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Dr Jackie Watson

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Early modern drama/letters/Inns of Court. Somerville. Birkbeck. Book, Epistolary Courtiership and Dramatic Letters, out with EUP May 2024

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Hurrah! Epistolary Courtiership is now available (edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-epistolar…) Use the code NEW30 for 30% discount. @EdinburghUP


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Curious about how logic matters to law and literature? Join us on 20 November, from 4-7pm, for a symposium with Katrin Ettenhuber and her prize winning book, The Logical Renaissance. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/logic-litera… @QMUL_HSS @QMHistory @QMULsed @JenniferRichar7

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I was reviews editor for this fabulous journal under the most excellent #SRSlyGood @JenniferRichar7 & @Kevin_Killeen_ & enjoyed every minute of it. Do consider applying — if you’re half as good as the previous editors, you’ll be formidable!

*VERY EXCITING VACANCY* Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by @WileyHumanities Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-editor…

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I'm delighted to share the final part of my conversation with @susie_dent I am incredibly grateful for all the support I have received. I hope to be a Chancellor @UniofOxford who listens, acts, and inspires. Voting opens 18th November, and every vote counts.


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We’re thrilled to launch our campaign to create the Somerville Remembrance Garden, a sustainable memorial space honouring the heroic women of Somerville who served in wartime. Hear from our Head Gardener, Alastair, who is bringing this vision to life! buff.ly/3AR2tIq


Another astonishingly good lecture tonight from Kathryn Schwartz, giving the Wells lectures @engfac @OxfordCEMS A subtle and exploratory approach to the possibilities and dangers of prosopopoeia. More next week…

THIS EVENING (14 Nov) at 5.30pm, join us at the English Faculty for the 2nd lecture of the Oxford Wells Lecture Series by Prof Kathryn Schwarz. Today's lecture is on 'Prosopopeia, Or, What Have You Done for Me Lately?'. All welcome! No booking required. english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/prosopop…



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Next week! Tuesday November 26: an enriching evening of conversation with @RichOve & @Elif_Safak Join us for a tipple & a discussion of Elif's latest book, 'There are Rivers in the Sky', women writers through time, & the importance & value of libraries: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/richard-…


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THIS EVENING (14 Nov) at 5.30pm, join us at the English Faculty for the 2nd lecture of the Oxford Wells Lecture Series by Prof Kathryn Schwarz. Today's lecture is on 'Prosopopeia, Or, What Have You Done for Me Lately?'. All welcome! No booking required. english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/prosopop…


The tragedy is the right-wing press talking down our internationally esteemed institutions - and our brilliant young people - at the same time. Shame on them.

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Autumn @SomervilleOx by day and night…

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We are delighted to be hosting the inaugural professorial lecture by Professor Iyiola Solanke, Jacques Delors Professor of European Union Law and Somerville Fellow. Please join us on Friday 29th November for the lecture, followed by drinks. Register here: buff.ly/494fmvL

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Hi folks, our completely free online course on ‘The Life and Afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots’ is currently available to study until 04/12 from @UofGlasgow on @FutureLearn It includes videos and articles from a wide range of experts on MQS. Join now: futurelearn.com/courses/the-li…


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This needs urgent action. Aside from industry factors & recruitment inequalities, Music, Drama & other arts subjects in state schools have been decimated by the Progress 8 accountability measures, plus lack of funding, so, sadly, this shouldn't come as a surprise.

🚨 Those from upper-middle-class backgrounds, and the privately-educated, are significantly overrepresented in the creative professions in the UK. Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music…

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A terrific opening lecture yesterday. I can’t wait for the rest…

TOMORROW (12 Nov) at 5.30pm - join us in the English Faculty for the 1st of this year's Oxford Wells Lectures on 'Mortal #Shakespeare: Death, Debt, Love, Plague' by Prof Kathryn Schwarz. The opening lecture is on 'Death Tricks: Chastity as Killed Vaccine'. english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/death-tr…



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🕺NEXT WEEK! 🕺 Come join us in the English Faculty Foyer for some refreshments (tea, cake and coffee!) and some chatting about all things outreach here at the @engfac💛All students welcome, undergraduate and graduate💛 Register here --> forms.office.com/e/UYMui4XW1R

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Autumn at the office… @SomervilleOx

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Feeling privileged to have been at Kathryn Schwartz’s first Wells Lecture @engfac @OxfordCEMS I’ve rarely felt more vulnerably individual and open to contagion, but my brain’s whirring and I can’t wait for Thursday!


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I wrote my latest newsletter from New York, Central Park to be exact. I've come here to talk about our University’s extraordinary research and innovation, its brilliant scholarships and teaching - and how we guarantee these assets for future generations. linkedin.com/pulse/raise-tu…


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Our friends at @TrinityOxford are offering free teacher CPD, Jan-Oct 2025, providing practical advice about the Oxford application process and guidance on supporting pupils in all HE applications. register Here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/templ…

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📢 #CallForPapers @IntlReviewScot Special Issue “Scotland and the Blue Humanities” calls on scholars to reflect on the importance of the “blue world” to our understanding of Scotland and its global diaspora 🌊 Deadline: 16th Dec Find out more 👉 edin.ac/3VoxzyS


Dr Jackie Watson Reposted

TOMORROW (12 Nov) at 5.30pm - join us in the English Faculty for the 1st of this year's Oxford Wells Lectures on 'Mortal #Shakespeare: Death, Debt, Love, Plague' by Prof Kathryn Schwarz. The opening lecture is on 'Death Tricks: Chastity as Killed Vaccine'. english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/death-tr…


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