Pilar Botías Domínguez
@pilarbotias.bsky.social
Lecturer at University of Córdoba (Spain) | Restoration & 18thC literature | Masquerade, female wit, gender politics, literary translation | Research group HUM-682 | BSECS, SEDERI & WSG member
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We’re holding an event to mark this year’s RSL Pioneer Prize and you’re invited! Swipe to see the line-up 👉
Tickets are available now: https://events.bl.uk/events/rsl-presents-the-pioneer-prize
Tickets are available now: https://events.bl.uk/events/rsl-presents-the-pioneer-prize
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We’re holding an event to mark this year’s RSL Pioneer Prize and you’re invited! Swipe to see the line-up 👉
Tickets are available now: https://events.bl.uk/events/rsl-presents-the-pioneer-prize
Tickets are available now: https://events.bl.uk/events/rsl-presents-the-pioneer-prize
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“The more I read Austen, the more I feel that all of the books are really about how to read and understand and interpret the world.”
I love contributing to Jane Austen's Paper Trail, alongside esteemed colleagues Meg Kobza & Octavia Cox:
theconversation.com/jane-austen-... #18thC #18C #JaneAusten
I love contributing to Jane Austen's Paper Trail, alongside esteemed colleagues Meg Kobza & Octavia Cox:
theconversation.com/jane-austen-... #18thC #18C #JaneAusten
Jane Austen perfected the love story – but kept her own independence
In the second episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her views on love, and the role of romance in Pride & Prejudice.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“The more I read Austen, the more I feel that all of the books are really about how to read and understand and interpret the world.”
I love contributing to Jane Austen's Paper Trail, alongside esteemed colleagues Meg Kobza & Octavia Cox:
theconversation.com/jane-austen-... #18thC #18C #JaneAusten
I love contributing to Jane Austen's Paper Trail, alongside esteemed colleagues Meg Kobza & Octavia Cox:
theconversation.com/jane-austen-... #18thC #18C #JaneAusten
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📣CFP IV SEDERI International Conference for Graduate Students of Early Modern English Studies
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📣CFP IV SEDERI International Conference for Graduate Students of Early Modern English Studies
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
📣CFP IV SEDERI International Conference for Graduate Students of Early Modern English Studies
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📣CFP IV SEDERI International Conference for Graduate Students of Early Modern English Studies
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
🗓️21-23 October 2026
🏫University of Jaén (Spain)
‼️Deadline: 31 May 2026
More info at: sederigraduja.weebly.com
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Delighted to have a brand new post from @tamarajatkin.bsky.social with some excellent research on more books owned by Bathsua Makin; the picture of Makin as a writer is becoming more complex with each discovery earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/b... #EarlyModern #HerBook
Bathsua Reginal Makin’s Books at Dulwich College, London
By Tamara Atkin In a blog post earlier this year, I announced the discovery of a book once owned by the ten-year-old Bathsua Reginal Makin, scholar and teacher, who in the 1640s was tutor to Prince…
earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Delighted to have a brand new post from @tamarajatkin.bsky.social with some excellent research on more books owned by Bathsua Makin; the picture of Makin as a writer is becoming more complex with each discovery earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/b... #EarlyModern #HerBook
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I’m delighted to announce that my debut poetry collection, ‘The Way the Water Held Me’, will be published by The Emma Press in the Spring. Available to pre-order now!
📣 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT📣 We are delighted to announce the acquisition of THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME by @catherineredford.bsky.social, a heart-wrenching debut about young widowhood
THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME is available to pre-order now
Publishing March 2026 ~ Pre-order here: buff.ly/i1HAi3Y
THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME is available to pre-order now
Publishing March 2026 ~ Pre-order here: buff.ly/i1HAi3Y
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’m delighted to announce that my debut poetry collection, ‘The Way the Water Held Me’, will be published by The Emma Press in the Spring. Available to pre-order now!
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CALL FOR PAPERS!
Thrilled to announce the third Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern 1500-1850 conference: ‘A Continent in Conversation.’ (Aberystwyth University, 11-12 June 2026).
Please do check out and share our #CfP! #Earlymodern #History
Thrilled to announce the third Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern 1500-1850 conference: ‘A Continent in Conversation.’ (Aberystwyth University, 11-12 June 2026).
Please do check out and share our #CfP! #Earlymodern #History
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS!
