footnotesman.bsky.social
Prof. at Meiji University, Tokyo. Research: Romanticism; paratexts; Asian adaptations/translations; intermediality; public humanities. Organizer of Tokyo Humanities Café. Like hiking, travelling, museums, music, and movies. https://www.alexwatson.info
👤 Joined on 14 November 2024
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@footnotesman.bsky.socialGreat stuff - looks like a huge amount of work but what a valuable topic. Re MLA - no to 27 alas, but want to go in Jan 28 for sure.
Show PostThanks Simon! The volume editors did an amazing job at bringing it all together. Couldn't have asked for a better team. Hope life's treating you well - it's been forever! MLA in Jan, perchance?
Show PostVery pleased to have just received the final MS for 'The Bloomsbury Handbook of Romanticism in Britain and Asia', from volume editors Rosinka Chaudhuri, Peter J. Kitson, and Alex Watson. Spanning 28 chapters, it'll be a landmark text on the topic. Sneak peak at the ToC below...
Show PostIf proof were needed that art offers something news can't, it's the repeat of #ArtofPersia at a time of deep trauma, offering a long view of the remarkable people of Iran. Ep 1 went out on BBC4 on Monday and here's the story behind it... (all eps are on iplayer) samiraahmed.blog/the-art-of-m...
Show PostI find conference organising super stressful, but it is a chance to imagine the field in ways that interest you. I'm very proud of the programme we have for our joint Romantic Studies Association of Australasia / David Nichol Smith seminar - you can see it here www.wgtn.ac.nz/fhss/about/e...
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