Markéta Šmídová
@smidovamm.bsky.social
PhD student at Masaryk University. Interested in queer romance, English folklore and liminality. Views are my own. She/they. Header: see @portaltohades at twitter
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What's going on with Queer As Folklore? *Deep intake of breath* part 1
June 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What's going on with Queer As Folklore? *Deep intake of breath* part 1
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Re my previous skeet, Boundless (publisher previously known as Unbound) are today soliciting for pledges via email, so if you're on their mailing list, read this before giving them your money.
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Re my previous skeet, Boundless (publisher previously known as Unbound) are today soliciting for pledges via email, so if you're on their mailing list, read this before giving them your money.
Ok that’s one dream fulfilled. @sachacoward.bsky.social is as kind and funny in person as he is in his online talks 💚 I even put together several somewhat coherent sentences!
February 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ok that’s one dream fulfilled. @sachacoward.bsky.social is as kind and funny in person as he is in his online talks 💚 I even put together several somewhat coherent sentences!
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going to organize a conference on ‘livid experience’ and see how many of the submissions notice
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
going to organize a conference on ‘livid experience’ and see how many of the submissions notice
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just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.
December 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.
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If only scholarly publications came with a short synopsis of the paper right up front, written by the authors to highlight the important and salient points of the study.
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
Well I'm sure this won't negatively impact the idea of scholarship as a shared collective endeavour to better understand the world.
November 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
If only scholarly publications came with a short synopsis of the paper right up front, written by the authors to highlight the important and salient points of the study.
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
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The Molly Houses of 18th century London were not just the gay bars of the era, but also were settings of vast assortment of gender play, including weddings and "mock birth" rituals where patrons would be reborn in identities and family units of their choosing.
okay, time for a prompt post to distract us all from the horrors. quote this post with your areas of expertise, interest, hyperfixation and/or obsession and invite your audience to ask you questions about them.
November 4, 2024 at 8:04 PM
The Molly Houses of 18th century London were not just the gay bars of the era, but also were settings of vast assortment of gender play, including weddings and "mock birth" rituals where patrons would be reborn in identities and family units of their choosing.
Me before a three-day weekend (Monday is a national holiday here): oh yes, a long weekend, I can catch up with chores, work on dissertation, AND relax
Me today:
Me today:
a man in a suit and tie is holding a brown jacket
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a brown jacket
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Me before a three-day weekend (Monday is a national holiday here): oh yes, a long weekend, I can catch up with chores, work on dissertation, AND relax
Me today:
Me today:
TMW you read a serious folkloristics essay when suddenly
October 28, 2024 at 12:01 PM
TMW you read a serious folkloristics essay when suddenly
Excited to dive into this book! #romancelandia #researchingromance
October 17, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Excited to dive into this book! #romancelandia #researchingromance
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Mary Burchell remains one of the most successful romance writers, ever. Over 110 Mills and Boon books to her name.
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
October 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Mary Burchell remains one of the most successful romance writers, ever. Over 110 Mills and Boon books to her name.
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
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The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is seeking new members for its editorial team! Like all editorial team roles, these are unpaid volunteer positions. Links to both position adverts can be found on our home page: www.jprstudies.org (1/3)
Journal of Popular Romance Studies
The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is an interdisciplinary journal exploring popular romance media and other instances of romantic love in global culture.
www.jprstudies.org
September 27, 2024 at 6:02 PM
The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is seeking new members for its editorial team! Like all editorial team roles, these are unpaid volunteer positions. Links to both position adverts can be found on our home page: www.jprstudies.org (1/3)
My review of The Folklore of Devon by Mark Norman has been finally published in Marvels & Tales: digitalcommons.wayne.edu/cgi/viewcont... @folklorepod.bsky.social
digitalcommons.wayne.edu
September 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
My review of The Folklore of Devon by Mark Norman has been finally published in Marvels & Tales: digitalcommons.wayne.edu/cgi/viewcont... @folklorepod.bsky.social
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Scholars of historical paranormal romance, folklore, trauma and recovery and/or fans of KJ Charles will want to click into our new article today: an analysis of The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle written by @smidovamm.bsky.social! www.jprstudies.org/2024/08/oh-m...
“Oh, my friend, those weren’t angels”: Trauma, Recovery and Folklore in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle by KJ Charles | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
As Robert Eaglestone says in his chapter in The Routledge Companion to Literature and Trauma, “some critics have argued or even assumed that trauma can only be represented in complex, challenging and,...
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August 26, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Scholars of historical paranormal romance, folklore, trauma and recovery and/or fans of KJ Charles will want to click into our new article today: an analysis of The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle written by @smidovamm.bsky.social! www.jprstudies.org/2024/08/oh-m...
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Monika Markéta Šmídová ( @smidovamm.bsky.social ) reviews *1960s Gay Pulp Fiction: The Misplaced Heritage*, ed. by Drewey Wayne Gunn and Jaime Harker and (among lots of other things) finds romance:
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February 27, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Monika Markéta Šmídová ( @smidovamm.bsky.social ) reviews *1960s Gay Pulp Fiction: The Misplaced Heritage*, ed. by Drewey Wayne Gunn and Jaime Harker and (among lots of other things) finds romance:
www.jprstudies.org/2024/02/revi...
www.jprstudies.org/2024/02/revi...
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It's a new book review day! If you want to know more about gay pulp fiction (and you do), click here to read @smidovamm.bsky.social's review of the book 1960s Gay Pulp Fiction: The Misplaced Heritage, edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn and Jaime Harker www.jprstudies.org/2024/02/revi...
