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The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports the study of the long #c18th. Check website for details. https://www.bsecs.org.uk/
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the panel "SOMETHING BREWING"! Grateful to my brilliant fellow panellists and our fantastic moderator Jasmin for such a thoughtful discussion. 🙏 #BSECS2026
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the panel "SOMETHING BREWING"! Grateful to my brilliant fellow panellists and our fantastic moderator Jasmin for such a thoughtful discussion. 🙏 #BSECS2026
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#ICYMI earlier this week, Robin Eagles of the Georgian Lords posted on uncovering the lives of Black Londoners, among them one who almost certainly joined John London in voting in the 1749 Westminster by-election:
historyofparliament.com/2026/01/05/s...
#HistParl #BSECS2026
historyofparliament.com/2026/01/05/s...
#HistParl #BSECS2026
Steps towards identifying new Black voters in 18th-century Westminster and Hertfordshire - The History of Parliament
A few months ago, the History welcomed a guest post by Dr Gillian Williamson with her groundbreaking research into John London, to date the earliest known
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January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
#ICYMI earlier this week, Robin Eagles of the Georgian Lords posted on uncovering the lives of Black Londoners, among them one who almost certainly joined John London in voting in the 1749 Westminster by-election:
historyofparliament.com/2026/01/05/s...
#HistParl #BSECS2026
historyofparliament.com/2026/01/05/s...
#HistParl #BSECS2026
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It's been a great few days at BSECS. I presented a paper on Eden and Restoration politics in Lucy Hutchinson's Order and Disorder and attended some excellent panels (I especially enjoyed the panel on mock epics and grand epics this morning).
#BSECS2026
#BSECS2026
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
It's been a great few days at BSECS. I presented a paper on Eden and Restoration politics in Lucy Hutchinson's Order and Disorder and attended some excellent panels (I especially enjoyed the panel on mock epics and grand epics this morning).
#BSECS2026
#BSECS2026
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Had a great time in Oxford for my first #BSECS2026. Thanks to @elementaladam.bsky.social for having me on and chairing the panel ‘Bodies Politic, Bodies Satiric: Satirical Embodiment in Georgian Britain and Ireland’ where I talked all things Fielding, drink, and Jacobite!
January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Had a great time in Oxford for my first #BSECS2026. Thanks to @elementaladam.bsky.social for having me on and chairing the panel ‘Bodies Politic, Bodies Satiric: Satirical Embodiment in Georgian Britain and Ireland’ where I talked all things Fielding, drink, and Jacobite!
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And that’s a rap on #BSECS2026 - a huge thanks to @fancyhistorian.bsky.social & @hardeepdhindsa.bsky.social for being boss co-organisers & to all the team @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social for their wonderful support for our annual conference. See you all next year!
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
And that’s a rap on #BSECS2026 - a huge thanks to @fancyhistorian.bsky.social & @hardeepdhindsa.bsky.social for being boss co-organisers & to all the team @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social for their wonderful support for our annual conference. See you all next year!
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BSECS 2026, Day Three reviewed. #BSECS2026 conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/b...
BSECS 2026, Day Three reviewed.
Oh that sound, that saddest sound of the young year! Trundle trundle trundle. Trundle trundle trundle trundle. The sound of the wheeled suitcase against cobblestone denoting the final day of an aca…
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January 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
BSECS 2026, Day Three reviewed. #BSECS2026 conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/b...
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Congratulations to Kate Halsey and @mjrsangster.bsky.social, winners of the BSECS Digital Prize, sponsored by Adam Matthew Digital.
#bsecs2026 @bsecs.bsky.social
#bsecs2026 @bsecs.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Congratulations to Kate Halsey and @mjrsangster.bsky.social, winners of the BSECS Digital Prize, sponsored by Adam Matthew Digital.
#bsecs2026 @bsecs.bsky.social
#bsecs2026 @bsecs.bsky.social
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That was a fantastic #bsecs2026! Many thanks to the conference organisers, all the fabulous speakers, and the brilliant team at @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
See you next year for #bsecs2027! @bsecs.bsky.social
See you next year for #bsecs2027! @bsecs.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
That was a fantastic #bsecs2026! Many thanks to the conference organisers, all the fabulous speakers, and the brilliant team at @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
See you next year for #bsecs2027! @bsecs.bsky.social
See you next year for #bsecs2027! @bsecs.bsky.social
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Thoroughly enjoyed my first @bsecs.bsky.social conference at @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social. It was so wonderful to meet many of the brilliant book-writing, question-asking and song-singing people researching the 18th century. Thank you all! 📸 Emmanuelle Delattre-Destem on dance and politics of size.
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed my first @bsecs.bsky.social conference at @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social. It was so wonderful to meet many of the brilliant book-writing, question-asking and song-singing people researching the 18th century. Thank you all! 📸 Emmanuelle Delattre-Destem on dance and politics of size.
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Productive day today… presented my first in-person paper at @bsecs.bsky.social on the process of characters comprehending self-injury in Secresy by Eliza Fenwick, and had my review of Hurt Feelings by Alanna Skuse posted on @thebsls.bsky.social website! www.bsls.ac.uk/2026/01/skus...
Skuse, Alanna, Hurt Feelings: Wounding Oneself in Early Modern Literature – The British Society for Literature and Science
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January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Productive day today… presented my first in-person paper at @bsecs.bsky.social on the process of characters comprehending self-injury in Secresy by Eliza Fenwick, and had my review of Hurt Feelings by Alanna Skuse posted on @thebsls.bsky.social website! www.bsls.ac.uk/2026/01/skus...
