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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

@gwr.com seriously!???!!! What kind of an upgrade is this to your website and app!!! Cant display tix booked before 23 Feb; requests to use PDfs of tix; unable to amend tix before that booking date. Extra inconvenience to your customers; frankly this sucks!

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Splendid evening @southbankcentre.bsky.social celebrating @wasafirimag.bsky.social Nee Writing Prize. Beautiful readings, Great Panel on Literary Translation and moving speeches from the winners! The panel of judges was chaired this year by Romesh Gunesekera - Congratulations, team!!!!

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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

'I want to remove the fingers of accusation that are always directed at others, and instead hold up a mirror. Because at some point the other becomes the self.' Stella Gaitano’s #PENPinterPrize Writer of Courage 2025 speech is now in #PENTransmissions. pentransmissions.com/2025/10/17/s...

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Stella Gaitano’s PEN Pinter Prize Writer of Courage 2025 Speech

Stella Gaitano, PEN Pinter Prize Writer of Courage 2025.

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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Leila Aboulela, winner of the #PENPinterPrize 2025, has announced writer, journalist and human rights activist, Stella Gaitano, as this year’s Writer of Courage. www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...

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Leila Aboulela shares PEN Pinter Prize 2025 with Stella Gaitano - News & Events - English PEN

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Dr Pauline McGonagle @pgmcgonagle.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

What a wonderful resource.

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Wasafiri is a magazine that thrives and survives from the support of our community. Deputy Chair of Trustees, @flostadt.bsky.social, speaks about Wasafiri as an extraordinary forum for writing and ideas from across the globe. Please consider subscribing to support our work: buff.ly/fKcSUXL

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

And southasianbritain.org is live - 33 months in the making - partnership by @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social & @britishlibrary.bsky.social, funded by @ukri.org/ahrc - 750+ entries, 30+oral histories, newly digitised archival docs & more; spread the word

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Home | South Asian Britain

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Join us for our first event in Cardiff on 22 July at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff in collaboration with South Asian Heritage Trust for South Asian Heritage Month. More details and how to book via this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-asia... #RootsToRoutes #SouthAsianHeritageMonth

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South Asian Britain: A sound bath & discussion

Join us for a sound bath, followed by a discussion, to launch the new South Asian Britain digital resource, with South Asian Heritage Month.

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of his articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive, each introduced by @flostadt.bsky.social‬, Deputy Chair and Trustee of Wasafiri. Read & access here:

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – A Tribute through the Wasafiri Archive

In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A brilliant winner for a most spellbinding book in a glorious translation that sets a new benchmark- many congratulations 🥳

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Fabulous Event coming up at @wasafirimag.bsky.social loved this novel so much!

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

If you're an early-career researcher (incl. PhD students) in contemporary literature, submit your unpublished work to the 2025 Wasafiri Essay Prize by 30 June for a chance to win publication, cash, academic mentoring, and a Wasafiri subscription. buff.ly/eBXbXTz

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Watch @noreenmasud.bsky.social – Life Writing judge for the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – talk about her own unconventional journey to becoming a memoirist, and what she's hoping to find in entries this year. Prize deadline is 30 June. buff.ly/QYxxQTa

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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Fredric Jameson produced some of the most important Marxist cultural criticism of the twentieth century. To celebrate what would have been his 91st birthday, we're offering up to 40% off his titles.

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Fredric Jameson was born April 14, 1934

Fredric Jameson produced some of the most important Marxist cultural criticism of the twentieth century. To celebrate what would have been his 91st birthday, we're offering up to 40% off his titles. F...

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This was such an important doc but also one that highlighted the fact how unwilling some are in the UK to confront the fact that colonialism was a violent system of oppression that continues to reverberate…

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Great to hear Amitav Ghosh introduce his new book, Wild Fiction in a wide ranging conversation with Pankaj Mishra #books

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Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

There's still time to apply for an IES Fellowship! We will consider all topics within the field of English Studies, the history of the book, manuscript studies & palaeography, bibliography, textual scholarship & scholarly editing. Deadline: 10 April More info here: ies.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/...