Review: 1960s Gay Pulp Fiction: The Misplaced Heritage, ed. by Drewey Wayne Gunn and Jaime Harker – Journal of Popular Romance Studies
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February 27, 2024 at 4:27 PM
It's a new book review day! If you want to know more about gay pulp fiction (and you do), click here to read @smidovamm.bsky.social's review of the book 1960s Gay Pulp Fiction: The Misplaced Heritage, edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn and Jaime Harker www.jprstudies.org/2024/02/revi...
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The Data Does Not Exist to Support "Romance is a Billion Dollar Industry"
And more importantly, we don't need it to
Alt title: RWA's final romance market data report was in 2013. Stop citing RWA to demonstrate the current size of the romance market.
#romancebks
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And more importantly, we don't need it to
Alt title: RWA's final romance market data report was in 2013. Stop citing RWA to demonstrate the current size of the romance market.
#romancebks
open.substack.com/pub/shelflov...
The Data Does Not Exist to Support "Romance is a Billion Dollar Industry"
And, more importantly, we don't need it
open.substack.com
January 22, 2024 at 2:15 AM
The Data Does Not Exist to Support "Romance is a Billion Dollar Industry"
And more importantly, we don't need it to
Alt title: RWA's final romance market data report was in 2013. Stop citing RWA to demonstrate the current size of the romance market.
#romancebks
open.substack.com/pub/shelflov...
And more importantly, we don't need it to
Alt title: RWA's final romance market data report was in 2013. Stop citing RWA to demonstrate the current size of the romance market.
#romancebks
open.substack.com/pub/shelflov...
If you want to have a spotless home, apply for a PhD.
What I am supposed to do: research and revise my paper
What I have done so far: deepcleaned the fridge, did the dishes, cooked, reorganized bookshelves, took the trash out…
😐
What I am supposed to do: research and revise my paper
What I have done so far: deepcleaned the fridge, did the dishes, cooked, reorganized bookshelves, took the trash out…
😐
December 30, 2023 at 12:13 PM
If you want to have a spotless home, apply for a PhD.
What I am supposed to do: research and revise my paper
What I have done so far: deepcleaned the fridge, did the dishes, cooked, reorganized bookshelves, took the trash out…
😐
What I am supposed to do: research and revise my paper
What I have done so far: deepcleaned the fridge, did the dishes, cooked, reorganized bookshelves, took the trash out…
😐
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Buy a gift for a fellow romance novel reader who needs help this season. Find all the wishlists and more information.
Romancelandia Holiday Fairies in a mutual aid effort for the romance reader community.
shelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fair...
Romancelandia Holiday Fairies in a mutual aid effort for the romance reader community.
shelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fair...
December 16, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Buy a gift for a fellow romance novel reader who needs help this season. Find all the wishlists and more information.
Romancelandia Holiday Fairies in a mutual aid effort for the romance reader community.
shelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fair...
Romancelandia Holiday Fairies in a mutual aid effort for the romance reader community.
shelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fair...
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I see the Guardian's best romance books of 2023 include a book published in 2019, a book about a relationship that very specifically isn't a romance novel, and the groundbreaking new voice Jilly Cooper who also doesn't write romance. Well done, lads, prime effort.
December 5, 2023 at 8:22 AM
I see the Guardian's best romance books of 2023 include a book published in 2019, a book about a relationship that very specifically isn't a romance novel, and the groundbreaking new voice Jilly Cooper who also doesn't write romance. Well done, lads, prime effort.
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I do not think this will have the same effect, but if you insist
December 1, 2023 at 1:12 PM
I do not think this will have the same effect, but if you insist
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Excerpt from a contemporary review of Vincent Virga’s GAYWYCK (1980)—known as the first openly gay gothic romance.
Found the clipping in a first edition. The critic, Robert Taylor, pans the book. But his argument is having the opposite effect: my response to it is SIGN ME UP
Found the clipping in a first edition. The critic, Robert Taylor, pans the book. But his argument is having the opposite effect: my response to it is SIGN ME UP
December 1, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Excerpt from a contemporary review of Vincent Virga’s GAYWYCK (1980)—known as the first openly gay gothic romance.
Found the clipping in a first edition. The critic, Robert Taylor, pans the book. But his argument is having the opposite effect: my response to it is SIGN ME UP
Found the clipping in a first edition. The critic, Robert Taylor, pans the book. But his argument is having the opposite effect: my response to it is SIGN ME UP
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Do I have the old version?
Yes.
Did I preorder this one immediately?
YOU BET.
Do I have the old version?
Yes.
Did I preorder this one immediately?
YOU BET.
Behold the new cover for The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting! Publishing as a new edition (including exclusive bonus epilogue) with Orion in Jan 2024. Cover art by Chloe Friedlein.
November 30, 2023 at 3:34 PM
😍
Do I have the old version?
Yes.
Did I preorder this one immediately?
YOU BET.
Do I have the old version?
Yes.
Did I preorder this one immediately?
YOU BET.
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Do any other authors think about the fact that if we're questioned if a single non-celebrity reader can make a difference in selling an author's book, that a lot of us will bring up Bigolas Dickolas? #Writing #Romancelandia
I think of it a lot...and then snicker to myself immaturely.
I think of it a lot...and then snicker to myself immaturely.
November 30, 2023 at 1:11 AM
Do any other authors think about the fact that if we're questioned if a single non-celebrity reader can make a difference in selling an author's book, that a lot of us will bring up Bigolas Dickolas? #Writing #Romancelandia
I think of it a lot...and then snicker to myself immaturely.
I think of it a lot...and then snicker to myself immaturely.