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British Association for Romantic Studies
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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/
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Nov 11
Hello again to everyone on BlueSky!
We're the British Association for Romantic Studies & we promote the study of Romanticism & the history and culture of the period from which it emerged.
We organise conferences, circulate news, award fellowships, support PGRs & ECRs, publish a review & much more!
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Jordan @jordanwelshy.bsky.social · 21h
Just a little write up of my summer research project!

I'm very excited to be building this into something for publication in the future.
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 1d
New on the BARS Blog: Jordan Welsh's (@jordanwelshy.bsky.social) Copley Report on his research into Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Hyman Hurwitz's friendship. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6167
Stephen Copley Research Award Report: Jordan Welsh on Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Hyman Hurwitz’s Friendship – BARS Blog
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 1d
New on the BARS Blog: Jordan Welsh's (@jordanwelshy.bsky.social) Copley Report on his research into Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Hyman Hurwitz's friendship. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6167
Stephen Copley Research Award Report: Jordan Welsh on Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Hyman Hurwitz’s Friendship – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 1d
New on the BARS Blog: Christina Morin's Open Fellowship Report, "Hocquet Caritat, the Minerva Press, and the ‘Patronizers of Polite and Entertaining Literature in America’".
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6159
Open Fellowship Report: Hocquet Caritat, the Minerva Press, and the ‘Patronizers of Polite and Entertaining Literature in America’ – BARS Blog
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 1d
We are now on Instagram, where you can follow us @bars_romanticism!

We’ll be posting news, videos, and photos about our activities.
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 1d
Keats Shelley Prize entries are now open, for both the Poetry and Essay Prize.
Deadline is 10am (GMT) on Monday 2 February 2026
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6155
Keats-Shelley Prize 2025-26 – BARS Blog
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deven parker @devenparker.bsky.social · 3d
Check out this year's program for 'Romanticism Across Borders' virtual speaker series. I'm on there along with some of my favorite people 👯✨
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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 4d
Join us tomorrow for our first research seminar of the year! Our very own Prof Mary Fairclough will be presenting a paper titled ‘Mary Wollstonecraft: Apostrophe, Prayer and Voice’.
🗓️ Tuesday 7 October, 5pm
📍 HG/09, Heslington Hall
More info: www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...
Mary Wollstonecraft: Apostrophe, Prayer and Voice - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York
Mary Fairclough develops a new approach to Mary Wollstonecraft's rhetoric of devotional feeling.
www.york.ac.uk
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Keats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 3d
KSJ Volume 72 is now available on Project MUSE!
Read the latest issue here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/50898

Members will receive print copies soon!
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 3d
On the BARS blog: information on applying for the @ksaacomm.bsky.social Carl H. Pforzheimer Research Grants, worth $3000. Deadline 1st November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6151
Funding Opportunity: Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr., Research Grants – BARS Blog
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 4d
The newest issue of the BARS Review is now published! Check out issue 61 at the link below.
Thanks to all our wonderful reviewers!
www.bars.ac.uk/review/index...
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 4d
Reminder: BARS 2026 CFP can be found here:
Deadline Sunday 30 November.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101
BARS Biennial Conference 2026: Romantic Retrospection – Updates and Call for Papers Announced – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
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Dr Amanda Blake Davis 🌱 @abdavis.bsky.social · 9d
Happy to have my essay on P.B. Shelley and Wordsworth's 'woodland state' included in the 'Tree Cultures and the Arboreal Humanities' special issue of @plantperspectives.bsky.social, ed. by @treeseeker.bsky.social & @planthums-uk.bsky.social 🌿🌳
Article cover image of a blossoming branch in front of a stack of books
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Caroline Anjali Ritchie @carolineanjali.bsky.social · 22d
📣 Announcing the publication of BARS review Issue 61, my first issue as editor!

www.bars.ac.uk/review/index...
Vol. 61 (2025) | The BARS Review
www.bars.ac.uk
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Sarah Wride @srwride.bsky.social · 25d
📣CFP: 'Byron and Identity', 2026 Newstead Abbey Byron Conference, deadline 1 January 2026
👉 www.thebyronsociety.com/call-for-pap...

