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The British Association for Romantic Studies supports the study of #c18th and #c19th literature and culture.
https://www.bars.ac.uk/main/
@bars.bsky.socialBARS is pleased to announce the relaunch of its conference and seminar support scheme.
Applicants may apply for up to £500 from BARS to support seminar and conference activities. Deadline: 1 November 2026 (further rounds thereafter).
@bars.bsky.socialCall for Papers: Romanticism and the Sense of Place
An International Conference | Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Japan | 17–19 July 2027
For more information, see the blog post:
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6636
@bars.bsky.socialCall for Contributions: Volcanic Materiality in Literature and Art of the Anthropocene
The deadline will be November 30, 2026. Full drafts will be due February 28, 2027.
@jodielmarley.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialdelighted to announce I'm part of the 2026-7 online programme for Romanticism Across Borders! I'll be lecturing on my Scottish Romantic illustration research the evening of 9th December 💫
@bars.bsky.socialReminder - this event is taking place in a fortnight's time!! Get your free tickets at the link below ⤵️
@kovesi.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialRonald Blythe Fellowship 2026
The John Clare Society runs an annual bursary scheme, providing £1,000 for PhD researchers in the field of John Clare studies. Closing date: 30 October.
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johnclaresociety.org/2026/10/01/r...
@natlibscot.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialWe’re excited to be hosting this event for early career researchers on Tuesday 3 November. Interested? Find out more at the link below 👇
@sarahebull.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.social#bookhistory #histmed 18th Century Literatures job at the University of Alberta! Particular interest in candidates with expertise in Critical Race/Ethnicity Studies; Disability Studies; Environmental Humanities; History of Science/Medicine; and Print Culture/ Book History.
@bars.bsky.socialWonderful opportunity for PGRS and ECRs -
A Day in the Literary Archive: British Academy Seminar and Workshop for Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
@bars.bsky.socialBARS Digital Event: Returning to John Clare
Join BARS for varied discussion focused around the poet, John Clare, including new archival discoveries, editing and class politics, global poetic legacy, and ideas of beauty in his poems.
19 October, 5pm UK Time
@drcleoocy.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialLooking forward to teaching Austen’s Teenage Writings for the first time this afternoon - and delighted to have a piece on Austen’s Scottish female contemporaries published in @uk.theconversation.com this morning!
theconversation.com/the-two-scot...
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@bars.bsky.socialCall for Proposals: BARS Digital Events Series Autumn Winter 2026-27
Please share widely!!
@bars.bsky.socialCall for Papers: Hogg’s Worlds Now, University of Glasgow, July 2027
Submit your abstracts for this new conference at the University of Glasgow on July 2-4, 2027. Deadline for submission 31 December 2026.
More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6619
@bars.bsky.socialCall for Submissions: Special Issue of Studia Neophilologica on Thomas Lovell Beddoes
Contributions are invited for essays between 5 and 8,000 words on all aspects of Beddoes’s career.
Info and to submit abstracts: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6447
@emilyrohrbach.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialBook launch!
@ballasterros.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialwww.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX678/t... We are looking for a special scholar to lead our remarkable team in 18th century literature @engfac.bsky.social
@bars.bsky.socialThe deadline has been extended until the 16th Sept (this Wednesday!) Please send us an application if you're interested in assisting with the BARS social media and Blog. Stipend paid! More info ⤵️
@bars.bsky.socialReminder - taking place this Weds!
@helcdall.bsky.socialReposted by @bars.bsky.socialHappy birthday Joanna Baillie! Thank you @asls.org.uk for sharing my talk!
@bars.bsky.socialNew on the BARS Blog - “Elementary, My Dear Austen”: Why Jane Austen Has Turned to Crime by @rjdashwood.bsky.social and @drstephr.bsky.social
While the idea of the Austen crime novel might seem odd, crime and romance share some decided similarities...
Read more at www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6606
