Max Shirley
@maxrshirley.bsky.social
AHRC-funded PhD on Kathy Acker & the contemporary avant-garde | writes occasionally
The programme has been finalised for our one day symposium, Material Poetics: Drafting, Duration, Form, taking place in November. Keynotes from Cole Swensen and Jeanne Heuving!
To check the schedule and sign up to attend, see here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/material-p...
To check the schedule and sign up to attend, see here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/material-p...
October 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The programme has been finalised for our one day symposium, Material Poetics: Drafting, Duration, Form, taking place in November. Keynotes from Cole Swensen and Jeanne Heuving!
To check the schedule and sign up to attend, see here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/material-p...
To check the schedule and sign up to attend, see here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/material-p...
It’s underway! A photo I took this morning before our presenters and attendees arrive. The morning sessions of the American Dream / American Nightmare conference have been fantastic. Excited to see what the afternoon has in store.
July 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It’s underway! A photo I took this morning before our presenters and attendees arrive. The morning sessions of the American Dream / American Nightmare conference have been fantastic. Excited to see what the afternoon has in store.
Less than 3 weeks to go until the hybrid American Dream / American Nightmare conference I’ve been co-organising!
The programme has been finalised and is looking great. The conference is free to attend both online & in-person, find out more here: newvoicespocostudies.wordpress.com/american-dre...
The programme has been finalised and is looking great. The conference is free to attend both online & in-person, find out more here: newvoicespocostudies.wordpress.com/american-dre...
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Less than 3 weeks to go until the hybrid American Dream / American Nightmare conference I’ve been co-organising!
The programme has been finalised and is looking great. The conference is free to attend both online & in-person, find out more here: newvoicespocostudies.wordpress.com/american-dre...
The programme has been finalised and is looking great. The conference is free to attend both online & in-person, find out more here: newvoicespocostudies.wordpress.com/american-dre...
Enjoyed spending three days in Stirling for @bacls.bsky.social conference - lots of new people to meet and research to hear about, a fantastic time!
June 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Enjoyed spending three days in Stirling for @bacls.bsky.social conference - lots of new people to meet and research to hear about, a fantastic time!
I (very briefly) reflected on my recent visit to Kathy Acker’s personal library here: anglistik1.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/abteilungen-...
Also, see one of many images of the shelves I took, including Acker’s copies of Melville, Genet, Hemingway and others!
Also, see one of many images of the shelves I took, including Acker’s copies of Melville, Genet, Hemingway and others!
December 19, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I (very briefly) reflected on my recent visit to Kathy Acker’s personal library here: anglistik1.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/abteilungen-...
Also, see one of many images of the shelves I took, including Acker’s copies of Melville, Genet, Hemingway and others!
Also, see one of many images of the shelves I took, including Acker’s copies of Melville, Genet, Hemingway and others!
Enjoyed spending time researching in the Kathy Acker Reading Room recently—over 6000 texts from Acker's personal library, featuring handwritten annotations and other marginalia. A fantastic insight into the reading habits/practices behind Acker's cut-up texts!
December 9, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Enjoyed spending time researching in the Kathy Acker Reading Room recently—over 6000 texts from Acker's personal library, featuring handwritten annotations and other marginalia. A fantastic insight into the reading habits/practices behind Acker's cut-up texts!