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Katie MacLean @katiemaclean.bsky.social · 21d

5 days left to submit your abstract!

Romance, Revolution & Reform @rrrjournal.bsky.social · Jul 21

We're delighted to announce that the CfP for our 2026 conference @stir.ac.uk, 'Sex in the Long C19', is now LIVE!

We are grateful to have received generous funding from @bavs-uk.bsky.social, allowing us to award travel bursaries to some delegates.

Abstracts due 22 September 2025. Share widely!

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Emma Butler-Marr @19thcenturyem.bsky.social · Sep 5

My first BARS @bars.bsky.social conference at Trinity Hall College was absolutely wonderful! A lovely couple of days getting know other postgraduate and early career researchers, and listening to a variety of fascinating papers/panels

A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social

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Curious Travellers @curioustravellers.bsky.social · 28d

Curious Travellers are delighted to be partnering with the long-running Liverpool Travel Seminar to host an Early Career Symposium dedicated to ‘Journeys of Curiosity’

Bluecoat, Liverpool, 25/09. Free (including lunch), registration by September 19th

curioustravellers.ac.uk/journeys-of-...

‘Journeys of Curiosity’ Early Career Symposium – 25/09/2025 | Curious Travellers

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Aug 22

The British Association for Romantic Studies Biennal International Conference 2026 - Romantic Retrospection
In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026
Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026

Updates & CfP announced:

www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...

[Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]

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Serena Qihui Pei @serenaqihuipei.bsky.social · 25d

💜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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Serena Qihui Pei @serenaqihuipei.bsky.social · 25d

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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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 27d

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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Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman @drcleoocy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Almost home from a fabulous few days in Cambridge for the in-person component of #BARS2025. Many thanks to all who came, and to friends old and new, for a great many wonderful panels and enriching conversations!

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us for our online programme on Friday 12 Sept, starting at 11:15 AM (BST).

Among many brilliant papers, highlights include our keynote lecture, 'On Conscious Repetition in Romantic Poetry', from Dr Joanna Neilly (Oxford), and a plenary roundtable on alternative academic careers.

#BARS2025

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Sep 8

What an inspiring 2 days in Cambridge!

The generosity of thought, depth & breadth of discussion, & the diversity of perspectives created space for truly insightful dialogue at this conference, an inspiring exchange we hope continues well beyond Trinity Hall.

Remember, #BARS2025 is not over yet...

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Olivia Scarr @oliviascarr.bsky.social · Sep 6

Had an amazing time at my first ever BARS conference @bars.bsky.social + @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social presenting on Cowper, botanical literatures and greenhouses at Trinity Hall, Cambridge 🌱✨ Brilliant people and brilliant papers giving me so much to think about! St John’s + Wren library were a treat

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Adam Neikirk @adamneikirk.bsky.social · Sep 5

My favorite part of this was seeing Coleridge’s marginalia in the first edition LB making changes to the Rime

And also just the building itsellf 😍

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Sep 4

After a brilliant day of papers and a monograph workshop at our PGR & ECR conference, Trinity College let us see some of their collection in the Wren Library, including PB Shelley’s famous register entry from the Hotel de Villes de Londres!

A group of people walking into the Wren Library, with a statue of Lord Byron at the back.

The hotel register in which Shelley declared he was going to “L’Enfer”, and was a lover of humanity, democrat, and atheist.

1798 and 1800 editions of Lyrical Ballads, the former with Coleridge’s own annotations.

A letter claiming to be Lord Byron’s first. The postscript reads, “I hope you will excuse all blunders as it is the first I ever wrote.”

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our PGR & ECR conference begins tomorrow, but right now we’re being treated to a lovely exhibition at the St John’s College, Cambridge special collections!
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A collection of Wordsworth material, including some portraits and a sonnet about the portrait.

Some copies of Coleridge works, including an autograph annotated Christabel.

Three people taking a selfie with Wordsworth’s life mask.

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Adam Neikirk @adamneikirk.bsky.social · Sep 4

#BARS2025 begins with ecological and climatological (un)consciousness

@womanofclouds.bsky.social discusses the cloud poetics of William Wordsworth and John Constable

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Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman @drcleoocy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Beautiful scenes from an opening visit to St John’s library in Cambridge yesterday ahead of #BARS2025 ‘s official start today!

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're delighted to be welcoming you to Cambridge for the start of the PGR & ECR Conference!

We hope you'll join us today at St John's College to view a selection of poetry highlights, with Romanticism at its heart, including treasures from Coleridge & Wordsworth.

@bars.bsky.social
#BARS2025

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Don’t forget the deadline to REGISTER for #BARS2025 is TOMORROW, Friday 1 Aug, midnight GTM!

If you have any queries or concerns don’t hesitate to reach out to the conference organisers.

See you all in Cambridge / online soon!

British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 REMINDER 📢

Registration for the 2025 British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) Early Career & Postgraduate Researcher Conference, Romantic (Un)Consciousness, closes on Friday August 1 at midnight (GMT)! ⏳

Register now via our conference website: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣 CALL FOR PANEL CHAIRS! 📣

Additionally, if you’re interested in chairing a panel, either in Cambridge or online, we would love to hear from you!

Please take a look at our provisional programme online to see sessions still in need of chairs.

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 REMINDER 📢

Registration for the 2025 British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) Early Career & Postgraduate Researcher Conference, Romantic (Un)Consciousness, closes on Friday August 1 at midnight (GMT)! ⏳

Register now via our conference website: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home

Home

barsconference2025.wixsite.com

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Romance, Revolution & Reform @rrrjournal.bsky.social · Jul 21

We're delighted to announce that the CfP for our 2026 conference @stir.ac.uk, 'Sex in the Long C19', is now LIVE!

We are grateful to have received generous funding from @bavs-uk.bsky.social, allowing us to award travel bursaries to some delegates.

Abstracts due 22 September 2025. Share widely!

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · May 2

📣Announcing another fantastic event taking place ONLINE at the BARS Conference this September! The Alt-Ac Careers Plenary Roundtable brings together a range of experienced speakers to explore career paths beyond traditional academia.

Where could your research take you? Join us to discover more!

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Apr 25

As part of this year's "Romantic (Un)Consciousness" Conference we will be awarding two best paper prizes, generously supported by @cambridgeup.bsky.social! 🎁The Cambridge University Press Best Paper Prize will honour original research & contribution to Romanticism studies. More details to follow!

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Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman @drcleoocy.bsky.social · Apr 24

A little over 2 weeks left to apply for the 2025/26 BARS/BAVS C19 Matters Fellowship - offer of institutional affiliation @ Uni of Edinburgh for an ECR working in C19 studies.

Deadline MONDAY 12 MAY!

Further details below:

Dr Emily Vincent @dremilyvincent.bsky.social · Mar 17

📣Calling all #ECRs who have completed their PhD, but who are not currently employed in a full-time academic post - the @bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social Nineteenth-Century Matters fellowship at the Uni of Edinburgh is now live! See below for details ⬇️ victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/n...

Nineteenth-Century Matters 2025 – University of Edinburgh

OutlineNineteenth-Century Matters is an initiative jointly run by the British Association for Romantic Studies and the British Association for Victorian Studies. Now in its ninth year, it is aimed …

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British Association for Romantic Studies ECRs & Postgraduates @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social · Apr 16

📣Now that registration for the BARS 2025 Conference is OPEN, we're excited to share more about the fantastic events that are on offer!

Day 1 invites you to join Bethany Thomas @cambridgeup.bsky.social for an informative workshop on turning your thesis into a monograph 📕You won't want to miss it!

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