Siân Adiseshiah
@sadiseshiah.bsky.social
Prof of Literature, Politics & Performance at Loughborough University. Head of English. Editor of ‘Playwriting and the Contemporary: Critical Collaborations’ @livUniPress. Contemporary theatre, age studies & utopianism.
I'd planned to listen to the first 10 mins of this (I had a few other things to do), but ended up listening to the full 58 mins. It's a brilliant discussion of the power of fictional narratives to engage readers with climate change. Really interesting thoughts on cli-fi and eco-gothic.
big thanks to the brilliant @racheldonald.bsky.social for the opportunity to chat on Planet: Critical
we kicked off the new year by asking: what's up with climate fiction?
www.planetcritical.com/heather-mill...
we kicked off the new year by asking: what's up with climate fiction?
www.planetcritical.com/heather-mill...
How Fiction Makes Sense of the Crisis | Heather Milligan
How does literature reflect the crisis we're collectively experiencing—and why do some of the novels published today fail to grasp both the intensity and complexity of our world?
www.planetcritical.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'd planned to listen to the first 10 mins of this (I had a few other things to do), but ended up listening to the full 58 mins. It's a brilliant discussion of the power of fictional narratives to engage readers with climate change. Really interesting thoughts on cli-fi and eco-gothic.
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Our Head of Department @sadiseshiah.bsky.social has published a new book chapter - 'Staging Utopian Subjects: Contemporary British Theatre Beyond the Barriers' - in The Cambridge Companion to British Utopian Literature and Culture Since 1945.
The Cambridge Companion to British Utopian Literature and Culture since 1945
Cambridge Core - English Literature after 1945 - The Cambridge Companion to British Utopian Literature and Culture since 1945
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January 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Our Head of Department @sadiseshiah.bsky.social has published a new book chapter - 'Staging Utopian Subjects: Contemporary British Theatre Beyond the Barriers' - in The Cambridge Companion to British Utopian Literature and Culture Since 1945.
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My new article was published earlier this week!! It focuses on the gynaecological health of Mrs Glover, the subject of several letters in Elizabeth Gaskell's correspondence between 1853–54, and reveals Glover's original patient record that I found at the wonderful @bharchives.bsky.social. ✨
Verification of a Date in the Gaskell Letters: Mrs Glover’s Original Patient Case Notes
‘Poor Mrs Glover’, wrote Elizabeth Gaskell, ‘[…] the operation is to be today’.1 There are nine letters featuring Mrs Glover and her diagnosis and treatmen
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January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
My new article was published earlier this week!! It focuses on the gynaecological health of Mrs Glover, the subject of several letters in Elizabeth Gaskell's correspondence between 1853–54, and reveals Glover's original patient record that I found at the wonderful @bharchives.bsky.social. ✨
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Good grief. Do people who don't go to uni not benefit from doctors, librarians, researchers, lawyers, architects, artists, writers, archivists, historians, designers, programmers, etc etc etc...? What is this weird unjoined up world she imagines?
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Good grief. Do people who don't go to uni not benefit from doctors, librarians, researchers, lawyers, architects, artists, writers, archivists, historians, designers, programmers, etc etc etc...? What is this weird unjoined up world she imagines?
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A new monograph by our own Brian Jarvis, Don DeLillo and the Visual, offers a fresh perspective on DeLillo for the Age of the Image.
Don DeLillo and the Visual
Over the course of a prodigious literary career which now spans seven decades, DeLillo has engaged with the problem and the promise of vision. Don DeLillo and the Visual offers a fresh perspective on ...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A new monograph by our own Brian Jarvis, Don DeLillo and the Visual, offers a fresh perspective on DeLillo for the Age of the Image.
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'Few feelings are more thrilling for a literature scholar than unearthing an archival gem ...'
Our own Jade French writes for @theconversation.com about three newly discovered Virginia Woolf stories:
Our own Jade French writes for @theconversation.com about three newly discovered Virginia Woolf stories:
The Life of Violet: three unearthed early stories where Virginia Woolf’s genius first sparks to life
These three whimsical short stories tell the story of Woolf’s dear friend Violet Dickinson.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
'Few feelings are more thrilling for a literature scholar than unearthing an archival gem ...'
