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.
Lovely day spent here in the magnificent surroundings of the @britishacademy.bsky.social yesterday, meeting fellow Mid-Career Fellows and fascinating post-docs. Great conversations about what cannot be planned for during research, about obstacles, opportunities, and what should count as an output.
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Lovely day spent here in the magnificent surroundings of the @britishacademy.bsky.social yesterday, meeting fellow Mid-Career Fellows and fascinating post-docs. Great conversations about what cannot be planned for during research, about obstacles, opportunities, and what should count as an output.
Exciting news on the public engagement front is that Calico Theatre Company are coming to the University of Bristol Theatre Department in January to deliver their brilliant VR experience, Curfew, to representatives from Avon and Somerset Police , Bristol City Council, West of England Sport Trust
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Exciting news on the public engagement front is that Calico Theatre Company are coming to the University of Bristol Theatre Department in January to deliver their brilliant VR experience, Curfew, to representatives from Avon and Somerset Police , Bristol City Council, West of England Sport Trust
Spent much of today on Roger Baynes's In praise of solitarinesse (1577) and just, yes, I agree.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Spent much of today on Roger Baynes's In praise of solitarinesse (1577) and just, yes, I agree.
Possible rabbit hole but have been thinking a lot about student health and melancholy this past fortnight. That's the thing about walking - while all research is liable to meander, walking contains so many possible deviations that it is very hard to keep on the straight-and-narrow (puns intended).
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Possible rabbit hole but have been thinking a lot about student health and melancholy this past fortnight. That's the thing about walking - while all research is liable to meander, walking contains so many possible deviations that it is very hard to keep on the straight-and-narrow (puns intended).
In London tomorrow eve if anyone fancies a Friday night drink and catch-up... either near Trafalgar Square or Paddington.
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In London tomorrow eve if anyone fancies a Friday night drink and catch-up... either near Trafalgar Square or Paddington.
How much is ISC registration generally, folks?
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How much is ISC registration generally, folks?
Had occasion to dip into @effectdefective.bsky.social's book on herbals today, and one of the very best things about it is its clarity - definitions, key examples, classical sources, number of reprints. All information that I needed & could find due to a brilliant index. Just excellent scholarship.
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Had occasion to dip into @effectdefective.bsky.social's book on herbals today, and one of the very best things about it is its clarity - definitions, key examples, classical sources, number of reprints. All information that I needed & could find due to a brilliant index. Just excellent scholarship.
September and October were a bit rough as I shook the 1000 jigsaw pieces of my book out onto the table and looked at them individually, and in dismay. November is better, as I work towards completing small sections. This week I took the placeholder sentence 'Write about Romeo and Hamlet here' and
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
September and October were a bit rough as I shook the 1000 jigsaw pieces of my book out onto the table and looked at them individually, and in dismay. November is better, as I work towards completing small sections. This week I took the placeholder sentence 'Write about Romeo and Hamlet here' and
Up to my neck in non-naturals, animal spirits and the 84 pages of research on walking and health which I amassed a number of years ago. It's been a week and I'm only up to p35. Think I need a walk to balance my own humours frankly.
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Up to my neck in non-naturals, animal spirits and the 84 pages of research on walking and health which I amassed a number of years ago. It's been a week and I'm only up to p35. Think I need a walk to balance my own humours frankly.
Mafs should be on earlier - not a fan of this 9pm start.
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Mafs should be on earlier - not a fan of this 9pm start.
What a shame that we seemed to be making real progress on one of the last taboos - fatphobia - and then Ozempic came along and we're somehow back to the 1990s.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What a shame that we seemed to be making real progress on one of the last taboos - fatphobia - and then Ozempic came along and we're somehow back to the 1990s.
Half term= trying to work from a cinema foyer
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Half term= trying to work from a cinema foyer
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it's crazy that if you're a cat, your only two life outcomes are eating out of a trash can or getting treated like a little baby
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
it's crazy that if you're a cat, your only two life outcomes are eating out of a trash can or getting treated like a little baby
Academic jobs are often seen as some combination of teaching, research and administration. But let's break that down a bit.
