Deirdre Flynn

Next week's cover of The New Yorker. "War-a-Lago" by Barry Blitt.

The cover of Elisa Shua Dusapin's The Old Fire

This was a beaut

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Assistant Professor in Modern English Literature and Culture at University of Groningen Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Modern English Literature and Culture at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Assistant Professor in Modern English Literature and Culture
University of Groningen

Permanent

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Assistant Professor in 18th Century Literature

TCD

5 YEAR, Tenure track

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Director of Research Governance and Integrity

(Permanent, Full-Time)

Research & Graduate School, Mary Immaculate College

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Two Irish authors on Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist Kit de Waal and Wendy Erskine nominated for award worth £30,000

Two Irish authors on Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist

when i say 'any career-stage', i do mean ANY! the blog is a friendly and casual way to share your knowledge and ideas (and add a line to your CV!)... i wrote my first BARS blog post like halfway through my undergrad :)

same goes for the tiktok!! we are alwayyyys looking for tiktok contributors!

Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Theatre: Arts Management & Cultural Policy at University College Cork Discover Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Theatre: Arts Management & Cultural Policy jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Theatre: Arts Management & Cultural Policy
University College Cork

Until July 2028

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Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry at University of Leeds Searching for an academic job? Explore this Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry
University of Leeds

24 months

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Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries | King's College London

Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London. Deadline: 16th March 2026 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137845-...

IJAS Online (the journal of the Irish Association for American Studies) is seeking a new Reviews Editor.

More details below. Applications due by March 13 - please write to us if you have any questions!

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Tutorial Fellow and Professor (or Associate Professor) of Literature in English at University of Oxford Discover Tutorial Fellow and Professor (or Associate Professor) of Literature in English jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Tutorial Fellow and Professor (or Associate Professor) of Literature in English
University of Oxford - Balliol College

Literature of the long 19th century

Permanent

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Tenuretrack professor in Cultural and Societal Storytelling (Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven) - Academic Positions Conduct research and teach on cultural storytelling, focusing on narrative analysis, inclusion, and sustainability. Supervise theses, collaborate interdiscip...

Tenuretrack professor in Cultural and Societal Storytelling (Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven)
Closing VERY soon

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Competitions, bursaries, & residencies—opportunities from the Irish Writers Centre - Books Ireland Our friends over at the Irish Writers Centre have published all the juicy opportunities for you this coming month, a regular round-up which includes open

📗Our friends over at the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social have published all the juicy opportunities for you this February📗
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Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

What if i take out 8?!!!!!

*runs to car to find 7 things to throw out*

What if you just remove 6 items from the car? Do they have to be 7 different items- like what if you had a sweet wrapper and a chocolate bar wrapper - is that all under the same item?

Special Collections & Archives Manager, Permanent, Maynooth University Library

Permanent

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Haruki Murakami Isn’t Afraid of the Dark

Haruki Murakami Isn’t Afraid of the Dark
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A very eye-opening follow-up: the account owner openly admits they were posting hateful content simply to develop, and monetise, a big TikTok account bsky.app/profile/jim....

I think we all need a dark academia x muppets movie

but did you laugh and love?

I hope you're ok!

I was knocked off my bike in broad daylight by a driver who I suspect was texting. The Gardaí wouldn’t attend the scene (because I wasn’t hurt enough) and didn’t respond to my Traffic Watch report. The issue isn’t hi-vis jackets.

Lecturer in English and Writing Studies - Hamilton, New Zealand job with UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO | 406506 Te Kura Toi School of Arts is seeking a full-time Lecturer in English and Writing Studies.

Lecturer in English and Writing Studies
University of Waikato

Permanent

Writing and literature of the English
speaking world with a focus on Māori and Pacific writing and literature.

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Faculty, Tenure Track Position (Open-rank) in English Literature - Singapore (SG) job with College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University | 406943 Full Time Faculty, Tenure Track Position (Open-rank) in English Literature at College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University.

ENGLISH LITERATURE (Open-rank Tenure-Track)
Singapore Management University (SMU)

1 full-time Faculty position in Asian, World or Comparative Literature on either the tenure-track or education-track, with a preference for Associate/Full Professor.

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Literary Studies and Computational Methods - Singapore job with NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | 407013 The Department of English invites applications for an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure-track or Tenured) in Literary ...

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure-track or Tenured) in Literary Studies and Computational Methods.

Nanyang Technological University

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