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The British Association for Romantic Studies supports the study of #c18th and #c19th literature and culture. https://www.bars.ac.uk/main/

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello again to everyone on BlueSky!
We're the British Association for Romantic Studies & we promote the study of Romanticism & the history and culture of the period from which it emerged.
We organise conferences, circulate news, award fellowships, support PGRs & ECRs, publish a review & much more!

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deven parker @devenparker.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this year's program for 'Romanticism Across Borders' virtual speaker series. I'm on there along with some of my favorite people 👯✨

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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 2d

Join us tomorrow for our first research seminar of the year! Our very own Prof Mary Fairclough will be presenting a paper titled ‘Mary Wollstonecraft: Apostrophe, Prayer and Voice’.
🗓️ Tuesday 7 October, 5pm
📍 HG/09, Heslington Hall
More info: www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...

Mary Wollstonecraft: Apostrophe, Prayer and Voice - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York

Mary Fairclough develops a new approach to Mary Wollstonecraft's rhetoric of devotional feeling.

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Keats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 1d

KSJ Volume 72 is now available on Project MUSE!
Read the latest issue here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/50898

Members will receive print copies soon!

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 2d

On the BARS blog: information on applying for the @ksaacomm.bsky.social Carl H. Pforzheimer Research Grants, worth $3000. Deadline 1st November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6151

Funding Opportunity: Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr., Research Grants – BARS Blog

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 2d

The newest issue of the BARS Review is now published! Check out issue 61 at the link below.
Thanks to all our wonderful reviewers!
www.bars.ac.uk/review/index...

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder: BARS 2026 CFP can be found here:
Deadline Sunday 30 November.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101

BARS Biennial Conference 2026: Romantic Retrospection – Updates and Call for Papers Announced – BARS Blog

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Dr Amanda Blake Davis 🌱 @abdavis.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to have my essay on P.B. Shelley and Wordsworth's 'woodland state' included in the 'Tree Cultures and the Arboreal Humanities' special issue of @plantperspectives.bsky.social, ed. by @treeseeker.bsky.social & @planthums-uk.bsky.social 🌿🌳

Article cover image of a blossoming branch in front of a stack of books

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Caroline Anjali Ritchie @carolineanjali.bsky.social · 20d

📣 Announcing the publication of BARS review Issue 61, my first issue as editor!

www.bars.ac.uk/review/index...

Vol. 61 (2025) | The BARS Review

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Sarah Wride @srwride.bsky.social · 23d

📣CFP: 'Byron and Identity', 2026 Newstead Abbey Byron Conference, deadline 1 January 2026
👉 www.thebyronsociety.com/call-for-pap...

#AcademicSky #Romanticism #LordByron

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Portrait of Lord Byron in a heavy gilded frame; it hangs from chains on a wall in Newstead Abbey, covered in cream and red, strapwork wallpaper

A view of Newstead Abbey from the far side of Eagle Pond

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 25d

🎆It's out!🎆
'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson is out NOW!
Check out our blog post for more info about the publication, about our wonderful Glasgow launch on Wednesday and for the link to buy your own copy!
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/publication-...

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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 25d

***CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025***
Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week.
Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️

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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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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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Adam Neikirk @adamneikirk.bsky.social · 25d

This looks crazy cool

British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 26d

Now on the BARS Blog: Symposium on Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Meiji University and online, Saturday 18th October www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6139

Japanese poster for the Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Symposium.

English poster for the Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Symposium.

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Keats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 25d

Calling teachers of all levels! Email [email protected] to share short essays about how you have incorporated (or plan to incorporate!) birdsong into your teaching this year. Materials will be compiled and published on the K-SAA website. #KSAAComm

www.k-saa.org/birdsong

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 26d

Now on the BARS Blog: K-SAA 2025-2027 Public Outreach Initiative: Birdsong
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6137

K-SAA 2025-2027 Public Outreach Initiative: Birdsong – BARS Blog

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 26d

Now on the BARS Blog: Symposium on Frankenstein in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Meiji University and online, Saturday 18th October www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6139

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 27d

Fantastic keynote tomorrow from my Romantic Studies colleague Dr Joanna Neilly

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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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).

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Catherine Rose Maw @realityandreverie.bsky.social · 28d

Had the most beautiful time in Cambridge for #BARS2025 last week. It was great to spend time with such lovely fellow Romanticists 💕 The days were filled with Romantic treasures, insightful panels, inspiring conversations and wonderful company! Thanks so much to everyone involved ✨ @bars.bsky.social

Statue of Lord Byron in the Wren Library, Trinity College.

Latin bible inscribed “W. Wordsworth”, St. John’s College Library.

William Wordsworth’s life mask, St John’s College Library.

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Sep 8

Huge thanks to all who attended the BARS 2025 Early Career and Postgraduates Conference! We had a wonderful time!

See you this Friday 12th Sept for the online portion of the conference!

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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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · Sep 7

New video out on our TikTok page about Chloe’s trip to see Frankenstein: The Musical (directed by @catherinequirk.bsky.social) at Edge Hill University last month: vm.tiktok.com/ZNdqGJcBf/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Tiffany RM Wang @tiffanyrmw.bsky.social · Sep 7

My first BARS conference ever! So happy that I got a chance to present & meet brilliant people here💫💫

I think this marks the perfect ending of my MA journey. Ready to move on😌😌

Adam Neikirk @adamneikirk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Next up we have @tiffanyrmw.bsky.social discussing Charlotte Smith’s use of deep time in The Emigrants to “reframe exile as a planetary crisis” #BARS2025

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Sep 7

Susan Ferrier (1782–1854) was born #OTD, 7 Sept. Her 3 novels—Marriage, The Inheritance, & Destiny—are vivid & humorous accounts of Scottish society. Often compared to her contemporary #JaneAusten, Ferrier’s satires are much more vicious…
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Susan Ferrier — Scottish Women Writers on the Web

Susan Ferrier wrote satirical novels of manners, which have been compared to the works of Jane Austen and Frances Burney. She mixed with Romantic Edinburgh's Edinburgh’s literary luminaries, includin...

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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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