Matthew Creasy
@matthewcreasy.bsky.social
Academic at the University of Glasgow, working on / teaching James Joyce, Children’s Literature, Stevenson, Decadence. Parent. Cat Owner. Fool.
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We’re delighted to shared details of this free, 1-day symposium, organised by our friends and colleagues @sarahdunnigan.bsky.social and Dr Lois Burke, on 12 Dec 2025.
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat....
More info here: www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/investigatin....
Do share widely!
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat....
More info here: www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/investigatin....
Do share widely!
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We’re delighted to shared details of this free, 1-day symposium, organised by our friends and colleagues @sarahdunnigan.bsky.social and Dr Lois Burke, on 12 Dec 2025.
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat....
More info here: www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/investigatin....
Do share widely!
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat....
More info here: www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/investigatin....
Do share widely!
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So sorry to miss this medieval Ireland-themed event at @uofglasgow.bsky.social; a beautiful film, a brilliant talk by @dimitrafimi.bsky.social & an excellent new Book of Kells-inspired card-game from @matthewcreasy.bsky.social ... surely no better way to spend the evening on Thursday 9 October!
Join us this Thursday, 9 October, at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC to watch the beautifully animated film The Secret of Kells, with a talk on things Celtic and children’s fantasy by me, and a new card game devised by @matthewcreasy.bsky.social!
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So sorry to miss this medieval Ireland-themed event at @uofglasgow.bsky.social; a beautiful film, a brilliant talk by @dimitrafimi.bsky.social & an excellent new Book of Kells-inspired card-game from @matthewcreasy.bsky.social ... surely no better way to spend the evening on Thursday 9 October!
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Join us this Thursday, 9 October, at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC to watch the beautifully animated film The Secret of Kells, with a talk on things Celtic and children’s fantasy by me, and a new card game devised by @matthewcreasy.bsky.social!
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...
October 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Join us this Thursday, 9 October, at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC to watch the beautifully animated film The Secret of Kells, with a talk on things Celtic and children’s fantasy by me, and a new card game devised by @matthewcreasy.bsky.social!
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...
Book your free ticket👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...
Exciting opportunity to work on a PhD with me in Glasgow & Bénédicte Coste in France, on Decadence and Translation in Periodicals. Become part of 'Decadocs' - a Marie-Curie Joint Doctoral group. (Feel free to share with anyone you think would be interested).
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375577
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375577
Joint doctoral studentship as part of the DECADOCS project
‘Decadence in Translations: Translating for, and in French and British Periodicals, 1880-1914. Corpora, Translators, and Translational Aesthetics’ 🇫🇷 &🏴
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Exciting opportunity to work on a PhD with me in Glasgow & Bénédicte Coste in France, on Decadence and Translation in Periodicals. Become part of 'Decadocs' - a Marie-Curie Joint Doctoral group. (Feel free to share with anyone you think would be interested).
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375577
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375577
@drdouglassmall.bsky.social you may like this, then…
August 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@drdouglassmall.bsky.social you may like this, then…
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**Deadline tomorrow!** A reminder of this opportunity at @uofglasgow.bsky.social for a Research & Teaching post in #CelticStudies, lasting almost 3 years.
***SANAS OBRACH | JOB AD*** Celtic & Gaelic at @uofglasgow.bsky.social is advertising a full-time, fixed-term lectureship in #CelticStudies. Application deadline: 23 July. I'd be delighted to chat to anyone considering an application - my email is in the ad www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
Lecturer in Celtic Studies (R&T)
College of Arts & HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Lecturer in Celtic Studies (R&T)Vacancy Ref: 177172Salary, Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum. The University of Glasgow is seeking to app...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
**Deadline tomorrow!** A reminder of this opportunity at @uofglasgow.bsky.social for a Research & Teaching post in #CelticStudies, lasting almost 3 years.
I've caved and created a substack where I'll post bloggish things in relation to my critical edition of George Moore's 'Confessions of a Young Man' every Monday for the next few weeks.
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open.substack.com/pub/matthewc...
Judge a book by its cover?
Blanched Moore
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June 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I've caved and created a substack where I'll post bloggish things in relation to my critical edition of George Moore's 'Confessions of a Young Man' every Monday for the next few weeks.
open.substack.com/pub/matthewc...
open.substack.com/pub/matthewc...
Went to get my photograph taken - my current profile picture dates from 18 years ago. Don't think I've changed much.
May 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Went to get my photograph taken - my current profile picture dates from 18 years ago. Don't think I've changed much.
My edition of George Moore's Confessions of a Young Man is out with @themhra.bsky.social and I've been posting links to some blogging I did back in 2021, as I drafted the introduction, including this long-ish ramble about the word 'perverse'
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/10/perv...
