Eilís Smyth

thank you to @emer.bsky.social for bringing things all together this Saturday at my symposium with such a thoughtful reflection and provocation!

Both @smockalley.bsky.social and the Dubliner #Shakespeare editor Edmund Malone are getting plenty of mentions at the Symposium today @eilissmyth.bsky.social

Looking forward to contributing to this super Symposium “Hibernian #Shakespeare” in @tlrhub.bsky.social tomorrow, led by the indefatigable @eilissmyth.bsky.social!

I’m honored to be part of this incredible lineup. See you in Dublin!

Don’t forger to register for my Shakespeare and Ireland Symposium on June 14 @tlrhub.bsky.social. Of interest to scholars of the theatre, 18th century Ireland, the history of the book, and Shakespeareans alike! www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernian-...

Details of funding available for PhD studentship at TCD

Funded PhD studentship of €25,000/year for 4 years plus fees available @tcddublin.bsky.social to work with me on Irish women's life writing from the long 18th century! Please spread the word! @ecfjournal.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social @clhlwr.bsky.social @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social

New Fulbright Fellowship in Irish Studies at Queen's University Belfast available from 2027 The US-UK Fulbright Commission's Queen's University Belfast Award in Irish Studies covers a six-month appointment to research, lecture and teach in Irish Studies in Northern Ireland.

We have a Fulbright Fellowship in #IrishStudies for US faculty available for 2027 - see here for details: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

Looking forward to the 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, which is taking place next week at the @tlrhub.bsky.social on the 5-6 June 2025. Brilliant keynote speakers and an excellent programme, for tickets see the link below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...

Reposting for the Monday crowd: this is a mailing list group for anyone who’s interested in Shakespeare and Ireland studies! You don’t have to be working in it (yet ahahaha). A lot of us end up working across disciplines so it’s v important for us to find each other.

UPDATE: we have mailing list! Want in? DM me your email and I’ll add you to the Top Secret Cool Kids Allowed Group

I’m running a Symposium on Shakespeare and Ireland @tlrhub.bsky.social on June 14! It promises to be a rich discussion and all are welcome. Please register here: tinyurl.com/yc2a7dyf

I’m pleased to be hosting the Irish Renaissance Seminar this Saturday @ucc.ie English Dept. The keynote will be delivered by Dr Varsha Panjwani ( #Shakespeare & Women podcast) with panelists from University of Galway, U of Limerick, & UCD

Professor Patrick Geoghegan standing outside the entrance to the Trinity Long Room Hub, smiling with hands clasped. The Hub logo and part of the Trinity College Dublin campus are visible in the background through the glass doors.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Patrick Geoghegan (School of Histories and Humanities) as the next Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub.

📣Learn more: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

#HubMatters #TrinityCollegeDublin #ArtsAndHumanities

hi lads. @eilissmyth.bsky.social has organised a one-day symposium on Shakespeare and Ireland at TCD in June. Come hear yr boy talk about The State of the Field in Shakespeare and Ireland Studies!

*New research out today*

'Shakespeare in Ireland' edited by Andrew Murphy is a collection of essays exploring the various ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted, adopted & appropriated in Ireland from the late 17th century through to the present day.

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Shakespeare in Ireland Through a selection of essays from a variety of scholarly voices, this volume maps the various ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted, adopted and appropria…

Happy Publication day for Shakespeare in Ireland, Ed. Andrew Murphy @ardenpublisher.bsky.social
Delighted to have a chapter on interactions with & productions of Richard II in Ireland

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shakespea...

🚨💚 SHAKESPEARE AND IRELAND KLAXON 💚🚨

Are you someone who’s interested in Shakespeare and Ireland studies? Do you work in related areas? Do you want to find out about related work/events, & to ask research questions?

At #Shax2025 @emer.bsky.social’s seminar “ #Shakespeare and Ireland in the cultural imagination” is traversing Irish history, 18th century theatre, culture, actors, Dublin’s @smockalley.bsky.social and many more subjects too!

Finishing up a week @ Harvard’s Theatre Collection tomorrow before I head south of the Charles River to SAA! Looking forward to lots of Early Modern conversation after spending a week with my head buried in 18thc letters…

PhD researcher and conference organiser Morgiane Noel standing at a lectern speaking to an audience with a powerpoint presentation projected on a screen

As #WomenInResearchWeek 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on an incredible week where women researchers came together to connect, collaborate & celebrate inclusive research.

Congratulations to all the phenomenal women who made this event such a success! 🙌

#IWD25

a balm for the soul really has been seeing all the work that has come in for this seminar—all our seminarians (incl the ever-delightful Dr Smyth) have produced really exciting papers. I’m really excited for the conversations in Boston ❤️

📢 We have some exciting talks and seminars coming up soon at the Trinity Long Room Hub!

💡Learn more here: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

#HubMatters

Looking forward to @emer.bsky.social's SAA seminar 'Shakespeare, Ireland, and the Cultural Imagination' later this month. Some important work happening currently in Shakespeare and Ireland Studies! Stay tuned for coming event announcements for my current project 'Smock Alley Shakespeare'.