EarlyModernista
@ellierycroft.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Early Modern Performance at University of Bristol: early modern bodies, PaR, gender. Formerly thinking about hair, now thinking about walking: also defining 'the Predramatic'. Teacher, cat-lover, writer, and mum, in varying measures.
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Predramatic Theatre
This co-authored book offers a new and contemporary approach to pre-modern drama texts and performance practice.
link.springer.com
Happy New Year and a pretty stupendous start to 2026 from my perspective as Predramatic Theatre -my co-authored book with @gregmw4.bsky.social - was published by Palgrave on Friday!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
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I LOVE YOU, YOU LABRADOR THAT GOT CURSED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I LOVE YOU, YOU LABRADOR THAT GOT CURSED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
As a follow-up, I was dismayed to learn that abuse and harassment actually affects our brains, leading to cortical thinning that disproportionately affects girls and women. There is no such thing as just 'banter': 'Brain scars': The hidden forms of sexism that harm women share.google/gUnWU5zZS8yq...
'Brain scars': The hidden forms of sexism that harm women's health
Subtle sexism that pervades everyday life often gets shrugged off. But research shows it can still have lasting psychological effects – including "thinning" parts of the brain.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As a follow-up, I was dismayed to learn that abuse and harassment actually affects our brains, leading to cortical thinning that disproportionately affects girls and women. There is no such thing as just 'banter': 'Brain scars': The hidden forms of sexism that harm women share.google/gUnWU5zZS8yq...
CW for rape, sexual assault
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Moved to tears by Carissa M. Harris's connection between the harassed, coerced, raped women of medieval pastourelle and her own experience as a woman in public space. It is a connection I have been trying to make in my own work on early modern walking women; her
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Moved to tears by Carissa M. Harris's connection between the harassed, coerced, raped women of medieval pastourelle and her own experience as a woman in public space. It is a connection I have been trying to make in my own work on early modern walking women; her
January 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
CW for rape, sexual assault
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Moved to tears by Carissa M. Harris's connection between the harassed, coerced, raped women of medieval pastourelle and her own experience as a woman in public space. It is a connection I have been trying to make in my own work on early modern walking women; her
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Moved to tears by Carissa M. Harris's connection between the harassed, coerced, raped women of medieval pastourelle and her own experience as a woman in public space. It is a connection I have been trying to make in my own work on early modern walking women; her
There may, or there may not, be an unboxing vid to follow...
Very pleased to see hard(back) evidence that this tricksy creature is indeed loose in the world. It was a joy to work with the brilliant @ellierycroft.bsky.social to bring it into existence.
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
There may, or there may not, be an unboxing vid to follow...
Just massively thankful to Sara Ahmed and the enormous difference she's made to my thinking. Two of her ideas/works have come up in two different conversations I've had today - imagine having this kind of impact on the world.
January 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Just massively thankful to Sara Ahmed and the enormous difference she's made to my thinking. Two of her ideas/works have come up in two different conversations I've had today - imagine having this kind of impact on the world.
An early modern performance specialist's critique of Hamnet. While I don't expect historical accuracy, the depiction of Hamlet itself was conditioned by modern theatrical expectations. From the painted backdrop (of a forest, not castle walls?) to the removal of all stage doors except for a single
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
An early modern performance specialist's critique of Hamnet. While I don't expect historical accuracy, the depiction of Hamlet itself was conditioned by modern theatrical expectations. From the painted backdrop (of a forest, not castle walls?) to the removal of all stage doors except for a single
A weekend of film and increasing defiance about being coerced into particular emotions by filmmakers, and particularly soundtracks. Firstly, Oppenheimer, a very good film obviously, but whose constant percussion while men marched around having 'important conversations', made it feel like a 3 hour
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM
A weekend of film and increasing defiance about being coerced into particular emotions by filmmakers, and particularly soundtracks. Firstly, Oppenheimer, a very good film obviously, but whose constant percussion while men marched around having 'important conversations', made it feel like a 3 hour
Delighted to organise a policy-focused event about women's walking in the Department yesterday, centred around a VR experience delivered by Calico theatre company. It was a truly cross-sector discussion in which we listened and learned across our industries and organisations - WECA, Bristol City
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Delighted to organise a policy-focused event about women's walking in the Department yesterday, centred around a VR experience delivered by Calico theatre company. It was a truly cross-sector discussion in which we listened and learned across our industries and organisations - WECA, Bristol City
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Inhaled in one 15hr overnighter: game-changing redefinition of the field, beautifully written, beautifully thought.
Don't agree with all of it & find it much too cautious in its exclusion of other & later forms - masques, intermezzi etc - but devastated by how much cleverer the authors are than I.
Don't agree with all of it & find it much too cautious in its exclusion of other & later forms - masques, intermezzi etc - but devastated by how much cleverer the authors are than I.
Happy New Year and a pretty stupendous start to 2026 from my perspective as Predramatic Theatre -my co-authored book with @gregmw4.bsky.social - was published by Palgrave on Friday!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
Predramatic Theatre
This co-authored book offers a new and contemporary approach to pre-modern drama texts and performance practice.
link.springer.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Inhaled in one 15hr overnighter: game-changing redefinition of the field, beautifully written, beautifully thought.
Don't agree with all of it & find it much too cautious in its exclusion of other & later forms - masques, intermezzi etc - but devastated by how much cleverer the authors are than I.
