Emily Ridge

Lecturer in English, with a focus on modernist & mid-century fiction, at the University of Galway. Author of Portable Modernisms: The Art of Travelling Light.

[Emily Ridge @DrEmilyRidge]

Just delivered! Skimming my book for the 1st time on BL lunchbreak. Big thanks to @EdinburghUP for making it happen. https://t.co/vl6Efl6y9c

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A real pleasure to contribute to this volume. Congrats and many thanks to the editors, @MeganLFaragher, @RavenelRichard and Melissa Dinsman for bringing it all together and into being!

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@kelceyswain @GreenBowlerHat Hi Kelcey!

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We have a job opening here at professorial level for the role of Head of School of English, Media and Creative Arts (comprising disciplines of English, Drama, Music, Film and Journalism). Deadline next Thursday May 16. Please share widely!

[English, Media & Creative Arts, Uni of Galway @SchoolEMCA]

The deadline for applications for Head of School here at @SchoolEMCA is coming up on May 16. Please share widely! https://t.co/mkwOSxxxR3

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Congratulations to our colleague Elaine Feeney who launched her new collection of poetry last night, All the Good Things You Deserve. Pictured here in conversation about her work with Dan Carey. Maith thú, Elaine! @galwayCASSCS @HarvillSecker

[University of Galway CASSCS @galwayCASSCS]

The time period for completion of the Student Voice Survey has been extended until March 22nd

https://t.co/F9UmHH0YT5

[University of Galway CASSCS @galwayCASSCS]

A full list of talks taking place on #OpenDay is available here: https://t.co/OgyBIMNheG

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What to read today?

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A happy delivery this morning! Very proud that this special issue, which began as a fledgling idea in the summer of 2021, has finally materialised! @alexandra_peat

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Verdict on Poor Things: the brain of Virginia Woolf's Orlando transplanted into the body of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Or something like that?

[Sarah Brouillette @brouillettese]

pleased to have an article about sensitivity readers in this special issue of @cultural_women on "Discourses of Emotional Labour" (w/ thanks to excellent editors @alexandra_peat & @DrEmilyRidge) DM for PDF https://t.co/YTh22KtFwl

[John Macintosh @jamacintosh]

article on catherine lacey's the answers and the subsumption and surveillance of care work is out today in a special issue on emotional labor, superbly edited by @DrEmilyRidge and @alexandra_peat.

https://t.co/VGrgu0vKIJ

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A pleasure to work with @alexandra_peat on this project as well as with all of our brilliant contributors! Note that our introduction is currently freely accessible. Happy Monday all!

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‘The work is the death mask of its conception.’

[Samantha Rose Hill @Samantharhill]

Walter Benjamin's rules for writing

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@_Alex_Goody @BrookesEnglish I’m so sorry to hear this, Alex. 😔

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Notes on moving from Blackboard to Canvas: one could do without seeing the marking 'To Do' list every time one logs in!

[Anna Dijkstra @annakarlien]

Exciting news is out - we're editing a special issue of Echinox Journal, titled "Integrated Modernisms," centering around modernism's integration into various aspects of our contemporary experience!
CfP: https://t.co/EO3zCTxfCz
DL: 31 January 2024
Please spread the word!

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@verbivorial Was teaching the uncanny last week, as it happens. Lost opportunity!!

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I was just waiting for the university open day to pull out my new Virginia Woolf socks…

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@DeirdreByrnes2 Sorry I missed you!

[English, Media & Creative Arts, Uni of Galway @SchoolEMCA]

The deadline for applications for a new position as Lecturer in Contemporary Literature here at @SchoolENCA is fast approaching (Sept 15). https://t.co/HNjxHNpD0u Consider applying and please spread the word!!