A caveat: I am not saying that this is exactly what all academics do - some do more, some do less, some just do different things. But this is what my job involved last year:
A caveat: I am not saying that this is exactly what all academics do - some do more, some do less, some just do different things. But this is what my job involved last year:
October 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Academic jobs are often seen as some combination of teaching, research and administration. But let's break that down a bit.
A caveat: I am not saying that this is exactly what all academics do - some do more, some do less, some just do different things. But this is what my job involved last year:
A caveat: I am not saying that this is exactly what all academics do - some do more, some do less, some just do different things. But this is what my job involved last year:
Of the Celebrity Traitors, 7 did English Drama,or Dance degrees/training, 3 did History/Art History, 1 did geophysics, and 1 didn't do a degree. Tell me again about how Arts and Humanities degrees never get people anywhere?
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Of the Celebrity Traitors, 7 did English Drama,or Dance degrees/training, 3 did History/Art History, 1 did geophysics, and 1 didn't do a degree. Tell me again about how Arts and Humanities degrees never get people anywhere?
Oh the joy of new, enthusiastic, prepared, and deeply-intelligent PhD supervisees.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh the joy of new, enthusiastic, prepared, and deeply-intelligent PhD supervisees.
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Today at 3pm BST/4pm CEST, all welcome!
Super excited to talk to @dudleymarianna.bsky.social about Electric Wind in the @greenhouseuis.net #envhum book talk on Monday Oct 20th. Joun us for the live discussion. newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Today at 3pm BST/4pm CEST, all welcome!
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ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.
October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.
@gregmw4.bsky.social and I received the wonderfully welcome news that 'Predramatic Theatre' has been accepted for publication by Palgrave following peer review. Who knows? It might even be out by Christmas! It has certainly been a gift working with my mentor on a topic we're both passionate about.
October 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@gregmw4.bsky.social and I received the wonderfully welcome news that 'Predramatic Theatre' has been accepted for publication by Palgrave following peer review. Who knows? It might even be out by Christmas! It has certainly been a gift working with my mentor on a topic we're both passionate about.
Just remembering the time I mixed up my hypothyroid tablets with some post-operative codeine tablets. That was an interesting couple of days at work.
October 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Just remembering the time I mixed up my hypothyroid tablets with some post-operative codeine tablets. That was an interesting couple of days at work.
From the moon to the sun. We were delighted to encounter Luke Jerram's beautiful model of our brightest star at Bristol Cathedral yesterday. Helios is a beautiful, restless, swirling counterpart to the still, cold elegance of his Museum of the Moon. Catch it on tour while you can!
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From the moon to the sun. We were delighted to encounter Luke Jerram's beautiful model of our brightest star at Bristol Cathedral yesterday. Helios is a beautiful, restless, swirling counterpart to the still, cold elegance of his Museum of the Moon. Catch it on tour while you can!
Does anyone know of any good scholarship on John Fletcher's The Elder Brother?
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Does anyone know of any good scholarship on John Fletcher's The Elder Brother?
Reading @siobhankeenan.bsky.social's beautifully lucid prose in 'Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England' - such a pleasure #writergoals
October 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reading @siobhankeenan.bsky.social's beautifully lucid prose in 'Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England' - such a pleasure #writergoals
Getting really interested in Thoms Dekker - is there an early modernist with particular expertise on him?
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Getting really interested in Thoms Dekker - is there an early modernist with particular expertise on him?
Last night, as part of Eléonore Ozanne's Harvest Moon project, 11 Bristolian women joined groups all over the world to walk our 25 separate cities by moonlight. The biggest moon of the year was splendid - she was showing off frankly - and our laughter rang out across Bristol as we drifted through it
October 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Last night, as part of Eléonore Ozanne's Harvest Moon project, 11 Bristolian women joined groups all over the world to walk our 25 separate cities by moonlight. The biggest moon of the year was splendid - she was showing off frankly - and our laughter rang out across Bristol as we drifted through it