Don't agree with all of it & find it much too cautious in its exclusion of other & later forms - masques, intermezzi etc - but devastated by how much cleverer the authors are than I.
Happy New Year and a pretty stupendous start to 2026 from my perspective as Predramatic Theatre -my co-authored book with @gregmw4.bsky.social - was published by Palgrave on Friday!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
Predramatic Theatre
This co-authored book offers a new and contemporary approach to pre-modern drama texts and performance practice.
link.springer.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Happy New Year and a pretty stupendous start to 2026 from my perspective as Predramatic Theatre -my co-authored book with @gregmw4.bsky.social - was published by Palgrave on Friday!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
Pretty big news to kick off the year... Predramatic Theatre now available as an e-publication! Happy 2026 everyone!
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Pretty big news to kick off the year... Predramatic Theatre now available as an e-publication! Happy 2026 everyone!
And lo, on this day, the Feast Day of St John the Apostle, did she deliver her third third nit treatment of the season 😇
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And lo, on this day, the Feast Day of St John the Apostle, did she deliver her third third nit treatment of the season 😇
And thus, on this the Feast Day of St John the Apostle, did her 48 hour reprieve from laundry end.
December 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
And thus, on this the Feast Day of St John the Apostle, did her 48 hour reprieve from laundry end.
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Taps the sign:
"Because one cannot prove legal residence or citizenship without due process, deporting people without legal proceedings is to deny rights that must be extended to all if they are to exist for anyone — "
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"Because one cannot prove legal residence or citizenship without due process, deporting people without legal proceedings is to deny rights that must be extended to all if they are to exist for anyone — "
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Contributor: Why 'monstrify'? Look at who benefits when few are considered fully human
The category of 'human' is shrinking as politicians, tech bros and right-wing pundits divide the world into two groups: You're a cis-het white man, or you're a monster.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Taps the sign:
"Because one cannot prove legal residence or citizenship without due process, deporting people without legal proceedings is to deny rights that must be extended to all if they are to exist for anyone — "
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"Because one cannot prove legal residence or citizenship without due process, deporting people without legal proceedings is to deny rights that must be extended to all if they are to exist for anyone — "
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Trump's goon squad rolling in it.
Trump's goon squad rolling in it.
ICE is now richer than most of world’s militaries thanks to Trump’s new funding
ICE’s annual budget increased from $8.7 billion to $27.7 billion
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Trump's goon squad rolling in it.
Trump's goon squad rolling in it.
Wolfgang Musculus: another enjoyable early modern name.
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Wolfgang Musculus: another enjoyable early modern name.
Can anyone from Cardiff, Oxford, Cambridge or Suffolk unis get hold of this article for me please?
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Can anyone from Cardiff, Oxford, Cambridge or Suffolk unis get hold of this article for me please?
Busy fortnight coming up, inc presenting findings to colleagues on 'Jetting, Strutting, Stalking'; then a paper on 'Walking in Shax' for the University of Alagappa, as well as guest speaking on 'An Evening With' This Girl Can/Wesport. Excited to speak to audiences old and new! lnkd.in/eD5kx4x8
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December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Busy fortnight coming up, inc presenting findings to colleagues on 'Jetting, Strutting, Stalking'; then a paper on 'Walking in Shax' for the University of Alagappa, as well as guest speaking on 'An Evening With' This Girl Can/Wesport. Excited to speak to audiences old and new! lnkd.in/eD5kx4x8
Enjoying my rainy day of no meetings; face slathered in Weleda skin food, editing proofs from bed.
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Enjoying my rainy day of no meetings; face slathered in Weleda skin food, editing proofs from bed.
Further to previous post, I failed to save any of my corrections and have just lost 1 hr and 20 mins work, so I am taking that as a sign from Dog not to continue with my weekend labour.
November 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Further to previous post, I failed to save any of my corrections and have just lost 1 hr and 20 mins work, so I am taking that as a sign from Dog not to continue with my weekend labour.
I don't advocate working on the weekend, but I've had a disrupted week, and my family are out, so I'm taking the opportunity to start on the proofs for 'Predramatic Theatre' and, ngl, I am VERY excited about this one coming out. @gregmw4.bsky.social and I have something significant to say here!
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I don't advocate working on the weekend, but I've had a disrupted week, and my family are out, so I'm taking the opportunity to start on the proofs for 'Predramatic Theatre' and, ngl, I am VERY excited about this one coming out. @gregmw4.bsky.social and I have something significant to say here!
"Only two sleeps till Christmas!" said the insomniac.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Only two sleeps till Christmas!" said the insomniac.
Ok, no-one asked, but I'm going to elaborate on my 'performative' beef. It means at least 4 things: 1) related to performance, 2) related to utterance (Austin), 3) embodied social practice (Butler) and 4) in popular culture, increasingly used to mean inauthentic or 'merely for show'. It's great it
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Ok, no-one asked, but I'm going to elaborate on my 'performative' beef. It means at least 4 things: 1) related to performance, 2) related to utterance (Austin), 3) embodied social practice (Butler) and 4) in popular culture, increasingly used to mean inauthentic or 'merely for show'. It's great it
I'm developing a real issue with the overuse/misuse of the term 'performative', lads.
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I'm developing a real issue with the overuse/misuse of the term 'performative', lads.