Mary M. Burke
"Race Politics & Irish America" (Oxford UP bit.ly/3XKj0nn) Winner: 2025 Sharon Harris Book Award. Excerpt: bit.ly/3FuH1sa Podcast: bit.ly/3ZT7pnW Juanita Casey "Horse of Selene" Afterword: bit.ly/3QTOlSo Page: english.uconn.edu/person/mary-burk
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeI don't really care much about the Olympics, but Haiti's uniforms take winterwear to epic new levels of awesomeness. The only hand-painted uniforms in the games, for a nation (to quote designer Stella Jean) 'that refuses to disappear.
- Late addition to my current Regional Gothics seminar reading list. Looks so exciting!
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeMany congratulations to Molly Ferguson on her new book!
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeI thought I’d share the list of events I have coming up for my book, with details to be added for the Dublin launch on Tuesday 3 March. I promise that’ll be it after this. They’ll mostly be conversations, and I’d be glad to meet old friends and new. Thank you for sharing, and please do join us.
- New novel set in 19th-c. Ireland sevenstories.com/books/4772-f...
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeFor the first #ModWrite Monday in February we are pleased to share #TheModernistReview58! Our first issue of 2026 celebrates the 34th Anuual International Conference on Virginia Woolf. Check it out here: modernistreviewcouk.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/t...
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeOnly five days left to get those abstract in. Abstracts are due Friday 6th February. Thanks to all those that have already submitted we look forward to reading them.
- We are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026. sites.google.com/view/whai202...
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeWe are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026. sites.google.com/view/whai202...
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeA detail from St. Wilfrid & St. John Berchmans, a 1927 stained glass window by the inimitable Harry Clarke. Originally in the Convent of Notre Dame, Glasgow, and now in the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeVery pleased with my first piece for the @irishtimes.com - a review of @claireconnolly.bsky.social new book, Irish Romanticism: A Literary History. Thank you @martindoyle.bsky.social for the opportunity!
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeJust spotted several shelves of Ukrainian #books for adults and kids in the fabulous @ravenbooks.bsky.social
- Jennifer Johnston fans/those who see too few statues of women in Dublin: my.uplift.ie/petitions/cl...
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeHi everyone, I'm organising a conference in Leuven, 4-5 June, and you're all invited*! It's called 'Performing evil: the mediation and display of diabolic spectres 1700-2000' and here is the call for papers (get in touch if you'd like a pdf!). Please share widely! *to submit an abstract before 21/3
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeHello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word. IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it. Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
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- great coverage of Irish writing: Bowen, Edna O’Brien, Benedict Kiely, McGahern, Patricia Collinge, Walter Macken, Norah Hoult & Elizabeth Cullinan
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeThis little book is available for pre-order now. Please use this promo code to receive a 20% discount 😄
- My little book will be available for pre-order in January 2026. Please consider ordering a copy for your library. I'll be eternally grateful if you would like to review the book. Happy reading! 😊 www.routledge.com/Irish-Writer...
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeOur Irish Studies seminar programme for Spring 2026 www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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- cat demands open window during subfeeze. I comply.
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- "We have no prairies / To slice a big sun at evening" (Heaney, "Bogland")
- Battered old undergrad degree copy continues to serve
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeLeft: writing the damn paper in the shadows of an archive nearby. Right: presenting the said paper as a keynote at a fancy conference. #academicchatter
- @ecocritickate.bsky.social's @uvapress.bsky.social book is out! 30% off paper: 10VABOOKS www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10163/
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- Birthday greetings to #EdgarAllanPoe, the most unnerving hotel bathroom decor ever
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeRewatching a fundamental to #Hookland movie - The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey for the first time in 30 years. A little bit of magic to ward against the terror of my life.
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeBlueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it. So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
- Because "choosy" got deleted from dictionaries
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeCharming open-the-flap cover of 1950 guide to Kew. The wintery scene in the Palm House transforms to summer and a view of the Pagoda when the door opens. Truly, a garden for all seasons!
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeBeyond excited to share the news that my first poetry collection, Midnight at the Saltmarsh, will be published by @thegallerypress.bsky.social in May 2026! 💫✨
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeNew to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Literary Journals the Island of Ireland #BookSky go.bsky.app/EdG3Ruvat://did:plc:i4k5jo343mnn5kjf3ooz2rhj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3m3mmwpnoyu2i
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeNew to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Publishers of Books on the Island of Ireland #BookSky go.bsky.app/GS15SpYat://did:plc:i4k5jo343mnn5kjf3ooz2rhj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3m3vcawkuut2t
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeNew to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Bricks & Mortar Bookshops on the Island of Ireland #BookSky go.bsky.app/G4kmxVqat://did:plc:i4k5jo343mnn5kjf3ooz2rhj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3m3idm5zj7i2e
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- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeRalaghan Idol • Cavan This striking figure was hewn from yew around 3,000 years ago. It was found deep in a Cavan bog on what was once an ancient boundary. It is now on display in the Kingship and Sacrifice exhibition in the @nmireland.bsky.social #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺
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- The sun impersonating the moon yesterday
- Reposted by Mary M. BurkeOur good friends at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris are advertising a short-term research fellowship in their old library and historical archives. Check it out at portail.centreculturelirlandais.com/index.php?lv...
