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Join us for #BAVS2025 @engfac.bsky.social - proposals on any aspect of the long nineteenth century are due 17th March! #BAVS #Victorians #Victorianist #cfp #conference

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Here it is! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible! www.wuw.pl/product-eng-...

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nice recording of my DICKENSLAND talk here, for those interested in Dickens and/or literary tourism m.youtube.com/watch?v=QcdQ... (and top publicity photo obviously)

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Registration for HFRN Online Lectures is open now! historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-lectu...

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QAQV Research Group celebrates its 3rd anniversary! It has been an amazing year! Workshops, blog posts, guest lectures, new issue of our QAQV series, and so much more! Read our anniversary blog post for a full recap! 🔗 qaqv.ia.uw.edu.pl/qaqv-year-3/

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The limited no. of print copies arrived and if you're joining us for the book launch, give them a perusal! 📅February 26, 2025 🕔5 pm 🏫The Faculty of Modern Languages Library Reading Room, Dobra 55 If you don't, don't worry - the Open Access version will be available next week - we'll keep you posted!

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An interesting reference, taking into account the state of Poland at the time

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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Oxford Faculties of English & History are delighted to host the 25th anniversary conference of the British Association for #Victorian Studies on 23–25 July. Papers on any aspect of long-nineteenth-century studies are welcome (submit by 17 March). #BAVS #Victorianstudies #19thC

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Call for Papers now open for BAVS 25th Anniversary Conference in Oxford. Papers, panels and roundtables are invited on any aspect of the long nineteenth century. 23-25 July, with an ECR event on 22 July – for more details and to submit, see english.web.ox.ac.uk/bavs2025 @engfac.bsky.social

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CFP: 2025 Victorians Institute Conference (Abstract Deadline 5/1/25) bit.ly/3X295M8

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Why do we use an X for a kiss? A working-class history! #valentinesday #history theconversation.com/x-has-been-u...

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Great blog on the first Black circus owner in Britain from Charlotte Bookham @rhulhistory.bsky.social historiansforhistory.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/t...

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Our speaker for next week's @long18thsem.bsky.social has had to withdraw. Instead, I will be speaking about 'Mapping Criminal Justice at London's Old Bailey, 1720-1820' - on behalf ofBob Shoemaker and myself. The same arrangements apply. www.history.ac.uk/events/mappi... @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

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A new CFP from the Victorian Institute: vi2025.wordpress.com

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A short piece on the resident and visiting Black population of London in the 1880s (estimated 10,000, incl. boxers and entertainers from Jamaica, Barbados, USA, and born here eg. in Portsmouth), mixed marriage, and silly contrarian racists on the internet: grapplingwithhistory.com/2025/01/20/a...

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Weird fiction? Yes, please. Rediscover Robert Murray Gilchrist, an often forgotten talent who influenced weird fiction long before Lovecraft, and his hybrid femme fatale/maternal archetypes as they challenge gender norms: jvc.oup.com/2024/11/26/t... #gothic #weirdfiction #Lovecraft

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Aca-Carmilla-Colleagues. Exciting new collection on new directions/imaginings of Carmilla: CFP: ‘My Wild Heart Bleeds: Exploring Sheridan Le Fanu’s ‘Carmilla’ and its legacy’ If interested see the image attached or contact us at: [email protected] & [email protected]

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This week on Royals, Rebels, and Romantics we are celebrating stories of some women who made a difference in British History Listen at carolannlloyd.com/podcast or anywhere you listen to podcasts. And on YouTube!

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The debate over Penguin's new Jane Austen covers is heating up! Are they too trendy for their own good? 📚✨ #JaneAusten #BookTok #DesignTrends #Literature #BookCovers Read more: https://designremotejobs.com/article/are-new-jane-austen-book-covers-too-trendy-for-their-own-good

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Now on the BARS Blog: Romance, Revolution and Reform Issue 8: Call for Submissions! See the full call and all the info you need to submit at the link here: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5784 And please don't forget to repost/share widely!

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A long wait but will be worth it!

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Do you need something to keep you warm in the winter? Check out the list of virtual Jane Austen and Brontë events!

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🚨The @ssnci.bsky.social has issued a CFP for their 2025 Annual Conference, on the theme of 'Universalism and Locality in Nineteenth-Century Ireland', to be held at the University of Aberdeen, 19-21 June 2025. 🗃️ The CFP is here, with a great set of keynotes: ssnci.org/annual-confe... #irishstudies

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Academia can be a bit of a rollercoaster. Had some disappointing news earlier in the week but really pleased to see this in the world: www.cambridge.org/core/books/n...

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Publication day! Literary Illusions is finally out!

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My author copies arrived, so I had to do a photoshoot! 3 years of hard work condensed into 378 pages 📖 'Queen Charlotte: Family, Duty, Scandal' is now available from @routledgehistory and all good booksellers! #historysky #royalhistory #18thcentury #skystorians #queencharlotte

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SAVE THE DATE! Virtual JaneCon is returning in 2025 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth! Make sure to make plans to attend on July 19th and 20th.

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Hello, new followers! CECS is delighted to share a book giveaway: Material Literacy in 18th c Britain, co-edited by @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social (CECS’s new director) and @serenadyer.bsky.social (CECS alum). To enter: reply to our post with your favourite #18thC material object / skill

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More Pride, Less Prejudice: Jane Austen at 250👇 sites.google.com/view/morepri...

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Vol. 8 will be out soon - watch this space!

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🌹 6 days to go! Calling all #Bridgerton academics & pop culture enthusiasts! 🌹 Join us for "Love Conquers All: Exploring the Pop Culture Phenomenon of Bridgerton" 💕 🗓️ 29-31 Jan 2025 🌐 Free & Online Featuring a keynote by Ariella van Luyn! 🎤 Register now: tinyurl.com/mrxeys35

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Here's a short text by Professor Grażyna Bystydzieńska reflecting on Ewa Młynarczyk’s The Arthurian Legend recently published by the Institute of English Studies, UW. This heartfelt tribute highlights Ewa’s contributions to the study of mythology and literature 👇 qaqv.ia.uw.edu.pl/the-arthuria...

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Don't forget: #QAQV9 is coming! qaqv.ia.uw.edu.pl

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We're here, hoping to reconnect with our old friends and make some new ones! There are 17 of us, mostly from the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, at different stages of academic life, sharing passion for the 18th & 19th c. & their rewritings ▶ qaqv.ia.uw.edu.pl/group-members/

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