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Fellowship Applications and Renewals

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

As Abdulrazak Gurnah‘s latest, Theft, has just been published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social, I’m resharing this excellent in conversation, This Cultural Life from 2022 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Me and countless other authors today…😂

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The Curriculum and Assessment Review in England released interim findings this week - and sparked debate about the future of EBacc at GCSE. Dr Lynton Lees sets out why EBacc matters and the dangers of pitting subjects against each other:

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Curriculum Review: The case for broadening - not abolishing - EBacc

Would removing EBacc increase access to arts and other SHAPE subjects? It’s not clear that it would.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Weekend Reading - excited to start Abdulrazak Gurnah’s latest - Theft

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Retrograde at the Apollo theatre 🎭 is a must see- a stunning play about Sidney Poitier, moral choices, Hollywood and principles. A play that I loved at the Kiln theatre that has now even more urgency. Powerful central performances and exquisite direction by Amit Sharma

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

While it might now be well known that the International Women's Day was instituted at the International Socialist Congress in Copenhagen in 1910, it is little known that the Paris-based Indian revolutionary Madame Cama also attended the congress. As one Danish newspaper reported:

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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We all know who the judges are and how the judging works on Strictly but do you know how the Olivier awards work? Alongside my thoughts on the runners and riders, let me explain. www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/oliv...

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David Benedict: Olivier Awards 2025 – what can we learn from this year's nominations?

This year’s Olivier nominations are dominated by shows affiliated with Tim Sheader, in particular Fiddler on the Roof with a well-deserved 13 nods

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who has joined us for User Experience workshops and surveys across February. This was truly enriching and so helpful for us as a team. We are working hard on implementing the recommendation. Keep your eyes peeled for the launch of the digital resource in summer 2025.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/03/2025

Please share:)

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Prof Sunny Singh @profsunnysingh.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Reshare

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 27/02/2025

Please share :)

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thank you all who contributed to our user experience workshops in February. Your suggestions have been most helpful. Keep your eyes open for more updates in the coming months. The Resource, South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories launches in July. project.southasianbritain.org/digital-reso...

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Digital Resource

The interactive digital resource is a central part of this project. It will consist of around 750 interconnected entries on people, events, organisations and places, to demonstrate the long and embedd...

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Our project team member @flostadt.bsky.social recently contributed to the project partner @britishlibrary.bsky.social Discovering Literature Learning Resources. To Find out more context on @tanikagupta.bsky.social's seminal play The Empress, visit padlet.com/discovering_...

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Tanika Gupta’s The Empress: historical context

All content is available for educational purposes only, unless otherwise stated. All collection items held by British Library, unless otherwise stated.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Well Manchester you did not disappoint- if you get the chance make your way over to IWM North to visit the wonderful Chila Kumari Singh Burman exhibition.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A long list to get excited about - looking forward to reading!!!!

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Auf geht’s Deutschland- Heute geht es um Alles, wofür wir einstehen, dass wir aus unseren dunkelsten Kapiteln gelernt haben - geht wählen, wählt demokratische Parteien und lasst die neo-Faschisten mit bürgerlichen Anstrich außen vor 🗳️ Zeit Farbe zu bekennen und Zeichen zu setzen

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I’d say go for the double bill - pre-order your 25% off new release @waterstones.bsky.social and then top up with @betarish.bsky.social latest to get your free delivery - bosh

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

My article in today’s Observer about the German elections (the title and the piece reference this outstanding poem by the technologist, storyteller and activist @emily.gorcen.ski: emilygorcenski.com/post/the-tim...)

Photo of my article on the German elections in today’s Observer, “Anti-migrant hate is flourishing in Germany’s ‘time of the cowards’”. The title and the article refer to an outstanding poem by the technologist, storyteller and activist Emily Gorcenski.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Light of Passage is a stunning beautiful piece of dance - words can’t capture how much it moved me…

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Preparing to delete our Xitter account -- need to preserve some old 🧵s! Here's one about the bizarre connection between the "Sudden" novels--a series of pulp westerns--and the pop culture of Mizoram in Northeast India.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

giving this event another shout out - happening at@maxminervas.bsky.social join me on Thursday, 20 Feb for this in conversation with Santanu Bhattacharya to talk about his latest novel Deviants published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We have compiled a wide ranging list of resources with holdings across the uk to research British South Asian histories - have a look via the link below and give us a follow; more news 📰 coming up as we hear up to the launch of our digital resource South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

A key part of ‘Remaking Britain’ is archival research, which involves locating materials on British South Asian histories across the UK. Our website has a list of archives that you can visit to learn more about your local South Asian histories: project.southasianbritain.org/archives/ #history

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