Britain and the World

@batw.bsky.social

Official Bluesky account for Britain and the World. We are a group of scholars from around the world who share an interest in Britain and its engagements around the globe. Learn more about us and become a member: https://britainandtheworld.org/

With so many of our members back in the classroom again, we're curious about what you're teaching or learning. Now is the time to name drop! What class, book, or topic are you excited to explore over the next months?

🎤Is this thing on? 🎤 We hope you’ve been enjoying your summer (or winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere). The BATW board has been chatting, and you know what that means… We have an announcement! What is it, you ask? Stay tuned…

We can’t thank you all enough for being part of #batw2026 over the past 2 weekends. So many great ideas came out of our conference so stay tuned for some outreach as we work to stay connected beyond the conference. See you in Newcastle June 2027!

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It was great to see so many batw faces over at Harvard as we engaged with their “Decolonization at 100” event & celebrated the start of #batw2026 in Boston. Registration begins at 8:00am tomorrow at the Cabral Center at Northeastern, and our first panels begin at 8:30. See you all bright & early!

We’ve had some great morning/afternoon/evening panels so far today, and we have an excellent plenary by Dr. Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre in about 1 1/2 hours. If you want to get a preview of her accomplishments, check out her website: www.jrlhistorian.com

Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre | wine history

Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre is an award-winning wine historian. WSET/IWSC 'Future 50' in the world of wine, 2019. Winner of André Simon award for book, Imperial Wine. Academic, author, educator, public ...

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It’s time to kick off our 20 year anniversary celebration with today’s online conference!! We can’t wait to see our #batw2026 online panels and participants from around the world. Don’t forget to join us for the plenary, writing workshop, and happy hour! 🥂

🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨 Our celebration of BATW’s 20 years in 2 weekends begins in ONE WEEK with our online conference. Those of you joining us online, check your email for final information. We can’t wait to see you!

No jokes here, only celebrations! It's CONFERENCE MONTH, #batw2026. Help us celebrate 20 years of BATW by sharing what keeps you connected to Britain and the World. We'd love to feature you in our April Countdown to the Conference! Send a private message with your response to the questions below:

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🚨Only one week to go!!🚨 Don’t forget to submit your abstracts for either the online conference or the in person Boston conference. The deadline is 8 December. Can’t wait to celebrate with you.

We're excited to have our very own Martin Farr in Melbourne, Australia, this week as the keynote speaker for the Robert Menzies Institute's 2025 Annual Conference. We love it when we can work in partnership with other organizations and institutes. See any other familiar names? Link 👇