Hi, I’m Julie.
I am a retired Principal Lecturer. I continue to research contemporary Shakespeare performances. In retirement, I no longer teach Shakespeare but I now get to visit new places. I love theatre, outdoor swimming and writing about those experiences in my blogs.
Queen at Live Aid 1985 It was 6.41 pm – Saturday 13 July 1985. Just 39 years ago. It was 21 minutes of magnificance. The Queen Set at Live Aid ‘85 (Wembley) exemplifies absolute perfection. All elements of their performance melted into excellence: the performance, the music, the band’s synchronicity, the showmanship, and the stadium…
Saturday 7 October 2023 I had a brilliant afternoon yesterday (Friday 6 October 2023), learning about buildings in York that are not always in the spotlight. The event started with a great discussion on public engagement event organised by YORK UNLOCKED in the York Theatre Royal Studio. York Unlocked is basically what it says on…
What is a Shakespeare Festival? York International Shakespeare Festival 24 April 2023 York Explore Central Library I am in the Marriott room at York Explore Central Library. I’m waiting for the start of a seminar on Shakespeare on European stages. Professors Nicoleta Cinpoes, Florence March and Paul Prescott are just about to talk about Festival…
As the film Kes celebrates its 50th Birthday, Senior Lecture, Julie Raby talks about the impact the film has had on her own learning journey. The narrator in Anna Burns Milkman draws attention to her French class and the class consensus that the ‘sky is blue’(69). 78 more words
# Permanent link to ‘Le ciel est bleu’: Happy Birthday Kes. — Words Matter.reposting a blog piece I wrote for Word Matters
Belong at YSJU: Make York Your Own! Belong at YSJU: Make York Your Own! — Read on blog.yorksj.ac.uk/englishlit/belong-at-ysju-make-york-your-own/
A blog post which was originally published on the English Literature Words Matter site. Click here to read the post.
Case Study: Using Padlet to Design Learning via the TEL Blog, York St John
Case Study: Using Screencast-O-Matic in teaching Case Study: Using Screencast-O-Matic in teaching — Read on tel.yorksj.ac.uk/case-study-using-screencast-o-matic-in-teaching/
https://tel.yorksj.ac.uk/case-study-using-microsoft-teams-to-analyse-text-in-a-face-to-face-collaborative-environment/
Read more Using Microsoft Teams in Teaching via York St John TEL blog
We are YSJ in Stratford-upon-Avon
Julie Raby: A Dyslexic Writer 