Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
@dorkatamas.bsky.social
ECR | Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural with CUP: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/sylvia-plath-and-the-supernatural/3DDD698437DA20C6AA40FF47D27247D3 | 20th c. poetry | witches | ecocriticism | American studies | dorkatamas.substack.com
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Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
@dorkatamas.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Dorka's Substack | Dorka Tamás | Substack
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Hi Followers👋 I now have a Substack!
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
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#substack #literarysubstack #academic
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
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#substack #literarysubstack #academic
"In 2017, I was in Belfast at the Sylvia Plath conference when Swift’s album reputation came out, and I spent every minute not being at the conference listening to the new album on Apple Music." Read my Substack post here: dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-taylor-...
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"In 2017, I was in Belfast at the Sylvia Plath conference when Swift’s album reputation came out, and I spent every minute not being at the conference listening to the new album on Apple Music." Read my Substack post here: dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-taylor-...
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Romancing the Gothic organises free talks every Saturday all through the year!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Romancing the Gothic organises free talks every Saturday all through the year!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
Received my review copy of Maggie Nelson’s book on #SylviaPlath and #TaylorSwift. This is my kind of book ❤️ Look out for my chapter on Plath and pop music, American identity, TS, and Lana del Rey in the forthcoming The Routledge Companion to Sylvia Plath.
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Received my review copy of Maggie Nelson’s book on #SylviaPlath and #TaylorSwift. This is my kind of book ❤️ Look out for my chapter on Plath and pop music, American identity, TS, and Lana del Rey in the forthcoming The Routledge Companion to Sylvia Plath.
Very interesting book, I saved it!
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS!
I'd really appreciate it if anyone with an institutional account would pre-order my book SYLVIA PLATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL for their library!
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS!
I'd really appreciate it if anyone with an institutional account would pre-order my book SYLVIA PLATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL for their library!
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Very interesting book, I saved it!
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS!
I'd really appreciate it if anyone with an institutional account would pre-order my book SYLVIA PLATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL for their library!
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS!
I'd really appreciate it if anyone with an institutional account would pre-order my book SYLVIA PLATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL for their library!
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
I can’t believe I’ll be lucky enough to work here ✨Here is to new beginnings, luck, and sunshine!
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I can’t believe I’ll be lucky enough to work here ✨Here is to new beginnings, luck, and sunshine!
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
You can now 'look inside' my book and read the Introduction 👀
www.cambridge.org/hu/universit...
www.cambridge.org/hu/universit...
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
You can now 'look inside' my book and read the Introduction 👀
www.cambridge.org/hu/universit...
www.cambridge.org/hu/universit...
Today would be a good day to pre-order my forthcoming book Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural for your university library.🥰
Thank you to everyone who does this.
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Thank you to everyone who does this.
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today would be a good day to pre-order my forthcoming book Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural for your university library.🥰
Thank you to everyone who does this.
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Thank you to everyone who does this.
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Life has been an absolutely horrendous shit-show lately, but today I found out that I got a job as a Literature Tutor at Royal Holloway International Study Centre. 👩🏫📑 I'll be moving soon, so if you know any available places near Egham, DM me 💜
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Life has been an absolutely horrendous shit-show lately, but today I found out that I got a job as a Literature Tutor at Royal Holloway International Study Centre. 👩🏫📑 I'll be moving soon, so if you know any available places near Egham, DM me 💜
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
A shoutout for @evelynwelch.bsky.social from Seth Meyers to brighten up a very wintery Wednesday in Manchester👋
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A shoutout for @evelynwelch.bsky.social from Seth Meyers to brighten up a very wintery Wednesday in Manchester👋
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
The deadline for the joint BAMS/ MSA conference is fast approaching! It's exactly one month away on December 1, 2025. Please note it's the same deadline for panels, papers, roundtables, and workshop/ seminar proposals. You can propose in-person or online panels/ roundtables (but not hybrids).
Believe it or not, it's already time to think about MSA 2026 in Loughborough, UK. The conference will meet July 1-4, and proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, workshops, and seminars is December 1. Please note this MUCH earlier deadline. The CFP is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The deadline for the joint BAMS/ MSA conference is fast approaching! It's exactly one month away on December 1, 2025. Please note it's the same deadline for panels, papers, roundtables, and workshop/ seminar proposals. You can propose in-person or online panels/ roundtables (but not hybrids).
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
You know, I have been enjoying and thinking a lot about witchy
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
The Witchcraft of Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Screams
Not going to lie, I have been enjoying and thinking a lot about the recent resurgence of witchy pop music...
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You know, I have been enjoying and thinking a lot about witchy
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
You know, I have been enjoying and thinking a lot about witchy
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
The Witchcraft of Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Screams
Not going to lie, I have been enjoying and thinking a lot about the recent resurgence of witchy pop music...
