Liliya Gurina
@lgurina.bsky.social
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“In the indigenous point of view, you don’t regard trees as resources. You can’t cut down all the trees and still have a world.”
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The Best Ursula Le Guin Books
The best books by Ursula K. Le Guin, as recommended by Sherryl Vint—the scifi scholar and author of a new overview of science fiction.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
“In the indigenous point of view, you don’t regard trees as resources. You can’t cut down all the trees and still have a world.”
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I spoke about the joys and challenges of #translation and #Homer #Odyssey with Lauren Kane of @nybooks.bsky.social:
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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Translating from Troy to Ithaca | Daniel Mendelsohn, Lauren Kane
New translations of Homer are bound to revive millennia-old questions of authorship and ancient diction. As Daniel Mendelsohn writes in the introduction
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May 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I spoke about the joys and challenges of #translation and #Homer #Odyssey with Lauren Kane of @nybooks.bsky.social:
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
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Registration ends tomorrow! My final seminar in the @nybooks.bsky.social #NYRSeminars #literature series on “Tragic Meaning” will be on four plays by #Euripides: don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tragic-mea...
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Tragic Meaning: Daniel Mendelsohn on Euripides
Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a four-session webinar on Euripides
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May 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Registration ends tomorrow! My final seminar in the @nybooks.bsky.social #NYRSeminars #literature series on “Tragic Meaning” will be on four plays by #Euripides: don’t miss it!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tragic-mea...
www.eventbrite.com/e/tragic-mea...
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Time's running out to book your free ticket for this evening's English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics #Shakespeare webinar.
Delve into The #Tempest with Emma Smith and Lauren Working.
7 April at 6pm - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
All welcome!
#TeamEnglish #Cpd #BookSky
Delve into The #Tempest with Emma Smith and Lauren Working.
7 April at 6pm - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
All welcome!
#TeamEnglish #Cpd #BookSky
English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Tempest
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Tempest from Oxford World's Classics.
shakespeare-webinar-the-tempest.eventbrite.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Time's running out to book your free ticket for this evening's English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics #Shakespeare webinar.
Delve into The #Tempest with Emma Smith and Lauren Working.
7 April at 6pm - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
All welcome!
#TeamEnglish #Cpd #BookSky
Delve into The #Tempest with Emma Smith and Lauren Working.
7 April at 6pm - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
All welcome!
#TeamEnglish #Cpd #BookSky
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Up to 88,748 signatures. We need to get to 100,000 by 22nd May to be able to push for a debate in parliament...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
This practice is devastating to the wildlife. It's archaic, cruel and elitist.
Let's consign it to history where it belongs.
@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
This practice is devastating to the wildlife. It's archaic, cruel and elitist.
Let's consign it to history where it belongs.
@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Up to 88,748 signatures. We need to get to 100,000 by 22nd May to be able to push for a debate in parliament...
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So @wildjustice.bsky.social is too edgy for @privateeyenews.bsky.social ! We're fans because the magazine speaks truth to power . That's what WJ tries to do too . We were surprised when PE said that it wouldn't run our second and third adverts , especially as they gave no reason for this .
April 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
So @wildjustice.bsky.social is too edgy for @privateeyenews.bsky.social ! We're fans because the magazine speaks truth to power . That's what WJ tries to do too . We were surprised when PE said that it wouldn't run our second and third adverts , especially as they gave no reason for this .
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This will please them - if you sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
March 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This will please them - if you sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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We have a couple of returns for tonight’s Sold Out live recording & screening of ‘Network’!
Free to a good home. DM us if you’re interested.
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Free to a good home. DM us if you’re interested.
www.ppfideas.com/event-detail...
'Network' (1976) + Live Recording of Past Present Future with Helen Lewis | Past Present Future
Join us for a special screening of 'Network' followed by a live recording of PPF with Helen Lewis, as part of our Great Political Films series.
www.ppfideas.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We have a couple of returns for tonight’s Sold Out live recording & screening of ‘Network’!
Free to a good home. DM us if you’re interested.
www.ppfideas.com/event-detail...
Free to a good home. DM us if you’re interested.
www.ppfideas.com/event-detail...
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Fans of Greek #literature and #theater! My next seminar for the @nybooks.com #NYRSeminar series on “Tragic Meaning” is a four-part exploration of the tragedies of #Sophocles. Info below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tragic-mea...
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March 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Fans of Greek #literature and #theater! My next seminar for the @nybooks.com #NYRSeminar series on “Tragic Meaning” is a four-part exploration of the tragedies of #Sophocles. Info below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tragic-mea...
www.eventbrite.com/e/tragic-mea...
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As a warm-up for their marathon Iliad reading, I am doing an online Q and A tonight with Cornell students and faculty, plus anyone else who wants to log on, March 12th, 4.30-6pm EST. All are welcome. ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/ove...
Keynote: The Iliad in Ithaca | eCornell
Be Informed. Be Inspired. Experience the Best of Cornell, Live and On Demand.
ecornell.cornell.edu
March 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
As a warm-up for their marathon Iliad reading, I am doing an online Q and A tonight with Cornell students and faculty, plus anyone else who wants to log on, March 12th, 4.30-6pm EST. All are welcome. ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/ove...
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If, like me, you enjoy Gold and squinty grumpy trecento people, then I would highly recommend the Siena exhibition at the National Gallery.
March 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If, like me, you enjoy Gold and squinty grumpy trecento people, then I would highly recommend the Siena exhibition at the National Gallery.
