Dr Maria Butler

Photo of a lanyard, conference program, fidget toy and ear plugs

Day 1 of the @iaspr.bsky.social conference. Delighted to be here and excited to learn 😊

Quote of the day: "I think it is morally and politically objectionable, and intellectually obtuse, to have contempt for literary works that appeal to millions of people simply because they are popular" - Jane Tompkins (aka my new hero)

I wrote a Brainstorm about why we should be excited for the new Marian Keyes Walsh Sisters adaptation

Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Creativity, Full-Time, Fixed Term (2yr)

University of Galway

The successful candidate will investigate established and emerging political economies of arts, culture and creativity.

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Photo of two posters on a wall. The poster on the left says bestseller and mentions that Maeve Binchy is a UCD history graduate. The poster on the right says Author and mentions that Joseph O'Connor is a UCD history graduate.

Why is the women a bestseller and the man an author? Maeve Binchy and Joseph O'Connor are both bestselling authors. Another example of associating women's writing with commerce and men's writing with literature.

This looks fab
What a gorgeous cover!

Totally understandable! Let me know if once ye get to the follow up work. I have thoughts 😅

Oh cool! Congratulations 🎉
Will you be looking at digital archives too?

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 Well deserved 😊

Fab, thanks Laura! This is really helpful

Hello, can anyone point me in the direction of books/ articles looking at how women writers are assumed to self-insert/ draw from their own experience? I'm sure this research exists but I'm struggling to find it

a man and a woman are sitting on a bench and the man is wearing a bow tie ALT: a man and a woman are sitting on a bench and the man is wearing a bow tie

Have you watched Brian and Charles?

Applications are still open for the postgraduate scholarship to attend the 2025 IASIL conference in Galway

⏰ Closing date March 1

Full details here:

www.iasil.org/conference-2...

#IrishStudies #AcademicChatter #PhDchat

I fear the inevitable bad Cork accents that will accompany it. How many times will they try to squeeze in people saying langer and feen?

Peter Lang Verlag - ‘Lost, Unhappy and at Home’: The Impact of Violence on Irish Culture Violence, in its myriad forms, is a central theme in contemporary Irish history and culture and has long been a preoccupation for writers of Irish ...

If anyone wants to read more about Keyes' literary activism you can read my book chapter about AIDS activism in Last Chance Saloon, "'It’s Bludeh Unnatural what they Get up to’: How Marian Keyes’ Last Chance Saloon Uses Cancer to Confront Homophobia", here: www.peterlang.com/document/149...

Myself and Rosalind Haslett have a note about how we both came to the activist potential of Marian Keyes in the new volume of the Journal of Popular Romance studies. We were both introduced to her books by other women showing that women share important stories with one another

Classic Romance Novels: A Starter Pack (Gift Article) These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance.

ICYMI: I built a starter pack of classic romances that goes all the way back to the 1950s. Selected to show the genre’s breadth, not simply to hit familiar highlights. It’s a lot of hidden gems, and I’ve probably left off at least one of your faves (gift link). #RomanceColumn #Romancelandia

Donal Skehan trying to compliment Samantha Mumba by calling her a piece of Irish history on the Late Late last night was absolutely savage (in a bad way). I genuinely can't stop thinking about it

Literature Bursary Award - English Language The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon is the national agency for funding, developing and promoting the arts in Ireland.

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Irish/Ireland-based writery types, the Arts Co lit bursary application deadline is Thurs 20th Feb. www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Litera...

Thanks Barry 😊

Thanks Mary 😊

I collected my bound and corrected thesis today. It's purple as a nod to @mariankeyes.bsky.social book covers because covers are important and bright colours don't negate what's on the inside 😊