Andy Kesson
@andykesson
Somehow a professor of theatre, books, creativity, wrestling & bears. He/him @b4shakes #BoxOfficeBears #DiverseAlarums #Galatea2023 @a_bit_lit
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Thanks to John Sutherland in The Spectator for this on The Book-Makers
The Bodley Head PEW Literary
There are so many exciting new Oxford Classics editions of Shakespeare coming out, thanks to Emma Smith and her commissioning of a host of brilliant scholars to introduce these plays afresh. Check out two of them here.
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Thrilled to announce the publication, on 21 May, of this legacy of the performing arts research strand of Pandemic Preparedness: Live Performance in the G7 Arts and Humanities Research Council #COVID19
It's been a privilege to work with colleagues at all career stages who have been inspirational during the pandemic (& beyond!) Rachael Nicholas
We - and our democracy - need arts and humanities, says The British Academy Julia Black, to 'understand people, the world and – combined with science subjects – tackle the greatest issues of our time.' And universities need a regulator to help protect them.
What a wonderful tribute to the bravery of Corinne Fowler: dialogue and openness the best antidotes to culture wars. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…
'Universities don’t operate in siloes with arts and STEM separated.' Collaboration between humanities and sciences is 'mutually beneficial' in the rapidly evolving creative sector says Newcastle University Adam Behr. theconversation.com/uks-creative-i…
'We need to maintain a diversity of provision across the whole of the UK in different types of university'. Jo Fox & Professor Anna Vignoles speaking up for the value of Arts, Humanities & STEM School of Advanced Study, University of London The Leverhulme Trust Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA) English Association University English
Author copies of the paperback edition of my first book with Cambridge UP - Literature & Performance have arrived! 🎉
It’s finally affordable! And for 20% off use code LITR0924.
#paperbackwriter
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calling all The University of Sheffield students! I am recruiting student actors to participate in my practice-as-research workshops, where you'll get to act out interactions between early modern magistrates and the people they tried to govern. paid £50 per half-day workshop! pls RT!
I spent four years thinking about porous masculinity in early modern performance. Two weeks ago (time?!) I passed my viva! 🎉
I’m incredibly grateful to my examiners Dr Eleanor Rycroft (ellierycroft.bsky.social) and Jane Kingsley-Smith for a thought-provoking and encouraging conversation.
Doctoral studentship: Growing up Queer, 1790-1918; Very excited about this project. Student will work with Matt Cook, me, & the wonderful Museum of Home & be nurtured by Oxford Centre for the History of Childhood & WGIQ at Oxford CGIS.history.ox.ac.uk/ahrc-cdp-stude…
Reminder of this opportunity to do a PhD with me and work on early modern emotions and children. I don’t bite (much), am keen on interdisciplinary methods, and good at creating development opportunities for students. #twitterstorians mq.edu.au/research/phd-a…
Very much enjoying the way Rebecca Rideal in 2024 is sounding like Philip Henslowe in the 1590s. @hensloweasablog