Douglas Clark
@disfordiscourse.bsky.social
Early Modern Literature. Folger Fellow 2024-25. Tutor in English at Oxford.
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Applications are open through December 15th for Folger Institute Long-Term Fellowships -- $70,000 for the 2026-2027 academic year
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Applications are open through December 15th for Folger Institute Long-Term Fellowships -- $70,000 for the 2026-2027 academic year
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Trying to keep my professional chill but I’m SO excited Carnegie Mellon is launching a cluster hire in computational humanities—MULTIPLE JOBS!
1. Asst Teaching Track Prof in Computational Humanities - apply.interfolio.com/173622
2. Asst Tenure Track Prof in CH - apply.interfolio.com/173626
1. Asst Teaching Track Prof in Computational Humanities - apply.interfolio.com/173622
2. Asst Tenure Track Prof in CH - apply.interfolio.com/173626
September 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Trying to keep my professional chill but I’m SO excited Carnegie Mellon is launching a cluster hire in computational humanities—MULTIPLE JOBS!
1. Asst Teaching Track Prof in Computational Humanities - apply.interfolio.com/173622
2. Asst Tenure Track Prof in CH - apply.interfolio.com/173626
1. Asst Teaching Track Prof in Computational Humanities - apply.interfolio.com/173622
2. Asst Tenure Track Prof in CH - apply.interfolio.com/173626
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All historians know the sinking feeling of tracking an "authoritative" reference back through several generations of writers to an unsourced assertion by someone nobody's ever heard of.
Now AI can make up new ones in no time at all.
Now AI can make up new ones in no time at all.
From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
I've seen numerous examples of this in recent days - we're at a point where some reporters are using LLMs as a source and not even remotely properly factchecking, but also where LLM generated material is making its way into other material and being unknowingly reproduced by others.
July 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
All historians know the sinking feeling of tracking an "authoritative" reference back through several generations of writers to an unsourced assertion by someone nobody's ever heard of.
Now AI can make up new ones in no time at all.
Now AI can make up new ones in no time at all.
What a great opportunity.
Please apply, especially early career and independant scholars! Come visit #Antwerp and use our magnificent collections!
Studying #earlymodern #bookhistory, #rarebooks, or print culture? Antwerp’s Museum Plantin-Moretus & the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library offer unmatched treasures.
Apply for the Nottebohm Fellowship by October 1: museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/fell...! 💙📚📜
Apply for the Nottebohm Fellowship by October 1: museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/fell...! 💙📚📜
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What a great opportunity.
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
Happy to share the flyer for my book 'The Will in English Renaissance Drama', which is out this August with @universitypress.cambridge.org.
Maybe your library would like a copy?! The 20% discount may be of interest to those heading to @srsrensoc.bsky.social! #earlymodern #drama #renaissance
Maybe your library would like a copy?! The 20% discount may be of interest to those heading to @srsrensoc.bsky.social! #earlymodern #drama #renaissance
July 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Happy to share the flyer for my book 'The Will in English Renaissance Drama', which is out this August with @universitypress.cambridge.org.
Maybe your library would like a copy?! The 20% discount may be of interest to those heading to @srsrensoc.bsky.social! #earlymodern #drama #renaissance
Maybe your library would like a copy?! The 20% discount may be of interest to those heading to @srsrensoc.bsky.social! #earlymodern #drama #renaissance
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My letter in today’s Guardian.
June 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My letter in today’s Guardian.
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When Universities are mismanaged or run into financial issues, it's always the staff and NEVER the management who lose their jobs.
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
'The university has informed staff of plans to cut 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions by July 2026, with academics the first to go.'
Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.
Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.
Lancaster University to cut one in five academic jobs
Institution says it is ‘not immune’ to financial challenges as it looks to axe 400 jobs
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When Universities are mismanaged or run into financial issues, it's always the staff and NEVER the management who lose their jobs.
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
Want to hear about some of the hidden manuscript gems that the @folger.edu holds? Do you need more seventeenth-century English pastoral plays in your life?! If so, you may be interested in the talk I gave at the #Folger this May. Here's the first part of the event. #earlymodern #renaissance #drama
"A Springtime Revival" with Douglas Clark
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June 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Want to hear about some of the hidden manuscript gems that the @folger.edu holds? Do you need more seventeenth-century English pastoral plays in your life?! If so, you may be interested in the talk I gave at the #Folger this May. Here's the first part of the event. #earlymodern #renaissance #drama
'onely a sigh broke prison'. I'm trying to chase off the midweek blues at @folgerlibrary.bsky.social #earlymodern #folgerfinds #manuscripts
April 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
'onely a sigh broke prison'. I'm trying to chase off the midweek blues at @folgerlibrary.bsky.social #earlymodern #folgerfinds #manuscripts
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Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀
March 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀
Patrick Durdel's @pdurdel.bsky.social paper on prop use and the practicalities of (bloody) performance was wonderful. The #nextgenplen @saaupdates.bsky.social never fails to disappoint #shax2025
March 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Patrick Durdel's @pdurdel.bsky.social paper on prop use and the practicalities of (bloody) performance was wonderful. The #nextgenplen @saaupdates.bsky.social never fails to disappoint #shax2025
Looking forward to speaking at @folgerlibrary.bsky.social in May about one of their unique manuscript plays. It would be great to see some #shax2025 attendees there! @saaupdates.bsky.social
Cocktails and Conversation: "A Springtime Revival" with Douglas Clark | Folger Shakespeare Library
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March 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looking forward to speaking at @folgerlibrary.bsky.social in May about one of their unique manuscript plays. It would be great to see some #shax2025 attendees there! @saaupdates.bsky.social
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Job alert: the National Library of Scotland is looking to recruit a permanent, F/T curator of early modern books and other printed material. Please share widely! nls.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Curator (Early Modern Era) - Edinburgh
This is a permanent curatorial role in the Department of Published Collections. The role of the Curator (Early Modern Era) is to curate the Library’s published collections from 1455 -1690, a period th...