Our own Jade French writes for @theconversation.com about three newly discovered Virginia Woolf stories:
Our own Jade French writes for @theconversation.com about three newly discovered Virginia Woolf stories:
#Sourdough weeks 150 and 151 (150 from a few weeks ago)
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#Sourdough weeks 150 and 151 (150 from a few weeks ago)
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The first book in our Playwriting and the Contemporary: Critical Collaborations series is now available - congratulations to Luke Lamont on the publication of The Documentary Aesthetic in Irish Theatre, 2010-2020!
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The first book in our Playwriting and the Contemporary: Critical Collaborations series is now available - congratulations to Luke Lamont on the publication of The Documentary Aesthetic in Irish Theatre, 2010-2020!
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...
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Recently published | The Documentary Aesthetic in Irish Theatre, 2010-2020 is available now!
Discover more about the first book-length study of documentary theatre in Ireland here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Discover more about the first book-length study of documentary theatre in Ireland here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Recently published | The Documentary Aesthetic in Irish Theatre, 2010-2020 is available now!
Discover more about the first book-length study of documentary theatre in Ireland here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Discover more about the first book-length study of documentary theatre in Ireland here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Very excited that the first book in our Playwriting and the Contemporary: Critical Collaborations book series has been published! And what a fantastic book it is - huge congratulations to Luke Lamont!
The first book in our Playwriting and the Contemporary: Critical Collaborations series is now available - congratulations to Luke Lamont on the publication of The Documentary Aesthetic in Irish Theatre, 2010-2020!
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...
January 15, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Very excited that the first book in our Playwriting and the Contemporary: Critical Collaborations book series has been published! And what a fantastic book it is - huge congratulations to Luke Lamont!
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I hate that they snuck in a “summarize” this chapter/book/article in the ebooks program through the library. I’m sure it’s confusing to students when we argue to stay away from AI for
their core work whilst our Unis are throwing it at them all
over the place.
their core work whilst our Unis are throwing it at them all
over the place.
I've stood my ground, but I hate how the companies have inserted it into everything. I don't want the AI summary at the top of a Google search. I hate that my new laptop has a dedicated button for Copilot that I can't disable. My phone will pull up Gemini if I press the wrong button for too long.
December 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I hate that they snuck in a “summarize” this chapter/book/article in the ebooks program through the library. I’m sure it’s confusing to students when we argue to stay away from AI for
their core work whilst our Unis are throwing it at them all
over the place.
their core work whilst our Unis are throwing it at them all
over the place.
#sourdough weeks 148 and 149 (last weekend’s and the one before).
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#sourdough weeks 148 and 149 (last weekend’s and the one before).
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CFP: (De)colonial Solidarities: Whiteness, Colonialism, and the Politics of Allyship, 27–28 August 2026, University of Turku, Finland sites.utu.fi/whisol/news/...
Call for Papers: (De)colonial Solidarities Symposium | whisol
CALL FOR PAPERS (De)colonial Solidarities: Whiteness, Colonialism, and the Politics of Allyship 27-28 August 2026 University of Turku, Finland From Indigeno ...
sites.utu.fi
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
CFP: (De)colonial Solidarities: Whiteness, Colonialism, and the Politics of Allyship, 27–28 August 2026, University of Turku, Finland sites.utu.fi/whisol/news/...
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What do UK graduates do? Lots of information in this annual report.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What do UK graduates do? Lots of information in this annual report.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
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nice to spy my former PhD supervisor @timothycbaker.bsky.social and fellowship mentor @sadiseshiah.bsky.social in this cambridge companion to british utopian lit & culture!
This is going to be pretty useful for all of you and your students! Available for pre-order now! www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
The Cambridge Companion to British Utopian Literature and Culture since 1945 | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
nice to spy my former PhD supervisor @timothycbaker.bsky.social and fellowship mentor @sadiseshiah.bsky.social in this cambridge companion to british utopian lit & culture!