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Just a reminder, Canadian friends, that the Penguin Random House website gives you a “Shop Local” link to find books at indie bookstores.
Remember to go to the .ca version of the website.
Here’s a handy example. 😉
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/696416...
Remember to go to the .ca version of the website.
Here’s a handy example. 😉
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/696416...
How to Live Like a Monk by Danièle Cybulskie and Anna Lobanova | Penguin Random House Canada
How medieval monastic practices—with their emphasis on a healthy soul, mind, and body—can inspire us to live fuller lives today
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca
March 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just a reminder, Canadian friends, that the Penguin Random House website gives you a “Shop Local” link to find books at indie bookstores.
Remember to go to the .ca version of the website.
Here’s a handy example. 😉
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/696416...
Remember to go to the .ca version of the website.
Here’s a handy example. 😉
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/696416...
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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
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Final chance to register for this evening's #Shakespeare webinar on Henry IV, Part 1. This is a free event and all are welcome!
Emma Smith will be in conversation with Indira Ghose about the new Oxford World's Classics edition of #HenryIV, Part 1.
3 March, 6-7.15pm
Online via Zoom
Register:
Emma Smith will be in conversation with Indira Ghose about the new Oxford World's Classics edition of #HenryIV, Part 1.
3 March, 6-7.15pm
Online via Zoom
Register:
English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Henry IV, Part 1
In this free webinar, Shakespeare expert Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Henry IV from Oxford World's Classics.
shakespeare-webinar-henry-iv.eventbrite.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Final chance to register for this evening's #Shakespeare webinar on Henry IV, Part 1. This is a free event and all are welcome!
Emma Smith will be in conversation with Indira Ghose about the new Oxford World's Classics edition of #HenryIV, Part 1.
3 March, 6-7.15pm
Online via Zoom
Register:
Emma Smith will be in conversation with Indira Ghose about the new Oxford World's Classics edition of #HenryIV, Part 1.
3 March, 6-7.15pm
Online via Zoom
Register:
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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Are you studying, teaching or simply interested in learning more about #Shakespeare? Our monthly Shakespeare webinar series in collaboration with Oxford World's Classics continues on Monday, 3 March at 6pm.
This month we'll be exploring #HenryIV, Part 1 with Indira Ghose.
All welcome! #TeamEnglish
This month we'll be exploring #HenryIV, Part 1 with Indira Ghose.
All welcome! #TeamEnglish
English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Henry IV, Part 1
In this free webinar, Shakespeare expert Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Henry IV from Oxford World's Classics.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Are you studying, teaching or simply interested in learning more about #Shakespeare? Our monthly Shakespeare webinar series in collaboration with Oxford World's Classics continues on Monday, 3 March at 6pm.
This month we'll be exploring #HenryIV, Part 1 with Indira Ghose.
All welcome! #TeamEnglish
This month we'll be exploring #HenryIV, Part 1 with Indira Ghose.
All welcome! #TeamEnglish
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The decrepit former champion, the SS United States, being towed away, on her way to being sunk: was there ever a better metaphor?
February 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The decrepit former champion, the SS United States, being towed away, on her way to being sunk: was there ever a better metaphor?
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
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Good analysis from @mrjamesob.bsky.social (LBC Radio) on the current state of play with Ukraine after Trump blamed Ukraine for being invaded.
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'What the hell should we do now?' | James O'Brien on LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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February 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good analysis from @mrjamesob.bsky.social (LBC Radio) on the current state of play with Ukraine after Trump blamed Ukraine for being invaded.
youtu.be/5GslIsDUMsk?...
youtu.be/5GslIsDUMsk?...
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"Using AI to create art and scholarship adds another layer of insidious censorship. In a way, it’s almost worse — people think they are writing and thinking and making, but in many cases, they are generating something obvious and pre-controlled."
irinadumitrescu.substack.com/p/the-world-...
irinadumitrescu.substack.com/p/the-world-...
The world is in chaos. It's time to make your art.
But you have to make it yourself.
irinadumitrescu.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"Using AI to create art and scholarship adds another layer of insidious censorship. In a way, it’s almost worse — people think they are writing and thinking and making, but in many cases, they are generating something obvious and pre-controlled."
irinadumitrescu.substack.com/p/the-world-...
irinadumitrescu.substack.com/p/the-world-...
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Here's a thing I've just learned, though I don't recall from whomst I learned it:
If you're googling something and you add -AI at the end of your query, you'll be spared the AI results.
If you're googling something and you add -AI at the end of your query, you'll be spared the AI results.
January 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here's a thing I've just learned, though I don't recall from whomst I learned it:
If you're googling something and you add -AI at the end of your query, you'll be spared the AI results.
If you're googling something and you add -AI at the end of your query, you'll be spared the AI results.
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Don’t mIss our first Shakespeare webinar: Monday 6pm GMT, link below. Buckle in: this is the first of ….41!
Let the Oxford English Faculty help with your new year resolutions:
1) Learn about poetry with A.E. Stallings' newsletters
2) Brush up on Shakespeare with monthly webinars with Prof Emma Smith
3) Take on a writing challenge & enter our storytelling competition
#PoetrySky #BookSky
Links below👇
1) Learn about poetry with A.E. Stallings' newsletters
2) Brush up on Shakespeare with monthly webinars with Prof Emma Smith
3) Take on a writing challenge & enter our storytelling competition
#PoetrySky #BookSky
Links below👇
January 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Don’t mIss our first Shakespeare webinar: Monday 6pm GMT, link below. Buckle in: this is the first of ….41!