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a fantastic few days @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social for @bsecs.bsky.social catching up with friends, hearing some fantastic papers, and presenting on a newly-discovered schoolbook of Laurence Sterne
January 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
a fantastic few days @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social for @bsecs.bsky.social catching up with friends, hearing some fantastic papers, and presenting on a newly-discovered schoolbook of Laurence Sterne
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Many congratulations to Nicholas Cronk and team on launch of Oxford University Voltaire. Exceptional resource for all who work on 18c @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @bsecs.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Many congratulations to Nicholas Cronk and team on launch of Oxford University Voltaire. Exceptional resource for all who work on 18c @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @bsecs.bsky.social
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BSECS 2026, Day 2, Reviewed. #BSECS2026 conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/b...
BSECS 2026, Day 2, Reviewed
The day for me began with a discussion of all things R.B Sheridan – R.B Sheridan the theatre dude, R.B. Sheridan the political orator, and R. B. Sheridan the cartoon. The papers that unpacked…
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January 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
BSECS 2026, Day 2, Reviewed. #BSECS2026 conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/b...
How many scholarly societies have a President who sings to them?! @historymatt.bsky.social's rendition of 'We are the very model of a scholarly society' brought the house down last night at the #BSECS2026 conference dinner @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
How many scholarly societies have a President who sings to them?! @historymatt.bsky.social's rendition of 'We are the very model of a scholarly society' brought the house down last night at the #BSECS2026 conference dinner @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
How do we communicate the 18thC to modern audiences both "big" and "small"?? Join us in the Pichette Auditorium now to hear panellists from publishing, public engagement, podcasting, and writing share their experiences #BSECS2026
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
How do we communicate the 18thC to modern audiences both "big" and "small"?? Join us in the Pichette Auditorium now to hear panellists from publishing, public engagement, podcasting, and writing share their experiences #BSECS2026
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
The Pichette Auditorium is packed for @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social's key note address 'Thinking With and Again Small Things' at #BSECS2026
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The Pichette Auditorium is packed for @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social's key note address 'Thinking With and Again Small Things' at #BSECS2026
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
We are delighted to welcome our keynote speaker @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social to #BSECS2026. Professor Wigton-Smith will be addressing the conference on 'Thinking With and Against Small Things' at 2pm today in the Pichette Auditorium #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
We are delighted to welcome our keynote speaker @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social to #BSECS2026. Professor Wigton-Smith will be addressing the conference on 'Thinking With and Against Small Things' at 2pm today in the Pichette Auditorium #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
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@bsecs.bsky.social conference is in full swing and we have 30% off select 18th century history titles. Come along to the Farthings Cafe or browse online: yalebooks.co.uk/bsecs26/
#BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
#BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
@bsecs.bsky.social conference is in full swing and we have 30% off select 18th century history titles. Come along to the Farthings Cafe or browse online: yalebooks.co.uk/bsecs26/
#BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
#BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
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Now at #bsecs2026! With
@elisabethgernerd.bsky.social
@benltjackson.bsky.social
@sallytuckett.bsky.social
@kateesthersmith.bsky.social
@elisabethgernerd.bsky.social
@benltjackson.bsky.social
@sallytuckett.bsky.social
@kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Listening to a lot of train announcements...
"See it, say it, sorted" is a useful mantra for material culture studies.
Come along to our roundtable on the future of material culture at #bsecs2026!
"See it, say it, sorted" is a useful mantra for material culture studies.
Come along to our roundtable on the future of material culture at #bsecs2026!
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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LOOK!
My conference paper and my location are in perfect synch!
#BSECS2026 #foodhist #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
My conference paper and my location are in perfect synch!
#BSECS2026 #foodhist #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
LOOK!
My conference paper and my location are in perfect synch!
#BSECS2026 #foodhist #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
My conference paper and my location are in perfect synch!
#BSECS2026 #foodhist #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
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This celebratory volume gathers distinguished eighteenth-century studies scholars to honour the achievements, professional generosity, and sociability of Greg Clingham.
Available online at📚 buff.ly/pvnBBVb
@bucknellupress.bsky.social
@bsecs.bsky.social
#BSECS2026
Available online at📚 buff.ly/pvnBBVb
@bucknellupress.bsky.social
@bsecs.bsky.social
#BSECS2026
January 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This celebratory volume gathers distinguished eighteenth-century studies scholars to honour the achievements, professional generosity, and sociability of Greg Clingham.
Available online at📚 buff.ly/pvnBBVb
@bucknellupress.bsky.social
@bsecs.bsky.social
#BSECS2026
Available online at📚 buff.ly/pvnBBVb
@bucknellupress.bsky.social
@bsecs.bsky.social
#BSECS2026
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🎉 New for 2026: Oxford University Voltaire (OV) from the Voltaire Foundation.
Gain access to the leading scholarly edition of Voltaire's complete works in one digital resource, designed for researchers and built for libraries.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/LUP-OV
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Gain access to the leading scholarly edition of Voltaire's complete works in one digital resource, designed for researchers and built for libraries.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/LUP-OV
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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@historymatt on health, gender and children's shoes (with great photos of tiny shoes). And @dralun on the experience of coach travel, especially for small or disabled bodies (horrid). #BSECS2026
January 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
@historymatt on health, gender and children's shoes (with great photos of tiny shoes). And @dralun on the experience of coach travel, especially for small or disabled bodies (horrid). #BSECS2026
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Join me tomorrow when I will be talking about big petticoats and small breeches at #BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC
January 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Join me tomorrow when I will be talking about big petticoats and small breeches at #BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC