This Orwellian quote reads like it was written today: "Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. Every nationalist is capable of the most flagrant dishonesty, but he is also (...) unshakeably certain of being in the right." George Orwell: Notes on Nationalism, 1945

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Incredibly proud of @susiebeckham.bsky.social and @hosmeriana.bsky.social for compiling 'Shaping Nineteenth-Century Art History', a magnificent volume of essays honouring Liz Prettejohn's work. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192998/

Images as Climate Archives: Delighted our essay on William Ascroft, noctilucent clouds & the Krakatoa eruption, with Kilian Heck & Christian von Savigny, is out. Thanks, Christian, for the insights into atmospheric physics & for reaching out to art history. ahnp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/kch...

Enjoying @elisabethansel.bsky.social co-authored article on Ascroft's twilight sketches after the Krakatoa eruption! 🌋

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NEU: Ausgabe 8 2026 der #Kunstchronik im Open Access ahnp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/kch... In der soeben erschienenen August-Ausgabe der Kunstchronik verfolgen wir die bewegte Geschichte der Renaissance, lesen eine neue Biographie von Barnett Newman, beobachten Himmelsphänomene und deren…

I'm delighted that @christinebates.bsky.social is undertaking research on Anna Blunden, an important but understudied artist. Her painting "God's Gothic" is an compelling example of an early ecocritical artistic approach. Congratulations on this residency, Christine! www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...

I'm delighted and deeply grateful to have been selected as this year's AAH & Ampersand Foundation Art History Resident. This generous residency will enable me to develop my research project on ecofeminism in Pre-Raphaelite art.

Association for Art History@forarthistory.org.uk · 2mo ago

We’re delighted to welcome Christine Bates as this year’s Art History Residency recipient, delivered in partnership with The Ampersand Foundation. Due to unforeseen circumstances the previously announced resident was unable to take part this year. Read full announcement: https://loom.ly/r5etoAs

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Call for Papers!!!

Deadline for submissions: Monday 31st August

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Homer, crouching down to comfort a distressed Bart: European heatwave is worst *so far*

Guardian Environment@environment.theguardian.com · 4mo ago

European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

Join the @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social Graduate Network tomorrow at 19:30 as I chair our May seminar, 'Set in Stone', exploring the visualisation of marble, geological structures and ‘Romantic ecology’ in paintings by Pre-Raph associates with Joy Cador and @christinebates.bsky.social. Link below.

Set in Stone

A seminar that explores the visualisation of marble, geological structures and 'Romantic ecology' in paintings by Pre-Raphaelite associates.

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So thrilled to see Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale's 'The Pale Complexion of True Love' on display at the Musée d'Orsay! ✨ One of the great Pre-Raphaelite painters finally getting som of the spotlight she deserves. 🎨 #Art #PreRaphaelites #MuseeDOrsay www.musee-orsay.fr/es/obras/pal...

Thrilled to share that I won the Klaus Heyne Award 2026 for outstanding essays in Romanticism studies. My article examines “Ossianic images & processes of visual translation in Turner & Carus”. Looking forward to the ceremony on 22 June @goetheuni.bsky.social. weltexpresso.de/index.php/wi...

Tomorrow @elisabethansel.bsky.social, Johannes Grave, @christinebates.bsky.social and I will present our Book “Picturing the Romantic” at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris thanks to the invitation from Romanticism across Borders.♡ www.gw.uni-jena.de/91465/book-l... (hybrid event)

Delighted about the positive review of my book on Jack B. Yeats in the context of Irish and Global modernism in the March 2026 issue of The Burlington Magazine.

Looking forward to the launch of our book "Picturing the Romantic" in Paris on March 31. The editors Elisabeth Ansel, Johannes Grave, @christinebates.bsky.social, & @mira-claire.bsky.social will be discussing the book together with the team from Romanticism across Borders. Please feel free to join.

What a great workshop on Archives & Romanticism! Thanks to our generous hosts @khiflorenz.bsky.social, especially Hannah Baader, Costanza Caraffa & Mandy Richter, to our colleagues @artatyork.bsky.social, and to all the scholars. A special pleasure to work with @christinebates.bsky.social again.

Fragmentary versions of David. The original at the Galleria dell'Accademia and its photographic reception that shaped the art historical canon. The photos are part of exhibition "The City as Achive" @khiflorenz.bsky.social.

Truly grateful for a productive and inspiring workshop with @artatyork.bsky.social @khiflorenz.bsky.social @elisabethansel.bsky.social

Looking forward to our joint workshop on "Archives Unbound" at the KHI in Florence. It is a collaboration between @uni-jena.de, @khiflorenz.bsky.social & @york.ac.uk, taking place from 2–3 February. #Memory #Archives #Romanticism www.khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles...

Archives Unbound: Time and Memory in Romantic Visual Culture

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Archives Unbound: Time and Memory in Romantic Visual Culture

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📅 02-03 February 2026 📍 Florence Archives Unbound: Time and Memory in Romantic Visual Culture Workshop organized by the research group "European Romanticism or Romanticisms in Europe?" (University of Jena), the University of York’s Department of History of Art and the KHI. ➡️ t1p.de/ot78i

I’m absolutely delighted that our research project, 'Mapping the Anthropocene', has been awarded the AIAH Early Career Research Award. My sincere thanks go to my wonderful colleagues @elisabethansel.bsky.social & @mgaetec.bsky.social whose hard work made this possible. aaanz.info/congratulati...

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 AIAH Early Career Research Awards - AAANZ | The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand

In 2025, the AIAH (Australian Institute of Art History) at the University of Melbourne collaborated with AAANZ (Art Association of Australia and New Zealand) to foster new and innovative research and ...

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I’m delighted to speak tonight at the Northlight Arts Centre in Leeds about how Romantic and Pre-Raphaelite artists visually contributed to nineteenth-century anthropocentric concerns. northlightartscentre.org.uk/art-history

'Picturing the Romantic: New Perspectives on European Romanticism(s) in the Visual Arts' is out now @manchesterup.bsky.social. I’m thrilled to have been part of the editorial team with @elisabethansel.bsky.social , J. Grave & M. C. Zadrozny. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179425

Manchester University Press - Picturing the Romantic

Picturing the Romantic - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Picturing the Romantic by Elisabeth Ansel

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