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You know, I have been enjoying and thinking a lot about witchy
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
music. #witchpop #witchcraft #Halloween #FlorenceandtheMachine #everybodyscreams #folkhorror
open.substack.com/pub/dorkatam...
An appropriate time to re-share my blog post from 2023
theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/w...
theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/w...
Witches and Ritual Magic in Taylor Swift’s Music
Since her sixth studio album reputation (2017), Taylor Swift referenced various times to witches and the witch-hunt(s) in her songs, music videos, and stage performances. More recently, t…
theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
An appropriate time to re-share my blog post from 2023
theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/w...
theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/w...
This is brilliant news!
Announcing a brand new series launching this #Halloween 👻
Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place.
Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen
Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place.
Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is brilliant news!
Happy 93rd birthday to Sylvia Plath! 🎂
I could not choose a favourite quote so I thought I would share some of my Plath books.
I could not choose a favourite quote so I thought I would share some of my Plath books.
October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Happy 93rd birthday to Sylvia Plath! 🎂
I could not choose a favourite quote so I thought I would share some of my Plath books.
I could not choose a favourite quote so I thought I would share some of my Plath books.
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
The Arcadiana Editorial team is looking for volunteers: www.easlce.eu/join-the-arc...
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 16 November 2025
#academicjobs #envhum #envhist #ecocriticism #ecr
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 16 November 2025
#academicjobs #envhum #envhist #ecocriticism #ecr
Join The Arcadiana Editorial Team (5volunteer Roles) – EASLCE
Another way to get involved with Arcadiana, the blog of the European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and the Environment (EASLCE), is by
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October 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Arcadiana Editorial team is looking for volunteers: www.easlce.eu/join-the-arc...
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 16 November 2025
#academicjobs #envhum #envhist #ecocriticism #ecr
Deadline for applications: Sunday, 16 November 2025
#academicjobs #envhum #envhist #ecocriticism #ecr
We all know that academic books are insanely expensive. However, if you ever thought about ordering my book, TGJones has a discount on Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural if you pre-order it 👀
www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/Product/Dork...
www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/Product/Dork...
Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural
Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural brings a fresh and interdisciplinary perspective to the reading of Plath.Following recently published new material, this book offers a novel approach ...
www.tgjonesonline.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We all know that academic books are insanely expensive. However, if you ever thought about ordering my book, TGJones has a discount on Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural if you pre-order it 👀
www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/Product/Dork...
www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/Product/Dork...
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My first free #Substack post is available now 🌊
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
On the Aquatic Gothic, Women, and Art in Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” and The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young”
Before Taylor Swift's "Fate of Ophelia", there was "Lady of Shalott" and The Band Perry's "If I Die Young"
dorkatamas.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My first free #Substack post is available now 🌊
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
My first free #Substack post is available now 🌊
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
On the Aquatic Gothic, Women, and Art in Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” and The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young”
Before Taylor Swift's "Fate of Ophelia", there was "Lady of Shalott" and The Band Perry's "If I Die Young"
dorkatamas.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My first free #Substack post is available now 🌊
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
It is based on a conference presentation and it inspired me to write about #TheFateofOphelia and drowning next.
dorkatamas.substack.com/p/on-the-aqu...
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
Hi Followers👋 I now have a Substack!
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
Dorka's Substack | Dorka Tamás | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Dorka's Substack, by Dorka Tamás, a Substack publication. Launched 19 minutes ago.
dorkatamas.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Hi Followers👋 I now have a Substack!
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
Hi Followers👋 I now have a Substack!
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
Dorka's Substack | Dorka Tamás | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Dorka's Substack, by Dorka Tamás, a Substack publication. Launched 19 minutes ago.
dorkatamas.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Hi Followers👋 I now have a Substack!
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
While I'm writing my first post, I shared my latest public talk. Please support an unemployed academic by subscribing (free or paid). I'll write about literature, witches, pop culture, music & more.
dorkatamas.substack.com
#substack #literarysubstack #academic
Reposted by Dr Dorka Tamás📝🌸🌊
We're getting ready to launch a series of initiatives to strengthen researcher development and wellbeing across the White Rose Universities. We'll be looking for individuals and organisations to bring their expertise to these important areas of support. Find out more:
whiterose.ac.uk/news/help-sh...
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Help shape regional researcher support: White Rose University Consortium invites input - White Rose University Consortium
The White Rose University Consortium is inviting contributions to shape new initiatives aimed at supporting researchers across its member institutions. Over the next three weeks, a series of Invitati...
whiterose.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We're getting ready to launch a series of initiatives to strengthen researcher development and wellbeing across the White Rose Universities. We'll be looking for individuals and organisations to bring their expertise to these important areas of support. Find out more:
whiterose.ac.uk/news/help-sh...
whiterose.ac.uk/news/help-sh...