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The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
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Doctoral Researcher, Liam Young, is co-organising the first @bacls.bsky.social graduate conference, held at the Uni of Leeds on 20 May 2026. Participants will be invited to contribute to a special issue of the journal Alluvium. Deadline for abstracts: 4 January 2026. CFP here: bacls.org/news/188/
News - BACLS New Work in Contemporary Literary Studies Conference 2026 CFP
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November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Doctoral Researcher, Liam Young, is co-organising the first @bacls.bsky.social graduate conference, held at the Uni of Leeds on 20 May 2026. Participants will be invited to contribute to a special issue of the journal Alluvium. Deadline for abstracts: 4 January 2026. CFP here: bacls.org/news/188/
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This open letter to COP30 calling for the arts and humanities to be central to responses to the climate crisis chimes with the current research project of our Vice Chancellor’s Independent Research Fellow @hrmilligan.bsky.social
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/op...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/op...
Open letter to COP30: Use storytelling to fight climate crisis - University of Birmingham
Actors, authors, and public figures have signed an open letter calling for the cultural sector to have a prominent role in the fight against the climate crisis.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This open letter to COP30 calling for the arts and humanities to be central to responses to the climate crisis chimes with the current research project of our Vice Chancellor’s Independent Research Fellow @hrmilligan.bsky.social
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/op...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/op...
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Early today, we were treated to an excellent paper by Dr Frankie Dytor from the University of Exeter. It was hosted by our Cultural Currents: Nineteenth to Twentieth Century research group, and the title of Frankie's paper was 'Edith Lees Ellis and Queer Disability Studies at the Fin de Siècle'.
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Early today, we were treated to an excellent paper by Dr Frankie Dytor from the University of Exeter. It was hosted by our Cultural Currents: Nineteenth to Twentieth Century research group, and the title of Frankie's paper was 'Edith Lees Ellis and Queer Disability Studies at the Fin de Siècle'.
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Thousands of university workers around the country losing jobs and careers, whole degree programs lost, areas of expertise lost, student opportunities lost. Yes, it's life-changing, and the consequences will be with us for a long time.
As a Safety manager in the NHS, Labour is most likely making me redundant, and I could lose my house. Making NHS patients less safe in the process.
How are Labour policies changing your life?
How are Labour policies changing your life?
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thousands of university workers around the country losing jobs and careers, whole degree programs lost, areas of expertise lost, student opportunities lost. Yes, it's life-changing, and the consequences will be with us for a long time.
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Last chance to register for the #LboroUCU online CPD workshop, "Allyship and Solidarity", open to all LU staff & Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Tues 11th November from 12 noon.
For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...
For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...
CPD Course: Allyship and Solidarity – Loughborough UCU
ucu.lboro.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Last chance to register for the #LboroUCU online CPD workshop, "Allyship and Solidarity", open to all LU staff & Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Tues 11th November from 12 noon.
For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...
For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...
It’s been ages, but last week I baked #sourdough 146 - an absolute disaster as I’d run out of wholemeal and had a v wet dough with not enough salt and completely flat, and week 147, which was a triumph! 😀
October 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It’s been ages, but last week I baked #sourdough 146 - an absolute disaster as I’d run out of wholemeal and had a v wet dough with not enough salt and completely flat, and week 147, which was a triumph! 😀
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We took our first-year Intro to Drama students to the Birmingham Rep theatre last night to see Deafinitely Theatre's production of Eloise Pennycott's play, 'Barrier(s)' - a queer/deaf love story with a rich interweaving of English and BSL. We were also treated to an excellent post-show discussion.
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We took our first-year Intro to Drama students to the Birmingham Rep theatre last night to see Deafinitely Theatre's production of Eloise Pennycott's play, 'Barrier(s)' - a queer/deaf love story with a rich interweaving of English and BSL. We were also treated to an excellent post-show discussion.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM