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EFACIS @efacis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We have some exciting events linked to the EFACIS Kaleidoscope 3 project coming up in Leuven and Brussels! More information via the QR codes in the posters or at ghum.kuleuven.be/lcis #cultur2026 @deptcultureirl.bsky.social

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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We have heard the very sad news that Nini Rodgers died yesterday, after a period spent in a nursing home. Her former colleagues in the School remember her fondly, while others will have known Nini through her ground-breaking research on the history of slavery and Ireland.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Noord-Ierland *werd* niet onderdeel van het VK, maar bleef dat – Ierland was dat al sinds de Act of Union van 1800. Ook vlakt dit artikel de rol van unionistisch geweld na de Good Friday Agreement af – deze route ligt juist daarom extra gevoelig. En het sektarische geweld gaat terug tot de 17e eeuw.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Out now: the special issue of Éire-Ireland on death and the Irish diaspora I guest-edited with the excellent @sophcocooper.bsky.social. Featuring eleven fascinating essays on all sorts of deathy stuff. Absolutely delighted with how the project turned out. 💀https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/57682

The cover of Éire-Ireland 61.1-2, featuring an engraving by Irish painter John Lavery which shows a man and a woman in a sort of punt. The woman is propelling the boat with a pole.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I've a poem in this issue: www.abridged.zone/marisol-mend.... Abridged is always worth your time -- excellent mag.

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Marisol Mendez / Chris Cusack | Abridged Zone

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“The apocalypse is cheaper than therapy” —a student in my course on the end times

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

raise your hand if wikipedia has higher standards than your own university

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Publishing this week. Really thrilled with the result.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

As the prospective editor of a leading international journal in the field of neuroscience and civil engineering I'd love to publish your work.

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I love how this reads as if Ralph Vaughan Williams’ was intent on reviving the dead villagers and creating an undead horde of zombie folk singers.

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Tina Morin @drtinamorin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

My contributor’s copy of this fine collection arrived today. Thank you to the editors, @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social, Bridget English, and @drreznicek.bsky.social, for including me!

A book on a desk. The book features the title The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature and the names of its editors. The cover image is A Funeral Procession (1900), by Charles Alfred Mills.

A page of the book with the title ‘Why do you bring your dead bodies littering here?’ The Corpse and the Comic Gothic in Romantic-era Irish Women’s Writing.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“The apocalypse is cheaper than therapy” —a student in my course on the end times

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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

📚 Recently published | The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature is available now! This is the first book to centre on the figure of the corpse in Irish literature, and it ranges from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. Discover more here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Love Vintage's French "Folio"-adjacent design. www.gallimard.fr/collections/...

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Fans of early 19th century Irish history! Gather round! We have a lovely event on @ullibrary.bsky.social on 22 Jan (next week) on the world behind the Ordnance Survey maps - free and all are most welcome. Just book your place via this link & tell your friends! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Programme for the event, featuring David Fleming, Niamh NicGhabhann, Rebecca O’Regan, Joseph Curran, Jay Roszman and Cat Porter

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Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Putting it out there!

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I miss the days when expensive academic books were at least well-made, rather than crappy print-on-demand units that have weak bindings, use terrible paper, and smell weird.

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Jeroen Dera @jjmdera.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Wil je promoveren op jongeren die wél lezen in tijden van digitalisering en ontlezing? Ik zoek twee promovendi binnen mijn Vidi-project 'Anatomy of the #Bookish'! Solliciteren kan tot 1 maart. www.ru.nl/werken-bij/v...

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Promovendus: literaire cultuur onder jongeren | Radboud Universiteit

Als Promovendus in literaire cultuur onder jongeren werken bij Faculteit der Letteren? Bekijk hier de vacature!

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I miss the days when expensive academic books were at least well-made, rather than crappy print-on-demand units that have weak bindings, use terrible paper, and smell weird.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I definitely think we need more books like that!

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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

English academic friends: @deborahlam.bsky.social and I have been gushing to each other about how much we love THE POCKET INSTRUCTOR for teaching inspo. are there any other good teaching exercise collections out there that we've been sleeping on? i have Showalter and Collier

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I'm also interested in @johannawinant.bsky.social and @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social's Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century, but haven't been able to have a look yet! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

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Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century

A user’s guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Not as hands-on as the Pocket Instructor, but the MLA Options for Teaching series is also useful! And Bloomsbury have a range of useful pedagogical texts (in addition to Collier), e.g. Making Poetry Happen and A Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers.

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Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland @ssnci.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We are delighted that Catriona Kennedy will give the @ssnci.bsky.social annual lecture on 'Women & Irish politics in the age of revolution'!! It will be held @nlireland.bsky.social on 22 January. For more see www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

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Amazon, aristocrat or democrat?

Women and Irish politics in the age of revolution

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David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

One of the best literary journals anywhere, outside and in, is @winterpapers.bsky.social. Their open submissions period for the 2026 issue is 14-28 February. Everything will be read and replied to early August. The editing is excellent: acute & sympathetic. Have a go! winterpapers.com/submissions

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Winter Papers Submissions

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

That's the one I'm currently reading (after careful consideration!). So far, I think it reads quite well. I think this was done before they became a translation machine?

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Thank you! And that's definitely praise to be proud of! I love her work.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Finalising the syllabus tomorrow. Give me all your suggestions!

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Georgina Laragy at TCD would be the person to talk to for Dublin. You may be able to find other useful names here: docs.google.com/document/u/0.... For NYC, Sally Raudon at Cambridge might be of interest?

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The Dead Body in Ireland: an interdisciplinary conference - Schedule

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Definitely going to give Origin of Symmetry a spin. Been a while.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The song's much longer than I remember.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Cheers! I know the hack, but even that no longer always seems to work. It appears to be an intensifying feedback loop, so everything will only get worse... Time to bring back proper encyclopedias, I suppose.

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Chris Cusack @fearfuljoycuit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It's terrifying just how swiftly search engines have become completely unusable. Just layer upon layer of AI shite.

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