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/10/perv...
Perverse
I've been putting off writing this post for a bit now. When I started this blog, I explained that I hoped to use the exercise of writing abo...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My edition of George Moore's Confessions of a Young Man is out with @themhra.bsky.social and I've been posting links to some blogging I did back in 2021, as I drafted the introduction, including this long-ish ramble about the word 'perverse'
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/10/perv...
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/10/perv...
During lockdown, I started assembling material for the introduction to my critical edition of George Moore's Confessions of a Young Man on a blog. I'll post a few links here, in case anyone is interested or wants a preview:
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/06/what...
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/06/what...
What is 'Confessions of a Young Man'?
In this post, I'll provide some basic information about Confessions of a Young Man - what it contains and what it is about. In my next post,...
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
During lockdown, I started assembling material for the introduction to my critical edition of George Moore's Confessions of a Young Man on a blog. I'll post a few links here, in case anyone is interested or wants a preview:
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/06/what...
mooreconfessions.blogspot.com/2021/06/what...
My edition of George Moore's "Confessions of a Young Man" is out! If you're interested in the findesiècle, Decadence, Symbolism, impressionism, artwriting, literary criticism, French culture, autobiography, auto fiction or smocks, you might like it ... or hate it...
www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
George Moore, Confessions of a Young Man - Edited by Matthew Creasy
Modern Humanities Research Association - George Moore, Confessions of a Young Man - Edited by Matthew Creasy
www.mhra.org.uk
May 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My edition of George Moore's "Confessions of a Young Man" is out! If you're interested in the findesiècle, Decadence, Symbolism, impressionism, artwriting, literary criticism, French culture, autobiography, auto fiction or smocks, you might like it ... or hate it...
www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
Saturday afternoon game of #forbiddenpsalm and it is *not* going well for my warband (‘The Meaty Fights’). Emma the Demon and Red the Question have been downed. Daughter’s warband (‘The Guardians of Steve’) are doing better round the other side of the house, tho
May 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Saturday afternoon game of #forbiddenpsalm and it is *not* going well for my warband (‘The Meaty Fights’). Emma the Demon and Red the Question have been downed. Daughter’s warband (‘The Guardians of Steve’) are doing better round the other side of the house, tho
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📣 The latest book in our Jewelled Tortoise series is out!
'George Moore, "Confessions of a Young Man"', edited by Matthew Creasy (@matthewcreasy.bsky.social).
👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
'George Moore, "Confessions of a Young Man"', edited by Matthew Creasy (@matthewcreasy.bsky.social).
👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
May 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📣 The latest book in our Jewelled Tortoise series is out!
'George Moore, "Confessions of a Young Man"', edited by Matthew Creasy (@matthewcreasy.bsky.social).
👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
'George Moore, "Confessions of a Young Man"', edited by Matthew Creasy (@matthewcreasy.bsky.social).
👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
Venetian lions. A thread
April 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Venetian lions. A thread
Venetian lions. A thread
April 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Venetian lions. A thread
Back at my favourite depiction of department meetings…
April 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Back at my favourite depiction of department meetings…
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We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Glasgow for our 'Publishing Fantasy for Younger Readers' symposium a month from today on 3.4.25.
The programme is live (below) and you can sign up to join us for FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/publishing...
The programme is live (below) and you can sign up to join us for FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/publishing...
Publishing Fantasy for Younger Readers: A Symposium
Join us and Frances Hardinge for a conversation on how fantasy has and continues to be written and published for younger readers.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Glasgow for our 'Publishing Fantasy for Younger Readers' symposium a month from today on 3.4.25.
The programme is live (below) and you can sign up to join us for FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/publishing...
The programme is live (below) and you can sign up to join us for FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/publishing...
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Upcoming event: 5pm Thurs 27 Feb in the Garden Room, Kennedy Hall
Dr Corey Gibson (University of Glasgow) will be giving a seminar titled 'The Worm Queen Turns: Helen Adam from Dundee Manse to California Coven'
More information: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/engli...
Dr Corey Gibson (University of Glasgow) will be giving a seminar titled 'The Worm Queen Turns: Helen Adam from Dundee Manse to California Coven'
More information: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/engli...
February 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Upcoming event: 5pm Thurs 27 Feb in the Garden Room, Kennedy Hall
Dr Corey Gibson (University of Glasgow) will be giving a seminar titled 'The Worm Queen Turns: Helen Adam from Dundee Manse to California Coven'
More information: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/engli...
Dr Corey Gibson (University of Glasgow) will be giving a seminar titled 'The Worm Queen Turns: Helen Adam from Dundee Manse to California Coven'
More information: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/engli...
