Reposted by Sylvia ShawRachel Malik @rachelmalik.bsky.social · 20/08/2026London People! Am teaching a five week course on Middlemarch, beginning 24 September. There are still a few places in the afternoon classhlsi.org.ukAutumn 2026: Middlemarch (afternoon class) – HLSI 22110
Reposted by Sylvia ShawElinor Taylor @elinormtaylor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Two fractional (0.3fte) lectureships at Westminster available (quite a tight application deadline): 1. Creative Writing (permanent): vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/vacancies/26... 2. English Language & Linguistics (2-year): vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/vacancies/26...vacancies.westminster.ac.ukLecturer in Creative Writing in Central London | University of WestminsterView details and apply for this Lecturer in Creative Writing vacancy in Central London. This post is part-time and permanent, 10.5 working hours per w eek. The salary stated above is the pro-rata a... 001
Reposted by Sylvia ShawMatt Charles @mattcharles.bsky.social · 24/07/2026My review of Peter E. Gordon's biography 'Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver' - in which I attempt to "out-aquatize" Gordon - has been published! Thanks to Sara Dominici, Robin Mills, and Kerstin Wright for help in editing. Here's a (limited) link to a free eprint: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WCTNU... 022
Reposted by Sylvia ShawRachel Malik @rachelmalik.bsky.social · 26/05/2026On the date of #BramStokerDracula publication in 1897, a piece I wrote on the Whitby of the novel, the modern spectacle of Dracula’s arrival on English soil, and the delights of @gladlib.bsky.socialgladstoneslibrary.orgRachel Malik on Horne’s Guide to Whitby and Dracula - Gladstone's LibraryA few of the many things I loved about my stay: The rook convention outside the library; window sills so wide you can organise your life on them; the giant woodpigeons; the mushroom quiche; that there... 1104
Reposted by Sylvia ShawRainbow Murray @rainbowmurray.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This paper was a long time in the making. I'm super excited to see it published. Using a feminist institutionalist framework and the French case study, I show how gendered expectations of behaviour shape parliamentary debate, especially when the cameras are on, and how this endures over time. 092
Reposted by Sylvia ShawIGALA 14 @igala14.bsky.social · 20/03/2026📢 IGALA 14 is coming to York St John University, UK | 21–23 July 2027! Theme: 'Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Times of Political Challenge' Follow for updates on keynote speakers, call for papers & more. Save the date! 📅 #IGALA14 #GenderAndLanguage #Linguistics #Conference2027 01211
Reposted by Sylvia ShawGraduate School, University of Westminster @uowgraduateschool.bsky.social · 10/04/2025We are the Graduate School Office at the University of Westminster. Follow us for all things Graduate School, including upcoming events and opportunities for doctoral researchers and general updates from the team 031
Reposted by Sylvia ShawSchool of Humanities, University of Westminster @wminhumanities.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Funded PhD Opportunity!!! @UniWestminster and @I_W _M are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October 2025 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. 024
Reposted by Sylvia ShawBradley Elliott @bradleyelliott.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Along with @lewisdartnell.bsky.social, @sylviashaw.bsky.social and Anna Christodoulou, I'm super excited to be bringing Famelab's London Regional Final to Westminster for 2025! Wednesday 2nd April www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-fam...eventbrite.co.ukLondon FameLab FinalExperience the excitement of the London FameLab Final! Enjoy engaging science talks as contestants compete for a place in the UK Final. 022
Reposted by Sylvia ShawDr Sara Dominici @saradominici.bsky.social · 18/03/2025I am very excited to announce a new fully funded PhD opportunity with Imperial War Museums: "'Convinced ambassadors of Empire’?: exploring the visual record of Black Caribbean men and women serving in the UK during the Second World War" Thank you for sharing! www.westminster.ac.uk/study/postgr... 02325
Reposted by Sylvia ShawSchool of Humanities, University of Westminster @wminhumanities.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Are you a #Dracula fan? That this event run by one of our #Gothic experts, Dr. Emma McEvoy, is for you! Prepare to be surprised by fascinating insights into the music of early Gothic literature! 🧛 ⚰️ 🦇 🎶 Tickets available from: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ buff.ly/42enrw7 032
Reposted by Sylvia ShawSchool of Humanities, University of Westminster @wminhumanities.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Fantastic event at the at RFS last night; the best poetry from 2024 was on showcase, but we are of course rooting for our own @hannahcopley.bsky.social, whose collection 'Lapwing' is as strong a contender as any! 🪽 🪶 🖋️ 0132
Reposted by Sylvia ShawBAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Nominations for the Judith Baxter Award are now open! See all information here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/judith-baxte... To nominate you must be part of our BAAL Sig!baalgensex.wordpress.comJudith Baxter AwardThe BAAL Language, Gender and Sexuality SIG was founded in 2005 by Judith Baxter and Jane Sunderland. Judith sadly passed away in February 2018 but her legacy lives on through the SIG. The Judith B… 037
Reposted by Sylvia ShawSchool of Humanities, University of Westminster @wminhumanities.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Interested in Language a Linguistics? From Swahili dialects to the endangered status of Cypriot Arabic, there is a diverse range of topics to learn about. Join one of our research seminars this semester. Open to all and accessible via ZOOM! See attached image for details. 👇👇👇 1124
