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The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports the study of the long #c18th. Check website for details. https://www.bsecs.org.uk/
When Elizabeth Carter wittily attacks 'La metaphysique', is she commenting on a specific work or on a whole strand of French scholarship in general? Does anyone happen to know? (Editor out of his comfort zone here.) See www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/EX-HOUG... #18thC
'This ... makes 'Innovations in Teaching History' a timely publication that should be at the top of any list of reading materials, not just for scholars teaching the 18th century but those teaching history in any capacity.' uolpress.co.uk/book/innovat... #OpenAccess Thanks @bsecs.bsky.social!
Innovations in Teaching History - University of London Press
An essential teaching companion offering practical strategies for enhancing learning for all teachers of history in higher education. The study of the eighteenth century has been a growth area in univ...
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@ecsssstir2025.bsky.social are accepting nominations for the Richard B. Sher First Book Prize (awarded early 2027). The prize recognizes authors whose first scholarly book contributes significantly to the field of eighteenth-century Scottish studies. #skystorians #18thC #ScottishHist
This looks like a tremendous event, on labouring-class poetry, in Manchester, this Saturday. @bars.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @workingclasshistory.com @uolpress.bsky.social
Society for the Study of Labour History@sslh.bsky.social · 2mo agoA small number of tickets are remaining for our annual lecture this Saturday in Manchester at the John Rylands Library. Book your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-joh...
At the IHR for a @royalhistsoc.org meeting of scholarly societies. I'm representing @bsecs.bsky.social and talking about our wonderful journal and book series
New #18thC scholarship ahoy and entirely open access! (and for those of you who know the face behind the #BSECS socials, a little bit of shameless self-promotion!) #skystorians
Sarah Fox@sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social · 2mo agoIT'S PUBLICATION DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! Download 'The King's Dinner: family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820' here FOR FREE and read all about George III's eating habits over breakfast! uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin... #skystorians #openaccess #18thC #foodhistory 🗃️
The @ecisociety.bsky.social is on Bluesky. A must follow for all things and disciplines eighteenth-century Ireland. Please help spread the word. @isecs-sieds.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @asecsoffice.bsky.social @csecsscedhs.bsky.social
The Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society@ecisociety.bsky.social · 2mo agoWelcome to the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society’s new Bluesky page. Follow us to keep up to date on our latest news and updates! If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our new website: www.ecis.ie
Not only is the #CFP for #BSECS2027 out, the @isecs-sieds.bsky.social #CFP has also been released. 'Enlightenment and (in)equality' will take place in Zaragoza, Spain on the 12-16 July 2026.
🚨RADICAL PRINT CULTURE SYMPOSIUM 🚨 The Programme is now live (see 🧵), and the symposium will also feature two amazing keynote speakers, a print exhibition and a handling workshop. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @bsecs.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social
Applications are open for the 2026/27 BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship, offering expenses up to the value of £4000 to support a visiting scholar undertaking research into the long eighteenth century. More information and apply at bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a... @bsecs.bsky.social
IT'S TIME! The #CFP for #BSECS2027 has been released! This year's theme is 'Artifice and Authenticity'. The deadline for submissions is the 15 September 2026. The conference will by the 6-8 January 2027 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social #18thC #skystorians 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
BSECS Annual Conference
BSECS Annual Conference: the annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference
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My review of @rosscarroll.bsky.social excellent book on Edmund Burke in the Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies. @bsecs.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1754...
Edmund Burke. By Ross Carroll. London: Polity. 2024. 224 p. £17.99. ISBN: 978‐1‐5095‐3865‐2.
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🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to @historywithem.bsky.social who has been awarded our BECC-BSECS fellowship for her project 'Courtly afterlives: the influence of court life on Caroline of Ansbach's household ladies'. Read more about the project in the thread ⬇️ #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ 1/4
The next @isecs-sieds.bsky.social #ECR Seminar is taking place at Trier on 17-19 June. Details below:
200 years ago the handloom weavers of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire engaged in a 10-day rising, destroying over 1,100 power looms. To learn more check out our interactive StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9a84... #19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social
Witnessing the Weavers’ Rising of 1826
A digital mapping project created by The National Archives and The Open University
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Don't forget to apply for our #BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship. Travel, accommodation, and related expenses of up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar of the #18thC at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, deadline 26 June 2026 #skystorians 🗃️ Details below! www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...
Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS
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TONIGHT! @naomipullin.bsky.social on the 'Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness'
IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar@long18thsem.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn Wed 13 May 17:30-19:00 we are delighted to host @naomipullin.bsky.social, who will present her paper ‘The Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness: A social history of solitude in Britain in the long eighteenth century’ based on her current research Register below! 👇 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
There is only one more session of The North East Forum in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Studies Seminar for the academic year on the 8 May! Details below: northeastforum.wordpress.com/current-sche...
Current schedule
We run a regular series of events across the year. All are welcome, so please come along! 2025/26 Room locations and titles of papers will be updated closer to the dates of the events All events ta…
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CONGRATULATIONS to @amrasharma15.bsky.social who is our #BSECS-Bodleian Visiting Fellow for 2026 🎉 Amrapali will use the fellowship to develop her project 'Daniel Defoe and Plague Discourse in the Long Eighteenth Century', examining how epidemic disease was understood in #18thC Britain
Lovely to host everyone at Darwin College @kent.ac.uk for our @bsecs.bsky.social council Spring Away Day. Wonderful discussions in person and online with some exciting #18century related developments in the offing. Safe home everyone!
Tomorrow's @cecs-york.bsky.social seminar is being delivered by Dr Harrie Neil on 'The Edgeworths, Ireland's Bogs, and Improvement'. For those of you who can make it in-person, there will be cake but you can also register to attend via zoom here: www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c... #skystorians #18thC
Neal 21 Apr - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York
CECS Research Seminar with Harrie Neal, University of York
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NEW BOOK ALERT! Wednesday 13 May 2026 sees the launch of 'Gender, Science, and Sociability in the diary of Jane Ewbank of York (1778-1824) with a stellar list of speakers - in person and online www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c... @cecs-york.bsky.social #skystorians #18thC
Ewbank book launch 13 May - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York
The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York, together with the book’s editors and contributors, cordially invite you to join them in person or online to attend a celebration of...
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Our friends @cecs-york.bsky.social have a really exciting programme over the next few weeks starting with their Annual Copley Lecture: Prof Ros Ballaster, 'The sense of touch and the shaping of the woman artist in the #18thC' #history #womenshist #skystorians www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...
Copley lecture Ballaster 5 May - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York
Annual Copley Lecture with Ros Ballaster, Mansfield College, University of Oxford
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This is my review of the film The Testament of Ann Lee, for Criticks @bsecs.bsky.social In short: it's a musical, and this (mostly) works www.bsecs.org.uk/criticks-rev...
The Testament of Ann Lee - BSECS
Ann Lee is played by Amanda Seyfried, in an intense and moving performance.
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Here is an obituary for Frank O'Gorman, an important historian of British politics and former president of @bsecs.bsky.social, who died last year. It will appear in a future issue of JECS. It was a privilege to help put this together. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Obituary: Frank O'Gorman, 1940–2025
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If you find yourself in Paris on the 10-12 June 2026, you might like to attend @isecs-sieds.bsky.social 'Reframing the Enlightenment: intellectual & political disputes today', at the Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris Details ⬇️ #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