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It's here! Registration is now open for our Publishing Fantasy for Young Readers Symposium this April! Book your tickets to our FREE in-person event on Eventbrite: shorturl.at/5Awu8
Visit our website for the full schedule: shorturl.at/yjghx
Fantasy #FantasyLiterature #ChildrensLit #Publishing
Visit our website for the full schedule: shorturl.at/yjghx
Fantasy #FantasyLiterature #ChildrensLit #Publishing
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's here! Registration is now open for our Publishing Fantasy for Young Readers Symposium this April! Book your tickets to our FREE in-person event on Eventbrite: shorturl.at/5Awu8
Visit our website for the full schedule: shorturl.at/yjghx
Fantasy #FantasyLiterature #ChildrensLit #Publishing
Visit our website for the full schedule: shorturl.at/yjghx
Fantasy #FantasyLiterature #ChildrensLit #Publishing
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Here it is, Ulysses Forty Years: A Critical Retrospective of Hans Walter Gabler's Critical & Synoptic Edition of Ulysses, with brilliant chapters by @shinjinichatto.bsky.social, Paola Pugliatti, @wvmierlo.bsky.social, Elizabeth Bonapfel, & more. Available from Liverpool UP & Clemson UP 🌊
December 19, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Here it is, Ulysses Forty Years: A Critical Retrospective of Hans Walter Gabler's Critical & Synoptic Edition of Ulysses, with brilliant chapters by @shinjinichatto.bsky.social, Paola Pugliatti, @wvmierlo.bsky.social, Elizabeth Bonapfel, & more. Available from Liverpool UP & Clemson UP 🌊
Back in October 2022, I travelled to Pescara for a conference on Neo-Victorian decadence, organised by @janedesmarais.bsky.social & others. I got to hang out with my colleague Elisa Segnini properly, discussing ideas and swapping stories about being academics with children.
Volupté 7.1 - Neo-Victorian Decadence — Volupté
volupte.gold.ac.uk
December 9, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Back in October 2022, I travelled to Pescara for a conference on Neo-Victorian decadence, organised by @janedesmarais.bsky.social & others. I got to hang out with my colleague Elisa Segnini properly, discussing ideas and swapping stories about being academics with children.
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There's a new blog post over at The City of Lost Books: childishness and fascism in Ruthven Todd's Surrealist fantasy Over the Mountain (1939). thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...
Fantasy 1939: Ruthven Todd, Over the Mountain
[Content warning: Over the Mountain is a novel of its time, and includes elements that modern readers will find offensive. It contains graphic descriptions of physical injury, some of which I quote…
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 AM
There's a new blog post over at The City of Lost Books: childishness and fascism in Ruthven Todd's Surrealist fantasy Over the Mountain (1939). thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
A wicker man is an inefficient way to burn someone to death. The structural integrity is very low, the wicker will spring apart when heated, the larger the wicker man the more unstable the structure. That cop could have just jumped out.
A wicker man is an inefficient way to burn someone to death. The structural integrity is very low, the wicker will spring apart when heated, the larger the wicker man the more unstable the structure. That cop could have just jumped out.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Freelancers are often paid late or not paid at all. Fast food workers can rely on their checks more than we do. We are punitively taxed at a rate higher than most millionaires. We aren't allowed to collectively bargain.
Freelancers are often paid late or not paid at all. Fast food workers can rely on their checks more than we do. We are punitively taxed at a rate higher than most millionaires. We aren't allowed to collectively bargain.
September 4, 2024 at 10:18 PM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
A wicker man is an inefficient way to burn someone to death. The structural integrity is very low, the wicker will spring apart when heated, the larger the wicker man the more unstable the structure. That cop could have just jumped out.
A wicker man is an inefficient way to burn someone to death. The structural integrity is very low, the wicker will spring apart when heated, the larger the wicker man the more unstable the structure. That cop could have just jumped out.
As part of the International Symposium on James Joyce at the university of Glasgow, we’re organising a concert on 17 June to celebrate the time Joyce appeared on the same stage as John McCormack in 1904. Tickets available now:
ijjf2024.glasgow.ac.uk/twotenors/
ijjf2024.glasgow.ac.uk/twotenors/
Two Tenors at Twilight
As part of 19th International James Joyce Symposium, the University of Glasgow, Chamber Music Scotland, Culture Unit in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Ireland …
ijjf2024.glasgow.ac.uk
May 23, 2024 at 4:43 PM
As part of the International Symposium on James Joyce at the university of Glasgow, we’re organising a concert on 17 June to celebrate the time Joyce appeared on the same stage as John McCormack in 1904. Tickets available now:
ijjf2024.glasgow.ac.uk/twotenors/
ijjf2024.glasgow.ac.uk/twotenors/