Dr Jackie Watson
@jackiewatson05
Early modern drama/letters/Inns of Court. Somerville. Birkbeck. Book, Epistolary Courtiership and Dramatic Letters, out with EUP May 2024
Hurrah! Epistolary Courtiership is now available (edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-epistolar…) Use the code NEW30 for 30% discount. @EdinburghUP
Join us on Thursday 29 May as Lucy Clarke (University of Sheffield) talks on “To give some colour as if they meant the peace”: a practice-based approach to ‘legality’ in early modern England. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link. mappinginns.wordpress.com
Was a lovely surprise to receive this by email last night! Huge thanks to all those who have left reviews of my #womenshistory #walkingtours !!
I may be in England at the moment but I will back in Edinburgh on Saturday - why not spend an hour with me learning about some women who worked in the heart of the old town? 📆 Sat 5 July ⏰ 12pm-1pm 💰£12.50 pp eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-histo…?
Welcome to the court of James VI and I: a short film from @NatGalleriesSco Featuring some wonderful scholars of Jacobean history. And also me. 🙈 Also also, go see the exhibition in Edinburgh because it’s banging! 🎉 youtu.be/jLYBWdzIFiI?fe…
An astonishingly good Barber of Seville @glyndebourne yesterday evening. Hugely enjoyable in all respects…
Oxford friends, please consider coming along to this. A programme of music for choir and harp, much of it inspired by Shakespeare. All the music was new to me, but it's intriguing, attractive repertoire.
We are delighted that former royal harpist @alishuwsharp will be joining us for our next #concert We have a beautiful programme of Shakespeare settings and other enchanting music for choir & harp, followed by relaxed drinks in the lovely garden @StMichaelsSU All welcome.
NEW VIDEO ALERT! You can watch our recent English Faculty / OWC Shakespeare webinars on 'The Tempest' & 'Titus Andronicus' on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?list=… The webinar series will have a break for summer & will return on 1 Sept to explore 'The Comedy of Errors'
A glorious day off! 🥰 A spot of gardening, then a local stroll…
Fancy doing a womens history walking tour with me but can't make weekends? Well you're in luck! Scottish women writers in Edinburgh 📆 Thurs 5 June ⏰ 2.30pm-5pm 💵 £25pp though there is also a 2 for 1 offer on this date Visit eventbrite.com/e/scottish-wom… for more info and to book!
🚨 REMINDER 🚨 2 WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER 😃 Join us in Glasgow from 9-11 July (and online!) for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ... eventbrite.co.uk/e/understandin… Please RT & share the programme
If you’re in Oxford on Sunday 8 May, join us in person as we welcome Anna Beer - otherwise join us online. This will be fun! some.ox.ac.uk/news-events/ev…
Well this is grim…. Rotherham Borough Council has a new Mayor. And the Right are absolutely up in arms about the fact that she’s a Muslim woman. And they are of course spreading vile lies about her. So let’s just do a little sense check shall we? 🧵1/13
UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ... Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳
Our Shakespeare webinar series with Emma Smith continues on 2 June when we will be exploring 'Julius Caesar' with Brandi K. Adams. When: 2 June at 6pm Where: Online via Zoom #Shakespeare #JuliusCaesar #Theatre Please join us! Get your free ticket >> …ebinar-julius-caesar.eventbrite.co.uk
Sometimes I love my job. Other times I *really* love it… 🥰
Thank you, @WelshNatOpera - such a powerful #PeterGrimes tonight in Birmingham.
Ode to Joy live under the Arc de Triomphe just now, mixed with pictures of the liberation of Paris to mark 80 years of peace Goosebumps - chair de poule, 100%👇 ❤️🇪🇺🇫🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸 👏@FranceTV @bernstephane
📢Open Day coming up on the 19th of May!📢 Featuring the most intriguing taster lecture by Professor Tiffany Stern on 'Shakespeare's Loos and Lav Paper' 🚽🧻 Places available both in-person and online. Sign up here!: birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/… #Shakespeare #postgraduate #openday
If the government wants national renewal, they should invest in the arts and culture 🎤 Today, we're launching a petition to remind Rachel Reeves: the arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them 🌱 campaignforthearts.org/petitions/spen… 🧶👇
Rather nice visit to @nationaltrust Greys Court today with wisteria at peak perfume. 🥰
