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Jennifer Clement
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Literature academic; middlebrow reader; knitter; cat lover; secondhand bookstores are as close to heaven as heaven allows. Pronouns she/her. Opinions mine and not my employer's.
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Call for papers: We are very pleased to announce that the 2025 Australia and New Zealand Shakespeare Association Conference will take place in person from Wednesday, 2 July to Friday, 4 July, hosted by the University of Queensland in its Queen Street campus in the Brisbane CBD (https://about.uq.edu.au/campuses-facilities/brisbane-city), conveniently located close to local hotels, cafes, and restaurants. Keynote speakers will be Dennis Britton of the University of British Columbia, and Brandon Chua of the University of Hong Kong. This year’s conference takes as its theme ‘Shakespeare in Spirit’ in all its senses in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, including (but not limited to): - Shakespeare and religion - Shakespeare and adaptation - Shakespeare and spiritualism - Uncanny Shakespeare - Race and religion in early modern Europe - Ghosts and haunting in early modern literature - Ritual and staging practices in early modern Europe - Magic and the supernatural in early modern Europe Please send proposals (250 words max.) for papers (20 mins), panels (3-4 papers of 15-20 mins each), and small workshops, with speaker biographies (100 words max. each) to Jennifer Clement j.clement@uq.edu.au by 20 March 2025. Jennifer will also be happy to respond to questions about the conference. Please check the ANZSA website for conference updates and information on hotels and restaurants. Four old white men with beards summon the spirit of Shakespeare in a white mist, in a distinctively late 19th century parlour setting.
January 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Mark your calendars for the ANZSA 2025 Conference, held in downtown Brisbane from Wed 2 -- Fri 4 July inclusive. Speakers are Dennis Austin Britton (U of British Columbia), and Brandon Chua (U of Hong Kong). Theme is ‘Shakespeare in Spirit.' Call for papers in January 2025!
A group of men with beards, in a late 19th century setting, sit around a table and invoke the spirit of Shakespeare in a mist of smoke.
December 4, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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They are indeed! I love mine. They have wonderful nibs and a piston filling system. They can run into big money but mine are a bit more humble, though still an indulgence. Here's a picture of one model - I have two of them.
A Pelikan M215 fountain pen, black with silver rings.
September 16, 2024 at 6:10 AM
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Cover of the albulm Victorialand by the Cocteau Twins
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