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Campus alert system not exactly inspiring confidence…

Sir Francis Verney: the only early modern amateur playwright to appear as a Disney character.

On Feb 4, join Scott Oldenburg and me, along with contributors from our new collection for a discussion about the book, early modern plays about England's relationship to Europe, and how early modern drama can (and can't) help us think about Brexit, Trumpism, and the rise of neonationalism.

Spies! Assassins! Actors! Going to #RSA2025 or #Shax2025 and need a little more espionage in your life? Come listen to me channel my inner John le Carré with "'For Her Majesty’s Special Service': Performers as Spies in Renaissance England"

Proofs have arrived for "None a Stranger There"! #earlymoderndrama #theaterhistory #Shakespeare #Brexit

An ad in the May 12, 1854 “Oregon Spectator”…

Took advantage of being in Chicago for RSA to explore some of the highs and lows of local cultural offerings…

Closing out my time at RSA, after presenting on a fantastic panel yesterday, with my perpetual conference goal of finding a decent local greasy spoon for breakfast and avoiding the overpriced conference hotel restaurant.

For extra credit in my #earlymodern lit survey, students can write a poem emulating one of the poems we studied. Part of the course looked at the wealth of responses to Marlowe's "Passionate Shepherd", so one of the students decided to write a modern parodic take on it (share with permission)...

Proofs Day for a fun article on authorship, manuscript plays, and Thomas Heywood, co-written with the brilliant @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social and Rachel White--forthcoming in "Studies in Philology". #earlymoderndrama #theaterhistory #manuscriptstudies

Thinking of everyone in my hometown of Salem on this magical, bizarre day. And good luck especially to my brother on his first Halloween as mayor of that great city...

Joan needs to get a new man.

One of my colleagues bought our department four replica printing presses (used in the AMC TV show "Turn"). Total cost at auction: $7. First investment in our department's Book Lab! #humanities #earlymodern #bookhistory #highered #teaching

I know what they’re trying to say, but celebrating the fact that there are no interviews at #MLA this year seems a bit out of touch given the state of the job market…