Deyasini Dasgupta (Deya)
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Deyasini Dasgupta (Deya)
@deyasini.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in English at the University of Toronto | Writing on the intersections of early modern disability, race, gender in Shakespeare, Spenser, and Middleton | Views my own | Mostly here for the pet pictures
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I don't think I've seen one of these, so: my attempt at an early modern lit starter pack! (Plus some C18 people because I've decided to go on the offence and y'all are part of long C17 now.)

Apologies for any omissions / unwanted inclusions -- if you want on or off let me know!

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November 11, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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My latest article is published in Celtica journal 35 this week on 'PINE, YEW, and FIR in Medieval Welsh sources'! 🥳
For my first ever bsky post, I shall attempt a thread about some of the cool stuff I found... 🧵 #CelticStudies #MedievalStudies
March 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Move over, Aphra Behn (not really), I’ve got a new favourite early modern ‘commercial’ female playwright: Alice Mustian!

Had SO much fun writing this with Matthew Steggle & Misha Teramura.

Review of English Studies, open access:
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Alice Mustian, Playwright
Abstract. This article provides the first full account of Alice Mustian, a Salisbury woman who in 1614 built a theatre in her backyard and charged an audience a
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December 23, 2023 at 10:39 PM
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If anybody has any recommendations on reading/resources on the Hanseatic League or early English mercantilism, it would be much appreciated! It seems my PhD proposal research has drawn me back to trade 🥴
November 6, 2023 at 4:29 PM
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Jack Doyle and I put together a reading list for a workshop on Teaching Trans History that we ran at the Oxford History Faculty last week (featuring Kit Heyam as our wonderful guest speaker). Here's the reading list! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Teaching Trans History Reading List & Resources
Teaching Trans History Reading List and Resources This non-exhaustive reading list is intended to offer practical tools and resources to academics wanting to include more trans history in university...
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November 2, 2023 at 6:19 PM
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JOB!
The Gender & Sexuality Studies program at Northwestern University is hiring a tenure-line Assistant Professor of Trans Studies! Please share far & wide with your academic networks. The deadline for applications is October 23. Happy to answer any questions. #HigherEd #AcademicSky
JOB POST: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF TRANS STUDIES: Gender & Sexuality Studies Program - Northwestern Un...
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October 1, 2023 at 3:39 PM