarey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026For those who missed it, here’s the two pages of the @bsecs.bsky.social conference programme for 1988: no parallel sessions and a field trip to Kenwood House. This and four boxes of other documents I am transferring from my shed to a new BSECS archive at the @voltaire.ox.ac.uk Foundation in Oxford. 0165
Reposted by Claire Connollydeven parker @devenparker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026ROMANTIC MEDIA AND WARTIME NETWORKS, my first monograph, is out today with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. It tells the story of how the state revolutionized its wartime communication networks in the Romantic period and how writers responded to - and resisted - this media revolution. 64419
Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Congratulations to my colleague @edelsemple.bsky.social - surely no previous Pericles has had such a cool cover! #Shakespeare 030
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Looking forward to speaking this coming Thursday (10th) on Cosmopolitan United Irishman David Bailie Warden at the North Down Museum, Bangor. This is part of a 2 day conference on the 1798 Rising held in Bangor (10th) and Downpatrick (11th). Tickets here: www.newrymournedown.org/conference-e...newrymournedown.orgConference Exploring the Untold Stories of 1798 Taking Place in DownNewry, Mourne and Down District Council has partnered with Ards and North Down Borough Council for a special two-day conference dealing with new perspectives on the people and events that shaped the 1 052
Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026What a very distracting item to find in my mailbox in the first week of the semester! 🤩 Thanks @cormackinsella.bsky.social 😎👌 #booksky 070
Reposted by Claire ConnollyFrancesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I'm really looking forward to the #GMS2026 Gender & Creativity conference next week! It will in fact be registration week here at UCC, so it feels like I will be claiming an extra week for research before the semester begins. I'll hope to bring news of fascinating new research back to my students! 152
Reposted by Claire ConnollyKerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I’m really looking forward to this: the first event of several in the next few weeks for Women, Walking. First up I’m with Josie Giles whose gorgeous essay opens up the collection. Come join us at Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh next week: lighthousebookshop.com/events/women...lighthousebookshop.comLighthouse | Women, Walking: A Radical anthology of writing on nature and belonging 061
Reposted by Claire ConnollyStephanie Rains 🪼 @acidrains.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy Monday #speirgorm 0161
Reposted by Claire ConnollyRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026What happened when the flapper reached Ireland in the 1920s? A new book finds that the flapper was very much a real presence on the streets and boreens of Jazz Age Ireland. By @eileenhoganucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie & Louise Ryan @londonmetuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieWhat happened when the flapper reached Ireland in the 1920s?While she featured in the nightmares of bishops and fantasies of advertisers, the flapper was also very much a real presence in Jazz Age Ireland 073
Reposted by Claire Connolly𝕰𝔦𝖑𝔢𝖊𝔫 𝔐. 𝕳𝔲𝖓𝔱 @eileenmhunt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026That feeling when you complete a 377,254 word book manuscript and send it in! And to top it off, it's Wollstonecraft's Selected Writings for the C21. Oxford Authors series! A dream come true! 4171
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDeidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This #19thc painting, "Hecklers," my #caturday contribution, is evidently about the trials of apartment living & about a singing lesson that no one else--not even the cat--enjoys. I've had reason to consider it today, as I look forward to the season when I can at last leave my study windows CLOSED. 1264
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDes Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Listen, if we're going to censure everyone who keeps PhD students on his personal farm and gradually feeds them into the maw of a transatlantic death cult we might as well just shut down the humanities altogether. 414536
Reposted by Claire ConnollyMartin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I spoke to Sebastian Barry for A Hosting and again about his new book to update it for today’s Irish Times. He felt out of place growing up and had difficult relationships with his parents. The Newer World continues his exploration of identity and belonging www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...irishtimes.comSebastian Barry: ‘My mother was interesting, extravagant. It was difficult to be a child of such a person’The author on his latest novel, The Newer World, his difficult relationship with his parents, and feeling out of place growing up as a Dublin Protestant 081
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDale Townshend @dalegothic96.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Great news! Congratulations @michaelgamer33.bsky.social Richly deserved! 031
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDes Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm really looking forward to the @irishhumanities.bsky.social annual conference today and tomorrow. We're meeting at the site of the former Good Shepherd magdalene laundry in Waterford city, and beginning with an intervention from the Waterford Memories project. 1194
Reposted by Claire ConnollyCatharine Morris @catharinemorris.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The new issue of the TLS, out tomorrow @thetls.bsky.social 062
Reposted by Claire ConnollyRoyal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 03/09/2026This year the RIA is pleased to announce that in addition to the annual funding for archaeological research which is made possible by the support of the @nationalmons.bsky.social focused funding is also available for research into Norman Ireland www.ria.ie/grants/ 2132
Reposted by Claire ConnollyKeats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Please join us for our next 1819 Social Event: "How to Shape, Revise, & Submit Articles for Publication" with Dr. Lucy Morrison and Dr. Amelia Worsley! The event will be held on Zoom on Tuesday, September 8th at 5:00pm EDT. Register using the link below! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 01210
Reposted by Claire ConnollyJay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I made it into today’s Irish Times with an essay about the Queen’s Colleges and Empire. Always exciting to see one’s name in print. 2373
Reposted by Claire ConnollyKeats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The 2026 Curran Symposium is coming soon! This year's theme explores Mary Shelley’s genre-defining post-apocalyptic pandemic novel & its legacies. Register 2 weeks in advance in order to attend events. 📆 September 24th and 25th 📍University of Notre Dame #Curran2026 www.k-saa.org/blog/curran2...k-saa.org2026 Curran Symposium: THE LAST MAN AT 200–Imagining the Future After Environmental Disaster — K-SAAConsider joining us for our next Curran Symposium on the topic of Mary Shelley’s The Last Man (1826)! The event will take place on September 24th and 25th 2026 at the University ... 02012
Reposted by Claire ConnollyKeats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Still need to register for #Curran2026? See the event page to register by September 10th. Some events will be available by Zoom. www.k-saa.org/events/curra...k-saa.org2026 Curran Symposium: THE LAST MAN AT 200–Imagining the Future After Environmental Disaster — K-SAAWe are looking forward to our next Curran Symposium on the topic of Mary Shelley’s The Last Man . The event will take place on September 24th and 25th 2026 at the University of Notr... 063
Reposted by Claire ConnollyDeirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026IASIL 2027 CFP now live! Children of the Nation 28 June – 2 July 2027 University of Otago, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Aotearoa New Zealand #IrishStudies #AcademicSky #SpeirGorm Share widely! www.iasil.org/conference-2...iasil.orgCONFERENCE 2027: University of Otago, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka 28 June – 2 July 2027 – International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures 01515
Reposted by Claire ConnollyPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Feminist Miscarriage Project conference explores the multiple ways that people think & feel about pregnancy endings & calls for full-spectrum approach @miscarriageproject.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @niamhhj.bsky.social www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...ucc.ieFeminist Miscarriage Project conference explores the multiple ways that people think and feel about pregnancy endings and calls for full-spectrum approach | University College CorkLearn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus. 094
Reposted by Claire ConnollyFrancesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Had a chance to visit Plas Newydd, the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, on our most recent visit to the UK. I was struck by what a glorious collage it is of wood panelling and fragments of medieval stained glass. An incredible place! 0154