Thrilled to announce the third Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern 1500-1850 conference: ‘A Continent in Conversation.’ (Aberystwyth University, 11-12 June 2026).
Please do check out and share our #CfP! #Earlymodern #History
Thrilled to announce the third Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern 1500-1850 conference: ‘A Continent in Conversation.’ (Aberystwyth University, 11-12 June 2026).
Please do check out and share our #CfP! #Earlymodern #History
Best fridge magnet ever.
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Best fridge magnet ever.
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Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
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Mary Shelley's time living near Dundee on the "blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay" fired her imagination 💭
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mary Shelley's time living near Dundee on the "blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay" fired her imagination 💭
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
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This made me laugh so, so hard.
(For those not 18th century nerds, I am the founder of the Samuel Richardson Society, which is in honor of a writer who has been dead for centuries & thus uninterested in book club scams)
(For those not 18th century nerds, I am the founder of the Samuel Richardson Society, which is in honor of a writer who has been dead for centuries & thus uninterested in book club scams)
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This made me laugh so, so hard.
(For those not 18th century nerds, I am the founder of the Samuel Richardson Society, which is in honor of a writer who has been dead for centuries & thus uninterested in book club scams)
(For those not 18th century nerds, I am the founder of the Samuel Richardson Society, which is in honor of a writer who has been dead for centuries & thus uninterested in book club scams)
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Girl reading by candlelight while leaning on a table
Guido Reni, undated
(b. 4 Nov 1575 - d. 18 Aug 1642 Bologna)
Albertina, Vienna
Guido Reni, undated
(b. 4 Nov 1575 - d. 18 Aug 1642 Bologna)
Albertina, Vienna
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Girl reading by candlelight while leaning on a table
Guido Reni, undated
(b. 4 Nov 1575 - d. 18 Aug 1642 Bologna)
Albertina, Vienna
Guido Reni, undated
(b. 4 Nov 1575 - d. 18 Aug 1642 Bologna)
Albertina, Vienna
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Exciting Halloween news for scholars of things that go bump in the night:
Our new interdisciplinary series is here from @manchesterup.bsky.social! The series seeks proposals that examine the supernatural (broadly conceived) in innovative ways. Please get in touch if you have ideas or questions!
Our new interdisciplinary series is here from @manchesterup.bsky.social! The series seeks proposals that examine the supernatural (broadly conceived) in innovative ways. Please get in touch if you have ideas or questions!
Announcing a brand new series launching this #Halloween 👻
Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place.
Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen
Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place.
Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Exciting Halloween news for scholars of things that go bump in the night:
Our new interdisciplinary series is here from @manchesterup.bsky.social! The series seeks proposals that examine the supernatural (broadly conceived) in innovative ways. Please get in touch if you have ideas or questions!
Our new interdisciplinary series is here from @manchesterup.bsky.social! The series seeks proposals that examine the supernatural (broadly conceived) in innovative ways. Please get in touch if you have ideas or questions!
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Halloween began as Samhain in Ireland, when the veil between this world and the "otherworld" thinned. In Co. Roscommon, this cave 👇 called Uaimh na gCat was said to open on Samhain allowing the spirits to walk freely among the living. 👻
📷 my own
📷 my own
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Halloween began as Samhain in Ireland, when the veil between this world and the "otherworld" thinned. In Co. Roscommon, this cave 👇 called Uaimh na gCat was said to open on Samhain allowing the spirits to walk freely among the living. 👻
📷 my own
📷 my own
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PSA: I have now become THAT person who blabs on about pre-ordering her book. Tbf, it is 25% off online @waterstones.bsky.social w/code OCTOBER25 (only through Friday!) so you might as well treat yourself 💅🏻
#18thc #skystorians #history @yalepress.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/book/the-mas...
#18thc #skystorians #history @yalepress.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/book/the-mas...
The Masquerade by Meghan Kobza | Waterstones
Buy The Masquerade by Meghan Kobza from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
PSA: I have now become THAT person who blabs on about pre-ordering her book. Tbf, it is 25% off online @waterstones.bsky.social w/code OCTOBER25 (only through Friday!) so you might as well treat yourself 💅🏻
#18thc #skystorians #history @yalepress.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/book/the-mas...
#18thc #skystorians #history @yalepress.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/book/the-mas...
