Dr Francesca Berry (she/her)
@francescaberry.bsky.social
Art Historian| Associate
Professor 19-20C French Art| author of Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity (2025)| MY VIEWS| Arsenal ♥️🤍
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/historyofart/berry-francesca
Professor 19-20C French Art| author of Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity (2025)| MY VIEWS| Arsenal ♥️🤍
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/historyofart/berry-francesca
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📕 My book, Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity, to be published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts @BloomsburyAcad has a cover and has gone to press! 💃
I am incredibly grateful to the 4 reviewers whose lovely comments grace the back cover.😊
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I am incredibly grateful to the 4 reviewers whose lovely comments grace the back cover.😊
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I am delighted to announce that today is my book’s publication day!!! 🎉
📕 Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity is in print (and ebook) with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
It looks gorgeous. It feels chunky. I couldn’t be happier! 😊
📕 Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity is in print (and ebook) with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
It looks gorgeous. It feels chunky. I couldn’t be happier! 😊
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That second half from Arsenal was fucking sensational. As good as you could possibly hope to put in against a team as good as this.
Bossed it 100%. Madueke with his first goal, and then Martinelli, no less than we deserved. And Bayern offered NOTHING after the break.
Hello Europe, we're Arsenal
Bossed it 100%. Madueke with his first goal, and then Martinelli, no less than we deserved. And Bayern offered NOTHING after the break.
Hello Europe, we're Arsenal
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
That second half from Arsenal was fucking sensational. As good as you could possibly hope to put in against a team as good as this.
Bossed it 100%. Madueke with his first goal, and then Martinelli, no less than we deserved. And Bayern offered NOTHING after the break.
Hello Europe, we're Arsenal
Bossed it 100%. Madueke with his first goal, and then Martinelli, no less than we deserved. And Bayern offered NOTHING after the break.
Hello Europe, we're Arsenal
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Solidarity to all affected Nottingham University
staff.
The dismantling of language teaching in UK schools & unis is a disgrace.
Detrimental also to other teaching & research disciplines for which foreign languages are key skills. There’s more to life and research than the Anglophonic.
staff.
The dismantling of language teaching in UK schools & unis is a disgrace.
Detrimental also to other teaching & research disciplines for which foreign languages are key skills. There’s more to life and research than the Anglophonic.
I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Solidarity to all affected Nottingham University
staff.
The dismantling of language teaching in UK schools & unis is a disgrace.
Detrimental also to other teaching & research disciplines for which foreign languages are key skills. There’s more to life and research than the Anglophonic.
staff.
The dismantling of language teaching in UK schools & unis is a disgrace.
Detrimental also to other teaching & research disciplines for which foreign languages are key skills. There’s more to life and research than the Anglophonic.
University of Birmingham is offering fully- and partially-funded scholarships for Arts & Humanities doctoral research students. Details in the link.
I am very interested to hear from prospective research students wishing to work in the fields of:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
I am very interested to hear from prospective research students wishing to work in the fields of:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships - University of Birmingham
Fully-funded and partially-funded scholarships for doctoral research students studying in the College of Arts of Law in the 2026/27 academic year onwards
www.birmingham.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
University of Birmingham is offering fully- and partially-funded scholarships for Arts & Humanities doctoral research students. Details in the link.
I am very interested to hear from prospective research students wishing to work in the fields of:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
I am very interested to hear from prospective research students wishing to work in the fields of:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
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Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England.
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
‘Imagination abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and source of their wonders.’
Francisco Goya’s caption to Plate 43, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from Los Caprichos, 1799, etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin. 🦇🦉🐈⬛
Francisco Goya’s caption to Plate 43, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from Los Caprichos, 1799, etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin. 🦇🦉🐈⬛
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
‘Imagination abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and source of their wonders.’
Francisco Goya’s caption to Plate 43, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from Los Caprichos, 1799, etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin. 🦇🦉🐈⬛
Francisco Goya’s caption to Plate 43, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from Los Caprichos, 1799, etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin. 🦇🦉🐈⬛
Today seems as good a day as any to covet Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People (1830) given it commemorates the July Revolution of 1830 and its toppling of King Charles X…
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Today seems as good a day as any to covet Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People (1830) given it commemorates the July Revolution of 1830 and its toppling of King Charles X…
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Beautiful goal that. ♥️🤍#Arsenal
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Beautiful goal that. ♥️🤍#Arsenal
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October 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔
October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔
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‘An international stabilisation force is not something most Israelis would like to see. The Palestinian Authority playing a role in Gaza is certainly not something this government would want to see. But it's not a matter of those details.’
Robert Malley on the pod
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Robert Malley on the pod
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Lessons from the Peace Process
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 10/10/2025 · 1h 1m
podcasts.apple.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
‘An international stabilisation force is not something most Israelis would like to see. The Palestinian Authority playing a role in Gaza is certainly not something this government would want to see. But it's not a matter of those details.’
