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Iman Sheeha (she/her)

@drsheeha.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature at Brunel University of London

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Hurrah! This plopped through the letterbox this morning.
Not only is it always a thrill to see my work in print (Chapter 10), but I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the book.
Many thanks to Duncan Lees and Liz Oakley-Brown for all their help and support.
#Shakespeare #RadioDrama

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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Cymbeline In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Cymbeline from Oxford World's Classics.

Our English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics #Shakespeare webinars continue!

On Monday, 2 March, Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by Dr Kim Gilchrist @kimgilchrist.bsky.social to discuss #CYMBELINE followed by Q&A.

All welcome! Free, but booking required. #booksky

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Black Atlantic Worlds β€” Harvard University Press Landscapes are key to the Black Atlantic. The history of how Africans and their descendants populated and transformed nations, regions, and ecosystems has always been attentive to the multiple meaning...

It’s officially pub day for this incredible work! Thank you to Oscar de la Torre for making this possible!!
And thank you to CUNY DSI for research consults and permission to use your images in my work!!
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...

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As someone who has published books with 100+ images, here are my tips for finding free #earlymodern images (and tips for discounts when you have to pay for them!) πŸ—ƒοΈ

sarahabendall.com/2020/03/11/e...

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Bahl 25 Feb - Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, University of York CREMS Research Seminar with Christopher Bahl, Durham University

Our second seminar of the semester is coming up!

Scholarly exiles in Mecca – approaching a political practice of the Mughal court

Speaker: Christopher Bahl, Durham University
πŸ“… Wednesday 25 February
πŸ•› 5:00-7:00pm
πŸ“ Yarbrugh Room, HG/15 & Zoom
🌐 www.york.ac.uk/crems/events...

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Public Domain Image Archive Explore our hand-picked collection of out-of-copyright works, free for all to browse, download, and reuse. This is a living database with new images added every week.

Question for #EarlyModern #Skystorians please! πŸ—ƒοΈ

What are your favourite online places to search for public domain images?

(free to use, out of copyright, cleared by copyright owner for public use etc)?

Example: Public Domain Image Archive pdimagearchive.org

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Thank you!

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Look what just got published on the excellent @memorients.bsky.social blog! πŸ‘€

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@naomipullin.bsky.social?

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Shakespeare’s Body Language Why do the Capulets bite their thumbs at the Montagues? Why do the Venetians spit upon Shylock's Jewish gaberdine? What is it about Volumnia's act of kneeling t…

Bloomsbury are having a sale at the moment and there's one day left to get my book, Shakespeare's Body Language, at 30-40% off! @ardenpublisher.bsky.social

If you've ever wondered why Romeo and Juliet starts with a thumb bite - and what it means - I got ya.

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

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Sneak peek at my next blog piece for @memorients.bsky.social πŸ‘€

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Good to see thatLancaster University’s Prof. Naomi Tadmor is delivering the keynote πŸ‘‡

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A Shakespearean History of Traffic Could Shakespeare ride a horse? How did Tudor wine orders get delivered? Did playhouses cause congestion? and other questions

Meet Thomas the carter… New post follows Tudors moving around London, on the back of some recent research.Β  What did Shakespeare’s commute look like and who invented the one-way street?

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She's not impressed...

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Of Scimitars and Shakespeare | MEMOs As an early modern English playwright, Shakespeare uses the scimitar as a sign of Eastern otherness and the anxieties associated with it across time and space.

In today's new blog, Dr. Murat Γ–ΔŸΓΌtcΓΌ offers exciting insights into how William Shakespeare uses the scimitar as a marker of Eastern otherness and the anxieties associated with it across time and space. Check it out here:

memorients.com/articles/of-...

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

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Researching Black Women’s Histories at the Folger - Dr. Patricia Akhimie - 9th February β€” CEMS KCL Blog The Race and the Early Modern’s inaugural seminar will be delivered by Dr. Patricia Akhimie. Dr. Akhimie is the Director of the Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library and Associate Profess...

Next Monday at 17:00GMT, we'll be joined by Dr. Patricia Akhimie (@folger.edu) who will discuss her work on an upcoming exhibition on Black women and Shakespeare.

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...

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What’s in a Name: Slave-Slurs in Early Modern English Drama - Dr. Hassana Moosa - 20th April β€” CEMS KCL Blog On 18th May at 17:00(GMT)/12:00(EST), we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled β€˜What’s in a Name: Slave Slurs in Early Modern English Drama’ by Dr. Hassana Moosa (University of Cape Town). During...

On 20th April Dr. @hassanamoosa.bsky.social (University of Capetown) will deliver a WIP on slave-slurs in EM English drama

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...

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Race and the Early Modern β€” CEMS KCL Blog

Delighted to announce our seminar - 'Race and the Early Modern' - now has a full schedule of events. We'll be convening monthly to discuss research on race, racemaking, and racialisation across #earlymodern studies.

@kingsartshums.bsky.social @folger.edu

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...

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Haha indeed!

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She agrees...

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Early modern friends - what’s your favourite, oddest, or most obscure onstage animal or creature? Play, pageant, masque, etc.

Thinking of Cymbeline’s eagle, Dog in Witch of Edmonton, crocodile and snake in Locrine, Henslowe’s animal props, snakes in St Patrick, swans in 7 Champions, all the bears…

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Alas, no

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Gammer Gurton's cat, Gib

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NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 43.3 is now published via Project Muse! This open access issue features articles on Margaret's presentation in Much Ado; an analysis of bushido in Kurosawa's Ran; and a pedagogy-oriented exploration of a Globe app for actor-training.
πŸ“°: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56353

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How did plays from the popular theatre, written by an author better known as a poet, become the greatest literary monument in English?

Stephen Orgel's 'The Texts of Shakespeare: The Transformation of Popular Theatre to Printed Book' is out now: https://bit.ly/4jy3Hu8

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CfP: First Article Workshop β€” CEMS KCL Blog The CEMS First Article Workshop is an opportunity to receive and discuss anonymised peer review feedback on drafts of journal articles. The workshop is designed for PGRs and ECRs working on their firs...

Working on a first journal article? We're hosting our annual first article workshop in May. A great opportunity to receive and understand the peer review process. Apply by Feb 27th. Full details below!

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-f...

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Applying for Early Modern Postdocs: Webinar β€” CEMS KCL Blog A webinar on applying for postdoctoral fellowships in Early Modern Studies. Anonymised draft applications will be reviewed and discussed by a panel of assessors and previously successful applicants. ...

Working on postdoc apps? We're hosting a workshop with assessors and successful applicants on Feb 12th.

Submit a draft application for feedback by Feb 4th. Full details below!

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/apply...

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