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Today on the blog: a magnificent find by @franceswolfreston.bsky.social of a book that the poet Katherine Philips gave to Mary Jeffreys; a discussion with important scholarly implications for the study of Philips earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/h... #EarlyModern #HerBook
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today on the blog: a magnificent find by @franceswolfreston.bsky.social of a book that the poet Katherine Philips gave to Mary Jeffreys; a discussion with important scholarly implications for the study of Philips earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/h... #EarlyModern #HerBook
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CFP: Cavendish and Politics.
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
Biennial International Margaret Cavendish Society Conference | Faculty of Arts | UNB
www.unb.ca
September 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
CFP: Cavendish and Politics.
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
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The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal!
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
October 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal!
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
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Today on the blog: a female owner of Charles I's popular Eikon Basilike, a book cherished by women readers, who used their ownership marks to express their political affiliations during and after the Civil Wars earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/c... #HerBook #EarlyModern
Charles I, Eikon Basilike (1648)
It has long been known that the famous Eikon Basilike, attributed to Charles I and published shortly after his execution, was popular with seventeenth-century women readers. So far, our blog has fe…
earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today on the blog: a female owner of Charles I's popular Eikon Basilike, a book cherished by women readers, who used their ownership marks to express their political affiliations during and after the Civil Wars earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/c... #HerBook #EarlyModern
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Subjects covered in our seminar this weekend
at The Foundling Museum include Anna of Denmark, Margaret Cavendish and Elizabeth Inchbald. Full details including abstracts are on our website: womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/ Please share with anyone who may be interested! 2/
at The Foundling Museum include Anna of Denmark, Margaret Cavendish and Elizabeth Inchbald. Full details including abstracts are on our website: womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/ Please share with anyone who may be interested! 2/
Seminars
2025 – 2026 programme The group has two kinds of meeting for seminars. In-person seminar meetings. These take place at the Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ, UK, on Saturday afternoon…
womensstudiesgroup.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Subjects covered in our seminar this weekend
at The Foundling Museum include Anna of Denmark, Margaret Cavendish and Elizabeth Inchbald. Full details including abstracts are on our website: womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/ Please share with anyone who may be interested! 2/
at The Foundling Museum include Anna of Denmark, Margaret Cavendish and Elizabeth Inchbald. Full details including abstracts are on our website: womensstudiesgroup.org/seminars/ Please share with anyone who may be interested! 2/
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It's this weekend! Our seminar series begins this Saturday afternoon, 4 October, in London. Come and join us - you'll receive a warm welcome and enjoy 3 great papers from Julia Hamilton, @pilarbotias.bsky.social and @georgianfun.bsky.social
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October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's this weekend! Our seminar series begins this Saturday afternoon, 4 October, in London. Come and join us - you'll receive a warm welcome and enjoy 3 great papers from Julia Hamilton, @pilarbotias.bsky.social and @georgianfun.bsky.social
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☞☞ Hands-on reading ☜☜
The manicules in #rarebooks are fantastically diverse. Some are tiny & discreet, others take up half the margin; some have flowing sleeves, or even little faces.
They’re glimpses into the personality of readers/scribes highlighting passages worth reading.
#bookhistory 💙📚📜
The manicules in #rarebooks are fantastically diverse. Some are tiny & discreet, others take up half the margin; some have flowing sleeves, or even little faces.
They’re glimpses into the personality of readers/scribes highlighting passages worth reading.
#bookhistory 💙📚📜
September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
☞☞ Hands-on reading ☜☜
The manicules in #rarebooks are fantastically diverse. Some are tiny & discreet, others take up half the margin; some have flowing sleeves, or even little faces.
They’re glimpses into the personality of readers/scribes highlighting passages worth reading.
#bookhistory 💙📚📜
The manicules in #rarebooks are fantastically diverse. Some are tiny & discreet, others take up half the margin; some have flowing sleeves, or even little faces.
They’re glimpses into the personality of readers/scribes highlighting passages worth reading.
#bookhistory 💙📚📜
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We are pleased to announce that the 36th SEDERI International Conference, to be held at the University of Alicante from 13 to 15 May 2026! This year's theme is "Secret Spaces and Hidden Desires: Boundaries and Transgressions in Early Modern England". For more information visit web.ua.es/en/sederi36/
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October 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We are pleased to announce that the 36th SEDERI International Conference, to be held at the University of Alicante from 13 to 15 May 2026! This year's theme is "Secret Spaces and Hidden Desires: Boundaries and Transgressions in Early Modern England". For more information visit web.ua.es/en/sederi36/