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Come study diverse literature in schools in Wales with me, in Communication & Culture, at Aston Uni. V. strong preference for a Welsh speaker (could consider fluent French & Spanish, other MFL, in Wales instead). Please spread the word! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Education Bangor Uni - Addysg Prifysgol Bangor findaphd.com/phds/project/d…

This sounds like a fantastic research opportunity 👇 with Dr Sarah Olive at Aston University #teamenglish

My colleague Daniel Gallimore published his book on Tsubouchi Shoyo's Shakespeare translations last year: 'The Japanese Shakespeare' (Routledge). About half is open access, but get one for you library if you do #AsianShakespeare 🇯🇵 #globalShakespeare routledge.com/The-Japanese-S…

Such a pleasure to talk about Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire, as modern American drama, at an A-level English study day at Aston University Engineering Academy today. Drilling deep into things like the play's "casual" multilingualism. English at Aston University Aston University

Since Christmas, I've had my head stuck in children's & YA Shakespeare biofiction for a book chapter. About twice the number pictured here. First full draft finished today! Look out for these texts the next time I teach #RewritingShakespeare English at Aston University Research-led teaching.

300 teachers are here English at Aston University Aston University, first thing on a Saturday morning for #LitDriveCPD25. Litdrive UK's Nikki Carlin & Kat Howard kicked the day off & thanked HoD Marcello Giovanelli for support + the whole English teaching community.

Giving #LitdriveCPD25 a practical guide to stylistics, it's English at Aston University HoD Marcello Giovanelli, reminding us why to choose stylistic approaches (literature is made of language) & sharing a 5 point plan for how to start using it with texts.

My friend/former colleague Claire is a co-editor of this book: Language & Social Justice. I think lots of people I know on here might like it/find it useful. There's currently an introductory discount from Routledge, it seems. routledge.com/Language-and-S…

Llafar Valley's 1950 Avro Lincoln crash site & memorial (ridge between Carneddau Llewellyn a Daffyd). Seeing the wreckage still scattered across the hillside was very sad. Put me in mind of J.H. McGee's poem 'High Flight/The Airman's Ecstacy'.

7th January 1944, American bomber B24 ‘Bachelors Baby’ left RAF Valley, crashing into Clip yr Orsedd. Their mascot, puppy Boost, was killed outright & buried at the site. 10 crew, some killed instantly, some rescued but later died, some survived. aircrashsites.co.uk/usaaf-crash-si…

Read Colm Toíbín's Brooklyn & Long Island together. #1 had lots of lovely period detail, but didn't grab me. I didn't care that much about Eilis & nearly didn't read #2. So glad I did! The middle-aged characters are a million miles more interesting (says this middle-aged reader).

Collected a passenger from #Betws-y-Coed station. Never been there before. Followed a fingerpost sign from main road to a car park to wait in car for 10 mins for the train. £60 fine from Initial Parking ... it was a back car park, not owned by the station apparently. Trafnidiaeth Cymru Trenau Transport for Wales Rail

🎂 #Shakespeare's birth(death)day. Well-marked by finally catching Donmar Warehouse #Macbeth with Cush Jumbo & David Tennant. A breath of fresh, 'delicate' air ... no overwrought kinks, a lovely interpretation of 'come, come give me your hand' & use of stage as banqueting table.

The second event in Aston's Research Centre for the Humanities series 'Balancing Academic & Creative Writing' today featured English at Aston University's very own Stephen Pihlaja on turning short to long form, manuscript & electronic into 🤞print, blog to memoir. Crossing & connecting cultures & readerships came up lots.

Noson o Gantorion Cymru yn Porth Eirias🌛🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Eve Goodman ac Al Lewis.

📣#PALA2025📣 Poetics and Linguistics Association 2025 conference, 7th - 12th July A reminder that the early bird (/goose?) registration closes 2 weeks from today, on the 16th May! You can register here --pala2025.com/registration/

Mold's Norman motte & double bailey, plus the Gorsedd stone circle from the 1923 National Eisteddfod.

Heddiw, Tŷ'r Ysgol, Rhyd Ddu, Eryri. Yma y ganed, T.H. Parry-Williams. / Today, the School House, Rhyd Ddu, Eryri. Born here, T.H. Parry-Williams. At the foot of Y Garn & Yr Wyddfa. See 📷3 for a taste of his fascinating life. His poetry is taught in schools today (English 📷4).

The wisteria down Tavern Lane last week. Making the walk through Shottery, to Anne Hathaway's cottage even more special ... & much more aromatic/pungent (choose your adjective according to your allergies!)