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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 25d
The Call for Papers for NACBS 2026 is now open! Join us in Pasadena!

Read the full CFP here: www.nacbs.org/call-for-pap...
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“The current anxiety around AI in English studies, however, cannot be understood in isolation from the longer institutional and colonial histories of the discipline, which parallel the institutional and colonial histories of AI itself.”

Read the next piece in our AI series by Anushmita Mohanty.
Reading, Assessment, and AI in English Studies
"The current anxiety around AI in English studies, however, cannot be understood in isolation from the longer institutional and colonial histories of the discipline, which parallel the institutional a...
www.nacbs.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
A week full of One British Archive! Check out these two new additions to the series!

📗“Burning Archive”: The Barbados Department of Archives by Tara Inniss

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
One British Archive: “Burning Archive”: The Barbados Department of Archives | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
One British Archive: “Burning Archive”: The Barbados Department of Archives - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
Also new in the One British Archive Series!

📗Stocked Stacks in the Great Plains: British and Irish Collections at the University of Kansas’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library by Elspeth Healey

OA here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
One British Archive: Stocked Stacks in the Great Plains: British and Irish Collections at the University of Kansas’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
One British Archive: Stocked Stacks in the Great Plains: British and Irish Collections at the University of Kansas’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
📢Another new piece out in the One British Archive Series!

📗"A Monumental Task: The Archival Potential of Graveyards" by James Johnson

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
One British Archive: A Monumental Task: The Archival Potential of Graveyards | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
One British Archive: A Monumental Task: The Archival Potential of Graveyards - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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cammbhw.bsky.social
Important reading. Looking forward to the rest of the series
thenacbs.bsky.social TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 9d
Over the next few weeks, the NACBS blog will feature a series of pieces on artificial intelligence. Check out the opening essay by @amywb.bsky.social and stay tuned for more!

www.nacbs.org/post/the-ai-...
The AI Takeover Is Not Inevitable: Now Is the Time to Resist
"Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable."
www.nacbs.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
📢New in JBS!

📗“Imperial Politics, the Dominions, and the Irish Question, 1907–21” by John C. Mitcham

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
Next up in the series!

📗"One British Archive: The Weather Extremes in England's Little Ice Age Database" by Madeline Bassnett

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
One British Archive: The Weather Extremes in England's Little Ice Age Database | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
One British Archive: The Weather Extremes in England's Little Ice Age Database - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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brookenewman.bsky.social
New JBS article alert! 🚨 #slaveryarchive
““Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System”? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain” by Hannah Young.

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“Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System”? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
“Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System”? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
thenacbs.bsky.social
Over the next few weeks, the NACBS blog will feature a series of pieces on artificial intelligence. Check out the opening essay by @amywb.bsky.social and stay tuned for more!

www.nacbs.org/post/the-ai-...
The AI Takeover Is Not Inevitable: Now Is the Time to Resist
"Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable."
www.nacbs.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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thenacbs.bsky.social
📢Upcoming Book Event!

📕Fueling Empire with @kittmann.bsky.social
⏰February 19 at noon ET

Join us to celebrate the publication of Karl Ittmann’s recent book Fueling Empire: The British Imperial Oil Complex, 1886-1945.

This event is free & open to the public. RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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amywb.bsky.social
I wrote a thing
thenacbs.bsky.social TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 11d
“Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable.”

In the first piece in a series on artificial intelligence, @amywb.bsky.social argues that now is the time to make the case for studying the humanities.

Read the full piece at Broadsides: www.nacbs.org/post/the-ai-...
The AI Takeover Is Not Inevitable: Now Is the Time to Resist
"Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable."
www.nacbs.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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andrewseaton.bsky.social
CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.

A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.

