Day 1 of the @iaspr.bsky.social conference. Delighted to be here and excited to learn 😊

Quote of the day: "I think it is morally and politically objectionable, and intellectually obtuse, to have contempt for literary works that appeal to millions of people simply because they are popular" - Jane Tompkins (aka my new hero)

I wrote a Brainstorm about why we should be excited for the new Marian Keyes Walsh Sisters adaptation

Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Creativity, Full-Time, Fixed Term (2yr)

University of Galway

The successful candidate will investigate established and emerging political economies of arts, culture and creativity.

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Why is the women a bestseller and the man an author? Maeve Binchy and Joseph O'Connor are both bestselling authors. Another example of associating women's writing with commerce and men's writing with literature.

Hello, can anyone point me in the direction of books/ articles looking at how women writers are assumed to self-insert/ draw from their own experience? I'm sure this research exists but I'm struggling to find it

Applications are still open for the postgraduate scholarship to attend the 2025 IASIL conference in Galway

⏰ Closing date March 1

Full details here:

www.iasil.org/conference-2...

#IrishStudies #AcademicChatter #PhDchat

Myself and Rosalind Haslett have a note about how we both came to the activist potential of Marian Keyes in the new volume of the Journal of Popular Romance studies. We were both introduced to her books by other women showing that women share important stories with one another

ICYMI: I built a starter pack of classic romances that goes all the way back to the 1950s. Selected to show the genre’s breadth, not simply to hit familiar highlights. It’s a lot of hidden gems, and I’ve probably left off at least one of your faves (gift link). #RomanceColumn #Romancelandia

Donal Skehan trying to compliment Samantha Mumba by calling her a piece of Irish history on the Late Late last night was absolutely savage (in a bad way). I genuinely can't stop thinking about it

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Irish/Ireland-based writery types, the Arts Co lit bursary application deadline is Thurs 20th Feb. www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Litera...

I collected my bound and corrected thesis today. It's purple as a nod to @mariankeyes.bsky.social book covers because covers are important and bright colours don't negate what's on the inside 😊