#AcademicSky #Romanticism #LordByron

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Portrait of Lord Byron in a heavy gilded frame; it hangs from chains on a wall in Newstead Abbey, covered in cream and red, strapwork wallpaper A view of Newstead Abbey from the far side of Eagle Pond
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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 26d
🎆It's out!🎆
'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson is out NOW!
Check out our blog post for more info about the publication, about our wonderful Glasgow launch on Wednesday and for the link to buy your own copy!
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/publication-...
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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 27d
***CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025***
Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week.
Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️
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Serena Qihui Pei @serenaqihuipei.bsky.social · 27d
One more post about the wonderful #BARS2025 💫 Huge thanks to the BARS Bursary @bars.bsky.social supporting my trip @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social —such a privilege to visit St John’s & the Wren Library. Seeing P. B. Shelley’s register entry in person was unforgettable! ✨
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Serena Qihui Pei @serenaqihuipei.bsky.social · 27d
💜Grateful to be part of #BARS2025 Romantic (Un)Consciousness at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social 💜Inspiring panels both in person & online—deep gratitude to the amazing organizers: @drcleoocy.bsky.social @zooeyziller.bsky.social @womanofclouds.bsky.social
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Adam Neikirk @adamneikirk.bsky.social · 27d
This looks crazy cool
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 27d
Now on the BARS Blog: Symposium on Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Meiji University and online, Saturday 18th October www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6139
Japanese poster for the Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Symposium. English poster for the Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Symposium.
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Keats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 27d
Calling teachers of all levels! Email [email protected] to share short essays about how you have incorporated (or plan to incorporate!) birdsong into your teaching this year. Materials will be compiled and published on the K-SAA website. #KSAAComm

www.k-saa.org/birdsong
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 27d
Now on the BARS Blog: K-SAA 2025-2027 Public Outreach Initiative: Birdsong
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6137
K-SAA 2025-2027 Public Outreach Initiative: Birdsong – BARS Blog
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 27d
Now on the BARS Blog: Symposium on Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Meiji University and online, Saturday 18th October www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6139
Japanese poster for the Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Symposium. English poster for the Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Symposium.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 28d
Fantastic keynote tomorrow from my Romantic Studies colleague Dr Joanna Neilly
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 28d
Remember that the online day of the BARS PGR & ECR conference is tomorrow! Find the full programme here: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home (and in your email inbox if you’ve registered).
Online Overview Friday 12 September 11.15 — Opening Remarks 11.30 — Parallel Panels 1 13.00 — Lunch 14.00 — Keynote 15.15 — Break 15.30 — Parallel Panels 2 17.00 — Break 17.30 — Alternative Academic Careers Plenary Roundtable 19.00 — Closing Remarks.
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 28d
Remember that the online day of the BARS PGR & ECR conference is tomorrow! Find the full programme here: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home (and in your email inbox if you’ve registered).
Online Overview Friday 12 September 11.15 — Opening Remarks 11.30 — Parallel Panels 1 13.00 — Lunch 14.00 — Keynote 15.15 — Break 15.30 — Parallel Panels 2 17.00 — Break 17.30 — Alternative Academic Careers Plenary Roundtable 19.00 — Closing Remarks.
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Catherine Rose Maw @realityandreverie.bsky.social · Sep 9
Had the most beautiful time in Cambridge for #BARS2025 last week. It was great to spend time with such lovely fellow Romanticists 💕 The days were filled with Romantic treasures, insightful panels, inspiring conversations and wonderful company! Thanks so much to everyone involved ✨ @bars.bsky.social
Statue of Lord Byron in the Wren Library, Trinity College. Gardens of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Latin bible inscribed “W. Wordsworth”, St. John’s College Library. William Wordsworth’s life mask, St John’s College Library.
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