Robert Malley on the pod
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Robert Malley on the pod
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Proudly, I have never knowingly used ChatGPT, Grok, CoPilot or any slop making, mind vacating, word, image & job stealing, and environment destroying, GenAI software.
Also, I have refused to license my recent book for LLM training (but know my research has/is being plagiarised).
Also, I have refused to license my recent book for LLM training (but know my research has/is being plagiarised).
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Proudly, I have never knowingly used ChatGPT, Grok, CoPilot or any slop making, mind vacating, word, image & job stealing, and environment destroying, GenAI software.
Also, I have refused to license my recent book for LLM training (but know my research has/is being plagiarised).
Also, I have refused to license my recent book for LLM training (but know my research has/is being plagiarised).
more art, less war 🙏🏼
A photo from a trip in September to see the Impressions Nabies exhibition in Paris.
PIERRE BONNARD, L'Enfant à la lampe. Planche destinée au troisième album d'estampes originales de la galerie Vollard (non publié), 1897. Lithographie en couleurs. BnF.
A photo from a trip in September to see the Impressions Nabies exhibition in Paris.
PIERRE BONNARD, L'Enfant à la lampe. Planche destinée au troisième album d'estampes originales de la galerie Vollard (non publié), 1897. Lithographie en couleurs. BnF.
October 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
more art, less war 🙏🏼
A photo from a trip in September to see the Impressions Nabies exhibition in Paris.
PIERRE BONNARD, L'Enfant à la lampe. Planche destinée au troisième album d'estampes originales de la galerie Vollard (non publié), 1897. Lithographie en couleurs. BnF.
A photo from a trip in September to see the Impressions Nabies exhibition in Paris.
PIERRE BONNARD, L'Enfant à la lampe. Planche destinée au troisième album d'estampes originales de la galerie Vollard (non publié), 1897. Lithographie en couleurs. BnF.
RIP Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025).
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
RIP Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025).
On Thursday 2nd October (5.15pm GMT), I am giving a research paper, hosted by HannahHalliwell of University of Edinburgh. It’s online and I believe anyone can register to attend. All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Francesca Berry
Atelier-Chambre and Chambre: The Sexual Politics of Intimiste Space
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On Thursday 2nd October (5.15pm GMT), I am giving a research paper, hosted by HannahHalliwell of University of Edinburgh. It’s online and I believe anyone can register to attend. All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
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Great piece in Vittles on French university canteens www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/welfare-is... 1 euro - 3.30 for a 3 course lunch. Meanwhile, British student unions need to set up food banks...
‘Welfare is a right, not a privilege’
Eating at the university canteens of Paris. Words and photos by Jack Franco.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Great piece in Vittles on French university canteens www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/welfare-is... 1 euro - 3.30 for a 3 course lunch. Meanwhile, British student unions need to set up food banks...
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The launch of my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book Songs of Seven Dials will be at 6pm, Tues 21 Oct, at Waterstones Covent Garden. I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social.
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
September 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The launch of my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book Songs of Seven Dials will be at 6pm, Tues 21 Oct, at Waterstones Covent Garden. I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social.
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
I really enjoyed the vernissage today of the new Bibliothèque nationale de France exhibition on print making by the Nabis, Vuillard (the subject of my 2025 book) included. A highlight: a rare test proof in alternative colours of his Pink Interior III, 1896-9.
L: the proof; R: the published print.
L: the proof; R: the published print.
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I really enjoyed the vernissage today of the new Bibliothèque nationale de France exhibition on print making by the Nabis, Vuillard (the subject of my 2025 book) included. A highlight: a rare test proof in alternative colours of his Pink Interior III, 1896-9.
L: the proof; R: the published print.
L: the proof; R: the published print.
Paris.
September 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Paris.
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Still on the EHCR are we?
British politics is stuck in a post-Brexit doom loop, addicted to spectacle politics and unable to engage with its actual problems: the sclerotic post-GFC economy that has seen real wages stagnate and increasing inability of government to invest in public services.
British politics is stuck in a post-Brexit doom loop, addicted to spectacle politics and unable to engage with its actual problems: the sclerotic post-GFC economy that has seen real wages stagnate and increasing inability of government to invest in public services.
August 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Still on the EHCR are we?
British politics is stuck in a post-Brexit doom loop, addicted to spectacle politics and unable to engage with its actual problems: the sclerotic post-GFC economy that has seen real wages stagnate and increasing inability of government to invest in public services.
British politics is stuck in a post-Brexit doom loop, addicted to spectacle politics and unable to engage with its actual problems: the sclerotic post-GFC economy that has seen real wages stagnate and increasing inability of government to invest in public services.
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Well, well, well ...
Hijack Eze?!
August 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Well, well, well ...
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I think I’ll watch Arsenal today.
August 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I think I’ll watch Arsenal today.