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Jim Taylor

@jltaylor.bsky.social

Independent Scholar. Touring Shakespeare, Post-Colonial Shakespeare, Cold War Shakespeare. He/Him. @OU_FASS .

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Great to now have a physical copy of Authenticity and Adaptation, ed. Christina Wilkins (@stinaface.bsky.social). Looking forward to exploring the rest of the volume!

10.05.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shakespeare on the Radio Shakespeare on the Radio

🎭 Shakespeare on the Radio is here! We're thrilled to share this fresh take on the Bard’s broadcast legacy by @audioandrea.bsky.social.

Grab your copy now with code NEW30 for 30% off: edin.ac/4m6CuzC

#Shakespeare #RadioDrama #NewRelease #Books

09.05.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Great ... an excellent Titus sounds like the perfect antidote to a lame Macbeth!

02.05.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Makbeth - ThéÒtre Public de Montreuil Si le Munstrum Théâtre se plaît à revisiter les classiques en suivant la dramaturgie originelle, la compagnie n’hésite pas à en abolir tout académi...

Hey Pascal, if you're still in Paris, I'd recommend Munstrum Theatre's adaptation, 'Makbeth'.
theatrepublicmontreuil.com/makbeth

01.05.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for posting, Ben! Great to see Touring Shakespeare out in the world, especially at #Shax2025 #RenSA2025 Have a great conference, and hope we can catch up in the UK this summer.

20.03.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œHow many goodly creatures are there here?” β€” EMSOC Philip Milnes-Smith, Digital Archivist at Shakespeare’s Globe offers an introduction to five new resources.

4 guides for those researching race, queerness, gender & disability in the records of Shakespeare's Globe
#EarlyModern πŸ—ƒοΈ

- essays
- the theme in plays, productions & records
- advice on searching the catalogue
- glossary
- select biography
- links
- bibliography

www.emsoc.co.uk/blog/how-man...

27.01.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos

'Announced on Holocaust Memorial Day, the Wiener Holocaust Library’s new online platform includes more than 150,000 items collected over nine decades. Users can view letters, pamphlets and photographs that record the rise of fascism in Britain and Europe.' Link: www.whlcollections.org/index/

27.01.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 366    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
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Latest release of files from MI5 - The National Archives Today we have made available a selection of previously top secret files from MI5. Including new details on the Cambridge Spies Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross.

The full cache of declassified MI5 files, released by the National Archives today, can be found here www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/l... Among other things, they cover the Cambridge Spy ring, including Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross.

14.01.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 19

Just read Dirk Bogarde's file, fascinating stuff.

14.01.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Proud to announce the publication of Contemporary Readings in Global Performances of Shakespeare. Use SHAX30 to get 30% off at www.bloomsbury.com/us/contempor... Watch our book launch video youtu.be/4kEV_EEfung

13.12.2024 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare Webinar Series with Professor Emma Smith

Brush up your Shakespeare! Read along with our monthly webinar or just drop in to hear the conversation: english.web.ox.ac.uk/english-facu...
Please repost!

13.12.2024 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

Lego's great for animating your own shows! He got well into that for a couple of years. Those perplexus games can be fun, and appeal to all ages. They've been out for quite a few years now though so he might already have one. Good luck with the hunt!

07.12.2024 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No me neither, but I do remember how massive it was when it first came out. I was really surprised when he told me. It's an anniversary or something, but imagine it started on TikTok.

07.12.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Pascale. My son and his mates (10-11 years old) recently discovered Rubik's cube! They were all into Lego but that faded once they started junior high. Mangas like 'One Piece' are also popular.

07.12.2024 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Review: Rumours, The Importance of Being Earnest, Grand Theft Hamlet Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Friends I’m guest revewier tonight at 7.15pm. Join the cool kidz - tune in ! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

05.12.2024 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A hardback monograph, featuring an actor dressed as Julius Caesar staring into a dressing room mirror. The background is a wooden floor.

A hardback monograph, featuring an actor dressed as Julius Caesar staring into a dressing room mirror. The background is a wooden floor.

Came home to find that @jltaylor.bsky.social’s book, TOURING SHAKESPEARE: THEATRE AND POST-WAR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY had arrived (@cambridgeup.bsky.social). Looks like a brilliant new performance history: congratulations!

28.11.2024 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow! Thanks so much Miranda. Such a great feeling seeing it out in the world. I really hope you enjoy it.

28.11.2024 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very proud of this beauty.
Available and getting lavished with praise.
(Unhumble brag)

23.11.2024 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Andrea. Looks fab!πŸŽ‰

23.11.2024 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shakespeare on the Radio Shakespeare on the Radio

Cover reveal!
Thrilled with the look of my new book, #ShakespeareOnTheRadio, out in May with @EdinburghUP.bsky.social
The paperback is just Β£14.99
More details here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shakesp...
#Shakespeare #RadioDrama #AudioDrama

22.11.2024 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
ESRA 2025 * European Shakespeare Research Association European Shakespeare Research Association Shakespeare and Time the retrieved pasts, the envisaged futures Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto […]

It seems that @Euroshakespeare is not here yet with us, so reminding you of the cfp for esra2025.com

22.11.2024 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join Shakespeare !
go.bsky.app/BKaWcfr

20.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
burgundy book cover for 'Shakespeare's Afterlife in the Royal Collection: Dynasty, Ideology, and National Culture' - with image of a 'Macbeth' performance at Windsor Castle

burgundy book cover for 'Shakespeare's Afterlife in the Royal Collection: Dynasty, Ideology, and National Culture' - with image of a 'Macbeth' performance at Windsor Castle

Just received the proofs for this exciting collection - we worked with a wonderful group of contributors for this and I can't wait to see it out in the world

20.11.2024 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Attempting to gather Shakespeareans- please reach out with additions as you find them! Still many authors and publishers not here. I hope that changes soon…

go.bsky.app/DT4J8Ky

19.11.2024 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks Miranda!

21.11.2024 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ben!

21.11.2024 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Gemma!

21.11.2024 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BOOK NEWS!
'Touring Shakespeare: Theatre and Post-War Cultural Diplomacy' is out today.
Cambridge University Press are offing a 20% discount (code TS2024). Available here: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

#Shakespeare #academicpublishing #academicbooks
#scholarly #humanities

21.11.2024 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Harry. Could you add me to the list?

19.11.2024 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It felt like now was the time (actually a few weeks ago felt like the time but I didn't get round to it).
If you're someone I was in contact with on the other place, say hi and I'll follow you back. Please let people know I'm here πŸ’›

15.11.2024 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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