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Old words and old books: medieval, early modern, digital. she/her devanisingh.com
Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval women’s writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. You’re welcome.
07.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 237 🔁 87 💬 8 📌 4Fantastic news, Emma! Can’t wait to hear more
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Advertisement for book event, Cambridge 17 February.
Cambridge pals: I'll be discussing my new book with Devani Singh at Gates House on 17 Feb!
12.01.2026 09:53 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0Calling all EEBOlogists! Very happy to see this out @jiemakel.bsky.social @tolonen.bsky.social
09.11.2025 19:02 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very exciting! Congratulations, Callan!
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Cette année avec @modernmedieval.bsky.social, j'organise un webinaire gratuit pour élargir nos approches du médiévalisme et découvrir d'autres méthodologies.
C'est ouvert à tout le monde.
Le RT ne sauvera pas la France, mais est apprécié malgré tout.
www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
Today is publication day for PAPER AND THE MAKING OF EARLY MODERN LITERATURE! Available in paper or digital form www.pennpress.org/978151282744... @pennpress.bsky.social
30.09.2025 08:27 — 👍 248 🔁 69 💬 12 📌 8Many congratulations, Georgina! Looking forward to reading!
09.10.2025 06:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Fantastic to see it’s out in the world! Congratulations, James!
09.10.2025 06:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
Welcome to Switzerland, Abbie! You’re very welcome to attend the Geneva medieval and EM doctoral workshop any time. Send me an email if you’d like more info www.unige.ch/lettres/angl...
27.09.2025 06:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Am sorry to hear you’ve been ill, Daniel. May the writing come smoothly and swiftly!
16.07.2025 17:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Wonderful news, congratulations!
29.05.2025 05:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Looking forward to talking about histories of reading and discernment at beautiful @unil.bsky.social in a few weeks
16.05.2025 18:31 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Welcome to the Swiss Association of Medieval and Early Modern English Studies’ new account here on Bluesky! We’ll be sharing news regarding our activities and our members’ achievements here! Stay tuned!
12.05.2025 21:20 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1Delighted for you, Kathleen, and for medieval studies! Congratulations!
07.05.2025 14:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Look forward to reading this, Sonja!
03.05.2025 12:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Chaucerians & #MedievalSky & #medieval-curious: there's still time to submit an abstract for the New Chaucer Society Congress in Freiburg, July 27-30, 2026!
newchaucersociety.org/page/cfp26
There are some amazing threads & sessions; submissions are due by April 27th!
That's fantastic! Delighted it is going strong!
10.04.2025 14:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0In these straitened, uncertain times, I'm glad to be able to lead this project on an important figure in the history of modern English studies, and in the history of international academic cooperation. //
09.04.2025 15:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Spurgeon was also a co-founder of the International Federation of University Women, a postwar organisation designed to promote collaboration and exchange between women academics on a global scale. See graduatewomen.org/who-we-are/o... +
09.04.2025 15:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This year happens to be the centenary of her magisterial work Five Hundred Years of Chaucer Criticism and Allusion (Cambridge, 1925), with which the successful candidate for this job will be working closely. +
09.04.2025 15:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Portrait of a slightly smiling woman with cropped curly hair who is wearing academic regalia, including a black bonnet, gown, and a red and blue sash or hood, and holding a sheaf of papers in her hands.
Spurgeon was the first woman professor of English in England and a visionary Chaucerian, Shakespearean, and an early adopter of quantitative literary methods. +
09.04.2025 15:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0📣 Job alert: I'm looking for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Chaucer Studies (0.8 FTE, up to 4 years) to work with me on a new SNSF-funded project on Caroline Spurgeon, to be based at the University of Geneva. The deadline is April 30. www.unige.ch/lettres/angl... +
09.04.2025 15:19 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 2
We are delighted to announce the launch of The Guild of Medievalist Makers (GuMM), a community for academic and academic-adjacent practitioners of creative-critical work.
Read more about us and the society on our new website: www.guildmedmak.com
Wonderful news! Congratulations, Kristen!
03.03.2025 20:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Book cover: The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England: Institutional Collections (Oxford University Press)
Just did the final final check of the cover for my book (out in April!).
My niece, age 4, helped me decide on the cover colours and I think she did a great job 😊
Cover of my book! Featuring the title, author, and a photo of two student actors from Royal Holloway College, 1928.
My book is on the OUP website! Its estimated publication date is April 17! Look at this lovely cover! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
15.10.2024 16:02 — 👍 110 🔁 31 💬 11 📌 1Very cool! Would love to see a photo of the preface, if it has one?
25.05.2024 15:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The Middle English Dictionary is an invaluable resource. It was started in 1925 & finished in 2001.
Rather than chasing speed & scale at the expense of quality, we need to invest in the long term by funding the skills & slow labor research requires. There’s no future for the humanities otherwise.
