Writer, speaker, teacher @RoehamptonUni 19thC cultural historian (Regency & Victorian eras). author: Billy Waters Is Dancing @yalebooks.bsky.social. https://linktr.ee/marylshannon Views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mmtqe5xrbc26🎤 Been listening to the draft cut of our documentary 'The King of the Beggars: The Music of Billy Waters' 🎼🎻 Featuring music from 'Jump Billy!' team. Presented by @patersonjoseph.bsky.social . 🎧BBC Radio 3 Sunday June 28th 2026 7.15pm Later on BBC Sounds @efdss.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social27 May 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtqe5xrbc26https://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mlnhbnvy4k2dJoin me tomorrow night! www.stgilesonline.org12 May 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnhbnvy4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mlm5lgzpl22pFab day last week with @patersonjoseph.bsky.social recording 'The King of the Beggars: The Music of Billy Waters' 🎼🎻 🎧BBC Radio 3 Sunday June 28th 2026 7.15pm Later on BBC Sounds #billywatersisdancing #blackhistoryisbritishhistory #disabilityhistroy #theatreland #folkies @yalebooks.bsky.social11 May 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm5lgzpl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3ml74bklnyc24Had a fab evening last Friday speaking @ealingbookfestival.bsky.social , sharing my work on #BillyWaters and #Regency culture, and Britain's diverse cultural past and its legacy today. As long as we keep sharing his story, #billywatersisdancing... @yalebooks.bsky.social @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social06 May 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74bklnyc24https://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mki7p3m66k2fSpring Talks – African Atlantic Lives and Visual Culture Research Network Tuesday 28th April, 16.00-17.30, via Teams Join me! Dr Mary Shannon - 'Regency Visual Culture and the Black Atlantic: Finding Billy Waters' @bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social https://baas.ac.uk/news-and-events/2026/04/talk-series-african-atlantic-lives-and-visual-culture/27 Apr 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki7p3m66k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mka7behilc2sChuffed to be invited by @drhorrocks.bsky.social on the Public Engagement Panel #BAVS2026 @bavs-uk.bsky.social ▶️ as a preview here are albums by performers of Jump Billy! @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social which was based on #BillyWatersIsDancing @yalebooks.bsky.social Info here: tinyurl.com/2hhm6vfv24 Apr 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka7behilc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mi2umtvum22kThank you @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social lsharphouse.bsky.social for a fab night #JumpBilly! Feat. Angeline Morrison, Clarke Camilleri, Hamilton Gross, Cohen Braithewaite-Kilcoyne, Suchitra Chatterjee, Tony Montague, Maz O'Connor, Martin Simpson (and me!) @angelcakepie2.bsky.social @efdss.bsky.social27 Mar 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2umtvum22khttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mi2uknnmbc2kThank you @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social for a fab night #JumpBilly! Feat. Angeline Morrison, Clarke Camilleri, Hamilton Gross, Cohen Braithewaite-Kilcoyne, Suchitra Chatterjee, Tony Montague, Maz O'Connor, Martin Simpson (and me!) @angelcakepie2.bsky.social @efdss.bsky.social27 Mar 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2uknnmbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mgdlknzpms2xExcited to have Jump Billy! featured here @angelcakepie2.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdlknzpms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mf7rjdvt4c2fDelighted to share that more tickets released for Jump Billy! 25.03.26 🎻🪗🪕🎶 @bars.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @royalhistsoc.org @societyofauthors.bsky.social @natecommunity.bsky.social @efdss.bsky.social https://www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/14401-jump-billy19 Feb 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7rjdvt4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mejr2qmxyk2xI'm giving the Leicester Victorian Studies Annual Lecture next week! Come along and explore fame, race, and disability in the 19th c @bavs-uk.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/annual-lecture10 Feb 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejr2qmxyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3md4aske6fs2vThanks for spreading the word @asyquia.bsky.social ! We loved doing the workshop on these resources for your students. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4aske6fs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mcxapayctk2oI'm so looking forward to chairing the panel on ‘Recovering Intersectional Race and Disability’ at this online conference hosted by Shakespeare's Globe on Friday and Saturday this week. Please do join us! https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/disability-and-the-archives/21 Jan 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxapayctk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3mcscotnyh22oThanks so much for covering #JumpBilly for us, @folklondon.co.uk ! Gig @efdss.bsky.social Tickets https://www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/14401-jump-billy [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcscotnyh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3m6fovl2kx227Time to treat yourself to some lovely books from @yalepress.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social ...? I have my own shopping list ready for xmas... [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fovl2kx227https://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3m6ezq5alts26If you wanted to read #BillyWatersIsDancing, now's the time... ...grab a deal on that and loads of other fab @yalepress.bsky.social book! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ezq5alts26https://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3m5wklpyyg22vI'm going to see Granny's Attic tomorrow and can't wait! I've deliberately not read this review till afterwards though. Anyone else avoid reviews of bands/plays/performances they know they're going to whatever so they can enjoy without preconceptions? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wklpyyg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmarylshannon.bsky.social/post/3m5lsfl6ut22rPlease reshare! I'd love to hear from potential candidates with research interests in disability studies and the arts... @bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:rdc23tev7jz5c72b7vomppac/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lsfl6ut22r