Details in poster below, please share.
This two-day workshop will explore several questions. How can environmental history complement or offer alternatives to existing historiographical narratives and periodisations in British history? What new actors, events, or phenomena might come to the fore? How should it foster engagements with places beyond its national borders or with other disciplines? Is environmental history different from longstanding traditions of ‘landscape’ or ‘urban’ histories of Britain? What contributions can historians make to environmental advocacy and policymaking? And how might a focus on the environment reshape teaching in British history? To take part, participants should submit a 300 word proposal for a short ‘position paper’ (approx. 2500 words) that will be pre-circulated at the workshop. These position papers will address the place of environmental approaches and themes within modern British history (1800 to the present) from the perspective of the participant’s own research. Participants will orally summarise their papers at the workshop. The event is free to attend and includes lunch and refreshments. Submissions are welcomed across a range of perspectives and topics, including but not limited to: energy, extraction, non-human actors, pollution, toxicity, rural and urban landscapes, everyday environmental histories (including how they are shaped by class, gender, and race), imperialism and decolonisation, ‘green’ policy, activism, and the political economy of the natural world. Please send proposals and a one-paragraph biography in a single PDF to andrew.seaton@manchester.ac.uk by 15 May 2026. Please also direct enquiries to this address. This event is organised by Dr. Max Long (Oxford) and Dr. Andrew Seaton (Manchester).
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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clairelanghamer.bsky.social
For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
thenacbs.bsky.social
“Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable.”

In the first piece in a series on artificial intelligence, @amywb.bsky.social argues that now is the time to make the case for studying the humanities.

Read the full piece at Broadsides: www.nacbs.org/post/the-ai-...
The AI Takeover Is Not Inevitable: Now Is the Time to Resist
"Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable."
www.nacbs.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
thenacbs.bsky.social
📢Upcoming Book Event!

📕Fueling Empire with @kittmann.bsky.social
⏰February 19 at noon ET

Join us to celebrate the publication of Karl Ittmann’s recent book Fueling Empire: The British Imperial Oil Complex, 1886-1945.

This event is free & open to the public. RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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modbritstud.bsky.social
Great job opportunity, 18 month research fellowship in British Studies, linked to @thenacbs.bsky.social 2027
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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qmcbs.bsky.social
Job opportunity: 18 month fellowship in British Studies working @ihr.bsky.social to undertake own research and prep for NACBS2027 @thenacbs.bsky.social

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
📢New in JBS!

📗"Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s" by Kate Tilson

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
📢New in JBS!

📗"'Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System'? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain" by Hannah Young

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System”? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
“Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System”? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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actualkatherine.bsky.social
Yessssssss @thenacbs.bsky.social 's BROADSIDES blog & contributors doing a fabulous job getting politically-relevant info out there, as always
elizabethbiggs.bsky.social Elizabeth Biggs @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social · 18d
So much wrong with the history in this amicus brief (as the OP here knows).

Birthright citizenship *was* medieval law in that children of aliens born in England were English. And being married to an English person exempted you from taxation.

My receipts here: www.nacbs.org/post/medieva...
January 28, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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uvapress.bsky.social
March 5th at 12pm EST!

Join @thenacbs.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of Matthew Mason’s recent book "Seeking the High Ground: Slavery and Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World."

Eliga Gould will join Dr. Mason in discussion.

RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
thenacbs.bsky.social
Did an MA student write a fantastic paper on British Studies this year? Consider nominating them for the NACBS MA Essay Prize!

📅Nominations due February 15

More info: www.nacbs.org/prize-databa...
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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elizabethbiggs.bsky.social
I had great fun bringing together material from @virtualtreasury.bsky.social with the England's immigrants database to look at people immigrating to and between England and Ireland in the middle ages.
thenacbs.bsky.social TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 23d
“Humans have been on the move to and among these islands for as long as we have records and as far back as we can see in the archaeology.”

In the latest for Broadsides, @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social draws on the England's Immigrants Project to explore medieval migration to England & Ireland.
Medieval Migration
“Humans have been on the move to and among these islands for as long as we have records and as far back as we can see in the archaeology.”
www.nacbs.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
thenacbs.bsky.social
“Humans have been on the move to and among these islands for as long as we have records and as far back as we can see in the archaeology.”

In the latest for Broadsides, @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social draws on the England's Immigrants Project to explore medieval migration to England & Ireland.
Medieval Migration
“Humans have been on the move to and among these islands for as long as we have records and as far back as we can see in the archaeology.”
www.nacbs.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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jbritishstudies.bsky.social
📢New in JBS!

📗"From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran," by Eamonn O'Keefe @1812andallthat.bsky.social

Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran - Volume 65
www.cambridge.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM