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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · 7d

Stellar new issue of Oxford Art Journal in honour of @carscott.bsky.social feat. essays by Alex Potts, Thomas Hughes, Steve Edwards, Katie Scott, Clare Pettitt, Jeremy Melius, Susan Siegfried, Keren Rosa Hammerschlag, T.J.Clark…and of course Caroline herself! academic.oup.com/oaj/issue/48/1

Volume 48 Issue 1 | Oxford Art Journal | Oxford Academic

Publishes innovative critical work in art history from Antiquity to contemporary art practice, with a commitment to the political analysis of visual art and material representation from a variety of t...

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Dr Francesca Berry (she/her) @francescaberry.bsky.social · 15d

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...

History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Francesca Berry

Atelier-Chambre and Chambre: The Sexual Politics of Intimiste Space

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Association for Art History @forarthistory.org.uk · Aug 29

As part of the Art History Festival 2025, the Association for Art History is hosting a standout series of special in-person events in London. They’re all free, but make sure you book.

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Jul 2

Katie Hornstein's 'Picturing War in France' might also be worth a look. Also, Sue Walker had a Charlet-related essay in this book www.routledge.com/Visual-Cultu...

Visual Culture and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Individually and collectively, the essays in this cross-disciplinary collection explore the impact of the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars on European visual culture, from the outbreak of the pan-Eur...

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Jul 2

There was also a good Charlet expo at La Roche-sur-Yon in 2008, with a useful catalogue. La Combe’s 1856 biography is still a key source, too, and well worth a read.

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Jul 2

I love Charlet! We have a great collection of his prints at UCL, and I use them quite a bit for teaching—some years back there was an exhibition here, which Sue Walker (who Jann mentioned) was involved in organising--i was on her committee and have her contact details, if you want to get in touch

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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · Jun 10

London foxes 👌

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Google battling ‘fox infestation’ on roof of £1bn London office

Foxes have ‘begun to dig burrows’ in soil of rooftop garden at the as yet unopened King’s Cross headquarters

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · May 23

Our map of cold spots in provision of humanities and social sciences courses and student numbers across the UK has been updated with the data for the 2023/24 academic year. Explore for yourself here: buff.ly/2x7yE5K

A map of the UK, overlaid with a heat map that displays 'cold spots' where there is a lack of provision of social sciences and humanities higher education courses.

A map of the UK overlaid with colour coded circles that show the concentration of student numbers across different regions.

A line chart showing changes in student numbers over time.

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · May 21

Next week! www.ucl.ac.uk/history/even...

Displacement and the French Revolution

This interdisciplinary workshop brings together historians, historical geographers, literary scholars and art historians working on the theme of "displacement" in and around the French Revolution.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · May 18

say it again:

4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities

ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x

demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · May 18

There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.

University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A must read

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thank you Kirsten Tambling for this first review of 'Time Machines'! @mitpress.bsky.social

Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · Apr 28

‘The telegraph could become an instrument of harmony, at a time when misinterpretation was rife and dangerous’ – Kirsten Tambling reads Richard Taws’ lively account of long-distance communication in France after the Revolution buff.ly/TvIhiER

The art of long-distance communication | Apollo Magazine

The invention of the telegraph in a fractured post-Revolutionary France collapsed time and space, changing visual culture for ever, writes Kirsten Tambling

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Apr 16

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UCL History of Art @uclhistoryofart.bsky.social · Apr 16

⏳ Deadline approaching! Just under one week left to apply for this amazing role in Art & Material Cultures of Britain (1650–1900) at UCL🏛️🌍

UCL History of Art @uclhistoryofart.bsky.social · Apr 4

We are hiring a full time Lecturer (Grade 8, £52,762-£62,035) or Associate Professor (Grade 9, £67,341-£73,142) in Art & Material Cultures of Britain (c.1650-1900), exploring its global and colonial contexts 🏛️✨

📍 London | 📆 Start: 1 Sept 2025

📝 Apply by: 22 April 2025 shorturl.at/K4zlr

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Apr 13

Not at all concerning to learn that Universities UK are partnering with a company to sell an AI product that offers automated feedback on student work. Who needs staff?

LinkedIn promoted post about Universities UK's partnership with a firm called Studiosity, who are offering universities a free trial of their "AI for learning (not corrections), for formative feedback at scale)".

Text from the announcement which says the AI technology "means all students can benefit from personalised formative feedback in minutes, including guidance on how they can demonstrably improve their own work and critical thinking skills. Actionable insight is accessible to faculty and leaders, revealing the scale of engagement with support, cohorts requiring intervention, and measurable learning progress."