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January 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Job alert: the National Library of Scotland is looking to recruit a permanent, F/T curator of early modern books and other printed material. Please share widely! nls.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
MSA is at MLA 2025 with a sponsored panel on “Marlowe and Writing.”
Join us this Saturday from 5:15-6:30 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside (Marlborough B, 2nd Floor) if you’re attending MLA! More info & abstracts are available on our site: www.marlowesocietyofamerica.org/home/2025/1/...
Join us this Saturday from 5:15-6:30 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside (Marlborough B, 2nd Floor) if you’re attending MLA! More info & abstracts are available on our site: www.marlowesocietyofamerica.org/home/2025/1/...
MSA at MLA 2025: Marlowe and Writing — The Marlowe Society of America
The Marlowe Society of America is thrilled to sponsor a panel on “Marlowe and Writing” at the 2025 MLA Convention in New Orleans. Our speakers’ papers will consider questions around aesthetics, rhetor...
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January 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Very happy to share the latest issue of The Seventeenth Century on 'The Uses and Abuses of Civility'. Our contributors discuss the lives and writing of figures like: Catherine of Braganza, Richard Brathwaite, Margaret Fell, John Fletcher, William Gouge, Philip Massinger ... 1/2
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
The Seventeenth Century
Volume 39, Issue 6 of The Seventeenth Century
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Very happy to share the latest issue of The Seventeenth Century on 'The Uses and Abuses of Civility'. Our contributors discuss the lives and writing of figures like: Catherine of Braganza, Richard Brathwaite, Margaret Fell, John Fletcher, William Gouge, Philip Massinger ... 1/2
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
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Exactly how high was submitting a proposal for our #medieval and #earlymodern studies conference on your list of new year's resolutions? Might as well get that one done early. Come join us in Melbourne on 3-5 Dec, just get your proposals in before 14 Feb.
conference.anzamems....
conference.anzamems....
January 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Exactly how high was submitting a proposal for our #medieval and #earlymodern studies conference on your list of new year's resolutions? Might as well get that one done early. Come join us in Melbourne on 3-5 Dec, just get your proposals in before 14 Feb.
conference.anzamems....
conference.anzamems....
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Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!
Sounds like a great conference.
Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...
December 10, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Sounds like a great conference.
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Job alert! Suits Shakespeareans! The University of Waikato (NZ) is hiring in pre-1900 and a second position in post-1900. Applications close Dec 6: elhs.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Lecturers in the English Programme
Te Kura Toi School of Arts have two lecturer opportunities, one specialising in Literature in English pre-1900 and the other specialising in Literature in English post-1900. Both roles will involve te...
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November 22, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Job alert! Suits Shakespeareans! The University of Waikato (NZ) is hiring in pre-1900 and a second position in post-1900. Applications close Dec 6: elhs.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Excited to announce 3 #AcademicJobs in Humanities at Uni Strathclyde funded through the Charlotte Lythe bequest. I'm new here, so appreciate your help in getting the word out! The jobs are in History, Media and English/Creative Writing. Details below in my first bsky thread (drumroll please...)
November 20, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Excited to announce 3 #AcademicJobs in Humanities at Uni Strathclyde funded through the Charlotte Lythe bequest. I'm new here, so appreciate your help in getting the word out! The jobs are in History, Media and English/Creative Writing. Details below in my first bsky thread (drumroll please...)
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*VERY EXCITING VACANCY*
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
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-edit...
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
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-edit...
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 AM
*VERY EXCITING VACANCY*
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
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-edit...
Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.
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-edit...
Great idea!
Good morning, new followers, and welcome to bluesky! It can take some time to all rebuild our networks — drop your #EarlyModern starter packs and suggested follows in the comments here 👇🏼
November 11, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Great idea!
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We are ✨excited✨ about our upcoming conference on #earlymodern 'Interconnections' in Bristol.
So we're pulling together all our speakers and Council members in one starter pack to get the conversation already going. Here's what's in store for #RenSoc25: go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt
So we're pulling together all our speakers and Council members in one starter pack to get the conversation already going. Here's what's in store for #RenSoc25: go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt
November 9, 2024 at 10:47 AM
We are ✨excited✨ about our upcoming conference on #earlymodern 'Interconnections' in Bristol.
So we're pulling together all our speakers and Council members in one starter pack to get the conversation already going. Here's what's in store for #RenSoc25: go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt
So we're pulling together all our speakers and Council members in one starter pack to get the conversation already going. Here's what's in store for #RenSoc25: go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt