I am beyond grateful to BARS for supporting my work on the transatlantic reception of the British early evangelical novel! This award will fund archival research at Penn and Princeton, where I will examine American editions of once best-selling novels and their reception within a republican context.

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

2026 Stephen Copley Awardees!! 🎉 Many congratulations to Megan D Bennett (@megandanielle.bsky.social), Elena Bonacini (@elebonacini.bsky.social), Katie MacLean (@katiemaclean.bsky.social), and Rachel Xhemajli (@rachelxhemajli.bsky.social)! 🥳 Read about their projects: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6485

2026 Stephen Copley Awardees!! 🎉 Many congratulations to Megan D Bennett (@megandanielle.bsky.social), Elena Bonacini (@elebonacini.bsky.social), Katie MacLean (@katiemaclean.bsky.social), and Rachel Xhemajli (@rachelxhemajli.bsky.social)! 🥳 Read about their projects: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6485

Happy birthday, Madame D’Arblay, better known as France Burney. Little mouse slow to talk, hypervigilant for good reason, loved carefully until she found a safe person to be reckless with, helicopter parent of a chess fiend, author of complicated love stories with violence & wit Austen didn’t dare.

From the Archives: We know generative AI is in higher education to stay, but can the sector adapt, and keep up with this rapidly maturing technology? And what might colleges stand to gain, or lose, from embracing it? https://chroni.cl/4rGUh1Q

AI Will Shake Up Higher Ed. Are Colleges Ready?

The technology could be a lifeline. It could also challenge colleges to communicate their value.

chronicle.com

DEADLINE EXTENDED to the 31 March 2026! Join our PGRs and ECRs in Montpellier this autumn to discuss the theme of 'Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation' #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ #PGR #ECR #CFP

BSECS@bsecs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

You may only just have recovered from #BSECS2026, but our hardworking reps are already planning our #PGR #ECR conference, University of Montpellier Paul-Valery, 3-4 September 2026 on 'Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation' Deadline for submissions: 13 March 2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

"Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness." - Jane Austen, Oct. 18, 1815. Happy Pi Day!

🔦 We're shining a spotlight on the fantastic courses running during this summer's London Rare Books School at @senatehouselib.bsky.social 📖 Today, it's 'The Book Historian's Digital Toolkit', led by Dr Christopher Ohge. 🎟️ Book your place here: buff.ly/suZMw8t

📝 Fancy writing for our blog? Here are some ideas we would LOVE for you to write about this month! Email us at britishassociationromantic@gmail.com if you're interested. We'd love to hear from writers at ANY stage of their careers!!

New to Bluesky. I'm looking forward to meeting wonderful new mutuals who delight in 18th-century literature, history, and ideas... and their preservation.