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · Apr 12

Sometimes it feels like my whole career has been a chain of gatherings where UK & US academics trade stories of the particular kinds of stress & grief & short-sightedness that shadow our work. I want better for all of us.

Oli Mould @olimould.bsky.social · Apr 9

The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.

Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.

Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Apr 7

"My choice in these volatile times is backing British brilliance," says Keir Starmer, who promises to deliver "British cars for British workers"

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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · Mar 29

Yes, but how close?

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Mar 20

Lecturer/Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain, c.1650-1900: a permanent post in UCL's History of Art Department. Includes British art and material culture in its global and colonial contexts. Standard teaching & research contract. 22 April.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

'Plate, porcelain, of octagonal shape, painted with blue floral motifs edging with gold rim, and central image of a figure in a red kimono sitting in a garden, Jingdezhen, China, decorated in Guangzhou (Canton), ca. 1750.' National Trust, Osterley NT 771529.

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James Leo Cahill @jamesleocahill.bsky.social · Mar 18

A great day to recall that on March 18, 1871, the great experiment of the Paris Commune began. All remains possible.

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Richard Taws @richardtaws.bsky.social · Mar 13

Great opportunity for a funded p/t MA with us plus curatorial assistantship in collaboration with Tate Britain. Pls share!

UCL History of Art @uclhistoryofart.bsky.social · Mar 13

Tate Britain is offering an entry-level opportunity for a Curatorial Assistant, supported by the Rosenberg Memorial Fund, along with a part-time MA in History of Art in collaboration with UCL! 🌟
📍 London
💼 Full-time, 36 months
💸 £26,652 per annum
📅 Apply by 29 March 2025

👉 shorturl.at/LFlRY 👈

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James Leo Cahill @jamesleocahill.bsky.social · Mar 11

Ghost dog. Atget, "Galerie Vivienne, 2ème arrondissement, Paris" Eugène Atget, collection of the Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.

Atget's "Galerie Vivienne, 2eme ar., Paris": a black and white photograph circa 1907 of the arcades of Galerie Vivienne in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. THe image is of a long glass covered passage with stores on either side. The image includes ghostly traces of a woman and a dog, who moved out of the image during its long exposure.

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Sam Wetherell @samwetherell.bsky.social · Mar 10

Just heard the sad news that this weird and beautiful brutalist home at the University of York is scheduled for demolition. Part of the university's ongoing attempts to disavow its own modernist heritage. c20society.org.uk/building-of-...

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · Mar 8

I’m a professor at a public university, a proud union member, and a fierce believer in the value of a humanities education for my students. I felt every word of this essay by Peter Civiello in my bones. READ IT. SHARE IT. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Memos of Blood and Fire | Peter Coviello

So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, a...

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · Mar 9

‘there is now a worry that REF2029 will enable a different injustice: that institutions can hold onto the outputs of staff they have sacked, while making it harder for them to gain new academic employment because they are no longer linked to the work they created.’

This must be changed.

The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Mar 7

REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association : Please read this important joint letter we have written (on behalf of us, our chair @jennyrichards.bsky.social ) along with @ies-sas.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social
englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...

REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association

We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.

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The Art Newspaper @theartnewspaper.bsky.social · Mar 6

University College London's art museum, home to works by Paula Rego and J.M.W Turner, secures temporary home after academics protest

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UCL History of Art @uclhistoryofart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Celebrate the launch of @richardtaws.bsky.social 'Time Machines: Telegraphic Images in Nineteenth-Century France' with us! 📖

We'll be joined by Prof. Sanja Perovic (KCL) to explore coded messages in art & the impact of telegraphy on public space.

📅 24 March, 6-8pm

👉 Sign up: shorturl.at/LhjpP 👈

Book launch: Time Machines: Telegraphic Images in Nineteenth-Century France

Join us at UCL History of Art’s Past Imperfect Seminar for an evening of discussion to celebrate the publication of Prof Richard Taws’ Time Machines: Telegraphic Images in Nineteenth-Century France (M...

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UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · Feb 28

IAS Conference: Audiences, Publics, Experience: Rethinking Music Reception
6-7 March, UCL
Drawing together musicology, anthropology, psychology as well as sound, media, and cultural studies, the conference aims to progress foundational research on music reception today.
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

IAS Conference: Audiences, Publics, Experience: Rethinking Music Reception

Drawing together musicology, anthropology, psychology as well as sound, media, and cultural studies, the conference aims to progress foundational research on music reception today.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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